No L 391/46 Official Journal of the European Communities 31. 12. 92 : COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 3888/92 of 23 December 1992 establnshmg certain transitional provisions in the beef and veal sector pending the entry into force of the integrated administration and control system for certain Community aid schemes THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 805/68 of 27 June 1968 on the common organization of the market in beef and veal (!), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2066/92 (), and in particular Articles 4b (8), 4c (4), 4d (8), 4e (5), 4g(5), 4h(2) and 4k (2) thereof, Whereas the provisions relating to aid applications, the identification and recording of bovine animals and the controls provided for in Council Regulation (EEC) No 3508/92 of 27 November 1992 establishing an inte- grated administration - and control system for certain Community aid schemes (}), (hereinafter referred to as ‘integrated system’) will not enter into force until 1 February 1993 ; whereas there should be certain transi- tional provisions in order to ensure that the premium arrangements established in the beef and veal sector by the reform of the common agricultural policy are fully operational with effect from 1 January 1993; whereas they should take into account wherever p0551ble the solu- tions used for the integrated system ; Whereas applications submitted under the arrangements provided for by this transitional Regulation will also be affected by certain provisions of the integrated system, in particular in respect of forage area, controls, penalties and recovery of incorrect payments ; whereas the attention of the producers concerned should be drawn to this point ; Whereas it is necessary to clarify the concept of forage area in order to help producers organize their production ; Whereas the agricultural holding is the reference unit for administering the above-mentioned aid scheme ; whereas, * to prevent the stabilizing effects of the reform on agricul- tural production from being evaded by the artificial subdi- vision of existing holdings, Member States should be () OJ No L 148, 28. 6. 1968, p. 24. () OJ No L 215, 30. 7. 1992, p. 49. () O] No L 355, 5. 12. 1992, p. 1. allowed to refuse to recognize such subdivisions in certain circumstances ; Whereas the compulsory content of the livestock aid application should be specified bearing in mind the need to administer and monitor the premium arrangements concerned ; Whereas compliance with the provisions on Community aid must be effectively monitored ; whereas, in view of the restricted period of application of this Regulation, the basic provisions relating to livestock controls should be restricted ; whereas, however, in view of the fact that grant of the special premium on slaughter or on the first placing on the market will be fully operational from 1 January 1993, the control criteria in that regard should be specified ; Whereas, in the light of experience and having regard to the principle of proportionality and the special problems linked to cases of force majeure and natural circum- stances, provisions should be adopted to prevent and penalize irregularities and fraud effectively ; whereas, to this end, having regard to the specific features of the livestock aid scheme, there should be sanctions graded according to the gravity of the irregularity concerned, up to and including total exclusion from a scheme for the year in question and the year thereafter; Whereas the Management Committee for Beef and Veal has not delivered an opinion within the time limit set by its chairman, HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : Article 1 1. This Regulation shall apply to livestock aid applica- tions submitted prior to the date of implementation of the detailed rules for applying the integrated administra- tion and control system for certain Community aid schemes under the following arrangements : — special premiums, — deseasonalization premiums,