Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/594 of 30 April 2020 authorising agreements and decisions on market stabilisation measures in the live trees and other plants, bulbs, roots and the like, cut flowers and ornamental foliage sector
Without prejudice to Articles 152(1a), 209(1) and 210(1) of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013, farmers, farmers’ associations, associations of such associations, recognised producer organisations, associations of recognised producer organisations and recognised interbranch organisations in the live trees and other plants, bulbs, roots and the like, cut flowers and ornamental foliage sector, hereinafter ‘live plants and flowers sector’, are hereby authorised to conclude agreements and take common decisions on market withdrawals and free distribution, joint promotion and temporary planning of production during a period of 6 months starting from the date of entry into force of this Regulation.
Member States shall take the necessary measures to ensure that the agreements and decisions referred to in Article 1 do not undermine the proper functioning of the internal market and strictly aim to stabilise the live plants and flowers sector.
The geographic scope of this authorisation is the Union territory.
1. As soon as the agreements or decisions referred to in Article 1 are concluded or taken, the farmers, farmers’ associations, associations of such associations, recognised producer organisations, associations of recognised producer organisations and recognised interbranch organisations concerned shall communicate those agreements or decisions to the competent authorities of the Member State having the highest share of estimated volume of production of live plants and flowers covered by those agreements or decisions, indicating the following:
(a)
the estimated production volume covered;
(b)
the expected time period of implementation.
2. No later than 25 days after the end of the 6-month period referred to in Article 1, the farmers, farmers’ associations, associations of such associations, recognised producer organisations, associations of recognised producer organisations and recognised interbranch organisations concerned shall communicate the production volume of live plants and flowers actually covered by the agreements or decisions to the competent authorities referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article.
3. In accordance with Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/1185 ( 2 ) , Member States shall notify the Commission of the following:
(a)
no later than 5 days after the end of each 1-month period, the agreements and decisions communicated to them in accordance with paragraph 1 during that period;
(b)
no later than 30 days after the end of the 6-month period referred to in Article 1, an overview of the agreements and decisions implemented during that period.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union .
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