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►B COUNCIL REGULATION (EC)No 399/94
of 21 February 1994
concerning specific measures for dried grapes
(OJ L 54, 25.2.1994, p. 3)
Amended by:
OfficialJournal
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COUNCIL REGULATION (EC)No 399/94
of 21 February 1994
concerning specific measures for dried grapes
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and
in particular Article 43 thereof,
Having regard to the proposalfrom the Commission (1),
Having regard to the opinion of the Euorpean Parliament (2),
Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and SocialCommittee (3),
Whereas dried grapes are faced with marketing difficulties in spite of the
production aid and border protection measures applicable to them;whereas these difficulties are attributable mainly to the gradual
deterioration in the competitiveness of the product; whereas, in order
to remedy the situation, measures should be implemented for improvingits quality and marketing;
Whereas, in view of the production, storage and processing conditions in
the main region producing dried grapes, the first of these objectives canbe achieved only by means of vocational training for those employed in
the sector and by developing more effective procedures for carrying out
the operations which take place after the product is harvested; whereas,moreover, a better understanding of the marketing channels will helppinpoint the checks on the increase in the sales of dried grapes producedin the Community;
Whereas the aim of the measures thus envisaged is to achieve the
objectives of Article 39 of the Treaty; whereas they should be regarded
therefore as intervention measures designed to regularize the market;
whereas the vocationaltraining and promotion measures are to befinanced out of the savings made as a result of the application of thewithholding rates referred to in Article 1 (1) of Council Regulation(EEC) No 1206/90 of 7 May 1990 laying down general rules for thesystem of production aid for processed fruit and vegetables (
4),
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
Specific measures relating to the quality ►M1 ◄of dried
grapes produced in the Community and covered by CN codes
0806 20 11, 0806 20 12, 0806 20 91 and 0806 20 92 shall be adopted
in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 4.
The measures shall comprise:
— in relation to quality:
(a) vocationaltraining measures;
(b) measures to improve transport and storage conditions;
(c) measures for the technical development of new quality and
classification parameters and for the development of effectiveprocedures for carrying out drying, cleaning, sorting and storageoperations on the holding or at the plant.1994R0399 — EN — 01.01.2001 — 001.001 — 2
(1) OJ No C 211, 5. 8. 1993, p. 20.
(2) Opinion delivered on 8 February 1994 (not yet published in the Official
Journal).
(3) OJ No C 352, 30. 12. 1993, p. 29.
(4) OJ No L 119, 11. 5. 1990, p. 74.
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Article 2
1. The measures referred to in Article 1 shall be carried out by
representative groups with members in various branches of the industryand offering assurances that the proposed measures will be properlyimplemented. The representativeness of groups will be judged in terms
of the objective pursued.
2. The Community shall contribute up to 70 % towards the financing
of the measures referred to in Article 1.
However, in the case of the measures referred to in point (a)
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to 90 %, 100 % and 100 % respectively.
Article 3
Expenditure arising from the measures referred to in Article 1 shall be
regarded as intervention expenditure designed to regularize the
agricultural markets within the meaning of Article 3 (1) of CouncilRegulation (EEC) No 729/70 of 21 April 1970 on the financing of thecommon agricultural policy (
1). It shall be financed by the Guarantee
Section of the EAGGF.
Article 4
Detailed rules for the application of this Regulation shall be laid down in
accordance with the procedure provided for in Article 22 of Council
Regulation (EEC) No 426/86 of 24 February 1986 on the common
organization of the market in products processed from fruit andvegetables (
2).
Article 5
This Regulation shall enter into force on the third 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.1994R0399 — EN — 01.01.2001 — 001.001 — 3
(1) OJ No L 94, 28. 4. 1970, p. 13. Regulation as last amended by Regulation
(EEC) No 2048/88 (OJ No L 185, 15. 7. 1988, p. 1).
(2) OJ No L 49, 27. 2. 1986, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation
(EEC) No 1569/92 (OJ No L 166, 20. 6. 1992, p. 5).▼B
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