L 262/4 Official Journal of the European Communities 2.10.2001 COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1931/2001 of 1 October 2001 reducing, for the 2001/02 marketing year, the amount of aid for grapefruit and pomelos delivered for processing following an overrun of the processing threshold in certain Member States THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 220296 of 28 October 1996 introducing a Community aid scheme for producers of certain citrus fruits (), as last amended by Regula- tion (EC) No 2699/2000 (3, and in particular Article 6 thereof, Whereas: (1)  Article 5(1) of Regulation (EC) No 2202/96 establishes a Community processing threshold for grapefruit and pomelos, distributed among the Member States in accordance with Annex II thereto. Article 5(2) of that Regulation lays down that, when there is an overrun of this threshold, the aid fixed in Annex I thereto shall be reduced in each Member State in which the threshold has been overrun. The overrun of the processing threshold is assessed on the basis of the average of the quantities processed under the aid scheme during the three marketing years preceding the marketing year in question, or during an equivalent period. (2)  The Member States, in accordance with Article 22(1)(b) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1169/97 of 26 June 1997 laying down detailed rules for the application of Regulation (EC) No 2202/96 introducing a Community aid scheme for producers of certain citrus fruits (}), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2729/1999 (*), have communicated the quantities of grapefruit and pomelos processed under the aid scheme. Based on this informa- tion, a Community processing threshold overrun of 178 tonnes has been established. Within that overrun, an overrun of the threshold for Spain and France has been established. The amounts of aid for grapefruit and pomelos laid down in Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 2202/96 for the 2001/02 marketing year must therefore be reduced by 8,16 % in Spain and 18,46 % in France. (3)  The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Fresh Fruit and Vegetables, HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: Article 1 For the 2001/02 marketing year, in accordance with Regula- tion (EC) No 2202/96, the amounts of aid for grapefruit and pomelos delivered for processing shall be amended as follows: (EUR/100 kg) Multiannual Contracts co‘{ering Individual one marketing contracts producers year Spain 9,66 8,40 7,56 France 8,58 7,46 6,71 Article 2 This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities. This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. Done at Brussels, 1 October 2001. () O] L 297, 21.11.1996, p. 49. () O] L 311, 12.12.2000, p. 9. () O] L 169, 27.6.1997, p. 15. () O] L 328, 22.12.1999, p. 35. For the Commission Franz FISCHLER Member of the Commission