Commission Regulation (EC) No 703/2005 of 4 May 2005 fixing the compensatory aid for bananas produced and marketed in the Community in 2004 and the unit value of the advances for 2005
Date: 2005-05-04
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: EU Member State, EU production, Guadeloupe, Martinique, marketing, monetary compensatory amount, tropical fruit

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 703/2005

of 4 May 2005

fixing the compensatory aid for bananas produced and marketed in the Community in 2004 and the
unit value of the advances for 2005

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

(4)

Having regard to the Treaty
Community,

establishing the European

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 404/93 of
the
13 February 1993 on the common organisation of
market in bananas (1), and in particular the first subparagraph
of Article 12(6) and Article 14 thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

(3)

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
and
production
marketed in the Community during the year in question.

from bananas

produced

income

of

2(2)

Regulation

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

at

first

port

unloading

the average of

In 2004, the average production income, calculated on
the basis of
the prices for bananas
marketed outside the producer regions at the stage of
delivery
(goods not
of
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
2004. The compensatory aid to be granted in respect
of 2004 should be fixed accordingly.

(1) OJ L 47, 25.2.1993, p. 1. Regulation as

(EC) No 2587/2001 (OJ

last amended by
L 345,

Commission Regulation
29.12.2001, p. 13).

(2) OJ L 170, 13.7.1993, p. 5. Regulation as

last amended by
Commission Regulation (EC) No 471/2001 (OJ L 67, 9.3.2001,
p. 52).

Under the second subparagraph of Article 12(6) of Regu-
lation (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 2004. As a result, supple-
mentary aid should be granted in the producer regions of
Martinique and Guadeloupe.
the data for
2004, which point
to very difficult production and
marketing conditions, supplementary aid covering 75 %
the difference between the average income in the
of
Community and the
recorded on
selling products in these two regions should be fixed.

In view of

average

income

The unit amount of the advances and the amount of the
relevant
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.

security are established,

Given that not all the necessary data were available, it has
not hitherto been possible to determine the compen-
satory aid for 2004. Provision should be made for the
balance of the aid for 2004 and of the advances for
bananas marketed during January and February 2005
to be paid within two months of the entry into force
of this Regulation.

(5)

(6)

(7)

(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 2004 shall be EUR 28,1 per
100 kilograms.

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The aid fixed in paragraph 1 shall be increased by
2.
EUR 7,82 per 100 kilograms
in
Martinique and by EUR 8,18 per 100 kilograms for bananas
produced in Guadeloupe.

for bananas produced

Article 3

Notwithstanding 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
2004 and the advance for bananas marketed during January and
February 2005 within two months of the entry into force of
this Regulation, after the verifications provided for in Article 10
of Regulation (EEC) No 1858/93.

Article 2

The advance for bananas marketed from January to December
2005 shall amount
to EUR 19,67 per 100 kilograms. The
relevant security shall be EUR 9,84 per 100 kilograms.

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, 4 May 2005.

For the Commission

Mariann FISCHER BOEL
Member of the Commission