Whereas it is also necessary to take into account the unique characteristics of these special schemes by adoption of a limited derogation from the usual arrangements for determining the applicable legislation, in that in certain circumstances it will be appropriate for persons covered by special schemes for civil servants to be subject to the legislation of more than one Member State;

It is appropriate to clarify that benefits under the Austrian statutory special assistance scheme are to be granted according to the provisions of Title III Chapter 3 of Regulation (EEC) 1408/71.

Whereas, taking account of that judgment and for the purposes of the application of those regulations, it is appropriate, subject to any special arrangements in this Regulation, to treat members of special schemes for civil servants and persons treated as such as employed persons;

In that case, special measures should be laid down, in accordance with Article 50 of Regulation (EC) No 1254/1999, to simplify the administration of that scheme and its application by such producers.

Texprocil and several companies claimed that costs incurred by paying specialised agents, sales commissions and various other expenses should be deducted when calculating the benefit under this scheme.

Until the introduction of such a scheme, Member States may retain their own special schemes which they will apply in accordance with the provisions of this Article and of subsequent acts of the Council.

Special inspection vessels and aircraft shall immediately notify the Executive Secretary by radio/telex, facsimile or other communication of the date and time of commencing their duties under the scheme.

The second paragraph of Article 42 of Regulation (EC) No 2342/1999 lays down special rules as regards the allocation year for animals subject to the special premium scheme where that premium has been granted in accordance with one of the options provided for in Article 8 of that Regulation.

Whereas it is also appropriate to extend the scope of Article 22b of Regulation (EEC) No 1408/71 to all civil servants, persons treated as such and members of their families covered by a special Greek health-care scheme;

Whereas a Member State must be able to exclude certain categories of specifically listed deposits or depositors, if it does not consider that they need special protection, from the guarantee afforded by deposit-guarantee schemes;

Whereas a Member State must be able to exclude certain categories of specifically listed investments or investors, if it does not consider that they need special protection, from the cover afforded by investor-compensation schemes;

Whereas it is necessary to take account of the unique characteristics of certain special pension schemes for civil servants in some Member States, and in particular, the absence in some Member States of systems of coordination between special schemes and the general scheme, the existence in other Member States of particular systems of coordination between special schemes and the general scheme, the limited scope of such schemes and their particular budgetary and reward structures, for example eligibility which is directly linked to long periods of service;

The appropriate authorities of the Contracting Parties shall notify the Executive Secretary by 1 November each year of the names of the inspectors and special inspection vessels (which term includes fishing vessels carrying inspectors) and the type and call sign of the helicopters or other aircraft which they are assigning to the scheme in accordance with paragraph 13 of the scheme.

whereas abolishing it would enable checks on the production aid scheme to be stepped up, in particular by the inspection agencies provided for in Council Regulation (EEC) No 2262/84 of 17 July 1984 laying down special measures in respect of olive oil (5);

COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 1606/98 of 29 June 1998 amending Regulation (EEC) No 1408/71 on the application of social security schemes to employed persons, to self-employed persons and to members of their families moving within the Community and Regulation (EEC) No 574/72 laying down the procedure for implementing Regulation (EEC) No 1408/71 with a view to extending them to cover special schemes for civil servants

Following notification to the Executive Secretary, and in the case of mutual agreement between the respective Contracting Parties, inspectors assigned by one Party may be placed on board the special inspection vessels or aircraft of another Party assigned to the scheme.

However, there are, in certain Community regions, special production and market structures, including distillery structures which were already identified by European legislators when the compulsory distillation scheme for by-products of wine-making was being introduced.

In accordance with Article 30 of Regulation (EC) No 2342/1999, the Member States may set periods and dates for the submission of special and suckler-cow premium applications and may limit the number of applications that each producer may submit per premium scheme and calendar year.

Periods of insurance completed under the legislation of another Member State, under a special old-age insurance scheme for farmers or, if no such scheme exists, as farmers under the general scheme, shall be taken into account to satisfy the conditions of minimum length of insurance required for the person to be subject to contribution within the meaning of Article 27 of the law on old-age insurance for farmers (Gesetz über die Altershilfe der Landwirte - GAL), always providing that: (a) the declaration on which the obligation to pay contributions is based shall have been lodged within the prescribed time;

Council Regulation (EC) No 1606/98 of 29 June 1998 amending Regulation (EEC) No 1408/71 on the application of social security schemes to employed persons, to self-employed persons and to members of their families moving within the Community and Regulation (EEC) No 574/72 laying down the procedure for implementing Regulation (EEC) No 1408/71 with a view to extending them to cover special schemes for civil servants(2) is to be incorperated into the Agreement,

or in the case of the veterinary assistant ("dierenartassisten") in the Netherlands three years of vocational training in a specialized school ("MBO"-scheme) or alternatively three years of vocational training in the dual apprenticeship system ("LLW"), both of which culminate in an examination.

This exemption shall also apply to the party responsible for providing information who, being liable to account for VAT, qualifies, in the Member State in which he is responsible for providing information, for one of the special schemes provided for by Articles 24 and 25 of Directive 77/388/EEC.

Member States shall notify the Commission by 1 September each year of the names of the inspectors and special inspection vessels (which term includes fishing vessels carrying inspectors) and the identity of the helicopters which they intend to assign to the Scheme for the following calendar year.

'- or in the case of the veterinary assistant ("dierenartassisten") in the Netherlands three years of vocational training in a specialized school ("MBO"-scheme) or alternatively three years of vocational training in the dual apprenticeship system ("LLW"), both of which culminate in an examination.`

and whereas the system of coordination provided for in Regulations (EEC) No 1408/71 and (EEC) No 574/72, and in particular the rules of aggregation, are not appropriate to supplementary pension schemes, except for schemes which are covered by the term 'legislation` as defined by the first subparagraph of Article 1(j) of Regulation (EEC) No 1408/71 or in respect of which a Member State makes a declaration under that Article, and should therefore be subject to specific measures, of which this Directive is the first, in order to take account of their special nature and characteristics and the diversity of such schemes within and between Member States;

Articles 5 and 9 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 2342/1999 of 28 October 1999 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 1254/1999 on the common organisation of the market in beef and veal as regards premium schemes(9), in relation to the special premium for male bovines,

In view of that new scheme, Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2456/93 of 1 September 1993 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EEC) No 805/68 as regards the general and special intervention measures for beef(4), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2304/98(5), must be amended.

Whereas the special nature and characteristics of supplementary pensions schemes within the scope of Council Directive 98/49/EC of 29 June 1998 on safeguarding the supplementary pension rights of employed and self-employed persons moving within the European Community (6), and the diversity of such schemes within and between Member States, means that they do not fall within and should not be subject to the system of coordination provided for in this Regulation, except for schemes which are covered by the term 'legislation` as defined by the first subparagraph of Article 1(j) of Regulation (EEC) No 1408/71 or in respect of which a Member State makes a declaration under that Article,

for those products originating in Turkey which enjoy a special arrangement under the Association Agreement, the duty under the Common Customs Tariff currently applicable to countries covered by the most-favoured nation clause, reduced in accordance with the provisions of the preferential scheme in force as at 31 December 1980.'

Between the times of commencing and terminating their duties under the scheme inspectors and special inspection vessels and aircraft may not, with respect to vessels and aircraft under the jurisdiction of other Contracting Parties, enforce laws and regulations related to the zone of the Contracting Party which has assigned them.

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1713/97 of 3 September 1997 derogating from Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93 in respect of the definition of the concept of originating products used for the purposes of the scheme of generalized preferences to take account of the special situation of Laos regarding certain exports of textiles to the Community

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1715/97 of 3 September 1997 derogating from Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93 in respect of the definition of the concept of originating products used for the purposes of the scheme of generalized preferences to take account of the special situation of Nepal regarding certain exports of textiles to the Community

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1714/97 of 3 September 1997 derogating from Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93 in respect of the definition of the concept of originating products used for the purposes of the scheme of generalized preferences to take account of the special situation of Cambodia regarding certain exports of textiles to the Community

As regards civil servants and persons treated as such recruited up to 31 December 1982, the provisions of Chapters 2 and 3 of Title III of the Regulation shall apply by analogy if the persons concerned have completed periods of insurance in another Member State within the framework either of a special pension scheme for civil servants or persons treated as such, or of a general scheme, provided that the persons concerned have been employed as civil servants or as persons treated as such in accordance with the provisions of Greek legislation.

Notwithstanding the provisions of point 7, in respect of benefits in kind, the provisions of Article 27 of the Regulation shall be deemed to apply to any person who is entitled to both a pension under special schemes for civil servants, the armed forces and the judicial administration and a pension under the legislation of another Member State.`

The Community fleet should be reduced to bring it into line with available resources and specific measures should be set up in order to attain that objective, including the fixing of reference levels for fishing capacity which may not be exceeded, a special Community facility to promote scrapping of fishing vessels and national entry/exit schemes.

Whereas, taking account of the judgment of the Court of Justice of the European Communities of November 1995, Case C-443/93 (Ioannis Vougioukas v. Idryma Koinonikon Asfalisseon - IKA, ECR 1995, p. I-4033), the scope of Regulation (EEC) No 1408/71 (4) and (EEC) No 574/72 (5) should be extended to include the special schemes for civil servants and persons treated as such;

An unemployed person who is covered by a special unemployment scheme for civil servants, who is partially or wholly unemployed, and who, during his last employment, was residing in the territory of a Member State other than the competent State, shall receive benefits in accordance with the provisions of the legislation of the competent State as if he were residing in the territory of that State;

promote active ageing, notably by fostering working conditions conducive to job retention - such as access to continuing training, recognising the special importance of health and safety at work, innovative and flexible forms of work organisation - and eliminating incentives for early exit from the labour market, notably by reforming early retirement schemes and ensuring that it pays to remain active in the labour market; and encouraging employers to employ older workers,

2.In cases where a farmer in a special situation meets the condition for applying two or more of Articles 19 to 23 of this Regulation or Articles 37 (2), 40, 42(3) or 42(5) of Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003, he shall receive a number of payment entitlements not higher than the number of hectares he declares in the first year of application of the single payment scheme and whose value shall be the highest value he may obtain by applying separately each of the Articles for which he meets the conditions.

Laos has benefited from such a derogation for certain textiles since 1997, in the last instance by virtue of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1613/2000 of 24 July 2000 derogating from Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93 in respect of the definition of the concept of originating products used for the purposes of the scheme of generalised preferences to take account of the special situation of Laos regarding certain exports of textiles to the Community(6), which applied for the period 15 July 2000 to 31 December 2001.

Nepal has benefited from such a derogation for certain textiles since 1997, in the last instance by virtue of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1615/2000 of 24 July 2000 derogating from Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93 in respect of the definition of the concept of originating products used for the purposes of the scheme of generalised preferences to take account of the special situation of Nepal regarding certain exports of textiles to the Community(6), which applied for the period 15 July 2000 to 31 December 2001.

In the case of public contracts relating to the design and construction of a subsidised housing scheme the size and complexity of which, and the estimated duration of the work involved require that planning be based from the outset on close collaboration within a team comprising representatives of the contracting authorities, experts and the contractor to be responsible for carrying out the works, a special award procedure may be adopted for selecting the contractor most suitable for integration into the team.

Cambodia has benefited from such a derogation for certain textiles since 1997, in the last instance by virtue of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1614/2000 of 24 July 2000 derogating from Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93 in respect of the definition of the concept of originating products used for the purposes of the scheme of generalised preferences to take account of the special situation of Cambodia regarding certain exports of textiles to the Community(6), which applied for the period 15 July 2000 to 31 December 2001.

In connection with the special premium granted on slaughter and the slaughter premium, the period of less than one month for slaughter, consignment or export after the retention period, as provided for respectively in Articles 9(1) and 37(1) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 2342/1999 of 28 October 1999 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 1254/1999 on the common organisation of the market in beef and veal as regards premium schemes(3), has proved insufficient, in particular having regard to certain veterinary requirements in the case of export.

Proposals adopted by the Commission for the allocation of catches in the Regulatory Area shall take into account the interests of Commission members whose vessels have traditionally fished within that Area , and , in the allocation of catches from the Grand Banks and Flemish Cap , Commission members shall give special consideration to the Contracting Party whose coastal communities are primarily dependent on fishing for stocks related to these fishings banks and which has undertaken extensive efforts to ensure the conservation of such stocks through international action , in particular , by providing surveillance and inspection of international fisheries on these banks under an international scheme of joint enforcement.

In order to take account of the new arrangements and in the interests of clarity, it is necessary to establish new rules to replace those set out in Commission Regulations (EEC) No 2814/90 of 28 September 1990 laying down detailed rules for the definition of lambs fattened as heavy carcasses(6), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2234/98(7), (EEC) No 2385/91 of 6 August 1991 laying down detailed rules for certain special cases regarding the definition of sheepmeat and goatmeat producers and producer groups, as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2254/1999(8), (EEC) No 2230/92(9) of 31 July 1992 laying down certain detailed rules for the application in the Canary Islands of the ewe and she-goat premium scheme(10), (EEC) No 3567/92 of 10 December 1992 laying down detailed rules for the application of the individual limits, national reserves and transfer of rights provided for in Article 5a to 5c of Council Regulation (EEC) No 3013/89 on the common organisation of the market in sheepmeat and goatmeat(11), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1311/2000(12), (EEC) No 2700/93 of 30 September 1993 on detailed rules for the application of the premium in favour of sheepmeat and goatmeat producers(13), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1410/1999(14) and (EC) No 2738/1999 of 21 December 1999 determining the mountain areas in which the premium for goatmeat producers is granted(15) and to repeal these regulations.