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COM(83) 336 final  
Brussels, 6 June 1983
Proposal for a  
£OyNÇIL_REGyLATIQN_(EEÇ)
amending Regulations (EEC) No 2511/69 and (EEC) No 1035/72
as regards lemons
Proposal for a  
C0yNCIL_REGyLATI0N__(EEC)
amending, as regards lemons, Annex II to Regulation (EEC)  
fixing certain prices and other amounts for fruit and  
vegetables in respect of the 1983/84 marketing year
Proposal for a  
£2yN£IL_REGULATI0N_(EEC)
amending Regulation (EEC) No 471/76 as regards the period of  
suspension of the application of the condition on prices  
governing the importation into the Community of fresh  
lemons originating in certain Mediterranean countries
ksubrm ttea to the Council by the Commission)
COM(83) 336 final

EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
The first proposal for a Regulation is designed:
- to postpone by one marketing year the gradual phasing out of the financial  
compensation for lemons;
- to adjust accordingly the basis for calculating the reference price for the  
products in question.
The second proposal is designed to alter the amounts of the financial  
compensation for lemons for 1983/84 since the compensation has been maintained  
at the same level as in 1982/83 in the Community of Nine and since the amount  
fixed for Greece complies with the alignment laid down in Article 76 of the  
Act of Accession of Greece.
Extending the period of validity of the marketing premium by one marketing  
year for lemons means that the agreed price applicable to imports of fresh  
lemons pursuant to agreements concluded with Mediterranean countries should be  
suspended for a similar period. The Commission is accordingly submitting to  
the Council a third proposal, which is designed to extend the application of  
the provisions of Regulation (EEC) No 471/76 until 31 May 1984·
It is estimated that the financial implications will total about 1 million ECU.

COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) .
amending Regulations (EEC) No 2511/69 and (EEC) No 1035/72 as regards lemons
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and  
in particular Articles 42 and 43 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament,
Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 2511/69 of 9 December 1969 laying down  
special measures for improving the production and marketing of Community  
citrus fruit (l),  as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1204/82 (2), provides  
for a system of financial compensation for sellers established in the producer  
Member States in respect of oranges, mandarins, clementines and lemons  
originating in the Member States and marketed in the other Member States;
Whereas, under Article 7(2) of the said Regulation, the financial compensation  
in respect of lemons must be gradually reduced as "from the 1983/84 marketing year  
and be abolished as from the 1986/87 marketing year;
Whereas the progress made on the measures providing for a switch to new  
varieties of lemons has been less than anticipated; whereas the application  
of the provisions concerning the reduction in the financial compensation in  
respect of lemons should therefore be postponed by one marketing year;
(1) OJ No L 318, 18.12.1969, p. 1
(2) OJ No L 140, 20. 5-1982, p. 38

-  2 -
Whereas the situation in question should be taken into account when fixing the  
reference prices for lemons, by amending Council Regulation (EEC) No 1035/72  
of 18 May 1972 on the common organization of the market in fruit and  
vegetables (l), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1738/82 (2);
Whereas the marketing year for lemons begins on 1 June; whereas this  
Regulation should therefore apply from that date,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
Article 1
Article 7 of Regulation (EEC) No 2511/69 is hereby amended as follows:
1. In the first subparagraph of paragraph 2, the words "lemons and" are deleted.
2. The following paragraph 2a is inserted:
"2a. For lemons, the amount of the financial compensation shall be fixed  
each year before the beginning of the marketing year, in accordance  
with the procedure laid down in Article 43(2) of the Treaty:
(a) up to and including the 1983/84 marketing year, on the basis of  
the previous levels of the amount and of changes in the basic and  
buying-in prices for the products in question, subject to the  
condition, however, that the percentage change in the financial  
compensation compared with the preceding marketing year may not  
exceed the percentage change in the basic and buying-in prices;
(b) with effect from the 1984/85 marketing year, on the basis of the  
previous levels of the amount reduced, successively, by one
quarter, one third and one half.
Financial compensation shall be abolished with effect from the 1987/88  
marketing year."
(1) OJ No L 118, 18. 5-1972, p. 1
(2) OJ No L 190, 1. 7-1982, p. 7

- 3 -
ArticLe_2
Article 23 of Regulation (EEC) No 1035/72 is hereby amended as follows:
1. The second subparagraph of paragraph 2 is replaced by the following:
"However, for clementines up to and including the 1982/83 marketing year,  
for lemons up to and including the 1983/84 marketing year and in the case of 
oranges, mandarins, satsuinas, tangerines and other similar citrus hybrids, with  
the exception of clementines, up to and including the 1989/90 marketing
year, the reference prices shall be fixed at the same level as for the  
preceding marketing year and adjusted, where appropriate, by a percentage  
not exceeding the difference between the percentage representing the change  
in the basic and buying-in prices and that representing the change in the  
financial compensation provided for in Regulation (EEC) No 2511/69 as  
compared with the preceding marketing year."
2. The second subparagraph of paragraph 4 is replaced by the following:
However,
- in the case of clementines, this amount shall be limited for the 1983/84>  
1984/85 and 1985/86 marketing years to one quarter, one half and three  
quarters respectively of the amount calculated in accordance with the  
first subparagraph,
- in the case of lemons, this amount shall be fixed at 0 ECU for the  
1983/84 marketing year and shall not exceed, for the 1984/85, 1985/86 and  
1986/87 marketing years, one quarter, one half and three quarters  
respectively of the amount calculated in accordance with the first  
subparagraph."
Artqc le_3
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the
Official Journal of the European Communities.
It shall apply with effect from 1 June 1983.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in
all Member States.
Done at For the Council  
The President

Proposal for
COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC)
amending, as regards lemons, Annex II to Regulation (EEC) No ______/83
fix
ing certain prices and other amounts for fruit and vegetables in  
respect of the 1985/84 marketing year
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and  
in particular Article 43 thereof,
Having regard to the Act of Accession of 1979, and in particular  
Article 72(l) thereof,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2511/69 of 9 December 1969 laying  
down special measures for improving the production and marketing of Community  
citrus fruit (l),  as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No (2), and in
particular Article 7(2) thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament,
Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No /83, which amends Regulation (EEC)
No 2511/69, lays down that for the 1983/84 marketing year the provisions  
concerning the fixing of the financial compensation in respect of lemons are  
those applicable in respect of the preceding marketing year;
Whereas under Article 76 of the Act of Accession of Greece the financial  
compensation for that Member State is 4° be introduced as Laid down in  
Article 68(2)(b) of the said Act;
(1) OJ No L 318, 18.12.1969, p. 1
(2) OJ No L

-  2 -
Whereas the amounts in respect of the financial compensation for lemons for  
the 1983/84 marketing year which are laid down in Regulation (EEC) No /83  
should therefore be amended,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
Article 1
In Annex II to Regulation (EEC) No /83, the amounts of the financial  
compensation in respect of lemons are hereby replaced by the following:
"Greece Other Member States
4,71 7,86 ECU per 100 kg net for lemons".
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the  
Official Journal of the European Communities.
It shall apply with effect from 1  June  1983.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in  
all Member States.
For the Council  
The President

Proposal for a  
COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC)
amending Regulation (EEC) No 471/76 as regards the period of suspension of the 
application of the condition on prices governing the im portation into the 
Community of fresh lemons originating in certain Mediterranean countries
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN 
COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European 
Economic Community, and in particular Articles 43 
and 113 thereof.
Having regard to the proposal from the 
Commission ('),
Having regard to the opinion of the European 
Parliament (l),
Whereas Regulation (EEC) No (3 ) provides, for
the 1982/84 marketing year, for financial compensa­
tion measures for lemons ; whereas measures of this 
type led to the adoption of Regulation (EEC) No 
471/76 (‘), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 
3 0 0 5 /3 2  (s ). which provides for the suspension of 
application of the condition on prices governing the 
importation into the Community of fresh lemons . It shall apply with effect from 1 June 1983.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member 
States.
Done at Brussels,
For the Council  
The Presidentoriginating in certain Mediterranean countries;  
whereas, at present, such suspension should be 
extended to 31 May 1984,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
Article 1
The second paragraph of Article 3 of Regulation (EEC) 
No 471/76 shall be replaced by the following:
‘It shall apply until 31 May 1984’
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its 
publication in the Official Journal of the European  
Communities.
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