Extension of the rules governing producer organisations in the fresh fruit and vegetable sector (Communication pursuant to Article 18(5) of Council Regulation (EC) No 2200/96)
Date: 2007-11-20
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: France, common organisation of markets, fresh fruit, fresh vegetable, producer organisation

C 277/8

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

20.11.2007

Extension of the rules governing producer organisations in the fresh fruit and vegetable sector

(Communication pursuant to Article 18(5) of Council Regulation (EC) No 2200/96)

(2007/C 277/06)

In accordance with Article 18(5) of Regulation (EC) No 2200/96, France has notified the Commission of
rules governing producer organisations in the fresh fruit and vegetables sector which it has made binding
for marketing years 2004/2005, 2005/2006 and 2006/2007 on all producers in economic areas approved
by the Commission under Article 18(7). These are rules laid down by the regional Comités économiques
agricoles (producer organisations) for the economic areas approved by the Commission by its Decision of
28 January 1999, the list of which was published in OJ C 359, 11.12.1999, p. 32.

Further information on these rules may be obtained from:
European Commission
Directorate-General for Agriculture
Unit AGRI C/4
B-1049 Brussels

or the competent national authority:
Ministère de l'agriculture et de la pêche
Bureau des groupements de producteurs
3, rue Barbet de Jouy
F-75749 Paris 07SP

This communication is without prejudice to any comments which the Commission may make on the rules
as extended, the further information it may seek from the Member States concerned about these rules and
their extension or the decisions which it may take pursuant to Article 18(5) of Regulation (EC) No 2200/96.

France — Fresh fruit and vegetables — Marketing years 2004/2005, 2005/2006 and 2006/2007

EXTENSION OF THE RULES

The rules below were extended for 2004/2005, 2005/2006 and 2006/2007 by ministerial orders of 29 March 2005. This summary is based on the French notification dated 23 October
2006.

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Economic area concerned

Association of producer organisations concerned

Products

Areas covered by the extension of the rules

Type of rules extended
(reference to Annex III of Regulation
(EC) No 2200/96)

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Bassin du Nord

Comité
économique
Légumes du nord de la France

agricole

Fruits

et

Apples and pears

Whole economic area

Endives and cauliflowers

Normandie

Bretagne

Comité
Légumes de Normandie

économique

agricole

Fruits

et

Carrots, leeks and cauliflowers

Whole economic area

Comité
économique
Fruits et Légumes de Bretagne

agricole

régional

Leeks, endives,
lettuce (iceberg variety),
tomatoes, artichokes, cauliflowers, shallots,
broccoli and cabbage

Whole economic area

Rules on:
— production information
(point 1 of Annex III)

— production

(point 2 of Annex III)

— marketing

(point 3 of Annex III)

— protection of the environment

(point 4 of Annex III)

Bassin du Val de Loire

Bassin du grand Sud-Ouest

Bassin Rhône Méditerranée

Comité
Légumes du Val de Loire

économique

agricole

Carrots

Canton of Pleine-Fougères and munici-
pality of Cherrueix (Ille-et-Vilaine)

— withdrawals

(point 5 of Annex III)

Fruits

et

Dessert apples and pears, blackcurrants

Whole economic area

Tomatoes, cucumbers

Comité
Fruits
Légumes du bassin du grand Sud-Ouest

économique

agricole

Fruits
Comité
Légumes du bassin Rhône Méditerranée

économique

agricole

Early corn salad/lamb's lettuce and leeks

Departments of Loire-Atlantique,
Maine-et-Loire and Vendée

et

Melons

Whole economic area except for Charente
and Charente Maritime

Apples, pears, strawberries and plums

Whole economic area

Tomatoes

et

Apples,
apricots

pears,

peaches-nectarines

and

Whole economic area

Table grapes

Chestnuts

Departments of Bouches-du-Rhône, Gard
and Vaucluse

Departments of Ardèche and Gard

Asparagus, cucumbers,
and artichokes

lettuce,

tomatoes

Departments of Aude, Gard, Hérault,
Lozère and Pyrénées-Orientales

Corse

Comité
Légumes de Corse

économique

agricole

Fruits

et

Clementines

Whole economic area

N.B.: The economic areas were defined in Official Journal of the European Communities C 34 of 9.2.1999, p. 4 (first column).

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