Commission Regulation (EC) No 914/2004 of 29 April 2004 fixing the compensatory aid for bananas produced and marketed in the Community in 2003 and the unit value of the advances for 2004
Date: 2004-04-29
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: EU production, marketing, monetary compensatory amount, tropical fruit

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 914/2004

of 29 April 2004

fixing the compensatory aid for bananas produced and marketed in the Community in 2003 and
the unit value of the advances for 2004

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

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), and in particular the first subparagraph of Article
12(6) and Article 14 thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

(5)

Under Article 12(3) of Regulation (EEC) No 404/93,
compensatory aid to Community producers for any loss
of income is calculated on the basis of the difference
between the flat-rate reference income and the average
production income
and
marketed in the Community during the year in question.

from bananas produced

Article 2(2) of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1858/
93 of 9 July 1993 laying down detailed rules for
applying Council Regulation (EEC) No 404/93 as regards
the aid scheme to compensate for loss of income from
marketing in the banana sector (2) fixes the flat-rate refer-
ence income at EUR 64,03 per 100 kilograms net
weight of green bananas ex-packing shed.

the average of

In 2003, 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 2003. The compensatory
aid to be granted in respect of 2003 should be fixed
accordingly.

Under the second subparagraph of Article 12(6) of
Regulation (EEC) No 404/93,
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.

annual

The
from the
average production income
marketing of bananas produced in Martinique and
Guadeloupe has proved to be significantly lower than
the Community average during 2003. As a result,

supplementary aid should be granted in the producer
regions of Martinique and Guadeloupe,
in accordance
with the practice followed in recent years. Supplemen-
tary aid covering a percentage of the difference between
the average income in the Community and the average
income recorded on selling products in those regions
should be fixed, using a degressive calculation method in
which the first 10 % of this difference is not compen-
sated for.

(6)

(7)

The unit amount of the advances and the amount of the
relevant security are established,
in accordance with
Article 4(2) and (3) of Regulation (EEC) No 1858/93, on
the basis of the aid fixed for the preceding year.

Given that not all the necessary data were available, it
has not hitherto been possible to determine the compen-
satory aid for 2003. Provision should be made for the
balance of the aid for 2003 and of the advances for
bananas marketed during January and February 2004 to
be paid within two months of the entry into force of
this Regulation.

(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

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 2003 shall be EUR 29,46 per
100 kilograms.

2.
The aid fixed in paragraph 1 shall be increased by
EUR 5,19 per 100 kilograms for bananas produced in Marti-
nique and by EUR 5,15 per 100 kilograms for bananas
produced in Guadeloupe.

Article 2

(1) OJ L 47, 25.2.1993, p. 1. Regulation last amended by Regulation

(EC) No 2587/2001 (OJ L 345, 29.12.2001, p. 13).

(2) OJ L 170, 13.7.1993, p. 5. Regulation last amended by Regulation

(EC) No 471/2001 (OJ L 67, 9.3.2001, p. 52).

Advances for bananas marketed from January to December
2004 shall amount to EUR 20,62 per 100 kilograms. The rele-
vant security shall be EUR 10,31 per 100 kilograms.

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Article 3

As an exception to 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 2003 and the advance for
bananas marketed during January and February 2004 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 Union.

Article 4

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

Done at Brussels, 29 April 2004.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission