7.5.1999 Official Journal of the European Communities L119/23 COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 961/1999 of 6 May 1999 laying down detailed implementing rules concerning the extension of rules issued by producer organisations in the fruit and vegetable sector THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, 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 amended by Regula- tion (EC) No 857/1999 (3, and in particular Article 48 thereof, (1)  Whereas Article 18 of Regulation (EC) No 2200/96 lays down the conditions under which the rules issued by producer organisations or associations of such organisations in the fruit and vegetable sector may be extended to all producers established in a specific economic area; whereas detailed rules should be adopted for the implementation of that Article; (2)  Whereas Article 18(7) of Regulation (EC) No 2200/ 96 requires the list of economic areas to be forwarded to the Commission for approval; whereas the Commission must be able to assess the list in the light of Article 18(2); (3)  Whereas Article 18(1) of the abovementioned Regulation lays down certain conditions for the extension of rules; whereas Article 18(3) lays down the conditions that producer organisations and associations of such organisations must meet in order to be considered representative; whereas the Commission must be able to assess compliance with those conditions; (40  Whereas, where the rules to be extended concern withdrawals, producers who do not belong to producer organisations should be able to carry out withdrawals; ()  Whereas Article 18(6) of the abovementioned Regulation lays down the conditions under which financial contributions may be levied on producers who do not belong to producer organisations; whereas the Commission must be able to assess compliance with those conditions; (6)  Whereas, where produce is sold on the tree, it should be made clear which rules are to be () OJ L 297, 21.11.1996, p. 1. O] L 108, 27.4.1999, p. 7. extended to the producers and the buyers respec- tively; (7)  Whereas Commission Regulation (EC) No 2137/ 84 (%) should be repealed; (8)  Whereas the measures provided for in this Regula- tion are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Fresh Fruit and Veget- ables, HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: Article 1 Notification as provided for in Article 18(7) of Regulation (EC) No 2200/96 of the list of economic areas referred to in Article 18(2) of that Regulation shall include all the information needed to assess whether the conditions laid down in Article 18(2) have been complied with. Article 2 1. When a Member State notifies rules it has made binding for a given product and economic area pursuant to Article 18(5) of Regulation (EC) No 2200/96, it shall inform the Commission at the same time of: (a) the producer organisation or association of organ- isations wich requested that its rules be extended; (b) the number of producers who belong to that organ- isation or asosciation and the total number of produ- cers in the economic area concerned; such informa- tion shall be given in respect of the situation obtaining at the time when the application for exten- sion is made; (c) the total production of the economic area and the production marketed by the producer organisation or association during the last marketing year for which tigures are available; (d) the date from which the rules to be extended have applied to the producer organisation or association concerned; (e) the date from which the extension is to take effect and the duration of application of the extension. () OJ L 196, 26.7.1984, p. 23.