(j) The provision by governments (or special institutions controlled by governments) of export credit guarantee or insurance programmes, of insurance or guarantee programmes against increases in the cost of exported products or of exchange risk programmes, at premium rates which are inadequate to cover the long term operating costs and losses of the programmes.

IMPORTANT: an increase in a provision leads to an expenditure (e.g. an increase in the provision for unearned premiums leads to lower premiums earned compared to premiums written), the corresponding variable (e.g. change in the provision for unearned premiums) should therefore be reported with a MINUS sign.

whereas the granting of the premiums should not be reflected by an increase in overall production;

the contract provides for the possibility of increasing premiums or reducing payments even for current contracts.

the contract provides for the possibility of increasing premiums or reducing payments even for current contracts";

whereas this increase is to be calculated on the basis of the difference between the premium granted for those tobaccos for the 1998 harvest and the premium applicable to the 1992 harvest;

Premiums or contributions in respect of the classes 11, 12 and 13 listed in point A of the Annex shall be increased by 50 %.

Whereas, in order to encourage the attainment of the objectives set out in that Regulation, the maximum amount of the premium should be increased and provision should be made for paying the whole premium after the grubbing has been completed;

the premiums paid are calculated on the basis of sickness tables according to the mathematical method applied in insurance, - a reserve is set up for increasing age,

whereas to avoid such an effect, the total number of suckler cow premium rights of each Member State should be fixed on the basis of the premium payments actually made in respect of historical reference years, increased by a certain margin for maintaining the national reserve;

whereas these unused rights would be likely to encourage production and increase expenditure, in particular, as a consequence of heifers becoming fully eligible for suckler cow premium;

The thresholds above which the lower percentage rate applies for the determination of the solvency margin requirement on the premiums and claims basis should also be increased accordingly.

3.Where a Member State makes use of the option, provided for in the first subparagraph of Article 62 of Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003, to include in part the amounts resulting from dairy premiums and additional payments in the single payment scheme, it shall apply the percentage of reduction referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article to the corresponding amounts included in the single payment scheme in the year in which it makes use of that option, taking into account the increase of the amounts provided for in Article 95 (2) and 96 (2) of Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003.

"(i) such amendments to Annexes II, VI, VII, IX, X and XI as may become necessary, taking into account in particular new Community legislation and, as far as it concerns Annexes VIII and VIIIa, in case of application of Articles 62 and 71i respectively and, as the case may be, in function of the information communicated by the Member States in relation to the part of the reference amounts corresponding to the payments for arable crops, as well as the amounts of the ceilings themselves, to be increased in function of the difference between the area actually determined and the area for which premiums were paid for arable crops in 2000 and 2001, in application of Article 9(2) and (3) of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3887/92(9), within the limit of the base areas (or maximum guaranteed area for durum wheat) and taking into account the average national yield used for the calculation of Annex VIII."

Insurers may also increase the applicable premium.

In order to allow those producers to meet the additional financial charges resulting in particular from the need to buy additional fodder, an increase in the amount of the advance for the beef special premium, the suckler cow premium, the slaughter premium and the additional payments should be authorised.

(*****) To be increased on the expiry of Regulation (EC) No 1017/94 by the premiums resulting from the application of that Regulation in 2003 and 2004.`

Exports and imports of insurance services both increase by the amount of premium supplements, leaving the net impact on the balance of exports and imports undetermined.

Thus the output of insurance services increases by the amount of the difference between the premium supplements and the imputed interest that is credited to insurance policy holders.

Whereas additional premium rights should be created and distributed between Member States to enable the producers concerned via the national reserves to set up an individual ceiling or to increase their number of premium rights on the basis of the number of suckler cows on their holding during a given period;

actual premiums earned plus premium supplements less claims due less increases (plus decreases) in technical provisions against outstanding risks and technical provisions for with-profits insurance.

actual premiums earned, plus premium supplements, less claims due, less increases (plus decreases) in technical provisions against outstanding risks and technical provisions for with-profits insurance.

- an increase in the premium set out in Article 113. The additional amounts may be subject to the application of stocking density requirements, to be determined by the Member State according to local conditions;

In case of application of Article 68(a)(i) of Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003 the Portuguese Republic authorities may increase the ceiling for suckler cow for the Azores by transferring suckler cow premium rights from the national ceiling.

(g) The Community notes that under Community law, as in force on 1 September 2001, and without prejudice to future legislation, the prior approval by national supervisory authorities of increases in premium rates is generally not required.

The special premium referred to in Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 1254/1999 will increase for steers from EUR 136 to EUR 150 for 2002. As a result, that figure should also be reflected in the price reduction (per half carcase) for store cattle (weanlings).

The European Communities and their Member States not that under EC law, as in force on 31 December 1997, and without prejudice to future legislation, the prior approval by national supervisory authorities of increases in premium rates is generally not required.

(3) The special premium referred to in Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 1254/1999 will increase for steers from EUR 136 to EUR 150 for 2002. As a result, that figure should also be reflected in the price reduction (per half carcase) for store cattle (weanlings).

In the expenditure approach all the items involving final consumption will be subject to a positive impact, since final consumption of households and intermediate consumption into the production of non-market services increase by the amount of the premium supplements.

(d) allow the insurer to maintain the policy in the event that he cancels part of the cover, increases the premium without the risk or the scope of the cover being changed (without prejudice to indexation clauses), or otherwise alters the policy conditions without the express consent of the policyholder;

Whereas, in addition, it is advisable to increase the amount of the premium provided for in Council Regulation (EEC) No 1357/80 of 5 June 1980 introducing a system of premiums for maintaining suckler cows (1), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1198/82 (2), and to renew the applicability of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1199/82 of 18 May 1982 on the granting of an additional premium for maintaining suckler cows in Ireland and Northern Ireland (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 4049/86, and to extend its applicability to Greece,

The provision by governments (or special institutions controlled by governments) of export credit guarantee or insurance programmes, of insurance or guarantee programmes against increases in the cost of exported products or of exchange risk programmes, at premium rates which are inadequate to cover the long-term operating costs and losses of the programmes.

The competent authority referred to in Article 9 shall determine the annual quantity in respect of which compensation is due on the basis of the quantity used to calculate the premium granted pursuant to Regulation (EEC) No 1078/77, increased by 1 % and reduced by a percentage representing the reductions applied in each Member State to the reference quantities of producers established in accordance with Articles 2 and 6 of Regulation (EEC) No 857/84.

The individual quotas are divided among producers on the basis of the guarantee thresholds for the 2004 harvest laid down in Annex II to Council Regulation (EC) No 546/2002 of 25 March 2002 fixing the premiums and guarantee thresholds for leaf tobacco by variety group and Member State for the 2002, 2003 and 2004 harvests and amending Regulation (EEC) No 2075/92(2). Under Article 9(4) of Regulation (EEC) No 2075/92, the Commission may authorise Member States to transfer parts of their guarantee threshold quantities between groups of varieties provided that such transfers do not give rise to additional costs for the EAGGF and do not involve any increase in the Member State's overall guarantee threshold allocations.

(i) such amendments to Annexes II, VI, VII, IX, X and XI as may become necessary taking into account, in particular new Community legislation and, as far as it concerns Annex VIII, in case of application of Article 62 and, as the case may be, in function of the information communicated by the Member States in relation to the part of the reference amounts corresponding to the payments for arable crops, as well as the amounts of the ceiling themselves, to be increased in function of the difference between the area actually determined and the area for which premiums were paid for arable crops in 2000 and 2001, in application of Article 9(2) and (3) of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3887/92(40), within the limit of the base areas (or maximum guaranteed area for durum wheat) and taking into account the average national yield used for the calculation of Annex VIII;

`(i) such amendments to Annexes II, VI, VII, IX, X and XI as may become necessary, taking into account in particular new Community legislation and, as far as it concerns Annexes VIII and VIIIa, in case of application of Articles 62 and 71i respectively and, as the case may be, in function of the information communicated by the Member States in relation to the part of the reference amounts corresponding to the payments for arable crops, as well as the amounts of the ceilings themselves, to be increased in function of the difference between the area actually determined and the area for which premiums were paid for arable crops in 2000 and 2001, in application of Article 9(2) and (3) of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3887/92 (**), within the limit of the base areas (or maximum guaranteed area for durum wheat) and taking into account the average national yield used for the calculation of Annex VIII.

Maximum amount of increased scrapping premium

an increase in the premium set out in Article 4.

the contract provides that premiums may be increased or payments reduced, even for current contracts,

Instead, the increase in securities or debt issued represents a reduction in the premium or an increase in the discount on the initial issue.

The Member States may increase the relation between the variable part and the premium up to a maximum of 45 %.

In order to allow producers to meet the additional financial charges resulting from the need to buy additional fodder, an increase in the amount of the advance for the special premium, the suckler cow premium, the slaughter premium and the additional payments should be authorised.

Whereas the premium for flue-cured, light air-cured and dark air-cured tobaccos grown in Belgium, Germany, France and Austria should be increased;

In view of the difficult situation on the beef and veal market resulting from a sharp fall in demand, linked in particular to the disaffection of anxious consumers and the increase in the number of cases of bovine spongiform encephalopathy, an increase in the advance on the special premium, the suckler cow premium, the slaughter premium and the additional payments should be authorised.

Member States may not retain or introduce prior notification or approval of proposed increases in premium rates except as part of general price-control systems.

The derogation enabling Member States to change or waive the headage limit of 90 animals per holding and age bracket which determines the granting of the special premium may produce an increase in the number of animals eligible for the premium on large production units.

If the periodic premium amount or amounts to be paid in any given year is or are increased so as to exceed the ECU 1 000 threshold, identification shall be required.

Any fishing vessel covered by a recovery plan adopted by the Council shall be eligible for an increased scrapping premium in accordance with Article 3 provided that: