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| 9.8.2013 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | L 214/7 |
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9.8.2013

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 214/7

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COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 768/2013

of 8 August 2013

amending Regulation (EC) No 917/2004 on detailed rules to implement Council Regulation (EC) No 797/2004 on measures improving general conditions for the production and marketing of apiculture products

THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 of 22 October 2007 establishing a common organisation of agricultural markets and on specific provisions for certain agricultural products (Single CMO Regulation) (1), and in particular Article 110 in conjunction with Article 4 thereof,

Whereas:

| (1) | Commission Regulation (EC) No 917/2004 (2) lays down provisions for the implementation of the national apiculture programmes provided for in Article 105 of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007. According to Article 2(2) and (3) of Regulation (EC) No 917/2004, the apiculture programme measures laid down for every year of the three-year period shall be implemented by 31 August of the year to which they relate and payments shall be carried out during the annual exercise established from 16 October of the same year to 15 October of the following year. As a result, Member States cannot implement apiculture measures between 1 September of the year of the apiculture programme and 15 October of the same year. |
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(1)

Commission Regulation (EC) No 917/2004 (2) lays down provisions for the implementation of the national apiculture programmes provided for in Article 105 of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007. According to Article 2(2) and (3) of Regulation (EC) No 917/2004, the apiculture programme measures laid down for every year of the three-year period shall be implemented by 31 August of the year to which they relate and payments shall be carried out during the annual exercise established from 16 October of the same year to 15 October of the following year. As a result, Member States cannot implement apiculture measures between 1 September of the year of the apiculture programme and 15 October of the same year.

| (2) | In order to avoid the gap between the implementation and the funding of apiculture measures, the relevant dates need to be changed so that measures can be implemented all year round. |
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(2)

In order to avoid the gap between the implementation and the funding of apiculture measures, the relevant dates need to be changed so that measures can be implemented all year round.

| (3) | The Union financial contribution to national apiculture programmes is based on the bee census/number of hives in each Member State as set out in Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 917/2004. |
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(3)

The Union financial contribution to national apiculture programmes is based on the bee census/number of hives in each Member State as set out in Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 917/2004.

| (4) | In accordance with Article 109 of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007, Member States submitted their national apiculture programmes and updated the numbers of hives as provided for in Article 1(a) of Regulation (EC) No 917/2004. The updated numbers of hives should be reflected in Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 917/2004. |
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(4)

In accordance with Article 109 of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007, Member States submitted their national apiculture programmes and updated the numbers of hives as provided for in Article 1(a) of Regulation (EC) No 917/2004. The updated numbers of hives should be reflected in Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 917/2004.

| (5) | Regulation (EC) No 917/2004 should therefore be amended accordingly. |
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(5)

Regulation (EC) No 917/2004 should therefore be amended accordingly.

| (6) | The amendments provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for the Common Organisation for Agricultural Markets, |
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(6)

The amendments provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for the Common Organisation for Agricultural Markets,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Regulation (EC) No 917/2004 is amended as follows:

| (1) | in Article 2, paragraphs 2 and 3 are replaced by the following:

  ‘2.   Each year of the apiculture programme (“apiculture year”) shall run for 12 consecutive months from 1 September until 31 August.


  3.   The apiculture programme measures laid down for each apiculture year shall be implemented in full within the apiculture year concerned.
  Payments related to measures implemented during each apiculture year shall be made within the 12-month period starting on 16 October of that apiculture year and ending on 15 October of the following year.’; |
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(1)

in Article 2, paragraphs 2 and 3 are replaced by the following:

‘2.   Each year of the apiculture programme (“apiculture year”) shall run for 12 consecutive months from 1 September until 31 August.

3.   The apiculture programme measures laid down for each apiculture year shall be implemented in full within the apiculture year concerned.

Payments related to measures implemented during each apiculture year shall be made within the 12-month period starting on 16 October of that apiculture year and ending on 15 October of the following year.’;

| (2) | Annex I is replaced by the text set out in the Annex to this Regulation. |
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(2)

Annex I is replaced by the text set out in the Annex to this Regulation.

Article 2

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

It shall apply as from the 2014 apiculture year starting on 1 September 2013.

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.

Done at Brussels, 8 August 2013.

For the Commission

The President

José Manuel BARROSO

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(1)  
  OJ L 299, 16.11.2007, p. 1.

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(2)  
  OJ L 163, 30.4.2004, p. 83.

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ANNEX

‘ANNEX I

| Member State | Bee census
  Number of hives |
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| BE | 107 800 |
| BG | 526 014 |
| CZ | 540 705 |
| DK | 150 000 |
| DE | 711 299 |
| EE | 41 400 |
| IE | 15 710 |
| EL | 1 584 206 |
| ES | 2 459 292 |
| FR | 1 636 000 |
| HR | 491 481 |
| IT | 1 316 774 |
| CY | 44 953 |
| LV | 83 801 |
| LT | 144 969 |
| LU | 7 804 |
| HU | 1 088 590 |
| MT | 3 142 |
| NL | 80 000 |
| AT | 376 485 |
| PL | 1 280 693 |
| PT | 566 793 |
| RO | 1 550 000 |
| SI | 167 000 |
| SK | 254 859 |
| FI | 50 000 |
| SE | 150 000 |
| UK | 274 000 |
| EU 28 | 15 704 270 ’ |

Member State

Bee census

Number of hives

BE

107 800

BG

526 014

CZ

540 705

DK

150 000

DE

711 299

EE

41 400

IE

15 710

EL

1 584 206

ES

2 459 292

FR

1 636 000

HR

491 481

IT

1 316 774

CY

44 953

LV

83 801

LT

144 969

LU

7 804

HU

1 088 590

MT

3 142

NL

80 000

AT

376 485

PL

1 280 693

PT

566 793

RO

1 550 000

SI

167 000

SK

254 859

FI

50 000

SE

150 000

UK

274 000

EU 28

15 704 270 ’

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