Commission Regulation (EC) No 1195/2001 of 18 June 2001 fixing the compensatory aid for bananas produced and marketed in the Community in 2000, the time limit for payment of the balance of the aid and the unit value of the advances for 2001
Date: 2001-06-18
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: EU aid, EU production, aid system, monetary compensatory amount, tropical fruit

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1195/2001

of 18 June 2001

fixing the compensatory aid for bananas produced and marketed in the Community in 2000, the
time limit for payment of the balance of the aid and the unit value of the advances for 2001

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 216/
2001 (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 471/2001 (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.

Under Article 12 of Regulation (EEC) No 404/93, the
compensatory aid is calculated on the basis of the differ-
ence 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 from 1999 on.

the average of

In 2000, 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 2000. The compens-
atory aid to be granted in respect of 2000 should be
fixed accordingly.

The aid for 2000 is relatively high and the market prices
recorded so far for 2001 have increased dramatically
compared to those of the previous year. As a result,
from the economic viewpoint
the unit amount of
advances should not be set at a relatively high level
which could subsequently prove exorbitant when the aid

(1) OJ L 47, 25.2.1993, p. 1.
(2) OJ L 31, 2.2.2001, p. 2.
(3) OJ L 170, 13.7.1993, p. 5.
(4) OJ L 67, 9.3.2001, p. 52.

for 2001 is determined. The level of advances should be
fixed at 60 % of the amount of aid granted for 2000.

The annual average production income
from the
marketing of bananas produced in Portugal and Guade-
loupe has proved to be significantly lower than the
Community average during 2000 As a result, supple-
mentary aid should be granted in the producer regions
in Portugal and Guadeloupe under 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 2000
reveal extremely difficult production and marketing
conditions, requiring supplementary aid to be fixed at a
level covering 75 % of
the difference between the
average income in the Community and the average
recorded on selling products
region. The
continuing specific marketing difficulties in Guadeloupe
justify the granting of supplementary aid above all to
help to bring average income in Guadeloupe closer to a
level of income which is not significantly lower than the
Community average.

in that

(7)

Given that not all the necessary data were available, it
has not hitherto been possible to determine the
compensatory aid for 2000. Provision should be made
for the balance of the aid for 2000 and of the advances
for bananas marketed during January and February 2001
to be paid within two months of the publication 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

The compensatory aid provided for in Article 12 of Regu-
1.
lation (EEC) No 404/93 for fresh bananas falling within CN
code ex 0803, excluding plantain bananas, produced and
marketed in the Community in 2000 shall be EUR 38,29 per
100 kilograms.

The aid fixed in paragraph 1 shall be increased by
2.
EUR 3,32 per 100 kilograms
for bananas produced in
producer regions in Portugal and by EUR 1,91 per 100 kilo-
grams for bananas produced in the region of Guadeloupe.

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Article 2
By derogation from Article 4(2) of Regulation (EEC) No 1858/
93, advances for bananas marketed from January to December
2001 shall amount to EUR 22,97 per 100 kilograms. The
relevant security shall be EUR 11,48 per 100 kilograms.

Article 3
By derogation from 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

2000 and the advance for bananas marketed during January
and February 2001 within two months of the entry into force
of this Regulation.

Article 4

This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publica-
tion 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, 18 June 2001.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission