Commission Regulation (EC) No 2318/2001 of 29 November 2001 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 104/2000 as regards the recognition of producer organisations in the fishery and aquaculture sector
Modified by
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1767/2004of 13 October 2004amending Regulation (EC) No 2318/2001 as regards the recognition of producer organisations in the fishery and aquaculture sector, 32004R1767, October 14, 2004
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1420/2013of 17 December 2013repealing Regulations (EC) No 347/96, (EC) No 1924/2000, (EC) No 1925/2000, (EC) No 2508/2000, (EC) No 2509/2000, (EC) No 2813/2000, (EC) No 2814/2000, (EC) No 150/2001, (EC) No 939/2001, (EC) No 1813/2001, (EC) No 2065/2001, (EC) No 2183/2001, (EC) No 2318/2001, (EC) No 2493/2001, (EC) No 2306/2002, (EC) No 802/2006, (EC) No 2003/2006, (EC) No 696/2008 and (EC) No 248/2009 following the adoption of Regulation (EU) No 1379/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the common organisation of the markets in fishery and aquaculture products, 32013R1420, December 28, 2013
Commission Regulation (EC) No 2318/2001of 29 November 2001laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 104/2000 as regards the recognition of producer organisations and associations of producer organisations in the fishery and aquaculture sectorTHE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 104/2000 of 17 December 1999 on the common organisation of the markets in fishery and aquaculture productsOJ L 17, 21.1.2000, p. 22., amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 939/2001OJ L 132, 15.5.2001, p. 10., and in particular Article 5(4) and Article 6(7) thereof,Whereas:(1)Commission Regulation (EC) No 2939/94 of 2 December 1994 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EEC) No 105/76 on the recognition of producers' organisations in the fishing industryOJ L 310, 3.12.1994, p. 12., as amended by Regulation (EC) No 1762/96OJ L 231, 12.9.1996, p. 6., requires considerable amendments. It should therefore be repealed and replaced.(2)It is necessary to lay down the conditions and procedure for the Member States' granting of recognition to, and withdrawal of recognition from, producer organisations in such a way as to guarantee consistent application of the rules governing the common organisation of the markets in fishery and aquaculture products.(3)A producer organisation is required, under Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 104/2000, to provide evidence that it is sufficiently active economically to merit recognition. It is therefore necessary to define the criteria for considering that condition to have been met.(4)It is also necessary to specify the conditions for recognising an association of producer organisations.(5)There is a need to provide for the laying down of common rules which members of producer organisations would be obliged to observe.(6)It would be advisable to specify what information must be supplied by an applicant for recognition. Deadlines for granting and refusing recognition and certain rules on the withdrawal of recognition should be laid down.(7)Measures should be provided for verifying compliance with the conditions attaching to recognition, and for determining the consequences of any fraudulent application for, or use of, such recognition.(8)The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Fishery Products,HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: