COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 591/91 of 12 March 1991 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1198/90 establishing a Community register of citrus cultivation

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1198/90 of 7 May 1990 establishing a Community register of citrus cultivation (1), and in particular Article 6 thereof,

Whereas Article 5 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 3919/90 of 21 December 1990 laying down general rules for the application of Regulation (EEC) No 1198/90 establishing a Community register of citrus cultivation (2) defines a number of aspects to be dealt with by the detailed rules of application;

Whereas the information obtained from the harvest declaration provided for in Article 19c of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1035/72 of 18 May 1972 on the common organization of the market in fruit and vegetables (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3920/90 (4), and the information available from the olive cultivation and vineyard registers introduced respectively by Council Regulations (EEC) No 154/75 (5) and (EEC) No 2392/86 (6) should be used to draw up the said register of citrus cultivation; whereas farmers should confirm that the information collected is true and correct; whereas, in addition, the time limits for certain communications to be sent to the Commission by Member States and the rules governing access to the register should be specified;

Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Fruit and Vegetables,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

1. In order to establish the register of citrus cultivation, the information set out in the Annex to this Regulation shall be collected and collated in a holding file for each citrus holding concerned. The contents of this file shall be authenticated by the farmer concerned.

2. Member States shall ensure that the information obtained from the harvest declaration provided for in Article 19c of Regulation (EEC) No 1035/72 is included in the holding file.

Article 2

Tests of the methods used shall be carried out in the following regions during the trial periods referred to in Article 3 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 1198/90:

- Greece:

- Nomos d'Achaia: communes de Rododafni, Aglos Constantinos Dimitropoulos, Ville de Eguion, Digueliotica, Temeni, Valimitica, Selinous, Eliki, Rizomylos, Nicolaica and Rodia,

- Nomos d'Argolida: communes de Ireon, Lalouca, Agia Triada, Panariti, Argolicon and Nea Tiryntha.

- Spain:

- Término municipal d'Almazora (Province de Castellón),

- Término municipal d'Elche (Province d'Alicante).

- Italy:

- Province de Trapani (Sicily),

- Province de Lecce (Puglia).

- Portugal:

- Concelho de Santiago de Cacém, Freguesia de Santo André (Distrito de Setubal),

- Concelho de Silves, Freguesia de S. Bartolomeu de Messines e Silves (Distrito de Faro),

- Concelho de Loulé, Freguesia de Boliqueime e S. Sebastalao (Distrito de Faro).

Article 3

1. Member States shall notify the Commission of the national body responsible for drawing up the register no later than the 15th day following the entry into force of this Regulation.

2. Member States shall notify the Commission every six months of the progress in drawing up the register. The form in which this notification is to be made shall be determined in cooperation with the Member States concerned.

3. The Commission shall, after consulting the Member States, lay down rules for the transfer of all or part of the register by means of data processing.

Article 4

Member States shall use the technical data available from the olive cultivation register referred to in Regulation (EEC) No 154/75 and from the vineyard register referred to in Regulation (EEC) No 2392/86 and, in particular, aerial photographs taken within the last five years, land registry maps and lists of farmers.

Article 5

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, 12 March 1991.

For the Commission

Ray MAC SHARRY

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ No L 119, 11. 5. 1990, p. 59.

(2) OJ No L 375, 31. 12. 1990, p. 15.

(3) OJ No L 118, 20. 5. 1972, p. 1.

(4) OJ No L 375, 31. 12. 1990, p. 17.

(5) OJ No L 19, 24. 1. 1975, p. 1.

(6) OJ No L 208, 31. 7. 1986, p. 1.

ANNEX I

LIST OF INFORMATION REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 1

1. PARTICULARS OF THE HOLDING: 1.1. Identification number (NUTS/Commune No/individual No (of the registered place of business of the holding)): 1.2. Name of farmer: 1.3. Address of the registered place of business of the holding: 1.4. Legal personality: 1.5. Member of a producers' organization? yes/no if yes, please state which: 1.6. Utilized agricultural area: (in ha/ares) 1.7. Area under citrus fruits: (in ha/ares) 1.8. Number of plots under citrus fruits: 1.9. Marketing support infrastructures: - on the holding yes/no - cooperatives yes/no 1.10. Most recent harvest declaration: yes/no if yes please state: - name of person making the harvest declaration - address of person making the harvest declaration - reference No of the declaration - year 2. PARTICULARS OF THE PLOT UNDER CITRUS FRUITS: 2.1. Identification: 2.1.1. Identification number (NUTS/Commune No/Order No): 2.1.2. Aerial photograph 2.1.3. Land register No 2.2. Basic information: 2.2.1. Area (in ha/ares): 2.2.2. Economic orientation: - commercial production yes/no - abandoned yes/no - production of plant multiplication material yes/no - not yet in production yes/no 2.2.3. Homogeneity of the plot - citrus fruit monoculture yes/no if not, with trees of the following species: , , , , . - plantation of citrus fruits of one single species yes/no 2.2.4. Density of plantation: - number of trees on the plot 2.3. Features of the plantation: Species/variety (1) Age (2) Number of trees 1. 2. 3. etc. 2.4. Additional features 2.4.1. Lie of the land: - flat - gentle slope - steep slope - terraced 2.4.2. Irrigation: - gravity - drip - other 2.4.3. Affected by viruses: - yes - no 2.4.4. Recent regrafting (last five years) - between orange trees - between lemon trees - between small-fruit trees - between species 2.4.5. Tenure: - owner-occupied - tenant-farmed - share tenancy or share-cropping - mixed

(1) See Annex II. (2) Year of planting, age or age category (see Annex III).

ANNEXE II

LIST OF SPECIES/VARIETIES

Variety Code

1. Orange trees Orange trees producing sanguines: Sanguinello 1001 Moro 1002 Tarocco 1004 Sanguinello 'Cuscuna' 1011 Sanguina 'Commun' 1042 Other sanguines (to be specified by the Member State) 1900 to 1948 Varieties not otherwise specified 1949 Orange trees producing non-sanguines: Ovale/Calabrese 1003 Belladonna 1006 Shamonti (Jaffa) 1008 Salustiana 1009 De Setúbal 1010 Valencia late 1015 Bionda Comune 1016 Dalmau 1022 D. Joao 1023 Do Tua 1025 Spera da Vidigueira 1026 D. Maria 1027 De Vale de Besteiros 1028 Bionda Apirena 1029 Vaniglia Apirena 1030 Cadenera 1031 Verna 1033 Groupe Navels (ensemble) 1050 Merlin or Washington Navel 1051 Navelina 1052 Navel New Hall 1053 Thonson Navel 1054 Navelate 1055 Lane late 1056 Other Navels 1059 Other non-sanguines (to be specified by the Member State) 1950 to 1998 Varieties not otherwise specified 1999

2. Lemon trees Femminello Ovale 2001 Femminello di S. Teresa 2002 Monachello 2003 Inter Donato 2004 Lunario Tondo (Arancino) 2005 Lunario Sfusato (Palermo) 2006 Maglini 2007 Karystini 2008 Adamopoulou 2009 Lisbon 2010 Eureka 2011 Berna (Group) 2012 Mesero (Group) 2013 Lunero (Four Seasons) 2014 Real 2015 Comun 2016 Siagara bianca 2017 Santa Teresa 2018 Villa Franca 2019 Lunario 2020 Galego 2021 Incappucciato 2022 Other varieties (to be specified by the Member State) 2900 to 2998 Varieties not otherwise specified 2999

3. Small-fruited citrus Small-fruited citrus producing mandarins: Avana 3101 Tardivo or Di Ciaculli 3102 Common 3103 Wilking 3104 Kara 3105 Kina 3106 Encore 3107 Palazzelli 3108 Setubalense 3109 Carvalhais 3110

Other varieties (to be specified by the Member State) 3190 to 3198 Varieties not otherwise specified 3199 Small-fruited citrus producing clementines: Corsican clementine 3201 Montreal 3202 Comune 3203 Fina 3204 Droval 3205 Clemenules 3206 Tomatera 3207 Clémentine Porou 3208 Di Nules 3209 Other varieties (to be specified by the Member State) 3290 to 3298 Varieties not otherwise specified 3299 Small-fruited citrus producing satsumas: Satsuma 3301 Clausellina 3302 Salzara 3303 Mineola 3304 Temple 3305 Owari 3306 Wase 3307 Other varieties (to be specified by the Member State) 3390 to 3398 Varieties not otherwise specified 3399 Other small-fruited citrus: Tangero 3401 Mandarine clementine o nova 3501 Other varieties (to be specified by the Member State) 3900 to 3998 Other small-fruited citrus not otherwise specified 3999

ANNEX III

AGE CATEGORIES

From 0 to 4 years or 5 years

5 to 9 years or 5 to 10 years

10 to 14 years or 10 to 15 years

15 to 24 years or 15 to 25 years

25 to 39 years or 25 to 40 years

40 and above or 40 years