Commission Regulation (EC) No 932/2002 of 31 May 2002 fixing the compensatory aid for bananas produced and marketed in the Community in 2001, the time limit for payment of the balance of the aid and the unit value of the advances for 2002
Date: 2002-05-31
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: EU aid, EU production, aid system, monetary compensatory amount, tropical fruit

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 932/2002

of 31 May 2002

fixing the compensatory aid for bananas produced and marketed in the Community in 2001, the
time limit for payment of the balance of the aid and the unit value of the advances for 2002

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

(6)

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

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 2587/
2001 (2), and in particular Article 12(6) and Article 14 thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

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.

the average of

In 2001, the average production income, calculated on
the prices for bananas
the basis of
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 2001. The compens-
atory aid to be granted in respect of 2001 should be
fixed accordingly.

The annual average production income
from the
marketing of bananas produced in Portugal has proved
to be significantly lower than the Community average
during 2001. As a result, supplementary aid should be
granted in the producer
regions in Portugal under
Article 12(6) of Regulation (EEC) No 404/93, in accord-
ance with the practice followed in recent years. As
regards the regions in Portugal, and Madeira in partic-
ular, the data for 2001 reveal extremely difficult produc-
tion 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 in those regions.

(7)

Given that not all the necessary data were available, it
has not hitherto been possible to determine the
compensatory aid for 2001. Provision should be made
for the balance of the aid for 2001 and of the advances
for bananas marketed during January and February 2002
to be paid within two months of the publication of this
Regulation.

(8)

The measures provided for in this Regulation are in
the Management
accordance with the opinion of
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 plantain bananas, produced and
marketed in the Community in 2001 shall be EUR 28,36 per
100 kilograms.

2.
The aid fixed in paragraph 1 shall be increased by EUR 8
per 100 kilograms for bananas produced in producer regions
in Portugal.

(5)

The unit amount of advances and of
the relevant
security depend on the aid fixed for the preceding year
pursuant to Article 4(2) and (3) of Regulation (EEC) No
1858/93.

Article 2

(1) OJ L 47, 25.2.1993, p. 1.
(2) OJ L 345, 29.12.2001, p. 13.
(3) OJ L 170, 13.7.1993, p. 5.
(4) OJ L 67, 9.3.2001, p. 52.

Advances for bananas marketed from January to December
2002 shall amount to EUR 19,85 per 100 kilograms. The
relevant security shall be EUR 9,92 per 100 kilograms.

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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 2001 and the advance for
bananas marketed during January and February 2002 within two months of the entry into force of this
Regulation.

This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the
European Communities.

Article 4

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

Done at Brussels, 31 May 2002.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission