Legal provisions of COM(2009)510 - Amendment of Regulation (EC) No 247/2006 laying down specific measures for agriculture in the outermost regions of the Union

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dossier COM(2009)510 - Amendment of Regulation (EC) No 247/2006 laying down specific measures for agriculture in the outermost regions of the Union.
document COM(2009)510 EN
date July  7, 2010

Contents

Article 1

Regulation (EC) No 247/2006 is amended as follows:

(1)Article 4(3) is replaced by the following:

‘3.   By way of derogation from paragraph 2(a), the following maximum quantities of sugar (CN code 1701) may be dispatched each year from the Azores to the rest of the Union for a period of five years:

—:in 2011:3 000 tonnes,
—:in 2012:2 500 tonnes,
—:in 2013:2 000 tonnes,
—:in 2014:1 500 tonnes,
—:in 2015:1 000 tonnes.’,

(2)Article 5 is replaced by the following:

‘Article 5

Sugar

1. During the period laid down in Article 204(2) and (3) of Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 of 22 October 2007 establishing a common organisation of agricultural markets and on specific provisions for certain agricultural products (Single CMO Regulation) (7), the following sugar produced in excess of the quota referred to in Article 61 of that Regulation shall be exempted from import duties within the limit of the forecast supply balance referred to in Article 2 of this Regulation:

(a)sugar brought for consumption to Madeira or the Canary Islands in the form of white sugar falling within CN code 1701;

(b)sugar refined and consumed in the Azores in the form of raw sugar falling within CN code 1701 12 10 (raw beet sugar).

2. In the Azores, for the purpose of refining, the quantities referred to in paragraph 1 may be supplemented, within the limit of the forecast supply balance, by raw sugar falling within CN code 1701 11 10 (raw cane sugar). When determining raw sugar requirements of the Azores, account shall be taken of the development of local production of sugar beet. The quantities covered by the supply arrangements shall be determined so as to ensure that the total volume of sugar refined in the Azores each year does not exceed 10 000 tonnes.

(3)Article 6 is replaced by the following:

‘Article 6

Milk-based preparations

By way of derogation from Article 2, the Canary Islands may continue to receive a supply of milk-based preparations falling within CN code 1901 90 99 (skimmed milk powder with vegetable fat) intended for industrial processing of up to 800 tonnes per year. Aid granted for supplies of this product from the Union may not exceed EUR 210 per tonne and shall be included in the limit laid down in Article 23. This product shall be used for local consumption only.’;

(4)in Article 12, point (f) is replaced by the following:

‘(f)the steps taken to ensure the programmes are implemented effectively and appropriately, including the arrangements for publicity, monitoring and evaluation, and a specified set of quantified indicators for use in programme evaluation.’;

(5)Article 18 is replaced by the following:

‘Article 18

Wine

1. Measures referred to in Articles 103v, 103w, 103x and 182a of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 shall not apply to the Azores and Madeira.

2. Notwithstanding Article 120a(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007, grapes from prohibited direct-producer hybrid vine varieties (Noah, Othello, Isabelle, Jacquez, Clinton and Herbemont) harvested in the Azores and Madeira may be used for the production of wine which must remain within those regions.

Portugal shall gradually eliminate vineyards planted with prohibited direct-producer hybrid vine varieties, with, where appropriate, the support provided for in Article 103q of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007.

3. Measures referred to in Articles 103v, 103w and 103y of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 shall not apply to the Canary Islands.’;

(6)Article 19(4) is replaced by the following:

‘4.   Notwithstanding Article 114(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007, the production in Madeira and in the French overseas department of Réunion of UHT milk reconstituted from milk powder originating in the Union shall be authorised within the limits of local consumption requirements, insofar as this measure does not hinder locally produced milk from being collected and finding outlets. This product shall be used for local consumption only.

The method by which the UHT milk thus reconstituted has been obtained shall be clearly indicated on the sales labelling.’.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

It shall apply from 1 January 2010.

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