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Official Journal of the European Union
10.12.2011
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 1288/2011
of 9 December 2011
on the notification of wholesale prices for bananas within the common organisation of agricultural
markets
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
(3) So
as
to
ensure
consistency
with
the
fruit
and
vegetables
sector, is appropriate to record wholesale prices for
yellow bananas on the representative markets listed in
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European
Annex XVII to Commission Regulation (EU) No
Union,
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
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 of
processed fruit and vegetables sectors (
22 October 2007 establishing a common organisation of agri

5 ).
cultural markets and on specific provisions for certain agri
cultural products (Single CMO Regulation) ( 1 ), and in particular
(4) The
measures
provided
for
in
this
Regulation
are
in
Article 192 in conjunction with Article 4 thereof,
accordance with the opinion of the Management
Committee for the Common Organisation of Agricultural
Markets,
Whereas:
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
(1) Commission
Regulation
(EC)
2014/2005
of
9
December
2005 on licences under the arrangements for importing
bananas into the Community in respect of bananas
Article 1
released into free circulation at the common customs
tariff rate of duty ( 2 ), is repealed by Commission Imple
Member States shall notify the Commission by Wednesday each
menting Regulation (EU) No 1287/2011 ( 3 ) as from
week of the wholesale prices for yellow bananas falling within
1 January 2012. Regulation (EC) 2014/2005 contained
the CN code 0803 90 10, broken down by country of origin or
in its Article 2(1) point (a) provisions on notifications of
group of countries of origin, as recorded the previous week on
wholesale prices for yellow bananas.
the representative markets listed in Annex XVII to Regulation
(EU) No 543/2011.
(2)
In order to continue to monitor the banana market, it is
appropriate to provide for Member States’ notifications
The notifications referred to in the first paragraph shall be made
to the Commission as regards wholesale prices for yellow
in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 792/2009.
bananas falling within the CN code 0803 90 10, in
accordance with Commission Regulation (EC) No
792/2009 of 31 August 2009 laying down detailed
Article 2
rules for the Member States’ notification to the
This Regulation shall enter into force on the seventh day
Commission of information and documents in imple
following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the
mentation of the common organisation of the markets,
European Union.
the direct payments’ regime, the promotion of agri
cultural products and the regimes applicable to the
outermost regions and the smaller Aegean islands ( 4 ).
It shall apply from 1 January 2012.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 9 December 2011.
For the Commission
The President
José Manuel BARROSO
( 1 ) OJ L 299, 16.11.2007, p. 1.
( 2 ) OJ L 324, 10.12.2005, p. 3.
( 3 ) See page 41 of this Official Journal.
( 4 ) OJ L 228, 1.9.2009, p. 3.
( 5 ) OJ L 157, 15.6.2011, p. 1.

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