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Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 1371/2014 of 19 December 2014 amending Delegated Regulation (EU) No 1031/2014 laying            down further temporary exceptional support measures for producers of certain fruit and vegetables         

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# Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 1371/2014                     

# of 19 December 2014

# amending Delegated Regulation (EU) No 1031/2014 laying down further temporary exceptional support measures for producers of                        certain fruit and vegetables                     

THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,

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

Having regard to Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 December 2013 establishing                           a common organisation of the markets in agricultural products and repealing Council Regulations (EEC) No 922/72, (EEC) No                           234/79, (EC) No 1037/2001 and (EC) No 1234/2007(1), and in particular Article 219(1) in conjunction with Article 228 thereof,                        

Whereas:

(1)On 7 August 2014 the Russian government introduced a ban on imports of certain products from the Union to Russia, including                              fruit and vegetables.

(2)In order to prevent the resulting disturbance of the market for fruit and vegetables, where large quantities of perishable                              products are involved, from turning into a more severe or prolonged market disturbance, Commission Delegated Regulation (EU)                              No 932/2014(2) was adopted. It provided for maximum amounts of support for withdrawal, non-harvesting and green harvesting operations. The                              mechanism introduced by that Regulation was subsequently supplemented by measures under Commission Delegated Regulation (EU)                              No 1031/2014(3) in the form of additional, targeted support for certain quantities of products, calculated on the basis of traditional exports                              to Russia.

(3)The Russian import ban continues to create a serious threat of market disturbances caused by significant price falls due to                              the fact that an important export market has suddenly become unavailable. For such a market situation, the normal measures                              available under Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 still appear to be insufficient. The mechanism based on support for certain quantities                              of products under Delegated Regulation (EU) No 1031/2014 needs therefore to be prolonged.

(4)Taking the estimated quantities affected by the ban into account, the Union financial assistance should be prolonged in accordance                              with the quantities of products concerned. The calculation of those quantities should be made for each Member State in accordance                              with the level of its average exports to Russia of the products concerned for the previous three years in the following months:                              April and May for fruit and January to May for vegetables. Furthermore, due to their seasonal exports, lemons of CN code 0805                              50 10 should be added to the list of products eligible for support under Delegated Regulation (EU) No 1031/2014.

(5)Delegated Regulation (EU) No 1031/2014 should therefore be amended accordingly.

(6)In order to have an immediate impact on the market and to contribute to stabilise prices, this Regulation should enter into                              force on the day of its publication,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

## Article 1U.K.Amendment of Delegated Regulation (EU) No 1031/2014

Delegated Regulation (EU) No 1031/2014 is amended as follows:

Article 1 is amended as follows:

in paragraph 2, the following point (r) is added:

### ‘(r)lemons of CN code 0805 50 10.’;

paragraph 3 is replaced by the following:

‘3.The support referred to in paragraph 1 shall cover activities carried out in a period which shall be subdivided as follows:                                    

(a)a period from 30 September 2014 until the date on which the quantities referred to in Article 2(1) have been exhausted in                                             each Member State concerned or 31 December 2014, whichever is earlier;                                    

(b)a period from 1 January 2015 until the date on which the quantities referred to in Article 2(1) have been exhausted in each                                             Member State concerned or 30 June 2015, whichever is earlier.’.                                    

In Article 2, paragraph 1 is replaced by the following:

‘1.The support referred to in Article 1(1) shall be made available to Member States for the following quantities of products:                           

(a)for the period referred to in Article 1(3)(a), the quantities set out in Annex I;                           

(b)for the period referred to in Article 1(3)(b), the quantities set out in Annex Ia.                           

For the period referred to in Article 1(3)(a), that support shall also be available in all Member States for withdrawal, green                                 harvesting or non-harvesting operations, with respect to one or more of the products referred to in Article 1(2) as determined                                 by the Member State, provided that the additional quantity involved does not exceed 3 000 tonnes per Member State.’.                           

Article 9 is amended as follows:

paragraphs 1 and 2 are replaced by the following:

‘1.Producer organisations shall apply for the payment of the Union financial assistance referred to in Articles 4, 5 and 6 by                                             31 January 2015 in respect of operations carried out during the period referred to in Article 1(3)(a) and by 31 July 2015                                             in respect of operations carried out during the period referred to in Article 1(3)(b).                                    

2.Producer organisations shall apply for the payment of the total Union financial assistance referred to in Article 4 and 6                                             of this Regulation in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 72 of Implementing Regulation (EU) No 543/2011                                             by 31 January 2015 in respect of operations carried out during the period referred to in Article 1(3)(a) of this Regulation                                             and by 31 July 2015 in respect of operations carried out during the period referred to in Article 1(3)(b) of this Regulation.’;                                    

in paragraph 3, the words ‘by the date referred to in paragraph 1’ are replaced by ‘by the dates referred to in paragraph                                       1’.                                    

In Article 10(1), the introductory part of the first subparagraph is replaced by the following:

‘By 30 September 2014, 15 October 2014, 31 October 2014, 15 November 2014, 30 November 2014, 15 December 2014, 31 December                                 2014, 15 January 2015, 31 January 2015 and 15 February 2015 in respect of the period referred to in Article 1(3)(a) and, until                                 30 September 2015, by the 15th and the last day of each month in respect of the period referred to in Article 1(3)(b), Member States shall notify the Commission                                 of the following information for each product:’.                           

Article 11 is replaced by the following:

### ‘Article 11Payment of Union financial assistance

Member States' expenditure in relation to the payments under this Regulation shall only by eligible for Union financial assistance                                 if it has been paid by the following dates:                           

30 June 2015 in respect of operations carried out during the period referred to in Article 1(3)(a);                                    

30 September 2015 in respect of operations carried out during the period referred to in Article 1(3)(b).’.                                    

The title of Annex I is replaced by the following:

‘Maximum quantities of products allocated per Member State as referred to in Article 2(1)(a)’.                           

Annex Ia is inserted, the text of which is set out in Annex I to this Regulation.

Annexes III and IV are replaced by the text set out in Annex II to this Regulation.

## Article 2U.K.Entry into force

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

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

Done at Brussels, 19 December 2014.

*For the Commission*                            

*The President*                            

Jean-Claude Juncker                            

## ANNEX IU.K.

### “ANNEX IaMaximum quantities of products allocated per Member State as referred to in Article 2(1)(b)

## ANNEX IIU.K.

### “ANNEX IIITemplates for notifications as referred to in Article 10

#### NOTIFICATION ON WITHDRAWALS — FREE DISTRIBUTIONU.K.

#### NOTIFICATION ON WITHDRAWALS — OTHER DESTINATIONSU.K.

#### NOTIFICATION ON NON-HARVESTING AND GREEN HARVESTINGU.K.

### ANNEX IVTABLES TO BE SENT WITH THE FIRST NOTIFICATION AS REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 10(1)

#### WITHDRAWALS — OTHER DESTINATIONS**Maximum amounts of support fixed by the Member State in accordance with Article 79(1) of Implementing Regulation (EU) No 543/2011                           and Articles 4 and 5 of this Regulation**U.K.

#### NON-HARVESTING AND GREEN HARVESTING**Maximum amounts of support fixed by the Member State in accordance with Article 85(4) of Implementing Regulation (EU) No 543/2011                           and Article 6 of this Regulation**U.K.

1

OJ L 347, 20.12.2013, p. 671.                           

2

Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 932/2014 of 29 August 2014 laying down temporary exceptional support measures for                              producers of certain fruit and vegetables and amending Delegated Regulation (EU) No 913/2014 (OJ L 259, 30.8.2014, p. 2).                           

3

Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 1031/2014 of 29 September 2014 laying down further temporary exceptional support measures                              for producers of certain fruit and vegetables (OJ L 284, 30.9.2014, p. 22).