Commission Regulation (EEC) No 220/91 of 30 January 1991 laying down detailed rules for the application of Regulation (EEC) No 1360/78 on producer groups and associations thereof
Date: 1991-01-30
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: agricultural production policy, economic activity, producer organisation













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Commission Regulation (EEC) No 220/91 of 30 January 1991 laying down detailed rules for the application of Regulation (EEC) No 1360/78 on producer groups and associations thereof  


Official Journal L 026 , 31/01/1991 P. 0015 - 0025 Finnish special edition: Chapter 3 Volume 36 P. 0104  Swedish special edition: Chapter 3 Volume 36 P. 0104  





COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 220/91  of 30 January 1991  laying down detailed rules for the application of Regulation (EEC) No 1360/78 on 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 3808/89 (2), and in particular Article 6 (3) thereof,  Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2083/80 of 31 July 1980 laying down detailed rules of application concerning the economic activity of producer groups and associations thereof (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2238/89 (4), has been  substantially amended on a number of occasions; whereas it is appropriate, for reasons of clarity and rationality, to consolidate the said Regulation;  Whereas, in accordance with the provision referred to above, it is for the Commission to determine the detailed implementing rules on the minimum cultivated area, turnover, or volume of production coming from members which these groups or associations  must represent and, if necessary, the minimum number of members they shall have;  Whereas, even those sectors where cultivated area could be used, volume of production constitutes a more reliable criterion of the efficiency of groups and associations; whereas volume of production also provides a better basis for long-term reference  than turnover, which is subject to rapid variations in monetary values; whereas, however, turnover constitutes an appropriate criterion for certain sectors, in particular those less important sectors where, in view of the difficulty in determining a  full list of specific limits, a single reference basis should be used;  Whereas, in view of the structure of agriculture in the regions and sectors covered by Regulation (EEC) No 1360/78, supply cannot be concentrated efficiently unless the information on volume of production or turnover of the producer groups is  accompanied by an indication of the minimum number of members such as to facilitate participation by producers who, although they are geared towards the market in accordance with the provisions of Regulation (EEC) No 1360/78, are only small-scale  producers;  Whereas the detailed rules relating to the economic activity of groups, while taking account of the situation in the regions referred to in Regulation (EEC) No 1360/78, should enable production and supply to be effectively adjusted to the concentration  and growing requirements of demand; whereas, therefore, while encouraging a multiplicity of groups and associations; they should avoid excessive fragmentation in these regions;  Whereas certain differences in the volume and structure of demand in the various regions referred to in Regulation (EEC) No 1360/78 make it appropriate to modulate the limits envisaged;  Whereas, in particular, the major differences in total production between the various regions of the Italian Republic justify the minimum volume of production controlled by groups in that country being proportional, subject to certain conditions, to the  level of regional production; whereas, moreover, it is justified in the case of Italy for the number of members and the minimum volume of production to be set fairly high, as it is likely that the initiative to form groups will be taken mainly by the  trade organizations, which are capable of mobilizing a large number of producers and of involving a fairly large amount of production; whereas, however, account should be taken of the far-reaching structural deficiencies in the supply of agricultural  products in the Mezzogiorno and in the upland areas of the remainder of Italy;  Whereas in Portugal, since the fact that 'alentejanos de montado' pigs are reared extensively makes estimating national production difficult, the minimum share of national production volume required of associations in this sector should not be set;  Whereas for holdings in the Greek, Balearic and Canary Islands the far-reaching structural deficiencies in the supply of agricultural products justify a reduction of the minimum volumes of production;  Whereas requirements to guarantee the economic scale of the associations should also be laid down;  Whereas the sugar sector is characterized by a system of production quotas accompanied by specific provisions concerning inter-trade agreements; whereas for that reason Council Regulation (EEC) No 1785/81 of 30 June 1981 on the common organization of  the markets in the sugar sector (5), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2787/90 (6), lays down that Regulation (EEC) No 1360/78 is not applicable to the sugar-beet sector as long as a quota system exists; whereas the limits in question should not  therefore be set for that sector;  Whereas in the olive-oil sector account must be taken of the special provisions on the composition of groups of associations as laid down in Council Regulation (EEC) No 136/66/EEC of 22 September 1966 on the establishment of the common organization of  the market in oils and fats (7), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3577/90 (8);  Whereas this Regulation does not cover the fishery and aquaculture products sector, which are subject to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3796/81 of 29 December 1981 on the common organization of the market in fishery products (9), as last amended by  Regulation (EEC) No 2886/89 (10);  Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 789/89 (11) included locust beans in the common organization market in fruit and vegetables and, consequently, Regulation (EEC) No 1360/78 no longer applies in the locust bean sector;  Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 (12), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 53/91 (13), instituted a combined goods nomenclature based on the Harmonized Community Description and Coding System;  Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Agricultural Structures and Rural Development,  HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:    Article 1  1. The minimum volume of annual production of turnover and the minimum number of members which the producer groups should represent, within the meaning of Article 6 (1) (e) of Regulation (EEC) No 1360/78, shall be as laid down in the Annex.  In the Italian administrative regions in which the average production is lower than the minimum annual 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 %.  Where they request recognition of products other than those listed in the Annex, the producer groups must have at least:  - an annual turnover of ECU 1 million or, in the case of Greece, ECU 500 000,  - 50 members.  The third subparagraph shall not apply to the sugarbeet sector.  2. The volume of production or the turnover referred to in paragraph 1 shall be in respect of products actually marketed or, in the case of the oliveoil sector, actually produced by the producers who are members of the producer group and shall be  calculated as an average over three years prior to the application for recognition.  Article 2  1. Notwithstanding Article 1, in those administrative districts of Italy where average production over the three years prior to 3 August 1980 exceeds 20 times the minimum volume of production for each sector, the groups must represent a  minimum of 5 % of regional production, except in the sectors of oil seeds, live trees and other plants, bulbs, roots and the like, cut flowers and ornamental foliage, and honey.  Calculation of production in the various regions as provided for in the preceding subparagraph:  - shall be made on the basis of the official statistics of the Member State for the three years prior to 3 August 1980;  - shall be updated every five years.  For the purposes of these calculations, the figures may be rounded off to the nearest 1 000 or 100 depending on the orders of magnitude involved.  2. The minimum volume of production provided for in Article 1 and in paragraph 1 of this Article shall be reduced by:  - 30 % for producer groups made up mainly of farmers with farms situated in the Mezzogiorno and in areas covered by Article 3 (3) of Council Directive 75/268/EEC (14),  - 50 % for producers groups made up mainly of farmers with farms situated in the Balearic Islands or the Canary Islands.  Article 3  1. For the purposes of Article 6 (1) (e) 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 last 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:  (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:  - 10 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 III 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 IV of the Annex. For  products not listed in the Annex, associations must consist of at least three recognized groups. 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 within the minimum requirements as regards area cultivated, turnover and share of national production laid down in point V 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 VI of the Annex. For products not listed  in the Annex, associations must consist of at least three recognized groups and cover at least the area of one district;  (g) in the case of Ireland, 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 VII of the Annex. Irish associations must  cover at least the area of one province.  Article 4  1. Regulation (EEC) No 2083/80 is hereby repealed.  2. All references to the repealed Regulation shall be construed as references to this Regulation.  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, 30 January 1991. For the Commission  Ray MAC SHARRY  Member of the Commission   (1) OJ No L 166, 23. 6. 1978, p. 1. (2) OJ No L 371, 20. 12. 1989, p. 1. (3) OJ No L 203, 5. 8. 1980, p. 5. (4) OJ No L 215, 26. 7. 1989, p. 12. (5) OJ No L 177, 1. 7. 1981, p. 4. (6) OJ No L 265, 28. 9. 1990, p. 16. (7) OJ No 172, 30. 9.  1966, p. 3025/66. (8) OJ No L 353, 17. 12. 1990, p. 23. (9) OJ No L 379, 31. 12. 1981, p. 1. (10) OJ No L 282, 2. 10. 1989, p. 1. (11) OJ No L 85, 30. 3. 1989, p. 3. (12) OJ No L 256, 7. 9. 1987, p. 1. (13) OJ No L 7, 10. 1. 1991, p. 14. (14) OJ No L  128, 19. 5. 1975, p. 1.    ANNEX   I. Producer groups in Italy    CN code  Product  Producer groups      Volume of production or turnover  Minimum membership           0102  Live bovine animals:    ex 0201 ex 0202  Meat of bovine animals, fresh, chilled or frozen (1)     a) buffaloes  3 000 LU  100   b) other  bovine animals  5 000 LU  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 0106 00  10 0208 10 10  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; live domestic rabbits and meat and edible offal thereof, fresh,  chilled or frozen (2)  220 000 places  200  0407 00  Birds' eggs, in shell, fresh, preserved or cooked (2)  80 000 layers  200  ex 0401  Milk, cheese and curd    ex 0403  a) cows' (3)  15 000 tonnes  200  ex 0404  b) buffaloes' (3)  5 000 tonnes  100   0406  c) ewes' or goats' (3)  2 000 tonnes  100  0409 00 00  Natural honey  ECU 150 000  50  Chapter 6  Live plants and floricultural products  ECU 2 500 000 (4)  100  0701 90 51  Potatoes, fresh or chilled (5)    0701 90 59  a) main crop  10 000  tonnes   0701 90 90  b) early  5 000 tonnes  300  0803 00 0804 30 00 0804 40  Tropical fruits  30 ha  10  1001 90  Cereals (6)    1005  (a) common wheat and meslin, maize  15 000 tonnes  300  1001 10  (b) durum wheat  12 000 tonnes  300  1006  (c) rice   10 000 tonnes  150  ex 1201 to ex 1207  Oilseeds and oleaginous fruits, other than for sowing  ECU 2 000 000 (4)  200  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  ECU 800 000 (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       II. Producer groups in France   CN code  Product  Producer groups      Volume of production or turnover  Minimum membership       0102 ex 0201 ex 0202  Live bovine animals; meat of bovine animals, fresh, chilled or frozen (1)  200 LU  20   Tropical fruit:    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  ECU 100 000  40  1509 1510 00  Olive oil  60 tonnes  200  2204 10  (a) wine of fresh grapes  100 000  hl  200  2204 21  (b) table wine  100 000 hl  200  2204 29 2204 30 10  (c) quality wines psr  30 000 hl or 50 % of total quality wine psr zone  100 producers or 50 % of total quality wine psr zone   III. Producer groups and associations of producer groups in Belgium   CN code  Product  Producer groups   Associations        Volume of production or turnover  Minimum member- ship  Minimum area or equivalent  Turnover (million ECU)  Share of national production %  Minimum member- ship           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  ECU  0,23 million  20  6 000 tonnes  0,69  0,5  3          IV. Producer groups and associations of producer grops in Greece   CN code  Product  Producer groups   Associations        Volume of production or turnover  Minimum member- ship  Minimum area or equivalent  Turnover (million ECU)  Share of national production %  Minimum member- ship                   0102  ex 0201  ex 0202  Live bovine animals  Meat of bovine animals, fresh, chilled or frozen (1)  500 LU  50  5 000 LU  of 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        0106 00 10  0208 10 10  Live domestic rabbits and meat and edible offal thereof, fresh, chilled or frozen (2)  200 000  head  20  1 200 000  head  3,0  1  3  0407 00  Birds' eggs, in shell, fresh, preserved or cooked (2)  60 000  layers  20  500 000  layers  12,0  5  3  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)  ECU 12 000  20  -  0,6  1  5  Chapter 6  Live plants and floricultural products  ECU 100 000  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  ECU 20 000  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  ECU 30 000  10  -  0,5   5,0  5  1509  1510 00  Olive oil  50 tonnes  10  7 700 ha or  3 000 tonnes  7,0  1,0  10  2204 21  Wine of fresh grapes, including fortified wines:        2204 29  (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  1 100 ha  5,0  1,0  10           V. Producer groups and associations of producer groups in Spain    CN code  Product  Producer groups   Associations       Volume of production or turnover  Minimum member- ship  Minimum area or equivalent  Turnover (million ECU)  Share of national production %                 0102  ex 0201  ex 0202  Live bovine animals  Meat of bovine animals, fresh, chilled or frozen (1) (8)  1 000 LU  2 000  calves  50  50  60 000 LU  30 000  calves  65,0  8,5  5,0  0103  ex 0203  Live swine (1) (8)  Meat of swine, fresh, chilled or frozen  20 000 head  10 000 head  of Iberian pigs  15 000 piglets  75  35  700 000 head  100 000 head  of Iberian pigs  180 000 piglets  60,0  8,0  5,0  0104  ex 0204  Live sheep and goats (1)  Meat of sheep or goats, fresh, chilled or frozen  15 000 head of sheep  10 000 head of goats  50  25  250 000 head  of sheep  100 000 head  of goats  15,0  3,0  2,5  10,0  0105  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  250 000 head  50  (for fowl and other poultry)  12 000 000  head (for fowls and other poultry)  15,0  2,5  0106 00 10  0208 10 10  Live domestic rabbits; meat and edible meat offal thereof, fresh, chilled or frozen (2)   35 (for rabbits)  3 500 000  head (for rabbits)  5,0  5,0  0407 00  Birds' eggs, in shell, fresh, preserved or cooked (2)  60 000  layers  50  1 000 000  layers  15,0  2,5  0401  Milk and cream, not concentrated nor containing added sugar or other sweetening matter and       0406  Cheese and curd:        (a) from cows'milk (3)  (b) from ewes'milk  (c) from goats'milk (3)  4 000 tonnes  1 000 tonnes  1 000 tonnes  50  25  25  100 000 tonnes  20 000 tonnes  10 000 tonnes  25,0  10,0  3,0  2,5  10,0  2,5  0409 00 00  Natural honey (4)  ECU 300 000  50   2,5  10,0  Chapter 6  Live plants and floricultural products  ECU 1,5 million   25   8,0  5  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  50  25  8 700 ha  4 300 ha  21,0  15,0  2,5  5,0  0709 90 31  0710 80 10  0711 20 10  Olives, for uses other than the production of oil  2 000 tonnes  50  15 000 ha  6,0  10,0  0713  1209 29  Dried leguminous vegetables, shelled, whether or not skinned or split, other fodder seeds of the code 1209 29  1 500 tonnes  50  25 300 ha  10,0  5,0  0803 00  0804 30 00  0804 40  Tropical fruit, fresh or dried:  Bananas, including plantains  Pineapples  Avocados  50 ha  25  2 500 ha  (bananas)  200 ha  (others)  19,0  5,0  20,0  5,0  0804 20 90  Figs, dried  1 000 tonnes  50  5 000 ha  2,0  15,0  0806 20  Grapes, dried  1 500 tonnes  25  1 000 ha  1,5  10,0   Cereals (6) (7):  20 000 tonnes  200  160 000 ha  60,0  2,0  1001  Wheat and meslin       1002 00 00  Rye       1003 00   Barley       1004 00  Oats       1005  Maize       1007 00  Grain sorghum       1006  Rice  10 000 tonnes  100  1 500 ha  25,0  20,0  ex 1201 to  ex 1207  Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits, other than for sowing (4)  ECU 1,5 million  200  23 000 ha  10,0  2,5  1211  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 (4)  ECU 500 000    2,5  5,0  1509  Olive oil and its fractions whether or not refined, but not chemically modified  2 000 tonnes  (in oil)  100  58 000 ha  30,0  5,0  ex 2204  Wine of fresh grapes, including fortified wines:        (a) table wine  (b) quality wines produced in specified regions (quality wines psr)  150 000 hl  (in wine)  25 000 hl  200  100  56 800 hl  10 000 hl  60,0  15,0  5,0  2,5  2401  Unmanufactured tobacco; tobacco refuse  500 tonnes  75  2 100 ha  7,0  10,0 VI. Producer groups and associations of producer groups in Portugal   CN code  Product  Producer groups   Associations        Volume of production or turnover  Minimum member- ship  Minimum area or equivalent  Turnover (million ECU)  Share of national production %  Minimum member- ship                   0102  ex 0201  ex 0202  Live bovine animals  Meat of bovine animals, fresh, chilled or frozen (1)  400 LU  25  2 000 LU  2,0  1,5  3  0103  ex 0203  Live swine (1) (8)  Meat of swine, fresh, chilled or frozen  5 000 head  1 000 head  of 'alentejanos de montado'  pigs  20  10  50 000 head  5 000 head  of 'alentejanos  de montado'  pigs  6,0  0,7  2,0  -  5  5  0104  ex 0204  Live sheep and goats (1)  Meat of sheep or goats, fresh, chilled or frozen  1 000 head  10  10 000 head  0,225  1,0  5  0105  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  100 000 head  20  1 000 000 head  1,9  1,0  5  0106 00 10  0208 10 10  Live domestic rabbits and meat and edible offal thereof, fresh, chilled or frozen (2)  30 000 head  20  100 000 head  0,65  1,0  3  0407 00  Birds' eggs, in shell, fresh, preserved or cooked (2)  20 000  layers  10  100 000  layers  1,5  2,0  3  0401  Milk and cream, not concentrated nor containing added sugar or other sweetening matter:        0406  Cheese and curd:         (a) from cows' milk (3)  (b) from ewes' or goats' milk (3)  1 000 tonnes  100 tonnes  30  25  20 000 tonnes  1 000 tonnes  5,5  0,9  2,5  1,0  5  3  0409 00 00  Natural honey (4)  ECU 30 000  10  32 tonnes  0,1  1,0  3  Chapter 6  Live plants and floricultural products (4)  ECU 100 000  10  -  0,6  2,5  3  0701 90 51  0701 90 59  0701 90 90  Potatoes, fresh or chilled (5)  (a) main crop  (b) early  1 500 tonnes  300 tonnes  20  20  1 500 ha  200 ha  2,8  0,5  1,0  2,0  5  3  0709 90 31  0710 80 10  0711 20 10  Olives, for uses other than the production of oil  250 tonnes  25  1 000 ha  0,4  5,0  3  0713  1209 29  Dried leguminous vegetables, shelled, whether or not skinned or split, other fodder seeds of the code 1209 29  150 tonnes  10  1 000 ha  0,4  2,0  3  0803 00  Tropical fruit, fresh or dried: Bananas, including plantains  5 ha  15  50 ha  0,6   4,0  3  0804 30 00  Pineapples  ECU 200 000  10  15 ha  0,75  20,0  3  0804 40  Avocados  5 ha  10  20 ha  0,25  20,0  3  0804 20 90  Figs, dried  100 ha  10  500 ha  0,22  1,0  3  0806 20  Grapes, dried  5 ha  10  15 ha  0,06  10,0  3  0902  Tea  5 ha   10       Cereals (6) (7):        1001  Wheat and meslin  5 000 tonnes  25  10 000 ha  9,0  3,5  5  1002 00 00  Rye        1003 00  Barley        1004 00  Oats        1005  Maize        1007 00  Grain sorghum        1008 30 00  Alpiste        1008 90   Other cereals        1006  Rice  2 500 tonnes  20  5 000 ha  7,5  10  3  ex 1201 to  ex 1207  Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits, other than for sowing (4)  ECU 250 000  10  600 ha  1,0  6,5  3  1211  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 (4)  ECU 100 000  10  -  0,25  5,0  3  1509  Olive oil and its fractions whether or not refined, but not chemically modified  50 tonnes  50  2 000 ha  0,9  1,5  3  ex 2204   Wine of fresh grapes, including fortified wines:         (a) table wines  25 000 hl  100  5 000 ha  2,8  2,0  3   (b) quality wines psr  2 000 hl  25  800 ha  0,9  1,0  3  2401  Unmanufactured tobacco; tobacco refuse  30 tonnes  10  100 ha  0,35  6,0   3  4051 00 10  Natural cork, raw or simply prepared  1 000 tonnes  10  50 000 ha  6,25  10,0  3  ex 5301  Flax, raw or processed but not spun  5 ha  10  15 ha  0,01  10,0  3          VII. Producer groups and associations thereof in Ireland   CN code  Product  Producer Groups   Associations        Volume of production or turnover  Minimum member- ship  Minimum area or equivalent  Turnover (million ECU)  Share of national production %  Minimum member- ship           0102  ex 0201  ex 0202  Live bovine animals; meat of bovine animals, fresh, chilled or frozen (1)  700 LU  20  10 000 LU  9,5  1,0  12  0104  ex 0204  Live sheep and goats (1); meat of sheep or goats, fresh chilled or frozen  3 000 head  25  9 000 head  1,0  1,0  3  0701 90 51  0701 90 59  0701 90 90  Potatoes (1)  (a) main crop  (b) early  3 000 tonnes  1 000 tonnes  10  10  1 000 ha  400 ha  2,0  1,0  4,0  4,0  5  3   Cereals (6):        1001 90  1003 00  1004 00  (a) common wheat and meslin  (b) barley  (c) oats  3 000 tonnes  3 000 tonnes  3 000 tonnes  5  5  5  15 000 tonnes  15 000 tonnes  15 000 tonnes  3,0  3,0  3,0  1,5  1,5  1,5  3  3  3          (1) If the group deals with different species, the minimum volume of production shall be equal to the highest minimum volume, calculated in livestock units, of those for the species concerned. Cattle, sheep and goats shall be converted  into livestock units for the purposes of this Regulation as laid down in the Annex to Directive 75/268/EEC. Pigs shall be converted as follows:  - piglets with a live weight of less than 20 kg (per 100 head): 2,7 units,  - breeding sows of 50 kg or more: 0,5 units,  - other pigs: 0,3 units.  (2) If the group covers poultry or rabbits and eggs, the minimum volume of production shall be the higher than those laid down for each of the two sectors.  (3) If the group covers both cows' milk and buffaloes' or ewes' or goats milk, the minimum volume of production shall be that laid down for cows' milk.  (4) The value laid down shall be updated every year on the basis of the index of agricultural prices.  (5) If the producer group covers at the same time ware potatoes and early potatoes, the minimum volume applicable is the one laid down for ware potatoes.  (6) If the producer group covers different cereals, the minimum volume of production shall be the highest of those laid down for the cereals concerned.  (7) 'Cereals' means the following products: wheat, rye, barley, oats, maize and grain sorghum, considered singly or jointly for the purposes of determining the volume of production.  (8) If the group covers more than one type of animal within a given species, the minimum required shall correspond to the type most represented.