Commission Regulation (EC) No 919/94 of 26 April 1994 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EEC) No 404/93 as regards banana producers' organizations
Modified by
Commission Regulation (EC) No 630/1999of 24 March 1999amending Regulation (EC) No 919/94 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EEC) No 404/93 as regards banana producers' organisations, 399R0630, March 25, 1999
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1042/2002of 14 June 2002amending Regulation (EC) No 919/94 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EEC) No 404/93 as regards banana producers' organisations, 302R1042, June 15, 2002
Commission Regulation (EC) No 219/2005of 10 February 2005amending Regulation (EC) No 919/94 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EEC) No 404/93 as regards banana producers’ organisations, 305R0219, February 11, 2005
Commission Regulation (EC) No 919/94of 26 April 1994laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EEC) No 404/93 as regards banana producers' organziationsTHE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 404/93 of 13 February 1993 on the common organization of the market in bananasOJ No L 47, 25. 2. 1993, p. 1., as amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 3518/93OJ No L 320, 22. 12. 1993, p. 15., and in particular Article 9 thereof,Whereas Regulation (EEC) No 404/93 lays down provisions for the setting up of banana producers' organizations; whereas, in order to be recognized, such organizations must satisfy specific conditions; whereas the conditions are designed to provide reasonable assurance that the organization, by virtue of their size, the length of time they have been in operation, their constitution and the way in which they function, will contribute to the improvements sought in the conditions in which bananas are produced and marketed;Whereas these requirements, which are intended to ensure that producers' organizations have a minimum level of stability and economic activity, particularly as regards the number of members and volume of production, must be determined in the light of the structural diversity of the producer regions in the Community;Whereas, also for the purpose of stability and effectiveness, it is necessary to specify, first, the means and facilities which producers' organizations must place at the disposal of their members and, secondly, the type of rules which such organizations must adopt and impose on their members in order to achieve the objectives of groups recognized pursuant to Community rules;Whereas the implementation of the specific measures adopted by the Council, together with those in this Regulation, implies a strict obligation for producers' organizations to transmit detailed information at given intervals to the authorities designed by the Member States, in order to enable the latter to monitor the execution of undertakings made by producers' organizations with a view to recognition; whereas the checks to be carried out by the Member States and the communications for monitoring the application of the abovementioned provisions should be specified;Whereas it is necesary to specifiy the provisions which should apply to producer groups which have been recognized pursuant to Regulation (EEC) No 1360/78 of 18 June 1978 on producer groups and associations thereofOJ No L 166, 23. 6. 1978, p. 1., as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 3669/93OJ No L 338, 31. 12. 1993, p. 26. and which, under the system set up by the said Regulation, have received aid torwards their setting-up and administrative running costs;Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Bananas,HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: