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Explanatory note

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1

These Regulations amend the Hill Livestock (Compensatory Allowances) Regulations 1996 (S.I. 1996/1500).

2

Like those Regulations, these Regulations extend to Great Britain.

3

S.I. 1996/1500 complies with Council Directive 75/268/EEC on mountain and hill farming and farming in less-favoured areas (OJ No. L128, 19.5.75, p.1), as last amended by Council Decision 95/1/EC, Euratom, ECSC adjusting the instruments concerning the accession of new member States to the European Union (OJ No. L1, 1.1.95, p.1), and with Articles 17 to 19 of Council Regulation (EEC) No. 2328/91 on improving the efficiency of agricultural structures (OJ No. L218, 6.8.91, p.1), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No. 2387/95 (OJ No. L244, 12.10.95, p.50).

4

These Regulations set the rates of payment in respect of the 1997 Scheme year for the annual compensatory allowance for certain breeding cows and ewes payable under regulation 3 of S.I. 1996/1500.

5

These Regulations also make minor drafting amendments to S.I. 1996/1500 in the light of comments made by the Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments in its 27th Report of the 1995–96 session.

6

No compliance cost assessment has been prepared in respect of these Regulations.