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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES
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PROPOSALFORAREGULATION [EEC)OF'THECOUNCIL
supplementing AnnexIofRegulation (EEC)n°1035/72onthecommon
organisation ofthemarketinfruitandvegetables
(submittedtotheCouncilbytheCommission)
COH(75/673final

EXPLANATORY miORANiXJM
CouncilRegulation(EEC)Ho1035/72of18Liay1972onthecommon
organisation ofthemarketinfruitandvegetablesprovidesfortheapplica­
tiontocertainfruitandvegetablesofqualitystandardsdesignedtokeep
productsofunsatisfactory qualityoffthemarket,toalignproductionon
consumerdemandandmakeforfaircompetitionintrade,thusservingto
improvetheprofitability ofproduction.
Forsomeyearsnowproductionandinternational tradeinsweet
peppershasincreasedsteadilyasshownbythefollowingstatistics :
Years
1968
1969
1970
1971
1972
1973
1974;jyiarketed
production
410.475
432.773
444.738
446.085
446.393
492.400
505.250Total
35.167
45.891
41.316
50.951
50.450
63.349Exportsfromthe6*1EURl5^Others
6.9o7
7.845
7.528
9.657
10.306
12.105EUR6
28.168
35-045
33.788
41.292
40.145
51.244Total
56.728
69.582
66.448
81.390
85.356
92.270
92.212Importsintothe6
EUR6
25.673
34.153
29.957
37.791
36.175
44.935
45.286Others
31.054
35.431
36.490
43.600
49.181
47.336
46.926
(l)In1974thenewMemberStatesproducedabout550m,t.ofpeppersandim­portedabout5,000m.t.ofwhich50%originatedintheCommunityand50^
innon-member countries.
TheItalianproduction,87Joofwhichisopengrownand13>grown
underglassalonerepresents93i°ofCommunityproduction.TheNetherlands
production,whichisallproducedunderglass,accountsfor3.1/»French
productionf?r3
Open-grownproductionismarketedbetweenJuneandNovemberbut
over50°hismarketedinthemonthofAugustalone.

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Productionunderglasswhichrepresentsabout17vofCommunity
productionismarketedthroughoutthejear;thelargestquantitiesaremarketed
betweenIlarchandJulyincluded,butover50Lt°ismarketedinMayandJune.
/..'Imports -originatinginnon-membercountriescomeinthroughout
theyear*In1973themainsupplierswereHungary,Ethiopia*'Rumania,Bulgaria,
SpainandMoroccojin1972IsraelandYugoslaviawerealsoleiirgesuppliersto
theCommunity# •
Theaboveconsiderations justifytheinclusionofpeppersin
thelistofproductssubjecttoqualitystandards,-

PROPOSALFORAREGULATION(EEC)NO03?THECOUNCIL
of
supplementing AnnexIofRegulation (EEC)ITo1035/72onthecommonorganiza­
tionofthemarketinfruitandvegetables
THSCOUNCILOFTIEDEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishing the
EuropeanEconomicCommunity,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)
No1035/72^^ofloMay1972onthecommon
organization ofthemarketinfruitandvegetables,
,■ aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)No2432/75^^>
andinparticularthefirstindentofArticle2(2)
thereof5
HavingreagrdtotheCommissionproposal 5
HavingregardtotheOpinionoftheEuropean
,Parliament|
WhereasRegulation(EEC)No1035/72providesthatqualitystandardsmaybe
fixedforproductstobedeliveredfreshtotheconsumerandAnnexIthereto
liststheproductssubjecttoqualitystandards 5
Whereassweetpeppersarethesubjectoflarge–scaletradeinsomeproducer
MemberStatesandsubstantialtradeonaCommunitylevelj
Whereasthereforeitisnecessarytoapplytothisproauctalltheprovisions
ofRegulation(SEC)No1035/72andinparticulartolaydowncommonquality
standards3whereastothisendthesaidproductshouldbeaddedtothelist
inAnnexIofRegulation(EEC)No1035/72?
-/.
riJoTj.'iio^Liis of"20.5.1972,p.1
(2)O.J,NoL254Of1.10.1975IP-3

2.
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1*'•;".-» ■.v" ,v:'v
; -Underthecolumn."Vegetables *!,in'-AnnexItoRegulation(EEC)
No1035/72add.thefollowing:.
"Sweetpeppers" ,
Articlé"2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthethird,dayfollowing
itspublicationintheOfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectly
applicableinallMemberStates.
DoneatBrussels,
FortheCouncil
ThePresident