European Commission answer to question about sanctions and bans on exports to Russia and the harmful effect on Croatia

Thursday, 09 October 2014

European Commission answer to question about sanctions and bans on exports to Russia and the harmful effect on Croatia

Answer given by Mr Cioloş on behalf of the Commission

The revised Common Agricultural Policy(1) provides for the possibility to adopt exceptional measures against market disturbances and to take immediate action where a duly justified imperative ground of urgency is present.

For the fruit and vegetables sector, the immediate measures taken are Regulations (EU) No 913/2014(2) and (EU) No 932/2014(3). They apply from mid-August and until 30 September 2014 and 30 November 2014 (30 December 2014 for the additional support for promotion activities for peaches and nectarines), respectively. Support for producers of citrus fruits was not included in these measures.

However, the Commission has adopted more targeted measures(4), which take into account the experience of the past weeks. Support for producers of citrus fruits (oranges, clementines and mandarins) is included in those measures.

Furthermore, the Commission would refer the Honourable Member to its answer to Written Question E ‐6528/2014, P-6605/2014, P-6508/2014 and P-6492/2014 (5).

(1)	Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 December 2013 establishing a common organisation of the markets in agricultural products and repealing Council Regulations (EEC) No 922/72, (EEC) No 234/79, (EC) No 1037/2001 and (EC) No 1234/2007, OJ L 347, 20.12.2013, p. 671.
(2)	Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 913/2014 of 21 August 2014 laying down temporary exceptional measures for producers of peaches and nectarines, OJ L 248, 22.8.2014, p. 1.
(3)	Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 932/2014 of 29 August 2014 laying down temporary exceptional measures for producers of certain fruit and vegetables and amending Delegated Regulation (EU) No 913/2014, OJ L 259, 30.8.2014, p. 2.
(4)	Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 1031/2014 of 29 September 2014 laying down further temporary exceptional support measures for producers of certain fruit and vegetables OJ L 284, 30.9.2014, p. 22.
(5)	http://www.europarl.europa.eu/plenary/en/parliamentary-questions.html