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ProposalforaCouncilRegulationconcerningspecificmeasuresfordriedgrapes
(93/C211/13)
COM(93)315final
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(SubmittedbytheCommissionon7July1993)
thesystemofproductionaidforprocessedfruitand
vegetables(x),
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
Specificmeasuresrelatingtothequalityandthe
promotionofdriedgrapesproducedintheCommunity
andfallingwithinCNcodes08062011,08062012,
08062091and08062092shallbeadoptedin
accordancewiththeprocedurereferredtoinArticle4
below.
Theyshallcomprise:
—inrelationtoquality
(a)occupationaltrainingmeasures;
(b)measurestoimprovetransportandstorage
conditions;
(c)measuresforthetechnicaldevelopmentofnew
qualityandclassificationparametersandforthe
developmentofeffectiveproceduresforcarrying
outdrying,cleaning,sortingandstorageoper­
ationsontheholdingorattheplant;
—inrelationtopromotion
(d)astudyoftheEuropeanmarket;
(e)aninformationprogrammefocusingonthe
specificnatureoftheCommunityprogramme
andbasedontheresultsoftheabovementioned
measures .
Article2
1.ThemeasuresreferredtoinArticle1shallbe
carriedoutbyrepresentative groupswithmembersin
variousbranchesoftheindustryandofferingassurances
thattheproposedmeasureswillbeproperly
implemented .Therepresentativeness ofgroupswillbeTHECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity,andinparticularArticle43
thereof,
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission,
HavingregardtotheopinionoftheEuropean
Parliament,
HavingregardtotheopinionoftheEconomicand
SocialCommittee,
Whereasdriedgrapesarefacedwithmarketingdiffi­
cultiesinspiteoftheproductionaidandborder
protectionmeasuresapplicabletothem;whereasthese
difficultiesareattributablemainlytothegradualde­
teriorationinthecompetitiveness oftheproduct;
whereasinordertoremedythesituationmeasures
shouldbeimplementedforimprovingitsqualityand
marketing;
Whereas,inviewoftheproduction,storageand
processingconditionsinthemainregionproducingdried
grapes,thefirstoftheseobjectivescanbeachievedonly
bymeansofoccupationaltrainingforthoseemployedin
thesectorandbydevelopingmoreeffectiveprocedures
forcarryingouttheoperationswhichtakeplaceafterthe
productisharvested;whereas,moreover,abetterunder­
standingofthemarketingchannelswillhelppinpointthe
checksontheincreaseinthesalesofdriedgrapes
producedintheCommunity;
Whereastheaimofthemeasuresthusenvisagedisto
achievetheobjectivesofArticle39oftheTreaty;
whereastheyshouldberegardedthereforeasinter­
ventionmeasuresdesignedtoregularizethemarket;
whereastheoccupationaltrainingandpromotion
measuresaretobefinancedoutofthesavingsmadeasa
resultoftheapplicationofthewithholdingratesreferred
toinArticle1(1)ofCouncilRegulation(EEC)No
1206/90of7May1990layingdowngeneralrulesfor(')OJNoL119,11.5.1990,p.74.

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Article4
DetailedrulesfortheapplicationofthisRegulationshall
belaiddowninaccordancewiththeprocedureprovided
forinArticle22ofCouncilRegulation(EEC)No
426/86of24February1986onthecommonorgan­
izationofthemarketinproductsprocessedfromfruit
andvegetables(J),aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)
No1569/92(4).
Article5
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthethirdday
followingitspublicationintheOfficialJournalofthe
EuropeanCommunities .
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyand
directlyapplicableinallMemberStates.judgedintermsoftheobjectivepursued.However,the
measuresreferredtoinpoints(d)and(e)maybecarried
outbytheCommission .
2.TheCommunityshallcontributeupto70%
towardsthefinancingofthemeasuresreferredtoin
Article1.However,inthecaseofthemeasuresreferred
toinpoints(a),(d)and(e)ofArticle1,thiscontribution
maybeincreasedto90,100and100%respectively .
Article3
Expenditurearisingfromthemeasuresreferredtoin
Article1shallberegardedasinterventionexpenditure
designedtoregularizetheagriculturalmarketswithinthe
meaningofArticle3(1)ofCouncilRegulation(EEC)
No729/70of21April1970onthefinancingofthe
commonagriculturalpolicy(*),aslastamendedby
Regulation(EEC)No2048/88(2).Itshallbefinanced
bytheGuaranteeSectionoftheEAGGF.
oOJNoL94,28.4.1970,p.13.
(l)OJNoL185,15.7.1988,p.1.OOJNoL49,27.2.1986,p.1.
(4)OJNoL166,20.6.1992,p.5.
ProposalforaCouncilDecisionlayingdownthegroupsofadditivesusedinanimalnutrition
beingthesubjectofanauthorizationlinkedtothepersonresponsibleformarketingthem
(93/C211/14)
COM(93)250final
(SubmittedbytheCommissionon8July1993)
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity,andinparticularArticle43
thereof,
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission,
HavingregardtotheopinionoftheEuropean
Parliament,
HavingregardtotheopinionoftheEconomicand
SocialCommittee,
WhereasCouncilDirective70/524/EECof23
November1970concerningadditivesinfeedingstuffs (1),
aslastamendedbyDirective../../EEC,providesfora
definitionoftheadditiveswhichmustbegrantedan
authorization linkedtothepersonresponsiblefor
marketingthem;whereasthegroupsofadditivessubject
tosuchauthorizationmustbespecified;Whereasthesegroupscoverhigh-technology additives
withaveryspecificcomposition ;
Whereas,inordertomakeitpossibletoadaptthis
Decision,provisionshouldbemadeforaprocedure
introducingclosecooperationbetweentheMember
StatesandtheCommissionwithintheStanding
CommitteeforFeedingstuffsestablishedbyDecision
70/372/EEC,
HASADOPTEDTHISDECISION :
Article1
AdditivesbelongingtothegroupssetoutintheAnnex
tothisDecisionshallbegovernedbytheprocedurelaid
downinDirective70/524/EECforthepurposesof
obtaininganauthorization linkedtotheperson
responsibleformarketingthem.
Article2
Amendements tobemadetotheAnnexasaresultof
advancesinscientificandtechnicalknowledgeshallbe
adoptedinaccordancewiththeprocedurelaiddownin
Article3. OOJNoL270,14.12.1970,p.1.