Annexes to COM(2007)17 - Specific rules as regards the fruit and vegetable sector and amending certain Regulations

Please note

This page contains a limited version of this dossier in the EU Monitor.

dossier COM(2007)17 - Specific rules as regards the fruit and vegetable sector and amending certain Regulations.
document COM(2007)17 EN
date September 26, 2007
ANNEX I

Exhaustive list of rules that may be extended to non-member producers pursuant to Articles 14 and 23

1.Rules on production information:

(a)notification of growing intentions, by product and where appropriate by variety;

(b)notification of sowings and plantings;

(c)notification of total areas grown, by product and if possible variety;

(d)notification of anticipated tonnages and probable cropping dates by product and if possible variety;

(e)periodic notification of quantities cropped and available stocks, by variety;

(f)information on storage capacities.

2.Production rules:

(a)choice of seed to be used according to intended destination (fresh market/industrial processing);

(b)thinning in orchards.

3.Marketing rules:

(a)specified dates for commencement of cropping, staggering of marketing;

(b)minimum quality and size requirements;

(c)preparation, presentation, packaging and marking at first marketing stage;

(d)indication of product origin.

4.Rules on the protection of the environment:

(a)use of fertiliser and manure;

(b)use of plant-health products and other crop protection methods;

(c)maximum residue content in fruit and vegetables of plant-health products and fertilisers;

(d)rules on disposal of by-products and used material;

(e)rules concerning products withdrawn from the market.

5.Rules on promotion and communication in the context of crisis prevention and management as referred to in Article 9(2)(c).


ANNEX II

The Annexes to Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003 are hereby amended as follows:

1.In Annex I:

(a)the row ‘Dried grapes’ shall be deleted; and

(b)after the row ‘Sugar beet and cane used for the production of sugar’, the following rows shall be inserted:

‘Fruit and vegetables delivered for processingTitle IV, Chapter 10g of this RegulationTransitional fruit and vegetables payments
Strawberries and raspberries delivered for processingTitle IV, Chapter 10h of this RegulationTransitional soft fruit payment
Fruit and vegetablesArticle 143bb of this RegulationSeparate fruit and vegetables payment’

2.Annex II shall be replaced by the following:

‘

ANNEX II

National ceilings referred to in Article 12(2)

(EUR million)
Member State20052006200720082009201020112012
Belgium4,76,48,08,08,18,18,18,1
Denmark7,710,312,912,912,912,912,912,9
Germany40,454,668,368,368,368,368,368,3
Greece45,461,176,479,779,779,779,779,7
Spain56,977,397,0103,8103,9103,9103,9103,9
France51,468,785,987,087,087,087,087,0
Ireland15,320,525,625,625,625,625,625,6
Italy62,384,5106,4116,5116,6116,6116,6116,6
Luxembourg0,20,30,40,40,40,40,40,4
Netherlands6,89,512,012,012,012,012,012,0
Austria12,417,121,321,421,421,421,421,4
Portugal10,814,618,219,619,619,619,619,6
Finland8,010,913,713,813,813,813,813,8
Sweden6,68,811,011,011,011,011,011,0
United Kingdom17,723,629,529,529,529,529,529,5

’

3.In Annex V, the rows ‘Dried grapes’, ‘Citrus for processing’ and ‘Tomatoes for processing’ shall be deleted.

4.In Annex VII, the following point shall be added:

‘M.Fruit and vegetables, ware potatoes and nurseries

Member States shall determine the amount to be included in the reference amount of each farmer on the basis of objective and non-discriminatory criteria such as:

—the amount of market support received, directly or indirectly, by the farmer in respect of fruit and vegetables, ware potatoes and nurseries,

—the area used to produce fruit and vegetables, ware potatoes and nurseries,

—the amount of fruit and vegetables produced, ware potatoes and nurseries,

in respect of a representative period which could be different for each product, of one or more marketing years starting from the marketing year ending in 2001 and, in case of the Member States which acceded to the European Union on 1 May 2004 or after that date, from the marketing year ending in 2004, up to the marketing year ending in 2007.

Member States shall calculate the applicable hectares referred to in Article 43(2) on the basis of objective and non-discriminatory criteria such as the areas referred to in the second indent of the first paragraph.

The application of the criteria in this point may be varied between different fruit and vegetable products, ware potatoes and nurseries, if duly justified on an objective basis. On the same basis, Member States may decide not to determine the amounts to be included in the reference amount and the applicable hectares under this point before the end of a transitional three year period ending on 31 December 2010.

For the purposes of this Regulation, “fruit and vegetables” shall mean the products listed in Article 1(2) of Regulation (EC) No 2200/96 and in Article 1(2) of Regulation (EC) No 2201/96, and “ware potatoes” shall mean potatoes of CN code 0701 other than those intended for the manufacture of potato starch for which aid is granted under Article 93.’

5.Annexes VIII and VIIIa shall be replaced by the following:

‘

ANNEX VIII

National ceilings referred to in Article 41

(EUR ‘000)
Member State200520062007200820092010 and subsequent
Belgium411 053580 376593 395606 935614 179611 805
Denmark943 3691 015 4791 021 2961 027 2781 030 4781 030 478
Germany5 148 0035 647 1755 695 6075 744 2405 770 2545 774 254
Greece838 2892 143 6032 171 2172 365 2982 367 7132 178 382
Spain3 266 0924 635 3654 649 9134 830 9544 838 5364 840 413
France7 199 0008 236 0458 282 9388 382 2728 407 5558 415 555
Ireland1 260 1421 335 3111 337 9191 340 7521 342 2681 340 521
Italy2 539 0003 791 8933 813 5204 151 3304 163 1754 184 720
Luxembourg33 41436 60237 05137 05137 05137 051
Netherlands386 586428 329833 858846 389853 090853 090
Austria613 000633 577737 093742 610745 561744 955
Portugal452 000504 287571 377608 601609 131608 827
Finland467 000561 956563 613565 690566 801565 520
Sweden637 388670 917755 045760 281763 082763 082
United Kingdom3 697 5283 944 7453 960 9863 977 1753 985 8343 975 849

ANNEX VIIIa

National ceilings referred to in Article 71c

(EUR ‘000)
Calendar yearBulgariaCzech RepublicEstoniaCyprusLatviaLithuaniaHungaryMaltaRomaniaPolandSloveniaSlovakia
2005228 80023 4008 90033 90092 000350 800670724 60035 80097 700
2006294 55127 30012 50043 819113 847446 305830980 83544 184127 213
2007200 384377 91940 40017 66060 764154 912540 2861 668441 9301 263 70659 026161 362
2008246 766470 46350 50027 16775 610193 076677 5213 017532 4441 579 29273 618201 937
2009287 399559 62260 50031 67090 016230 560807 3663 434623 3991 877 10787 942240 014
2010327 621645 22270 60036 173103 916267 260933 9663 851712 2042 162 207101 959276 514
2011407 865730 92280 70040 676117 816303 9601 060 6664 268889 8142 447 207115 976313 114
2012488 209816 52290 80045 179131 716340 6601 187 2664 6851 067 4252 732 307129 993349 614
2013568 553902 222100 90049 682145 616377 3601 313 9665 1021 245 0353 017 407144 110386 214
2014648 897902 222100 90049 682145 616377 3601 313 9665 1021 422 6453 017 407144 110386 214
2015729 241902 222100 90049 682145 616377 3601 313 9665 1021 600 2563 017 407144 110386 214
2016 and subsequent years809 585902 222100 90049 682145 616377 3601 313 9665 1021 777 8663 017 407144 110386 214

’