# COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 435/2007

of 20 April 2007

amending Regulation (EC) No 1010/2006 on certain exceptional market support measures in the eggs and poultry sector in certain Member States

## Preamble

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2771/75 of 29 October 1975 on the common organisation of the market in eggs [^1] , and in particular point (b) of the first subparagraph of Article 14(1) thereof,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2777/75 of 29 October 1975 on the common organisation of the market in poultrymeat [^2] , and in particular point (b) of the first subparagraph of Article 14(1) thereof,

Whereas:

**(1)** Some Member States are experiencing difficulties in meeting the deadline of 31 March 2007, set in Article 10 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1010/2006 [^3] , for making payments to the beneficiaries of the exceptional market support measures. As this is the first time that such measures have been taken, the administrative procedures have taken a long time to set up. The payment deadline should therefore be extended by two months.

**(2)** Regulation (EC) No 1010/2006 should therefore be amended accordingly.

**(3)** As the deadline currently set is 31 March 2007, this Regulation should apply from 1 April 2007.

**(4)** The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Poultrymeat and Eggs,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

## **Article 1**

In Article 10 of Regulation (EC) No 1010/2006, the date of ‘31 March 2007’ shall be replaced by the date of ‘31 May 2007’.

## **Article 2**

This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the *Official Journal of the European Union* .

It shall apply from 1 April 2007.

## Final provisions

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in every Member State. Done at Brussels, 20 April 2007. *For the Commission* Mariann FISCHER BOEL *Member of the Commission*

[^1] [OJ L 282, 1.11.1975, p. 49](http://publications.europa.eu/resource/oj/JOL_1975_282_R_TOC) . Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 679/2006 ( [OJ L 119, 4.5.2006, p. 1](http://publications.europa.eu/resource/oj/JOL_2006_119_R_TOC) ).

[^2] [OJ L 282, 1.11.1975, p. 77](http://publications.europa.eu/resource/oj/JOL_1975_282_R_TOC) . Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 679/2006.

[^3] [OJ L 180, 4.7.2006, p. 3](http://publications.europa.eu/resource/oj/JOL_2006_180_R_TOC) . Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1629/2006 ( [OJ L 302, 1.11.2006, p. 41](http://publications.europa.eu/resource/oj/JOL_2006_302_R_TOC) ).

[^1]: . Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 679/2006 ().
[^2]: . Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 679/2006.
[^3]: . Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1629/2006 ().