Commission Regulation (EC) No 1426/2002 of 2 August 2002 amending Regulation (EC) No 449/2001 laying down detailed rules for applying Council Regulation (EC) No 2201/96 as regards the aid scheme for products processed from fruit and vegetables

• Published date: 03 August 2002
• Subject Matter: Processed fruit and vegetables
• Official Gazette Publication: Official Journal of the European Communities, L 206, 03 August 2002

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Commission Regulation (EC) No 1426/2002 of 2 August 2002 amending Regulation (EC) No 449/2001 laying down detailed rules for applying Council Regulation (EC) No 2201/96 as regards the aid scheme for products processed from fruit and vegetables

Official Journal L 206 , 03/08/2002 P. 0004 - 0005

Commission Regulation (EC) No 1426/2002

of 2 August 2002

amending Regulation (EC) No 449/2001 laying down detailed rules for applying Council Regulation (EC) No 2201/96 as regards the aid scheme for products processed from fruit and vegetables

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2201/96 of 28 October 1996 on the common organisation of the markets in processed fruit and vegetable products(1), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 453/2002(2), and in particular Articles 6 and 25 thereof,

Whereas:

(1) Commission Regulation (EC) No 449/2001(3), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 1343/2001(4), lays down detailed rules for applying Council Regulation (EC) No 2201/96 as regards the aid scheme for products processed from fruit and vegetables.

(2) Council Regulation (EC) No 2200/96(5), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 545/2002(6), establishes a common organisation of the markets in fruit and vegetables.

(3) The dates by which certain information must be sent to the competent authority should be amended to bring them into line with the dates laid down for the integrated administration and control system by Commission Regulation (EC) No 2419/2001 of 11 December 2001 laying down detailed rules for applying the integrated administration and control system for certain Community aid schemes established by Council Regulation (EEC) No 3508/92(7), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 2550/2001(8), and to allow delivery certificates to be sent by telex, fax or electronic mail.

(4) Checks on the quantities delivered for processing should be tightened and provision should be made for cross-checks on areas, and certain changes should also be made to the system of checks and penalties in view of the anomalies found during on-the-spot checks and in order to differentiate between cases where the area declared is larger than the area actually determined, on the one hand, and where it is smaller, on the other.

(5) In view of the problems found during...