10.11.2001 Official Journal of the European Communities L 29311 COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2183/2001 of 9 November 2001 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 104/2000 as regards granting the compensatory allowance for tuna intended for the processing industry THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 104/2000 of 17 December 1999 on the common organisation of the market in fishery and aquaculture products (!), and in particular Article 27(6) thereof, Whereas: (1)  Article 27 of Regulation (EC) No 104/2000 provides for an allowance to be paid to producer organisations if it is found that the prices of given products, during a given calendar quarter, are below a specified triggering threshold. (2)  For the purposes of applying the allowance system, the average selling price referred to in Article 27(1) of Regu- lation (EC) No 104/2000 should be defined. (3)  For the quantities for which entitlement to the allowance has been established, rules should be laid down governing the submission of applications for and payment of the allowance, including conditions relating to furnishing proof of the Community origin and nature of the products. (4)  The framework and objectives of the control procedure should be laid down, while it should be left to the Member States' control authorities to adopt suitable provisions for effective regular monitoring of the system introduced. (5)  To ensure the correct operation of the system in ques- tion, certain rules should be laid down regarding the notifications to be made by the Member States. (6)  Commission Regulation (EC) No 142/98 of 21 January 1998 laying down detailed rules for granting the compensatory allowance for tuna intended for the processing industry (), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 150/2001 (), should be repealed. (7)  The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Fishery Products, L 17, 21.2.2000, p. 22. L 17, 22.1.1998, p. 8. L 24, 26.1.2001, p. 10. HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: Article 1 This Regulation lays down detailed rules for granting the compensatory allowance referred to in Article 27 of Regulation (EC) No 104/2000. Article 2 The grant of the allowance and its maximum amount shall be determined by means of a Regulation adopted in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 38 of Regulation (EC) No 104/2000, where it has been ascertained that the condi- tions laid down in Article 27(1) of that Regulation are met for the calendar quarter in question. Article 3 1. The allowance shall be granted to producer organisations, subject to the limits laid down in Article 27(3) of Regulation (EC) No 104/2000, for the products listed in Annex III to that Regulation, caught by their members and sold and delivered to processors established within the customs territory of the Community for complete and definitive processing into prod- ucts covered by HS heading 1604. 2. The Member States shall check the maximum totals fixed in Article 27(3) of Regulation (EC) No 104/2000 with respect to any changes which might have occurred in the membership of producer organisations. They shall inform the Commission thereof. Atrticle 4 The average selling price recorded on the Community market referred to in the first indent of Article 27(1) of Regulation (EC) No 104/2000 shall be determined by the Commission on the basis of the monthly average prices notified by the Member States calculated on the basis of the value of the quantities sold and delivered to industry pursuant to Article 6 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 80/2001 (*. Member States shall determine the monthly average prices on the basis of the selling prices at first-stage sale in the Community during the reference month as invoiced by the producer organisations or their members. The selling price shall be determined: — in the case of products sold at landing, for merchandise on board, alongside quay, — in the case of products sold following storage by the producer organisation or its members, at warehouse. () O] L 13, 17.1.2001, p. 13.