Commission Regulation (EC) No 1316/2001

of 29 June 2001

amending Regulation (EEC) No 2999/92 laying down detailed rules for the application of the specific measures for the supply of processed fruit and vegetables to Madeira and establishing the forecast supply balance for the period 1 July to 31 December 2001

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European 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 products(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2826/2000(2), and in particular Article 10 thereof,

Whereas:

(1) The quantities of products eligible for the specific supply arrangements are determined by means of periodic forecast balances which may be revised according to the essential requirements of the market taking into account local production and traditional trade flows.

(2) Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2999/92(3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1376/2000(4), lays down detailed rules for the application of the specific measures for the supply of processed fruit and vegetables to Madeira and the forecast balance fixing the quantities eligible for the specific supply arrangements for the period 1 July 2000 to 30 June 2001.

(3) Pending the entry into force of the reform of the specific supply arrangements and in order to avoid any break in the application of the specific supply arrangements in force, the supply balance should be established for the period 1 July to 31 December 2001.

(4) The supply arrangements are applicable from 1 July. As a result, provision should be made for this Regulation to apply immediately.

(5) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Products Processed from Fruit and Vegetables,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

The Annex to Regulation (EEC) No 2999/92 is replaced by the Annex to this Regulation.

Article 2

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

It shall apply from 1 July 2001.

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

Done at Brussels, 29 June 2001.

For the Commission

Franz Fischler

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 173, 27.6.1992, p. 1.

(2) OJ L 328, 23.12.2000, p. 2.

(3) OJ L 301, 17.10.1992, p. 7.

(4) OJ L 156, 29.6.2000, p. 28.

ANNEX

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Forecast supply balance covering processed fruit and vegetable products for Madeira for the period 1 July to 31 December 2001

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