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►B COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 659/97
of 16 April 1997
laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 2200/96 as regards
intervention arrangements in the fruit and vegetables sector
(OJ L 100, 17.4.1997, p. 22)
Corrected by:
►C1Corrigendum, OJ L 123, 15.5.1997, p. 25 (659/97)
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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 659/97
of 16 April 1997
layingdowndetailedrulesfortheapplicationofCouncilRegulation
(EC) No 2200/96 as regards intervention arrangements in the fruit
and vegetables sector
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2200/96of 28 October
1996on the common organization of the market in fruit and veget-ables(
1), and in particular Articles 30 (6), 48 and 57 thereof,
Whereas Title IV of Regulation (EC) No 2200/96establishes the inter-
vention arrangements for the products referred to in Article 1 (2)thereof; whereas the detailed rules of application must therefore be laiddown;
Whereas, in relation to products, the terms ‘not put up for sale' and
‘withdrawn from the market'should be treated as equivalent and shouldbe included in a single definition; whereas it should also be clarifiedthat the provisions on packaging requirements do not apply to theproducts withdrawn from the market;
Whereas the marketing years for the products listed in Annex II to
Regulation (EC) No 2200/96must be established;
Whereas, to apply the limits laid down in Article 23 and 24 of Regula-
tion (EC) No 2200/96, the ‘marketed quantity' of a given productmarketed by a producer organization must be defined, taking account ofthe production actually disposed of by the producer organization inquestion, the production from other producer organizations and theproduction of producers not affiliated to any producer organization;
Whereas Article 28 of Regulation (EC) No 2200/96requires Member
States to notify the Commission of the prices recorded on representativeproducer markets for certain products and for certain periods; whereas alist of those markets and of the products in question should therefore bedrawn up;
Whereas Article 26of Regulation (EC) No 2200/96establishes the
Community withdrawal compensation for the products listed in AnnexII to that Regulation; whereas a system should be introduced for payingthis compensation in such a way as to ensure that the limits laid downin Article 23 of Regulation (EC) No 2200/96are complied with at alltimes;
Whereas, to prevent irregularities in applying the scheme and to ensure
its transparency, the producer organizations must notify the responsiblemonitoring authorities in advance of each withdrawal; whereas, in theabsence of this notification, the product can be disposed of only afterauthorization from the Member State; whereas, furthermore, a commu-nications system for the producer organizations and the Member Statesshould be set up;
Whereas, for the implementation of Article 25 of Regulation (EC) No
2200/96, the time limits should be laid down for presenting the meas-ures taken by the Member States to ensure environmentally soundpractice in the withdrawal operations;
Whereas the first, second and third indents of point (a) of Article 30 (1)
of Regulation (EC) No 2200/96provide that the fruit and vegetableswithdrawn from the market in accordance with Article 23 (1) and whichremain unsold may be distributed free, both within and outside theCommunity, as humanitarian aid to certain needy categories of the
(1) OJ No L 297, 21. 11. 1996, p. 1.
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population through charitable organizations; whereas the charitable
organizations should be approved beforehand;
Whereas, in the case of free distribution of fruit and vegetables with-
drawn from the market, the transport costs are to be borne by theCommunity pursuant to Article 30 (6) of Regulation (EC) No 2200/96;whereas it must be stipulated that those costs must be paid to theconsignor who has borne the cost of transport; whereas flat rates shouldbe laid down for the defrayal of such costs;
Whereas, in the case of free distribution of apples and citrus fruits
withdrawn from the market, the actual costs of sorting and packagingmay be defrayed by the Community pursuant to Article 30 (6) ofRegulation (EC) No 2200/96, up to a specific limit; whereas, to qualifyfor this measure, the charitable organizations and the producer organ-izations must conclude contractual agreements; whereas provisionsgoverning such agreements should be laid down;
Whereas the procedures for the physical and documentary monitoring of
the intervention and free distribution operations must be laid down;whereas, in cases of infringement, deterrent penalties that are in linewith the seriousness of the offence should be stipulated; whereas themonitoring operations must cover the producer organizations and charit-able organizations involved;
Whereas, for the 1997 marketing year and as a transitional measure,
producer organizations which have submitted an operational programmein accordance with Commission Regulation (EC) No 411/97 (
1) should
be allowed to supplement the Community withdrawal compensation;
Whereas it is necessary to repeal Commission Regulation (EEC) No
3587/86(2), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1363/95 (3),
Commission Regulation (EEC) No 827/90 (4), as last amended by Regu-
lation (EC) No 771/95 (5), Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2103/
90 (6), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 1363/95, Regulation (EEC)
No 2276/92 (7), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1363/95, and
Commission Regulation (EC) No 113/97 (8), whose provisions have
become obsolete or are to be replaced by this Regulation;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance
with the opinion of the Management Committee for Fresh Fruit andVegetables and the Committee of the European Agricultural Guidanceand Guarantee Fund,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
CHAPTER I
Intervention arrangements
Article 1
This Regulation lays down the detailed rules for the application of the
intervention arrangements provided for in Title IV of Regulation (EC)No 2200/96and applies to the products referred to in Article 1 (2)thereof.
Article 2
1. For the purposes of this Regulation, products ‘withdrawn from the
market'and ‘not put up for sale'mean products which are not sold via a
(1) OJ No L 62, 4. 3. 1997, p. 9.
(2) OJ No L 334, 27. 11. 1986, p. 1.
(3) OJ No L 132, 16. 6. 1995, p. 8.
(4) OJ No L 86, 31. 3. 1990, p. 13.
(5) OJ No L 77, 6. 4. 1995, p. 9.
(6) OJ No L 191, 24. 7. 1990, p. 19.
(7) OJ No L 220, 5. 8. 1992, p. 22.
(8) OJ No L 20, 23. 1. 1997, p. 26.
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producer organization, in accordance with the intervention arrangementsreferred to in Regulation (EC) No 2200/96.
2. Products withdrawn from the market must comply with the stan-
dards in force if such standards have been adopted pursuant to Article 2of Regulation (EC) No 2200/96. However, in that event, the standardson packaging and wrapping shall not apply.
Article 3
1. For each product the ‘marketed quantity' of a producer organ-
ization, as referred to in Article 23 (3) of Regulation (EC) No 2200/96,shall be the sum of:
(a) the production of members actually sold through the producer
organization or processed by it;
(b) the production of members of a producer organization sold directly
by its members as provided for in the first and fourth indents ofArticle 11 (1) (c) (3) of Regulation (EC) No 2200/96;
(c) the production of members of other producer organizations
marketed through the producer organization concerned in accord-ance with the second and third indents of Article 11 (1) (c) (3)thereof.
The marketed quantity referred to in the first subparagraph shall not
include the marketed production of members of a producer organizationwho are authorized to sell in accordance with the second and thirdindents of Article 11 (1) (c) (3).
2. The marketed production referred to in Article 23 (4) of Regula-
tion (EC) No 2200/96shall be equivalent to the marketed quantity asdefined in paragraph 1.
Article 4
The marketing years for products qualifying for Community withdrawal
compensation in accordance with Article 23 (3) of Regulation (EC) No2200/96shall be as listed in Annex I to this Regulation.
The marketing years for products listed in Article 1 (2) of Regulation
(EC) No 2200/96other than those referred to in the first paragraph shallrun from 1 January to 31 December.
Article 5
1. For the products listed in Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 2200/
96, payment of the Community withdrawal compensation referred to inArticle 26of that Regulation shall be subject to presentation, to thecompetent authority of the Member State, of an application by theproducer organizations referred to in Articles 11 and 13 thereof or byassociations of such organizations.
Where Article 13 (3) of Regulation (EC) No 2200/96is applied, the
producer organization concerned shall no longer benefit from the provi-sions laid down in the said Regulation.
2. The application referred to in paragraph 1 shall cover a period of
at least one month. It shall be accompanied by supporting documentsconfirming the quantity of each product marketed and the quantity ofeach product not put up for sale by the producer organization, andspecifying:
(a) the production of members actually sold through the producer
organization or processed by it;
(b) the production of members of other producer organizations
marketed through the producer organization concerned in accord-ance with the second and third indents of Article 11 (1) (c) (3) ofRegulation (EC) No 2200/96;
(c) the production delivered by each grower who is not a member of
any producer organization in accordance with Article 24 of thatRegulation.
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3. When considering each application, the Member States shallensure that the quantity not put up for sale since the beginning of themarketing year in question complies with the limits laid down inArticles 23 and 24 of Regulation (EC) No 2200/96. If these limits havebeen exceeded, the Community withdrawal compensation shall be paidonly with due regard to these limits and to the compensation alreadypaid. Surplus quantities shall be included when the next application isconsidered.
Article 6
Without prejudice to Article 22 of this Regulation, for payment of the
withdrawal compensation for products not listed in Annex II to Regula-tion (EC) No 2200/96and the grant of a supplement to the Communitywithdrawal compensation as provided for in points (a) and (b) of Article15 (3) of Regulation (EC) No 2200/96, Regulation (EC) No 411/97shall apply.
Article 7
1. The representative markets referred to in Article 28 (1) of Regula-
tion (EC) No 2200/96shall be those listed in Annex II to this Regula-tion.
2. Member States shall inform the Commission weekly by electronic
mail for each marketing day of the production prices recorded on therepresentative markets for the products and during the periods listed inAnnex III. The Commission shall forward this information to theMember States.
Article 8
1. The producer organizations or associations thereof shall notify
each withdrawal operation at least 24 hours in advance to the competentnational authorities, listing the products intended for interventiontogether with the estimated quantity of each product concerned.
However, if it has not been possible to give prior notice of a withdrawal
operation the products withdrawn may not be disposed of until theMember State has given its authorization.
The producer organizations shall attest, in writing, that the products
withdrawn comply with the standards in force if such standards havebeen adopted pursuant to Article 2 of Regulation (EC) No 2200/96.
They shall notify the competent national authorities of the measures
taken to ensure that withdrawal operations are environmentally sound.
2. The producer organizations or associations thereof shall supply the
following information to the Member States, which shall communicateit to the Commission:
(a) the stocks of apples and pears available on the first day of each
month;
(b) at the start of the marketing year, the declaration of areas cultivated
per product and, where applicable, per variety.
Article 9
1. Before the 10th day of each month, the Member States shall
forward to the Commission by electronic mail an estimate of the prod-ucts not put up for sale in the previous month, broken down by product.
2. At the end of each marketing year, the Member States shall
forward to the Commission for each product concerned the details setout in Annex IV. These details shall be sent:
(a) not later than 30 June following each marketing year in the case of
tomatoes, aubergines, cauliflowers, apricots, peaches, nectarines,grapes, melons, watermelons and products not listed in Annex II toRegulation (EC) No 2200/96;
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(b) not later than 30 November following each marketing year in the
case of lemons, pears, apples, satsumas, clementines and sweetoranges.
3. If the Member States do not forward the details referred to in
paragraph 2, or if those forwarded details appear erroneous in the lightof the objective facts in the Commission’s possession, the Commissionmay suspend payment of the advance payments on the defrayal ofexpenses referred to in Article 5 (2) (a) of Council Regulation (EEC)No 729/70 (
1) pending the forwarding of the requisite details.
Article 10
Member States shall notify to the Commission by 15 September 1997 at
the latest the national framework provided for in the third paragraph ofArticle 25 of Regulation (EC) No 2200/96.
Member States shall inform the Commission of any amendments to the
abovementioned framework.
CHAPTER II
Free distribution
Article 11
1. In accordance with the first and third indents of Article 30 (1) (a)
of Regulation (EC) No 2200/96, products withdrawn from the marketduring a given marketing year may be made available to charitableorganizations approved by the Member States for free distribution, attheir request.
2. In order to qualify for approval, the charitable organizations shall
undertake to:
(a) comply with this Regulation;
(b) keep separate accounts for the operations in question;
(c) accept the checks provided for by Community provisions.
3. Member States shall approve charitable organizations in at least
one of the following categories:
(a) charitable organizations authorized to distribute on the Member
State’s territory products which have been withdrawn there;
(b) charitable organizations authorized to distribute on Community
territory;
(c) charitable organizations authorized to distribute Community prod-
ucts in third countries.
Member States shall notify lists of approved charitable organizations as
referred to in points (b) and (c) of the first subparagraph to the Commis-sion, which shall publish them in the ‘C'series of the OfficialJournalof
the European Communities .
Article 12
The institutions as referred to in the second indent of Article 30 (1) (a)
of Regulation (EC) No 2200/96which are designated by the MemberStates must comply with the conditions pursuant to Article 11 (2) of thisRegulation.
Article 13
Member States shall take measures to facilitate contacts and operations
between the producer organizations concerned and the charitable organ-izations approved in accordance with Article 11 (2).
(1) OJ No L 94, 28. 4. 1970, p. 13.
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At the end of each marketing year, Member States shall forward to theCommission the information specified in Annex VI concerning the freedistribution operations.
Article 14
1. Free distribution outside the Community as part of humanitarian
aid shall be carried out by the charitable organizations referred to inArticle 11 (3) (c) in accordance with paragraphs 2 and 3 of this Article.
2. The products dispatched shall not be eligible for export refunds.
The customs export document, the transit document and any T5 docu-ment issued shall be endorsed ‘without refund'.
3. Member States shall submit to the Commission the plans for each
free distribution operation and shall send the Commission a copy of thenotification to the FAO Consultative Subcommittee on SurplusDisposal, on authorization of the operation by the Commission.
The Commission shall decide on a case-by-case basis whether to
authorize such operations in the light of the guarantees of successfulconclusion and the market situation.
At the end of each operation, Member States shall forward to the
Commission the information specified in Annex VI.
Article 15
1. The costs of transport linked to the free distribution of all products
withdrawn from the market shall be met by the Guarantee Section of theEuropean Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund (EAGGF) on thebasis of the flat-rate amounts determined in accordance with thedistance between the point of withdrawal and the place of delivery setout in Annex V.
In the case of free distribution outside the Community, the flat-rate
amounts set out in Annex V shall cover the distance between the pointof withdrawal and the point of exit from the Community.
2. The transport costs shall be paid to the consignor who has actually
borne the financial cost of the transport operation in question.
Payment of the said amounts shall be subject to presentation of
supporting documents, certifying, in particular:
— the names of the beneficiary bodies,
— the quantity of the products concerned,— acceptance by the charitable organization,— the means of transport used.
Article 16
1. In the case of apples and citrus fruits withdrawn from the market,
the costs of sorting and packaging linked to free distribution shall beborne by the Guarantee Section of the EAGGF, up to the amount set outin paragraph 2 of Annex V, where free distribution is performed under acontractual agreement between the producer organizations and the char-itable organizations concerned.
2. For the purposes of paragraph 1 the producer organizations shall,
at the start of the marketing year, enter into contractual agreements withcharitable organizations approved in accordance with Article 11 (2) and(3) and notify them to the competent national authorities as soon as theyare concluded. The authorities in question may set a final date for theconclusion of such agreements.
3. Agreements shall be concluded subject to there being products
withdrawn from the market. The quantities stipulated in the agreementsmay be increased during the marketing year, depending on the marketsituation.
4. Agreements shall be concluded for a single marketing year within
the meaning of Regulation (EC) No 2200/96and shall specify:
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— the likely quantity of each product,
— the means of transport envisaged,— the planned rate of delivery,— the agreed place where the product will be made available,— the obligation on the producer organization to make available ready
sorted products packed in packages of less than 25 kg,
— an estimate of beneficiaries by administrative unit.
5. Member States shall forward to the Commission, not later than
one month after the conclusion of the agreements, the informationspecified in paragraph 4.
6. Payment of the costs of sorting and packaging shall be made to the
producer organizations which performed the sorting and packaging andshall be subject to the presentation of supporting documents, certifying,in particular:
— the names of the beneficiary bodies,
— the quantity of the products concerned,— the actual costs of sorting and packaging,— acceptance by the charitable organization.
CHAPTER III
Checks and penalties
Article 17
1. Member States shall take all the necessary measures to ensure that
the provisions of Title IV of Regulation (EC) No 2200/96are compliedwith, and in particular those set out in paragraphs 2, 3 and 4 of thisArticle.
2. Member States shall perform physical and documentary checks on
the withdrawals made by all producer organizations at least once duringthe marketing year. For each product, these checks shall involve at least20 % of the total quantity withdrawn.
They shall, in addition, ensure that the products not put up for sale
comply with the standards in force if such standards have been adoptedpursuant to Article 2 (2) of Regulation (EC) No 2200/96.
In cases where Article 30 (2) of Regulation (EC) No 2200/96applies,
Member States shall check all the quantities withdrawn.
3. Member States shall carry out documentary checks on intervention
operations to ensure that the accounts are correct and that there iseffective verification of compliance with the conditions for payment ofthe Community withdrawal compensation or of financing from theoperational fund referred to in Article 15 (1) of Regulation (EC) No2200/96.
Checks shall be undertaken on each producer organization at least once
each marketing year and, for each product, must involve at least 10 %of the applications for payment.
4. Where checks reveal significant irregularities, the competent
authorities shall carry out additional checks during the marketing yearin progress and shall increase the frequency of checks in the followingmarketing year.
Article 18
1. Member States shall take the necessary measures to ensure that
free distribution operations both inside and outside the Communitycomply with the provisions in force.
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They shall, in particular:
(a) ensure that the operations in question are properly carried out;
(b) verify the final use made of the products by the charitable organ-
ization, in particular by demanding from them a certificate of accep-tance certifying the use of the products;
(c) check the final destination of the products.
2. Checks shall be both documentary and physical and shall concern
both the producer organizations and the charitable bodies concerned.They may be random in nature and each year shall cover at least 10 %of the quantities distributed.
3. With regard to distribution within the Community and without
prejudice to Article 39 of Regulation (EC) No 2200/96, the competentauthorities of the Member State on whose territory the free distributiontakes place shall undertake checks on the use of the products and theirfinal destination.
4. At the request of the Member State, the Commission shall assist it
in monitoring free distribution operations outside the Community.
Article 19
1. The beneficiary of Community withdrawal compensation or of
financing from the operational fund shall be under the obligation to payback double the amounts unduly paid, plus interest calculated by refer-ence to the time that has elapsed between payment and reimbursementby the beneficiary where checks carried out in accordance with Article17 show that:
(a) the products not put up for sale do not comply with the provisions
on standards laid down in Article 2 of Regulation (EC) No 2200/96;
(b) the products not put up for sale have not been disposed of as
provided for in Article 30 of that Regulation;
(c) the disposal of the products not put up for sale causes substantial
environmental damage.
However, the penalty referred to in the first subparagraph shall not be
applied where the beneficiary proves to the satisfaction of thecompetent national authority that the irregularities were not intentionalon his part or were not the result of gross negligence. In such cases, thebeneficiary shall repay only the amount unduly paid, plus interest.
The rate of interest shall be that applied by the European Monetary
Institute to transactions in ecus published in the ‘C'series of the Official
Journal of the European Communities and in force on the date on which
undue payment is made, plus three percentage points.
2. Sums recovered, with the interest accrued, shall be paid to the
responsible paying agency and deducted from expenditure financed bythe EAGGF.
3. In the event of a false declaration made deliberately or by serious
negligence, the producers’ organization concerned shall be debarredfrom receiving Community withdrawal compensation for the marketingyear following that in respect of which the false declaration was discov-ered.
Article 20
1. Where irregularities attributable to producer organizations or to
approved charitable bodies or institutions as referred to in Articles 11and 12 are detected in the course of free distribution pursuant to checkscarried out in accordance with Article 18, paragraphs 2 to 7 of thisArticle shall apply.
2. Approval as referred to in Article 11 (2) shall be withdrawn from
charitable organizations. This shall take effect immediately and continuefor at least one marketing year, and may be extended depending on theseriousness of the irregularity.
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3. Institutions as referred to in Article 12 shall not be eligible to bethe beneficiaries of free distribution operations in the followingmarketing year.
4. The charitable organization or institution which received the
product withdrawn from the market shall be obliged to repay the valueof the products it received plus interest calculated by reference to thetime which has elapsed between receipt of the product and repaymentby the beneficiary.
5. Article 19 (3) shall apply to the producer organization concerned.Furthermore, the producer organization shall be obliged to reimburse
double the amounts received in respect of sorting and packaging costs,plus interest calculated by reference to the time which has elapsedbetween payment and reimbursement by the beneficiary.
The consignor who received the transport costs as referred to in Article
15 shall be obliged to reimburse double the amounts received fortransport plus interest calculated by reference to the time which haselapsed between payment and reimbursement by the beneficiary.
6. The rate of interest shall be that applied by the European
Monetary Institute to its operations in ecus published in the ‘C'series oftheOfficial Journal of the European Communities in force on the date
of undue payment, increased by three percentage points.
7. The amounts recovered, plus the interest thereon, shall be paid to
the competent paying agency and deducted from expenditure financedby the EAGGF.
Article 21
Articles 19 and 20 of this Regulation shall apply without prejudice to
other penalties to be adopted in accordance with Article 48 of Regula-tion (EC) No 2200/96.
CHAPTER IV
Transitional and final provisions
Article 22
For 1997, producer organizations which have submitted a draft opera-
tional programme for approval in accordance with Articles 3 or 15 ofRegulation (EC) No 411/97 are hereby authorized to grant, at their ownrisk, supplements to the Community withdrawal compensation, inaccordance with Article 15 (3) (b) of Regulation (EC) No 2200/96.
Article 23
Regulations (EEC) No 3587/86, (EEC) No 827/90, (EEC) No 2103/90,
(EEC) No 2276/92 and (EC) No 113/97 are hereby repealed.
Article 24
This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its
publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities .
However, for each product listed in Annex I to Regulation (EC) No
2200/96, it shall apply from the start of the 1997/98 marketing year.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in
all Member States.
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ANNEXI
MARKETING YEARS FOR THE PRODUCTS LISTED IN ANNEX II TO REGULATION
(EC) No 2200/96
Product Date
Tomatoes From 1 January to 31 December
Aubergines From 1 January to 31 December
Melons From 1 April to 31 March
Watermelons From 1 April to 31 March
Cauliflowers From 1 May to 30 April
Apricots From 1 May to 30 April
Nectarines From 1 May to 30 April
Peaches From 1 May to 30 April
Table grapes From 1 May to 30 April
Lemons From 1 June to 31 May
Pears From 1 June to 31 May
Apples From 1 July to 30 June
Satsumas From 1 October to 30 September
Mandarins From 1 October to 30 September
Clementines From 1 October to 30 September
Sweet oranges From 1 October to 30 September
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ANNEXII
LIST OF REPRESENTATIVE MARKETS
Apricots
Greece France Italy Spain Portugal
Argos Châteaurenard Salerno Murcia Alenquer
Korinthos Perpignan Forli Valencia Algarve
Moudania Valence Zaragoza
Aubergines
Greece France Italy Netherlands Spain Portugal
Skala (Lako-
nias)Châteaure-nard Latina Coöper-atie V, T, N, Den Bosch Almería Algarve
Thessaloniki Catanzaro Coöperatieve Veiling ZON,Grubbenvorst Valencia
Cauliflowers
Belgium/
LuxembourgNetherlands Germany Greece France Ireland
Sint-Kate-
lijne WaverCoöper-atie V, T, N, Den Bosch Hamburg Athina Châteaure-nardDublin
Coöperatieve Veiling ZON,
GrubbenvorstKitzingen Chalkida Saint-Malo
Maxdorf Thessalo-niki Saint-Omer
Reichenau Saint-Pol-de-Léon
Straelen
Erfurt
Italy Austria United Kingdom Spain Portugal Denmark
Ascoli Piceno Vienna Birmingham Barcelona Oeste Odense
Pesaro Liverpool La Rioja
Taranto London Granada
Bristol Murcia
Navarre
Seville
Valencia
Finland Sweden
Helsinki Helsingborg
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Lemons
Greece Italy Spain Portugal
Egio Catania Alicante Algarve
Xylokastro Palermo Málaga Oeste
Siracusa Murcia
Messina
Clementines
Greece France Italy Spain Portugal
Argos Corsica Cosenza Castellón Alcácer do Sal
Taranto Valencia Algarve
Strawberries
Italy Portugal Spain
Salerno Algarve Barcelona
Huelva
Bologna Oeste Valencia
Mandarins
Greece Italy Spain Portugal
Argos Catania Alicante Algarve
Chios Siracusa Castellón
Taranto Valencia
Melons
Italy Spain Greece Portugal
Salerno Almería Kyparissia Ribatejo
Ferrara Badajoz Amaliada
Bologna Ciudad Real Patra
Murcia Larissa
Trikala
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Sweet oranges
Greece Italy Spain Portugal
Argos Catania Alicante Algarve
Arta Siracusa Castellón Santiago do Cacém
Sparti Catanzaro Sevilla
Valencia
Watermelons
Italy Spain Greece Portugal
Latina Almería Kyparissia Ribatejo
Bologna Murcia Amaliada
Ferrara Valencia Patra
Larissa
Trikala
Peaches and nectarines
Greece France Spain Italy (Peaches) Italy (Nectarines) Portugal
Skydra Montauban Huesca Bologna Salerno Cova da Beira
Veria Nîmes La Rioja Ferrara Ravenna Montargil
Perpignan Lérida Ravenna Forli Ribatejo
Valence Murcia Forli Verona Oeste
Sevilla Salerno Ferrara
Valencia
Zaragoza
Apples
Belgium/Luxem-
bourgDenmark Germany Greece France Ireland
Sint-Truiden Odense Bonn-Roidorf Naoussa Angers Dublin
Hamburg Skydra Montauban
Bodensee-
marktTripolis Nîmes
Stade Volos
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Italy Netherlands United Kingdom Spain Portugal
Bolzano Coöper-
atie V, T, N, Den BoschBirmingham Gerona Oeste
Ferrara Geldermalsen & OmstrekenGeldermalsen London Huesca Cova da Beira
Ravenna La Rioja Guarda
Verona Lérida Viseu
Zaragoza
Finland Sweden Austria
Helsinki Helsingborg Wollsdorf
Pears
Belgium and
LuxembourgDenmark Germany Greece Ireland Italy
Sint-Truiden Odense Bonn-Roidorf Veria Dublin Ravenna
Ingelheim Volos Bolzano
Stade Verona
Ferrara
Rovigo
France Netherlands United Kingdom Spain Portugal
Angers Coöper-
atie V, T, N, Den BoschBirmingham Badajoz Oeste
Avignon Geldermalsen & OmstrekenGeldermalsen London Huesca Cova da Beira
Valence La Rioja
Lérida
Zaragoza
Table grapes
Greece Italy France Spain Portugal
Iraklio Ascoli Piceno Avignon Alicante Alenquer
Kavala Bari Nîmes Almería Moura
Korinthos Chieti Valencia Ferreira do Alen-
tejo
Agrigento Murcia Algarve
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Tomatoes
Belgium and
LuxembourgNetherlands Germany Greece Spain Italy
Sint-Kate-
lijne-WaverCoöper-atie V, T, N, Den Bosch Heidelberg Ierapetra Alicante Ascoli
Piceno
Coöperatieve Veiling ZON,Grubbenvorst Kitzingen Pyrgos Almería Bari
Maxdorf Barcelona Ragusa
Reichenau Las Palmas Pescara
Straelen Málaga
Erfurt Murcia
Valencia
Denmark United Kingdom France Ireland Portugal
Odense Birmingham Châteaurenard Dublin Algarve
Glasgow Marmande Oeste
Liverpool Perpignan
London
Finland Sweden Austria
Helsinki Helsingborg Wollsdorf
Vienna
Satsumas
Greece Spain Portugal
Argos Castellón Algarve
Valencia
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Products Presentation and type PeriodANNEXIII
►C1As provided for in Article 7 (2) ◄of this Regulation, Member States
shall notify daily producer prices recorded for the following products andperiods:
I.A
Tomatoes Of the ‘round'and ‘ribbed'type, quality classes
I and II, size 57/77 mm packed1 January to 31 December
Aubergines — Of the elongated type, quality class I, sizeover 40 mm 1 January to 31 December
— Of the globus type, quality class I, size over70 mm
Melons — Of the Glob Galia, Piel de Sapo, Jaune etlise, Supermarket, Charentais, Honeydew,Tamaris, Cantaloup and Tendral varieties,quality classes I and II1 April to 31 March
Watermelons — varieties with seeds 1 April to 31 March
— seedless varieties
quality class I
Cauliflowers ‘Trimmed',quality class I, packed 1 May to 30 April
Apricots Quality class I, size over 40 mm 1 May to 30 April
Nectarines Of the Armking, Crimsongold, Early sun grand,Fairlane, Fantasia, Independence, May FireBrite, May Fire, Flavor Geant, Early Grand,Flavor Nectared, Snow Queen, Queen Rubi,Caldesi, Venus, Sweet Red, Nettaros, SweetLady, Autumn Free, Caldesi, Tasty Free,Albared and Stark red gold varieties, qualityclass I, size 56/73 mm1 May to 30 April
Peaches Of the Amsden, Cardinal, Dixired, MerrylGermfree, Catherina Maria Serena, Federica,Vesubio, Baby Gold, Red Globe, Carson,Andros, San Lorenzo, Sudanel, Miraflores,Campiel, Calanda, Rojo rito, Rojo Gallur, Jero-nimo, Flavorcrest, Iris rosso, Maria Bianca,Rosa del West, Maria Delizia, K2, Duchessad’Este, Merril Gemfree, Michelimi, RedHaven, Springcrest and Springtime varieties,quality class I, size 56/73 mm1 May to 30 April
Table grapes Of the Regina dei Vignetti, Sultanine, Regina(Mennavacca bianca, Rosaki, Dattier de Beyr-outh), Italia, Aledo, Ohanes (Almeria), D.Maria, Napoleon, Dominga, Alfonso Lavallée,Cardinal, Italia, Moscatel Romano, Apirena andAledo varieties, quality class I1 May to 30 April
Lemons Quality class I, size 53/65 mm 1 June to 31 May
Pears — Of the Beurré Hardy, Coscia (Ercolini),Crystallis (Beurré Napoléon, Ercolini, Blan-quilla, Tsakonika), Dr Jules Guyot (Limonera)and Rocha varieties, quality class I, size 55 mmor more1 June to 31 May
— Of the Limonera, Conférence, Bon Chré-tien, Williams, Buena Luisa, Max Red Bartlettvarieties, quality class I, size 60 mm or more
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Products Presentation and type Period
— Of the Empereur Alexandre (Kaiser Alex-
andre Bosc), Abate Fetel, Decana delCimmizio, Passacrassana varieties, quality classI, size 70 mm or more
Apples — Of the Reine des Reinettes and VerdeDoncella varieties, quality class I, size 65 mmor more 1 July to 30 June
— Of the Delicious Pilafa, Golden Delicious,Jonagold, Jonagored, Elstar, Gloster, Boskoop,Cox Orange, Iraded, Golden Supreme, JamesGrieve, Red Chief, Top Redy, Red Delicious,Reinette grise du Canada, Starking Delicious,Granny Smith, Belleza de Roma, Summered,Royal Gala and Orzak Gold varieties, qualityclass I, size 70 mm or more
Satsumas Quality class I, size 54/69 mm 1 October to 30 September
Mandarins Quality class I, size 54/69 mm 1 October to 30 September
Clementines Quality class I, size 43/60 mm 1 October to 30 September
Sweet oranges Of the Moro, Navel, Navellina, Navellate,Tarocco Salustiana, Sanguinello and Valencialate varieties, quality class I, size 67/80 mm 1 October to 30 September
I.B
Other products:
Products Presentation and type Period
Strawberries Quality class I, packed 1 October to 30 September
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ANNEXIV

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(ECU per 100 kg)ANNEXV
1. Transport costs under free distribution arrangements (first, second and third
indents of Article 30 (1) (a) of Regulation (EC) No 2200/96)
Distance of less than 25 km 1,20
Distance of 25 km or more but less than 200 km 2,50
Distance of 200 km or more but less than 350 km 3,50
Distance of 350 km or more but less than 500 km 5,00
Distance of 500 km or more 6,50
Additional transport costs per wagon or other refrigerated
vehicle0,60
2. The costs of sorting and packaging for apples and citrus fruits shall be borne
by the Community up to a maximum of ECU 11 per 100 kg net.
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ANNEXVI
Details concerning free distribution operations:
(a) as regards free distribution within the Community:
— product distributed (variety, commercial category),
— quantity distributed,— name and headquarters of the producer organization making the with-
drawals,
— name and headquarters of the approved charitable organization or institu-
tion appointed by the Member State in receipt of the product,
— end use of the product,— type of packaging used, specifying whether recycled or not,— means of transport used and the name of the transporter,— date of delivery and date of receipt,— estimated number of beneficiaries, by administrative unit,— date the agreement between the producer organization and the approved
charitable body was concluded;
(b) as regards free distribution outside the Community:
— product distributed (variety, commercial category),
— quantity distributed,— name and headquarters of the producer organization making the with-
drawals,
— name and headquarters of the approved charitable organization carrying
out distribution,
— name and address of the approved charitable organization in receipt of
the product,
— country and place of final destination,— description of the end use of the product (the population group for which
it is intended),
— means of transport used and the name of the transporter,— date of delivery and date of receipt,— estimated number of beneficiaries, by administrative unit,— date the agreement between the producer organization and the approved
charitable body was concluded.