
Article 1 

1. The destruction of eggs for hatching falling within CN codes 0407 00 11 and 0407 00 19 shall be regarded as an exceptional market support measure pursuant to Article 14 of Regulation (EEC) No 2771/75.
2. Compensation shall be payable, in respect of each Member State concerned, for the destruction referred to in paragraph 1, subject to both the maximum number of pieces laid down in Annex I and the time limits specified therein.The maximum level of compensation shall be set at a flat rate of:
(a) EUR 0,15 per ‘standard chicken’ egg for hatching falling within CN code 0407 00 19;
(b) EUR 0,23 per ‘free range chicken’ egg for hatching falling within CN code 0407 00 19;
(c) EUR 0,23 per guinea fowl egg for hatching falling within CN code 0407 00 19;
(d) EUR 0,35 per duck egg for hatching falling within CN code 0407 00 19;
(e) EUR 0,66 per turkey egg for hatching falling within CN code 0407 00 11;
(f) EUR 1,20 per goose egg for hatching falling within CN code 0407 00 11.
Article 2 

1. The processing of eggs for hatching falling within CN code 0407 00 19 shall be regarded as an exceptional market support measure under Article 14 of Regulation (EEC) No 2771/75.
2. Compensation shall be payable, in respect of each Member State concerned, for the processing referred to in paragraph 1, subject to both the maximum number of pieces laid down in Annex II and the time limits specified therein.The maximum level of compensation shall be that provided for in Article 1(2), in each case less EUR 0,03 per egg for hatching, or less the selling price if the latter exceeds EUR 0,03.
Article 3 

1. The destruction of chicks falling within CN codes 0105 11, 0105 12 and 0105 19 shall be regarded as an exceptional market support measure under Article 14 of Regulation (EEC) No 2777/75.
2. Compensation shall be payable, in respect of each Member State concerned, for the destruction referred to in paragraph 1, subject to both the maximum number of pieces laid down in Annex III and the time limits specified therein.The maximum level of compensation shall be set at a flat rate of:
(a) EUR 0,24 per ‘chicken’ chick;
(b) EUR 0,40 per ‘guinea fowl’ chick;
(c) EUR 0,54 per ‘duck’ chick;
(d) EUR 0,85 per ‘turkey’ chick;
(e) EUR 1,50 per ‘goose’ chick.
Article 4 

1. The slaughter of part of a breeding flock shall, where it is brought forward by six weeks or more in order to reduce the production of eggs for hatching falling within CN codes 0105 92 00, 0105 93 00, 0105 99 10, 0105 99 20, 0105 99 30 and 0105 99 50, be regarded as an exceptional market support measure pursuant to Article 14 of Regulation (EEC) No 2777/75, provided no bird is then put into production at the location in question during that period.
2. Compensation shall be payable, in respect of each Member State concerned, for the early slaughter referred to in paragraph 1, subject to both the maximum number of pieces laid down in Annex IV and the time limits specified therein.The maximum level of compensation shall be set at a flat rate of:
(a) EUR 3,2 per breeding hen falling within CN codes 0105 92 00 and 0105 93 00;
(b) EUR 3,2 per breeding duck falling within CN code 0105 99 10;
(c) EUR 30 per breeding goose falling within CN code 0105 99 20;
(d) EUR 15 per breeding turkey hen falling within CN code 0105 99 30;
(e) EUR 5 per breeding guinea hen falling within CN code 0105 99 50.
Article 5 

1. Voluntarily extending stamping out (depopulation) beyond a three-week period shall be regarded as an exceptional market support measure pursuant to Article 14 of Regulation (EEC) No 2777/75, provided no bird is then put into production during that period.
2. Compensation shall be payable, in respect of each Member State concerned, per m2 and week of depopulation over and above three weeks for poultry farms, subject to both the maximum surface area laid down in Annex V and the time limits specified therein, for extending the period of depopulation as referred to in paragraph 1.The maximum level of compensation shall be set at a flat rate of:
(a) EUR 0,46/m2 per week in the case of broiler farms;
(b) EUR 0,41/m2 per week in the case of turkey farms;
(c) EUR 0,62/m2 per week in the case of duck farms;
(d) EUR 0,41/m2 per week in the case of guinea fowl farms.
3. Member States which have already granted compensation for the surface areas concerned shall ensure that any amounts already paid at national level are deducted from the compensation provided for in paragraph 2.
Article 6 

1. Voluntarily lowering production by placing fewer chicks in order to reduce density shall be regarded as an exceptional market support measure under Article 14 of Regulation (EEC) No 2777/75.
2. Compensation shall be payable, in respect of each Member State concerned, per bird by which the actual production falls below that of a normal production cycle on each specific production site, subject to both the maximum number of birds laid down in Annex VI and the time limits specified therein.The maximum level of compensation shall be set at a flat rate of:
(a) EUR 0,20 per bird in the case of broiler farms;
(b) EUR 1,24 per bird in the case of turkey farms;
(c) EUR 0,75 per bird in the case of duck farms;
(d) EUR 0,40 per bird in the case of guinea fowl farms.
Article 7 

1. The early slaughter of ready-to-lay pullets shall be regarded as an exceptional market support measure pursuant to Article 14 of Regulation (EEC) No 2777/75.
2. Compensation shall be payable, in respect of each Member State concerned, for slaughter as referred to in paragraph 1, subject to both the maximum number of birds laid down in Annex VII and the time limits specified therein.The maximum level of compensation shall be set at a flat rate of EUR 3,2 per ready-to-lay pullet.
Article 8 
Member States which have communicated to the Commission amounts of partial compensation that are lower than those payable under Articles 1 to 7 must limit themselves to the amounts they have communicated.
Article 9 
The operative event for the conversion rate for the aids referred to in this Regulation shall be the first working day in May 2006.
The conversion rate to be used shall be the rate most recently fixed by the European Central Bank prior to the operative event.
Article 10 
Expenditure incurred by Member States in respect of the payments referred to in Articles 1 to 7 shall not be eligible for Community funding pursuant to Article 14 of Regulation (EEC) No 2771/75 and Article 14 of Regulation (EEC) No 2777/75, unless the payments are made to the recipients by the Member States before 31 December 2006.
Article 11 
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
It shall apply from 11 May 2006.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in every Member State.Done at Brussels, 3 July 2006.
For the Commission
Mariann FISCHER BOEL
Member of the Commission
ANNEX I
 Standard chicken ‘Quality label’ chicken Guinea fowl Turkey Duck Goose Period of application
BE — — — — — — —
CZ 19 522 800 — — 126 515 587 034 25 181 2/2006-4/2006
DK — — — — — — —
DE — — — — — 1 500 000 1/2006-4/2006
EE — — — — — — —
EL 15 975 000 — — 200 000 — — 10/2005-4/2006
ES 7 800 000 — — — — — 10/2005–4/2006
FR 60 000 000 21 450 000 4 166 000 4 960 000 2 663 000 — 12/2005-4/2006
IE — — — 400 000 170 000 — 1/2006-4/2006
IT 5 635 600 — 413 300 195 600 35 550 17 800 9/2005-4/2006
CY 442 000 — — — — — 10/2005-4/2006
LV — — — — — — —
LT — — — — — — —
LU — — — — — — —
HU 12 705 000 — — — — — 11/2005-4/2006
MT — — — — — — —
NL — — — — — — —
AT 2 500 000 — — — — — 1/2006-4/2006
PL 2 141 098 — — — 621 586 77 029 10/2005-4/2006
PT 6 000 000 — — — — — 10/2005-3/2006
SI — — — — — — —
SK — — — — — — —
FI — — — — — — —
SE — — — — — — —
UK — — — — — — —
ANNEX II
 Chicken Period of application
BE — —
CZ — —
DK — —
DE — —
EE — —
EL — —
ES 1 800 000 10/2005-4/2006
FR — —
IE — —
IT 16 364 500 9/2005-4/2006
CY — —
LV — —
LT — —
LU — —
HU 8 390 000 11/2005-4/2006
MT — —
NL 25 000 000 12/2005-4/2006
AT — —
PL 64 594 006 10/2005-4/2006
PT — —
SI — —
SK 1 145 000 10/2005-4/2006
FI — —
SE — —
UK — —
ANNEX III
 Chicken Guinea fowl Turkey Duck Goose Period of application
BE — — — — — —
CZ — — — — — —
DK — — — — — —
DE — — — — — —
EE — — — — — —
EL 4 138 440 — 10 000 — — 10/2005-4/2006
ES — — — — — —
FR — — — — — —
IE — — — — — —
IT 13 537 800 894 200 147 200 89 000 44 500 9/2005-4/2006
CY 143 725 — — — — 10/2005-4/2006
LV — — — — — —
LT — — — — — —
LU — — — — — —
HU 2 000 000 — — — — 11/2005-4/2006
MT — — — — — —
NL — — — — — —
AT — — — — — —
PL — — — — — —
PT 4 000 000 — — — — 10/2005-3/2006
SI — — — — — —
SK — — — — — —
FI — — — — — —
SE — — — — — —
UK — — — — — —
ANNEX IV
 Chicken Guinea fowl Turkey Duck Goose Period of application
BE — — — — — —
CZ 635 000 — 11 000 10 000 20 000 2/2006-4/2006
DK — — — — — —
DE — — — — 40 000 1/2006-4/2006
EE — — — — — —
EL 454 300 — 16 000 — — 10/2005-4/2006
ES 151 000 — — — — 10/2005-11/2005
FR 1 400 000 60 000 130 000 60 000 — 1/2006-4/2006
IE 94 500 — — 9 100 — 1/2006-4/2006
IT 1 746 000 10 700 41 800 2 200 1 250 9/2005-4/2006
CY — — — — — —
LV — — — — — —
LT — — — — — —
LU — — — — — —
HU 55 000 — — — — 11/2005-4/2006
MT — — — — — —
NL 1 293 750 — — — — 12/2005-4/2006
AT — — — — — —
PL 1 060 109 — — — — 10/2005-4/2006
PT 300 000 — — — — 10/2005-3/2006
SI — — — — — —
SK 22 000 — — — — 10/2005-4/2006
FI — — — — — —
SE — — — — — —
UK — — — — — —
ANNEX V
 Chicken Guinea fowl Turkey Duck Period of application
BE — — — — —
CZ — — — — —
DK — — — — —
DE — — — — —
EE — — — — —
EL 2 350 000 — —  7 weeks, between 10/2005 and 4/2006
ES — — — — —
FR 2 200 000 — — — 16 weeks, between 10/2005 and 4/2006
IE — — — — —
IT — — — — —
CY — — — — —
LV — — — — —
LT — — — — —
LU — — — — —
HU 203 178 — 30 000 15 000 16 weeks, between 11/2005 and 4/2006
MT — — — — —
NL — — — — —
AT — — — — —
PL — — — — —
PT 489 130 — — — 4 weeks, between 10/2005 and 3/2006
SI — — — — —
SK — — — — —
FI — — — — —
SE — — — — —
UK — — — — —
ANNEX VI
 Chicken Guinea fowl Turkey Duck Period of application
BE — — — — 
CZ 9 180 000 — 70 000 300 000 2/2006-4/2006
DK — — — — —
DE — — — — —
EE — — — — —
EL — — — — —
ES 15 000 000 — — — 10/2005-3/2006
FR — — — — —
IE 2 000 000 — 439 000 350 000 1/2006-4/2006
IT — — — — —
CY 2 626 075 — — — 11/2005-4/2006
LV — — — — —
LT — — — — —
LU — — — — —
HU     
MT — — — — —
NL 23 000 000 — — — 12/2005-4/2006
AT 4 500 000 — — — 10/2005-4/2006
PL — — — — —
PT — — — — —
SI — — — — —
SK 4 734 800 — — — 10/2005-4/2006
FI — — — — —
SE — — — — —
UK — — — — —
ANNEX VII
 Ready-to-lay pullets Period of application
BE — —
CZ — —
DK — —
DE 1 000 000 1/2006-4/2006
EE — —
EL — —
ES — —
FR — —
IE — —
IT — —
CY — —
LV — —
LT — —
LU — —
HU  
MT — —
NL — —
AT 850 000 10/2005-4/2006
PL — —
PT — —
SI — —
SK — —
FI — —
SE — —
UK — —