Commission Regulation (EC) No 2183/2001 of 9 November 2001 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 104/2000 as regards granting the compensatory allowance for tuna intended for the processing industry

Commission Regulation (EC) No 2183/2001
of 9 November 2001
laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 104/2000 as regards granting the compensatory allowance for tuna intended for the processing industry
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
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Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 104/2000 of 17 December 1999 on the common organisation of the market in fishery and aquaculture products(1), and in particular Article 27(6) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Article 27 of Regulation (EC) No 104/2000 provides for an allowance to be paid to producer organisations if it is found that the prices of given products, during a given calendar quarter, are below a specified triggering threshold.
(2) For the purposes of applying the allowance system, the average selling price referred to in Article 27(1) of Regulation (EC) No 104/2000 should be defined.
(3) For the quantities for which entitlement to the allowance has been established, rules should be laid down governing the submission of applications for and payment of the allowance, including conditions relating to furnishing proof of the Community origin and nature of the products.
(4) The framework and objectives of the control procedure should be laid down, while it should be left to the Member States' control authorities to adopt suitable provisions for effective regular monitoring of the system introduced.
(5) To ensure the correct operation of the system in question, certain rules should be laid down regarding the notifications to be made by the Member States.
(6) Commission Regulation (EC) No 142/98 of 21 January 1998 laying down detailed rules for granting the compensatory allowance for tuna intended for the processing industry(2), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 150/2001(3), should be repealed.
(7) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Fishery Products,