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►B REGULATION(EEC)NO2511/69OFTHECOUNSIL
of9December 1969
laying down special measures for improving the production and marketing of Community citrus
fruit
(OJ L 318, 18.12.1969, p. 1)
Amended by:
Official Journal
No page date
►M1Regulation (EEC) No 175/73 of the Council of 22 January 1973 L 25 2 30.1.1973
►M2Regulation (EEC) No 2481/75 of the Council of 29 September 1975 L 254 1 1.10.1975
►M3Council Regulation (EEC) No 793/76 of 6 April 1976 L 93 1 8.4.1976
►M4Council Regulation (EEC) No 340/77 of 14 February 1977 L 48 6 19.2.1977
►M5Council Regulation (EEC) No 1034/77 of 17 May 1977 L 125 1 19.5.1977
►M6Council Regulation (EEC) No 1122/78 of 22 May 1978 L 142 13 30.5.1978
►M7Council Regulation (EEC) No 912/79 of 8 May 1979 L 116 1 11.5.1979
►M8Council Regulation (EEC) No 1301/79 of 25 June 1979 L 162 26 30.6.1979
►M9Council Regulation (EEC) No 2226/79 of 9 October 1979 L 257 2 12.10.1979
►M10Council Regulation (EEC) No 1367/80 of 5 June 1980 L 140 24 5.6.1980
►M11Council Regulation (EEC) No 1116/81 of 28 April 1981 L 118 1 30.4.1981
►M12Council Regulation (EEC) No 1204/82 of 18 May 1982 L 140 38 20.5.1982
►M13Council Regulation (EEC) No 2004/83 of 18 July 1983 L 198 2 21.7.1983
►M14Council Regulation (EEC) No 3130/86 of 13 October 1986 L 292 5 16.10.1986
►M15Council Regulation (EEC) No 3223/88 of 17 October 1988 L 288 5 21.10.1988
►M16Council Regulation (EEC) No 1130/89 of 24 April 1989 L 119 22 29.4.1989
Corrected by:
►C1Consolidated text of corrigenda to instruments published in Special
Editions1952-72, p. 70 (2511/69)
►C2Corrigendum, OJ L 200, 21.7.1987, p. 18 (3130/86)
NB: This consolidated version contains references to the European unit of account and/or the ecu, which from 1 January 1999
should be understood as references to the euro — Council Regulation (EEC) No 3308/80 (OJ L 345, 20.12.1980, p. 1) andCouncil Regulation (EC) No 1103/97 (OJ L 162, 19.6.1997, p. 1).
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REGULATION(EEC)NO2511/69OFTHECOUNSIL
of9December 1969
laying down special measures for improving the production and
marketingofCommunitycitrusfruit
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European EconomicCommunity, and in particular Article 43 thereof;
Having regard to Council Regulation No 17/64/EEC(
1) of 5 February
1964 on the conditionsfor obtaining aid from the European Agricul-tural Guidance and Guarantee Fund, aslas t amended by Regulation(EEC) No 1892/68,(
2) and in particular Article 6 (2) thereof;
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission;
Having regard to the Opinion of the European Parliament;
Whereas there are currently serious market difficulties in disposing of
orangesand mandarinsproduced in the Community; whereasthe vari-etiesoffered and trading conditionson Community import markets
contribute in particular to these difficulties;
Whereas a series of medium- and short-term measures should be
adopted in order to remedy thiss ituation.
Whereas medium-term measures should seek to improve existing vari-
eties; whereas there should be further measures enabling these varietiesto comply with market requirements thereby assuring that Community
import marketsare kept permanently s upplied; whereasimproved
methods of processing should increase outlets for selected varieties;
Whereas, to ensure the maximum effect, these measures should be
included in the plansdrawn up by the Member Statesconcerned in
agreement with the Commission;
Whereas, within the framework of measures to improve production,
there should be a scheme for granting temporary compensation to smallundertakingsin order that any deficit due to replanting may be takeninto account;
Whereas half of the expenses caused by the adoption of medium-term
measures should be financed on a Community basis;
Whereas short-term measures should be designed to increase Commu-
nity outletsby changing marketing methods ;
Whereas there should be a scheme of financial compensation for this
purpose to promote sales on Community import markets by means of
contracts ensuring regular supplies;
Whereas short-term measures giving rise to payment of the said
compensation fulfil the conditions laid down in Article 6 (1) of Regu-
lation No 17/64/EEC; whereasthe conditionsfor refunding theexpenses concerned should be laid down immediately;1969R2511 — EN — 02.05.1989 — 001.002 — 2
(1) OJ No 34, 27.2.1964, p. 586/64.
(2) OJ No L 289, 29.11.1968, p. 1.
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HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
TITLE I
Medium-termmeasures
Article 1
1. Aid shall be granted in accordance with the provisions of Article
5 for measures on which a start has been made up to 31 December
1988, within the framework of the plan referred to in Article 2, which
are designed to:
(a) convert existing plantations of orange, mandarin or lemon trees to
other varieties of oranges, mandarins, or lemons or other citrus fruitof the satsuma or clementine type with a view to adapting such
plantations to suit consumer demand;
(b) establish, improve and enlarge:
— handling centres for citrus fruit where sorting, sizing, disinfec-
tion and packaging are carried out and which have storagespace available, as an annex, should the need arise,
— storage centres for citrus fruit,— processing installations for citrus fruit with storage space avail-
able, as an annex, should the need arise;
(c) restructure the citrus fruit sector on farms with a view to greater
competitiveness, by:
— new plantations without conversion, over areas well suited to
citrusfruit production and with varietiesmeeting cons umerrequirements, provided that such plantations are intended toreplace existing plantations and do not increase the areasplanted with citrusfruit,
— and improvement measures involving, in particular, preparation
of the soil, irrigation from an existing collective network, field
drainage and non-collective farm paths, provided that such
measures are accompanied by practical steps to control plantsand diseases;
d) produce reproductive material to the extent necessary to carry out
the plan.
The estimated cost to the European Agricultural Guidance and Guar-
antee Fund (EAGGF) of the measures provided for in subparagraph(b) shall not exceed 15 % of the total estimated cost to the EAGGFof the medium-term measures provided for under this Regulation.
2. Before 31 December 1988 the Council shall, if necessary, decide,
on a proposal from the Commission, to extend the period provided forin the first subparagraph of paragraph 1.
However, the date referred to in the first subparagraph shall be deferred
for two yearsasregardsthe implementation of the provis ionscontainedin paragraph 4.
3. Community farmersproducing oranges , mandarinsand lemons
who undertake to replant within the meaning of paragraph 1 (a) shall
qualify, at their own request and under the conditions laid down inArticle 4, for additional aid granted in order that any deficit entailedby such replanting may be taken into account.
This aid shall be granted in accordance with the provisions of Article 5.
4. In Greece:
(a) the aids referred to in the first subparagraph of paragraph 1 and in
paragraph 3 may be granted in respect of operations as referred toin paragraph 1 (a), (c) and (d) on which a start has been made up to1969R2511 — EN — 02.05.1989 — 001.002 — 3
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31 December 1990, where citrusplantationswere damaged by fros t
during the winter of 1986/87;
(b) in the case of citrus plantations which were the subject, up to the
winter of 1986/87, of operationsasreferred to in paragraph 1 (a),
(c) and (d), the aids referred to in the first subparagraph of para-
graph 1 and in paragraph 3 may be granted again where suchoperations must be recommenced as a result of the winter frosts inquestion and up to 31 December 1990;
(c) the aids referred to in the first subparagraph of paragraph 1 and in
paragraph 3 may be granted for schemes for the re-establishment oftreesdamaged by fros t during the winter of 1986/87 which arebegun up to 31 December 1990 in the case of citrus plantations
whose varietal composition already satisfied consumer require-
ments before the frost, where such re-establishment schemes arecarried out by:
— grubbing up and replanting with the varietiesgrown before the
frost or other varieties of citrus fruit which meet consumerrequirements,
— cutting off the trunk or main or secondary branches and top
grafting of the varietiesgrown before the fros t or other varieties
of citrus fruit which meet consumer requirements.
In addition, the aidsrelating to the meas uresreferred to in para-
graph 1 (d) may be granted to the extent necessary to carry outthe re-establishment schemes.
In Italy, for the regionsof Sicily, Apulia and Calabria:
a) the aids referred to in the first subparagraph of paragraph 1 and in
paragraph 3 may be granted in respect of operations as referred to in
paragraph 1 (a), (c) and (d) on which a start has been made up to 30June 1991, where citrusplantationswere damaged by fros t duringthe winter of 1986/87;
b) in the case of citrus plantations which were the subject, up to the
winter of 1986/87, of operationsasreferred to in paragraph 1 (a),(c) and (d), the aids referred to in the first subparagraph of para-graph 1 and in paragraph 3 may be granted again where such
operations must be recommenced as a result of the winter frosts in
question and up to 30 June 1991.
5. The aids for the schemes referred to in the first subparagraph of
paragraph 4 and in point (b) of the second subparagraph of paragraph 4
shall be eligible under the EAGGF only where the surface area of
citrus trees damaged by frost represents at least 20 % of the area ofthe holding on which citrustreeswere grown prior to the fros t.
Article 2
The measures provided for in Article 1 (1) shall apply only in Member
Stateswhere:
— for oranges, at least 20 % of total production consists of fruit of the
varieties‘biondo comune’ and ‘s anguigno comune’,
— for small-fruited citrus, at least 50 % of total production consists of
mandarins,
— for lemons, at least 50 % of total production consists of fruit of
varietiesother than ‘Eureka’ and ‘Verna’,
and in so far as they concern the measure referred to under point (c) of
the first subparagraph of Article 1 (1), where the Member States
furnish proof simultaneously of major structural deficiencies.
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►M14The Member Statesconcerned s hall, by 30 April 1983 at the
latest and for the implementation of the provisions laid down in thefirst subparagraph of Article 1 (4) by 31 December 1988 at the latest
for Greece, and for those laid down in the second subparagraph of
that Article not later than 31 July 1989 for Italy, draw up a plan toinclude the measures which they consider most suitable for carryingout the work referred to in Article 1 or adjust existing plans. ◄This
plan must specify in particular the production areas concerned, the
varietiesto be changed, the location of ins tallationstechnically
equipped for storage, packing and processing and the parts of capitalexpenditure incurred by the measures referred to under point (b) ofthe first subparagraph of Article 1 (1) which are not financed by theEAGGF and are borne by the Member State concerned and the benefi-ciary of the measures respectively. Work involved in drawing up the
plan shall be done in conjunction with the Commission, which may
forward any recommendation to the Member State concerned.
This plan, accompanied by an estimate of expenses incurred both
through the measures envisaged and through the additional aid referredto in Article 1 (2), shall be forwarded to the Commission for approval.
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first subparagraph of Article 1 (4) and point (b) of the second subpara-graph of Article 1 (4) and Article 1 (5) ◄shall specify in particular,
in addition to the particularsreferred to in the third and fourth s ubpar-
agraphs, the location of the areas particularly affected by the severe
weather, the extent of the damage caused, the number of holdingsaffected, the extent of the areasfor which aid may be granted for theschemes referred to in Article 1 (4), including the varieties cultivatedon the plantations which are the subject of those schemes, and thecontrol measures for ensuring that the aids granted to citrus growers
whose plantations suffered damage as a result of the frost meet the
requirementslaid down in Article 1 (5).
The Commission may, after consulting the Standing Committee on
Agricultural Structuresand the Management Committee for Fruit andVegetables, amend the plan as it considers necessary. The plan, asapproved by the Commission, shall be published forthwith by theMember State.
At the end of each year, each Member State concerned shall provide
the Commission with a progress report on their plan.
Article 3
1. The measures adopted in the plan referred to in Article 2 should
lead:
(a) with respect to work referred to in Article 1 (1) (a):
— to an improvement in the composition of varieties grown on the
undertakingstaking particular account of local conditionsofproduction;
— to a more rational use of means of production in particular by
recourse to more efficient production methods;
(b) with respect to the work referred to in the first and second indents
of Article 1 (1) (b):
— to adapting, in a given area, the capacity for handling and
packing to the quantity of fruit produced, taking particularaccount of the need to supply correctly sorted and identifiedproductsand to market the fruit in ques tion over aslong a
period as possible during the year;
(c) with respect to the work referred to in the third indent of Article 1
(1) (b):
— to enabling the best returns to be obtained by processing
products which cannot be marketed in the fresh state in produc-1969R2511 — EN — 02.05.1989 — 001.002 — 5
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tion areas where technical obstacles would considerably restrict
replanting;
— to improving conditions for the production of processed goods
through a rational use of existing processing undertakings.
d) With (SIC! with) respect to the work referred to in Article 1 (4)
(c):
— to the re-establishment of citrus plantations damaged by frost,
by maintaining the varietal composition of the plantations orby an appropriate choice of other varietiesadapted to cons umerrequirements,
— to the rationalization of the meansof production, asprovided
for in the second indent of paragraph 1 (a), where the level ofsuch rationalization is not yet satisfactory.
2. The detailed rules for applying paragraph 1 shall be adopted, so
far as necessary, in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article
13 of Council Regulation No 23(
1) on the progressive establishment of
a common organisation of the market in fruit and vegetables.
Article 4
1. The aid referred to in Article 1 (3) shall be paid to farmers who
practise agriculture as their main occupation and who grow oranges,mandarinsor lemonson condition that:
— the income derived from their holding before conversion does not
exceed the income derived from five hectaresof orange, mandarin
and lemon trees,
— at least 40 % of the area used for growing orange, mandarin or
lemon treesisconverted at one time
— an area of at least 20 ares (SIC! acres) is converted.
In accordance with the procedure provided for in Article 2, the
Commission may authorize a Member State to adopt a lower figure
than that provided for in the second indent of the first subparagraph in
exceptional cases where the need for such a reduction is clearly justi-fied.
However, for the implementation of points(a) and (b) of the firs t
subparagraph and (b) of the second subparagraph of Article 1 (4), the
figure of 40 % given in the second indent of the first subparagraphshall be reduced to 20 %.
If a collective conversion measure referred to in paragraph 3 is
involved, the aid may also be paid to farmers participating in the
measure but not fulfilling the conditions laid down above, providedthe total amount of aid per beneficiary doesnot exceed the amountfor four converted hectares.
2. The amount of aid per converted hectare shall apply to a
maximum of four hectares and shall be as follows:
— 2 200 ECU per year for the first four years,
— 1 500 ECU for the fifth year,
— 1 000 ECU for the sixth and seventh years, only for growers who
replant.
The above amounts shall be increased by 10 % per converted hectare
of mandarin and lemon trees.
2a. Asregardsthe additional aid referred to in Article 1 (3) for the
implementation of the provisions contained in Article 1 (4) (c), the1969R2511 — EN — 02.05.1989 — 001.002 — 6
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conditions referred to in the first subparagraph of paragraph 1 shall
apply, with the exception of the rate of 40 % referred to in the secondindent of that subparagraph.
3. For the purposes of this Regulation, a collective measure shall
refer to any citrus fruit conversion measure carried out by farmers
under a mandatory agreement concluded between at least 25 farmers
having a total of at least 50 hectares of citrus fruit, and which providesfor the conversion of at least 20 hectares.
In accordance with the procedure provided for in Article 2, the
Commission may authorize a Member State, in exceptional cases, tospecify a smaller area to be converted than that provided for in the first
subparagraph, in so far as the total number of cases so specified repre-
sents no more than 10 % of the total area to be converted in thisMember State.
If the collective measure is carried out by a cooperative or a producer
group or association set up for purposes other than citrus fruit conver-
sion, the condition mentioned in the first subparagraph which refers to
a minimum number of 25 farmerss hall not be binding.
The Member Statesconcerned s hall, in the plan referred to in Article 2,
for each region to which the plan applieswithin the limitslaid downabove, fix the conditions to be met by the collective measures.
4. The first instalment shall be paid during the two months
following the start of conversion, or of re-establishment schemes asprovided for in Article 1 (4) (c).
The amount of aid may be adjusted from the year following the entry
into force of Regulation (EEC) No 1204/82 in the light of develop-ments in the general economic situation by decision of the Council
acting by a qualified majority on a proposal from the Commission.
Article 5
1. The aids specified in article (SIC! Article) 1 shall be granted by
the Member States. They must cover:
— all expenditure in implementation of the measures specified in the
first subparagraph of Article 1 (1) (a), (c) and (d), and of the addi-tional aid provided for in Article 1 (3), ►
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referred to in Article 1 (4) (c). ◄
— all expenditure in implementation of the measure specified in the
first subparagraph of Article 1 (1) (b), less the proportion of this
expenditure to be met by the recipient of the aid.
2. The EAGGF Guidance Section shall refund to Member States
50 % of the expenditure incurred through the work referred to in
Article 1 (1), through payment of the additional aid provided for in
Article 1 (3) and through the measures referred to in Article 1 (4) (c).
3. The detailed rulesfor applying paragraphs1 and 2 s hall be
adopted, in so far as necessary, in accordance with the procedure laid
down in Article 26 of Regulation No 17/64/EEC.
TITRE II
Short-termmeasures
Article 6
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to the conditions set out below, for financial compensation in respect of
oranges, mandarin, clementines and lemons originating in the saidMember Statesand marketed in the other Member States .
Article 7
1. For oranges and mandarins, the amount of financial compensation
shall be fixed each year before the beginning of the marketing year, inaccordance with the procedure laid down in Article 43 (2) of theTreaty:
a) up to and including the 1989/90 marketing year, on the basis of the
previous amount adjusted for changes in the basic and buying-inprices for the products in question, subject to the condition,however, that the percentage change in the financial compensationcompared with the preceding marketing year may not exceed the
percentage change in the basic and buying-in prices;
b) with effect from the 1990/91 marketing year, on the basis of the
previous amount reduced, successively, by one-quarter, one-thirdand one-half.
Financial compensation shall be abolished with effect from the 1993/94
marketing year.
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financial compensation shall be fixed each year before the beginning
of the marketing year, in accordance with the procedure laid down in
Article 43 (2) of the Treaty:
a) up to and including the 1982/83 marketing year, on the basis of the
previous amount adjusted for changes in the basic aid buying-in
prices for the products in question, subject to the condition,however, that the percentage change in the financial compensationcompared with the preceding marketing year may not exceed thepercentage change in the basic and buying-in prices;
b) with the effect from the 1983/84 marketing year, on the basis of the
previous amount reduced, successively, by one-quarter, one-third
and one-half.
Financial compensation shall be abolished with effect from the 1986/87
marketing year.
2a. For lemons, the amount of the financial compensation shall be
fixed each year before the beginning of the marketing year, in accor-dance with the procedure laid down in Article 43 (2) of the Treaty:
a) up to and including the 1983/84 marketing year, on the basis of the
previous amount adjusted for changes in the basic and buying-inprices for the products in question, subject to the condition,however, that the percentage change in the financial compensation
compared with the preceding marketing year may not exceed the
percentage change in the basic and buying-in prices;
b) with effect from the 1984/85 marketing year, on the basis of the
previous levels of the amount reduced, successively, by one-quarter,one-third and one-half.
Financial compensation shall be abolished with effect from the 1987/88
marketing year.
3. Financial compensation shall be granted only in respect of
products belonging to quality classes Extra and I.
Article 8
1. The financial compensation shall be paid to the sellers at their
request, as soon as evidence has been furnished that the goods in ques-tion have entered the territory of the importing Member State and havebeen made available to the purchaser.1969R2511 — EN — 02.05.1989 — 001.002 — 8
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2. Detailed rulesfor applying thisArticle s hall be adopted in accor-
dance with the procedure laid down in Article 33 of Regulation (EEC)No 1035/72.
Article 9
The rulesgoverning the financing of the common agricultural policy
shall apply to the financial compensation referred to in Article 6.
Article 10
The Commission, on the basis of information supplied to it by Member
States, shall submit each year to the Council a report on the applicationof the measures adopted under this Title.
Article 11
ThisRegulation s hall enter into force on the third 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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