Commission Regulation (EC) No 2493/2001 of 19 December 2001 on the disposal of certain fishery products which have been withdrawn from the market

Commission Regulation (EC) No 2493/2001
of 19 December 2001
on the disposal of certain fishery products which have been withdrawn from the market
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
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 markets in fishery and aquaculture products(1), and in particular Article 17(5) and Article 21(8) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Under Regulation (EC) No 104/2000, fishery products withdrawn from the market by producer organisations are to be disposed of in such a way as not to interfere with normal marketing of other products. Financial compensation may be granted provided this requirement as to the disposal of products is met.
(2) Market stabilisation measures can be fully effective only if the withdrawn products are not reintroduced into the usual distribution network for those products. Any use which could, by substitution, influence the consumption of products which have not been the subject of market stabilisation measures must therefore be ruled out.
(3) It is therefore necessary to provide for options for disposing of products withdrawn from the market which meet that requirement and to specify the terms on which those options may be used.
(4) Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1501/83 of 9 June 1983 on the disposal of certain fishery products which have been the subject of measures to stabilise the market(2) should therefore be repealed and replaced.
(5) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Fishery Products,