Community aid scheme for producers of certain citrus fruits

In adopting the report by Mr COLINO SALAMANCA (PSE, Esp), Parliament approved the proposal for a Council Regulation introducing a Community aid scheme for producers of certain citrus fruits, but called for more favourable conditions for producers, and in particular: - a limit to the penalties on producers for exceeding the thresholds laid down for the supply of produce: under no circumstances should an aid reduction exceed 20%; - an increase in the upper threshold for secondary citrus fruits (mandarins, clementines, satsumas) to 365 000 tonnes (in place of the proposed 265 000). The Commission will decide on monitoring measures and penalties, while the Member States will implement a monitoring scheme enabling checks to be made on compliance with the conditions laid down by the Regulation. �