31.3.2004 Official Journal of the European Union L 9417 COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 594/2004 of 30 March 2004 determining the operative events applicable to products in the fruit and vegetables sector and to processed fruit and vegetable products THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2799/98 of 15 December 1998 establishing agrimonetary arrangements for the euro (), and in particular Article 3(2) thereof, Whereas: (1) Regulation (EC) No 2799/98 introduced new agrimone- tary arrangements from 1 January 1999. The detailed rules for applying those arrangements are laid down in Commission Regulation (EC) No 2808/98 (3). That Regu- lation determines the operative events for the applicable conversion rates on the basis of the criteria set out in Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 2799/98, without preju- dice to further details to be specified or derogations to be provided for, where necessary, by regulations covering the product groups concerned. The operative events for the conversion rates applicable to products in the fruit and vegetables sector and to processed fruit and vegetable products should therefore be laid down and grouped in a single regulation. (2)  Council Regulation (EC) No 2200/96 of 28 October 1996 on the common organisation of the market in fruit and vegetables () and Council Regulation (EC) No 2201/96 of 28 October 1996 on the common organisa- tion of the markets in processed fruit and vegetable products (*) have been frequently amended. In the inter- ests of clarity, Commission Regulation (EC) No 293/98 of 4 February 1998 determining the operative events applicable to products in the fruit and vegetables sector, to processed fruit and vegetable products and partly to live plants and floricultural products and to certain products listed in Annex II to the EC Treaty, and repealing Regulation (EC) No 1445/93 () should be repealed and replaced by a new regulation. () OJ L 349, 24.12.1998, p. 1. () OJ L 349, 24.12.1998, p. 36. Regulation as last amended by Regu- lation (EC) No 2304/2003 (O] L 342, 30.12.2003, p. 6). () O) L 297, 21.11.1996, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 47/2003 (O] L 7, 11.1.2003, p. 64). () O] L 297, 21.11.1996, p. 29. Regulation as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 386/2004 (O] L 64, 2.3.2004, p. 25). () OJ L 30, 5.2.1998, p. 16. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1410/1999 (O] L 164, 30.6.1999, p. 53). 3) () () (0) 0) ] ] J The second subparagraph of Article 4(1) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1432/2003 of 11 August 2003 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 2200/96 regarding the conditions for recognition of producer organisations and preli- minary recognition of producer groups () fixes the minimum volume of marketable production required of recognised producer organisations pursuant to Article 11(2)(a) of Regulation (EC) No 2200/96. Since the volumes concerned are annual, the operative event for the agricultural conversion rate for these volumes should be defined under Article 3(2) of Regulation (EC) No 2799/98 as falling on 1 January of the relevant year. Article 15(3) of Regulation (EC) No 2200/96 lays down the conditions in which Member States may set a limit on the supplement to the Community withdrawal compensation paid by the operational funds. These maximum national supplements are set out in Annex II to Commission Regulation (EC) No 103/2004 of 21 January 2004 laying down detailed rules for imple- menting Council Regulation (EC) No 2200/96 as regards intervention arrangements and market withdrawals in the fruit and vegetable sector (7). The operative event applicable to the corresponding withdrawal compensa- tion should apply to the conversion rate of this limit and maximum supplement. Point 3 of Annex I to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1433/2003 of 11 August 2003 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 2200/96 as regards operational programmes, operational funds and Community financial assistance () determines the maximum amount of overheads eligible for inclusion in an operational programme. Since the amount concerned is annual, the conversion rate applicable to the other elements of the operational fund concerned pursuant to Article 3(2) of Regulation (EC) No 2799/98, and, as an exception, to Article 4(2) of Regulation (EC) No 2808/98, should apply to that amount. () OJ L 203, 12.8.2003, p. 18. L 16, 23.1.2004, p. 3. L 203, 12.8.2003, p. 25.