Commission Regulation (EC) No 1428/2002 of 2 August 2002 derogating from Regulation (EC) No 609/2001 as regards the implementation of certain provisions for 2002
Date: 2002-08-02
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: common organisation of markets, financial aid, fruit, producer organisation

L 206/8

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

3.8.2002

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1428/2002

of 2 August 2002

derogating from Regulation (EC) No 609/2001 as regards the implementation of certain provisions
for 2002

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2200/96 of 28
October 1996 on the common organisation of the market in
fruit and vegetables (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No
545/2002 (2), and in particular Article 48 thereof,

(4)

(5)

Whereas:

609/2001, where the operational funds for 2001 are
concerned.

It is therefore appropriate to set a new deadline of 31
October 2002 for the Member States transmission of
information on 2001 to the Commission pursuant to
Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 609/2001.

The measures provided for in this Regulation are in
accordance with the opinion of
the Management
Committee for Fresh Fruit and Vegetables,

(1)

(2)

(3)

Commission Regulation (EC) No 609/2001 (3) lays down
detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation
(EC) No 2200/96 as regards operational programmes,
operational funds and Community financial assistance.

Article 11(4) of Regulation (EC) No 609/2001 sets 31
August as the latest date for paying financial assistance
to the producer organisations. Annex II thereto sets 1
June and 1 October as the dates by which the Member
States must have sent their information to the Commis-
sion.

impose

particular

provisions

These
administrative
constraints on the Member States again this year,
compared to Commission Regulation (EC) No 411/97 (4)
(previously in force), because of the derogation regarding
the operational funds for 2000 provided for in Commis-
sion Regulation (EC) No 1120/2001 (5). In order to allow
the Member States to process the applications for finan-
cial assistance from the Member States, a new time limit
of 15 October 2002 should be set for paying the finan-
cial assistance under Article 11(4) of Regulation (EC) No

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Member States may postpone aid payments to producer organi-
sations under Article 11(4) of Regulation (EC) No 609/2001 in
respect of the operational funds for 2001, until 15 October
2002 at the latest.

Article 2

Member States shall send the Commission the information
referred to in Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 609/2001 for
2001 by 31 October 2002 at the latest.

Article 3

This Regulation shall enter into force on the seventh day
following its publication 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, 2 August 2002.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 297, 21.11.1996, p. 1.
(2) OJ L 84, 28.3.2002, p. 1.
(3) OJ L 90, 30.3.2001, p. 4.
(4) OJ L 62, 4.3.1997, p. 9.
(5) OJ L 153, 8.6.2001, p. 10.