Commission Regulation (EC) No 190/2001 of 30 January 2001 amending Regulation (EC) No 1772/96 laying down detailed rules for implementation of the specific measures for the supply of seed potatoes to the French overseas departments (supply balance)
Date: 2001-01-30
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: EU aid, Réunion, potato, seed, supply, supply balance sheet

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 190/2001

of 30 January 2001

amending Regulation (EC) No 1772/96 laying down detailed rules for implementation of the
specific measures for the supply of seed potatoes to the French overseas departments (supply
balance)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

(4)

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

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
2826/2000 (2), and in particular Article 2(6) thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

(3)

Pursuant to Article 2 of Regulation (EEC) No 3763/91,
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1772/96 (3), as last
amended by Regulation (EC) No 263/2000 (4), fixes the
forecast supply balance for seed potatoes and the level of
aid for their supply from the rest of the Community to
the French overseas departments for the 2000 calendar
year. The forecast supply balance should be fixed for the
2001 calendar year. The balance must be fixed on the
basis of the needs of the French overseas departments.

Pursuant to Article 2(4) of Regulation (EEC) No 3763/
91, the level of aid for the supply of seed potatoes from
the rest of
the Community to the French overseas
departments should be fixed to ensure that potatoes are
supplied under conditions equivalent for the end user to
exemption from import duties on seed potatoes from
third countries. That aid should be fixed taking account,
inter alia, of the cost of supply from the world market.

This Regulation will enter into force after the expiry of
the time limit
for submitting licence applications in
January 2001. To avoid a break in supplies to the French
overseas departments, provision should be made to
derogate from Article 4(1) and (2) of Regulation (EC) No
the
for
1772/96 and to allow,
submission of licence applications in the five working
days following the entry into force of this Regulation
and to set the time limit for the issue of such licences at
10 working days following the entry into force of this
Regulation.

that month alone,

(1) OJ L 356, 24.12.1991, p. 1.
(2) OJ L 328, 23.12.2000, p. 2.
(3) OJ L 232, 13.9.1996, p. 13.
(4) OJ L 29, 4.2.2000, p. 3.

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Regulation (EC) No 1772/96 is amended as follows:

1. Article 1 is replaced by the following:

‘Article 1

For the purposes of applying Article 2 of Regulation (EEC)
No 3763/91, the forecast supply balance for seed potatoes
falling within CN code 0701 10 00 exempt from duty on
importation into the French overseas departments or, for
products from the rest of
the Community, eligible for
Community aid shall be as set out in the Annex.’

2. Article 2 is replaced by the following:

‘Article 2

The aid provided for in Article 2(4) of Regulation (EEC) No
3763/91 for supplying the French overseas departments
with seed potatoes from the Community market in accord-
ance with the forecast supply balance shall be as set out in
the Annex.’

Article 2

By way of derogation from Article 4(1) of Regulation (EC) No
1772/96, for 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.

By way of derogation from Article 4(2) of Regulation (EC) No
1772/96, for January 2001 licences shall be issued no later
than 10 working days after the entry into force of this Regula-
tion.

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.

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

Done at Brussels, 30 January 2001.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

Supply balance for the French overseas departments for seed potatoes for the period 1 January 2001 to 31
December 2001

ANNEX

Department

Product
(CN code)

Réunion

Seed potatoes
0701 10 00

Quantity
(tonnes)

350

Supply aid
(per 100 kg)

EUR 5,430