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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
COM(78)331 final .
*•
•Brussels .19July 197°
Proposal fora
COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC)
amending Regulation (SEC)No525/77establishing asystem of
production aidfortinned pineapple
(submitted totheCouncil "bytheCommission )
I
COK(78 )331final

EXPLANATORY NOTE
Owingtothespecialcircumstances underwhichpineapples
areharvested*,theprocessingoftheproductextendsover
aratherlongperiod.Thisperiod,delayingthegrantingof
productionaid*givesrisetofinancialdifficulties forthe
processors *whoarerequiredtopayaminimumpricetothe
producersoffreshpineapples .
Inordertoavoiddifficulties andtofacilitate theprocessing
ofpineapplesitshouldbemadepossibletopayanadvancebefore
paymentoftheminimumpricetotheproducers.

PROPOSAL FOR ACOUNCIL REGULATION
amending Regulation (EEC)No525/77establishing asystem .
ofproduction aidfortinned pineapple
THE COUNCIL OFTHE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES , •
Having regard totheTreaty establishing the .
. xEuropean Economic Community ,and inparticular Articles
'43and227thereof .
Having regard totheproposal from the Commission ,
V
Having regard totheopinion ofthe European
Parliament , .
Whereas Article 6ofCouncil Regulation (EEC )No525/77of14March 1977
..... .. . . 1 .Establishing asystem ofproduction aid fortinned pineapple makes thegranting
ofthe aidtoprocessors conditional upon payment ofatleast aminimum price
toproducers ;.
Whereas owing tothespecial circumstances under which pineapples ^
areharvested ,theprocessing oftheproduct extends over acomparatively
long period ;whereas theneed towait forthegranting oftheproduction aid
causes financial difficulties fortheprocessors ,whoare
required topay aminimum price totheproducers ofthefresh pineapples ;
whereas ,inorder tofacilitate theprocessing ofpineapples harvested in
theCommunity,it should bemade possible topayanadvance against
theaidbefore payment toproducers ofatleast theminimum price ;
whereas theproper operation ofthis ,system requires that thepayment of
these -advances should besubject tothelodging ofasecurity inorder
toensure observance oftheconditions governing thegranting ofthe
.j •aid •
r ♦
OJNoL73,21.3.1977 ,p.46

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
Article 1 •
Thefollowing Article 6aishereby added toRegulation (EEC)No525/77
"Article 6a
However ,advances against theaidmaybepaid onsubmission ofas'upply .
agreement orawritten contract between theproducer offresh pineapples
andtheprocessor ,provided that .thelatter lodges asecurity .in
order toensure compliance with theprovisions ofArticle 6."
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force onthedayfollowing its
publication intheOfficial Journal oftheEuropean Communities .
*
This Regulation shall bebinding initsentirety anddirectly
applicable inallMember States .
Brussels , Forthe Council ,
The President

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