Commission Regulation (EC) No 833/2006 of  2 June 2006  fixing the compensatory aid for bananas produced and marketed in the Community in 2005 and the unit value of the advances for 2006
Date: 2006-06-02
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Greece, Guadeloupe, Martinique, financial loss, marketing, monetary compensatory amount, tropical fruit

3.6.2006

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 833/2006

of 2 June 2006

fixing the compensatory aid for bananas produced and marketed in the Community in 2005 and the
unit value of the advances for 2006

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

from production is significantly lower than the average
for the Community.

Having regard to the Treaty
Community,

establishing the European

(5)

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:

of

annual

bananas

produced

average production income

from the
The
marketing
in Martinique,
Guadeloupe and Greece has proved to be significantly
lower than the Community average during 2005. As a
supplementary aid should be granted in the
result,
producer
and
Greece. In view of the data for 2005, which point to
very difficult production and marketing conditions,
supplementary aid covering 75 % of
the difference
between the average income in the Community and the
average income recorded on selling products in these
regions should be fixed.

of Martinique, Guadeloupe

regions

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

from bananas

produced

income

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
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 2005, 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
less the flat-rate amounts laid
region, on the other,
down in Article 3(2) of Regulation (EEC) No 1858/93,
was less than the flat-rate reference income fixed for
2005. The compensatory aid to be granted in respect
of 2005 should be fixed accordingly.

(4)

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

(1) OJ L 47, 25.2.1993, p. 1. Regulation last amended by the 2003 Act

of Accession.

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

(EC) No 789/2005 (OJ L 132, 26.5.2005, p. 13).

(6)

(7)

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 2005. Provision should be made for the
balance of the aid for 2005 and of the advances for
bananas marketed during January and February 2006
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 2005 shall be EUR 5,90 per
100 kilograms.

The aid fixed in paragraph 1 shall be increased by
2.
EUR 11,27 per 100 kilograms
for bananas produced in
Martinique, by EUR 12,12 per 100 kilograms for bananas
produced in Guadeloupe and by EUR 7,76 per 100 kilograms
for bananas produced in Greece.

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Article 2

The advance for bananas marketed from January to December
2006 shall amount
to EUR 4,13 per 100 kilograms. The
relevant security shall be EUR 2,06 per 100 kilograms.

2005 and the advance for bananas marketed during January and
February 2006 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 3

Article 4

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

This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following
the European
that of
Union.

its publication in the Official

Journal of

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

Done at Brussels, 2 June 2006.

For the Commission

Mariann FISCHER BOEL
Member of the Commission