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of 11 December 1990
on measures to strengthen the application of the common quality standards for fruit and veget-
ables in Portugal
(OJ L 362, 27.12.1990, p. 22)
Amended by:
Official Journal
No page date
►M1Council Regulation (EC) No 1468/97 of 22 July 1997 L200 1 29.7.1997
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COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC)No 3650/90
of 11 December 1990
on measures to strengthen the application of the common quality
standards for fruit and vegetables in Portugal
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European EconomicCommunity,
Having regard to the Act of Accession of Spain and Portugal, and in
particular Article 234 (2) thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,Whereason26June1990theCommissionsenttheCouncilareporton
the progress made towards specific objectives and on the implementa-tion of structural measures in Portugal during the first stage;
Whereas that report shows that the mechanisms introduced in the fruit
and vegetables sector as regards standardization cannot be applied insuch a way as to enable the objectives to be fully attained and thecommonorganizationofthemarketinfruitandvegetablesaslaiddownby Council Regulation (EEC) No 1035/72 of 18 May 1972 on thecommon organization of the market in fruit and vegetables(
1), as last
amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1193/90(2), to function properly;
whereas,therefore,theCommunityshouldcontributetowardsfundingaprogramme,approvedbytheCommission,includingmeasuresaimedatensuringthespreadofcommonqualitystandardsandthesetting-upofafruit and vegetables inspectorate in Portugal,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
1. TheCommunityshallcontributetowardsfundingaprogrammeof
measures to be put forward and carried out by the Portuguese authori-ties►
M1by 30 September 1999 ◄with a view to:
— improving application of the common quality standards in accord-
ance with Article 2 of Regulation (EEC) No 1035/72, and
— strengthening the arrangements for checking that the abovemen-
tioned standards are complied with in respect of fresh fruit andvegetables that are:
(a) placed on the Portuguese market;
(b) placed on the market within the Community;
(c) imported from, or exported to, third countries;
(d) withdrawn from the market;
(e) suppliedtotheprocessingindustry,wheresuchstandardsapply,
particularly for the purpose of granting Community aid.
2. The programme referred to in paragraph 1 shall be submitted to
the Commission before 31 December 1991 and approved by theCommission prior to implementation.
Article 2
The programme referred to in Article 1 shall include the following
measures:
(1) OJ No L 118, 20. 5. 1972, p. 1.
(2) OJ No L 119, 11. 5. 1990, p. 43.
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1. As regards the application of common quality standards:
— thesetting-upinproductionareasofpilotoperationsequippedto
provide practical demonstrations of standardization activities,
— the organization of training courses,— thepreparationanddistributionofteachingmaterialstoillustrate
the characteristics of standardized products,
— thedevelopmentofpackagingdesignssuitedtothevariousprod-
ucts.
2. As regards the arrangements for checking compliance with the
quality standards:
— the creation of an inspectorate made up of officials whose sole
task will be to carry out the checks referred to in the secondindent of Article 1 (1), duly managed by a specialized service,
— the specialized training of the abovementioned officials,— the carrying out of on-the spot checks.
Article 3
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1. The Community shall contribute 80 % of eligible expenditure asdefined pursuant to Article 4 incurred in carrying out the measuresreferred to in Article 2.
TheprogrammeprovidedforinArticle1mustbefullyimplementedby
30September1999andsettled,includingCommunityfinancing,by15November 1999.
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2. The annual amount of expenditure financed by the Communityshall be fixed by the Commission on the basis of the informationsupplied by Portugal each year for the previous year.
3. ExpenditurethatbenefitsatthesametimefromotherCommunity
measures shall not be eligible for assistance under this Regulation.
Article 4
DetailedrulesfortheapplicationofthisRegulationshallbeadoptedin
accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 33 of Regulation(EEC) No 1035/72.
Article 5
This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 January 1991.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicablein
all Member States.