Commission Regulation (EC) No 188/2001 of 30 January 2001 amending Regulation (EC) No 1524/98 laying down detailed rules for the application of the specific measures adopted in respect of fruit and vegetables, plants and flowers for the benefit of the French overseas departments and determining the forecast supply balance for 2001
Date: 2001-01-30
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: French overseas department and region, fruit, fruit juice, fruit product, quantitative restriction, supply balance sheet

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 188/2001

of 30 January 2001

amending Regulation (EC) No 1524/98 laying down detailed rules for the application of the specific
measures adopted in respect of fruit and vegetables, plants and flowers for the benefit of the
French overseas departments and determining the forecast supply balance for 2001

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

overseas departments, provision should be made to
derogate from Article 3(2) and 3(3) of Regulation (EC)
No 1524/98 and to allow, for that month alone, the
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.

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3763/91 of 16
December 1991 on 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,

(4)

The measures provided for in this Regulation are in
accordance with the opinion of
the Management
Committee for Products Processed from Fruit and Veget-
ables,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

Common detailed rules for implementing the specific
measures for the supply of certain agricultural products
to the French overseas departments are laid down in
Commission Regulation (EEC) No 131/92 (3), as last
amended by Regulation (EC) No 1736/96 (4), and the
additional detailed rules for applying the arrangements
for the supply of processed fruit and vegetables and the
forecast balance determining the quantities eligible for
the specific supply arrangements
the period 1
January to 31 December 2000 are laid down in
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1524/98 (5), as last
amended by Regulation (EC) No 2683/1999 (6).

for

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Part A of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 1524/98 is replaced
by the Annex to this Regulation.

Article 2

The quantities of products eligible for the specific supply
balance are determined by means of forecast balances
established periodically and subject to revision on the
basis of essential market requirements in the French
overseas departments and taking account of
local
production and traditional trade flows. A forecast supply
balance for 2001 is accordingly established in the Annex
hereto.

1.
By way of derogation from Article 3(2) of Regulation (EC)
No 1524/98, 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 3(3) of Regulation (EC)
2.
No 1524/98, for January 2001 licences shall be issued no later
than the 10th working day after the entry into force of this
Regulation.

(3)

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

Article 3

(1) OJ L 356, 24.12.1991, p. 1.
(2) OJ L 160, 26.6.1999, p. 80.
(3) OJ L 15, 22.1.1992, p. 13.
(4) OJ L 225, 6.9.1996, p. 3.
(5) OJ L 201, 17.7.1998, p. 29.
(6) OJ L 326, 18.12.1999, p. 22.

This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following its
publication 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

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ANNEX

‘Part A: Forecast supply balance for processed fruit and vegetables for the French overseas departments for 2001

Product group

CN code

Product

Quantity
(tonnes)

A

B

C

D

ex 2007 91
ex 2007 99

ex 2008 30
ex 2008 40
ex 2008 50
ex 2008 60
ex 2008 70
ex 2008 80
ex 2008 92
ex 2008 99

ex 2009 11 11
ex 2009 11 19
ex 2009 19 11
ex 2009 19 19

ex 2009 20 11
ex 2009 20 19

ex 2009 60 11
ex 2009 60 19
ex 2009 60 51
ex 2009 60 71

ex 2009 70 11
ex 2009 70 19

ex 2009 80 11
ex 2009 80 19

ex 2009 80 35
ex 2009 80 38

ex 2009 90 11
ex 2009 90 19

ex 2009 90 21
ex 2009 90 29

Fruit purees, being cooked preparations, whether or not
for
containing added sugar or other
processing
Citrus fruit
Other, not including tropical fruit

sweetening matter,

Fruit pulps, otherwise prepared or preserved, whether or not
containing added sugar or other sweetening matter or spirit not
elsewhere specified or included, for processing
Citrus fruit
Pears
Apricots
Cherries
Peaches
Strawberries
Mixtures not including tropical fruit
Other not including tropical fruit

Concentrated fruit juice (including grape must), unfermented and
not containing added spirit, whether or not containing added
sugar or other sweetening matter, for processing

Orange juice

Grapefruit or pomelo juice

Grape juice

Apple juice

Pear juice

100

450

200

250

Juice of any other fruit not including tropical fruit

Mixtures of apple and pear juice

Other mixtures, not including tropical fruit

Total

1 000’