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COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 3087/88

of 6 October 1988

amending Regulation (EEC) No 2083/80 laying down detailed rules of application concerning the economic activity of producer groups and associations thereof

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1360/78 of 19 June 1978 on producer groups and associations thereof (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1760/87 (2), and in particular the second indent of Article 6 (3) thereof,

Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2083/80 (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2777/88 (4), must be supplemented in order to take account of the amendments made to Regulation (EEC) No 1360/78 by Regulation (EEC) No 1760/87; whereas the experience gained in implementing this common measures has shown that a number of the rules must also be amended in the interests of more efficient application;

Whereas, in addition, Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 (5), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1858/88 (6), instituted a combined goods nomenclature, based on the Harmonized Commodity Description and Coding System, to take effect from 1 January 1988; whereas the descriptions of goods and tariff codes appearing in Regulation (EEC) No 2083/80 must therefore be amended to conform with the Combined Nomenclature;

Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Agricultural Structure,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Regulation (EEC) No 2083/80 is hereby amended as follows:

1. In Article 1 (1):

(i) the following subparagraph is inserted after the first subparagraph: 'In the Italian administrative regions in which average production is lower than the minimum volume of production or minimum turnover provided for in the Annex, the minimum volume of production and number of members required of a producer group shall be reduced by 50 %.'

(ii) in the last subparagraph, the words 'second subparagraph' are replaced by 'third subparagraph'.

2. Article 3 is replaced by the following:

'Article 3

1. For the purposes of Article 6 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 1360/78, and without prejudice to paragraph 2, associations must account for a combined volume of production or turnover which:

(a) is at least three times the minimum size laid down for groups in the region in which they are registered;

(b) is no lower than 5 % of national production or, in the case of France, no lower than 5 % of:

- either the production of the metropolitan regions covered by Regulation (EEC) No 1360/78,

- or the production of a given overseas department.

2. Notwithstanding paragraph 1 of this Article:

(a) in the case of Italy, associations must be composed of at least five recognized producer groups operating in five different administrative regions, this threshold being changed to:

- ten recognized producer groups active in five administrative regions for olive oil producers;

- four recognized producer groups active in two administrative regions for producers of tropical fruit, medicinal plants and rice;

- three recognized producer groups active in two administrative regions for producers of buffalo meat;

(b) in the case of France, associations must consist of at least five recognized producer groups operating in two departments. In the olive oil sector, associations must number at least 5 000 producers and produce at least 1 000 tonnes of oil; in the table wine and musts sector associations must consist of at least three recognized groups and number at least 600 members;

(c) in the case of Belgium, associations must comply with the minimum requirements as regards area cultivated, turnover, share of national production and number of recognized producer groups laid down in point 1b of the Annex, and must cover at least one province;

(d) in the case of Greece, associations must comply with the minimum requirements as regards area cultivated (or equivalent), turnover, share of national production and number of recognized producer groups laid down in point II of the Annex. For products not listed in the Annex, associations must consist of at least three recognized gruoups. The minimum area covered by the associations must be at least ten communes situated within a homogeneous area;

(e) in the case of Spain, associations must comply with the minimum requirements as regards area cultivated, turnover and share of national production laid down in point III of the Annex. Both for products listed in the Annex and for other products, associations must consist of at least five recognized groups and cover at least the area of one autonomous community;

(f) in the case of Portugal, associations must comply with the minimum requirements as regards area cultivated, turnover, share of national production and number of recognized producer groups laid down in point IV of the Annex. For products not listed in the Annex, associations must consist of at three recognized groups and cover at least the area of one district.'

3. Points I and II of the Annex are replaced by those in points I, Ia, Ib and II in the Annex to this Regulation.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.

Done at Brussels, 6 October 1988.

For the Commission

Frans ANDRIESSEN

Vice-President

(1) OJ No L 166, 23. 6. 1978, p. 1.

(2) OJ No L 167, 26. 6. 1987, p. 1.

(3) OJ No L 203, 5. 8. 1980, p. 5.

(4) OJ No L 249, 8. 9. 1988, p. 13.

(5) OJ No L 256, 7. 9. 1987, p. 1.

(6) OJ No L 166, 1. 7. 1988, p. 10.

ANNEX

'I. Producer groups in Italy

1.2.3,4 // // // // CN code // Product // Producer groups 1.2.3.4 // // // Volume of production or turnover // Minimum membership // // // // // // // // // 0102 ex 0201 ex 0202 // Live bovine animals; Meat of bovine animals, fresh, chilled or frozen (1) (a) buffaloes (b) other bovine animals // 3 000 LU 5 000 LU // 100 200 // 0103 ex 0203 // Live swine (1); Meat of swine, fresh, chilled or frozen // 25 000 head // 200 // 0104 ex 0204 // Live sheep and goats ((1); Meat of sheep or goats, fresh, chilled or frozen // 12 000 head // 150 // 0105 91 00 ex 0207 // Live poultry, that is to say, fowls of the species Gallus domesticus, ducks, geese, turkeys and guinea fowls; meat and edible, offal thereof, fresh, chilled or frozen // 220 000 places // 200 // 0106 00 10 0208 10 10 // Live domestic rabbits and meat and edible offal thereof, fresh, chilled or frozen (2) // // // 0407 00 // Birds' eggs, in shell, fresh, preserved or cooked (2) // 80 000 layers // 200 // ex 0401 ex 0403 ex 0404 0406 // Milk, cheese and curd (a) cows' (3) (b) buffaloes' (3) (c) ewes' or goats' (3) // 15 000 tonnes 5 000 tonnes 2 000 tonnes // 200 100 100 // 0409 00 00 // Natural honey // 150 000 ECU // 50 // Chapter 6 // Live plants and floricultural products // 2 500 000 ECU (4): // 100 // 0701 90 51 0701 90 59 0701 90 90 // Potatoes, fresh or chilled (5) (a) main crop (b) early // 10 000 tonnes 5 000 tonnes // 300 // 0803 00 0804 30 00 0804 40 // 30 ha // 10 // // 1001 90 1005 1001 10 1006 // Cereals (6) (a) Common wheat and meslin, maize (b) Durum wheat (c) Rice // 15 000 tonnes 12 000 tonnes 10 000 tonnes // 300 300 150 // ex 1201 to ex 1207 // Oilseeds and oleaginous fruits, other than for sowing // 2 000 000 ECU (4) // 200 1.2.3,4 // // // // CN code // Product // Producer groups 1.2.3.4 // // // Volume of production or turnover // Minimum membership // // // // // // 1211 and 1212 20 00 // Plants and parts of plants (including seeds and fruits), of a kind used primarily in perfumery, in pharmacy or for insecticidal, fungicidal or similar purposes, fresh or dried, whether or not cut, crushed or powdered // 800 000 ECU (4) // 25 // 1509 1510 00 // Olive oil // 1 200 tonnes // 300 // 2204 21 // Wine of fresh grapes, including fortified wines (a) table wine (b) quality wines produced in specified regions (quality wines psr) // 150 000 hl 30 % of the total for the quality wine psr area // 300 30 % of producers in the quality wine psr area // 2401 // Unmanufactured tobacco; tobacco refuse // 1 000 tonnes // 300 // // // //

Ia. Producer groups in France

1.2.3,4 // // // // CN code // Product // Producer groups 1.2.3.4 // // // Volume of production or turnover // Minimum membership // // // // // // // // // 0102 ex 0201 ex 0202 // Live bovine animals; Meat of bovine animals, fresh, chilled or frozen (1) Tropical fruit // 200 LU // 20 // 0803 00 // Bananas, including plantains, fresh or dried // 30 ha // 10 // 0804 30 00 // Pineapples // 30 ha // 10 // 0804 40 // Avocados // 30 ha // 5 // ex 1211 // Lavender and perfumery plants // 100 000 ECU // 40 // 1509 1510 00 // Olive oil // 60 tonnes // 200 // ex 2204 21 ex 2204 29 // Table wine // 150 000 hl // 300 // // // //

Ib. Producer groups and associations of producer groups in Belgium

1.2.3,4.5,8 // // // // // CN code // Product // Producer groups // Associations // // // // 1.2.3.4.5.6.7.8 // // // Volume of production or turnover // Minimum membership // Minimum area or equivalent // Turnover (million ECU) // Share of national production % // Minimum membership // // // // // // // // // 0102 ex 0201 ex 0202 // Live bovine animals Meat of bovine animals, fresh, chilled or frozen (1) // 1 000 LU // 25 // 4 000 LU // 3,45 // 0,5 // 4 // 0103 ex 0203 // Live swine (1) (8) Meat of swine, fresh, chilled or frozen // 15 000 head (piglets) // 10 // 50 000 head (piglets) // 2,3 // 0,5 // 3 // 1001 to 1005 // Cereals (6) // 3 500 tonnes // 20 // 15 000 tonnes // 3,45 // 1,0 // 3 // ex 1214 90 90 // Lucerne // 0,23 million ECU // 20 // 6 000 tonnes // 0,69 // 0,5 // 3 // // // // // // // //

II. Producers groups and associations of producer groups in Greece

1.2.3,4.5,8 // // // // // CN code // Product // Producer groups // Associations // // // // 1.2.3.4.5.6.7.8 // // // Volume of production or turnover // Minimum membership // Minimum area or equivalent // Turnover (million ECU) // Share of national production % // Minimum membership // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // 0102 ex 0201 ex 0202 // Live bovine animals Meat of bovine animals, fresh, chilled or frozen (1) // 500 LU // 50 // 5 000 LU or 8 000 calves // 6,0 // 2 // 10 // 0103 ex 0203 // Live swine (1) Meat of swine, fresh, chilled or frozen // 10 000 head // 20 // 120 000 head // 15,0 // 5 // 10 // 0104 ex 0204 // Live sheep and goats (1) Meat of sheep or goats, fresh, chilled or frozen // 3 000 head // 50 // 110 000 head // 5,0 // 1 // 10 // 0105 91 00 ex 0207 // Live poultry, that is to say, fowls of the species Gallus domesticus, ducks, geese, turkeys and guinea fowls; meat and edible offal thereof, fresh, chilled or frozen // 200 000 head // 20 // 1 200 000 head // 3,0 // 1 // 3 // 0106 00 10 0208 10 10 // Live domestic rabbits and meat and edible offal thereof, fresh, chilled or frozen (2) // // // // // // // 0407 00 // Birds' eggs, in shell, fresh, preserved or cooked (2) // 60 000 layers // 20 // 500 000 layers // 12,0 // 5 // 3 1.2.3,4.5,8 // // // // // CN code // Product // Producer groups // Associations // // // // 1.2.3.4.5.6.7.8 // // // Volume of production or turnover // Minimum membership // Minimum area or equivalent // Turnover (million ECU) // Share of national production % // Minimum membership // // // // // // // // // // ex 0401 ex 0403 ex 0404 0406 // Milk, cheese and curd (a) cows' (3) (b) ewes' or goats' (3) // 1 000 tonnes 150 tonnes // 50 30 // 15 000 tonnes 12 000 tonnes // 4,0 7,0 // 2 1 // 10 10 // 0409 00 00 // Natural honey (4) // 12 000 ECU // 20 // - // 0,6 // 1 // 5 // Chapter 6 // Live plants and floricultural products // 100 000 ECU // 10 // - // 0,6 // 1 // 5 // 0701 90 51 0701 90 59 0701 90 90 // Potatoes, fresh or chilled (5) (a) main crop (b) early // 2 000 tonnes 1 000 tonnes // 50 50 // 1 000 ha 500 ha // 4,0 2,0 // 3 3 // 5 5 // 0803 00 // Tropical fruit: bananas // 10 ha // 30 // 35 ha // 2,0 // 10 // 3 // // Cereals (6) // // // // // // // 1001 90 1001 10 1005 1006 // (a) Common wheat and meslin (b) Durum wheat (c) Maize (d) Rice // 2 000 tonnes 1 000 tonnes 1 000 tonnes 500 tonnes // 100 50 50 30 // 13 100 ha 9 400 ha 5 100 ha 400 ha // 8,0 6,0 9,0 1,0 // 2,5 2,5 2,5 2,5 // 10 10 10 5 // ex 1201 to ex 1207 // Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits, other than for sowing // 20 000 ECU // 40 // - // 0,7 // 1,0 // 5 // 1211 and 1212 20 00 // Plants and parts of plants (including seeds and fruits), of a kind used primarily in perfumery, in pharmacy or for insecticidal, fungicidal or similar purposes, fresh or dried, whether or not cut, crushed or powdered // 30 000 ECU // 10 // - // 0,5 // 5,0 // 5 // 1509 1510 00 // Olive oil // 50 tonnes // 100 // 7 700 ha or 3 000 tonnes // 7,0 // 1,0 // 10 // 2204 21 2204 29 // Wine of fresh grapes, including fortified wines: (a) table wine (b) quality wines produced in specified regions (quality wines psr) // 10 000 hl 30 % of the total for the quality wine psr area // 100 30 % of producers in the quality wine psr area // 140 000 hl 40 000 hl // 5,0 0,5 // 3,0 1,0 // 10 10 // 2401 // Unmanufactured tobacco; tobacco refuse // 60 tonnes // 50 // 1 000 ha // 5,0 // 1,0 // 10' // // // // // // // //

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1.2.3,4.5,8CN CODE

PRODUCT

PRODUCER GROUPS

ASSOCIATIONS

1.2.3.4.5.6.7.8VOLUME OF PRODUCTION OR TURNOVER

MINIMUM MEMBERSHIP

MINIMUM AREA OR EQUIVALENT

TURNOVER ( MILLION ECU )

SHARE OF NATIONAL PRODUCTION %

MINIMUM MEMBERSHIP // // // // // // // // //

EX 0401 EX 0403 EX 0404 0406

MILK, CHEESE AND CURD ( A ) COWS' ( 3 ) ( B ) EWES' OR GOATS' ( 3 )

1 000 TONNES 150 TONNES

50 30

15 000 TONNES 12 000 TONNES

4,0 7,0

2 1

10 10

0409 00 00

NATURAL HONEY ( 4 )

12 000 ECU

20

_

0,6

1

5

CHAPTER 6

LIVE PLANTS AND FLORICULTURAL PRODUCTS

100 000 ECU

10

_

0,6

1

5

0701 90 51 0701 90 59 0701 90 90

POTATOES, FRESH OR CHILLED ( 5 ) ( A ) MAIN CROP ( B ) EARLY

2 000 TONNES 1 000 TONNES

50 50

1 000 HA 500 HA

4,0 2,0

3 3

5 5

0803 00

TROPICAL FRUIT : BANANAS

10 HA

30

35 HA

2,0

10

3 //

CEREALS ( 6 ) // // // // // //

1001 90 1001 10 1005 1006

( A ) COMMON WHEAT AND MESLIN ( B ) DURUM WHEAT ( C ) MAIZE ( D ) RICE

2 000 TONNES 1 000 TONNES 1 000 TONNES 500 TONNES

100 50 50 30

13 100 HA 9 400 HA 5 100 HA 400 HA

8,0 6,0 9,0 1,0

2,5 2,5 2,5 2,5

10 10 10 5

EX 1201 TO EX 1207

OIL SEEDS AND OLEAGINOUS FRUITS, OTHER THAN FOR SOWING

20 000 ECU

40

_

0,7

1,0

5

1211 AND 1212 20 00

PLANTS AND PARTS OF PLANTS ( INCLUDING SEEDS AND FRUITS ), OF A KIND USED PRIMARILY IN PERFUMERY, IN PHARMACY OR FOR INSECTICIDAL, FUNGICIDAL OR SIMILAR PURPOSES, FRESH OR DRIED, WHETHER OR NOT CUT, CRUSHED OR POWDERED

30 000 ECU

10

_

0,5

5,0

5

1509 1510 00

OLIVE OIL

50 TONNES

100

7 700 HA OR 3 000 TONNES

7,0

1,0

10

2204 21 2204 29

WINE OF FRESH GRAPES, INCLUDING FORTIFIED WINES : ( A ) TABLE WINE ( B ) QUALITY WINES PRODUCED IN SPECIFIED REGIONS ( QUALITY WINES PSR )

10 000 HL 30 % OF THE TOTAL FOR THE QUALITY WINE PSR AREA

100 30 % OF PRODUCERS IN THE QUALITY WINE PSR AREA

140 000 HL 40 000 HL

5,0 0,5

3,0 1,0

10 10

2401

UNMANUFACTURED TOBACCO; TOBACCO REFUSE

60 TONNES

50

1 000 HA

5,0

1,0

10' // // // // // // // //