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of28December 2001
laying down detailed rules for implementing the specific supply arrangements for the outermost
regions introduced by Council Regulations (EC) No 1452/2001, (EC) No 1453/2001 and (EC) No
1454/2001
(OJL8,11.1.2002,p.1)
Amendedby:
OfficialJournal
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►M1CommissionRegulation(EC)No474/2002of15March2002 L75 25 16.3.2002
►M2CommissionRegulation(EC)No1215/2002of5July2002 L177 3 6.7.2002
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COMMISSIONREGULATION(EC)No20/2002
of28December 2001
laying down detailed rules for implementing the specific supply
arrangements for the outermost regions introduced by CouncilRegulations (EC) No 1452/2001, (EC) No 1453/2001 and (EC) No
1454/2001
THECOMMISSIONOFTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropeanCommunity,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1452/2001 of 28 June
2001 introducing specific measures for certain agricultural products
for the French overseas departments, amending Directive 72/462/EEC
and repealing Regulations (EEC) No 525/77 and (EEC) No 3763/91(Poseidom)(
1), and in particular the second subparagraph of Article
3(5), Articles 3(6), 6(5), 7(2) and 22 and the second paragraph ofArticle26thereof,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1453/2001 of 28 June
2001 introducing specific measures for certain agricultural products
fortheAzoresandMadeiraandrepealingRegulation(EEC)No1600/
92 (Poseima)(
2), and in particular the second subparagraph of Article
3(5), the first and second subparagraphs of Article 3(6),Articles 4(5),12(2)and34andthesecondparagraphofArticle38thereof,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1454/2001 of 28 June
2001 introducing specific measures for certain agricultural productsfor the Canary Islands and repealing Regulation (EEC) No 1601/92(Poseican)(
3), and in particular the second subparagraph of Article
3(5), Articles 3(6) and 4(5), the first subparagraph of Article 7(2),
Article20andthesecondparagraphofArticle24thereof,
Whereas:
(1)CommissionRegulation(EEC)No131/92(4),aslastamendedby
Regulation (EC) No 1736/96(5), Commission Regulation (EEC)
No1696/92(6),aslast amended byRegulation (EEC) No2596/
93(7), and Commission Regulation (EC) No 2790/94(8), as last
amended by Regulation (EC) No 1620/1999(9), laying down
common detailed rules for implementing the specific arrange-ments for the supply of certain agricultural products to theFrench overseas departments, the Azores and Madeira and theCanary Islands, respectively, have been amended several times.
Moreover, in view of the amendments made by Regulations
(EC) Nos 1452/2001, 1453/2001 and 1454/2001 and of experi-ence gained, in order to simplify the legislation, the threeimplementing Regulations should be recast in a single Regula-tion.
(2)Detailedimplementingrulesshouldbelaiddownfordrawingupandamending the forecast supplybalances forproducts eligibleunderthespecificsupplyarrangements.
(3)Certain agricultural products which are exempt from import
duties already require an import licence. In the interests of
administrative simplification, the import licence should be usedtosupportthearrangementsforexemptionfromimportduties.
(4)Adocumentshouldalsobeadoptedtosupportthearrangementsforexemptionfromimportdutiesforotheragriculturalproducts2002R0020—EN—09.07.2002—003.001—2
(1) OJL198,21.7.2001,p.11.
(2) OJL198,21.7.2001,p.26.
(3) OJL198,21.7.2001,p.45.
(4) OJL15,22.1.1992,p.13.
(5) OJL255,6.9.1996,p.3.
(6) OJL179,1.7.1992,p.6.
(7) OJL238,23.9.1993,p.24.
(8) OJL296,17.11.1994,p.23.
(9) OJL192,24.7.1999,p.19.
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which do not require an import licence. An exemption certifi-
cate, drawn up on the import licence form, should be used forthispurpose.
(5)Detailedrulesshouldbelaiddownforfixingtheamountofaidfor the supply of products from the Community under thespecificsupplyarrangements. Suchrulesshouldtakeaccountof
the additional costs of supply to the outermost regions due to
their remote and insular nature, which constitute a burden thatseverely handicaps them. In order to maintain the competitive-ness of Community products, this aid should take account ofthepricesappliedtoexports.
(6)The aid scheme for Community products may be administeredusingtheimportlicenceform,hereinaftercalledthe‘aidcertifi-cate’,asanadministrativesupport.
(7)Administration of the specific supply arrangements requiresdetailed rules on the issue of the above document which dero-gate from the normal rules applicable to import licences under
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1291/2000 of 9 June 2000
laying down common detailed rules for the application of thesystemofimportandexportlicencesandadvancefixingcertifi-catesforagriculturalproducts(
1).
(8)Administration of the specific supply arrangements has twoobjectives:firstly,toensuretherapidissueoflicencesandcerti-ficates, in particular by no longer requiring a security to belodged beforehand in all cases, and the rapid payment of theaid for supplies of Community products. The second objective
is to ensure the control and monitoring of operations and to
provide the administrative authorities with the instruments theyneedtoascertainwhethertheobjectivesoftheschemearebeingattained —thesebeing,inparticular, toensurearegularsupplyof certain agricultural products and to offset the effects of thegeographical situation ofoutermost regionsbyensuringthat the
benefits of the scheme are actually passed on to the stage at
whichthe productsdestined fortheendusersare placed onthemarket.
(9)One of the above instruments consists of registering traderspursuing an economic activity in the context of the specificsupplyarrangements.Registeredtradersareentitledtothebene-fitsofthescheme,providedtheymeettheobligationslaiddownin the Community and national rules. Applicants should be
entitledtoregistrationprovidedthattheymeetacertainnumber
ofobjectiverequirementsdesignedtofacilitateadministrationofthescheme.
(10)Thedetailedrulesforadministeringtheschememustensurethat,for the quantities fixed in the forecast supply balance providedfor in Regulations (EC) Nos 1452/2001, 1453/2001 and 1454/2001, registered traders obtain a licence or certificate for theproducts and quantities involved in the commercial transactionswhichtheycarryoutontheirownaccount, bypresenting docu-
mentscertifyingthattheoperationisgenuineandtheapplication
foralicenceorcertificateisinorder.
(11)Monitoring of operations qualifying under the scheme requires,
inter alia, the period of validity of licences and certificates to
besuitedtotherequirementsofairorseatransport,prooftobefurnished that the supply operation covered by the licence orcertificate has been carried out in a short time-span, and thetransfer ofthe rights and obligations conferred onthe holder ofthedocumentinquestiontobeprohibited.
(12)The benefits granted in the formof exem ption fromim portduties and aid for Community products must be passed on sothattheyarereflectedinproductioncostsandinthepricespaid2002R0020—EN—09.07.2002—003.001—3
(1) OJL152,24.6.2000,p.1.
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bytheendusers.Checksarethereforeneededtoensurethatthe
benefitsareactuallypassedon.
(13)Regulations (EC) Nos 1452/2001, 1453/2001 and 1454/2001stipulate that products benefiting fromthe specific supplyarrangementsmaynotbere-exportedtothirdcountriesorredis-patched to the rest of the Community. However, thoseRegulations provide fora limited number of derogations tothat
principle, which vary according to the region concerned.
Detailedrulesshouldbelaiddownforcheckinghowsuchdero-gations are used. In particular, the quantities of processedproducts which may be the subject of traditional exports orconsignments from the Canary Islands, the Azores and MadeiraandoftraditionalconsignmentsfromtheFrenchoverseasdepart-
ments should be determined on the basis of the average of
exports and consignments during 1989, 1990 and 1991, beforethe Poseican, Poseima and Poseidom arrangements entered intoforce,asestablishedbythecompetentauthorities.Theconditionsfor authorising re-exports to third countries of unprocessed
products or packaged products resulting fromlocal packaging
of such products, as provided for in Regulation (EC) No 1454/2001, should also be laid down. Lastly, conditions should belaid downforauthorising exports ofproducts processed locally,as provided for in Regulations (EC) Nos 1452/2001 and 1453/2001,withaviewtoencouragingregionaltrade.
(14)TheimportdutyexemptionarrangementsforCsugarsuppliestothe Azoresand Madeira and to the Canary Islands provided forinCommissionRegulation(EEC)No2177/92(
1)shouldcontinue
to be applied during the period referred to in Article 10(1) of
CouncilRegulation(EC)No1260/2001(2).
(15)In order to protect consumers and the commercial interests of
traders, products which are not of sound and fair marketablequality no later than the time when they are first placed on themarket should not qualify for the specific supply arrangements
andappropriate stepsshouldbetaken wherethisrequirement is
notmet.
(16)In the context of the partnership procedures in force for theoutermost regions, the competent authorities should lay down
the detailed administrative rules needed to ensure the manage-
ment and monitoring of the scheme. Moreover, to ensure thatthe arrangements are properly monitored, rules are needed tospecifythecheckstobecarried out.Administrative penalties toensure the smooth functioning of the mechanisms implementedshouldthereforebedefined.
(17)In order to be able to assess how the arrangements are beingimplemented, the competent authorities should be required tomakeperiodiccommunicationstotheCommission.
(18)The application of some of the provisions of this Regulation
shouldbedelayedtoallowtheproductionofdataneededtofix
the minimum level of the aid and, for the French overseasdepartments and the Azores and Madeira, to allow the Frenchand Portuguese authorities to comply with the new administra-tiverequirements.
(19)The measures laid down in this Regulation are in accordancewiththeopinionsofalltheManagementCommitteesconcerned,2002R0020—EN—09.07.2002—003.001—4
(1) OJL217,31.7.1992,p.71.
(2) OJL178,30.6.2001,p.1.
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HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION:
CHAPTERI
GENERALPROVISIONS
Article 1
Purpose
This Regulation lays down the detailed rules for implementing the
import duty exemption arrangements and the Community supply
arrangements for the French overseas departments, the Azores andMadeira, and the Canary Islands in the context of the forecast supplyarrangements provided for in Article 2 of Regulation (EC) No 1452/2001, Article 2 of Regulation (EC) No 1453/2001 and Article 2 ofRegulation(EC)No1454/2001respectively.
Article 2
Definitions
For the purposes of this Regulation, the following definitions shall
apply:
(a) ‘outermostregions’:theregionsreferredtoinArticle299(2)ofthe
Treaty, each of the French overseas departments being consideredasaseparateoutermostregion;
(b) ‘competent authorities’: the authorities designated by the Member
Stateofwhichtheoutermostregionconcernedispart.
CHAPTERII
FORECASTSUPPLYBALANCES
Article 3
The forecast supply balances shall state the quantities needed to meet
thesupplyrequirements ofeachoutermostregioneverycalendaryear.They may be amended to take account of the actual state of theirimplementationandthelocalproductionsituation.
CHAPTERIII
IMPORTSFROMTHIRDCOUNTRIES
SECTION1
Imports of products subject to the presentation of an import
licence
Article 4
Importlicences
1. Productssubjecttothepresentationofanimportlicence shallbe
exemptfromimportdutiesasprovidedforinArticle3(1)ofRegulation
(EC) No 1452/2001, the first subparagraph of Article 3(1) of Regula-tion (EC) No 1453/2001 and the first subparagraph of Article 3(1) ofRegulation(EC)No1454/2001subjecttopresentationofthatlicence.
2. The competent authorities shall issue import licences at the
request of the parties concerned, subject to the limits of the forecast
supplybalances.
Licences shall be drawn up in accordance with the model set out in
AnnexItoRegulation(EC)No1291/2000.
3. Section 20 of import licence applications and import licences
shallcontainoneofthefollowingentries:
(a) intheFrenchoverseasdepartments:
(i) ‘productsfortheprocessingand/orpackagingindustry’,2002R0020—EN—09.07.2002—003.001—5
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(ii) ‘productsintendedforuseasagriculturalinputs’,
(iii) ‘bovine animals for fattening imported under Article 7(1) of
Regulation(EC)No1452/2001’;
(b) intheAzoresandMadeira:
(i) ‘productsfortheprocessingand/orpackagingindustry’,
(ii) ‘productsfordirectconsumption’,
(iii) ‘productsintendedforuseasagriculturalinputs’,
(iv) ‘bovineanimalsforfattening, imported underArticle 12(1)(a)
ofRegulation(EC)No1453/2001’;
(c) intheCanaryIslands:
(i) ‘productsfortheprocessingand/orpackagingindustry’,
(ii) ‘productsfordirectconsumption’,
(iii) ‘productsintendedforuseasagriculturalinputs’,
(iv) ‘bovineanimalsforfatteningimportedunderthethirdsubpar-
agraphofArticle7(1)ofRegulation(EC)No1454/2001’.
In all cases, section 20 of import licence applications and import
licences shall contain the entries: ‘exemption from import duties’ and‘licencetobeusedin[nameoftheoutermostregion]’.
4. Section12ofimportlicencesshallshowthelastdayofvalidity.
5. Import duties shall be levied on quantities which exceed those
stated on the import licence. The tolerance of 5 % provided for in
Article 8(4) of Regulation (EC) No 1291/2000 shall be allowed,
providedthattheimportdutiesrelatingtheretoarepaid.
SECTION2
Imports of products not subject to the presentation of an import
licence
Article 5
Exemptioncertificates
1. Productsnotsubjecttopresentationofanimportlicenceshallbe
exemptfromimportdutiesasprovidedforinArticle3(1)ofRegulation(EC) No 1452/2001, the first subparagraph of Article 3(1) of Regula-tion (EC) No 1453/2001 and the first subparagraph of Article 3(1) ofRegulation(EC)No1454/2001subjecttopresentationofanexemption
certificate.
2. Exemption certificates shall be drawn up on the import licence
formsetoutinAnnexItoRegulation(EC)No1291/2000.
Articles 8(5),13,15,17,18,21,23,26,27,29to33and36to41of
Regulation (EC) No 1291/2000 shall apply, mutatis mutandis , subject
tothisRegulation.
3. The words‘exemption certificate’ shall be printed or stamped in
theupperleft-handsectionofthecertificate.
4. Thecompetentauthoritiesshallissueexemptioncertificatesatthe
request of the parties concerned, subject to the limits of the forecastsupplybalances.
5. Section 20 of exemption certificate applications and exemption
certificatesshallcontainoneofthefollowingentries:
(a) intheFrenchoverseasdepartments:
(i) ‘productsfortheprocessingand/orpackagingindustry’,
(ii) ‘productsintendedforuseasagriculturalinputs’;
(b) intheAzoresandMadeira:
(i) ‘productsfortheprocessingand/orpackagingindustry’,
(ii) ‘productsfordirectconsumption’,
(iii) ‘productsintendedforuseasagriculturalinputs’;2002R0020—EN—09.07.2002—003.001—6
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(c) intheCanaryIslands:
(i) ‘productsfortheprocessingand/orpackagingindustry’,
(ii) ‘productsfordirectconsumption’,
(iii) ‘productsintendedforuseasagriculturalinputs’.
In all cases, section 20 of exemption certificate applications and
exemptioncertificatesshallcontaintheentries:‘exemptionfromimportduties’and‘certificatetobeusedin[nameoftheoutermostregion]’.
6. Section 12 of exemption certificates shall show the last day of
validity.
CHAPTERIV
COMMUNITYSUPPLY
Article 6
Fixingtheaid
For the purposes of fixing the aid to compensate for remoteness, the
Commissionshalltakeaccountofthespecificadditional transportand
intermediate reloading costsinvolved in supplyinggoodsto the outer-
mostregionsconcerned.
Forthepurposesoffixingtheaidtocompensateforinsularnatureand
outermost location, the Commission shall take account of the specificadditional costs involved in local processing due to the small size of
the market, the need to guarantee security of supply and the specific
qualityrequirementsforgoodsintheoutermostregionsconcerned.
TheCommissionshallfixaflat-rateminimumlevelofaid.Where the highest level of refund granted by the Commission for
exports of similar products is higher than the flat-rate minimum aidreferred to above, the aid granted shall not exceed the amount of the
saidrefunds.
Noaidshallbegrantedforthesupplyofproductswhichhavealready
benefited from the specific supply arrangements in another outermostregion.
Article 7
Aidcertificates
1. Aidshallbepaidonpresentationofafully-utilisedaidcertificate.
Presentinganaidcertificateshallbetantamounttoapplyingfortheaid.
Except in cases of force majeure or climatic aberrations, certificates
must be presented within 30 days of the date on which they arecharged. Where thattime limit isoverrun,theaidshallbereduced by5%perdayofdelay.
Theaidshall bepaidbythecompetent authorities notlater thansixty
days after the date on which the utilised aid certificate is lodged,except:
(a) incasesof forcemajeure orclimaticaberrations,or
(b) wherean administrative enquiry hasbeen opened concerning enti-
tlement to the aid. In such cases, payment shall take place onlywhenentitlementhasbeenrecognised.
2. Aidcertificates shallbedrawnupontheimportlicenceformset
outinAnnexItoRegulation(EC)No1291/2000.
Articles 8(5),13,15,17,18,21,23,26,27,29to33and36to41of
Regulation (EC) No 1291/2000 shall apply, mutatis mutandis , subject
tothisRegulation.
3. The words ‘aid certificate’ shall be printed or stamped in the
upperleft-handsectionofthecertificate.
Sections7and8ofthecertificateshallbestruckout.2002R0020—EN—09.07.2002—003.001—7
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4. Section20ofaidcertificateapplicationsandaidcertificatesshall
containoneofthefollowingentries:
(a) intheFrenchoverseasdepartments:
(i) ‘productsfortheprocessingand/orpackagingindustry’,
(ii) ‘productsintendedforuseasagriculturalinputs’;
(b) intheAzoresandMadeira:
(i) ‘productsfortheprocessingand/orpackagingindustry’,
(ii) ‘productsfordirectconsumption’,
(iii) ‘productsintendedforuseasagriculturalinputs’,
(iv) ‘live animals for fattening, introduced under Article 12(1)(b)
ofRegulation(EC)No1453/2001’;
(c) intheCanaryIslands:
(i) ‘productsfortheprocessingand/orpackagingindustry’,
(ii) ‘productsfordirectconsumption’,
(iii) ‘productsintendedforuseasagriculturalinputs’,
(iv) ‘liveanimalsforfattening,introducedunderthethirdsubpara-
graphofArticle7(1)ofRegulation(EC)No1454/2001’.
For the purposes of this paragraph, pure-bred animals, animals of
commercial breeds and egg products shall be treated as agricultural
inputs.
In all cases, section 20 of aid certificate applications and aid certifi-
cates shall contain the entry: ‘certificate to be used in [name of theoutermostregion]’.
5. Section12ofaidcertificatesshallshowthelastdayofvalidity.6. Theamountoftheaidapplicableshallbethatinforceontheday
onwhichtheapplicationfortheaidcertificateislodged.
7. The competent authorities shall issue aid certificates at the
request of the parties concerned, subject to the limits of the forecast
supplybalances.
CHAPTERV
COMMONPROVISIONS
Article 8
Passingonthebenefitstotheenduser
1. ForthepurposesofRegulations(EC)Nos1452/2001,1453/2001
and1454/2001,‘benefit’shallmeantheexemption fromcustomsdutyortheCommunityaidprovidedforinthoseRegulations.
2. For the purposes of Regulation (EC) No 1452/2001, ‘end user’
shallmean:
(a) inthecaseofproductsfortheprocessingindustryandintendedfor
humanconsumption:
(i) thefinalprocessororpackager,forthepartoftheaidintended
to compensate for remoteness, insularity and outermost loca-
tion,
(ii) theconsumer,fortheadditionalpartoftheaidintendedtotake
accountofexportprices;
(b) in the case of products intended for use as agricultural inputs, in
particularproductsintendedforuseasanimalfeed:thefarmer.
3. For the purposes of Regulations (EC) Nos 1453/2001 and 1454/
2001,‘enduser’shallmean:
(a) inthecaseofproductsfordirectconsumption:theconsumer.2002R0020—EN—09.07.2002—003.001—8
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(b) inthecaseofproductsfortheprocessingand/orpackagingindustry
andintendedforhumanconsumption:
(i) thefinalprocessororpackager,forthepartoftheaidintended
to compensate for remoteness, insularity and outermost loca-
tion,
(ii) theconsumer,fortheadditionalpartoftheaidintendedtotake
accountofexportprices;
(c) inthecaseofproductsfortheprocessingand/orpackagingindustry
for use as animal feed and products for use as agricultural inputs:thefarmer.
4. Thecompetentauthoritiesshalltakeallappropriatestepstocheck
thatthebenefitsderivedfromtheexemptionfromimportdutiesorthegrant of Community aid are actually passed on to the end user. In
doing so they may assess the trading margins and prices applied by
thevarioustradersconcerned.
These measures, in particular the control points used to determine
whether the benefits of the aid have been passed on, and any amend-
mentsmade,shallbenotifiedtotheCommission.
Article 9
Registeroftraders
1. Import licences, exemption certificates and aid certificates shall
be issued only to traders entered in a register kept by the competent
authorities.
2. AnytraderestablishedintheCommunitymayapplytobeentered
intheRegister.
Entryintheregistershallbesubjecttothefollowingrequirements:
(a) traders mustpossessthe means, structures andlegal authorisations
required to carry out their activities in the sector concerned and
must, in particular, have duly complied with the obligationsimposed by the authorities concerning business accounting andtaxation;
(b) tradersmustbeabletoguaranteethattheiractivitiesarecarriedout
intheoutermostregionconcerned;
(c) inthecontextofthespecificsupplyarrangementsfortheoutermost
region concerned, and in compliance with the objectives of those
arrangements,tradersshallundertake:
(i) to communicate to the competent authorities, at their request,
all relevant information about their commercial activities,
particularly regardingthepricesandprofitmarginstheyprac-tise,
(ii) to operate exclusively in their own name and on their own
account,
(iii) to submit licence and certificate applications commensurate
with their real capacity to dispose of the products concerned,suchcapacitybeingprovenbyreferencetoobjectivefactors,
(iv) to refrain fromacting in any way likely to create artificial
shortages of products and fromm arketing the availableproductsatartificiallylowprices,
(v) to ensure, to the satisfaction of the competent authorities and
whentheagriculturalproductsaredisposedofintheoutermost
region concerned, that the benefits obtained are passed on to
theenduser.
3. Whenapplyingforregistrationasreferredtointhefirstsubpara-
graph of paragraph 2, processors intending to export or dispatch
processed products obtained fromraw m aterials which entered theoutermostregionconcernedundertherelevantspecificsupplyarrange-ments in accordance with Articles 16, 17 and 19 must declare theirintention to engage in this activity and indicate the location of theprocessingplant.2002R0020—EN—09.07.2002—003.001—9
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4. For the purposes of the second subparagraph of Article 3(5) of
Regulation (EC) No 1454/2001, when applying for registration asreferred to in the first subparagraph of paragraph 2 of this Article,
traders intending to re-export unprocessed products or products
resulting fromlocal packaging as provided for in Article 20 of thisRegulation must declare their intention to engage in this activity andindicatethelocationofthepackagingplantwhereapplicable.
Article 10
Documents to be presented by traders and validity of licences and
certificates
1. Subject to Articles 4(2), 5(4), 7(7), 14 and 15, the competent
authorities shall accept licence and certificate applications presented
by traders for each consignment, provided that they are accompaniedby the original or a certified copy of the purchase invoice and theoriginaloracertifiedcopyofthefollowingdocuments:
— thebillofladingorairwaybill,
— the certificate of origin for products originating in third countries
or, for products originating in the Community, the T2L document,ortheT2LFdocumentunderthetermsofArticle315(1)and(2)ofCommissionRegulation(EEC)No2454/93(
1).
Thepurchaseinvoice,billofladingorairwaybillmustbedrawnupin
thenameoftheapplicant.
2. The period of validity of licences and certificates shall be fixed
onthebasisoftransportation time. Thistime maybeextended bythecompetent authority in special cases where serious and unforeseeabledifficulties affect transportation time, but may not exceed two months
fromthedateonwhichthelicenceorcertificatewasissued.
Article 11
Presentation of licences and certificates and goods and non-trans-
ferability oflicences andcertificates
1. Forproductscoveredbythespecificsupplyarrangements,import
licences, exemption certificates and aid certificates must be presentedtothecustomsauthoritieswithaviewtocompletingthecustomsform-alitieswithinnomorethan15workingdaysfromthedateofunloadingof the goods. The competent authorities may reduce this maximum
time.
Inthecaseofproductswhichhavebeenthesubjectofinwardproces-
sing or customs warehousing in the Azores, Madeira and the Canary
Islands and subsequently released into free circulation there, themaximum periodof15daysshallstarttorunonthedate thelicencesorcertificatesreferredtointhefirstsubparagraphareappliedfor.
2. The goods shall be presented in bulk or in separate lots corre-
spondingtothelicenceorcertificatepresented.
The licences and certificates shall be used for a single operation only
whencompletingthecustomsformalities.
3. Licencesandcertificatesshallnotbetransferable.
Article 12
Qualityofproducts
Onlyproductsofsoundandfairmarketablequalitywithinthemeaning
ofArticle 21(1)ofCommission Regulation (EC) No800/1999(
2)may
qualifyforthespecificsupplyarrangements.
Conformityoftheproductswiththerequirementslaiddowninthefirst
paragraph shall be examined nolater than the stage offirst marketing2002R0020—EN—09.07.2002—003.001—10
(1) OJL253,11.10.1993,p.1.
(2) OJL102,17.4.1999,p.11.
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in accordance with the standards or practices in force in the Commu-
nity.
Where a product is considered not to meet the requirement laid down
inthefirstparagraph,itsentitlementunderthespecificsupplyarrange-ments shall be withdrawn and the corresponding quantity reattributedto the forecast supply balance. Where aid has been granted in accor-
dancewithArticle7,theaidshallbereimbursed.Whereimportshave
been made in accordance with Articles 4 and 5, the import duty shallbe paid, unless the party concerned supplies proof that the productshavebeenre-exportedordestroyed.
Article 13
Lodgingsecurities
No security shall be required when applying for licences and certifi-
cates.
Without prejudice to Article 26, in special cases and to the extent
necessary to ensure the proper application of this Regulation, the
competent authoritiesmayrequireasecuritytobelodgedequaltotheamount of the benefit granted. In such cases, Article 35(1) and (4) ofRegulation(EC)No1291/2000shallapply.
Article 14
Significantincreasesinapplicationsforlicences andcertificates
1. If the state of execution of a forecast supply balance indicates a
significantincreaseinapplicationsforimportlicences,exemptioncerti-ficates or aid certificates for a given product which might jeopardiseachievement of one or more of the objectives of the specific supplyarrangements, the competent authorities shall immediately inform theCommission thereof, providing all relevant information on the supply
needsoftheoutermostregionconcerned.
After consulting with the competent authorities, the Commission shall
take all the necessary steps to ensure that the outermost region
concerned issupplied withessential products,taking account ofavail-
ablesupplyandtherequirementsoftheprioritysectors.
2. Without prejudice to the necessary measures adopted where the
issueoflicencesandcertificatesisrestricted,thecompetentauthorities
shallapplyasinglepercentagereductiontoallpendingapplications.
3. Paragraphs1and2shallapply,afterconsultationwiththecompe-
tent authorities, without prejudice to special provisions adopted to
overcomemajordifficultiesinagivensector.
Article 15
Fixingamaximumquantityperlicence orcertificate application
Insofar as is strictly necessary to avoid disturbances on the market in
the outermost region concerned, or the pursuit of speculative actionslikelytobeprejudicialtothesmoothfunctioningofthespecificsupply
arrangements, the competent authorities shall fix a maximum quantity
perlicenceorcertificateapplication.
ThecompetentauthoritiesshallnotifytheCommissionimmediately of
theinstancesinwhichthisArticleisapplied.2002R0020—EN—09.07.2002—003.001—11
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CHAPTERVI
SPECIALPROVISIONS
SECTION1
Frenchoverseasdepartments
Article 16
Reconsignmentandre-export
1. Processorswho have declared, under Article 9(3), their intention
toexport,inthecontextofregionaltrade,ordispatch,inthecontextoftraditional trade flows, processed products containing raw materialswhich have benefited from the specific supply arrangements, may doso within the limits of annual quantities to be determined by the
Commission in accordance with Article 23(2) of Regulation (EC) No
1452/2001.Thecompetent authorities shalltakethenecessarystepstoensure that those operations do not exceed the annual quantities laiddown.
Products delivered to the French overseas departments under the
specific supply arrangements and used to victual ships and aeroplanesshallbedeemedtohavebeenconsumedlocally.
2. Thecompetentauthoritiesshallauthorisetheexportordispatchof
quantities of processed products other than those referred to in para-
graph 1 only where it is attested that the products concerned do notcontainrawmaterialsimportedorintroducedunderthespecificsupplyarrangements.
The competent authorities shall carry out the necessary checks to
ensure the accuracy of the attestations referred to in the first subpara-
graph and shall recover, where appropriate, the benefit granted under
thespecificsupplyarrangements.
3. Processingoperations which, withinthelimit ofthequantities to
bedetermined bytheCommissioninaccordance withArticle23(2)ofRegulation(EC)No1452/2001,maygiverisetoregionaltradeexportsor traditional consignments must meet the processing conditions laiddownintheprovisionsontheinwardprocessingarrangementsandthe
procedure for processing under customs control specified in Council
Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92(
1) and Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93,
mutatismutandis ,withtheexceptionofallusualformsofhandling.
SECTION2
AzoresandMadeira
Article 17
Reconsignmentandre-export
1. Processorswho have declared, under Article 9(3), their intention
toexport,inthecontextofregionaltrade,ordispatch,inthecontextof
traditional trade flows, processed products containing raw materialswhich have benefited from the specific supply arrangements, may doso within the limits of annual quantities to be determined by theCommission in accordance with Article 35(2) of Regulation (EC) No
1453/2001.Thecompetent authorities shalltakethenecessarystepsto
ensure that those operations do not exceed the annual quantities laiddown.
Products delivered to the Azores and to Madeira under the specific
supplyarrangements andusedtovictual shipsandaeroplanes shall bedeemedtohavebeenconsumedlocally.
2. Thecompetentauthoritiesshallauthorisetheexportordispatchof
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graph 1 only where it is attested that the products concerned do not
containrawmaterialsimportedorintroducedunderthespecificsupplyarrangements.
The competent authorities shall carry out the necessary checks to
ensure the accuracy of the attestations referred to in the first subpara-
graph and shall recover, where appropriate, the benefit granted underthespecificsupplyarrangements.
3. Processingoperations which, withinthelimit ofthequantities to
bedetermined bytheCommissioninaccordance withArticle35(2)ofRegulation(EC)No1453/2001,maygiverisetoregionaltradeexportsor traditional consignments must meet the processing conditions laid
downintheprovisionsontheinwardprocessingarrangementsandthe
procedureforprocessingundercustomscontrolspecifiedinRegulation(EEC) No 2913/92 and Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93, mutatis
mutandis,withtheexceptionofallusualformsofhandling.
Article 18
Sugar
During the period referred to in Article 10(1) of Regulation (EC) No
1260/2001, C sugar as referred to in Article 13 of that Regulation,exported in accordance with the relevant provisions of CommissionRegulation (EEC) No 2760/81(
1), and introduced for the purposes of
consumption in Madeira in the form of white sugarfalling within CN
code 1701 or into the Azores in the formof raw sugar falling within
CNcode17011210,shallbenefit,underthetermsofthisRegulation,fromtheschemeofexemption fromimportdutieswithinthelimits oftheforecastsupplybalancesreferredtoinArticle3.
SECTION3
CanaryIslands
Article 19
Reconsignmentandre-export
1. Processorswho have declared, under Article 9(3), their intention
toexport,inthecontextofregionaltrade,ordispatch,inthecontextof
traditional trade flows, processed products containing raw materialswhich have benefited from the specific supply arrangements, may dosowithinthelimitsoftheannualquantities setoutintheAnnex.Thecompetentauthoritiesshalltakethenecessarystepstoensurethatthoseoperationsdonotexceedtheannualquantitieslaiddown.
Products delivered to the Canary Islands under the specific supply
arrangementsandusedtovictualshipsandaeroplanesshallbedeemed
tohavebeenconsumedlocally.
2. Thecompetentauthoritiesshallauthorisetheexportordispatchof
quantities of processed products other than those referred to in para-graph 1 only where it is attested that the products concerned do notcontainrawmaterialsimportedorintroducedunderthespecificsupplyarrangements.
The competent authorities shall carry out the necessary checks to
ensure the accuracy of the attestations referred to in the first subpara-
graph and shall recover, where appropriate, the benefit granted under
thespecificsupplyarrangements.
3. Processingoperationswhich,withinthelimitofthequantitiesset
outintheAnnex,maygiverisetoregionaltradeexportsortraditionalconsignments must meet the processing conditions laid down in theprovisions on the inward processing arrangements and the procedurefor processing under customs control specified in Regulation (EEC)2002R0020—EN—09.07.2002—003.001—13
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No2913/92andRegulation(EEC)No2454/93, mutatismutandis ,with
theexceptionofallusualformsofhandling.
Article 20
Re-exportingunprocessedproductsorproductspackagedlocally
UnderthesecondsubparagraphofArticle 3(5)ofRegulation (EC)No
1454/2001, unprocessed products or packaged products resulting from
local packaging of unprocessed products which have benefited fromthe specific supply arrangements may be re-exported, subject to thefollowingrequirements:
(a) the words ‘goods exported under Article 3(5) of Regulation (EC)
No1454/2001’mustbeentered insection31ofthesingleadmin-istrativedocument(SAD);
(b) quantitiesofproductswhichhavebeenexemptfromimportduties
and re-exported shall be re-attributed to the forecast supply
balance;
(c) the products covered by this point shall not qualify for export
refunds;
(d) quantitiesofproductsonwhichaidhasbeengrantedandwhichare
then re-exported shall be re-attributed to the forecast supplybalanceandtheaidgrantedshallbereimbursed;
(e) the products covered by this point shall not qualify for export
refunds;
(f) if there is a risk that regular supplies to the Canary Islands might
be jeopardised by a significant increase in re-exports of theproducts covered by this Article, the competent authorities mayrestrict quantitiesinsuchawayastoensurethatpriorityneedsin
thesectorsconcernedaremet.
TheSpanishauthoritiesshallinformtheCommissionforthwith,priorto
their implementation, of the measures it plans to take to apply this
pointandthereasonsforthesemeasures.TheCommissionshallinform
theotherMemberStatesthereof.
The above paragraphs shall apply without prejudice to special provi-
sionsadoptedtoovercomesensitivedifficultiesinagivensector.
Article 21
Sugar
During the period referred to in Article 10(1) of Regulation (EC) No
1260/2001, C sugar as referred to in Article 13 of that Regulation,exported in accordance with the relevant provisions of Regulation(EEC)No2670/81,andintroducedforthepurposesofconsumptioninthe Canary Islands in the formof white sugar falling within CN code
1701, shall benefit, under the terms of this Regulation, from the
schemeofexemption fromimportdutieswithinthelimits ofthefore-castsupplybalancesreferredtoinArticle3.
CHAPTERVII
NOTIFICATIONSANDREPORT
Article 22
Notifications
ThecompetentauthoritiesshallnotifytotheCommissionnolaterthan
thefifthdayofeachmonththefollowingdatarelatingtothepreviousmonths of the reference calendar year, by product and CN code and,whereapplicable,byindividualdestination:
(a) the quantities broken down according to whether imported from
thirdcountriesordispatchedfromtheCommunity;
(b) theamountofaidandtheexpenditureactuallypaidbyproductand,
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(c) the quantities for which licences and certificates have not been
used,brokendownbycategoryoflicenceorcertificate;
(d) anyquantitiesexportedafterprocessinginthecontextofthetradi-
tionalquantitiesunderRegulations(EC)Nos1453/2001and1454/
2001;
(e) any quantities dispatched after processing in the context of tradi-
tional quantities under Regulations (EC) Nos 1452/2001, 1453/2001and1454/2001;
(f) any quantities re-exported unprocessed or locally packaged under
Regulation(EC)No1454/2001;
(g) anyquantitiesexportedinthecontextofregionaltradeunderRegu-
lations(EC)Nos1452/2001and1453/2001;
(h) transfers within an overall quantity for a category of products and
amendmentstotheforecastsupplybalancesduringtheperiod;
(i) theavailablebalanceandtheutilisationrate.
Thesedatashallbesuppliedonthebasisofthelicencesandcertificates
used.
Article 23
Reports
Nolater than30Juneevery year,thecompetent authorities shallsend
theCommissionanannualimplementationreportasreferredto,respec-
tively,inArticle27(1)ofRegulation(EC)No1452/2001,Article39(1)
ofRegulation(EC)No1453/2001andArticle25(1)ofRegulation(EC)No1454/2001,relatingtothepreviouscalendaryear.
Reportsshallgivethefollowinginformation,inparticular:
(a) significantsocio-economicandagriculturaltrends;
(b) a summary of the available physical and financial data on the
implementation of each measure, followed by an analysis of thedataand,wherenecessary,apresentationandanalysisofthesectortowhichthemeasurerelates;
(c) the progress of the measures and priorities in relation to the
specificandgeneralobjectives,usingquantifiedindicators,
(d) a brief account of any major problems encountered in adminis-
teringandimplementingthemeasures;
(e) anexaminationoftheresultsofallthesemeasures,takingaccount
oftheirreciprocallinks;
(f) forthespecificsupplyarrangements,thedataandanalysisofprice
trendsandhowthebenefitthusgrantedhasbeenpassedon.
Article 24
Reductionofadvances
Without prejudice to the general rules on budgetary discipline, where
the information transmitted by the Member States to the Commission
under Articles 22and 23is incomplete or the time limit hasnotbeen
complied with, the Commission shall reduce advances on entry in theaccountsofagriculturalexpenditureonatemporaryandflat-ratebasis.
CHAPTERVIII
CHECKSANDPENALTIES
Article 25
Checks
1. The physical checks carried out in the outermost region
concerned on the import, entry, export, dispatch, re-export and recon-signmentofagriculturalproductsmustinvolvearepresentativesampleamounting toatleast 5%ofthe licences andcertificates presented inaccordancewithArticle11.2002R0020—EN—09.07.2002—003.001—15
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Physical checks shall be carried out, mutatis mutandis , in accordance
with the procedures laid down in Council Regulation (EEC) No 386/90(
1).
2. In special cases the Commission may request that checks be
carriedoutonotherpercentages.
Article 26
Penalties
1. Except in cases of force majeure or climatic aberrations, if a
trader fails to comply with the undertakings given under Article 9,and without prejudice to any penalties applicable under national law,
thecompetentauthoritiesshall:
— recover the benefit granted fromthe holder of the im port licence,
exemptioncertificateoraidcertificate;
— provisionally suspend or revoke registration, depending on the
seriousnessofthebreachoftheobligations.
Thebenefitreferredtoinpoint(a)shallbeequaltotheamountofthe
exemptionfromimportdutiesortotheamountoftheaid.
2. Except in cases of force majeure or climatic aberrations, where
holdersofalicenceorcertificatedonotcarryouttheplannedimporta-tion or introduction, their entitlement to apply for licences and
certificates shall be suspended for a period of sixty days following
expiry of the licence or certificate. After the suspension period, theissue of subsequent licences or certificates shall be subject to thelodging ofa security equal tothe amount of the benefit to begrantedduringaperiodtobedeterminedbythecompetentauthorities.
3. The competent authorities shall adopt the necessary measures to
reuse any quantities of products made available as a result of non-execution, partial execution or cancellation of the licences and certifi-catesissuedorrecoveryofthebenefitgranted.
CHAPTERIX
NATIONALPROVISIONS
Article 27
The competent authorities shall adopt the additional rules needed to
administerandmonitorthespecificsupplyarrangementsinrealtime.
They shall notify the Commission of any measures they intend to
implementpursuanttothefirstparagraph,beforetheirentryintoforce.
CHAPTERX
TRANSITIONALANDFINALPROVISIONS
Article 28
Repeal
1. Regulations (EEC) No 131/92, (EEC) No 1696/92 and (EC) No
2790/94areherebyrepealed.
ReferencestotherepealedRegulationsshallbeconstruedasreferences
tothisRegulation.
2. Articles1,2,2aand3ofRegulation(EEC)No131/92andArti-
cles 1, 2, 3 and 4 of Regulation (EEC) No 1696/92 shall continue toapplyuntil30June2002.2002R0020—EN—09.07.2002—003.001—16
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Article 29
Transitionalprovisions
1. For thirty days following the entry into force of this Regulation,
the competent authorities may, at the request of a trader who has
submittedanapplicationforentryintheregisterunderArticle9,issue
tothelatteralicenceorcertificate,subjecttotheconditionsinArticle10, provided that the application for such licence or certificate ispresentedinaccordancewithArticle10(1).
Theissuingoflicencesorcertificatesshallbesubjecttothelodgingof
asecurity.
2. LicencesandcertificatesissuedunderRegulations(EEC)No131/
92,(EEC)No1696/92and(EC)No2790/94whicharenotfullyused
beforetheirexpirydatemaybereplaced, fortheremainingquantities,
in accordance with paragraph 1 or may be cancelled and the securityreleased.
3. Until 30 June 2002 the following provisions shall apply in the
AzoresandMadeira:
(a) licence applications shall be submitted in the first five working
days of each month and the licences shall be issued in the
followingfiveworkingdays;
(b) licences shall be valid during the two months following that of
issue.
Article 30
Entryintoforce
This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its
publicationinthe Official JournaloftheEuropeanCommunities .
Itshallapplyfrom1January2002.However,
— the third and fourth paragraphs of Article 6 shall apply from1
January2003,
— Articles4,5,7and9,Article10(1)andArticles11,13,14,15,26
and 27 shall not apply to the French overseas departments, the
AzoresandMadeirauntil1July2002.
ThisRegulation shallbebindinginitsentirety anddirectly applicable
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ANNEX
Maximum quantities of processed products which can be exported or
shipped annually from the Canary Islands in the context of traditional
exportsandconsignments
(Article 9(3)andArticle 19)
(quantity inkilograms(orlitres*))
CNcode toEC tothirdcountry
040210 — 54000
040221 64000 11000040229 — 33000040291 3000 3000
040299 1000 1000
040310 — 7000040390 1000 10000405 6000 12000040610 17000 119000
040630 2000 5000
040640 2000 1000040690 25000 14000071021 — 1000071022 1000 1000
071030 2000 1000
071040 1000 1000071080 4000 16000071090 — 1000071120 — 1000
071140 — 1000
081190 1000 1000081290 3000 1000081350 1000 1000110100 105000 1000
110220 13000 6000
110290 1000 1000110419 4000 1000110500 — 1000150790 — 300000
15149090 — 3000000
160100 10000 44000160241 13000 1000160249 16000 39000160250 — 50000
160413 2712000 2027000
160414 552000 18000170290 675000 6000170410 19000 20000170490 648000 293000
180400 — 1000
180500 1000 45000180610 4000 580002002R0020—EN—09.07.2002—003.001—18
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(quantity inkilograms(orlitres*))
CNcode toEC tothirdcountry
180620 1000 25000
180631 1000 4000
180690 30000 38000190120 1140000 —
190190 2521000 45000
190211 1000 2000
190219 1000 47000
190220 — 1000
190230 1000 37000
190300 — 1000
190410 3000 2000
190490 — 1000
190520 — 1000
190530 45000 132000
190540 1000 3000
190590 15000 43000
200410 22000 1000
200490 4000 72000
200510 1000 63000
220520 57000 1000
200540 2000 19000
200559 2000 —
200560 34000 1000
200570 9000 3000200580 1000 5000
200590 20000 27000
200600 5000 27000
200710 3000 2000
200791 3000 8000
200799 463000 7000
200819 1000 1000
200820 18000 38000
200830 10000 1000
200850 2000 1000
200860 1000 1000
200870 5000 1000
200892 104000 12000
200899 224000 1000
200919 18000 24000
200930 — 10000
200940 9000 7000
200960 — 1071000
200970 2000 3000200980 11000 18000
200990 16000 12000
210110 5000 3000
210120 1000 10002002R0020—EN—09.07.2002—003.001—19
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(quantity inkilograms(orlitres*))
CNcode toEC tothirdcountry
210130 1000 —
210210 1000 28000
210220 — 2000210230 — 3000
210310 — 2000
210320 22000 35000
210330 1000 3000
210390 30000 61000
210410 22000 193000
210420 1000 595000
210500 167000 505000
210610 3000 28000
210690 8000 13000
220210 *5000000 *203000
220290 *3000000 *799000
220300 *70000 *157000
220510 *47000 *1000
220590 *17187000 *3295000
220840 *47000 *43000
220850 *9000 *7000
220890 *190000 *17000
220900 — *18000
230120 20610000 18654000
230990 20000 1525000300210 8000 1000
300220 1000 1000
300290 1000 1000
300420 1000 3000
300450 1000 —
300490 51000 18000
300510 1000 2000
300590 2000 1000
320300 1000 1000
330749 1000 14000
330790 7000 6000
340119 2000 9000
340213 5000 —
340220 135000 69000
340290 40000 62000
340319 7000 1000
340530 1000 1000
340540 2000 6000
390110 195000 32000390120 80000 76000
390421 49000 180000
390950 2000 47000
391290 7000 10002002R0020—EN—09.07.2002—003.001—20
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(quantity inkilograms(orlitres*))
CNcode toEC tothirdcountry
391721 195000 11000
391723 20000 10000
391732 65000 68000391739 33000 2000
391740 270000 65000
391910 860000 30000
392010 2100000 2000
392020 310000 8000
392099 340000 —
392190 20000 70000
392310 49000 59000
392321 727000 356000
392329 23000 72000
392330 180000 35000
392340 18000 25000
392390 1000 13000
392410 6000 5000
392490 10000 4000
392690 132000 198000
482311 1000 3000
482351 9000 15000
482359 6000 30002002R0020—EN—09.07.2002—003.001—21