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28.12.2013 Official
Journal
of
the
European
Union L
353/43
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 1419/2013
of 17 December 2013
concerning the recognition of producer organisations and inter-branch organisations, the extension
of the rules of producer organisations and inter-branch organisations and the publication of trigger
prices as provided for by Regulation (EU) No 1379/2013 of the European Parliament and of the
Council on the common organisation of the markets in fishery and aquaculture products
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European
Article 1
Union,
Definitions
For the purposes of this Regulation, the following definitions
Having regard to Regulation (EU) No 1379/2013 of the
apply:
European Parliament and of the Council of 11 December
2013 on the common organisation of the markets in fishery
and aquaculture products ( 1 ), and in particular Articles 21, 27
and 32 thereof,
(a) ‘producer organisations’ means fishery and aquaculture
producer organisations and associations thereof, established
pursuant to Articles 6 and 9 of Regulation (EU) No
1379/2013;
Whereas:
(b) ‘inter-branch organisations’ means organisations of
(1) Regulation
(EU)
No
1379/2013
provides
for
the
recog
operators established pursuant to Article 11 of Regulation
nition of producer organisations and inter-branch organi
(EU) No 1379/2013.
sations, the extension of rules of producer organisations
and inter-branch organisations, and the fixation of the
prices triggering the storage mechanism.
Article 2
Time-limits, procedures and form of applications for the
(2)
It is necessary to specify the time-limits, procedures and
recognition of producer organisations and inter-branch
the form of applications for the recognition and the
organisations
withdrawal of recognition of producer organisations
1. Within three months of receipt of an application for
and inter-branch organisations, and the format, time-
recognition pursuant to Articles 14 and 16 of Regulation
limits and procedures of the communication by
(EU) No 1379/2013, the Member State concerned shall
Member States to the Commission of their decisions to
inform the producer organisation or the inter-branch organi
grant or withdraw recognition.
sation in writing of its decision. If recognition is refused, the
Member State shall give reasons for the refusal.
(3)
It is necessary to specify the format and procedure of the
notification by the Member States to the Commission of
the rules of producer organisations or inter-branch
2. The form of applications for the recognition of producer
organisations they intend to make binding on all
organisations and inter-branch organisations shall be as set out
producer organisations or operators in a specific area
in Annex I.
or in specific areas.
Article 3
(4)
It is necessary to specify the format of the publication by
Time-limits and procedure for the withdrawal of
Member States of the trigger prices to be applied by
recognition of producer organisations and inter-branch
producer organisations recognised in their territories.
organisations
When a Member State intends to withdraw the recognition of a
producer organisation or an inter-branch organisation pursuant
(5) The
measures
provided
for
in
this
Regulation
are
in to Article 18 of Regulation (EU) No 1379/2013, it shall notify
accordance with the opinion of the Examination
that intention to the organisation concerned together with the
Committee for fishery and aquaculture products,
reasons for the withdrawal. The Member State shall allow the
producer organisation or the inter-branch organisation
( 1 ) See page 1 of this Official Journal.
concerned to submit its observations within two months.

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Article 4
all producers or operators in a specific area or in specific
areas, as provided for in Articles 22 and 23 of Regulation
Format, time-limits and procedures for communicating
(EU) No 1379/2013, shall be as set out in Annex III.
decisions to grant or withdraw recognition
1. The
format
of
the
communication
by
Member
States
to
2. Member
States
shall
transmit
the
notification
to
the
the Commission of their decisions to grant or withdraw recog
Commission at least two months in advance of the intended
nition of producer organisations or inter-branch organisations
date of entry into force of the extension of rules.
pursuant to Articles 14, 16 or 18 of Regulation (EU) No
1379/2013 shall be as set out in Annex II.
3. Any intended modification to the rules made binding to
all producers or operators shall be notified in in accordance
2. Member
States
shall
transmit
the
communication
of
a with paragraphs 1 and 2.
decision referred to in the first paragraph within two months
of the date of that decision.
Article 6
3. Communications
shall
be
transmitted
in
the
form
of
a
Format of the publication of trigger prices
XML file, one for each communication. The XML file shall be
sent to the Commission as an attachment to the functional
The format of the publication by Member States of the trigger
mailbox: MARE-B2@ec.europa.eu with the subject: communi
prices referred to in Article 31(4) of Regulation (EU) No
cation on POs/IBOs.
1379/2013 shall be as set out in Annex IV to this Regulation.
Article 5
Article 7
Format and procedure of the notification by the Member
Entry into force
States of the rules they intend to make binding on all
This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day
producers or operators
following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the
1. The
format
of
the
notification
by
Member
States
to
the European Union.
Commission of the rules of producer organisations or inter-
branch organisations which they intend to make binding on
It shall apply from 1 January 2014.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 17 December 2013.
For the Commission
The President
José Manuel BARROSO

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ANNEX I
FORM OF APPLICATIONS FOR RECOGNITION
Information to be included in the applications for recognition of producer organisations and inter-branch organisations:
(a) the constitution of the producer organisation or inter-branch organisation;
(b) the rules of internal functioning in accordance with the principles laid down in Article 17 of Regulation (EU) No
1379/2013;
(c) the names of persons with authority to act for and on behalf of the producer oragnisation or inter-branch organi
sation;
(d) evidence that the producer organisation or inter-branch organisation complies with the conditions laid down in
Articles 14(1) and 16(1) of Regulation (EU) No 1379/2013, respectively;
(e) detail of the activities carried out by the producer organisation or inter-branch organisation including the area of
activity and the fishery and aquaculture products for which recognition is sought.

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ANNEX II
FORMAT OF COMMUNICATION OF DECISIONS TO GRANT OR WITHDRAW RECOGNITION
Information to be included in the communication by Member States to the Commission of their decisions to grant or
withdraw recognition:
Maximum
Name of zone
Element
name (
number of
Definition and comments

1 )
characters
Member State MS
3 Member
State
(Alpha—3
ISO
code)
communicating
the decision to grant or withdraw recognition
Type of organisation TO
3 PO: producer organisation; APO: association of
producer organisations; IBO: inter-branch
organisation
Registering number RN
— Number
under
which
the
organisation
has
been
registered
Name of the organisation NO
— Name
of
the
PO,
APO
or
IBO
under
which
the
organisation has been registered
Contact CO 100 Free
text.
The
address
must
be
sufficiently
clear
for
the
organisation to be contacted: postal address, telephone
and fax number, e-mail address, website
Area of activity AA
—
N for national T for transnational (indicate other
Member States concerned with Alpha -3 ISO code)
Area of competence AC 100 Precise
one
or
more
of
the
following
areas:
For POs: marine aquaculture, freshwater aquaculture;
coastal fishing including small-scale fishing; high-sea
fishing and long-distance fishing; other (specify)
For IBOs: production (fishery or aquaculture);
processing; marketing; other (specify)
Date of recognition DR 10 yyyy-mm-dd
Date of withdrawal of recognition DW 10 yyyy-mm-dd
where
relevant
( 1 ) These elements shall be placed inside root element named ORG. Name space shall be: urn:xeu:mare:grant-withdrawal-recognition-
organisation:v1.

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ANNEX III
FORMAT OF NOTIFICATION OF THE EXTENSION OF RULES
Information to be included in the notification by Member States to the Commission of the rules they intend to extend:
(a) the name and postal address of the producer organisation or inter-branch organisation concerned;
(b) all the information required to demonstrate that the producer organisation or inter-branch organisation is represen
tative in accordance with Articles 22(2), 22(3) and 23(1)(a) of Regulation (EU) No 1379/2013, respectively;
(c) the rules to be extended;
(d) the justification for the extension of rules, supported by appropriate data and other relevant information;
(e) the area or areas in which it is intended to make the rules binding;
(f) the period of application of the extension of rules;
(g) the date of entry into force.
ANNEX IV
FORMAT OF PUBLICATION OF THE TRIGGER PRICES
Information to be included in the publication by Member States of the trigger prices to be applied in their territories:
(a) the period of application of the trigger prices;
(b) the Member State concerned;
(c) where appropriate, the name of the region or regions where the trigger price apply followed by their NUTS codes in
accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1059/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council ( 1 );
(d) the name of fishery products subject to the fixation of trigger prices together with the FAO alpha-3 code of each
species;
(e) for each species, the applicable trigger price by weight;
(f) the currency used.
( 1 ) Regulation (EC) No 1059/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 May 2003 on the establishment of a common
classification of territorial units for statistics (NUTS) (OJ L 154, 21.6.2003, p. 1).

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