Commission Regulation (EC) No 1157/2000 of 30 May 2000 fixing the compensatory aid for bananas produced and marketed in the Community in 1999, the time limit for payment of the balance of the aid and the unit value of the advances for 2000
Date: 2000-05-30
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: aid to agriculture, financial loss, marketing, tropical fruit

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Official Journal of the European Communities

31.5.2000

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1157/2000

of 30 May 2000

fixing the compensatory aid for bananas produced and marketed in the Community in 1999, the
time limit for payment of the balance of the aid and the unit value of the advances for 2000

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

(6)

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 404/93 of 13
February 1993 on the common organisation of the market in
bananas (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1257/
1999 (2), and in particular Articles 12(6) and 14 thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

(5)

Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1858/93 (3), as last
amended by Regulation (EC) No 1467/1999 (4),
lays
down detailed rules for applying Regulation (EEC) No
404/93 as regards the aid scheme to compensate for loss
of income from marketing in the banana sector.

Pursuant to Article 12 of Regulation (EEC) No 404/93,
the compensatory aid is calculated on the basis of the
difference between the flat-rate reference income and the
average production income from bananas produced and
marketed in the Community during the year in question.
Supplementary aid is granted in one or more producer
regions where the average income from production is
significantly lower than the average for the Community.

Article 2(2) of Regulation (EEC) No 1858/93 fixes the
flat-rate reference income at EUR 64,03 per 100 kilo-
grams net weight of green bananas ex-packing shed for
the aid to be calculated in respect of 1999.

the average of

In 1999, the average production income, calculated on
the basis of
the prices for bananas
marketed outside the producer regions at the stage of
delivery at first port of unloading (goods not unloaded)
on the one hand and the selling prices on local markets
for bananas marketed in their producer region on the
other, less the flat-rate amounts laid down in Article 3(2)
of Regulation (EEC) No 1858/93, was less than the
flat-rate reference income fixed for 1999. The compens-
atory aid to be granted in respect of 1999 should be
fixed accordingly.

The aid for 1999 is relatively high and it is difficult to
predict at present the evolution of prices over the whole
of
from the
the unit amount of advances
economic viewpoint
should not be set at relatively high level which could

the 2000 marketing year. As a result,

(1) OJ L 47, 25.2.1993, p. 1.
(2) OJ L 160, 26.6.1999, p. 80.
(3) OJ L 170, 13.7.1993, p. 5.
(4) OJ L 170, 6.7.1999, p. 7.

prove exorbitant when the aid for the year is deter-
mined. The level of advances should be fixed at 60 % of
the amount of aid granted for 1999.

in Portugal, Martinique

The annual average production income
from the
marketing of bananas produced in Portugal, Martinique
and Guadeloupe has proved to be significantly lower
than the Community average during 1999. As a result,
supplementary aid should be granted in the producer
regions
and Guadeloupe
pursuant to Article 12(6) of Regulation (EEC) No 404/
93, in accordance with the practice followed in recent
years. As regards the regions in Portugal, and Madeira in
particular, the data for 1999 reveal extremely difficult
production and marketing conditions, requiring supple-
mentary aid to be fixed at a level covering 75 % of the
difference
the
Community and the average recorded on selling prod-
ucts in that region. The specific marketing difficulties in
Guadeloupe, which has been hit by cyclones several
times in recent years and has had difficulties rebuilding
its marketing capacities, justify the granting of supple-
mentary aid covering the same percentage of the differ-
ence between the Community average and regional
income.

between

average

income

the

in

(7)

Given the lack of all the data necessary,
it has not
hitherto been possible to determine the compensatory
aid for 1999. Provision should be made for the balance
of the aid to be paid within two months of the publica-
tion of this Regulation.
In view of the latter points,
provision should be made for this Regulation to enter
into force on the day following its publication.

(8)

The measures provided for in this Regulation are in
accordance with the opinion of
the Management
Committee for Bananas,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

1.
The compensatory aid provided for in Article 12 of Regu-
lation (EEC) No 404/93 for fresh bananas falling within CN
code ex 0803, excluding plantains, produced and marketed in
the Community in 1999 shall be EUR 29,69 per 100 kilo-
grams.

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The aid fixed in paragraph 1 shall be increased by
2.
EUR 4,99 per 100 kilograms
for bananas produced in
producer regions in Portugal, by EUR 2,99 per 100 kilograms
for bananas produced in the region of Martinique and by
EUR 8,45 per 100 kilograms for bananas produced in the
region of Guadeloupe.

Article 2

Notwithstanding Article 4(2) of Regulation (EEC) No 1858/93,
advances for bananas marketed from January to October 2000
shall amount to EUR 17,81 per 100 kilograms. The relevant
security shall be EUR 8,90 per 100 kilograms.

Article 3

Notwithstanding Article 10 of Regulation (EEC) No 1858/93,
the competent authorities of
the Member States shall pay
the balance of the compensatory aid to be granted in respect
of 1999 within two months of the entry into force of this
Regulation.

Article 4

This Regulation shall enter into force on the 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 May 2000.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission