36 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities
NoL151/6 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 7.7.71
COUNCILREGULATION (EEC)No1428/71
of2July1971
definingtheconditionsfortheimplementation ofprotectivemeasurestoproducts
processedfromfruitandvegetables
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES ,ary,inassessingthesituationoftheCommunity
market,totakeaccountnotonlyofthecharacteristics
ofthemarketitselfbutalsooffactorshavinga
bearingonthedevelopmentofsuchtrade;
Whereasthemeasureswhichcanbetakeninimple­
mentationofArticle1ofRegulation (EEC)No1427/
71shouldbedefined;whereasthesemeasuresmust
besuchaswillcorrectseriousdisturbances ofthe
marketandeliminatethethreatofsuchdisturbances ;
whereastheymustbeappropriatetothecircum­
stancestoavoidtheirhavingotherthanthedesired
effect;HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuro­
peanEconomicCommunity ,
Having'regardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)
No1427/71of2July1971introducingprotective
measuresforproductsprocessedfromfruitand
vegetables(1),andinparticularArticle1(1)thereof,
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission,
WhereasRegulation (EEC)No1427/71providesfor
thepossibilityofappropriatemeasuresbeingtaken
if,byreasonofimportsorexports,theCommunity
marketinoneormoreoftheproductslistedin
Article1ofCouncilRegulation (EEC)No865/68of
28June1968onthecommonorganizationofthe
marketinproductsprocessedfromfruitand
vegetables (2),aslastamendedbyRegulation (EEC)
No1425/71(3),experiencesoristhreatenedwith
seriousdisturbanceswhichmayendangertheobjec­
tivesofArticle39oftheTreaty;whereasthese
measuresrelatetotradewiththirdcountriesand
mustceasetobeappliedwhenthedisturbancesor
threatofdisturbanceshaveended;
Whereascriteriashouldbelaiddownenablingan
assessmenttobemadeastowhether,intheCom­
munity,themarketisseriouslydisturbedor
threatenedwithsuchdisturbance ;WhereasrecoursebyaMemberStatetoArticle1of
Regulation (EEC)No1427/71shouldbelimitedto
caseswhere,afteranassessmentbasedonthefactors
referredtoabove,themarketofthatStateis
consideredtomeettheconditionsofthesaidArticle;
whereasthemeasureswhichmaybetakeninsuch
casesmustbesuchthatnofurtherdeterioration of
themarkettakesplaceandmustbeofaprecautionary
natureonly;whereassuchnationalmeasuresmust
thereforebeapplicableonlyuntiltheentryintoforce
ofaCommunitydecisiononthesubject;
WhereasitisfortheCommissiontodecidewithina
period,of24hoursfollowingreceiptofarequest
fromaMemberState,whatCommunityprotective
measuresaretobetaken;whereas,toenablethe
Commissiontoassessthemarketsituationaseffec­
tivelyaspossible,provisionsshouldbelaiddownto
ensurethatitwillbeinformedaspromptlyas
possibleofanyprecautionary measuresimplemented
byaMemberState;whereasitshouldthereforebe
providedthatsuchmeasureswillbenotifiedtothe
Commissionassoonastheyaredecideduponand
thatsuchnotificationwillbeconsideredasarequest
withinthemeaningofArticle1(2)ofRegulation
(EEC)No1427/71,Whereasrecoursetoprotectivemeasuresdepends
upontheinfluenceontheCommunitymarketof
tradewiththirdcountries;whereasitisthusnecess­
0)OJNoL151,7.7.1971,p.5.
(*)OJNoL153,1.7.1968,p.8.
(3)OJNoL151,7.7.1971,p.1.

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HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article12.Thesemeasuresmaybetakenonlytotheextent
andfortheperiodstrictlynecessary.Theymayapply
onlytoproductscomingfromorgoingtothird
countries.Theymayberestrictedtoproductscoming
from,originatinginorgoingtospecifiedcountries
andtoproductsofspecifiedqualitiesorpresentation .
Theymayberestrictedtoimportsgoingtospecific
regionsoftheCommunityortoexportsfromsuch
regions.
Article3
Intheimplementation ofthisRegulation,Com­
munitycommitmentsunderinternationalagreements
shallberespected.Inordertodeterminewhether,byreasonofimports
orexports,theCommunitymarketinoneormore
oftheproductsreferredtoinArticle1ofRegulation
(EEC)No865/68isexperiencingoristhreatened
withseriousdisturbanceswhichmightendangerthe
objectivesofArticle39oftheTreaty,consideration
shallinparticularbegivento:
(a)thevolumeoftheimportsorexportseffectedor
planned;
(b)theavailabilityofproductsontheCommunity
market;
(>c)thepricesrulingforhome-grownproductson
theCommunitymarketortheforeseeabletrend
ofsuchprices,andinparticularanytendency
towardsanexcessivefallorriseinsuchpricesin
relationtothepricesofrecentyears;
(d)thepricesrulingontheCommunitymarketfor
productscomingfromthirdcountries,andin
particularanytendencytowardsanexcessivefall
insuchpricesifthesituationinitiallyreferred
tooccursbecauseofimports.Article4
1.AMemberStatemay,asaprecaution,takeone
ormoremeasureswhere,followinganassessment
basedonthefactorsreferredtoinArticle1,it
considersthatthesituationmentionedinArticle1(1)
ofRegulation (EEC)No1427/71existsinitsterritory.
Theprecautionary measuresshallconsistin
suspendingimportsorexports.Theprovisionsof
Article2(2)shallapply.
2.Precautionary measuresshallbenotifiedtothe
Commissionbytelexassoonastheyareagreed
upon.Suchnotificationshallbeconsideredas
arequestwithinthemeaningofArticle1(2)of
Regulation (EEC)No1427/71.Thesemeasuresshall
applyonlyuntiltheentryintoforceoftheDecision
takenbytheCommissiononthisbasis.Article2
Article51.Themeasureswhichmaybetakeninimplemen­
tationofArticle1(2)and(3)ofRegulation (EEC)
No1427/71,whenthesituationreferredtoinpara­
graph1thereofoccurs,shallbe:
(a)totalorpartialsuspensionofimportsorof
exports;
(b)asystemofminimumpricesbelowwhichimports
maybesubjecttotheconditionthattheybemade
atapriceexceedingtheminimumpricefixedfor
theproductinquestion.ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceontheday
followingitspublicationintheOfficialJournalof
theEuropeanCommunities .
Itshallapplyuntil30June1972.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,2July1971.
FortheCouncil
ThePresident
M.FERRARI-AGGRADI