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Proposaifora
REGULATION OPTHECOUNCIL
layingdowntheconditionsforapplyingprotectivemeasuresforfruit
andvegetables
(submittedtotheCouncilbytheCommission)
COM(72)1430final

PROPOSAL FORA
layingdowntheconditionsREGULATION OFTHECOTJNCTL
forapplyingprotectivemeasuresforfruit
andvegetables
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishing theEuro­
peanEconomicCommunity,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)NO
1035/72^^cf18May1972onthecommonorganiza­
tionofthemarketinfruitandvegetables,as35amendedbyRégulation (ÉEC)No/72,
andinpartioularArticle29^^thereof,
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission,
WhereasArticle29ofRegulatipn(EEC)No1035/72authorizesappropiate
measurestobetakenwhere,byreasonofimportsorexports,theCommunity
marketinoneormoreoftheproductsreferredtoinArticle1experiences
oristhreatenedwithseriousdisturbances whichmayendangertheobjectives
> •1
setoutinArticle39oftheTreaty,orifthewithdrawalorbuying-in
operationscarriedoutpursanttoArticles18or19relatetosignificant
quantitiesoftheproductslistedinAnnexIIIbis5whereasthosemeasures
relatetotradewiththirdcountriesandwhereastheyceasetoapply,accor­
dingtoeachindividualcase,eitherwhenthedisturbance orthreatofdis­
turbancedisappears,orwhenthereisanappreciablereductioninthequanti­
tieswithdrawnorboughtin$
Whereasitis■fortheCounciltodefinethemannerinwhichArticle29^^
referredtoaboveshouldbeappliedaswellasthecasesandthelimits'tinder
whiohtheMemberStatesmaytakeprotectivemeasures!
O.J.
O.J.No
NoL.
L.118of20.5.1972,p.1
•/•

2.
Whereas,consequently ,theprincipalfactorsenablingan--assessmentto
bemadeastowhetherthemarketisthreatenedwithseriousdisturbances ,
orwhetherthequantitieswhichhavebeenthesubjectofintervention may
beconsideredsignificantshouldbedefined;
Whereaswheretheuseofprotectivemeasuresdependsonthewayinwhich
tradewiththirdcountriesinfluences .theCommunitymarket,itisnecessary
toassessthesituationonthatmarketbytakingintoaocountthefactors
whichledtothedevelopmentinsuchtrade,inadditiontothecharacter­
isticsofthemarketitselfj •
Whereaswheretheuseofprotectivemeasuresdependsonthesizeofthewith­
drawalsmadeontheCommunitymarket,thedurationofthoseoperations
shouldbetakenintoaccount;
WhereasmeasureswhichcouldbetakenpursuanttoArticle29ofRegulation
(EEC)No1035/72shouldbedefined;whereassuchmeasuresshouldbeofa
kindasTsillbringtoanendthedisturbances orthreatofdisturbances
arisingfromtradewiththirdcountries;whereasinthecaseoflarge
withdrawals ,suchmeasuresshouldbeofakindaswillpreventthesitu­
ationontheCommunitymarketfromdeteriorating ;whereasthemeasures "re­
ferredtoaboveshouldbeinkeepingwithcircumstances sothattheyhave
nonebutthedesiredeffect;.
WhereasaMemberState'suseofprotectivemeasuresshouldbelimitedto
thecasewherethemarketofthatState,following .anassessmentbasedon'
thefactorsreferredtoabove,isconsideredas-satisfyingtheconditions
providedforinthefirstindentofArticle29^ofRegulation(EEC)
Bo1035/72;whereasthemeasureswhicharelikelytobetakeninsuchacase
shouldbesuchaswillpreventthesituationonthemarketfromdeteriora­
tingfurther;whereashoweversu©hmeasuresshouldbeprotective;whereas
becauseoftheirprotectivecharactertheapplicationofthesenational
measuresisonlyjustifieduntiltheentryintoforceofaCommunitydecision
onthesubject; ■
/•.»/•/.;

3.
"WhereasitisfortheCommissiontodecideontheCommunityprotective
measurestobetakenwithin24hoursofreceivingarequesttherefor©
fromaMemberState;whereasinordertoenabletheCommissiontoassess
thesituationonthemarketasaccuratelyaspossible,itisnecessary
tolaydownprovisionswhichwillensurethattheCommissionbeinformed
assoonaspossibleoftheprotectivemeasuresappliedbyaMemberState;
whereas,therefore,itshouldbeprovidedthattheCommissionbenotified
ofsuchmeasuresassoonastheyhavebeendecidedupon,andthatsuch
notification shouldbeconsideredasarequestwithinthemeaningof
Article29^ofRegulation(EEC)No1035/72}
BASADCPTEDTHISREGULATION t
Article1
Inordertodeterminewhetherthesituationreferred
tointhefirstindentofArticle29^"^ofRegulation(EEC)No1035/72
exists,accountshallbetakeninparticularof:
(a)Theactualorprobablevolumeofimportsorexports;
(b)Theavailability ofproductsontheCommunitymarket;
(c)ThepricesofdomesticproductsrecordedontheCommunitymarks
oirtheprobabletrendofthoseprices,andinparticulartheirtendency
tofallorriseexcessivelyinrelationtobasicpricesor,with
regardtoproductswhichdonothavebasicprices,inrelationto
thepricesofprecedingyears;
(d)Ifthesituationreferredtointhe"firstpartexistsbyreasonof
imports s
-ThepricesontheCommunitymarketofproductsexportedfromthird
countriesandinparticulartheirtendencytofallexcessively ;
-Qantitiesforwhichwithdrawals areormaybeeffected.
-/•

4.
Article 2
Inorder todetermine whether the situation referred to
inthesecond indent ofArticle 29^ofRegulation (EEC)No1035/72
exists ,acoount shall "betaken of « >
-Thequantities ofapples andpears withdrawn orpurchased over aperiod
of15days ,
-Thequantities oftheother products listed inAnnex IIIbisofRegulation
(EEC)NO1035/72withdrawn orpurchased over aperiod ofseven days .
Thedetailed rules for theapplication ofthis Article shall
beadopted ,asandwhen required ,inaccordance with theprocedure provi­
dedforinArticle 33ofRegulation (EEC)NO1035/72
Article 3
1. Measures which canbetaken pursuant toArticle 29and^of
Regulation (EEC)NO1035/72are :
-When thesituation covered bythefirst indent ofparagraph 1of
that Article exists ,thesuspension ofimports orexports orthe
levying ofexport taxes $
-When thesituation referred tointhesecond indent ofparagraph 1
ofthat Article exists ,thesuspension ofimports orthelevying of
anadditional amount equal to50$ofthedifference between the
basic price and theprice referred tointhefirst indent ofArticle
•15(l)(a)0fRegulation (EEC)NO1035/72.Thisadditional amount
shall beadded tothecustoms duties and tothecountervailing charges ,
ifany ,which mayhave been introduced pursuant toArticle 25of
Regulation (EEC)NO1035/72.
2. Such measures mayonly betaken insofar ,andforaslong ,
asthey arestrictly necessary .With regard tothemeasures provided for
inthesecond indent ofparagraph 1,they shall besuspended if,forat
least oneweek ,asizeable reduction isnoted inthequantities withdrawn
orbought inascompared with thequantities withdrawn orbought inbefore
themeasures were introduced . ' •/•

5.
3.Themeasuresprovidedforinparagraph .1shalltakeaccountofthe
specialpositionofproductsintransittotheCommunity.Theyshall
applyonlytoproductsexportedfrom,orintendedfor,thirdcountries.
Theymaybelimitedtoproductsexportedfrom,originatingin,orinten­
dedforcertaincountries,ortocertainqualities,sizegradesor
groups.
Asregardsthemeasuresprovidedforinthefirstindentofpara­
graph1,theymaybelimitedtoimportsintendedforcertainareasof
theCommunityortoexportsfromsuchareas*
Artide4
1.AMemberStatemaytakeoneormoreprotectivemeasureswhenit
considersthat,havingmadeanassessmentbasedonthefactorsreferred
toinArticle1,thesituationcoveredbythefirstindentofArticle
29(l)ofRegulation (EEC)No1035/72exists.
Theprotectivemeasuresshallbe:
(a)Tosuspendimportsorexports,
(b)Torequirepaymentofexporttaxesorthegivingofsecurityin
respectthereof.
Themeasurereferredtounder(b)shallnotinvolvethecollection
oftaxesunlessadecisionhasbeentakentothateffectpursuantto
Article29^or^ofRegulation(EEC)Ho1035/72.
TheprovisionsofArticle3^^ofthisRegulationshallapply.

6.
2. TheCommission shall benotified bytelex oftheprotective
measures which have been decided on.Such notification shall bedeemed
(2)arequest within themeaning ofArticle 29v'ofRegulation (EEC)No
1035/72.Such maesures .shall only beapllicable until theentry into
force ofthedecision taken bytheCommission accordingly .
Article 5
Article 28ofRegulation (EEC)NO1035/72shall apply in
cases where itisdecided tocollect anadditional amount inaccordance
with thesecond indent ofArticle 3^«
Article 6
Council Regulation (EEC)No2514/69 of9December 1969
defining theconditions forapplying protective measures ,tofruit and
vegetables isrepealed .
Article 7 ,
This Regulation shall enter into force onthethird day
following itspublication intheOfficial Journal oftheEuropean Commu­
nities .
Itshall apply asfrom theopening date ofthe1973-1974
marketing year inrespect ofeach oftheproducts concerned .
This Regulation shall bebinding initsentirety anddirectly
applicable inallMember States .
Done atBrussels ,
For the Council
The Président
(1)O.J. L.318,of18.12.1969 ,p.8