11.1.2003 Official Journal of the European Communities L 7/25 COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 43/2003 of 23 December 2002 laying down detailed rules for applying Council Regulations (EC) No 1452/2001, (EC) No 1453/ 2001 and (EC) No 1454/2001 as regards aid for the local production of crop products in the outer- most regions of the European Union THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1452/2001 of 28 June 2001 introducing specific measures for certain agricultural products for the French overseas departments, amending Direc- tive 72/462[EEC and repealing Regulations (EEC) No 525/77 and (EEC) No 3763/91 (Poseidom) ('), and in particular Article 5(2), Article 12(4), Article 13(4), Article 15(7) and Article 18 thereof, Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1453/2001 of 28 June 2001 introducing specific measures for certain agricultural products for the Azores and Madeira and repealing Regulation (EEC) No 1600/92 (Poseima) (3), and in particular Article 5(3), Article 6(5), Article 7(2), Article 9(3), Article 16(2), Article 19, Article 20(7), Article 21(3), the third paragraph of Article 27, Article 28(3), Article 30(5) and Article 31 thereof, Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1454/2001 of 28 June 2001 introducing specific measures for certain agricultural products for the Canary Islands and repealing Regulation (EEC) No 1601/92 (Poseican) (), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1922/2002 (¥), and in particular Article 9(2), Article 10(5), Article 11(2), Article 13 and Article 14(3) thereof, Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2200/96 of 28 October 1996 on the common organisation of the market in fruit and vegetables (°), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1881/2002 (%), and in particular Article 11(2)(a) and Article 48 thereof, Whereas: (1)  In the interests of legislative simplification, the provisions adopted by Regulations (EEC) No 1 () OJL 198, 21.7.2001, p. 11. () OJ L 198, 21.7.2001, p. 26. () OJ L 198, 21.7.2001, p. 45. () OJ L 293, 29.10.2002, p. 11. () O] () O] > L 297, 21.11.1996, p. 1. L 285, 23.10.2002, p. 13. 6 980/92 (), (EEC) No 2165/92 (%), (EEC) No 2311/92 (), (EEC) No 3491/92 (), (EEC) No 3518/92 (), (EC) No 1524/98 ('), (EC) No 2477/2001 ("), (EC) No 396/ 2002 (), (EC) No 738/2002 ("), (EC) No 1410/2002 (%) and (EC) No 1491/2002 (") should be incorporated into this Regulation, those Regulations should be repealed and detailed rules should be adopted for the area aid granted to growers of vines used to produce quality wines psr, potatoes for human consumption, sugar cane and wicker in Madeira and to growers of sugarbeet, seed potatoes, chicory and tea in the Azores as provided for in Regulation (EC) No 1453/2001, to growers of pota- toes for human consumption under Regulation (EC) No 1454/2001 and to aid for local marketing of bananas () Commission Regulation (EEC) No 980/92 of 21 April 1992 laying down detailed rules for applying the aid scheme for the marketing of rice produced in Frencﬁ Guiana, Martinique and Guadeloupe (O] L 104, 22.4.1992, p. 31); Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 625/98 (O] L 85, 20.3.1998, p. 6). () Commission Regulation (EEC) No 216592 of 30 July 1992 laying down detailed rules for the application of the specific measures for Madeira and the Azores as regards potatoes and endives (O L 217, 31.7.1992, p. 29); Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1984/96 (O] L 264, 17.10.1996, p. 12). (’) Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2311/92 of 31 July 1992 laying down detailed rules for the application of specific measures adopted in respect of fruit, vegetables, plants and flowers for the beneﬁg of the Azores and Madeira (O] L 222, 7.8.1992, p. 24); Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1445/93 (O] L 142, 12.6.1993, p. 27). (1% Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3491/92 of 2 December 1992 concerning the grant in the Azores of flat-rate aid for the produc- tion of sugarbeet and special aid for the processing of sugarbeet into white sugar (O] L 353, 3.12.1992, p. 21); Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1713/93 (OJ L 159, 1.7.1993, p. 94). (") Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3518/92 of 4 December 1992 laying down detailed rules for the application of the specific measures for the Azores as regards pineapple production (O] L 355, 5.12.1992, p. 21); Regulation as last amené)ed by Regulation (EC) No 1445/93. (") Commission Regulation (EC) No 1524/98 of 16 July 1998 laying down detailed rules for the application of the specific measures adopted in respect of fruit and vegetables, plants and flowers for the benefit of the French overseas departments (O] L 201, 17.7.1998, p. 29); Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 21/2002 (O] L 8, 11.1.2002, p. 15). (**) Commission Regulation (EC) No 2477/2001 of 17 December 2001 on aid for the transport of sugar cane in the French overseas departments (O] L 334, 18.12.2001, p. 5). (*) Commission Regulation (EC) No 396/2002 of 1 March 2002 laying down detailed rules for the application of the specific measures adopted in respect of fruit, vegetables, plants and flowers for the benefit of the Canary Islands (O] L 61, 2.3.2002, p. 4). (**) Commission Regulation (EC) No 738/2002 of 29 April 2002 concerning aid f%r the processing of sugar cane into sucrose syrup or agricultural rum in the French overseas departments (O] L 113, 30.4.2002, p. 13). (*) Commission Regulation (EC) No 1410/2002 of 1 August 2002 concerning aid f%r the processing of sugar cane into sugar syrup or agricultural rum on Madeira (O] L 205, 2.8.2002, p. 24). () Commission Regulation (EC) No 1491/2002 of 20 August 2002 laying down detailed rules for the application of the specific measures for wine in the outermost regions introduced by Council Regulations (EC) No 1453/2001 and (EC) No 1454/2001 (O] L 224, 21.8.2002, p. 49); Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1796/2002 (O] L 272, 10.10.2002, p. 19).