No C 297/22 Official Journal of the European Communities 27. 11. 90 
Proposal for a 
COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No . . . 
of . . . 
on measures to strengthen the application of the common quality standards for fruit and 
vegetables in Portugal 
(90/C 297/13) 
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, 
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European 
Economic Community, 
Having regard to the Act of Accession of Spain and 
Portugal, and in particular Article 234 (2) thereof, 
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission, 
Whereas on 26 June 1990 the Commission sent the Council 
a report on the progress made towards specific objectives 
and on the implementation of structural measures in 
Portugal during the first stage; 
Whereas that report shows that the mechanism introduced 
in the fruit and vegetables sector as regards standardization 
would not seem to be capable of being applied in such a 
way as to enable the objectives to be fully attained and the 
common organization of the market in fruit and vegetables 
as laid down by Council Regulation (EEC) No 1035/72 of 
18 May 1972 an the common organization of the market in 
fruit and vegetables (*), as last amended by Regulation 
(EEC) No 1193/90 (2), to function properly; whereas, 
therefore, the Community should contribute towards 
funding a programme, approved by the Commission, 
including measures aimed at ensuring the spread of 
common quality standards and the setting-up of a fruit and 
vegetables inspectorate in Portugal, 
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: 
Article 1 
1. The Community shall contribute towards funding a 
programme of measures to be put forward and carried out 
by the Portuguese authorities over a five-year period with a 
view to: 
— improving application of the common quality standards 
in accordance with Article 2 of Regulation (EEC) No 
1035/72, and 
(3) OJ No L 118, 20. 5. 1972, p. 1. 
(2) OJ No L 119, 11. 5. 1990, p. 43. strengthening the arrangements for checking that the 
abovementioned standards are complied with in respect 
of fresh fruit and vegetables that are: 
(a) placed on the Portuguese market; 
(b) placed on the market within the Community; 
(c) imported from or exported to third countries; 
(d) withdrawn from the market; 
(e) supplied to the processing industry, where such 
standards apply, particularly for the purpose of 
granting Community aid. 
2. The programme referred to in paragraph 1 shall be 
submitted to the Commission before 31 December 1991 
and approved by the Commission prior to 
implementation. 
Article 2 
The programme referred to in Article 1 shall include the 
following measures: 
1. As regards the application of common quality 
standards: 
— the setting-up in production areas of pilot 
operations equipped to provide practical 
demonstrations of standardization activities, 
— the organization of training courses, 
— the preparation and distribution of teaching 
materials to illustrate the characteristics of 
standardized products, 
— the development of packaging designs suited to the 
various products. 
2. As regards the arrangements for checking compliance 
with the quality standards: 
— the creation of an inspectorate made up of officials 
whose sole task will be to carry out the checks 
referred to in the second indent of Article 1(1), 
managed by a specialized service, 
— the specialized training of the abovementioned 
officials, 
— the carrying out of on-the-spot checks. 
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Article 3 
1. The Community shall contribute 80 % of the eligible 
expenditure, as defined pursuant to Article 4, incurred in 
carrying out the measures referred to in Article 2 over a 
period of five years as from the date on which the 
programme is approved. 
2. The annual amount of expenditure financed by the 
Community shall be fixed by the Commission on the basis 
of the information supplied by Portugal each year for the 
previous year. 3. Expenditure that benefits at the same time from other 
Community measures shall not be eligible for assistance 
under this Regulation. 
Article 4 
Detailed rules for the application of this Regulation shall be 
adopted in accordance with the procedure laid down in 
Article 33 of Regulation (EEC) No 1035/72. 
Article S 
This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 January 1991. 
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member 
States. 
Done at Brussels, 
For the Council