Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/791 of 19 May 2022 amending Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/1185 as regards the notification of levels of stocks of cereals, oilseeds and rice

Amendments to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/1185

Article 1

Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/1185 is amended as follows: (1) Article 5 is replaced by the following: ‘Article 5 Default notification Save as otherwise provided for in the acts referred to in Article 1, where Member States and where relevant, third countries or operators, have not notified the required information or documents to the Commission by the deadline (‘nil return’), they shall be deemed to have notified the following: (a) in the case of prices, an absence of information; (b) in the case of other quantitative data, a zero value; (c) in the case of qualitative information, a ‘nothing to report’ situation. In all cases, the Commission shall decide whether the default value shall be published, and/or replaced by a Commission estimate or by the mention of a failure to notice.’; (2) Annex III is amended in accordance with the Annex to this Regulation.

Entry into force and application

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union . Article 1, point (2), shall apply from 1 July 2022.

ANNEXSupplementary provisions

ANNEX In Annex III to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/1185, point ‘1. Rice’ is replaced by the following: ‘1a.    Rice Content of the notification: for each of the types of rice referred to in Part I, points 2 and 3, of Annex II to Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013: (a) area planted, agronomic yield, production of paddy rice in the harvest year and milling yield; (b) domestic use (including by the processing industry) of rice expressed in milled equivalent; (c) monthly levels of stocks of rice (expressed in milled equivalent) held by producers and by rice mills, broken down by rice produced in the Union and rice imported. Period of notification: by 15 January each year in respect of the previous year as regards area planted and domestic use; by the end of each month in respect of the preceding month as regards monthly stocks. Member States concerned: (a) for paddy rice production, all rice producing Member States; (b) for domestic use, all Member States; (c) for rice stocks, all rice producing Member States and Member States with rice mills. 1b.    Cereals Content of the notification: monthly level of stocks of cereals relevant for the Union market based on stocks held by relevant producers, wholesalers and operators. Period of notification: by the end of each month in respect of the preceding month. Member States concerned: all Member States. 1c.    Oilseeds Content of the notification: monthly level of stocks of rapeseed, sunflower seed, soya bean, rapeseed meal, sunflower seed meal, soya meal, crude rape oil, crude sunflower oil and crude soya bean oil based on stocks held by relevant producers, wholesalers and operators. Period of notification: by the end of each month in respect of the preceding month. Member States concerned: all Member States. 1d.    Certified seed Content of the notification: for the cereals, rice, oilseeds and protein crops for which Member States notify prices based on points 1, 2 and 3 of Annex I or point 2 of Annex II: (a) area accepted for certification; (b) quantities of harvested seed for certification; (c) level of stocks of certified seed held by relevant operators. Period of notification: by 15 November each year in respect of area harvested in that year as regards area accepted for certification; by 15 January each year in respect of the previous year as regards harvested seed; by the end of February and the end of July in respect of the preceding month as regards stocks. Member States concerned: Member States concerned by points 1, 2 and 3 of Annex I or point 2 of Annex II.’.