title: Initiative of the Federal Republic of Germany and the Republic of Finland with a view to the adoption of a Council Regulation on insolvency proceedings, submitted to the Council on 26 May 1999

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text: C 221/8 EN Official Journal of the European Communities 3. 8. 1999 II (Preparatory Acts) COUNCIL INITIATIVE of the Federal Republic of Germany and the Republic of Finland with a view to the adoption of a Council Regulation on insolvency proceedings, submitted to the Council on 26 May 1999 (1999/C 221/06) THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION, seeking to obtain a more favourable legal position ((cid:145)forum shopping(cid:146)); Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 61(c) and Article 67(1) thereof, Having regard to the initiative of Germany and Finland, Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (1), Having regard to the Opinion of the Economic and Social Committee (2), whereas: (1) The European Union has set out the aim to establish an area of freedom, secuity and justice; (2) The proper functioning of the internal market necessitates an improvement insolvency proceedings with cross-border implications and this Regu- to achieve this lation needs to be adopted in order objective; to and speeding up of (3) This objective comes within the scope of judicial coop- eration in civil matters within the meaning of Article 65 of the Treaty; (4) Undertakings’ activities have more and more cross-border effects and are therefore increasingly being regulated by Community law. While the failure of such undertakings also affects the proper functioning of the internal market, there is a need for a Community act which permits coor- to be taken regarding an dination of insolvent debtor’s assets; the measures (6) These objectives cannot sufficient level Community level is therefore justified; at national degree therefore be achieved to a action at and (7) In accordance with the principle of proportionality the Regulation is confined to provisions governing jurisdiction for opening insolvency proceedings and for judgments which are delivered directly on the basis of the insolvency connected with such proceedings closely proceedings. contains provisions regarding the recognition of these judgments and the law applicable, which also satisfy that principle; and are In the Regulation addition, legal persons, (8) Insolvency proceedings relating to the winding-up of insolvent companies or other judicial arrangements, compositions and analogous proceedings the 1968 Brussels are excluded from the scope of Convention on Jurisdiction and the Enforcement of as Judgments amended by the Conventions on Accession to this Convention (4); and Commercial Matters (3), in Civil (9) To achieve the aim of improving and accelerating insolvency proceedings having cross-border effects, it is necessary and appropriate that the provisions on juris- diction, recognition and applicable law in this area be contained in a Community law measure which is binding and directly applicable in Member States; (10) This Regulation applies the debtor equally to all proceedings, whether is a natural person or a legal person, a trader or an individual. Insolvency proceedings concerning insurance undertakings, credit institutions, investment undertakings holding funds or securities for third parties and collective investment undertakings are excluded from the scope of this Regulation. Such under- (5) It is necessary for the proper functioning of the internal market to avoid incentives for the parties to transfer assets or judicial proceedings from one Member State to another, (1) Opinion delivered on. (not yet published in the Official Journal) (2) Opinion delivered on. (not yet published in the Official Journal) (3) OJ L 299, 31. 12. 1972, p. 32. (4) OJ L 204, 2. 8. 1975, p. 28. OJ L 304, 30. 10. 1978, p. 1. OJ L 388, 31. 12. 1982, p. 1. OJ L 285, 3. 10. 1989, p. 1. OJ C 15, 15. 1. 1997, p. 1. 3. 8. 1999 EN Official Journal of the European Communities C 221/9 takings are not covered by the Regulation since they are subject to special arrangements and, to some extent, the national supervisory authorities have extremely wide- ranging powers of intervention; this background, (11) The Regulation acknowledges the fact that as a result of widely differing laws on property it is scarcely possible to introduce insolvency proceedings with universal scope in the entire Community. The application without exception of the law of the State of opening of proceedings would, against frequently lead to difficulties. for example, to the widely differing laws This applies, on preservation to be found in the Community. Furthermore, the preferential claims made by individual creditors in the insolvency proceedings are also, in some cases, completely different. The Regulation tries to take account of this in two different ways. On the one hand, provision is made for special references in the case of particularly significant rights and legal relationships (e. g. rights in rem and contracts of employment). On the other hand, national proceedings covering only assets situated in the State of opening are also allowed alongside main insolvency proceedings with universal scope; (12) A parallelism between main insolvency proceedings (cid:151) recognised in other Member States (cid:151) and secondary proceedings (cid:151) enabling creditors in another Member State to invoke a local instrument in order to safeguard centralisation. their the main Mandatory in the proceedings Community; coordination with the need for unity interests (cid:151) avoids rules of guarantee over-rigid (13) Insolvency proceedings may be opened in the Member the centre of his main State where the debtor has interests. Main insolvency proceedings have universal scope, they aim at encompassing all the debtor’s assets on a worldwide basis and at affecting all creditors, wherever located. The centre of main interests is taken as meaning a place with which a debtor regularly has very close contacts, in which his manifold commercial interests are concentrated and in which the bulk of his assets is for the most part situated. The creditor is also very familiar with that place; (14) The rules of jurisdiction set out in this Regulation is to say, establish only international they designate the Member State the courts of which may open insolvency proceedings. Territorial jurisdiction within that Member State must be established by the national law of the Member State concerned; jurisdiction, that (15) The rule on international jurisdiction in Article 3(1) enables the court having jurisdiction to open main insolvency proceedings to order provisional and protective measures to open time of proceedings. Preservation measures both prior to and after the commencement of the insolvency proceedings are very important to guarantee the effectiveness of the insolvency proceedings. In this connection the Regulation from the request the the court affords two possibilities. On the one hand, competent for the main insolvency proceedings can also order provisional protective measures covering assets situated outside the country. Such measures are enforced in accordance with the third subparagraph of Article temporarily 25(1). On the other hand, a liquidator appointed prior to the opening of the main insolvency proceedings may, in the States in which an establishment belonging to the debtor is to be found and in which he would like to introduce secondary insolvency proceedings, apply for the preservation measures which are possible under the law of those States (Article 38); local establishment or (16) The right to request the opening of independent territorial proceedings is limited to local creditors and creditors of to cases where main the proceedings cannot be opened under the law of the Member State where the debtor has the centre of his main interest. The reason for this restriction on inde- pendent proceedings are that intended to be limited to what is absolutely necessary; such proceedings is (17) Cases may arise where the estate of the debtor is too complex to administer as a unit, where differences in the legal systems concerned are so great that difficulties may arise from the extension of effects deriving from the law of the State of the opening to the other States where the assets are located. For this reason the liquidator in the main proceedings may request the opening of secondary proceedings when the efficient administration of the estate so requires; by various cooperate sufficient liquidators must a exchanging (18) Main insolvency proceedings and independent insolvency proceedings may, however, contribute to effective real- isation of the total assets only if the parallel proceedings pending are coordinated. The main condition here is that in the particular of In order to ensure the dominant role of information. the main insolvency proceedings, the liquidator in such proceedings is given several possibilities for intervening in secondary insolvency proceedings which are pending at the same time. For example, he may apply for the opening of such proceedings, propose a restructuring plan or composition or apply for the assets in the secondary insolvency proceedings to be suspended; closely, amount realisation of (19) Every creditor, wherever domiciled in the Community, has the right to assert his claims in each of the insolvency proceedings pending in the Community relating to the debtor’s assets. This also applies to tax authorities and social insurance institutions. However, in order to ensure equal treatment of creditors, the distribution of proceeds must be coordinated. Every creditor may keep what he has received in the course of insolvency proceedings but may only participate in the distribution of total assets in other proceedings if creditors with the same standing have obtained the claims. A consolidated proportion survey must therefore be estab- lished for the Community; same proportion of their C 221/10 EN Official Journal of the European Communities 3. 8. 1999 the that (20) The Regulation provides for immediate recognition of judgments concerning the opening, conduct and closure of insolvency proceedings which come within its scope and of judgments handed down in direct connection with such insolvency proceedings. Automatic recognition attributed to the effects therefore means proceedings by the law of the State in which the proceedings were opened extend to all other Member States. Recognition of judgments delivered by the courts of the Member States must be based on the principle of mutual trust; to that end, grounds for non-recognition are reduced to the minimum necessary. This is also the basis on which any dispute is to be resolved where the courts of two Member States both claim competence to open the first main solvency proceedings. The decision of to open proceedings is to be recognised in the court other Member States without those Member States having the power to scrutinise the court’s decision; law. The term (cid:145)applicable law(cid:146) (21) The Regulation sets out, for the matters covered by it, uniform rules on conflict of laws which replace (cid:151) within their scope of application (cid:151) national rules of private international in this Regulation refers to the internal law of the Member State, excluding its rules of private international law. Unless otherwise stated, the law of the Member State of the opening of the proceedings is applicable (lex concursus). This rule on conflict of laws is valid both for the main proceedings and for local proceedings. The lex concursus determines all the effects of the insolveny proceedings, both procedural and substantive, on the persons and legal relations concerned; it governs all the conditions for the opening, conduct and closure of the insolvency proceedings; (22) Automatic recognition of insolvency proceedings to which the opening State normally applies may the law of interfere with the rules under which transactions are carried out in other Member States. To protect legitimate expectations and the certainty of transactions in Member States other than that in which proceedings are opened, this Regulation provides for a number of exceptions to the general rule referred to in Articles 5 to 15 of the Regu- lation; (23) There is a particular need for a special reference diverging from the law of the opening State in the case of rights in rem, since these are of considerable importance for the granting of credit. The basis, validity and extent of such a right in rem are therefore normally determined according to the lex situs and are not affected by the opening of insolvency proceedings. The proprietor of in rem can therefore continue to assert his right to segre- gation or separate settlement of the collateral security. Where rights in rem are also covered by insolvency proceedings under the liquidator may the lex situs, request the opening of secondary insolvency proceedings If such inde- if the debtor has an establishment there. the right insolvency proceedings are not opened, the pendent security is covered by the universal insolvency seizure in the main solvency proceedings so that supplementary sale proceeds must be paid back into the total assets if the collateral security is sold; (24) If a set-off is not permitted under the law of the opening State, a creditor is nevertheless entitled to the set-off if it is possible under the law applicable to the claim of the insolvent debtor. In this way, set-off acquires a kind of guarantee function based on legal provisions on which the creditor concerned can rely at the time when the claim arises; (25) There is also a need for special protection in the case of payment systems and financial markets. This applies for example to the position-closing agreements and netting agreements to be found in such systems as well as to the sale of securities and to the guarantees provided for such transactions as governed in particular by Council Directive 98/26/EC of 19 May 1998 on settlement finality in payment and securities settlement systems (1). the only law which is material For such transactions, should thus be that applicable to the system or market concerned. This provision is intended to prevent the possibility of mechanisms for the payment and settlement of transactions provided for in he payment and set-off systems or on the regulated financial markets of the Member States being altered in the case of insolvency of a business partner. For some of the cases involved here, Directive 98/26/EC contains special provisions which take precedence over the general rules in the Regulation; (26) In order to protect employees and jobs, the effects of insolvency proceedings on the continuation or termi- nation of employment and on the rights and obligations of all parties to such employment must be determined by the law applicable to the agreement in accordance with the general law. Any other insolvency-law questions, such as whether the employees’ claims are protected by prior right and what status such prior right may have, are determined by the law of the opening State; rules on conflict of (27) For business considerations, the main content of the decision opening the proceedings must be notified in the other Member States at the request of the liquidator. If in the Member State there there may be a ruling that notification is concerned, compulsory. is notification a In neither case, however, prior condition for recognition of the foreign proceedings; is an establishment (1) OJ L 166, 11. 6. 1998, p. 45. 3. 8. 1999 EN Official Journal of the European Communities C 221/11 (28) It may be the case that some of the persons concerned are not in fact aware that proceedings have been opened and act in good faith in a way that conflicts with the new situation. In order to protect such persons who make a payment to the debtor because they are unaware that foreign proceedings have been opened when they should in fact have made the payment to the foreign liquidator, the Regulation provides that such a payment shall have a debt-discharging effect; (29) The Regulation includes Annexes relating to the organi- sation of insolvency proceedings pursuant to the domestic law of the Member States. The Council reserves the right to amend these Annexes in order to take account of any amendments to the domestic law of the Member States; and the Treaty (30) In accordance with Articles 1 and 2 of the Protocols on the position of the United Kingdom and Ireland annexed, by the Treaty of Amsterdam, to the Treaty on European Union European Community, these Member States will not participate in adoption of this Regulation; therefore, this Regulation is not binding on either the United Kingdom or Ireland and is not applicable to them, unless these Member States exercise their rights pursuant to Articles 3 and 4 of that Protocol; establishing the establishing annexed, by (31) In accordance with Articles 1 and 2 of the Protocol on the position of Denmark the Treaty of Amsterdam, to the Treaty on European Union and the this Treaty European Community, Member State will not participate in adoption of this Regulation; therefore, this Regulation is not binding on Denmark and is not applicable to it, unless this Member State informs the Council pursuant to Article 7 of that Protocol that it no longer wishes to avail itself of all or the relevant part of that Protocol, the HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: CHAPTER I GENERAL PROVISIONS Article 1 Scope This Regulation shall apply to collective insolvency 1. proceedings which entail the partial or total divestment of a debtor and the appointment of a liquidator. insurance This Regulation shall not apply to insolvency proceedings 2. concerning institutions, undertakings, investment undertakings which provide services involving the holding of funds or securities for third parties, or to collective investment undertakings. credit Article 2 Definitions For the purposes of this Regulation: (a) (cid:145)insolvency proceedings(cid:146) collective proceedings referred to in Article 1(1). These proceedings are listed in Annex A, which shall form an integral part of this Regulation; shall mean the (b) (cid:145)liquidator(cid:146) shall mean any person or body whose function is to administer or liquidate assets of which the debtor has been divested or to supervise the administration of his affairs. Those persons and bodies are listed in Annex C, which shall form an integral part of this Regulation; the debtor, (c) (cid:145)winding-up proceedings(cid:146) shall mean insolvency proceedings involving realising the within the meaning of point assets of including where the proceedings have been closed by a composition or other measure termi- nating the insolvency, or closed by reason of the insuffi- ciency of the assets. Those procedures are listed in Annex B, which shall form an integral part of this Regulation; (a) (d) (cid:145)court(cid:146) shall mean the judicial body or any other competent body of a Member State empowered to open insolvency proceedings or to take decisions in the course of such proceedings; (e) (cid:145)judgment(cid:146) in relation to the opening of insolvency proceedings or shall include the decision of any court empowered to open such proceedings or to appoint a liquidator; the appointment of a liquidator (f) (cid:145)the time of the opening of proceedings(cid:146) shall mean the opening proceedings time judgment judgment or not; becomes effective, whether is is a final at which the (g) (cid:145)the Member State in which assets are situated(cid:146) shall mean, in the case of: (cid:151) tangible property, the Member State within the territory of which the property is situated, (cid:151) property and rights ownership of or entitlement which must be entered in a public register, Member State under register is kept, to the the authority of which the (cid:151) claims, the Member State within the territory of which the third party required to meet them has the centre of his main interests, as determined in Article 3(1); (h) (cid:145)establishment(cid:146) shall mean any place of operations where the debtor carries out a non-transitory economic activity with human means and goods. C 221/12 EN Official Journal of the European Communities 3. 8. 1999 Article 3 (c) the respective powers of the debtor and the liquidator; International jurisdiction 1. The courts of the Member State within the territory of which the centre of a debtor’s main interests is situated shall have jurisdiction to open insolvency proceedings. In the case of a company or legal person, the place of the registered office shall be presumed to be the centre of its main interests in the absence of proof to the contrary. 2. Where the centre of a debtor’s main interests is situated within the territory of a Member State, the courts of another Member State shall have jurisdiction to open insolvency proceedings against that debtor only if he possesses an estab- lishment within the territory of that other Member State. The effects of those proceedings shall be restricted to the assets of the debtor situated in the territory of the latter Member State. 3. Where insolvency proceedings have been opened under paragraph 1, any proceedings opened subsequently under paragraph 2 shall be secondary proceedings. These latter proceedings must be winding-up proceedings. Territorial 4. in paragraph 2 may be opened prior to the opening of main insolvency proceedings in accordance with paragraph 1 only: proceedings insolvency referred to (a) where insolvency proceedings under paragraph 1 cannot be opened because of the conditions laid down by the law of the Member State within the territory of which the centre of the debtor’s main interests is situated; or (b) where the opening of territorial insolvency proceedings is requested by a creditor who has his domicile, habitual residence or registered office in the Member State within the teritory of which the establishment is situated, or whose claim arises from the oepration of that establishment. (d) the conditions under which set-offs may be invoked; (e) the effects of insolvency proceedings on current contracts to which the debtor is party; (f) (g) the effects of the insolvency proceedings on proceedings brought by individual creditors, with the exception of lawsuits pending; the claims which are to be lodged against the debtor’s the estate and the treatment of claims arising after opening of insolvency proceedings; (h) the rules governing the lodging, verification and admission of claims; (i) the rules governing the distribution of proceeds from the realisation of assets, the ranking of claims and the rights of creditors who have obtained partial satisfaction after the opening of insolvency proceedings by virtue of a right in rem or through a set-off; (j) the conditions for and the effects of closure of insolvency proceedings, in particular by composition; (k) creditors’ rights after the closure of insolvency proceedings; (l) who is to bear the costs and expenses incurred in the insolvency proceedings; (m) the rules relating to the voidness, voidability or unenforce- ability of legal acts detrimental to all the creditors. Article 4 Law applicable Article 5 Third parties’ rights in rem 1. Save as otherwise provided in this Regulation, the law applicable to insolvency proceedings and their effects shall be that of the Member State within the territory of which such proceedings are opened, hereafter referred to as the (cid:145)State of the opening of proceedings(cid:146). 1. The opening of insolvency proceedings shall not affect the rights in rem of creditors or third parties in respect of tangible assets belonging to the debtor which are situated within the territory of another Member State at the time of the opening of proceedings. intangible, movable immovable or or 2. The law of the State of the opening of proceedings shall determine the conditions for the opening of those proceedings, their conduct and their closure. It shall determine in particular: The rights referred to in paragraph 1 shall in particular 2. mean: (a) against which debtors insolvency proceedings may be brought on account of their capacity; (a) the right to dispose of assets or have them disposed of and to obtain satisfaction from the proceeds of or income from those assets, in particular by virtue of a lien or a mortgage; (b) the assets which form part of the estate and the treatment of assets acquired by or devolving on the debtor after the opening of the insolvency proceedings; (b) the exclusive right to have a claim met, in particular a right the claim or by guaranteed by a lien in respect of assignment of the claim by way of a guarantee; 3. 8. 1999 EN Official Journal of the European Communities C 221/13 (c) the right to demand the assets from, and/or to require restitution by, anyone having possession or use of them contrary to the wishes of the party so entitled; Article 9 Payment systems and financial markets (d) a right in rem to the beneficial use of assets. 3. The right, recorded in a public register and enforceable against third parties, under which a right in rem within the meaning of paragraph 1 may be obtained, shall be considered a right in rem. Paragraph 1 shall not preclude the actions for voidness, 4. voidability or unenforceability laid down in Article 4(2)(m). 1. Without prejudice to Article 5, the effects of insolvency proceedings on the rights and obligations of the parties to a payment or settlement system or to a financial market shall be governed solely by the law of the Member State applicable to that system or market. 2. Paragraph 1 shall not preclude any action for voidness, voidability or unenforceability which may be taken to set aside payments or transactions under the law applicable to the relevant payment system or financial market. Article 6 Set-off Article 10 Contracts of employment 1. The opening of insolvency proceedings shall not affect the right of creditors to demand the set-off of their claims against is permitted by the law applicable to the insolvent debtor’s claim. the debtor, where such a set-off the claims of Paragraph 1 shall not preclude the actions for voidness, 2. voidability or unenforceability laid down in Article 4(2)(m). Article 7 Reservation of title The opening of insolvency proceedings against 1. the purchaser of an asset shall not affect the seller’s rights based on a reservation of title where at the time of the opening of proceedings the asset is situated within the territory of a Member State other than the State in which the proceedings were opened. 2. The opening of insolvency proceedings against the seller of an asset, after delivery of the asset, shall not constitute grounds for rescinding or terminating the sale and shall not prevent the purchaser from acquiring title where at the time of the opening of proceedings the asset sold is situated within the territory of a Member State other than the State of the opening of proceedings. 3. Paragraphs 1 and 2 shall not preclude the actions for voidness, voidability or unenforceability laid down in Article 4(2)(m). The effects of insolvency proceedings on employment contracts and relationships shall be governed solely by the law of the Member State applicable to the contract of employment. Article 11 Effects on rights subject to registration insolvency proceedings on the rights of The effects of the debtor in immovable property, a ship or an aircraft subject to registration in a public register shall be determind by the law of the Member State under the authority of which the register is kept. Article 12 Community patents and trade marks For the purposes of this Regulation, a Community patent, a Community trade mark or any other similar right established by Community law may be included only in the proceedings referred to in Article 3(1). Article 13 Detrimental acts Article 4(2)(m) shall not apply where the person who benefited from a legal act detrimental to all the creditors provides proof that: Article 8 Contracts relating to immovable property The effects of insolvency proceedings on a contract conferring the right to acquire or make use of immovable property shall be governed solely by the law of the Member State within the territory of which the immovable property is situated. (cid:151) the said act is subject to the law of a Member State other than that of the State of the opening of proceedings, and (cid:151) that law does not allow any means of challenging that act in the relevant case. C 221/14 EN Official Journal of the European Communities 3. 8. 1999 Article 14 Protection of third-party purchasers Where, by an act concluded after the opening of insolvency proceedings, the debtor disposes, for consideration, of: same effects in any other Member State as under the law of the State of the opening of proceedings, unless the Regulation provides otherwise and as long as no proceedings referred to in Article 3(2) are opened in that other Member State. (cid:151) an immovable asset, or (cid:151) a ship or an aircraft subject to registration in a public register, or (cid:151) securities whose existence presupposes registration in a register laid down by law, the validity of that act shall be governed by the law of the State within the territory of which the immovable asset is situated or under the authority of which the register is kept. Article 15 Effects of insolvency proceedings on lawsuits pending The effects of insolvency proceedings on a lawsuit pending concerning an asset or a right of which the debtor has been divested shall be governed solely by the law of the Member State in which that lawsuit is pending. CHAPTER II RECOGNITION OF INSOLVENCY PROCEEDINGS Article 16 Principle 1. Any judgment opening insolvency proceedings handed down by a court of a Member State which has jurisdiction pursuant the other to Article 3 shall be recognised in all Member States from the time that it becomes effective in the State of the opening of proceedings. This rule shall also apply where, on account of his capacity, insolvency proceedings cannot be brought against the debtor in other Member States. 2. Recognition of the proceedings referred to in Article 3(1) shall not preclude the opening of the proceedings referred to in Article 3(2) by a court in another Member State. The latter proceedings shall be secondary proceedings within the meaning of Chapter III. 2. The effects of the proceedings referred to in Article 3(2) may not be challenged in other Member States. Any restriction of the creditors’ rights, in particular a stay or discharge, shall produce effects vis-(cid:224)-vis assets situated within the territory of another Member State only in the case of those creditors who have given their consent. Article 18 Powers of the liquidator 1. The liquidator appointed by a court which has juris- diction pursuant to Article 3(1) may exercise all the powers conferred on him by the law of the State of the opening of proceedings in another Member State, as long as no other insolvency proceedings have been opened there nor any pres- ervation measure to the contrary has been taken there further to a request for the opening of insolvency proceedings in that State. He may in particular remove the debtor’s assets from the the Member State in which they are situated, territory of subject to Articles 5 and 7. The liquidator appointed by a court which has juris- 2. diction pursuant to Article 3(2) may in any other Member State claim through the courts or out of court that movable property was removed from the territory of the State of the opening of proceedings to the territory of that other Member State after the opening of the insolvency proceedings. He may also bring any action to set aside which is in the interests of the creditors. 3. In exercising his powers, the liquidator shall comply with the law of the Member State within the territory of which he intends to take action, in particular with regard to procedures for the realisation of assets. Those powers may not include coercive measures or the right to rule on legal proceedings or disputes. Article 19 Proof of the liquidator’s appointment The liquidator’s appointment shall be evidenced by a certified copy of the original decision appointing him or by any other certificate issued by the court which has jurisdiction. Article 17 Effects of recognition 1. The judgment opening the proceedings referred to in Article 3(1) shall, with no further formalities, produce the A translation into the official language or one of the official languages of the Member State within the territory of which he intends to act may be required. No legalisation or other similar formality shall be required. 3. 8. 1999 EN Official Journal of the European Communities C 221/15 Article 20 Article 24 Return and imputation Honouring of an obligation to a debtor 1. A creditor who, after the opening of the proceedings referred to in Article 3(1) obtains by any means, in particular through enforcement, total or partial satisfaction of his claim on the assets belonging to the debtor situated within the territory of another Member State, shall return what he has obtained to the liquidator, subject to Articles 5 and 7. 2. In order to ensure equal treatment of creditors a creditor who has, in the course of insolvency proceedings, obtained a dividend on his claim shall share in distributions made in other proceedings only where creditors of the same ranking or category have, in those other proceedings, obtained an equivalent dividend. Article 21 Publication 1. The liquidator may request that notice of the judgment opening insolvency proceedings and, where appropriate, the decision appointing him be published in any other Member State in accordance with the publication procedures provided in that State. Such publication shall also specify the for liquidator appointed and whether the jurisdiction rule applied is that pursuant to Article 3(1) or (2). However, any Member State within the territory of which 2. the debtor has an establishment may require mandatory publi- cation. any authority empowered to that effect in the Member State where the proceedings referred to in Article 3(1) are opened shall take all necessary measures to ensure such publication. In such cases, liquidator or the Article 22 Registration in a public register 1. The liquidator may request that the judgment opening the proceedings referred to in Article 3(1) be registered in the land register, the trade register and any other public register kept in the other Member States. However, any Member State may require mandatory 2. the liquidator or any authority registration. In such cases, empowered to that effect in the Member State where the proceedings referred to in Article 3(1) have been opened shall take all necessary measures to ensure such registration. 1. Where an obligation has been honoured in a Member State for the benefit of a debtor who is subject to insolvency proceedings opened in another Member State, when it should have been honoured for the benefit of the liquidator in those the person honouring the obligation shall be proceedings, deemed to have discharged it the opening of proceedings. if he was unaware of 2. Where such an obligation is honoured before the publi- cation provided for in Article 21 has been effected, the person honouring the obligation shall be presumed, in the absence of proof to the contrary, to have been unaware of the opening of insolvency proceedings; where the obligation is honoured after such publication has been effected, the person honouring the obligation shall be presumed, in the absence of proof to the contrary, to have been aware of the opening of proceedings. Article 25 Recognition and enforceability of other judgments is Judgments handed down by a court whose judgment 1. concerning the opening of proceedings recognised in accordance with Article 16 and which concern the course and closure of insolvency proceedings, and compositions approved by that court shall also be recognised with no further shall be enforced in accordance with Articles 31 to 51 of the Brussels Convention on Jurisdiction and the Enforcement of Judgments in Civil and Commercial Matters, as amended by the Conventions of Accession to this Convention, with the exception of Article 34(2). formalities. Such judgments The first subparagraph shall also apply to judgments deriving directly from the insolvency proceedings and which are closely linked with them, even if they were handed down by another court. The first subparagraph shall also apply to judgments relating to preservation measures taken after the request for the opening of insolvency proceedings. The recognition and enforcement of 2. judgments other than those referred to in paragraph 1 shall be governed by the Convention referred to in paragraph 1, provided that that Convention is applicable. 3. The Member States shall not be obliged to recognise or enforce a judgment referred to in paragraph 1 which might result in a limitation of personal freedom or postal secrecy. Article 23 Costs Article 26 Public policy The costs of the publication and registration provided for in Articles 21 and 22 shall be regarded as costs and expenses incurred in the proceedings. Any Member State may refuse insolvency proceedings opened in another Member State or to enforce a judgment handed down in the context of such proceedings to recognise C 221/16 EN Official Journal of the European Communities 3. 8. 1999 where the effects of such recognition or enforcement would be manifestly contrary to that State’s public policy, in particular its fundamental principles or the constitutional rights and liberties of the individual. CHAPTER III SECONDARY INSOLVENCY PROCEEDINGS Article 27 Opening of proceedings The opening of the proceedings referred to in Article 3(1) by a court of a Member State and which is recognised in another Member State (main proceedings) shall permit the opening, in that other Member State a court of which has jurisdiction pursuant to Article 3(2), of secondary insolvency proceedings without the debtor’s insolvency being examined in that other State. These latter proceedings must be among the proceedings listed in Annex B. Their effects shall be restricted to the assets of the debtor situated within the territory of that other Member State. Article 31 Duty to cooperate and communicate information Subject 1. to the rules restricting the communication of information, the liquidator in the main proceedings and the liquidators in the secondary proceedings shall be duty bound to communicate information to each other. They shall immediately communicate any information which may be relevant to the other proceedings, in particular the progress made in lodging and verifying claims and all measures aimed at terminating the proceedings. Subject to the rules applicable to each of the proceedings, 2. the liquidator in the main proceedings and the liquidators in the secondary proceedings shall be duty bound to cooperate with each other. 3. The liquidator in secondary proceedings shall give the liquidator in the main proceedings an early opportunity of submitting proposals on the liquidation or use of the assets in the secondary proceedings. Article 28 Applicable law the law Save as otherwise provided in this Regulation, applicable to secondary proceedings the Member State within the territory of which the secondary proceedings are opened. shall be that of Article 32 Exercise of creditors’ rights Any creditor may lodge his claim in the main proceedings 1. and in any secondary proceedings. Article 29 Right to request the opening of proceedings The opening of secondary proceedings may be requested by: (a) the liquidator in the main proceedings; (b) any other person or authority empowered to request the opening of insolvency proceedings under the law of the Member State within the territory of which the opening of secondary proceedings is requested. The liquidators in the main and any secondary 2. proceedings shall lodge in other proceedings claims which have already been lodged in the proceedings for which they were appointed, provided that the interests of creditors in the latter proceedings are served thereby, subject to the right of creditors to oppose that or to withdraw the lodgement of their claims where the law applicable so provides. The liquidator in the main or secondary proceedings shall 3. be empowered to participate in other proceedings on the same basis as a creditor, in particular by attending creditors’ meetings. Article 30 Advance payment of costs and expenses Where the law of the Member State in which the opening of secondary proceedings is requested requires that the debtor’s assets be sufficient to cover in whole or in part the costs and expenses of the proceedings, the court may, when it receives such a request, require the applicant to make an advance payment of costs or to provide appropriate security. Article 33 Stay of liquidation 1. The court, which opened the secondary proceedings, shall stay the process of liquidation in whole or in part on receipt of a request from the liquidator in the main proceedings, provided that in that event it may require the liquidator in the main proceedings to take any suitable measure to guarantee the interests of the creditors in the secondary proceedings and of individual classes of creditors. Such a request from the is manifestly of no liquidator may be rejected only if it 3. 8. 1999 EN Official Journal of the European Communities C 221/17 interest to the creditors in the main proceedings. Such a stay of the process of liquidation may be ordered for up to three months. It may be continued or renewed for similar periods. Article 36 Subsequent opening of the main proceedings The court referred to in paragraph 1 shall terminate the 2. stay of the process of liquidation: (cid:151) at the request of the liquidator in the main proceedings, (cid:151) of its own motion, at the request of a creditor or at the request of the liquidator in the secondary proceedings if that measure no longer appears justified, in particular, by the interests of creditors in the main proceedings or in the secondary proceedings. Article 34 Measures ending secondary insolvency proceedings 1. Where the law applicable to secondary proceedings allows for such proceedings to be closed without liquidation by a rescue plan, a composition or a comparable measure, the liquidator in the main proceedings shall be empowered to propose such a measure himself. Closure of the secondary proceedings by a measure referred to in the first subparagraph shall not become final without the consent of the liquidator in the main proceedings; failing his agreement, however, the financial interests of the creditors in the main proceedings are not affected by the measure proposed. it may become final if 2. Any restriction of creditors’ rights arising from a measure referred to in paragraph 1 which is proposed in secondary proceedings, such as a stay of payment or discharge of debt, may not have effect the debtor’s assets not in respect of covered by those proceedings without the consent of all the creditors having an interest. the process of During a stay of to Article 33, only the liquidator liquidation ordered 3. pursuant in the main proceedings or the debtor, with the former’s consent, may propose measures laid down in paragraph 1 of this Article in the secondary proceedings; no other proposal for such a measure shall be put to the vote or approved. Where the proceedings referred to in Article 3(1) are opened following the opening of the proceedings referred to in Article 3(2) in another Member State, Articles 31 to 35 shall apply to those opened first, those proceedings so permits. the progress of in so far as Article 37 Closure and conversion of earlier proceedings The liquidator in the main proceedings may request that proceedings listed in Annex A previously opened in another Member State be converted into winding-up proceedings if this the creditors in the main proves to be in the interests of proceedings. The court with jurisdiction pursuant to Article 3(2) shall order conversion into one of the proceedings listed in Annex B. Article 38 Preservation measures Where the court of a Member State which has jurisdiction pursuant to Article 3(1) appoints a temporary administrator the debtor’s assets, in order to ensure the preservation of that temporary administrator shall be empowered to request any measures to secure and preserve any of the debtor’s assets situated in another Member State provided for under the law of that State, for the period between the request for the opening of insolvency proceedings and the judgment opening the proceedings. CHAPTER IV PROVISION OF INFORMATION FOR CREDITORS AND LODGEMENT OF THEIR CLAIMS Article 39 Right to lodge claims Any creditor who has his habitual residence, domicile or registered office in a Member State other than the State of the opening of proceedings, including the tax authorities and social security authorities of Member States, shall have the right to lodge claims in the insolvency proceedings in writing. Article 35 Assets remaining in the secondary proceedings If by the liquidation of assets in the secondary proceedings it is possible to meet all claims allowed under those proceedings, the liquidator appointed in those proceedings shall immediately transfer any assets remaining to the liquidator in the main proceedings. Article 40 Duty to inform creditors 1. As soon as insolvency proceedings are opened in a Member State, the court of that State having jurisdiction or the liquidator appointed by it shall immediately inform known C 221/18 EN Official Journal of the European Communities 3. 8. 1999 creditors who have their habitual residences, domiciles or registered offices in the other Member States. Article 44 Relationshsip to Conventions That information, provided by an individual notice, shall 2. in particular include time limits, the penalties laid down in regard to those time limits, the body or authority empowered to accept the lodgement of claims and the other measures laid down. Such notice shall also indicate whether creditors whose claims are preferential or secured in rem need lodge their claims. Article 41 Content of the lodgement of a claim A creditor shall send copies of supporting documents, if any, and shall indicate the nature of the claim, the date on which it arose and its amount, as well as whether he alleges preference, security in rem or a reservation of title in respect of the claim and what assets are covered by the guarantee he is invoking. After its entry into force, in 1. in the relations respect of between Member States, the Conventions concluded between two or more Member States, in particular: the matters referred to therein, this Regulation replaces, (cid:151) the Convention between Belgium and France on Juris- diction and the Validity and Enforcement of Judgements, Arbitration Awards and Authentic Instruments, signed at Paris on 8 July 1899, (cid:151) the Convention between Belgium and Austria on Bank- ruptcy, Winding-up, Arrangements, Compositions and Suspension of Payments (with Additional Protocol of 13 June 1973), signed at Brussels on 16 July 1969, (cid:151) the Convention between Belgium and the Netherlands on Jurisdiction, Bankruptcy and the Validity and Territorial and Judgments, Arbitration Awards Enforcement of Authentic Instruments, signed at Brussels on 28 March 1925, Article 42 Languages (cid:151) the Treaty between Germany and Austria on Bankruptcy, Winding-up, Arrangements and Compositions, signed at Vienna on 25 May 1979, The information provided for in Article 40 shall be 1. the official language or one of provided in the official languages of the opening of proceedings. For that purpose a form shall be used bearing the heading (cid:145)Invitation to lodge a claim. Time limits to be observed(cid:146) in all the official languages of the European Union. the State of 2. Any creditor who has his habitual residence, domicile or registered office in a Member State other than the State of the opening of proceedings may lodge his claim in the official language or one of the official languages of that other State. In that event, however, the lodgement of his claim shall bear the heading (cid:145)Lodgement of claim(cid:146) in the official language or languages of the State of the opening of one of the official proceedings. In addition, he may be required to provide a translation, into that language, of the lodgement of claim. CHAPTER V TRANSITIONAL AND FINAL PROVISIONS Article 43 Applicability in time The provisions of this Regulation shall apply only to insolvency proceedings opened after its entry into force. Acts done by a debtor before the entry into force of the Regulation shall continue to be governed by the law which was applicable to them at the time they were done. (cid:151) the Convention between France and Austria on Jurisdiction, Recognition and Enforcement of Judgments on Bankruptcy, signed at Vienna on 27 February 1979, (cid:151) the Convention between France and Enforcement of Matters, signed at Rome on 3 June 1930, Judgmens in Civil Italy on the and Commercial (cid:151) the Convention between Italy and Austria on Bankruptcy, Winding-up, Arrangements and Compositions, signed at Rome on 12 July 1977, (cid:151) the Convention between the Kingdom of the Netherlands and the Federal Republic of Germany on the Mutual Recog- nition and Enforcement of Judgments and other Enforceable Instruments in Civil and Commercial Matters, signed at The Hague on 30 August 1962, (cid:151) the Convention between Denmark, Finland, Norway, Sweden and Iceland on Bankruptcy, signed at Copenhagen on 11 November 1933, (cid:151) the European Convention on Certain International Aspects of Bankruptcy, signed at Instanbul on 5 June 1990. The Conventions 2. referred to in paragraph 1 shall continue to have effect with regard to proceedings opened before the entry into force of this Regulation. 3. 8. 1999 EN Official Journal of the European Communities C 221/19 3. This Regulation shall not apply: (cid:151) in any Member State, to the extent that it is irreconcilable with the obligations arising in relation to bankruptcy from a convention concluded by that State with one or more third countries before the entry into force of this Regu- lation. Article 46 Entry into force This Regulation shall enter into force on. This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in the Member States in accordance with the Treaty establishing the European Community. Article 45 Amendment of the Annexes Done at Brussels,. The Annexes to this Regulation may be amended by decision of the Council. For the Council The President ANNEX A BELGIQUE (cid:151) BELGI¸ (cid:151) La faillite/Het faillissement (cid:151) Concordat judiciaire/Het gerechtelijk akkoord DEUTSCHLAND (cid:151) Das Konkursverfahren (cid:151) Das gerichtliche Vergleichsverfahren (cid:151) Das Gesamtvollstreckungsverfahren (cid:151) Das Insolvenzverfahren ELLAS (cid:151) —(cid:244)(cid:254)(cid:247)(cid:229)ı(cid:243)(cid:231) (cid:151) ˙ (cid:229)Ø(cid:228)ØŒ(cid:222) (cid:229)ŒŒÆŁ(cid:220)æØ(cid:243)(cid:231) (cid:151) ˙ (cid:240)æ(cid:239)(cid:243)øæØ(cid:237)(cid:222) (cid:228)ØÆ(cid:247)(cid:229)(cid:223)æØ(cid:243)(cid:231) (cid:229)(cid:244)ÆØæ(cid:223)Æ(cid:242). ˙ (cid:228)Ø(cid:239)(cid:223)Œ(cid:231)(cid:243)(cid:231) ŒÆØ (cid:231) (cid:228)ØÆ(cid:247)(cid:229)(cid:223)æØ(cid:243)(cid:231) (cid:244)ø(cid:237) (cid:240)Ø(cid:243)(cid:244)ø(cid:244)(cid:254)(cid:237) (cid:151) ˙ ı(cid:240)Æªøª(cid:222) (cid:229)(cid:240)Ø(cid:247)(cid:229)(cid:223)æ(cid:231)(cid:243)(cid:231)(cid:242) ı(cid:240)(cid:252) (cid:229)(cid:240)(cid:223)(cid:244)æ(cid:239)(cid:240)(cid:239) (cid:236)(cid:229) (cid:243)Œ(cid:239)(cid:240)(cid:252) (cid:244)(cid:231) (cid:243)ı·(cid:237)Æł(cid:231) (cid:243)ı(cid:236)(cid:246)ø(cid:237)(cid:223)Æ(cid:242) (cid:236)(cid:229) (cid:244)(cid:239)ı(cid:242) (cid:240)Ø(cid:243)(cid:244)ø(cid:244)(cid:221)(cid:242) ESPA(cid:209)A (cid:151) Concurso de acreedores (cid:151) Quiebra (cid:151) Suspensi(cid:243)n de pagos FRANCE (cid:151) Liquidation judiciaire (cid:151) Redressement judiciaire avec nomination d’un administrateur C 221/20 EN Official Journal of the European Communities 3. 8. 1999 ITALIA (cid:151) Fallimento (cid:151) Concordato preventivo (cid:151) Liquidazione coatta amministrativa (cid:151) Amministrazione straordinaria (cid:151) Amministrazione controllata LUXEMBOURG (cid:151) Faillite (cid:151) Gestion contr(cid:244)lØe (cid:151) Concordat prØventif de faillite (par abandon d’actif) (cid:151) RØgime spØcial de liquidation du notariat NEDERLAND (cid:151) Het faillissement (cid:151) De sursØance van betaling (cid:214)STERREICH (cid:151) Das Konkursverfahren (cid:151) Das Ausgleichsverfahren (cid:151) Das Vorverfahren PORTUGAL (cid:151) O processo de falŒncia (cid:151) Os processos especiais de recupera(cid:231)ªo de empresa, ou seja: (cid:151) A concordata (cid:151) O acordo de credores (cid:151) A reestrutura(cid:231)ªo financeira (cid:151) A gestªo controlada SUOMI (cid:151) FINLAND (cid:151) Konkurssi/konkurs (cid:151) Yrityssaneeraus/f(cid:246)retagssanering SVERIGE (cid:151) Konkurs (cid:151) Offentligt ackord (cid:151) F(cid:246)retagsrekonstruktion 3. 8. 1999 EN Official Journal of the European Communities C 221/21 ANNEX B BELGIQUE (cid:151) BELGI¸ (cid:151) La faillite/Het faillissement DEUTSCHLAND (cid:151) Das Konkursverfahren (cid:151) Das Gesamtvollstreckungsverfahren (cid:151) Das Insolvenzverfahren ELLAS (cid:151) —(cid:244)(cid:254)(cid:247)(cid:229)ı(cid:243)(cid:231) (cid:151) ˙ (cid:229)Ø(cid:228)ØŒ(cid:222) (cid:229)ŒŒÆŁ(cid:220)æØ(cid:243)(cid:231) ESPA(cid:209)A (cid:151) Concurso de acreedores (cid:151) Quiebra (cid:151) Suspensi(cid:243)n de pagos basada en la insolvencia definitiva FRANCE (cid:151) Liquidation judiciaire ITALIA (cid:151) Fallimento (cid:151) Liquidazione coatta amministrativa LUXEMBOURG (cid:151) Faillite (cid:151) RØgime spØcial de liquidation du notariat NEDERLAND (cid:151) Het faillissement (cid:214)STERREICH (cid:151) Das Konkursverfahren PORTUGAL (cid:151) O processo de falŒncia SUOMI (cid:151) FINLAND (cid:151) Konkurssi/konkurs SVERIGE (cid:151) Konkurs C 221/22 EN Official Journal of the European Communities 3. 8. 1999 ANNEX C BELGIQUE (cid:151) BELGI¸ (cid:151) Le curateur/de curator (cid:151) Le juge dØlØguØ/de rechter-commissaris DEUTSCHLAND (cid:151) Konkursverwalter (cid:151) Vergleichsverwalter (cid:151) Sachwalter (nach der Vergleichsordnung) (cid:151) Verwalter (cid:151) Insolvenzverwalter (cid:151) Sachwalter (nach der Insolvenzordnung) (cid:151) Treuh(cid:228)nder ELLAS (cid:151) (cid:211)ı·(cid:237)(cid:228)ØŒ(cid:239)(cid:242) (cid:151) ˇ (cid:240)æ(cid:239)(cid:243)øæØ(cid:237)(cid:252)(cid:242) (cid:228)ØÆ(cid:247)(cid:229)ØæØ(cid:243)(cid:244)(cid:222)(cid:242). ˙ (cid:228)Ø(cid:239)ØŒ(cid:239)ı·(cid:243)Æ (cid:229)(cid:240)Ø(cid:244)æ(cid:239)(cid:240)(cid:222) (cid:244)ø(cid:237) (cid:240)Ø(cid:243)(cid:244)ø(cid:244)(cid:254)(cid:237) (cid:151) ˇ (cid:229)Ø(cid:228)ØŒ(cid:252)(cid:242) (cid:229)ŒŒÆŁÆæØ(cid:243)(cid:244)(cid:222)(cid:242) (cid:151) ˇ (cid:229)(cid:240)(cid:223)(cid:244)æ(cid:239)(cid:240)(cid:239)(cid:242) ESPA(cid:209)A (cid:151) Depositario-administrador (cid:151) Interventor o interventores (cid:151) S(cid:237)ndicos (cid:151) Comisario FRANCE (cid:151) ReprØsentant des crØanciers (cid:151) Mandataire liquidateur (cid:151) Administrateur judiciaire (cid:151) Commissaire (cid:224) l’exØcution de plan ITALIA (cid:151) Curatore (cid:151) Commissario liquidatore LUXEMBOURG (cid:151) Le curateur (cid:151) Le commissaire (cid:151) Le liquidateur (cid:151) Le conseil de gØrance de la section d’assainissement du notariat NEDERLAND (cid:151) De curator in het faillissement (cid:151) De bewindvoerder in de sursØance van betaling 3. 8. 1999 EN Official Journal of the European Communities C 221/23 (cid:214)STERREICH (cid:151) Masseverwalter (cid:151) Ausgleichsverwalter (cid:151) Sachwalter (cid:151) Treuh(cid:228)nder (cid:151) Besonderer Verwalter (cid:151) Vorl(cid:228)ufiger Verwalter (cid:151) das Konkursgericht PORTUGAL (cid:151) Gestor judicial (cid:151) LiquidatÆrio judicial (cid:151) Comissªo de Credores SUOMI (cid:151) FINLAND (cid:151) Pes(cid:228)nhoitaja/bof(cid:246)rvaltare (cid:151) Selvitt(cid:228)j(cid:228)/utredare SVERIGE (cid:151) F(cid:246)rvaltare (cid:151) God man (cid:151) Rekonstrukt(cid:246)r


title: Besluit nr. 4/1999 van de Associatieraad associatie tussen de Europese Gemeenschappen en hun lidstaten, enerzijds, en de Republiek Litouwen, anderzijds, van 26 mei 1999 tot vaststelling van een aantal voorschriften voor de tenuitvoerlegging van artikel 64, lid 1, onder i) en ii), en lid 2, van de Europaovereenkomst waarbij een associatie tot stand wordt gebracht tussen de Europese Gemeenschappen en hun lidstaten, enerzijds, en de Republiek Litouwen, anderzijds

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text: 23. 6. 1999 NL Publicatieblad van de Europese Gemeenschappen L 156/33 BESLUIT Nr. 4/1999 VAN DE ASSOCIATIERAAD associatie tussen de Europese Gemeenschappen en hun lidstaten, enerz¶ds, en de Republiek Litouwen, anderz¶ds, van 26 mei 1999 tot vaststelling van een aantal voorschriften voor de tenuitvoerlegging van artikel 64, lid 1, onder i) en ii), en lid 2, van de Europaovereenkomst waarb¶ een associatie tot stand wordt gebracht tussen de Europese Gemeenschappen en hun lidstaten, enerz¶ds, en de Republiek Litouwen, anderz¶ds, (1999/411/EG, EGKS, Euratom) DE ASSOCIATIERAAD, Gelet op de op 12 juni 1995 ondertekende Europaovereenkomst waarbĳ een associatie tot stand wordt gebracht tussen de Europese Gemeenschappen en hun lidstaten, enerzĳds, en de Republiek Litouwen, anderzĳds (1), inzonderheid op artikel 64, lid 3, Overwegende dat artikel 64, lid 3, van de Europaovereenkomst bepaalt dat de Associatieraad uiterlĳk op 31 december 1997 de nodige voorschriften vaststelt voor de tenuitvoerlegging van artikel 64, leden 1 en 2, BESLUIT: Artikel 1 De in de bĳlage bĳ dit besluit opgenomen voorschriften voor de tenuitvoerlegging van artikel 64, lid 1, onder i) en ii), en lid 2, van de Europaovereenkomst waarbĳ een associatie tot stand wordt gebracht tussen de Europese Gemeenschappen en hun lidstaten, enerzĳds, en de Republiek Litouwen, anderzĳds, worden goedgekeurd. Dit besluit wordt bekendgemaakt in het Publicatieblad van de Europese Gemeenschappen en in het Valstybes Zynios (Staatsblad van Litouwen). Artikel 2 Dit besluit treedt in werking op de dag waarop het wordt vastgesteld. Artikel 3 Gedaan te Brussel, 26 mei 1999. Voor de Associatieraad De Voorzitter A. SAUDARGAS (1) PB L 51 van 20. 2. 1998, blz. 3. L 156/34 NL Publicatieblad van de Europese Gemeenschappen 23. 6. 1999 BöLAGE VOORSCHRIFTEN VOOR DE TENUITVOERLEGGING VAN MEDEDINGINGSBEPALINGEN VAN TOEPASSING OP ONDERNEMINGEN Voorschriften voor de tenuitvoerlegging van de mededingingsbepalingen voor ondernemingen, vervat in artikel 64, lid 1, onder i) en ii), en lid 2, van de Europaovereenkomst waarb¶ een associatie tot stand wordt gebracht tussen de Europese Gemeenschappen en hun lidstaten, enerz¶ds, en de Republiek Litouwen, anderz¶ds Artikel 1 Algemeen principe worden behandeld door de Europese Commissie en het Staatsbureau Mededinging en Consumentenbescherming, overeenkomstig de voorschriften van dit artikel. Zaken die verband houden met overeenkomsten tussen ondernemingen, besluiten van ondernemersverenigingen en onderling afgestemde feitelĳke gedragingen van onder- nemingen welke ertoe strekken of die ten gevolge hebben dat de mededinging wordt verhinderd, beperkt of vervalst, alsmede zaken die verband houden met misbruik van een machtspositie door een of meer ondernemingen op het gehele grondgebied van de Gemeenschap of van Litouwen, of op een wezenlĳk deel daarvan, waardoor de handel tussen de Gemeenschap en Litouwen kan worden beïnvloed, worden behandeld volgens de principes van artikel 64, leden 1 en 2, van de Europaovereenkomst. Deze zaken worden aan Gemeenschapszĳde behandeld door de Europese Commissie (DG IV) en aan Litouwse zĳde door het Staatsbureau Mededinging en Consumen- tenbescherming (SMC). De bevoegdheden van de Europese Commissie en het Staatsbureau Mededinging en Consumentenbescherming van Litouwen om dergelĳke zaken te behandelen vloeien voort uit de bepalingen van de wetgeving van de Gemeen- schap, respectievelĳk de wetgeving van Litouwen, ook wanneer deze bepalingen worden toegepast op onderne- mingen die buiten het desbetreffende grondgebied zĳn gevestigd. Beide instanties behandelen zaken overeenkomstig hun eigen bepalingen van materieel recht en met inachtne- ming van onderstaande bepalingen. De relevante bepa- lingen van materieel recht voor deze instanties zĳn ten aanzien van de Europese Commissie de mededingingsre- gels van het Verdrag tot oprichting van de Europese Gemeenschap en het EGKS-Verdrag, met inbegrip van het afgeleid recht inzake mededinging, en ten aanzien van het Staatsbureau Mededinging en Consumentenbe- scherming van Litouwen de Litouwse wet op de mededin- ging alsmede de daarmee verband houdende reglemente- ring. ECONOMISCHE ACTIVITEITEN DIE ONDER HET EG- VERDRAG VALLEN Artikel 2 Bevoegdheden van de mededingingsinstanties Zaken die onder artikel 64 van de Europaovereenkomst vallen en zowel de markt van de Gemeenschap als de Litouwse markt kunnen beïnvloeden en die onder de bevoegdheid van beide mededingingsinstanties vallen, 2. 1. Kennisgeving 2. 1. 1. De mededingingsinstanties stellen elkaar in kennis van die zaken die zĳ in behandeling hebben, wanneer deze volgens het algemene principe van artikel 1 vermoedelĳk tevens onder de bevoegd- heden van de andere instanties vallen. 2. 1. 2. Deze situatie kan zich met name voordoen bĳ zaken die betrekking hebben op:  concurrentieverstorende activiteiten uitgevoerd op het grondgebied van de andere instantie;  activiteiten die van belang zĳn voor het hand- havend optreden van de andere mededingings- instantie;  corrigerende maatregelen die gedragingen op instantie andere het grondgebied van de vereisen of verbieden. 2. 1. 3. Bĳ kennisgeving krachtens dit artikel dient aan de ontvangende partĳ voldoende informatie te worden verstrekt om deze in staat te stellen een aanvanke- lĳke beoordeling te maken van de invloed op haar belangen. Afschriften van de kennisgevingen worden regelmatig aan de Associatieraad verstrekt. 2. 1. 4. De kennisgeving vindt vooraf plaats, in een zo vroeg mogelĳk stadium van een onderzoek, doch uiterlĳk in een zodanig stadium dat vóór de vast- stelling van een regeling of een besluit commentaar en de optredende en overleg mogelĳk zĳn, instantie rekening kan houden met het standpunt van de andere instantie, en de met haar eigen wetgeving overeenstemmende corrigerende maatre- gelen kan nemen ter behandeling van de betrokken zaak. 2. 2. Overleg en welwillende inoverwegingneming Wanneer de Europese Commissie of het Staatsbu- reau Mededinging en Consumentenbescherming meent dat concurrentieverstorende activiteiten op het grondgebied van de andere instantie gewichtige belangen van de respectieve partĳ aanzienlĳk beïn- vloeden, kan deze partĳ om overleg verzoeken met de andere instantie, of de mededingingsinstantie van de andere partĳ verzoeken passende procedures 23. 6. 1999 NL Publicatieblad van de Europese Gemeenschappen L 156/35 in te leiden met het oog op de corrigerende maat- regelen overeenkomstig haar wetgeving inzake concurrentieverstorende activiteiten, zulks onver- minderd maatregelen krachtens met mededin- gingsrecht van de verzoekende partĳ, en met inachtneming van de volledige vrĳheid van de instantie tot wie het verzoek is gericht om het uiteindelĳke besluit te nemen. 2. 3. Treffen van een regeling De mededingingsinstantie tot wie het verzoek gericht is, neemt de door de verzoekende partĳ voorgelegde standpunten en feiten zorgvuldig en welwillend in overweging; dit betreft met name de aard van de concurrentiebeperkende activiteiten, de betrokken ondernemingen, en de nadelige invloed op gewichtige belangen van de verzoekende partĳ. Zonder dat aan hun rechten of plichten afbreuk wordt gedaan, trachten de mededingingsinstanties die overeenkomstig dit artikel overleg voeren een wederzĳds aanvaardbare oplossing te vinden in het licht van de betrokken gewichtige belangen van iedere partĳ. Artikel 3 Exclusieve bevoegdheid van slechts één mededin- gingsinstantie 3. 1. Zaken die uitsluitend tot de bevoegdheid van één mededingingsinstantie behoren, overeenkomstig het in artikel 1 vervatte principe, en die gewichtige belangen van de andere partĳ kunnen beïnvloeden, worden behandeld overeenkomstig de bepalingen van artikel 2, en met inachtneming van onder- staande principes. 3. 2. Met name wanneer een van de mededingingsin- stanties een onderzoek of een procedure instelt in een zaak die van invloed is gebleken op gewichtige belangen van de andere partĳ, stelt de optredende partĳ de andere instantie van deze zaak in kennis, zonder dat deze daartoe een formeel verzoek behoeft in te dienen. Artikel 4 Verzoek om informatie Wanneer de mededingingsinstantie van een partĳ bemerkt dat een zaak die tevens of uitsluitend tot de bevoegdheid van de andere instantie behoort, gewichtige belangen van de eerste partĳ lĳkt te beïnvloeden, kan deze de optredende instantie om informatie over deze zaak verzoeken. regeling of een besluit rekening gehouden kan worden met het standpunt van de verzoekende instantie. Artikel 5 Geheimhouding en vertrouwel¶ke informatie 5. 1. Overeenkomstig artikel 64, lid 7, van de Europa- overeenkomst, is geen van beide mededingingsin- stantie verplicht informatie te verstrekken aan de andere instantie indien het verstrekken van die informatie aan de verzoekende instantie in strĳd is met de wetgeving van de instantie die over de informatie beschikt of onverenigbaar is met gewichtige belangen van de partĳ wier instantie over de informatie beschikt. 5. 2. De instanties komen overeen de vertrouwelĳke aard van de door de andere instantie in vertrouwen verstrekte informatie zo veel mogelĳk te respec- teren. Artikel 6 Groepsvr¶stellingen Bĳ de toepassing van artikel 64 van de Europaovereen- komst overeenkomstig de artikelen 2 en 3 dragen de mededingingsinstanties er zorg voor dat de beginselen die zĳn vervat in de groepsvrĳstellingsverordeningen die in de Europese Gemeenschap van kracht zĳn, integraal worden toegepast. Het Staatsbureau Mededinging en Consumentenbescherming wordt op de hoogte gesteld van alle procedures met betrekking tot vaststelling, afschaffing, of wĳziging van groepsvrĳstellingen door de Gemeenschap. Wanneer dergelĳke groepsvrĳstellingsverordeningen op ernstige bezwaren van Litouwse zĳde stuiten, wordt in het kader van de onderlinge aanpassing van wetgeving zoals voorzien in de Europaovereenkomst, in de Associatieraad overleg gepleegd overeenkomstig het bepaalde in artikel 9. Dit geldt ook voor andere belangrĳke wĳzigingen in het mededingingsbeleid van de Gemeenschap of Litouwen. Artikel 7 Toezicht op fusies Het Staatsbureau Mededinging en Consumentenbescher- ming is gerechtigd in de loop van de procedure zĳn te maken ten aanzien van fusies standpunt kenbaar waarop Verordening (EEG) nr. 4064/89 van de Raad van 21 december 1989 betreffende de controle op concentra- ties van ondernemingen (1) van toepassing is, en die van significante invloed zĳn op de economie van Litouwen, een en ander met inachtneming van de in die verorde- ning vastgestelde termĳnen. De Europese Commissie houdt rekening met dat standpunt, zonder dat dit afbreuk doet aan maatregelen op grond van de mededingingswet- geving van de partĳen. De optredende instantie verstrekt zo mogelĳk voldoende informatie, en in een zodanig vroeg stadium van de procedure dat voorafgaande aan de vaststelling van een (1) PB L 395 van 30. 12. 1989, blz. 1. Verordening laatstelĳk gewĳ- zigd bĳ Verordening (EG) nr. 1310/97 (PB L 180 van 9. 7. 1997, blz. 1). L 156/36 NL Publicatieblad van de Europese Gemeenschappen 23. 6. 1999 Artikel 8 Activiteiten van gering belang 8. 1. Concurrentiebeperkende activiteiten waarvan de invloed op het handelsverkeer tussen de partĳen of op de mededinging te verwarlozen is, vallen niet onder artikel 64, lid 1, van de Europaovereenkomst en worden daarom niet behandeld overeenkomstig de artikelen 2 tot en met 6 van deze uitvoeringsbe- palingen. 8. 2. In het algemeen wordt de invloed te verwaarlozen geacht in de zin van artikel 8. 1 wanneer:  de gezamenlĳke jaaromzet van de deelnemende ondernemingen niet hoger is dan 200 miljoen ECU, en  de goederen of diensten die onder de overeen- komst vallen, samen met andere goederen of diensten van de deelnemende ondernemingen die door gebruikers als gelĳkwaardig worden beschouwd op grond van kenmerken, prĳs, en beoogd gebruik, niet meer dan 5 % vertegen- woordigen van de totale markt voor dergelĳke goederen en diensten in de sector van de gemeenschappelĳke markt die onder de over- eenkomst valt, of in de sector van de Litouwse markt die onder de overeenkomst valt. Artikel 9 Associatieraad 9. 1. Wanneer de procedures van de artikelen 2 en 3 tot een wederzĳds aanvaardbare oplossing niet leiden, en in andere gevallen die uitdrukkelĳk in uitvoeringsbepalingen worden genoemd, deze wordt in de Associatieraad op verzoek van een partĳ binnen drie maanden na dat verzoek overleg gevoerd. 9. 2. Na dit overleg, of na het verstrĳken van bovenge- noemde termĳn, kan de Associatieraad passende aanbevelingen doen voor een regeling voor deze gevallen, onverminderd artikel 64, lid 6, van de Europaovereenkomst. Wanneer de instantie tot wie het verzoek is gericht, haar standpunt niet binnen de in artikel 9. 1 genoemde termĳn aan de verzoe- kende instantie heeft meegedeeld, kan de Associa- tieraad met die omstandigheid in haar aanbeve- lingen rekening houden. 9. 3. Deze procedures in de Associatieraad laten maatre- gelen overeenkomstig de mededingingswetgeving die op het grondgebied van de partĳen van kracht is onverlet. Artikel 10 Negatief bevoegdheidsconflict Wanneer de Europese Commissie en het Staatsbureau Mededinging en Consumentenbescherming beide van mening zĳn dat zĳ niet bevoegd zĳn een zaak te behan- delen op basis van hun respectieve wetgeving, wordt op verzoek overleg gepleegd in de Associatieraad. De Gemeenschap en Litouwen trachten een wederzĳds aanvaardbare oplossing te vinden in het licht van hun respectieve gewichtige belangen, daarbĳ gesteund door de Associatieraad, die passende aanbevelingen kan doen, onverminderd artikel 64, lid 6, van de Europaovereen- komst en de rechten van afzonderlĳke lidstaten van de Europese Gemeenschappen op grond van hun mededin- gingsregels. ECONOMISCHE ACTIVITEITEN DIE ONDER HET EGKS- VERDRAG VALLEN Artikel 11 Verdrag tot oprichting van de Europese Gemeen- schap voor Kolen en Staal (EGKS) Het bepaalde in de artikelen 1 tot en met 6 en 8 tot en met 10 is tevens van toepassing op de kolen- en staal- sector. Artikel 12 Administratieve b¶stand (vertalingen) De Europese Commissie en het Staatsbureau Mededin- ging en Consumentenbescherming zorgen voor prakti- sche regelingen voor wederzĳdse bĳstand of andere passende oplossingen, met name ten aanzien van verta- lingen


title: Regulamento (CE) n° 1082/1999 da Comissão, de 26 de Maio de 1999, que altera o Regulamento (CE) n° 1169/97 que estabelece as regras de execução do Regulamento (CE) n° 2202/96 do Conselho que institui um regime de ajuda aos produtores de determinados citrinos

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text: L 131/24 PT Jornal Oficial das Comunidades Europeias 27. 5. 1999 REGULAMENTO (CE) N. o 1082/1999 DA COMISS(cid:212)O de 26 de Maio de 1999 que altera o Regulamento (CE) n. o 1169/97 que estabelece as regras de execu(cid:135)(cid:209)o do Regulamento (CE) n. o 2202/96 do Conselho que institui um regime de ajuda aos produtores de determinados citrinos A COMISS(cid:212)O DAS COMUNIDADES EUROPEIAS, Tendo em conta o Tratado que institui a Comunidade Europeia, ajuda Tendo em conta o Regulamento (CE) n. o 2202/96 do Conselho, de 28 de Outubro de 1996, que institui um regime de aos produtores de determinados citrinos (1), com a (cid:156)ltima redac(cid:135)(cid:209)o que lhe foi dada pelo Regulamento (CE) n. o 858/1999 (2), e, nomeadamente, o n. o 2 do seu artigo 2. o, o n. o 4 do seu artigo 3. o e os seus artigos 6. o e 8. o, (1) (2) (3) (4) Considerando que o n. o 2 do artigo 5. o do Regula- mento (CE) n. o 2202/96, com a redac(cid:135)(cid:209)o que lhe foi dada pelo Regulamento (CE) n. o 858/1999, esta- belece que as consequ(cid:136)ncias financeiras da ultra- passagem dos limiares de transforma(cid:135)(cid:209)o fixados no n. o 1 do mesmo artigo sejam transferidas para a campanha que segue aquela em que se verificou a ultrapassagem; que (cid:130), em consequ(cid:136)ncia, conveni- ente adaptar a esta nova situa(cid:135)(cid:209)o as regras de execu(cid:135)(cid:209)o do Regulamento (CE) n. o 1169/97 da Comiss(cid:209)o (3), com a (cid:156)ltima redac(cid:135)(cid:209)o que lhe foi dada pelo Regulamento (CE) n. o 1145/98 (4); Considerando que (cid:130) necess(cid:145)rio determinar o per(cid:146)odo equivalente de 12 meses consecutivos refe- (CE) rido n. o 2202/96, na base do qual (cid:130) avaliado o respeito ou a ultrapassagem do limiar de transforma(cid:135)(cid:209)o; do Regulamento artigo no 5. o Considerando que, a fim de tornar mais flex(cid:146)vel a gest(cid:209)o dos contratos plurianuais, (cid:130) conveniente permitir a antecipa(cid:135)(cid:209)o ou a transfer(cid:136)ncia de uma parte limitada das quantidades a entregar a t(cid:146)tulo de um per(cid:146)odo de entrega, para o per(cid:146)odo antecedente ou seguinte da mesma campanha, desde que seja global prevista pelo respeitada referida (cid:133) contrato campanha; a quantidade relativamente em causa Considerando que a experi(cid:136)ncia adquirida no (cid:131)mbito dos contratos de transforma(cid:135)(cid:209)o torna neces- s(cid:145)rio, para efeitos de obten(cid:135)(cid:209)o dos objectivos do regime, o estabelecimento de penalidades finan- ceiras em caso de n(cid:209)o respeito das quantidades objecto de contratos pelas organiza(cid:135)(cid:210)es de produ- tores, nomeadamente em caso de rescis(cid:209)o do contrato ou de aus(cid:136)ncia total de entrega; (5) Considerando que as medidas previstas no presente regulamento est(cid:209)o em conformidade com o parecer (1) JO L 297 de 21. 11. 1996, p. 49. (2) JO L 108 de 27. 4. 1999, p. 8. (3) JO L 169 de 27. 6. 1997, p. 15. (4) JO L 159 de 3. 6. 1998, p. 29. do Comit(cid:130) de Gest(cid:209)o das Frutas e dos Produtos Hort(cid:146)colas Frescos, ADOPTOU O PRESENTE REGULAMENTO: Artigo 1. o O Regulamento (CE) n. o 1169/97 (cid:130) alterado do seguinte modo: 1. Ao artigo 2. o, (cid:130) aditado o seguinte n. o 3: Relativamente «3. campanha, o “per(cid:146)odo equivalente” referido no n. o 2 do artigo 5. o do Regulamento (CE) n. o 2202/96 (cid:130) compreendido: a uma dada (cid:190) entre 1 de Agosto da campanha anterior e 31 de Julho da campanha em curso no caso das laranjas, (cid:190) entre 1 de Outubro e 30 de Junho da campanha em curso no caso das mandarinas, clementinas e satsumas, (cid:190) entre 1 de Agosto da campanha anterior e 31 de Julho da campanha em curso no caso das toranjas (grapefruit), (cid:190) entre 1 de Abril da campanha anterior e 31 de Mar(cid:135)o da campanha em curso no caso dos lim(cid:210)es. » 2. No n. o 7 do artigo 3. o, a data de «1 de Junho» (cid:130) substitu(cid:146)da pela data de «1 de Julho». 3. O artigo 5. o (cid:130) alterado do seguinte modo: (cid:190) a al(cid:146)nea b) do n. o 1 passa a ter a seguinte redac(cid:135)(cid:209)o: «b) Em 1 de Julho para os lim(cid:210)es,» (cid:190) o primeiro par(cid:145)grafo do n. o 2 passa a ter a seguinte redac(cid:135)(cid:209)o: «2. No caso dos contratos de campanha, a quantidade prevista para cada per(cid:146)odo de entrega, na acep(cid:135)(cid:209)o do n. o 3, al(cid:146)nea d), do artigo 3. o, pode ser alterada por meio de um aditamento escrito, com excep(cid:135)(cid:209)o da quantidade prevista para o primeiro per(cid:146)odo. » (cid:190) O n. o 3 passa a ter a seguinte redac(cid:135)(cid:209)o: «3. No caso dos contratos plurianuais, a quanti- dade prevista para cada campanha, na acep(cid:135)(cid:209)o no n. o 3, alinea c), do artigo 3. o, pode ser alterada mediante aditamento escrito. Os aditamentos t(cid:136)m o n(cid:156)mero de identifica(cid:135)(cid:209)o do contrato a que dizem respeito. Os aditamentos ser(cid:209)o conclu(cid:146)dos antes de 1 de Julho da campanha em causa, no respeitante aos lim(cid:210)es, e antes de 1 de Novembro 27. 5. 1999 PT Jornal Oficial das Comunidades Europeias L 131/25 da campanha em causa, no que se refere aos outros produtos. Relativamente a cada campanha, a quantidade a entregar, fixada num aditamento, n(cid:209)o pode diferir em mais de 40 % da quantidade a pelo inicialmente campanha em causa. A quantidade a entregar (cid:130) repartida por trimestre de entrega a partir do inicio da campanha em causa. contrato fixada para A quantidade a entregar em cada per(cid:146)odo de entrega pode ser transferida, quer para o per(cid:146)odo seguinte, quer para o per(cid:146)odo anterior, at(cid:130) ao m(cid:145)ximo de 25 % da quantidade em causa, por meio de um (cid:156)nico acordo escrito por per(cid:146)odo entre as partes, desde que seja respeitada a quanti- dade global da campanha em causa. O referido acordo ser(cid:145) transmitido pela organi- za(cid:135)(cid:209)o de produtores ao organismo referido no n. o 1 do artigo 6. o, de forma a que este o receba antes do final do per(cid:146)odo em causa, no caso de transfer(cid:136)ncia para o per(cid:146)odo seguinte, ou trinta dias antes do final do per(cid:146)odo anterior, em caso de transfer(cid:136)ncia para este (cid:156)ltimo. » 4. O n. o 4 do artigo 8. o passa a ter a seguinte redac(cid:135)(cid:209)o: «4. As informa(cid:135)(cid:210)es previstas nos n. os 1 e 2, bem como a c(cid:155)pia dos acordos referidos no n. o 3, ser(cid:209)o comunicadas ao organismo designado pelo Estado- -Membro em que s(cid:209)o colhidas as mat(cid:130)rias-primas, o mais tardar trinta dias ap(cid:155)s o in(cid:146)cio da campanha em causa. » 5. O artigo 12. o passa a ter a seguinte redac(cid:135)(cid:209)o: «Artigo 12. o As organiza(cid:135)(cid:210)es de produtores apresentar(cid:209)o um pedido de ajuda por produto e por per(cid:146)odo de entrega ao organismo designado pelo Estado-Membro em cujo territ(cid:155)rio foram colhidas as mat(cid:130)rias-primas. Para um determinado produto de base, pode ser apre- sentado um (cid:156)nico pedido de ajuda para cada per(cid:146)odo de entrega. No respeitante (cid:133)s clementinas, dever(cid:209)o ser estabelecidos pedidos de ajuda separados para cada um dos poss(cid:146)veis destinos: sumo, por um lado, e segmentos, por outro. » 6. O artigo 13. o passa a ter a seguinte redac(cid:135)(cid:209)o: «Artigo 13. o Os pedidos de ajuda conter(cid:209)o, designadamente, as seguintes informa(cid:135)(cid:210)es, por produto e por per(cid:146)odo de entrega: a) Nome e endere(cid:135)o do requerente; b) N(cid:156)meros de identifica(cid:135)(cid:209)o dos contratos em cujo (cid:131)mbito o produto foi entregue, indicando se se trata de contratos plurianuais ou de contratos de campanha; c) Quantidade de produto entregue no (cid:131)mbito dos incluindo seus eventuais aditamentos, contratos, para o per(cid:146)odo em causa. Essa quantidade ser(cid:145) discriminada por em fun(cid:135)(cid:209)o do contrato e montante da ajuda correspondente; d) Quantidade de produto entregue fora do (cid:131)mbito do contrato durante o mesmo per(cid:146)odo; e) Pre(cid:135)os m(cid:130)dios praticados, por um lado, para os produtos entregues no (cid:131)mbito de contratos, distin- guindo entre contratos plurianuais e contratos de campanha e, por outro, para os outros produtos entregues fora do (cid:131)mbito de um contrato, durante o per(cid:146)odo em causa; f) Declara(cid:135)(cid:209)o da organiza(cid:135)(cid:209)o de produtores de que o produto entregue, referido na al(cid:146)nea c), satisfaz as exig(cid:136)ncias qualitativas fixadas no artigo 9. o» 7. O artigo 14. o passa a ter a seguinte redac(cid:135)(cid:209)o: «Artigo 14. o Os pedidos de ajuda referidos no artigo 13. o ser(cid:209)o apresentados ao organismo competente o mais tardar 45 dias ap(cid:155)s o final do per(cid:146)odo em causa. » 8. O artigo 15. o passa a ter a seguinte redac(cid:135)(cid:209)o: «Artigo 15. o 1. A ajuda ser(cid:145) paga pelo organismo competente do Estado-Membro em que tenha sido colhida a mat(cid:130)ria-prima, logo que o organismo de controlo do Estado-Membro em que seja realizada a transforma(cid:135)(cid:209)o tenha verificado que os produtos que s(cid:209)o objecto do pedido de ajuda foram entregues (cid:133) ind(cid:156)stria de trans- forma(cid:135)(cid:209)o. Se a transforma(cid:135)(cid:209)o for realizada num outro Estado- -Membro, esse Estado-Membro fornecer(cid:145) ao Estado- -Membro em que a mat(cid:130)ria-prima foi colhida a prova de que o produto foi efectivamente entregue. N(cid:209)o ser(cid:145) concedida qualquer ajuda relativamente (cid:133)s quantidades para as quais n(cid:209)o tiver sido poss(cid:146)vel efec- tuar o controlo necess(cid:145)rio das condi(cid:135)(cid:210)es de concess(cid:209)o da ajuda. 2. No prazo de 15 (cid:156)teis seguintes (cid:133) recep(cid:135)(cid:209)o da ajuda, a organiza(cid:135)(cid:209)o de produtores pagar(cid:145) integral- mente, por transfer(cid:136)ncia banc(cid:145)ria ou postal, os montantes recebidos aos seus membros ou, no caso em que seja aplic(cid:145)vel o n. o 1, al(cid:146)nea c), ponto 3, segundo e terceiro travess(cid:210)es, do artigo 11. o do Regu- lamento (CE) n. o 2200/96, aos membros das outras organiza(cid:135)(cid:210)es de produtores e/ou aos produtores indi- viduais em causa. No caso referido no artigo 4. o do presente regulamento, o pagamento poder(cid:145) ser feito por constitui(cid:135)(cid:209)o de um cr(cid:130)dito. » 9. O n. o 2 do artigo 18. o (cid:130) alterado do seguinte modo: (cid:190) a al(cid:146)nea e) do primeiro par(cid:145)grafo passa a ter a seguinte redac(cid:135)(cid:209)o: «e) Dos pedidos de ajuda para cada per(cid:146)odo de entrega. » (cid:190) na al(cid:146)nea a) do segundo par(cid:145)grafo, (cid:130) suprimida a express(cid:209)o «ou de adiantamento». 10. O artigo 20. o (cid:130) alterado do seguinte modo: (cid:190) Os n. os 1 e 2 passam a ter a seguinte redac(cid:135)(cid:209)o: «1. Sempre que se verifique que, para um deter- minado produto, a ajuda solicitada por uma orga- niza(cid:135)(cid:209)o de produtores a titulo de um per(cid:146)odo de L 131/26 PT Jornal Oficial das Comunidades Europeias 27. 5. 1999 (cid:130) superior ao montante devido, entrega proceder-se-(cid:145) (cid:133) redu(cid:135)(cid:209)o deste (cid:156)ltimo se a dife- ren(cid:135)a resultar de falsas declara(cid:135)(cid:210)es ou falsos docu- mentos ou de neglig(cid:136)ncia grave da organiza(cid:135)(cid:209)o de produtores. A redu(cid:135)(cid:209)o ser(cid:145) igual ao dobro da dife- ren(cid:135)a, majorado de um juro calculado em fun(cid:135)(cid:209)o do per(cid:146)odo transcorrido entre o pagamento e o reembolso do montante indevido pelo benefici(cid:145)- rio. A taxa de juro ser(cid:145) a taxa aplicada pelo Instituto Monet(cid:145)rio Europeu (cid:133)s suas opera(cid:135)(cid:210)es em euros (publicada na s(cid:130)rie C do Jornal Oficial das Comunidades Europeias), que estiver em vigor na data do pagamento indevido, majorada de tr(cid:136)s pontos percentuais. Para efeitos do n. o 1, se a diferen(cid:135)a entre a 2. ajuda efectivamente paga e a ajuda devida exceder 20 % da ajuda devida, o benefici(cid:145)rio reembolsar(cid:145) a totalidade da ajuda paga, majorada de um juro calculado em conformidade com o n. o 1; se a diferen(cid:135)a exceder 30 %, a organiza(cid:135)(cid:209)o de produ- tores perder(cid:145), al(cid:130)m disso, o direito a receber qual- quer ajuda (cid:133) produ(cid:135)(cid:209)o relativa (cid:133) campanha seguinte. » (cid:190) No n. o 7, (cid:130) suprimida a express(cid:209)o «ou o adianta- mento». (cid:190) (cid:130) aditado o seguinte n. o 8: Se se verificar que um contrato de transfor- «8. ma(cid:135)(cid:209)o (cid:130) rescindido total ou parcialmente antes do seu termo, a organiza(cid:135)(cid:209)o de produtores signat(cid:145)ria do contrato reembolsar(cid:145) 40 % das ajudas rece- bidas a t(cid:146)tulo do contrato, majorados de um juro calculado em conformidade com o segundo par(cid:145)- grafo do n. o 1. Al(cid:130)m disso, no caso dos contratos plurianuais: (cid:190) as organiza(cid:135)(cid:210)es de produtores que tenham rescindido a totalidade ou parte de dois contratos ou mais numa mesma campanha de comercializa(cid:135)(cid:209)o n(cid:209)o poder(cid:209)o celebrar qualquer contrato plurianual a t(cid:146)tulo do Regulamento (CE) n. o 2202/96 durante tr(cid:136)s campanhas, a contar da verifica(cid:135)(cid:209)o da rescis(cid:209)o pelo orga- nismo competente do Estado-Membro em causa, (cid:190) a n(cid:209)o entrega de um produto numa das campanhas do contrato (cid:130) equiparada a rescis(cid:209)o do contrato em causa. » 11. O n. o 1 do artigo 22. o passa a ter a seguinte redac(cid:135)(cid:209)o: Cada Estado-Membro em causa notificar(cid:145) (cid:133) «1. Comiss(cid:209)o: a) Relativamente a cada produto, as quantidades objecto de contrato, discriminadas por per(cid:146)odos de entrega e por tipos de contrato, o mais tardar em: i) 15 de Agosto no respeitante aos lim(cid:210)es, ii) 15 de Dezembro no respeitante aos outros produtos. b) As quantidades de cada produto entregue para transforma(cid:135)(cid:209)o no (cid:131)mbito do Regulamento (CE) n. o 2202/96, nos per(cid:146)odos referidos no n. o 3 do artigo 2. o, o mais tardar em: i) 1 de Maio da campanha em curso no respei- tante aos lim(cid:210)es, ii) 1 de Setembro da campanha em curso no respeitante aos outros produtos. » 12. O artigo 23. o passa a ter a seguinte redac(cid:135)(cid:209)o: «Artigo 23. o No caso das toranjas (grapefruit), a supera(cid:135)(cid:209)o do limiar de transforma(cid:135)(cid:209)o previsto no artigo 5. o do Regulamento (CE) n. o 2202/96 para a campanha de 1999/2000 (cid:130) avaliada com base na m(cid:130)dia das quanti- dades transformadas no (cid:131)mbito do Regulamento (CE) n. o 2202/96, a t(cid:146)tulo das campanhas de 1997/1998 e 1998/1999. » Artigo 2. o O presente regulamento entra em vigor no terceiro dia seguinte ao da sua publica(cid:135)(cid:209)o no Jornal Oficial das Comunidades Europeias. (cid:144) aplic(cid:145)vel a partir da campanha 1999/2000. O presente regulamento (cid:130) obrigat(cid:155)rio em todos os seus elementos e directamente aplic(cid:145)vel em todos os Estados-Membros. Feito em Bruxelas, em 26 de Maio de 1999. Pela Comiss(cid:209)o Franz FISCHLER Membro da Comiss(cid:209)o