
Article 1 
Regulation (EC) No 1973/2004 is hereby amended as follows:

1.. Article 12 is replaced by the following:
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Article 12 
To be eligible for the crop-specific payment for rice, the declared area shall be sown at the latest:

((a)) on 30 June preceding the harvest in question, for Spain, Portugal and French Guiana;
((b)) on 31 May for the other producing Member States, including mainland France, referred to in Article 80(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003.'.
2.. Article 14(2) is deleted.
3.. Article 131(2)(a) is replaced by the following:
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((a)) annually for information relating to the previous year:

((i)) by 1 February at the latest, the number of cows in respect of which the suckler cow premium has been applied for, broken down according to the schemes referred to in Article 125(2)(a) and (b) of Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003;
((ii)) by 1 March at the latest, the number of bovine animals other than calves in respect of which the slaughter premium has been applied for and indicating whether the animals were slaughtered or exported;'.
4.. Annex IV is replaced by the text set out in Annex I to this Regulation.
Article 2 
Regulation (EC) No 1973/2004 is hereby amended as follows:

1.. In the introductory sentence of Article 106(2), ‘Part 3 of Annex XVIII’ is replaced by ‘Part 7 of Annex XVIII’.
2.. In Annex VI, the footnote is replaced by the following:
'(*) Base area as referred to in Annex IV.'.
3.. In Annex XI, the first line of the title is replaced by the following:
'referred to in Article 3(1)(a)(iii)'.
4.. In Annex XII, the first line of the title is replaced by the following:
'referred to in Article 3(1)(e)(iv)'.
5.. Annex XVIII is replaced by the text contained in Annex II to this Regulation.
Article 3 
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
Points 1 and 2 of Article 1 shall apply from 1 January 2007.
Point 4 of Article 1 shall apply from 1 November 2006.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.Done at Brussels, 14 November 2006.
For the Commission
Mariann FISCHER BOEL
Member of the Commission
ANNEX I


‘ANNEX IV 
(ha)
Region All crops of which maize of which silage grass
SPAIN
Regadío 1 318 170 379 325 
Secano 7 256 618  
FRANCE
Total 12 399 382  
Base area for maize  561 320 
Irrigated base area 1 094 138  
MALTA 4 565  
PORTUGAL
Azores 9 700  
Madeira   
 — Regadío
 310 290 
 — Other
 300  
SLOVENIA 125 171  



ANNEX II


ANNEX XVIII 
CLAIMED YEAR: …

MEMBER STATE: …


1.
Number of animals
 Deadline for submission Ref Information required General scheme Slaughter scheme
Single age bracket or first age bracket Second age bracket Both age brackets together
Bulls Steers Steers Steers
Article 131 (4)(a) 1 February 1.2 Number of animals applied for (full year)    
Article 131 (4)(b)(i) 31 July 1.3 Number of animals accepted (full year)    
Article 131 (4)(b)(ii) 31 July 1.4 Number of animals not accepted on account of the application of the ceiling    
Number of producers
 Deadline for submission Ref Information required General scheme Slaughter scheme
Single age bracket or first age bracket Second age bracket Both age brackets together Both age brackets together only
Article 131 (4)(b)(i) 31 July 1.5 Number of producers granted premium    


2. Deadline for submission Ref Information required Single age bracket or first age bracket Second age bracket Both age brackets together
Article 131(6)(a) 1 February 2.3 Number of animals accepted   
2.4 Number of producers   



3. Deadline for submission Ref Information required Pure suckler herds Mixed herds
Article 131(2)(a)(i) 1 February 3.2 Number of animals applied for (full year)  
Article 131 (2)(b)(i)Article 131 (6)(b)(ii) 31 July 3.3 Number of cows accepted (full year)  
3.4 Number of heifers accepted (full year)  
3.5 Number of producers granted premium (full year)  
    Amount per head 
Article 131 (2)(b)(iii) 31 July 3.6 National premium  
Article 131 (2)(b)(ii) 31 July 3.7 Number of animals not accepted on account of the application of the national ceiling for heifers  


4.
4.1.Application of the single stocking density (First subparagraph of Article 132(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003)
 Deadline for submission Ref Information required Special premium Suckler cow premium Dairy cows Total
Article 131 (6)(b)(i)Article 131 (6)(b)(ii)Article 131 (6)(b)(iii) 31 July 4.1.1 Number of animals accepted    
4.1.2 Number of producers granted payments    
4.2.Application of the two stocking densities (second subparagraph of Article 132(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003)
 Deadline for submission Ref Information required Special premium Suckler cow premium Dairy cows Total
1.4-1.8 < 1.4 1.4-1.8 < 1.4 1.4-1.8 < 1.4 1.4-1.8 < 1.4
Article 131 (6)(b)(i)Article 131 (6)(b)(ii)Article 131 (6)(b)(iii) 31 July 4.2.1 Number of animals accepted        
4.2.2 Number of producers granted payments        


5. Deadline for submission Ref Information required Animals Producers
Article 131 (6)(b)(iv) 31 July 5 Number of animals and producers in respect of which the premium exempt from the application of the density factor was granted  


6.
Number of animals
 Deadline for submission Ref Information required Slaughter Export
Adults Calves Adults Calves
Article 131 (1)(a)Article 131 (2)(a)(ii)Article 131(3)(a) 1 March 6.2 Number of animals applied for (full year)    
Article 131 (1)(b)(i)Article 131(2)(b)(iv)Article 131(3)(b)(i) 31 July 6.3 Number of animals accepted (full year)    
Article 131 (1)(b)(ii)Article 131(2)(b)(v)Article 131 (3)(b)(ii) 31 July 6.4 Number of animals not accepted on account of the application of the ceiling    
Number of producers
 Deadline for submission Ref Information required Slaughter Export
Adults Calves Adults Calves
Article 131 (1)(b)(i)Article 131(2)(b)(iv)Article 131(3)(b)(i) 31 July 6.5 Number of producers granted premium    


7. Deadline for submission Ref Balance of rights at start of year Rights ceded to national reserve arising from Rights obtained from national reserve Balance of rights at end of year
(a) Transfers without holding (b) Insufficient use
Article 106(3) 31 July 7.2    

