Commission Regulation (EC) No 305/2002 of 18 February 2002 amending Regulation (EC) No 94/2002 laying down detailed rules for applying Council Regulation (EC) No 2826/2000 on information and promotion actions for agricultural products on the internal market

Commission Regulation (EC) No 305/2002
of 18 February 2002
amending Regulation (EC) No 94/2002 laying down detailed rules for applying Council Regulation (EC) No 2826/2000 on information and promotion actions for agricultural products on the internal market
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 2826/2000 of 19 December 2000 on information and promotion actions for agricultural products on the internal market(1), and in particular Articles 12 and 16 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Annex I(b) to Commission Regulation (EC) No 94/2002(2) includes live plants and floricultural products among the products that can benefit from promotional measures. However, the Regulation did not include the guidelines for this sector in Annex III thereto.
(2) Guidelines setting out general policy for the campaigns to be conducted should therefore be established for the live plants and floricultural products sector.
(3) The guidelines offer general pointers on the targets and goals to be achieved, the main messages and the instruments to be used, the duration of the measures and the indicative budget therefor.
(4) The guidelines take account of both the market situation and the findings of the assessment of the promotional campaigns conducted from 1997 to 2000.
(5) Lastly, at the request of several Member States, the information contained in Annex II to the above Regulation must be updated.
(6) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the joint meeting of the Management Committees - Promotion of agricultural products,