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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
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Brussels ,9January 1974
Proposal fora
COUNCIL DIRECTIVE
supplementary toCouncil Directive No.71/286/EEC ,dated 26July 1971 »
concerning statistical surveys to "becarried out "byMember Countries to
determine theproduction capacity ofplantings ofcertain tree fruits .
(submitted totheCouncil bytheCommission )
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MFMORAHD T.IM
CouncilDirectiveNo.71/236/EEC,dated26July1971»instructedthemember
countries
-toc.?,rryoutsurveysofcertainfruit-treeplantationsintheirterritories
in1972and
-toreporttherusultsofthesesurveystotheCommission "by1September1973
atlatest.
Becauseofunforeseeable andunsurmountable technicaldifficulties ,thefinal
dateslaiddo™inDirectiveNo.71/2O6/EECcouldnotbemetinsomemember
countries,whichistosaythateitherthesurveywasnotcarriedoutorthat
theresultswerenotprocessedandreported.
Thefruitmarketistcharacterised bylackcfbalancebetweensupplyanddemand.
Informationisthereforeneededonthefuturedevelopmentoftheproduction
capacityofparticularfruit-treeplantations sothatregulations canbe
introduced ?-ttheCommunityleveltoimprovethesituationoffruitgrowers
byimprovingthestabilityofthemarkets.
Therefore,theCommission ,theresponsibleauthoritiesofmembercountriesand
thegrower^andretailers'representatives aregreatlyinterestedbothinthe
carryingoutandintheevaluationofthefruittreesurveys,andalsointhe
financingofthesesurveysbythoCommunity.Inthesecircumstances ,an
additionisnecessarytoCouncilDirectiveNo.71/286/EECregardingthe
finaldates.

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DRAFTCOUNCILDIRECTIVE
supplementary toCouncilDirectiveNo.71/286/EEC,dated26July1971»
concerningstatistical surveystobecarriedoutbvMember -Countriesto
determinetheproductioncapacityofplantingsofcertaintreefruits.
THECOUNCILCPTHEEUROPEAN CUMMUNITIES -
pursuanttotheTreatyofEstablishment oftheEuropeanCommunity,andin
particularArticle43,
atthesuggestionoftheCommission ,
andafterseekingtheadviceoftheEuropeanParliament ,
andtakingthefollowingintoconsiderations
1.-CouncilDirectiveNo.Tl/286/EEC,dated26July1971(l°)instructing
MemberStatestocarryoutstatistical'surveysiri1972andthereafterin
■spring'at'five-yearlyintervals,onplantations ofeatingapples,dessert
pears,peaches,andorangesintheirterritories .
2.-Becauseofunforeseeable andunsurmountabledifficulties ,someMember
CountrieswereunabletomeetthefinaldateslaiddowninDirective
No.71/286/EEC,eitherbecausetheycouldnotcarryout'thesurveyin
1972,orbecausetheywereunabletosubmittheresultsofthesurveyto
theCommissionbefore1September1973.
3.-However,theresultsofthesurveysareurgentlyneeded,becausethey
willformthebasisofforecastsofthedevelopment ofproductioncapacity
ofthesefruitcrops,andbecausetheyareindispensable formedium-term
estimationofproductionandmarketsupply.
4.-Stepsmustthereforebetakentoensurethatthesurveyandreports
producesbyindividual MemberCountriesaftertheoriginalfinaldates
arealsotakenintoaccount.
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HASISSUEDTHEFOLLOWING DIRECTIVE :
Article 1
ThefollowinginstructionistobeinsertedinCouncilDirectiveNo.71/286/EEC,
dated26July.1971? -•-•.
Article -9a
(l)"Membercountrieswhichwereunabletomeetthefinaldateforthecarrying
outofthesurveyprovidedforunderArticle1,orforthesubmission -
oftheresultstotheCommission ,cans
a)carryoutthissurveybySpring1974atlatest;
b)submittheresultsofthissurveytotheCommissionbyatlatest
12monthsaftercarryingoutthesurvey,butnotlaterthan31December
1974.
(2)IfaMembercountrymakesuseofparagraphIs
a)then,forthatcountry,thefinaldatesgivenunderArticles5and6
arepostponedby1yearineachcase,,providedthatthesurveyprovided
forinArticleIiscarriedout;
b)theproposalprovidedforunderArticle9paragraph4mustbesubmitted
by31December1974atlatest."
Article 2
InArticle8,sentenceIofCouncilDirective71/286/EECthefollowingchanges
ofdatesaretobemades
-"1January1975"toread"1January1976"
-"1January1976"toread"1January1977".
Article 3
ThisDirectiveisaddressedtotheMembercountries.
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