European Commission 7 June 2011, 543/2011/EU: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 543/2011 of 7 June 2011 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 in respect of the fruit and vegetables and processed fruit and vegetables sectors Also known as
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 543/2011 establishes detailed rules for the fruit and vegetables and processed fruit and vegetables sectors, specifically regarding marketing standards, producer organisations, and operational programmes. Key provisions include the definition of general and specific marketing standards, the recognition and functioning of producer groups and associations, and the management of operational funds for crisis prevention. Enforcement is facilitated through a mandatory trader database, risk-based conformity checks, and a system of administrative and on-the-spot inspections to ensure compliance with Union quality and financial requirements.AI
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Table of Contents TITLE I. INTRODUCTORY PROVISIONS Article 1. Scope and use of terms Article 2. Marketing years TITLE II. CLASSIFICATION OF PRODUCTS CHAPTER I. General rules Article 3. Marketing standards; holders Article 4. Exceptions and exemptions from the application of marketing standards Article 5. Information particulars Article 6. Information particulars at the retail stage Article 7. Mixes CHAPTER II. Checks on conformity to marketing standards Section 1. General provisions Article 8. Scope Article 9. Coordinating authorities and inspection bodies Article 10. Trader database Section 2. Conformity checks carried out by the Member States Article 11. Conformity checks Article 12. Approved traders Article 13. Acceptance of declarations by customs Article 14. Certificate of conformity Section 3. Conformity checks carried out by third countries Article 15. Approval of conformity checks carried out by third countries prior to import into the Union Article 16. Suspension of approval of the conformity checks Section 4. Methods of inspection Article 17. Methods of inspection Section 5. Notifications Article 18. Notifications TITLE III. PRODUCER ORGANISATIONS CHAPTER I. Requirements and recognition Section 1. Definitions Article 19. Definitions Section 2. Requirements applicable to producer organisations Article 20. Product coverage Article 21. Minimum number of members Article 22. Minimum length of membership Article 23. Structures and activities of producer organisations Article 24. Value or volume of marketable production Article 25. Provision of technical means Article 26. Producer organisations’ main activities Article 27. Outsourcing Article 28. Transnational producer organisations Article 29. Mergers of producer organisations Article 30. Non-producer members Article 31. Democratic accountability of producer organisations Section 3. Associations of producer organisations Article 32. Rules on producer organisations applicable to associations of producer organisations Article 33. Recognition of associations of producer organisations Article 34. Members of associations of producer organisations which are not producer organisations Article 35. Transnational association of producer organisations Section 4. Producer groups Article 36. Submission of recognition plans Article 37. Content of recognition plans Article 38. Approval of recognition plans Article 39. Implementation of recognition plans Article 40. Applications for recognition as a producer organisation Article 41. Producer groups’ main activities Article 42. Value of marketed production Article 43. Financing of recognition plans Article 44. Aid for investments required for recognition Article 45. Application for aid Article 46. Eligibility Article 47. Union contribution Article 48. Mergers Article 49. Consequences of recognition CHAPTER II. Operational funds and operational programmes Section 1. Value of marketed production Article 50. Basis for calculation Article 51. Reference period Section 2. Operational Funds Article 52. Management Article 53. Financing of operational funds Article 54. Notification of estimated amount Section 3. Operational Programmes Article 55. National strategy Article 56. National framework for environmental actions Article 57. Complementary Member State rules Article 58. Relationship with rural development programmes Article 59. Contents of operational programmes Article 60. Eligibility of actions under operational programmes Article 61. Documents to be submitted Article 62. Operational programmes of associations of producer organisations Article 63. Time limit for submission Article 64. Decision Article 65. Amendments to operational programmes for subsequent years Article 66. Amendments to operational programmes during the year Article 67. Format of operational programmes Section 4. Aid Article 68. Approved amount of aid Article 69. Aid applications Article 70. Payment of the aid Article 71. Advance payments Article 72. Partial payments CHAPTER III. Crisis prevention and management measures Section 1. General Provisions Article 73. Selection of crisis prevention and management measures Article 74. Loans to finance crisis prevention and management measures Section 2. Market withdrawals Article 75. Definition Article 76. Marketing standards Article 77. Three-year average for market withdrawals for free distribution Article 78. Prior notification of withdrawal operations Article 79. Support Article 80. Destinations for withdrawn products Article 81. Transport costs Article 82. Sorting and packing costs Article 83. Conditions for the recipients of withdrawn products Section 3. Green harvesting and non-harvesting Article 84. Definitions of green harvesting and non-harvesting Article 85. Conditions for the application of green harvesting and non-harvesting Section 4. Promotion and communication Article 86. Implementation of promotion and communication measures Section 5. Training Article 87. Implementation of training actions Section 6. Harvest insurance Article 88. Objective of harvest insurance actions Article 89. Implementation of harvest insurance actions Section 7. Support for the administrative cost of setting up mutual funds Article 90. Conditions for support for the administrative cost of setting up mutual funds CHAPTER IV. National Financial Assistance Article 91. Degree of organisation of producers Article 92. Authorisation to pay national financial assistance Article 93. Amendments to the operational programme Article 94. Application for and payment of the national financial assistance Article 95. Union reimbursement of the national financial assistance CHAPTER V. General Provisions Section 1. Reports and notifications Article 96. Producer groups and producer organisations’ reports Article 97. Member States’ notifications concerning producer organisations, associations of producer organisations and producer groups Article 98. Member States’ notifications concerning producer prices of fruit and vegetables in the internal market Section 2. Checks Article 99. Unique identification system Article 100. Submission procedures Article 101. Sampling Article 102. Administrative checks Article 103. On-the-spot checks Article 104. Granting of recognition and approval of operational programmes Article 105. Administrative checks on aid applications for operational programmes Article 106. On-the-spot checks on aid applications for operational programmes Article 107. On-the-spot checks on measures of operational programmes Article 108. First-level checks on withdrawal operations Article 109. Second-level checks on withdrawal operations Article 110. Green harvesting and non-harvesting Article 111. Checks before approving recognition plans of producer groups Article 112. Checks on aid applications of producer groups Article 113. Transnational producer organisations and transnational associations of producer organisations Section 3. Sanctions Article 114. Non-respect of recognition criteria Article 115. Fraud Article 116. Producer groups Article 117. Operational programme Article 118. Sanctions following first-level checks on withdrawal operations Article 119. Other sanctions applicable to producer organisations regarding withdrawal operations Article 120. Sanctions applicable to recipients of withdrawn products Article 121. Green harvesting and non-harvesting Article 122. Preventing an on-the-spot check Article 123. Payment of recovered aid and penalties Article 124. Notification of irregularities Section 4. Monitoring and evaluation of operational programmes and of national strategies Article 125. Common performance indicators Article 126. Monitoring and evaluation procedures in relation to operational programmes Article 127. Monitoring and evaluation procedures in relation to the national strategy CHAPTER VI. Extension of rules to producers of an economic area Article 128. Notification of list of economic areas Article 129. Notification of binding rules; representativeness Article 130. Financial contributions Article 131. Extensions beyond one marketing year Article 132. Produce sold on the tree; buyers TITLE IV. TRADE WITH THIRD COUNTRIES CHAPTER I. Import duties and entry price system Section 1. Entry price system Article 133. Scope and definitions Article 134. Notification of prices and quantities of products imported Article 135. Representative markets Article 136. Standard import values Article 137. Entry price basis Section 2. Additional import duties Article 138. Scope and definitions Article 139. Notification of volumes Article 140. Levying of additional duty Article 141. Amount of additional duty Article 142. Exemptions from additional duty TITLE V. GENERAL, TRANSITIONAL AND FINAL PROVISIONS Article 143. Checks Article 144. National sanctions Article 145. Artificially created situations Article 146. Notifications Article 147. Obvious errors Article 148. Force majeure and exceptional circumstances Article 149. Repeal Article 150. Transitional provisions Article 151. Entry into force ANNEX I. MARKETING STANDARDS REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 3 15.6.2011
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Official Journal of the European Union
L 157/1
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 543/2011
of 7 June 2011
laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 in respect of the fruit and vegetables and processed fruit and vegetables sectors
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the
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