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of30May2001
layingdowndetailedrulesfortheapplicationofCouncilRegulation(EC)No2202/96introducing
aCommunityaidschemeforproducersofcertain citrusfruits
(OJL150,6.6.2001,p.6)
Amendedby:
OfficialJournal
No page date
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COMMISSIONREGULATION(EC)No1092/2001
of30May2001
laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regula-
tion (EC) No 2202/96 introducing a Community aid scheme for
producersofcertain citrusfruits
THECOMMISSIONOFTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropeanCommunity,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2202/96 of 28 October
1996 introducing a Community aid scheme for certain producers ofcitrus fruits(
1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2699/2000(2)
andinparticularArticles2(2),3(4)and6thereof,
Whereas:
(1)Regulation (EC) No 2202/96 establishes an aid scheme for
producer organisations that deliver for processing certain citrusfruitsharvestedwithintheCommunityandlistedinArticle1ofthatRegulation.
(2)The marketing years and equivalent periods for citrus fruits
shouldbedefinedwithaviewtoapplyingtheschemeuniformly.
(3)Theaidschemeforproducersofcertaincitrusfruitsisbasedon
contracts between producer organisations recognised or grantedpreliminary recognition under Council Regulation (EC) No
2200/96of28October1996onthecommonorganisationofthe
market in fruit and vegetables(
3) as last amended by Commis-
sion Regulation (EC) No 911/2001(4), on the one hand, and
processors, on the other hand. Producer organisations may alsoact as processors in certain circumstances. The types and dura-tion of contracts and the particulars to be included therein
shouldbespecifiedforthepurposesofapplyingtheaidscheme.
(4)For each of the products referred to in Article 1 of Regulation
(EC) No 2202/96 contracts must be concluded before a givendate,sothattheproducerorganisationscanestablishtheirplansand guarantee processors a steady supply. To ensure that the
scheme is as effective as possible, the parties to such contracts
should nevertheless be authorised to conclude amendmentsadjustingthequantitiesoriginallystipulatedthereinuptoagivenlimit.
(5)Inordertoimprovethewaytheschemeoperates,theauthoritiesshouldknowofallproducerorganisationsmarketingtheproduc-tion of their members, of members of other producerorganisations and of individual producers who wish to qualifyunder the scheme. The processors signing contracts with theseproducerorganisationsshouldalsosendtheauthoritiestheinfor-
mationrequiredtoensurethattheschemeoperatescorrectly.
(6)There is a close link between the raw material delivered for
processing and the finished product obtained. The raw materialshouldthereforemeetcertainminimumrequirements.
(7)Aid applications for each product must include all the informa-tion needed to check their acceptability, given the informationcontainedinthecontracts.
(8)In order to ensure that the aid scheme is properly applied,producer organisations and processors must forward appropriate
information and keep suitable documentation up to date and
should, in particular, specify the areas under oranges, smallcitrus fruits, lemons, grapefruit and pomelos, on the basis of2001R1092—EN—01.10.2002—001.001—2
(1) OJL297,21.11.1996,p.49.
(2) OJL311,12.12.2000,p.9.
(3) OJL297,21.11.1996,p.1.
(4) OJL129,11.5.2001,p.3.
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Council Regulation (EEC) No 3508/92 of 27 November 1992
establishing an integrated administration and control system forcertainCommunityaidschemes(
1),aslastamendedbyCommis-
sion Regulation (EC) No 495/2001(2), and Commission
Regulation (EEC) No 3887/92 of 23 December 1992 layingdown detailed rules for applying the integrated administrationand control system for certain Community aid schemes(
3), as
last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2721/2000(4), for the
purposesofallinspectionsandcontrolsdeemednecessary.
(9)For the purposes of administering the aid scheme, proceduresmust be laid down for physical and documentary checks on
delivery and processing operations, checks must cover a suffi-ciently representative number of aid applications and certainpenalties must be laid down for producer organisations andprocessorswhichbreachtheregulations,inparticularbymaking
falsedeclarations,byfailingtoobservethetermsofthecontract
orbyfailingtoprocessproductsdelivered.
(10)The measures provided for in this Regulation are to replacethoselaiddowninCommissionRegulation(EC)No1196/97of26 June 1997 laying down detailed rules for the application ofCouncil Regulation (EC) No 2200/96 as regards the systemofproduction aid for products processed fromfruit and vegeta-bles(
5), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2729/1999(6).
ThatRegulationshouldthereforeberepealed.
(11)The Management Committee for Fruit and Vegetables has notdeliveredanopinionwithinthetimelimitsetbyitsChairman,
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION:
CHAPTERI
DEFINITIONSANDMARKETINGYEARS
Article 1
For the purposes of this Regulation the following definitions shall
apply:
(a) ‘producer organisations’ means producer organisations as referred
to in Articles 11 and 13 of Regulation (EC) No 2200/96 andproducer organisations granted preliminary recognition underArticle14ofthatRegulation;
(b) ‘association of producer organisations’ means associations as
referredtoinArticle16(3)ofRegulation(EC)No2200/96;
(c) ‘individualproducer’meansanynaturalorlegalpersonasreferred
toinArticle4(1)ofRegulation(EC)No2202/96notbelongingtoaproducerorganisationandgrowingontheirholdingrawmaterial
intendedforprocessing;
(d) ‘processor’ means a processing enterprise operating, for economic
ends and on its own responsibility, one or more plants with facil-
ities for manufacturing one or more of the products listed inArticle1ofRegulation(EC)No2202/1996.2001R1092—EN—01.10.2002—001.001—3
(1) OJL355,5.12.1992,p.1.
(2) OJL72,14.3.2001,p.6.
(3) OJL391,31.12.1992,p.36.
(4) OJL314,14.12.2000,p.8.
(5) OJL169,27.6.1997,p.15.
(6) OJL328,22.12.1999,p.35.
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Article 2
1. The marketing years within the meaning of Article 6 of Regula-
tion(EC)No2202/96,hereinafterreferredtoasthe‘marketingyears’,shallrunfrom1Octoberto30Septemberfor:
— sweetoranges,
— mandarins,clementinesandsatsumas,— grapefruitandpomelos,— lemons.
2. Aid to producer organisations delivering mandarins, clementines
and satsumas shall be granted solely on products delivered to the
processingindustryintheperiodfrom1Octoberto30June.
3. Foragivenmarketingyear,the‘equivalentperiod’referredtoin
Article 5(2)ofRegulation (EC)No2202/96shall runfrom1Aprilof
thepreviousmarketingyearto31Marchofthecurrentyear.
CHAPTERII
CONTRACTS
Article 3
1. The contracts referred to in Article 2(1) of Regulation (EC) No
2202/96 on which the aid scheme is based (hereinafter referred to as‘contracts’), shall be concluded in writing. They shall be concludedseparately for each of the basic products listed in Article 1 of thatRegulation and shall bear an identification number. Contracts maytakeoneofthefollowingforms:
(a) a contract between a producer organisation or association of
producerorganisations,andaprocessor,
(b) acommitmenttosupply,wheretheproducerorganisationalsoacts
asaprocessor.
At any time and for each of the basic products listed in Article 1 of
Regulation(EC)No2202/96asingleone-yearcontractand/orasingle
multiannual contract may be inforce between a producer organisation
andaprocessor.
2. Contractsshallcover:
(a) the entire marketing year in question in the case of a one-year
contract;
(b) at least three marketing years in the case of multiannual contracts
withinthemeaningofArticle3(2)(a)ofRegulation(EC)No2202/
96.
Inthecaseofclementines,separatecontractsmustbeconcludedforthe
twopossibleuses:juiceorsegments.
3. Contractsmustspecify,inparticular:
(a) thenameandaddressofthecontractingproducerorganisation;
(b) thenameandaddressoftheprocessor;
(c) the quantities of raw materials to be delivered for processing this
quantity shall be broken down by marketing year in the case of
multiannualcontracts;
(d) thescheduleofdeliveriestoprocessors;
(e) anundertakingbytheprocessorstoprocessthequantitiesdelivered
underthecontractinquestion;
(f) thepricetobepaidtotheproducerorganisationfortherawmate-
rials,whichmayvarybyvarietyand/orqualityand/orthree-monthdeliveryperiod;thispriceshallbepaidonlybybankorpostofficetransfer.2001R1092—EN—01.10.2002—001.001—4
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The contract shall also indicate the delivery stage to which that
price applies and the payment terms. Any payment deadline maynotexceed90daysfromthedateofdeliveryofeachconsignment;
(g) the compensation payable should either party fail to fulfil its
contractual obligations, in particular as regards payment deadlinesand the obligation to deliver and accept the quantities covered by
thecontract.
4. In the case of one-year contracts, the price referred to in para-
graph3(f)maybeadjusted,withtheagreementofbothparties,bythewrittenamendmentsreferredtoinArticle5(2)belowandsolelyfortheadditionalquantitiesfixedbytheseamendments.
5. Multiannual contracts may cover both the production of the
members of the producer organisation signing the contract and the
production of members of other producer organisations where the
second andthird indents ofArticle 11(1)(c)(3) ofRegulation (EC) No2200/96apply.
6. ToqualifyfortheaidlaiddowninTable2ofAnnexItoRegula-
tion(EC)No2202/96,quantitiesdeliveredundermultiannualcontractsmustbeatleast1000tonnespercontract,productandmarketingyear.
7. Inthecaseofmultiannualcontracts,thepricereferredtoinpara-
graph 3(f) for each marketing year shall be established when therelevant contract is signed. However, the price applicable to a givenmarketingyearmayberevised,withtheagreementofbothparties,bywrittenamendmenttothecontractbefore1Novemberofthemarketing
yearinquestion.
8. The Member States may adopt additional provisions covering
contracts, in particular as regards compensation payable byprocessorsorproducerorganisationsthatfailtofulfiltheircontractualobligations.
Article 4
In the case of a commitment to supply within the meaning of Article
3(1)(b), contracts covering the production of the members of the
producer organisation concerned shall be deemed to have been
concluded after the following particulars have been forwarded to thecompetentauthority:
(a) thenameandaddressofeachproducerandthereference dataand
areas of the parcels on which each producer cultivates the rawmaterial;
(b) theestimatedtotalharvest;
(c) the quantity intended for processing, broken down by type of
contract;
(d) thedeliveryschedulereferredtoinArticle3(3)(d);
(e) anundertakingbytheproducerorganisation toprocessthequanti-
tiesdeliveredunderthecontractinquestion.
Thisnotification shallbesenttothecompetent authority bythe dead-
linelaiddowninArticle6.
Article 5
1. Contracts shall be concluded no later than 1 November of the
marketingyearinquestion.
2. Inthecaseofone-yearcontracts,thequantityinitially laiddown
in the processing contract referred to in Article 3(3)(c) may beamended with the agreement of both parties by one or two writtenamendments.
Thetotalquantitylaiddownintheamendment(s)maynotexceed40%
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amendments,theymaynotrelatetomorethan20%ofthesaidinitial
quantityeach.Theamendmentsshallincludetheidentificationnumberofthecontracttowhichtheyrelate.
ThequantitiesdeliveredbythenewmembersreferredtoinArticle8(5)
shallbeincludedintheamendments.
3. In the case of multiannual contracts, the quantity initially laid
down for each year, within the meaning of Article 3(3)(c), may beamendedinwritingwiththeagreementofbothparties.Theamendmentshall include the identification number of the contract to which itrelates. Amendments shall be concluded before 1 November of the
marketing year in question. The quantity to be delivered each year as
laiddownintheamendmentmaynotexceed40%ofthequantityiniti-allylaiddowninthecontractforthegivenyear.
Article 6
1. Producer organisations signing contracts shall forward a copy of
each contract and any amendments thereto to the body designated bythe Member State in which their head office is situated and, ifappro-priate,tothebodydesignatedbytheMemberStatewhereprocessingisto take place. These copies must reach the competent authorities no
later than 10 working days after the conclusion of the contract or
amendmenttheretoandnolessthanfiveworkingdaysbeforethestartofdeliveries.
The total quantity covered by all the contracts signed by a given
producer organisation may not exceed, per product, the quantityintended for processing indicated by that producer organisation under
Article4(c)andArticle8(1)(c).
2. In exceptional and duly justified cases, the Member States may
accept contracts and amendments thereto that reach their authorities
after the time limit laid down in paragraph 1, provided that such latearrivaldoesnothindertheirchecks.
CHAPTERIII
INFORMATIONTOBEPROVIDED
Article 7
1. Producer organisations wishing to participate in the aid scheme
provided for in Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 2202/96 and proces-sors wishing to sign contracts with those producer organisations shallso informthe body designated by the Mem ber State in which theirhead office is situated and, if appropriate, the body designated by the
Member State where processing takes place, no later than 30 days
beforethestartofthemarketing year.Theyshallcommunicate atthistime the information needed by the Member State in question tomanage andinspecttheaidscheme.Theinformation mustincludethehourly extraction, pasteurisation and concentration capacity of each
processing plant. Member States may decide that such information
shall:
(a) benotifiedbynewproducerorganisationsonly,ornewprocessors,
ifthenecessaryinformationfortheothersisalreadyavailable;
(b) coverasinglemarketingyear,severalmarketingyearsoranunlim-
itedperiod.
2. Atleastfiveworkingdaysbeforethestartofdeliveriesorproces-
sing each marketing year, producer organisations and processors shall
notify the competent authorities of the week in which deliveries andprocessing are to commence. Producer organisations and processorsshallbedeemedtohavedischargedthisobligationwheretheyprovideproof that they have sent this information at least eight working daysbeforethatdeadline.2001R1092—EN—01.10.2002—001.001—6
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3. In exceptional and duly justified cases, the Member States may
accept notifications fromproducer organisations and processors afterthe deadline laid down in paragraph 2. However, no aid shall be
grantedinsuchcasestoproducerorganisationsorprocessorsforquan-
tities already delivered or in the course of delivery unless the checksneededtoestablisheligibilityfortheaidcanbeconductedtothesatis-factionofthecompetentauthorities.
Article 8
1. The producer organisation signing the contracts shall send the
bodydesignated bytheMemberStateinwhichitsheadoffice issitu-atedthefollowinginformation,byproduct:
(a) the name and address of each producer covered by the contracts
and the reference data and areas of the parcels on which eachproducercultivatestherawmaterials;
(b) theestimatedtotalharvest;
(c) thequantityintendedforprocessing;
(d) the producer organisation's average yields per hectare and the
average percentage of this quantity sent for processing during theprevioustwomarketingyears.
2. The information referred to in paragraph 1 shall be provided by
the producer organisations or individual producers concerned to theproducer organisation signing the contract, which shall forward it tothebodydesignated bytheMemberState, wherethe producerorgani-
sationsigningthecontract:
(a) marketsquantitiesintendedforprocessingproducedbymembersof
otherproducerorganisations underthesecondandthirdindentsof
Article11(1)(c)(3)ofRegulation(EC)No2200/96;and/or
(b) passes on the benefit of the aid scheme to individual producers
underArticle4(1)ofRegulation(EC)No2202/96.
3. To qualify for the aids, producer organisations and individual
producersasreferred toinparagraph 2shallsignagreements withthe
producerorganisationsigningthecontract.
Such agreements shall cover all citrus fruit production delivered for
processingbythesaidproducerorganisationsandindividualproducersconcernedandmustspecifyatleastthefollowing:
(a) thenumberofmarketingyearscoveredbytheagreement;
(b) the quantities to be delivered for processing, broken down by
producerandproductandbasedonadeliveryscheduleasreferredtoinArticle3(3)(d);
(c) theconsequencesoffailuretocomplywiththeagreement.
The Member States may adopt additional provisions covering the
agreementsreferredtointhefirstsubparagraph,inparticularasregardscompensation payable by producer organisations or individual produ-cersfailingtofulfiltheircontractualobligations.
4. Theinformationreferredtoinparagraphs1and2,togetherwitha
copy of the agreements referred to in paragraph 3shall besent to thebody referred to in paragraph 1 within 30 days of the start of themarketingyearinquestion.
5. Where a producer joins a producer organisation after the dates
referred toin paragraph 4,the information referred toinparagraphs 1and2and,whereappropriate,theagreementsreferredtoinparagraph3whichrelatetothisnewmembershallbesenttothebodyreferredtoinparagraph1nolaterthan30daysfromthedateonwhichhismember-
shiptakeseffect.
6. For the purposes of Article 4(a) and paragraph 1(a) of this
Article:
— theparcelidentificationsystemshallbethatusedfortheintegrated
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The areas are to be declared in hectares to two decimal places.
Article 6(7) of Regulation (EEC) No 3887/92 shall apply for thepurposes of determining the area of parcels during on-the-spot
checksasprovidedforinArticle19(1)(a),
— the name and address of each producer may be replaced by any
other information required by national legislation to allow theproducer to be determined unequivocally to the satisfaction of the
competentauthorities.
CHAPTERIV
RAWMATERIALS
Article 9
Products delivered by the producer organisations to the processors
under a contract must satisfy the minimum requirements laid down intheAnnexhereto.
Article 10
1. No later than 18.00 on the preceding working day, the producer
organisation shall notify each delivery to the body designated by theMember State where its head office is situated and, where applicable,
to the body designated by the Member State where processing is
carriedout.Thisnotificationshallincludethequantitytobedelivered,apreciseidentificationofthemeansoftransportusedandtheidentifi-cation number of the contract relating to the delivery in question. Itshall be sent electronically or via computer and the body to which itisaddressedshallkeepawrittenrecordofitforatleastthreeyears.
The competent body may ask for any additional information it
considersnecessaryforaphysicalcheckonthedeliveries.
Should the data in the first subparagraph be amended after they have
been notified, the amended data must be notified in the same way astheinitialnotification,beforedeliverycommences.Theinitialnotifica-tionmaybeamendedonlyonce.
2. A delivery certificate shall be issued for each product lot deliv-
ered under contract and accepted for processing at the processingplant,specifying:
(a) thedateandtimeofunloading;
(b) thepreciseidentificationofthemeansoftransportused;
(c) theidentificationnumberofthecontracttowhichtheconsignment
relates;
(d) thegrossweightandnetweight;
(e) where applicable, the rate of reduction calculated on the basis of
theminimumqualitycriterialaiddownintheAnnex.
Delivery certificates shall be prepared in quadruplicate. They shall be
signedbytheprocessororitsrepresentativeandbytheproducerorga-
nisation or its representative. Signatures shall be preceded by thehandwritten words‘Agreedby’.Eachcertificate shallbearanidentifi-cationnumber.
Processors and producer organisations shall both keep a copy of
deliverycertificates.Forinspectionpurposes,theproducerorganisationshallsendacopytothebodiesreferredtoinparagraph1nolaterthanthefifthworkingdayaftertheweekofdelivery.
3. Where all or part of a lot belongs to producers as referred to in
Article 8(2)(a) or (b), the contracting producer organisation shallforward a copy of the certificate provided for in paragraph 2 to eachproducerorganisationandindividualproducerconcerned.
4. For each quarter fromthe start of the m arketing year, no later
than the tenth day of the following month the producer organisationshall notify the body designated by the Member State where its headoffice is situated and, where applicable, the body designated by the2001R1092—EN—01.10.2002—001.001—8
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Member State where processingis carried out, of the quantities deliv-
ered, by lot and by product. Quantities delivered under contract shallbe broken down by contract and on the basis of the corresponding
amountofaid.
5. The documents required under national law may be used for the
purposes of this Article, provided they contain all the informationreferredtoparagraph2.
Article 11
1. For each quarter fromthe start of the m arketing year, no later
than the tenth day of the following month processors who concludecontracts with producer organisations shall send the body designatedby the Member State where the head office of the producer organisa-tion is situated and, where applicable, the body designated by the
Member State where processing is carried out, the following informa-
tion,brokendownbyproduct.
(a) thequantity ofproductreceived foreachlotandforeach contract
in question and the quantity of products received outside thesecontracts;
(b) the quantities of juice obtained, broken down by Brix concentra-
tion, specifying the quantities obtained fromlots delivered undercontract;
(c) theaverageweightoftheyieldinjuicefromtherawmaterialsand
theBrixconcentrationofthisjuice;
(d) the quantities of segments obtained, specifying the quantities
obtainedfromlotsdeliveredundercontract.
Thequantitiesshallbeexpressedasnetweight.
The notifications shall be signed by the processor, who shall certify
theiraccuracybydoingso.
2. Within 45 days of completion of processing operations for the
marketingyear,theprocessorsshallnotifythebodyreferredtoinpara-
graph1ofthefollowinginrespectofeachproduct:
(a) the quantities received, broken down by the resulting finished
product;
(b) the quantities received under contract, broken down by delivery
periodandtypeofcontract(one-yearormultiannual);
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(d) thequantityoffinishedproductsobtainedfromeachofthequanti-
tiesreferredtoin(a).Inthecaseofjuice,thesequantitiesaretobe
brokendownonthebasisoftheirBrixconcentration;
(e) thequantityoffinishedproductsobtainedfromeachofthequanti-
tiesreferredtoin(c).Inthecaseofjuice,thesequantitiesaretobe
brokendownonthebasisoftheirBrixconcentration;
(f) the quantities of each finished product in stock at the end of the
processingoperationsforthatmarketingyear.
Thequantitiesshallbeexpressedasnetweight.
CHAPTERV
AIDAPPLICATIONS
Article 12
1. Producer organisations shall submit their aid applications, per
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Suchaidapplicationsshallbesubmitted:
(a) for quantities accepted for processing during the first half of the
marketingyear,nolaterthan30April;
(b) forquantitiesacceptedforprocessingduringthesecondhalfofthe
marketing year, with the exception of mandarins and clementines,
nolaterthan31Octoberofthefollowingmarketingyear;
(c) in the case of mandarins and clementines accepted for processing
during the third quarter of the marketing year, no later than 31
July.
2. In exceptional and duly justified cases, the Member States may
accept aid applications after the deadlines laid down in paragraph 1,
provided that this does not have an adverse effect on control of the
productionaidscheme.
3. Ifaidapplications aresubmitted after thedeadlines laiddownin
paragraph1,theaidshallbereducedby1%perdayofdelay.Noaid
shall be granted if the delay exceeds fifteen days. These provisions
shallnotbeapplicablewhereparagraph2isapplied.
4. In the case of clementines, separate aid applications must be
preparedforthetwopossibleuses:juiceorsegments.
Article 13
1. EachaidapplicationasreferredtoinArticle12mustincludethe
followinginformation:
(a) thenameandaddressoftheproducerorganisation;
(b) the quantity covered by the aid application. That quantity, broken
downbycontractandonthebasisofthecorrespondingamountofaid, may not exceed the quantity accepted for processing, afterdeductionofanyreductionratesapplied;
(c) theaveragesellingpriceforthequantitydeliveredundercontract;
(d) thequantitydeliveredduringthesameperiodotherwisethanunder
contract,anditsaveragesellingprice.
2. TheaidshallbepaidbythecompetentbodyintheMemberState
in which the producer organisation signing the contract has its headoffice as soonasthat bodyhas undertaken the checks provided forin
Article 19(1)(a) and checked that the aid application tallies with the
deliverycertificatesreferredtoinArticle10(2)fortheproductinques-tion.
Where processing takes place in another Member State, that Member
State shall provide the Member State where the head office of the
producer organisation signing the contract is situated with proof thattheproducthasinfactbeendeliveredandacceptedforprocessing.
Aid shall not be granted if the proof referred to in the preceding
subparagraphisnotprovided,norshallaidbegrantedonquantitiesin
respect of which the checks referred to in the first subparagraph havenotbeenconducted.
Article 14
Theaidshallbepaidtoproducerorganisations:
(a) for quantities accepted for processing during the first half of the
marketingyear,nolaterthan30June;
(b) forquantitiesacceptedforprocessingduringthesecondhalfofthe
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(c) in the case of mandarins and clementines accepted for processing
during the third quarter of the marketing year, no later than 30September.
Article 15
Within 15 working days following receipt of the aid, the producer
organisation shall pay in full the amounts received, by bank or postaltransfer,toitsmembersand,whereapplicable,toproducersasreferred
to in Article 8(2)(a) and (b). In cases covered by Article 3(1)(b),
paymentmaybemadebyopeningacreditline.
Whereaproducerorganisationiswhollyorpartlymadeupofmembers
which are themselves organisations with legal personality made up ofproducers, payments as provided forinthe first subparagraph shall bepaid on by those member organisations to the producers within 15workingdays.
CHAPTERVI
CHECKSANDPENALTIES
Article 16
1. Without prejudice to Title VI of Regulation (EC) No 2200/96,
MemberStatesshalltakethenecessarysteps:
(a) toensurethatthisRegulationiscompliedwith;
(b) to prevent and prosecute irregularities and apply the penalties
providedforinthisRegulation;
(c) torecoversumslostasaresultofirregularitiesornegligence;
(d) to verify the records provided for in Articles 17 and 18, ensuring
that they tally with the accounting required of producer organisa-
tionsandprocessorsundernationallaw;
(e) tocarryoutunannouncedchecksasreferredtoinArticle19during
theappropriateperiods.
2. The Member States must programme their tally checks on the
basisofariskanalysisthatconsiders,amongotherthings:
(a) thefindingsofchecksconductedinearlieryears;
(b) developmentssincetheyearbefore;
(c) therawmaterialyieldbyhomogeneousproductionzone;
(d) theratioofthequantitiesdeliveredtotheestimatedtotalharvest;
(e) theyieldoftherawmaterialintermsoffinishedproduct.
Theriskanalysiscriteriashallberegularlyupdated.
3. Where irregularities or anomalies are found, the Member States
shallincreasethefrequencyandpercentage ofchecksasreferredtoin
Article19,havingregardtotheseriousnessofthefindings.
Article 17
1. Producer organisations delivering products for processing shall
keep a record of each product delivered. These records shall include
thefollowinginformation:
(a) inthecaseofquantitiesdeliveredundermultiannualcontracts:
(i) the lots delivered each day, and the identification number of
thecontracttowhichtheyrelate;
(ii) the net weight of each lot delivered and accepted for proces-
sing, minus any reduction, and the identification number of
therelevantdeliverycertificate;
(b) inthecaseofquantitiesdeliveredunderone-yearcontracts:
(i) the lots delivered each day, and the identification number of
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(ii) the net weight of each lot delivered and accepted for proces-
sing, minus any reduction, and the identification number oftherelevantdeliverycertificate;
(iii) the total quantity delivered each day, broken down on the
basisoftheapplicableaid;
(c) inthecaseofquantitiesdeliveredotherwisethanundercontract:
(i) the lots delivered each day, and the name and address of the
processor;
(ii) the net weight of each lot delivered and accepted for proces-
sing.
2. Producer organisations and the producers referred to in Article
8(2) shall keep available for the national inspection authorities all theinformationneededforcheckingcompliancewiththisRegulation.
In the case of each basic product, that information must make it
possibletoestablish,foreachproducercoveredbyacontract,whether
theareas,thetotalharvest,thetotalquantitiesdeliveredtotheproducerorganisation and the quantities delivered for processing tally with theaidpayments.
Producer organisations and the producers referred to in Article 8(2)
shall submit to all inspections and checks deemed necessary by thecompetent authoritiesandshallkeepalladditional recordsrequiredbythoseauthoritiesforthepurposesofthechecksdeemednecessary.
3. The Member States may decide what material or computerised
formtherecordsprovidedforinparagraphs1and2shalltake.
Therecordsoraccountingdocumentsrequiredundernationallawmay
be used for the purposes of this Article, provided they contain all the
informationreferredtoinparagraph1.
Article 18
1. Processors shall keep a record of each product purchased. These
recordsshallincludethefollowinginformation:
(a) in the case of quantities purchased fromproducer organisations
undercontract:
(i) thelotsreceivedeachday,andtheidentificationnumberofthe
contracttowhichtheyrelate;
(ii) thenetweightofeachlotreceivedandacceptedforprocessing,
the identification number of the relevant delivery certificate
andthepreciseidentificationofthemeansoftransportused;
(b) inthecaseoftheotherquantitiespurchased:
(i) the lots received each day, and the name and address of the
seller;
(ii) thenetweightofeachlotreceived;
(c) the quantities of juice obtained each day, broken down by Brix
concentration, specifying the quantities obtained fromlots deliv-eredundercontract;
(d) thequantitiesofsegmentsobtainedeachday,specifyngthequanti-
tiesobtainedfromlotsdeliveredundercontract;
(e) the quantities and prices of finished products bought by the
processor each day, with the name and address of the seller indi-cated. In the case of juice, these quantities shall be broken down
onthebasisoftheirBrixconcentration;
(f) the quantities and prices of each finished product leaving the
processor'spremiseseachday,givingthenameandaddressofthe
consignee. In the case of juice, these quantities shall be brokendown on the basis of their Brix concentration; this informationmay be recorded by reference to supporting documents held else-where,providedtheycontaintheabovementionedparticulars;
(g) the quantities of each finished product in stock at the end of the
marketing year. In the case of juice, these quantities are to bebrokendownonthebasisoftheirBrixconcentration.2001R1092—EN—01.10.2002—001.001—12
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Thequantitiesshallbeexpressedasnetweight.
2. Processors shall keep proof of payment for all raw materials
purchasedundercontractorawrittenamendmenttheretoforfiveyears
fromthe end of the processing year concerned. Processors shall alsokeepproofofanypurchasesorsalesofprocessedjuiceforfiveyears.
Processors shall update daily their juice and/or segment records for
eachplant.
3. Processors shall submit to all inspections and checks deemed
necessary by the competent authorities and shall keep all additionalrecords required by those authorities for the purposes of the checksdeemednecessary.
4. The Member States may decide what material or computerised
formtherecordsprovidedforinparagraphs1and3shalltake.
Therecordsoraccountingdocumentsrequiredundernationallawmay
be used for the purposes of this Article, provided they contain all theinformationreferredtoinparagraph1.
Article 19
1. For each producer organisation, finished product and marketing
year:
(a) physicalchecksshallbeconductedonatleast:
— 5%oftheareasreferredtoinArticles4and8(1)and(2),
— 20 % of the quantities delivered for processing under each
contract,inordertocheckthattheytallywiththedeliverycerti-ficates referred to in Article 10(2) and comply with theminimumqualityrequirementsreferredtoinArticle9;
(b) administrative and accounting checks shall be conducted on at
least:
— 5 % of producers covered by contracts, in order to check in
particular that for each producer the areas, the total harvest,the quantity delivered to the producer organisation and thequantitydeliveredforprocessingalltallywiththeaidpaymentsprovidedforinArticle15,
— 10%oftheagreementsreferredtoinArticle8(3);
(c) administrative and accounting checks shall be conducted to verify
that the quantities of products delivered to the producer organisa-tion by the producers referred to in Article 8(1) and (2), the
quantitiesdeliveredforprocessing,thedeliverycertificatesreferred
toinArticle10,andthequantitiesstatedintheapplicationsforaidalltallywiththeaidpaidunderArticle15;
(d) administrative checksshallbeconductedonallaidapplications as
referredtoinArticle12.
2. Foreachprocessor,plant,productreceivedandmarketingyear:
(a) physicalchecksshallbeconductedonatleast:
— 10 % of the finished products obtained, in order to verify the
yieldofrawmaterialundercontractandotherwise;
(b) administrative and accounting checks shall be conducted on at
least:
— 5% ofthe lots received undereach type of contract (one-year
ormultiannual);theyshallinvolvethereallinkwithacontract,thedeliverycertificates referredtoinArticle10(2),thepreciseidentification of the means of transport used and compliancewiththeminimumrequirementslaiddowninArticle9,
— 10%ofthepricetransfersreferredtoinArticle3(3)(f);
(c) physical and accounting checks shall be conducted on stocks and,
atleast twice a year, shall cover all stocksoffinished products toensure that they tally with the finished products manufactured,purchasedandsold.2001R1092—EN—01.10.2002—001.001—13
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Furthermore,tallychecksshallbeconductedtoensurethat:
(a) thepurchaseandsalesinvoicesforjuicetally;and
(b) thequantitiesofrawmaterialsreceivedbytheindustry,thequanti-
ties of juice produced, the quantities of juice purchased and thequantitiesofjuicesoldorinstock.
Article 20
1. Where it is ascertained, for a given product, that the aid applied
forinrespectofanymarketingyearexceedstheamountdue,thenthatamount shall be reduced, unless the difference is clearly due to error.The reduction shall be equal to the difference. If the aid has already
been paid, the beneficiary shall pay back twice the difference, plus
interestcalculatedonthetimeelapsingbetweenpaymentandreimbur-sementbythebeneficiary.
TheinterestrateshallbethatappliedbytheEuropeanCentralBankto
itsmainrefinancingoperations,aspublishedintheCseriesofthe Offi-
cial Journal of the European Communities ,inforceonthedateofthe
unduepayment,plusthreepercentagepoints.
2. Ifthedifferencereferredtoinparagraph1ismorethan20%,the
beneficiary shall lose all entitlement to the aid and, if the aid hasalready been paid, reimburse the total aid, plus interest calculated in
accordancewithparagraph1.
If the difference is more than 30 %, the producer organisation shall
also be excluded fromthe aid schem e for the product concerned forthefollowingthreemarketingyears.
3. Amounts recovered and interest due shall be paid to the compe-
tent paying agency and deducted fromexpenditure financed by the
EuropeanAgriculturalGuidanceandGuaranteeFund.
4. The Member States shall take the necessary measures to ensure
that the provisions on aid payments are complied with, in accordancewithArticle15.Theyshallprovideinparticularforpenaltiescommen-
surate with the seriousness of any irregularity to be imposed on the
officersoftheproducerorganisation.
5. Except in cases of force majeure, if the quantity delivered of a
product under a multiannual contract fora marketing year is found tobelessthantheminimumquantitylaiddowninArticle3(6),thecorre-
sponding aid shall be reduced by 50 % for the marketing year in
question. If the aid has already been paid, the beneficiary shall paybackthedifferencebetweentheaidpaidandtheaiddue,plusinterestcalculatedinaccordancewithparagraph1.
Where three multiannual contracts or more at the same time are
affected by a failure to deliver the minimum quantity for a marketing
year,theproducerorganisationinquestionshallbebarredfromsigningfurther multiannual contracts from the time such failure is noted. TheMemberStateshalldeterminethedurationofsuchabar,basedontheseriousnessofthefailure.Thebarshalllastforatleasttwomarketing
years.Thefirstsubparagraphshallapplytoeverycontract.
6. Except in cases of force majeure, if the quantities accepted for
processing during a marketing year under each contract referred to inArticle 3(2)(a) and (b) are found to be less than the quantitiescontracted forinrespectofthatmarketingyear,includinganyamend-
mentsthereto,thecorrespondingaidshallbereducedby:
— 20%,ifthediscrepancybetweenthequantitiesacceptedforproces-
singandthequantitiescontractedforisequaltoormorethan20%
butlessthan30%ofthequantitiescontractedfor,
— 30%,ifthediscrepancybetweenthequantitiesacceptedforproces-
singandthequantitiescontractedforisequaltoormorethan30%butlessthan40%ofthequantitiescontractedfor,
— 40%,ifthediscrepancybetweenthequantitiesacceptedforproces-
singandthequantitiescontractedforisequaltoormorethan40%butlessthan50%ofthequantitiescontractedfor.2001R1092—EN—01.10.2002—001.001—14
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No aid shall be granted if the discrepancy between the quantities
acceptedforprocessingandthequantitiescontractedforisequaltoormorethan50%ofthequantitiescontractedfor.
If the aid has already been paid, the producer organisation shall pay
backthedifferencebetweentheaidpaidandtheaiddue,plusinterest
calculatedinaccordancewithparagraph1.
Inthecaseofmultiannualcontracts,whereitispossibletoapplypara-
graphs5and6simultaneously,thehigherpenaltyshallbeimposed.
7. If it is found that a processing contract has been totally or
partially cancelled before its full term, the producer organisation thatsigned the contract shall reimburse 40 % of the aid received under
that contract, plus interest calculated in accordance with the second
subparagraphofparagraph1.
Inaddition,inthecaseofmultiannualcontracts:
— a producer organisation that has cancelled all or part of two
contracts or more in the same marketing year may not conclude
any further multiannual contract under Regulation (EC) No 2202/96forthreemarketingyearsfromthedateonwhichthecompetentbodyintheMemberStateconcernedbecomesawareofthecancel-lation,
— exceptinthecaseofbankruptcyoftheprocessor,failuretodeliver
a product for one of the marketing years under contract shall beconsideredacancellationofthecontractinquestion.
8. If the area checks referred to in Article 19(1)(a) show a discre-
pancy between the area declared and that actually determined, at thelevelofthetotalareachecked,theaidpayabletotheproducerorgani-sationshallbereduced,unlessthediscrepancyisclearlyduetoerror:
— bythepercentage ofthediscrepancyestablished,ifitismorethan
5%butnotmorethan20%oftheareaactuallydetermined,
— by 30 % if the discrepancy is more than 20 % of the area deter-
mined.
The aid reduction thus calculated shall be halved where the area
declaredislessthantheareadetermined.
9. Whereaproducerorganisationcommitsasubsequentirregularity,
the Member State shall withdraw that organisation's recognition, orpreliminary recognition in the case of a producer group granted preli-minaryrecognition.
Article 21
1. Except in cases of force majeure, where it is found that the full
quantity of a product accepted for processing under contract has notbeen processed into one of the products listed in Article 1 of Regula-tion (EC) No 2202/96, the processor shall pay an amount equal totwicetheunitamountoftheaid,multipliedbythequantityoftherawmaterial concerned which has not been processed, plus interest calcu-
latedinaccordancewithArticle20(1).
Furthermore,theprocessorshallnotsignnewcontracts:
— for the marketing year following the finding, if the difference
referredtointhefirstsubparagraphis10%orless,
— for two marketing years following the finding, if the difference is
morethan10%butnomorethan20%,
— forthree marketing years following the finding if the difference is
morethan20%.
2. In addition, the Member States shall exclude the processor from
theaidschemeprovidedforinRegulation(EC)No2202/96:
— where the producer organisation makes false declarations with the
collaborationoftheprocessor,
— where the processor fails to pay the price referred to in Article
3(3)(f),2001R1092—EN—01.10.2002—001.001—15
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— wheretheprocessorfailstopaythepenaltiesprovidedforinpara-
graph1.
The Member State shall decide on the length of time for which the
processor may not take part in the processing scheme, having regardtotheseriousnessofthecase.
3. Amounts recovered and interest due shall be paid to the compe-
tent paying agency and deducted fromexpenditure financed by the
EuropeanAgriculturalGuidanceandGuaranteeFund.
Article 22
1. Compliance with national and Community thresholds shall be
ascertainedonthebasisofthequantitiesdeliveredforprocessingunder
Regulation(EC)No2202/96ineachoftheMemberStatesinquestion.
2. The Member States shall take the measures required to ensure
reciprocal administrative cooperation with a viewto ensuringthat thisRegulationisproperlyapplied.
CHAPTERVII
NOTIFICATIONSTOTHECOMMISSION
Article 23
1. EachMemberStateshallnotifytotheCommission:
(a) beforethebeginningofeachmarketingyear,ifithashadrecourse
toArticle5(3)ofRegulation(EC)No2202/96andthequantitiesofeachofthesubthresholdsconcerned;
(b) thequantityofeachproductcontractedforinthecurrentmarketing
year,brokendownbytypeofcontract,nolaterthan15December;
(c) thequantityofeachproductdeliveredforprocessingunderRegula-
tion(EC)No2202/96intheperiodsreferredtoinArticle2(3),no
laterthan1Augustofthecurrentmarketingyear.
Inthecaseofclementines,thisquantityshallbebrokendowninto
products delivered for processing into segments on the one hand
andintojuiceontheother.
2. No later than 1 January of the following marketing year, each
MemberStateconcernedshallnotifytotheCommission:
(a) the quantities of each product received by the processors, broken
downbytheresultingfinishedproduct;
(b) the quantities of each product received by the processors under
contract, broken down by type of contract (one-year or multi-
annual);
(c) the quantities of each product received by the processors under
contract,brokendownbytheresultingfinishedproduct;
(d) thequantityoffinishedproductsobtainedfromeachofthequanti-
tiesreferredtoin(a).Inthecaseofjuice,thesequantitiesshallbe
brokendownonthebasisoftheirBrixconcentration;
(e) thequantityoffinishedproductsobtainedfromeachofthequanti-
tiesreferredtoin(c).Inthecaseofjuice,thesequantitiesshallbe
brokendownonthebasisoftheirBrixconcentration;
(f) the quantities of each finished product in stock at the end of the
processingoperationsforthatmarketingyear;
(g) thequantitiesofeachproductcontractedforanddeliveredbytype
ofcontract(one-yearormultiannual);
(h) thequantitiesofeachproductdelivered,brokendownonthebasis
ofthecorrespondingamountofaid;
(i) theexpenditure, expressedinnational currency, onaidpaidtothe
producerorganisationsforeachproduct.2001R1092—EN—01.10.2002—001.001—16
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Thequantitiesshallbeexpressedasnetweight.
3. Nolaterthan1Januaryofthefollowingmarketingyear,areport
on the checks made during the preceding marketing year, specifying
thenumberofchecksandtheresults,brokendownbytypeoffinding,
shallbepreparedforeachproduct.
CHAPTERVIII
TRANSITIONALANDFINALPROVISIONS
Article 24
Notwithstanding Article 8(6), for the 2001/02 marketing year parcel
references shall be the cadastral references or any other referencesrecognisedasequivalentbytheinspectionbody.
Article 25
Regulation (EEC)No1169/97isherebyrepealed witheffect fromthe
endofthe2000/01marketingyearforeachoftheproductsconcerned.
Article 26
This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its
publicationinthe Official Journal of the European Communities .
ThisRegulation shallbebindinginitsentirety anddirectly applicable
inallMemberStates.2001R1092—EN—01.10.2002—001.001—17
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ANNEX
MINIMUMREQUIREMENTSREFERREDTOINARTICLE9
Productsdeliveredforprocessingmust:
1. be whole, of sound, genuine and merchantable quality and suitable for
processing.Productsaffectedbyrotareexcluded;
2. complywiththefollowingminimumvalues:
(a) Productsforprocessingintojuice
Yieldinjuice DegreesBrix(1)
Oranges 30% 10º
Mandarins 23% 9º
Clementines 25% 10º
Grapefruit and
pomelos22% 8º
Lemons 20% 7º
(1) Refractometricmethod.
(b) Productsforprocessingintosegments
Yieldinjuice DegreesBrix(1)
Clementines 33% 10º
Satsumas 33% 10º
(1) Refractometricmethod.
For processing into segments, clementines and satsumas must be at least
45mminsize.2001R1092—EN—01.10.2002—001.001—18