Commission Regulation (EC) No 2101/2002 of 28 November 2002 amending Regulation (EC) No 21/2002 as regards the 2002 forecast supply balance for cereals for the Azores
Date: 2002-11-28
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Azores, EU aid, EU production, agricultural product, cereals, supply balance sheet

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Official Journal of the European Communities

29.11.2002

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2101/2002

of 28 November 2002

amending Regulation (EC) No 21/2002 as regards the 2002 forecast supply balance for cereals for
the Azores

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 3(6)
thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

(3)

Part 1 of Annex II to Commission Regulation (EC) No
21/2002 of 28 December 2001 establishing the supply
balances and Community aid for the outermost regions
under Council Regulations (EC) No 1452/2001, (EC) No
1453/2001 and (EC) No 1454/2001 (2), as last amended
by Regulation (EC) No 2085/2002 (3), establishes a fore-
cast supply balance and fixes Community aid for cereals
and cereal products for the Azores, under Regulation
(EC) No 1453/2001.

The forecast supply balance provides for an annual
quantity of 148 300 tonnes of cereals and 20 400 of
oilseeds for the Azores. As a result of drought during
2002 and an increase in cattle numbers, the current state
of implementation of the specific supply arrangements
shows that the quantities set for the supply of cereals are
insufficient to cover requirements. By contrast, the use
of oilseeds is much lower than forecast in the supply
balance.

By letter of 29 October 2002, the Portuguese authorities
therefore requested an amendment to the supply balance
for cereals and oilseeds in the Azores in order to meet
the legitimate supply requirements there.

(4)

(5)

(6)

(7)

The supply of cereals and oilseeds in the supply balance
as initially adopted should therefore be amended to
adjust the quantities fixed for the Azores.

Since this amendment
is required only to redress a
temporary situation arising in 2002, the forecast supply
balance should be amended for 2002 only. The amend-
ment is urgent if there is to be no break in supply to
these islands.

Regulation (EC) No 21/2002 should therefore be
amended accordingly.

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

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

In part 1 of Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 21/2002, the table
concerning the Azores is hereby replaced by the table in the
Annex to this Regulation.

Article 2

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

It shall apply until 31 December 2002.

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

Done at Brussels, 28 November 2002.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 198, 21.7.2001, p. 26.
(2) OJ L 8, 11.1.2002, p. 15.
(3) OJ L 321, 26.11.2002, p. 3.

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ANNEX

‘AZORES

Description

CN code

Cereals

1001 90 99, 1001 10 00,
1003 00 90, 1005 90 00,
1002, 1107 10

Soya seed

Sunflower seed

1201 00 90

1206 00 99

Quantity
(tonnes)

168 300

0

600

Aid
(EUR/tonne)

41

25

25’