Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3518/92 of 4 December 1992 laying down detailed rules for the application of the specific measures for the Azores as regards pineapple production
Modified by
  • Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1445/93of 11 June 1993determining the operative events applicable to products in the fruit and vegetables sector, to processed fruit and vegetable products and partly to live plants and floricultural products, 31993R1445, June 12, 1993
  • Commission Regulation (EC) No 43/2003of 23 December 2002laying down detailed rules for applying Council Regulations (EC) No 1452/2001, (EC) No 1453/2001 and (EC) No 1454/2001 as regards aid for the local production of crop products in the outermost regions of the European Union, 32003R0043, January 11, 2003
Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3518/92of 4 December 1992laying down detailed rules for the application of the specific measures for the Azores as regards pineapple production THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1600/92 of 15 June 1992 concerning specific measures for the Azores and Madeira relating to certain agricultural productsOJ No L 173, 27. 6. 1992, p. 1., and in particular Article 30 thereof,Whereas Article 30 of Regulation (EEC) No 1600/92 provides for the granting of aid for the production of up to 2000tonnes of fresh pineapples per year; whereas the detailed rules for the application of that aid scheme should be laid down;Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Fruit and Vegetables,HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1Interested producers established in the Azores shall submit applications to the competent authorities designated by Portugal for aid for their harvested production of fresh pineapples covered by CN code 080430during the following periods:in January for production harvested in July to December of the previous year,in July for production harvested from January to June of the year in question.
Article 21.Aid applications shall include at least the following particulars:the applicant's full name and address,the quantity of pineapples harvested during the periods in question,the area cultivated for such production.2.The competent authorities shall conduct all verifications considered necessary, including in particular on-the-spot checks.3.The Portuguese authorities shall take the measures necessary to ensure that the annual quantities in respect to which the aid is granted do not exceed 2000 tonnes as set out in Article 30 of Regulation (EEC) No 1600/92.4.The Community aid shall be paid within the two months following the submission of aid applications.
Article 3The rate to be applied for the conversion into national currency of the aid for the production of fresh pineapples shall be the agricultural conversion rate in force on the first day of the harvest period concerned.
Article 41.Where aid is paid unduly, the competent authorities shall recover the amounts paid, plus interest payable from the date of payment of the aid until its actual recovery. The rate of interest applying shall be that in force for similar recovery operations under national law.2.The aid recovered and, where applicable, the interest shall be paid to the paying agencies or departments and deducted by the latter from expenditure financed by the European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund.
Article 5Portugal shall notify the Commission before 1 November each year of the quantities harvested in respect of which aid has been paid.Portugal shall notify any measures adopted pursuant to Article 2 (3).
Article 6This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.