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of26April1994
laying downdetailed rules for the application ofCouncil Regulation (EEC) No 404/93 as regards
bananaproducers'organziations
(OJ L 106, 27.4.1994, p. 6)
Amended by:
Official Journal
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COMMISSIONREGULATION(EC)No919/94
of26April1994
laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regula-
tion(EEC)No404/93asregardsbananaproducers'organziations
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 404/93 of 13 February
1993 on the common organization of the market in bananas(1), as
amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 3518/93(2), and in parti-
cular Article 9 thereof,
WhereasRegulation (EEC) No 404/93 laysdown provis ionsfor the
setting up of banana producers' organizations; whereas, in order to be
recognized, such organizations must satisfy specific conditions;
whereas the conditions are designed to provide reasonable assurancethat the organization, by virtue of their size, the length of time theyhave been in operation, their constitution and the way in which theyfunction, will contribute to the improvementss ought in the conditionsin which bananasare produced and marketed;
Whereas these requirements, which are intended to ensure that produ-
cers' organizations have a minimum level of stability and economicactivity, particularly asregardsthe number of membersand volume ofproduction, must be determined in the light of the structural diversity
of the producer regionsin the Community;
Whereas, also for the purpose of stability and effectiveness, it is neces-
sary to specify, first, the means and facilities which producers'
organizations must place at the disposal of their members and,
secondly, the type of rules which such organizations must adopt andimpose on their members in order to achieve the objectives of groupsrecognized pursuant to Community rules;
Whereas the implementation of the specific measures adopted by the
Council, together with those in this Regulation, implies a strict obliga-tion for producers' organizations to transmit detailed information atgiven intervals to the authorities designed by the Member States, inorder to enable the latter to monitor the execution of undertakingsmade by producers' organizations with a view to recognition; whereas
the checksto be carried out by the Member Statesand the communica-
tionsfor monitoring the application of the abovementioned provis ionsshould be specified;
Whereas it is necesary to specifiy the provisions which should apply to
producer groupswhich have been recognized purs uant to Regulation
(EEC) No 1360/78 of 18 June 1978 on producer groups and associa-tionsthereof(
3), aslas t amended by Regulation (EC) No 3669/93(4)
and which, under the system set up by the said Regulation, havereceived aid torwards their setting-up and administrative running costs;
Whereasthe meas uresprovided for in thisRegulation are in accor-
dance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Bananas,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
Member States shall grant specific recognition, as provided in Article 5
of Regulation (EEC) No 404/93, to producers' organizations and asso-
ciations thereof, hereinafter referred to as ‘producers' organizations’,whose economic activity concerns the production and marketing of1994R0919 — EN — 28.03.1999 — 001.001 — 2
(1) OJ No L 47, 25. 2. 1993, p. 1.
(2) OJ No L 320, 22. 12. 1993, p. 15.
(3) OJ No L 166, 23. 6. 1978, p. 1.
(4) OJ No L 338, 31. 12. 1993, p. 26.
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fresh bananas and which comply with Article 5 of the aforesaid Regu-
lation and the provisions of this Regulation.
Producers' organizations recognized pursuant to Regulation (EEC) No
1360/78 shall be granted specific recognition, as provided in the first
paragraph, where the competent authoritiesfind that the cons tituentinstrument and rules of operation of such organizations comply withthe provisions referred to in the first paragraph.
Article 2
1. Producers' organizations shall submit the application for specific
recognition to the respective competent authorities designed by the
Member States, together with their constituent instrument and the infor-
mation specified in Part A of Annex II.
2. The competent authoritiess hall check the accuracy of the infor-
mation submitted, by examining documents and conducting on-the-spot inspections. In cases of doubt, they shall carry out any other
checks to ensure that the conditions laid down in Article 1 are satisfied.
3. Specific recognition shall be granted within 90 days from receipt
of the appliction, subject to any additional time required for supple-mentary investigations.
Article 3
1. The minimum volume of marketable bananasand the minimum
number of members which producers' organizations must have pursuant
to Article 5 (1) (b) of Regulation (EEC) No 404/93 shall be as set out
in Annex I.
2. For the purposes of paragraph 1, the production to be taken into
account shall be the average banana production marketed by all theproducersbelonging to the organization applying for recognition duringthe three marketing yearsprior to s uch recognition.
However, where a production area hass hown a fall in production due
to exceptional weather conditionsduring the period referred to in thefirst sub paragraph, the volume of production in one or more marketingyearsprior to the exceptional weather may be taken into cons ideration.
Article 4
The necessary means placed at the disposal of members producers or
held by the producers' organization in order to attain the objectives
referred to in Article 5 of Regulation (EEC) No 404/93 shall include
at least facilities for:
— sorting, sizing and market preparation, with a capacity appropriate
to the volume of banana production delivered by members,
— the administration of technical and commercial activity,— centralized bookkeeping.
Article 5
For the admission of new members, the rules of association of produ-
cers' organizations shall include the following requirements:
(a) new memberships msut take effect from the beginning of a
marketing year only;
(b) new members must be accepted on the basis of the organization's
actual or foreseeable marketing capacity;
(c) each member must undertake to belong to the producers' organisa-
tion for at least one year and must give written notice of any
intention to resign by 31 May at the latest, to take effect on 1January of the following year. The Member Statesmay s et a leng-thier minimum period of membership; in that event they shallnotify the Commission. The rules of association of producers' orga-1994R0919 — EN — 28.03.1999 — 001.001 — 3
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nisations may stipulate a lengthier period of notice before resigna-
tion becomeseffective;
(d) each member must undertake to comply with all the obligations
imposed by the producers' organization.
Article 6
1. The rules laid down by banana producers'organizations pursuant
to Article 5 (1) (d) of Regulation (EEC) No 404/93 shall provide at
least the following:
(a) with a view to establishing production, for producers to lodge
declarations of areas planted, estimated volume of harvest, and
quantitiesactually harves ted;
(b) asregardsproduction, the definition, on the bas isof the marketing
strategy and outlets, of the varieties of bananas to be grown,converted or grubbed, the cultural techniquesto be us ed and thetiming of the harvest;
(c) asregardsmarketing, minimum criteria for quality, s ize, packaging,
presentation and marking.
2. Producers' organizations shall avise and assist their members to
ensure proper application of the rules they adopt. They shall penalizenon-compliance in an appropriate fashion.
Article 7
1. Not later than 1 March each year, and for the first time by 1
March 1995, producers' organizations shall communicate to the compe-
tent national authoritiesthe information referred to in Annex II.
Member States may, should they deem it necessary, adopt additional
rulesconcerning the pointsin Part B of Annex II.
2. The competent authorities shall send to the Commission not later
than 1 May each year, and for the first time by 1 May 1995, the list of
recognized banana producers' organizations in their territory and the
information specified in Part A of Annex II for each producers' organi-zation.
3. The Commission may provide, in collaboration with the Member
States concerned, for the electronic transmission of all or part of the
information referred to in Annex II.
Article 8
The competent authorities shall verify the conformity of the establish-
ment and functioning of the producers' organizations and the accuracyof the information referred to in Article 5 of Regulation (EEC) No 404/93 and Article 7 of this Regulation. Each producers' organization shall
undergo an on-the-spot inspection at least once every three years.
Article 9
The competent authoritiess hall withdraw recognition were they find, as
the case may be, that:
— the obligationsimpos ed by the Community rulesare not fulfilled,
— the information referred to in Article 5 of Regulation (EEC) No
404/93 and Article 7 of thisRegulation hasbeen intentionally with-
held or falsified with fraudulent intent.
Article 10
Assistance to encourage the establishment and assist the administrative
operation of producers' organizations, as referred to in Article 6 ofRegulation (EEC) No 404/93, shall not be granted to producers' organi-zationswhich have received the aid provided for in Article 10 ofRegulation (EEC) No 1360/78.1994R0919 — EN — 28.03.1999 — 001.001 — 4
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Article 11
This Regulation shall enter into force on the seventh day following its
publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities .
ThisRegulation s hall be binding in itsentirety and directly applicable
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ANNEX I
Region of production in the Commu-
nityMinimum
number of
membersMinimum volume of
marketable production of
bananas
(in tonnesnet wt)
Spain (Canary Islands) 25 5 000
France
— Guadeloupe 100 30 000
— Martinique 100 30 000
Greece (Crete and Lakonia) 4 40
Portugal (Madeira, the Azores
and Algarve) 5 101994R0919 — EN — 28.03.1999 — 001.001 — 6
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ANNEX II
INFORMATION RELATING TO BANANA PROCUDERS' ORGANIZATIONS REFERRED
TOINARTICLE5
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