Fruit and vegetables: common organisation of the market COM

1995/0247(CNS)
COMMUNITY MEASURES : - Commission Regulation 1432/2003/EC laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation 2200/96/EC regarding the conditions for recognition of producer organisations and preliminary recognition of producer groups; - Commission Regulation 1433/2003/EC laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation 2200/96/EC as regards operational funds, operational programmes and financial assistance. CONTENT : the Commission has adopted two Regulations: - the first Regulation lays down detailed rules for the application of Regulation (EC) No 2200/96 regarding the conditions for recognition of producer organisations and preliminary recognition of producer groups referred to in Articles 11 and 14 respectively of that Regulation. It contains measures relating to the following aspects: categories of producer organisations; minimum size of producer organisations; minimum length of membership; structures and activities of producer organisations; producer organisations' main activity; producer organisations' subsidiaries; Associations of producer organisations; transnational producer organisations; transnational association of producer organisations; mergers of producer organisations; non-producer members; democratic accountability of producer organisations; submission, content, approval and fulfilment of implementation plans; control measures and penalties. - the second Regulation lays down rules applicable to Community financial assistance to operational funds and to operational programmes as provided for in Articles 15 and 16 of Regulation 2200/96/EC. Producer organisations may qualify for aid on the terms set out in Articles 15 and 16 of Regulation 2200/96/EC and those laid down herein. Article 15 of Regulation 2200/96/EC provides for financial assistance to be granted to producer organisations setting up an operational fund in accordance with certain rules and within certain limits. Article 16 of that Regulation lays down certain rules for the implementation of operational programmes. Detailed rules should be laid down for the application of those provisions. The Regulation specifies the terms of application of these measures.