Commission Regulation (EC) No 1137/2004 of 21 June 2004 amending Regulation (EC) No 43/2003 laying down detailed rules for applying Council Regulations (EC) No 1452/2001, (EC) No 1453/2001 and (EC) No 1454/2001 as regards aid for the local production of crop products in the outermost regions of the European Union
Date: 2004-06-21
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: EU aid, floriculture, fruit, marketing, peripheral region, production aid, vegetable

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1137/2004

of 21 June 2004

amending Regulation (EC) No 43/2003 laying down detailed rules for applying Council Regulations
(EC) No 1452/2001, (EC) No 1453/2001 and (EC) No 1454/2001 as regards aid for the local
production of crop products in the outermost regions of the European Union

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty
Community,

establishing the European

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 5(3)
thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

Annex IV to Commission Regulation (EC) No 43/2003 (2)
and maximum quantities
laid down the
applicable to aid for
the local marketing of pro-
ducts referred to in Article 5(1) of Regulation (EC) No
1453/2001.

amounts

Implementation of this measure in 2003 showed that the
the maximum quantities varies widely
use made of
the quantities set
It was noted that
among products.
for some products are systematically under-used, while
applications for other products exceed the maximum
quantities,
resulting in a reduction coefficient being
applied. It would seem justified, therefore, to redistribute
the quantities among products in such a way as to follow
the trends observed and adjust the amounts of aid for
in accordance with the experience
certain products,

gained and results recorded,
use of resources.

in order to make better

(3)

(4)

Regulation (EC) No 43/2003 should be
accordingly.

amended

The measures provided for in this Regulation are in
the management
accordance with the opinion of all
committees for the products concerned,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Annex IV to Regulation (EC) No 43/2003 is hereby replaced by
the Annex to this Regulation.

Article 2

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

It shall apply:

(a) as regards the quantities laid down in column III of the new

Annex IV, from 1 January 2004;

(b) as regards the amounts of aid laid down in columns IV and
V of the new Annex IV, to contracts concluded after its
entry into force.

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

Done at Brussels, 21 June 2004.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER
Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 198, 21.7.2001, p. 26. Regulation as last amended by Regu-

lation (EC) No 55/2004 (OJ L 8, 14.1.2004, p. 1).

(2) OJ L 7, 11.1.2003, p. 25. Regulation as last amended by Regulation

(EC) No 1812/2003 (OJ L 265, 16.10.2003, p. 21).

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ANNEX

‘ANNEX IV

MADEIRA

(Products as referred to in Article 5 of Regulation (EC) No 1453/2001)

Maximum quantities as referred to in the fourth subparagraph of Article 5(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1453/2001 per
period from 1 January to 31 December.

FRUIT AND VEGETABLES

Column II

Column III

Column IV

Column V

CN Code

Product

Quantities
(tonnes)

1 500

Aid
(EUR/t)

100

200

700

125

250

1 250

150

300

Other onions
Carrots
Turnips
Other
Sweet potatoes
Yams
Water melons

Leeks
Other cabbages
Beetroot
Broad beans
Sweetcorn
Other vegetables not
mentioned elsewhere
Oranges
Lemons
Apples
Pears
Peaches
Plums
Other non-tropical fruit not
mentioned elsewhere

ex 0703 10 19
ex 0706 10 00
ex 0706 10 00
ex 0706 90 90
ex 0714 20
ex 0714 90 90
0807 11

ex 0703 90 00
ex 0704 90 90
ex 0706 90 90
ex 0708 90 00
0709 90 60
0709

0805 10
0805 50 10
0808 10
0808 20 50

ex 0809 30

0809 40 05
0810

0702 00 00
0704 10 00

ex 0705

Tomatoes
Cauliflowers and broccoli
Lettuces
Cucumbers
Peas
Salad vegetables
Courgettes
Other fruit and vegetables
Chestnuts
Pineapples
Avocados
Guavas
Mandarins
Apricots
Kiwis
Garlic
Beans
Sweet peppers

0707 00 05
0708 10 00
0709 90 10
0709 90 70
ex 0709 90 90
ex 0802 40 00
0804 30 00
ex 0804 40 00
ex 0804 50 00
ex 0805 20 50
0809 10 00
0810 50 00
0703 20 00
0708 20 00
ex 0709 60 10
ex 0709 90 90 Other fruit and vegetables not

Column I

Product cate-
gories

A

B

C

D

0802 31 00
ex 0804 50 00
0805 20 70
0806 10 10
0807 20 00
0809 20 95
0810 10 00
ex 0810 90 40
ex 0810 90 95

0701 90

mentioned elsewhere
Walnuts in shell
Mangoes
Tangerines
Fresh table grapes
Papayas
Cherries
Strawberries
Passion fruit
Other tropical fruit

Potatoes

10 000

80

240

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Column I

Product cate-
gories

A

B

C

D

FRESH CUT FLOWERS

Column II

Column III

Column IV

Column V

CN Code

Product

0603 10 10
0603 10 20
0603 10 40
0603 10 50
0603 10 80
0603 90 00
0604 00 00

0603 10 80

0603 10 30
0603 10 80
0603 10 80
0601 10 00
0601 20 00

Roses
Carnations
Gladioli
Chrysanthemums
Other (fresh)
Other (not fresh)
Foliage

Proteas

Orchids
Anthuriums
Strelitzias and Heliconias
Bulbs
Bulbs’

Quantities
(units)

Aid
(EUR/1 000
units)

2 000 000

50

Aid
(EUR/1 000
units)

100

300 000

900 000

20 000

120

140

50

240

280

100