Commission Regulation (EC) No 110/2001 of 19 January 2001 amending Regulation (EEC) No 388/92 laying down detailed rules for implementation of the specific arrangements for the supply of cereal products to the French overseas departments (FOD) and establishing the forecast supply balance
Date: 2001-01-19
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: French overseas department and region, cereal product, cereals, import licence, supply, supply balance sheet

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 110/2001

of 19 January 2001

amending Regulation (EEC) No 388/92 laying down detailed rules for implementation of the
specific arrangements for the supply of cereal products to the French overseas departments (FOD)
and establishing the forecast supply balance

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3763/91 of 16
December 1991 introducing specific measures in respect of
certain agricultural products for the benefit of the French over-
seas departments (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No
1257/1999 (2), and in particular Article 2(6) thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

The quantities of products eligible for the specific supply
arrangements are determined by means of periodic fore-
cast balances which may be revised according to the
essential requirements of the market taking into account
local production and traditional trade flows.

Pursuant to Article 2 of Regulation (EEC) No 3763/91,
the forecast supply balance of cereal products to the
FOD for 2000 was established by Commission Regula-
tion (EEC) No 388/92 (3), as last amended by Regulation
(EC) No 2240/2000 (4). This forecast supply balance for
2001 should be drawn up. Subsequently, Regulation
(EEC) No 388/92 should be amended.

the supply
to facilitate administration of
In order
balance, a certain margin of flexibility in the allocation
of the quantities fixed in the supply balance should be
permitted.

This Regulation will enter into force after the expiry of
for submitting licence applications in
the time limit
January 2001. To avoid a break in supplies to the French

overseas departments, provision should be made to
derogate from Article 4(1) of Regulation (EEC) No 388/
92 and to allow, for that month alone, the submission
of
five working days
following the entry into force of this Regulation.

licence applications

in the

(5)

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

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

The Annex to Regulation (EEC) No 388/92 is replaced by the
Annex to this Regulation.

Article 2

By way of derogation from Article 4(1) of Regulation (EEC) No
388/92,
in January 2001 applications for licences shall be
submitted to the competent authority no later than the fifth
working day following the entry into force of this Regulation.

Article 3

This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publica-
tion in the Official Journal of the European Communities.

It shall apply from 1 January 2001.

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

Done at Brussels, 19 January 2001.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 356, 24.12.1991, p. 1.
(2) OJ L 160, 26.6.1999, p. 80.
(3) OJ L 43, 19.2.1992, p. 16.
(4) OJ L 257, 11.10.2000, p. 6.

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ANNEX

‘ANNEX

Cereals supply balance for the French overseas departments (2001)

Cereals originating
in third countries
(ACP/developing countries)
or EC

Common
wheat (1)

Durum
wheat

Barley (1)

Maize (1)

(tonnes)

Malt

Oats (1)

Durum
wheat
meal and
groats

Guadeloupe

Martinique

French Guiana

Réunion

45 000

15 000

150

35 000

Total

95 150

Total

—

—

—

—

0

2 000

2 000

200

14 000

—

20 500

1 000

1 500

—

—

12 000

115 000

16 200

151 000

1 000

267 650

—

413

—

2 887

3 300

—

1 000

—

—

1 000

(1) The quantities fixed may be exceeded, up to a maximum of 25 %, provided that the combined quantity for the products concerned is not exceeded.’