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►B COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 3518/92
of 4 December 1992
laying down detailed rules for the application of the specific measures for the Azores as regards
pineapple production
(OJ L 355, 5.12.1992, p. 21)
Amended by:
Official Journal
No page date
►M1 Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1445/93 of 11 June 1993 L 142 27 12.6.1993
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COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 3518/92
of 4 December 1992
laying down detailed rules for the application of the specific meas-
ures for the Azores as regards pineapple production
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European EconomicCommunity,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1600/92 of 15 June
1992 concerning specific measures for the Azores and Madeira relatingto certain agricultural products (
1), and in particular Article 30 thereof,
Whereas Article 30 of Regulation (EEC) No 1600/92 provides for the
granting of aid for the production of up to 2 000tonnes of fresh pineap-ples per year; whereas the detailed rules for the application of that aidscheme should be laid down;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance
with the opinion of the Management Committee for Fruit and Veget-ables,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
Interested producers established in the Azores shall submit applications
to the competent authorities designated by Portugal for aid for theirharvested production of fresh pineapples covered by CN code0804 30during the following periods:
— in January for production harvested in July to December of the
previous year,
— in July for production harvested from January to June of the year in
question.
Article 2
1. Aid applications shall include at least the following particulars:
— the applicant’s full name and address,— the quantity of pineapples harvested during the periods in question,— the area cultivated for such production.
2. The competent authorities shall conduct all verifications consid-
ered necessary, including in particular on-the-spot checks.
3. The Portuguese authorities shall take the measures necessary to
ensure that the annual quantities in respect to which the aid is granteddo not exceed 2 000 tonnes as set out in Article 30 of Regulation (EEC)No 1600/92.
4. The Community aid shall be paid within the two months following
the submission of aid applications.
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Article 4
1. Where aid is paid unduly, the competent authorities shall recover
the amounts paid, plus interest payable from the date of payment of theaid until its actual recovery. The rate of interest applying shall be that inforce for similar recovery operations under national law.
(1) OJ No L 173, 27. 6. 1992, p. 1.
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2. The aid recovered and, where applicable, the interest shall be paidto the paying agencies or departments and deducted by the latter fromexpenditure financed by the European Agricultural Guidance and Guar-antee Fund.
Article 5
Portugal shall notify the Commission before 1 November each year of
the quantities harvested in respect of which aid has been paid.
Portugal shall notify any measures adopted pursuant to Article 2 (3).
Article 6
This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its
publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities .
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in
all Member States.