Commission Regulation (EC) No 1194/2002 of 3 July 2002 amending Regulation (EEC) No 2234/92 laying down detailed rules for the application of the aid for the consumption of fresh milk products in Madeira
Date: 2002-07-03
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: EU aid, Madeira, consumption, fresh product, milk product

4.7.2002

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1194/2002

of 3 July 2002

amending Regulation (EEC) No 2234/92 laying down detailed rules for the application of the aid
for the consumption of fresh milk products in Madeira

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1453/2001 of 28
June 2001 introducing specific measures for certain agricultural
products for the Azores and Madeira and repealing Regulation
(EEC) No 1600/92 (Poseima) (1), and in particular Article 15(5)
thereof,

(4)

(5)

(6)

Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2234/92 (4), as last
amended by Regulation (EC) No 1802/95 (5), must there-
fore be amended.

Provisions on the amount of
the aid and eligible
products are laid down in Regulation (EC) No 1453/
2001. This Regulation should therefore apply from the
date of entry into force of that Regulation.

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

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

(3)

Article 15 of Regulation (EC) No 1453/2001 sets the
amount of aid for human consumption of milk products
produced in Madeira at EUR 12/100 kg of whole milk
delivered to a dairy. That aid is granted for the human
consumption of
locally produced fresh cows’ milk
products, within the limits of the consumption needs of
Madeira as assessed periodically. That Article also allows
the production in Madeira, for local consumption, of
UHT milk reconstituted from milk powder originating in
the Community, in so far as this measure ensures that
locally produced milk is collected and finds outlets.

It is estimated that the consumption needs of Madeira
will not exceed the limit of 4 000 tonnes which
corresponds to the limit of
local production within
which the additional levy scheme applicable to producers
of cows’ milk provided for in Council Regulation (EEC)
No 3950/92 of 28 December 1992 establishing an addi-
tional levy in the milk and milk products sector (2), as
last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 582/
2002 (3), does not apply to Madeira. As a result, the
volume of milk for which the aid provided for in Regula-
tion (EC) No 1453/2001 paid to dairies for all products
resulting from the processing of milk produced locally
should be limited to a quantity of 4 000 tonnes.

Rules should also be laid down on the use of fresh cows’
milk produced in Madeira for which the aid for human
consumption is granted and the minimum volume that
must be incorporated into reconstituted UHT milk
intended for local consumption. A minimum volume of
incorporation of 15 % is appropriate to ensure that
locally produced milk is collected and finds outlets.

(1) OJ L 198, 21.7.2001, p. 26.
(2) OJ L 405, 31.12.1992, p. 1.
(3) OJ L 89, 5.4.2002, p. 7.

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Regulation (EEC) No 2234/92 is amended as follows:

1. Article 1(1) is replaced by the following:

‘1.
The aid for the human consumption of milk products
produced in Madeira provided for in Article 15(2) of Regula-
tion (EC) No 1453/2001 shall be paid, subject to the limit of
4 000 tonnes of whole milk, for a period of 12 months.’

2. Article 1(2) is replaced by the following:

‘2. Milk produced in Madeira for which the aid referred
to in paragraph 1 is granted shall be used entirely in the
local manufacture of milk products intended for
local
consumption only.’

3. The following Article 1a is added:

‘Article 1a

The reconstituted UHT milk referred to in Article 15(4) of
Regulation (EC) No 1453/2001 shall
incorporate at least
15 % of fresh milk produced locally.’

4. The Annex is deleted.

(4) OJ L 218, 1.8.1992, p. 102.
(5) OJ L 174, 26.7.1995, p. 27.

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

It shall apply from 1 July 2001.

Article 2

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

Done at Brussels, 3 July 2002.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission