| CN code | Description |
|---|---|
| Tomatoes, fresh or chilled | |
| Onions, shallots, garlic, leeks and other alliaceous vegetables, fresh or chilled | |
| Cabbages, cauliflowers, kohlrabi, kale and similar edible brassicas, fresh or chilled | |
| Lettuce | |
| Carrots, turnips, salad beetroot, salsify, celeriac, radishes and similar edible roots, fresh or chilled | |
| Cucumbers and gherkins, fresh or chilled | |
| Leguminous vegetables, shelled or unshelled, fresh or chilled | |
| Other vegetables, fresh or chilled, excluding vegetables of subheadings | |
| Other nuts, fresh or dried, whether or not shelled or peeled, excluding areca (or betel) and cola nuts falling within subheading | |
| Fresh plantains | |
| Dried plantains | |
| Figs, fresh | |
| Pineapples | |
| Avocados | |
| Guavas, mangos and mangosteens | |
| Citrus fruit, fresh or dried | |
| Fresh table grapes | |
| Melons (including watermelons) and pawpaws (papayas), fresh | |
| Apples, pears and quinces, fresh | |
| Apricots, cherries, peaches (including nectarines), plums and sloes, fresh | |
| Other fruit, fresh | |
| Mixtures exclusively or dried nuts of CN Nos 0801 and 0802 | |
| Carobs |
Council Regulation (EC) No 2200/96 of 28 October 1996 on the common organization of the market in fruit and vegetables
Modified by
- Council Regulation (EC) No 1103/97of 17 June 1997on certain provisions relating to the introduction of the euro, 397R1103, June 19, 1997
- Commission Regulation (EC) No 2520/97 of 15 December 1997, 397R2520, December 17, 1997
- Council Regulation (EC) No 857/1999of 22 April 1999amending Regulation (EC) No 2200/96 on the common organisation of the market in fruit and vegetables, 399R0857, April 27, 1999
- Council Regulation (EC) No 1257/1999of 17 May 1999on support for rural development from the European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund (EAGGF) and amending and repealing certain RegulationsCorrigendum to Council Regulation (EC) No 1257/1999 of 17 May 1999 on support for rural development from the European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund (EAGGF) and amending and repealing certain Regulations(Official Journal of the European Communities L 160 of 26 June 1999), 399R1257399R1257R(01), June 26, 1999
- Council Regulation (EC) No 2699/2000of 4 December 2000amending Regulation (EC) No 2200/96 on the common organisation of the market in fruit and vegetables, Regulation (EC) No 2201/96 on the common organisation of the market in processed fruit and vegetables and Regulation (EC) No 2202/96 introducing a Community aid scheme for producers of certain citrus fruits, 300R2699, December 12, 2000
- Council Regulation (EC) No 2826/2000of 19 December 2000on information and promotion actions for agricultural products on the internal market, 300R2826, December 23, 2000
- Commission Regulation (EC) No 718/2001of 10 April 2001adapting Council Regulation (EC) No 2200/96 as regards the Combined Nomenclature codes for areca (or betel) and cola nuts, 301R0718, April 11, 2001
- Commission Regulation (EC) No 911/2001of 10 May 2001extending the list of products given in Annex I to Council Regulation (EC) No 2200/96, 301R0911, May 11, 2001
- Council Regulation (EC) No 545/2002of 18 March 2002extending the financing of quality and marketing improvement plans for certain nuts and locust beans approved under Title IIa of Regulation (EEC) No 1035/72 and providing for a specific aid for hazelnuts, 302R0545, March 28, 2002
- Council Regulation (EC) No 1881/2002of 14 October 2002rectifying Regulation (EC) No 2200/96 relative to the starting date of the transitional period for the recognition of producer organisations, 302R1881, October 23, 2002
- Commission Regulation (EC) No 47/2003of 10 January 2003amending Annex I to Council Regulation (EC) No 2200/96Commission Regulation (EC) No 6/2005of 4 January 2005correcting Regulations (EC) No 46/2003 and (EC) No 47/2003 as regards mixes of different types of fresh fruit and vegetables in the same sales package, 303R0047305R0006, January 11, 2003
- Commission Regulation (EC) No 6/2005of 4 January 2005correcting Regulations (EC) No 46/2003 and (EC) No 47/2003 as regards mixes of different types of fresh fruit and vegetables in the same sales package, 305R0006, January 5, 2005
Corrected by
- Corrigendum, OJ No L 271, 3. 10. 1997, p. 19 (2200/96), 396R2200R(02), October 3, 1997
- Corrigendum, OJ No L 191, 7. 7. 1998, p. 71 (2200/96), 396R2200R(03), July 7, 1998
- Corrigendum, OJ No L 61, 10. 3. 1999, p. 55 (2200/96), 396R2200R(04), March 10, 1999
- Corrigendum to Council Regulation (EC) No 1257/1999 of 17 May 1999 on support for rural development from the European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund (EAGGF) and amending and repealing certain Regulations, 399R1257R(01), December 1, 2000
(a) products displayed or offered for sale, sold, delivered or marketed in any other manner by the grower on wholesale markets, in particular on producer markets, situated in the production area; (b) products shipped from those wholesale markets to preparation and packaging stations and storage facilities situated in the same production area.
(a) products sold or delivered by the grower to preparation and packaging stations or storage facilities, or shipped from his holding to such stations; (b) products shipped from storage facilities to preparation and packaging stations.
(a) products shipped to processing plants, unless minimum quality criteria for products intended for industrial processing are set in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 46; (b) products transferred by the producer on his holding to consumers for their personal use; (c) on a Commission Decision taken at the request of a Member State using the procedure referred to in Article 46 for products of a given region which are sold by the retail trade of the region for well-established traditional local consumption.
variety, origin of the product, class.
(a) which is formed on the own initiative of growers of the following categories of product listed in Article 1 (2): (i) fruit and vegetables (ii) fruit (iii) vegetables (iv) products intended for processing (v) citrus fruit (vi) nuts (vii) mushrooms;
(b) which has in particular the aim of: (1) ensuring that production is planned and adjusted to demand, particularly in terms of quality and quantity; (2) promoting concentration of supply and the placing on the market of the products produced by its members; (3) reducing production costs and stabilizing producer prices; (4) promoting the use of cultivation practices, production techniques and environmentally sound waste-management practices in particular to protect the quality of water, soil and landscape and preserve and/or encourage biodiversity;
(c) the rules of association of which require its producer members, in particular, to: (1) apply the rules adopted by the producer organization relating to production reporting, production itself, marketing and protection of the environment; (2) belong to only one of the producer organizations referred to in point (a) in respect of a given holdings production of one of the categories of product listed in point (a); (3) market their entire production concerned through the producer organization. However, where the producer organization so authorizes and in compliance with the terms and conditions it lays down, the producer members may: sell not more than 25 % of their production if they are members of fruit and vegetable producer organizations as referred to in point (a) (i) and not more than 20 % of their production if they are members of other types of producer organization directly on their holdings and/or outside their holdings to consumers for their personal needs, and furthermore; market themselves or through another producer organization designated by their own organization, quantities of products which are marginal in relation to the volumes marketable by their organization; market through another producer organization designated by their own organization products which, because of their characteristics, are not normally covered by the commercial activities of the organization concerned; in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 46 be authorized for certain products to conclude by way of derogation direct contracts with processing undertakings degressively and for a transitional period until 31 December 1999 ;
(4) provide the information requested by the producer organization for statistical purposes, in particular on growing areas, quantities cropped, yields and direct sales; (5) to pay the financial contributions provided for in its rules of association for the establishment and replenishment of the operational fund provided for in Article 15;
(d) the rules of association of which provide for: (1) procedures for determining, adopting and amending the rules referred to in point (c) (1); (2) the imposition on members of financial contributions needed to finance the producer organization; (3) rules enabling the producer members democratically to scrutinize their organization and its decisions; (4) penalties for infringement of obligations under the rules of association, particularly non-payment of financial contributions, or of the rules laid down by the producer organization; (5) rules on the admission of new members, particularly a minimum membership period; and (6) the accounting and budgetary rules necessary for the operation of the organization;
(e) which has been recognized by the Member State concerned pursuant to paragraph 2.
(a) they meet the requirements laid down in paragraph 1 and provide the relevant evidence, including proof that they have a minimum number of members and cover a minimum volume of marketable production, to be determined in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 45; (b) there is sufficient evidence that they can carry out their activities properly, both over time and in terms of effectiveness; (c) they effectively enable their members to obtain technical assistance in using environmentally-sound cultivation practices; (d) they effectively provide their members with the technical means for storing, packaging and marketing their produce and ensure proper commercial and budgetary management of their activities.
(a) decide whether to grant recognition to a producer organization within three months of the lodging of an application with all supporting documents; (b) carry out checks at regular intervals to ascertain that producer organizations comply with the terms and conditions for recognition, impose in the event of non-compliance the penalties to apply to such organizations and decide, where necessary, to withdraw recognition; (c) notify the Commission, within two months, of every decision to grant, refuse or withdraw recognition.
(a) by a set date falling before the end of the two-year period referred to in paragraph 1, presents to the relevant Member State, which must either accept or reject it, a plan of action with a view to attaining recognition under Article 11 (2); (b) can show, when presenting its plan of action, that it has set up the operational fund referred to in Article 15; (c) undertakes, on pain of penalties to be determined by the Member State, to complete the implementation of its action plan before the end of the five-year period.
(a) aid to encourage their formation and facilitate their administrative operation; (b) aid, provided either directly or through credit institutions, in the form of special loans to cover part of the investments required to attain recognition and set out in the recognition plan referred to in the second subparagraph of paragraph 1.
(a) finance market withdrawals on the terms set out in paragraph 3; (b) finance an operational programme submitted to the competent national authorities and approved by them under Article 16 (1).
(a) withdrawal compensation for products not listed in Annex II which comply with the standards in force if such standards have been laid down pursuant to Article 2; (b) a supplement to the Community withdrawal compensation.
(a) have several of the objectives referred to in Article 11 (1) (b) and others, including in particular: the improvement of product quality, boosting products' commercial value, promotion of the products targeted at consumers, creation of organic product lines, the promotion of integrated production or other methods of production respecting the environment and the reduction of withdrawals; (b) include action to develop the use of environmentally sound techniques by the producer members with regard to both cultivation practices and the management of waste materials. "Environmentally sound techniques" shall mean, in particular, those which help to achieve the aims of Article (1) (a), (b) and (c) of Regulation (EEC) No 2078/92 Council Regulation (EEC) No 2078/92 of 30 June 1992 on agricultural production methods compatible with the requirements of the protection of the environment and the maintenance of the countryside (OJ No L 215, 30. 7. 1992, p. 85 ). Regulation as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 2722/95 (OJ No L 288, 1. 12. 1995, p. 35 ).(c) make financial provision for the technical and human resources required to ensure the monitoring of compliance with the standards referred to in Article 2, with plant-health rules and with maximum permitted levels of residues.
(a) either several Community producer organizations operating in different Member States on transnational schemes, except for operations as referred to in paragraph 2 (a); (b) or one or more producer organizations engaged in schemes operated on an interbranch basis.
(a) the rules referred to in point (1) of Article 11 (1) (c), (b) the rules adopted by the organization or association relating to market withdrawals,
have been in force for at least one marketing year, are included in the exhaustive list in Annex III, are made binding for no more than three marketing years.
(a) must not cause any harm to other producers in the Member State or in the Community; (b) shall not apply, unless they expressly cover them, to products delivered for processing under a contract signed before the beginning of the marketing year, with the exception of the rules on reporting production referred to in paragraph 1 (a); (c) must not clash with Community and national rules in force.
(a) if it finds that the extension in question to other producers excludes competition in a substantial part of the internal market or jeopardizes free trade, or that the objectives of Article 39 of the Treaty are endangered; (b) if it finds that Article 85 (1) of the Treaty applies to the agreement, decision or concerted practice which it has been decided to extend to other producers. The Commission's decision with regard to that agreement, decision or concerted practice shall apply only from the date of such a finding; (c) where, following ex-post checks under Title VI, it finds that this Article has not been complied with.
(a) administrative costs resulting from applying the rules referred to in paragraph 1; (b) the cost of research, market studies and sales promotion undertaken by the organization or association and benefiting all producers in the area.
(a) are made up of representatives of economic activities linked to the production of and/or trade in and/or processing of the products referred to in Article 1 (2); (b) are established at the initiative of all or some of the organizations or associations which constitute them; (c) carry out several of the following measures in one or more regions of the Community, taking account of the interests of consumers: improving knowledge and the transparency of production and the market, helping to coordinate better the way fruit and vegetables are placed on the market, in particular by means of research and market studies, drawing up standard forms of contract compatible with Community rules, exploiting more fully the potential of the fruit and vegetables produced, providing the information and carrying out the research necessary to adjust production towards products more suited to market requirements and consumer tastes and expectations, in particular with regard to product quality and protection of the environment, seeking ways of restricting the use of plant-health products and other inputs and ensuring product quality and soil and water conservation, developing methods and instruments for improving product quality, exploiting the potential of and protecting organic farming as well as designations of origin, quality labels and geographical indications, promoting integrated production or other environmentally sound production methods, laying down rules, as regards the production and marketing rules set out in Annex III, which are stricter than Community or national rules.
(d) have been recognized by the Member State concerned on the terms set out in paragraph 2.
(a) they carry out their activity in one or more regions in that territory; (b) they represent a significant share of the production of and/or trade in and/or processing of fruit and vegetables and products processed from fruit and vegetables in the region or regions in question and, where more than one region is involved, they can demonstrate a minimum level of representativeness in each region for each of the branches that they group; (c) they carry out several of the measures referred to in paragraph 1 (c); (d) they are not themselves engaged in the production or processing or marketing of fruit and vegetables or products processed from fruit and vegetables; (e) they do not carry out any of the activities referred to in Article 20 (3).
(a) decide whether to grant recognition within three months of the lodging of an application with all relevant supporting documents; (b) carry out checks at regular intervals to ascertain that interbranch organizations meet the terms and conditions for recognition, impose the applicable penalties to such organizations in the event of their failure to do so and, if necessary, decide to withdraw their recognition; (c) withdraw recognition if: (i) the terms and conditions for recognition laid down in this Regulation are no longer met; (ii) the interbranch organization contravenes one or other of the prohibitions imposed in Article 20 (3), without prejudice to any other penalties otherwise incurred pursuant to national law; (iii) the interbranch organizations fails to comply with the notification obligation referred to in Article 20 (2);
(d) notify the Commission, within two months, of any decision to grant, refuse or withdraw recognition.
the agreements, decisions and concerted practices have been notified to the Commission, and that within two months of receipt of all the details required the Commission has not found that the agreements, decisions or concerted practices are incompatible with Community rules.
may lead to the partitioning of markets in any form within the Community, may affect the sound operation of the market organization, may create distortions of competition which are not essential in achieving the objectives of the common agricultural policy pursued by the interbranch organization measure, entail the fixing of prices, without prejudice to measures taken by interbranch organizations in the application of specific provisions of Community rules, may create discrimination or eliminate competition in respect of a substantial proportion of the products in question, shall in any case be declared contrary to Community rules.
(a) must concern one of the following aims: production and market reporting, stricter production rules than any laid down in Community or national rules, drawing up of standard contracts which are compatible with Community rules, rules on marketing, rules on protecting the environment, measures to promote and exploit the potential of products, measures to protect organic farming as well as designations of origin, quality labels and geographical indications.
The rules referred to in the second, fourth and fifth indents must not be other than those which appear in Annex III; (b) must have been in force for at least one marketing year; (c) may be made binding for no more than three marketing years; (d) must not cause any harm to other operators in the Member State or the Community.
for citrus fruit, of 5 %, for apples and pears, of 8,5 %, and for other products, of 10 %,
(a) the implications for each product of an overrun of the threshold; (b) where necessary, the reduced Community withdrawal compensation and measures for the application of this Article.
(a) all products: free distribution to charitable organizations and foundations, approved to that effect by the Member States, for use in their activities to assist persons whose right to public assistance is recognized in national law, in particular because they lack the necessary means of subsistence, free distribution to penal institutions and to children's holiday camps as well as to hospitals and old people's homes designated by the Member States, which shall take all necessary steps to ensure that the quantities thus distributed are additional to the quantities normally bought in by such establishments, free distribution outside the Community, through charitable organizations approved to that effect by the Member States, to the populations of third countries in need,
and, secondarily, use for non-food purposes, use in animal feed, either fresh or after processing by the feedingstuffs industry;
(b) fruit: free distribution to school children, other than as part of the meals served in school canteens, and to pupils in schools which do not have canteens providing meals, (c) apples, pears, peaches and nectarines: processing into alcohol of a strength of more than 80 % volume by direct distillation of the product, (d) all products: disposal of certain classes of product to the processing industry on condition that there is no resulting distortion of competition for the industries concerned within the Community or for imported products. The implementation of this provision shall be decided in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 46.
(a) the products to which additional import duties may be applied under Article 5 of the Agreement on agriculture referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article; (b) the other criteria necessary for application of paragraph 1 in accordance with Article 5 of the said Agreement on agriculture.
(a) a method based on the chronological order in which applications are lodged ("first come, first served" basis); (b) a method of allocating quotas in proportion to quantities requested when applications are lodged (using the "simultaneous examination" method); (c) a method based on taking traditional trade flows into account (using the "traditional importers/new arrivals" method).
(a) guarantees covering the nature, provenance and origin of the product; (b) recognition of the document used for verifying the guarantees referred to in (a), and (c) the conditions under which import licences are issued and their term of validity.
(a) is most suited to the nature of the product and the situation on the market in question, allows the most efficient possible use of the resources available and takes due account of the efficiency and structure of Community exports, without, however, creating discrimination between large and small operators; (b) is least cumbersome administratively for operators, administration requirements taken into account; (c) avoids any discrimination between the operators concerned.
(a) the existing situation and likely trends with regard to: prices and availability of fruit and vegetables on the Community market, prices for fruit and vegetables in international trade;
(b) marketing costs and minimum transport charges from Community markets to ports and other Community export points, and forwarding costs to the country of destination; (c) the economic aspect of the proposed exports; (d) the limits resulting from agreements concluded in accordance with Article 228 of the Treaty.
(a) prices recorded on third-country markets; (b) the most favourable prices in third countries for imports from other third countries; (c) producer prices recorded in exporting third countries; (d) free-at-Community-frontier offer prices.
(a) for the destination indicated on the licence, or (b) for the actual destination if it differs from the destination indicated on the licence. In that case, the amount applicable may not exceed the amount applicable for the destination indicated on the licence.
have been exported from the Community, are of Community origin, and in the case of a differentiated refund, have reached the destination indicated on the licence or another destination for which a refund was fixed, without prejudice to point (b) of paragraph 7. Exceptions may be made to this rule in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 46, provided conditions are laid down which offer equivalent guarantees.
the levying of any charge having equivalent effect to a customs duty, the application of any quantitative restriction or measure having equivalent effect.
(a) participate in the checks planned and carried out by the competent authorities of the Member States; (b) carry out the checks referred to in Article 39 at the Commission's initiative, in which the officials of the Member State are invited to participate; (c) assess the national verification arrangements set up, the procedures followed and the results obtained; (d) ascertain the measures, legislative and otherwise, taken by the competent authorities to improve compliance with Community rules in the fruit and vegetable sector; (e) develop collaboration and the exchange of information between the competent bodies of the Member States in order to contribute to the uniform application of the rules in the fruit and vegetable sector and facilitate free movement of the products of the sector.
producer organizations in the case of their members, without prejudice to Articles 11 and 19, the relevant services of the Member States in the case of producers who do not belong to any of the collective structures provided for in this Regulation. The Member State in question may entrust this task in whole or in part to one or more producer organizations.
encourage product quality, in particular by carrying out market studies and seeking new uses, including ways of adapting production accordingly, develop new methods of packaging, disseminate marketing advice to the various economic operators in the sector, organize and participate in fairs and other trade events.
Almonds Apples and pears Apricots Artichokes Asparagus Aubergines Avocados Beans Brussels sprouts Cabbage Carrots Cauliflowers Celery Cherries Citrus fruit Courgettes Cucumbers Garlic Hazelnuts Kiwis Leeks Lettuce, curly and escarole chicory Melons Onions Peaches and nectarines Peas for shelling Plums Spinach Strawberries Sweet peppers Table grapes Tomatoes Walnuts Water melons Witloof chicory Cultivated mushrooms
Cauliflowers Tomatoes Aubergines Apricots Peaches Nectarines Lemons Pears (other than perry pears) Table grapes Apples (other than cider apples) Satsumas Mandarins Clementines Oranges Melons Water melons
(a) notification of growing intentions, by product and where appropriate 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.
(a) choice of seed to be used according to intended destination (fresh market/industrial processing); (b) thinning in orchards.
(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.
(a) use of fertilizer 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 fertilizers; (d) rules on disposal of by-products and used material; (e) rules on destruction of products withdrawn from the market.
rules adopted under Article 23 in accordance with the terms of Article 25.
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| Regulation (EEC) No 1035/75 | This Regulation |
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| Article 1 | Article 1 |
| Article 2 | Article 2 |
| Article 3 | Article 3 |
| Article 4 | — |
| Article 5 | Article 4 |
| Article 6 | Article 5 |
| Article 7 | Article 6 |
| Article 8 | Article 7 |
| Articles 9 and 11 | Article 8 |
| Article 10 | Article 10 |
| Article 12 | Article 9 |
| Article 13 | Article 11 |
| Article 13a | — |
| Article 13b | — |
| Article 14 | Article 14 |
| Article 14a | — |
| Article 14b | — |
| Article 14c | — |
| Article 14d | — |
| Article 14e | Article 54 |
| Article 14f | — |
| Article 14g | — |
| Article 15 | Article 23 |
| Article 15a | — |
| Article 15b | Article 18 |
| Article 16 | — |
| Article 16a | — |
| Article 16b | Article 27 |
| Article 17 | Article 28 |
| Article 18 | Article 29 |
| Article 18a | Article 24 |
| Article 19 | — |
| Article 19a | — |
| Article 19b | — |
| Article 19c | — |
| Article 20 | — |
| Article 21 | Article 30 |
| Article 22 | Article 31 |
| Article 23 | Article 32 |
| Article 24 | Article 33 |
| Article 25 | Article 34 |
| Article 26 | Article 35 |
| Article 27 | Article 36 |
| Article 31 | Article 43 |
| Article 32 | Article 45 |
| Article 33 | Article 46 |
| Article 34 | Article 47 |
| Article 35 | — |
| Article 36 | Article 52 |
| Article 36a | Article 52 |
| Article 37 | Article 49 |
| Article 38 | Article 44 |
| Article 40 | — |
| Article 41 | Article 58 |
| Article 42 | Article 58 |