Commission Regulation (EC) No 43/2003 (repealed)Show full title

Article 68 U.K. Notifications

1. The Member States concerned shall notify the Commission not later than:

(a) 30 April, of the areas covered by applications for aid under Chapter II of Title I for the current marketing year and for which the aid has actually been paid;

(b) 31 May:

• (b) of the areas covered by applications for aid under Chapter I of Title I for the previous marketing year for which the aid has actually been paid,

• the quantities covered by contracts for the current marketing year, broken down by category or product;

(c) 30 June, a report on the implementation of the measures covered by this Regulation in the preceding marketing year showing in particular:

• (c) the quantities for which the aid and increased aid covered by Title III has been paid, broken down by product set out in part A of Annex II, III or IV,

• the quantities qualifying for the aid covered by Title IV, broken down by product, and their average value within the meaning of Article 40(4);

(d) for the aid covered by section II of chapter II of Title III, within 45 working days following the end of each marketing year, Portugal shall notify the Commission:

• (d) of the areas and the overall amount for which the flat-rate aid per hectare has been requested and paid,

• of the quantities of white sugar produced and the overall amount of the special processing aid paid;

(e) for the aid covered by section I of Chapter II of Title III, within 45 days of the end following the end of each calendar year, France and Portugal shall notify the Commission:

• (e) of the total quantities of sugar syrup, sucrose syrup and agricultural rum covered by aid applications, expressed as white sugar or hectolitres of pure alcohol,

• of the refineries and distilleries in receipt of aid,

• of the aid received and the quantity of sugar syrup, sucrose syrup or agricultural rum produced by each refinery or distillery.

2. Before the beginning of each marketing year, France shall notify the minimum prices referred to in Title II, fixed in accordance with Article 13 of Regulation (EC) No 1452/2001 for each category of products set out in Annex I and shall specify in its implementation report:

• the quantities of green vanilla and essential oil of geranium and vetiver qualifying for the aid covered by Chapter II of Title II,

• the quantities of raw materials qualifying for the aid covered by Chapter I of Title III, broken down by product as set out in part A of Annex I, and the quantities, expressed in net weight, of finished products broken down in accordance with part B of Annex I.

3. Portugal shall notify the Commission before 1 November each year of the quantities of pineapples harvested for which aid has been paid.

4. The Member States shall inform the Commission immediately of cases which they recognise as force majeure or exceptional circumstances justifying continued entitlement to the aid.

5. For the aid covered by Chapter III of Title II, France shall notify the Commission:

(a) within four months following the entry into force of this Regulation:

• (a) of the criteria for determining the unit amounts granted to producers,

• of the additional measures adopted under Article 67;

(b) in the annual report provided for in Article 27 of Regulation (EC) No 1452/2001, for each department:

• (b) of the total quantities of cane, expressed in tonnes, covered by aid applications,

• of the total amount of the aid and the variation in the amounts of aid per tonne transported,

• of any changes to the criteria and additional measures referred to in point (a).