Commission Regulation (EC) No 877/2004 of 29 April 2004 laying down detailed rules for applying Regulation (EC) No 2200/96 as regards notification of the prices recorded on the markets for certain fresh fruit and vegetables
EU Regulation No 877/2004 · Adopted 29 April 2004 · Extends to United Kingdom
Commission Regulation (EC) No 877/2004
of 29 April 2004
laying down detailed rules for applying Regulation (EC) No 2200/96 as regards notification of the prices recorded on the markets for certain fresh 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 2200/96 of 28 October 1996 on the common organisation of the market in fruit and vegetablesf1, and in particular Article 28(2) thereof,
Whereas:
(1)
Council Regulation (EC) No 2200/96 requires the Member States to notify to the Commission the prices for certain fresh fruit and vegetables recorded on the representative markets. The detailed rules for implementing that requirement were laid down in Commission Regulation (EC) No 659/97f2, itself repealed by Commission Regulation (EC) No 103/2004 21 January 2004 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 2200/96 as regards intervention arrangements in the fruit and vegetables sectorf3. New detailed rules should therefore be adopted for the notification of the prices recorded on the markets for certain fresh fruit and vegetables which, in the interests of clarity, should be separate from the detailed rules on intervention and withdrawals in the fruit and vegetables sector.
(2)
The prices transmitted to the Commission for each product should be comparable. A reasonably harmonised definition should therefore apply throughout the Community regarding the marketing stage, presentation, quality class and, where applicable, the variety or type. The various representative markets for each product concerned should also be defined. In addition, the Member States should, where appropriate, provide the necessary explanations to the Commission regarding the methods and criteria applied to calculate the prices concerned.
(3)
In order to ensure rapid circulation of information, electronic means of transmission should be used.
(4)
In the interests of transparency, the Commission should inform the Member States of the prices recorded throughout the Community and the Community average price.
(5)
The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee for Fresh Fruit and Vegetables,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Annotations to the whole text
Footnotes
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OJ L 297, 21.11.1996, p. 1. Regulation last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 47/2003 (OJ L 7, 11.1.2003, p. 64).
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OJ L 100, 17.4.1997, p. 22. Regulation last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1135/2001 (OJ L 154, 9.6.2001, p. 9).
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Contents
1
The prices to be recorded under Article 28(1) of Regulation (EC) No 2200/96 shall be for class I products, ex packing station, sorted, packaged and, where applicable, on pallets, expressed in euro per 100 kilograms net weight.
The Member States shall determine the representative markets referred to in Article 28(1) of Regulation (EC) No 2200/96 on the basis of:
either transactions carried out on physically identifiable markets (wholesale markets, auctions and other physical meeting places of supply and demand) in the production area,
or direct transactions between producers in the production area and individual buyers (wholesalers, traders, distribution centres and other operators),
or a combination of the types of transaction referred to at (a) and (b) above.
The list of representative markets is set out in the Annex hereto.
2
For the products listed in the Annex, the Member States shall forward to the Commission, no later than 12.00 (Brussels time) on Wednesday each week, a notification detailing for each market day the average price in euro per 100 kilograms recorded on the markets listed in the Annex for the types and/or varieties of products and the sizes and/or qualities stated in the Annex for which there have been transactions as referred to in Article 1(2).
These notifications shall be sent via the electronic system indicated by the Commission.
The Commission shall forward this information to the Member States, together with the Community average price for each product concerned.
3
At the Commission's request, the Member States shall transmit the method they use to calculate the average price referred to in the first paragraph of Article 2.
Where prices given for the types and/or varieties of products concerned are for sizes and/or presentations other than those specified in the Annex, the Member States may calculate the average price for the sizes and/or presentations in the Annex using conversion coefficients. Fixing the conversion coefficients shall be included in the method referred to in the first subparagraph of this paragraph.
If necessary, the Commission shall draw up common guidelines on the method referred to in paragraph 1.
4
This Regulation shall enter into force on the 20th day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
Signature
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
| Product | Type/variety | Presentation/size | Markets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tomatoes | Round | Size 57-67/67-82 mm, in bulk in packs of around 5-6 kg | Wien (AT) Flanders (BE) F1Sofia (BG) Praha (CZ) Lasithi (EL) Almeria (ES) Granada (ES) Murcia (ES) Rhône-Méditerranée (FR) Bretagne (FR) Budapest (HU) Lecce (IT) Salerno (IT) Vittoria (IT) Westland (NL) Kalisko-pleszewski (PL) Algarve (PT) Bucharest (RO) Komarno (SK) |
| Trusses | in bulk in packs of around 3-6 kg | ||
| Cherry | Trays of around 250-500 g | ||
| Aubergines | Long or round | Size 40 mm and over for long varieties and 70 mm and over for round varieties in bulk in packs of around 5 kg | Sofia (BG) Lasithi (EL) Almeria (ES) Rhône-Méditerranée (FR) Salerno (IT) Foggia (IT) Vittoria (IT) Barendrecht (NL) Bucharest (RO) |
| Water melons | With seeds | In bulk | Sofia (BG) Nicosia (CY) Helia (EL) Viotia (EL) Almeria (ES) Valencia (ES) Budapest (HU) Lecce (IT) Latina (IT) Ribatejo (PT) Bucharest (RO) |
| Melons | Galia | Size 800-1 250 g, packs of around 5-10 kg | Sofia (BG) Helia (EL) Almeria (ES) Murcia (ES) Ciudad Real (ES) Rhône-Méditerranée (FR) Val de Loire — Centre (FR) Ferrara (IT) Lecce (IT) Ribatejo (PT) Algarve (PT) |
| Charentais/Cantaloups, reticulated or smooth | Size 800-1 250 g, packs of around 5-10 kg | ||
| Canary/yellow varieties | Packs of around 5 -10 kg | ||
| Piel de Sapo | |||
| Melao Branco | |||
| Cauliflowers | Trimmed | Large (16-20 cm), packs containing around six to 12. | Wien (AT) Flanders (BE) Praha (CZ) Rheinland-Pfalz (DE) Thessaloniki (EL) La Rioja (ES) Bretagne (FR) Nord (FR) Budapest (HU) Taranto (IT) Salerno (IT) Barendrecht (NL) Krakowsko-proszowicki (PL) London (UK) |
| Apricots | All types and varieties | Size 45-50 mm Trays or packs of around 6-10 kg | Sofia (BG) Argolida (EL) Murcia (ES) Valencia (ES) Rhône-Méditerranée (FR) Budapest (HU) Napoli (IT) Bologna (IT) Bucharest (RO) |
| Nectarines | White flesh | Size A/B Trays or packs of around 6-10 kg | Hemathia (EL) Lleida (ES) Zaragoza (ES) Rhône-Méditerranée (FR) Ravenna (IT) Forli (IT) |
| Yellow flesh | Size A/B Trays or packs of around 6-10 kg | ||
| Peaches | White flesh | Size A/B Trays or packs of around 6-10 kg | Sofia (BG) Hemathia (EL) Pella (EL) Lleida (ES) Murcia (ES) Huesca (ES) Rhône-Méditerranée (FR) Budapest (HU) Caserta (IT) Forli (IT) Cova da Beira (PT) |
| Yellow flesh | Size A/B Trays or packs of around 6-10 kg | ||
| Table grapes | Muscatel | 5-12 kg trays or packs | Sofia (BG) Nicosia (CY) Korinthos (EL) Alicante (ES) Murcia (ES) Rhône-Méditerranée (FR) Sud-Ouest (FR) Budapest (HU) Bari (IT) Foggia (IT) Algarve (PT) |
| Chasselas | |||
| Alphonse Lavallée | |||
| Italia | |||
| Cardinal | |||
| Red Globe | |||
| Victoria | |||
| Matilde | |||
| Thomson seedless and sultanas | |||
| Poires | Blanquilla | Size 55/60, packs of around 5-20 kg | Flanders (BE) Hemathia (EL) Lleida (ES) Zaragoza (ES) Val de Loire — Centre (FR) Budapest (HU) Ferrara (IT) Modena (IT) Geldermalsen (NL) Grójecko-warecki (PL) Oeste (PT) |
| Conference | Size 60/65, packs of around 5-20 kg | ||
| Williams | Size 65/70, packs of around 5-20 kg | ||
| Rocha | |||
| Abbé Fétel | Size 70/75, packs of around 5-20 kg | ||
| Kaiser | |||
| Doyenné du Comice | Size 75/80, packs of around 5-20 kg | ||
| Apples | Golden delicious | Size 70/80, packs of around 5-20 kg | Gleisdorf (AT) Flanders (BE) Praha (CZ) Niedersachsen (DE) Hemathia (EL) Lleida (ES) Girona (ES) Rhône-Méditerranée (FR) Val de Loire — Centre (FR) Sud-Ouest (FR) Budapest (HU) Trento (IT) Bolzano (IT) Geldermalsen (NL) Grójecko-warecki (PL) Lubelsko-sandomierski (PL) Oeste (PT) Bucharest (RO) |
| Braeburn | |||
| Jonagold (or Jonagored) | |||
| Idared | |||
| Fuji | |||
| Shampion | |||
| Granny smith | |||
| Red delicious and other red varieties | |||
| Boskoop | |||
| Gala | Size 65/70, packs of around 5-20 kg | ||
| Elstar | |||
| Cox orange | |||
| Satsumas | All varieties | Sizes 1-X – 2, packs of around 10-20 kg | Valencia (ES) |
| Lemons | All varieties | Sizes 1-3, packs of around 15 kg | Nicosia (CY) Achaia (EL) Alicante (ES) Murcia (ES) Catania (IT) Siracusa (IT) |
| Clementines | All varieties | Sizes 1-X – 2, packs of around 10-20 kg | Arta (EL) Castellon (ES) Valencia (ES) Corigliano (IT) Catania (IT) |
| Mandarins | All varieties | Sizes 1-X – 2, packs of around 10-20 kg | Nicosia (CY) Chios (EL) Castellon (ES) Valencia (ES) Palermo (IT) Catania (IT) Siracusa (IT) Algarve (PT) |
| Oranges | Salustiana | Size 2/-4, packs of around 15-20 kg | Nicosia (CY) Argolida (EL) Lakonia (EL) Alicante (ES) Valencia (ES) Sevilla (ES) Catania (IT) Siracusa (IT) Algarve (PT) |
| Navelinas | |||
| Navelate | |||
| Lanelate | |||
| Valencia late | |||
| Tarocco | |||
| Courgettes | All varieties | Size 14-21, loose in the pack | Wien (AT) Attiki (EL) Almeria (ES) Rhône-Méditerranée (FR) Bari (IT) Latina (IT) Barendrecht (NL) |
| Cerises | All sweet varieties | Sizes 22 and over, loose in the pack | Sofia (BG) Praha (CZ) Rheinland-Pfalz (DE) Pella (EL) Zaragoza (ES) Rhône-Méditerranée (FR) Budapest (HU) Bari (IT) Napoli (IT) Grójecko-warecki (PL) Cova da Beira (PT) Bucharest (RO) |
| Cucumbers | Smooth varieties | Sizes 350-500 g, arranged in the pack | Wien (AT) Flanders (BE) Sofia (BG) Helia (EL) Almeria (ES) Val de Loire — Centre (FR) Budapest (HU) Bari (IT) Vittoria (IT) Barendrecht (NL) Kalisko-pleszewski (PL) Bucharest (RO) Komarno (SK) Birmingham (UK) |
| Kiwis | Hayward | Sizes 105-125 g, packs of around 3-10 kg | Pieria (EL) Sud-Ouest (FR) Latina (IT) Cuneo (IT) Verona (IT) Grande Porto (PT) |
| Avocados | Hass | Sizes 16-20, packs of around 4-12 kg | Nicosia (CY) Chania (EL) Granada (ES) |
| Garlic | White | Size 50-80 mm, packs of around 2-5 kg | Evia (EL) Cuenca (ES) Cordoba (ES) Sud-Ouest (FR) Budapest (HU) Rovigo (IT) Bucharest (RO) |
| Violet | |||
| Carrots | All varieties | Loose in the pack | Raasdorf (AT) Praha (CZ) F2Nordrhein-Westfalen (DE) Rheinland-Pfalz (DE) Cadiz (ES) Sud-Ouest (FR) Budapest (HU) Ragusa (IT) Barendrecht (NL) Warszawsko-łęczycki (PL) Montijo (PT) Bucharest (RO) Birmingham (UK) |
| Plums | Greengage | Size 35 mm and over | Sofia (BG) Praha (CZ) Baden-Würtemberg (DE) Murcia (ES) Sud-Ouest (FR) Budapest (HU) Modena (IT) Bologna (IT) Grójecko-warecki (PL) Alfândega da Fé (PT) Bucharest (RO) |
| European plums (President, Stanley, Cacanska, etc.) | Size 35 mm and over | ||
| Santa Rosa | Size 40 mm and over | ||
| Japanese plums (Golden Japan, etc.) | Size 40 mm and over | ||
| Sweet peppers | Square green | Size 70 mm and over | Sofia (BG) Evia (EL) Almeria (ES) Murcia (ES) Budapest (HU) Brindisi (IT) Vittoria (IT) Westland (NL) Oeste (PT) Bucharest (RO) Komarno (SK) |
| Square coloured (red, yellow, etc.) | |||
| White | Size 50 mm and over | ||
| Elongated green | Size 40 mm and over | ||
| Asparagus | White/violet | Size 16 mm and over | Baden-Würtemberg (DE) Brandenburg (DE) Pella (EL) Granada (ES) Navarra (ES) Rhône-Méditerranée (FR) Budapest (HU) Verona (IT) Grubbenvorst (NL) Nowotomysko-wolsztyński (PL) |
| Green | Size 10-16 mm | ||
| Onions | Yellow | Size 40-80 mm, sacks of around 5-25 kg | Raasdorf (AT) Praha (CZ) Viotia (EL) Albacete (ES) Bourgogne (FR) Budapest (HU) Verona (IT) Zoetermeer (NL) Warszawsko-łęczycki (PL) Bucharest (RO) Birmingham (UK) |
| White | |||
| Red | |||
| Beans | Needle (round) | Size ‘fine’, arranged in the package | Evia (EL) Almeria (ES) Granada (ES) Val de Loire — Centre (FR) Salerno (IT) Vittoria (IT) Bucharest (RO) |
| Flat | Arranged in the package | ||
| Lettuces | Iceberg | Size 400 g and over, packs of 8 — 12 | Wien (AT) Flanders (BE) Nordrhein-Westfalen (DE) Mecklenburg-Vorpommern (DE) Attiki (EL) Almeria (ES) Murcia (ES) Rhône-Méditerranée (FR) Bari (IT) Grubbenvorst (NL) Oeste (PT) London (UK) |
| Other varieties of headed lettuce (including Batavia) | Size 400 g and over, packs of 8 -12 | ||
| Fraises | Toutes variétés | Barquettes 250/500 g | Flanders (BE) Nordrhein-Westfalen (DE) Huelva (ES) Sud-Ouest (FR) Salerno (IT) Barendrecht (NL) Płocki (PL) Algarve (PT) London (UK) |
| Leeks | All varieties | Packs of around 5 -10 kg | Flanders (BE) Nordrhein-Westfalen (DE) Thessaloniki (EL) Manche (FR) Grubbenvorst (NL) London (UK) |
| Cultivated mushrooms | Closed | Medium sized (30-65 mm) | Flanders (BE) La Rioja (ES) Val de Loire — Centre (FR) Dublin (IE) Budapest (HU) Barendrecht (NL) Poznański (PL) London (UK) |