# 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

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

## Introductory text

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 vegetables, 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 The detailed rules for implementing that requirement were laid down in Commission Regulation (EC) No 659/97, itself repealed by Commission Regulation (EC) No 103/2004 21 January 2004 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 2200/96 as regards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 sector. 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:

## 1 

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.
2. The Member States shall determine the representative markets referred to in Article 28(1) of Regulation (EC) No 2200/96 on the basis of:
(a) either transactions carried out on physically identifiable markets (wholesale markets, auctions and other physical meeting places of supply and demand) in the production area,
(b) or direct transactions between producers in the production area and individual buyers (wholesalers, traders, distribution centres and other operators),
(c) 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 

1. 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.
2. 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.

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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)
Sofia (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)
Nordrhein-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)

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2004/877 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2004-877
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