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3.8.2011 Official
Journal
of
the
European
Union L
200/17
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 768/2011
of 2 August 2011
amending Implementing Regulation (EU) No 585/2011 of 17 June 2011 laying down temporary
exceptional support measures for the fruit and vegetable sector
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
vegetables sector, it is appropriate to increase the
maximum amount of support provided for in Article 2
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European
of Implementing Regulation (EU) No 585/2011. For
Union,
reasons of urgency, this Regulation should enter into
force on the day of its publication.
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 of
22 October 2007 establishing a common organisation of
(4) The
measures
provided
for
in
this
Regulation
are
in
agricultural markets and on specific provisions for certain
accordance with the opinion of the Management
agricultural products (Single CMO Regulation) ( 1 ), and in
Committee for the Common Organisation of Agricultural
particular Article 191 in conjunction with Article 4 thereof,
Markets,
Whereas:
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
(1) Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No
585/2011 of 17 June 2011 laying down temporary
Article 1
exceptional support measures for the fruit and
vegetable sector (
Article 2 of Implementing Regulation (EU) No 585/2011 is

2 ) introduced temporary exceptional
support measures for the fruit and vegetable sector
replaced by the following:
following an outbreak of Escherichia coli (E. coli) in
Germany, which caused a significant disturbance of the
‘Article 2
Union fruit and vegetable market.
Maximum amount of support
(2) Pursuant
to
Article
7(2)
of
Implementing
Regulation
(EU)
Total Union expenditure incurred for the purposes of this
No 585/2011, Member States had to notify their requests
Regulation shall not exceed EUR 227 000 000. It shall be
for total Union support to the Commission by 18 July
financed by the European Agricultural Guarantee Fund
2011. On the basis of the information notified by
(EAGF) and be used solely for the purpose of financing the
Member States in accordance with that Article, it
measures provided for under this Regulation.’
appears that the impact of the crisis has been bigger
than expected.
Article 2
(3) Given the significant disturbance of the fruit and
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its
vegetables market and the harm caused to the fruit and
publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 2 August 2011.
For the Commission
The President
José Manuel BARROSO
( 1 ) OJ L 299, 16.11.2007, p. 1.
( 2 ) OJ L 160, 18.6.2011, p. 71.

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