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Proposalfora
COUNCILREGULATION (EEC)
amendingRegulation (EEC)No2764/77extendingtheperiodforwhich
ClassIIImaybeappliedinrespectofcertainfruitandvegetables
(submittedtotheCouncilbytheCommission )
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EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
SUBJECT:ProposalforaCouncilRegulationamendingRegulation (EEC)
N°2764/77extendingthepossibility ofapplyingClassIII
tocertainfruitandvegetables
Thecommonorganization ofthemarketinfruitandvegetables,governed
byCouncilRegulation (EEC)N°1035/72of18May1972,providesforthe
introduction ofcommonqualitystandardsforanumberofproducts.
ThequalitystandardsmayincludeaClassIII,theactualapplication
ofwhichistobedeededbytheCommissioninthelightofmarket
requirements.
ThepossibilityofapplyingClassIIIis,however,subjecttoatime
limit.Itwasduetoexpireon31December1977formostoftheproducts
forwhichsuchacatagoryexistedandon31December1979forBrussels
sproutssince,aslaiddowninArticle4(2)ofRegulation (EEC)
N°1045/72,"unlessanextensionisdecideduponinaccordancewiththe
votingprocedurelaiddowninArticle43(2)oftheTreaty,ClassIII
maynotbeappliedbeyongthefifthyearfollowingthedateofentry
intoforceoftheRegulation whichdefinesit".
In1977Regulation (EEC)N°2764/77extendedthispossibilityuntil
31December1982.
TheCommissionproposesthattheCouncilextendthispossibility fora'
furtherperiodoffiveyearsandincludeintheextensionleeksaubergines
andcourgettes,ClassIIIofwhichmay,underthepresentconditions,be
marketeduntil31December1986.
ThereasoningbehindtheCommission'sproposalisasfollows:
1.Accordingtoinformation received,ClassIII,dependingonthe
productandtheMemberState,canrepresentanappreciable percentageof
thevalueofproduction andthusofproducers' incomes,asisillustrated
bythefollowingexamples.
Inthecaseofasparagus,itrangesfrom2to21Z,lettucesfrom0.4to
11%,tomatoesfrom2.9to8.3%andcucumbers1.9to8.2%.

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Asregardsapples,pearsandpeachesitismoredifficulttoestimate
afigurebecauseClassIIIcannolongerbemarketed,butforcherries
andstrawberries,forwhich,itistrue,thereisnoClassII,the
percentagevariesfrom5to35%.
2.Theseareaveragefigures,butitiscertainthatatatimeoflow
production,particularly atthebeginningortheendofthemarketing
year,thepercentagecouldbehigher,sothatitwouldbemorein
theproducer'sinteresttobeabletomarketClassIIIproducts.
3.Inthistimeofeconomicdifficultyitseemsessentialforpersons
withmodestincomestchavethepossibility ofobtainingsuppliesat
thelowestpossibleprices.
Itgoeswithoutsaingthatifthepossibility ofauthorizing the
marketingofClassIIIremains,theCommissionwilldecideactually
toapplyitwhenitconsidersthisjustified.

'3.77 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoI.*20/S
COUNCILJtKGULATION (EEC)
amending Regulation (EEC)No2764/77
extendingtheperiod(orwhichClassIIImaybeappliedinrespectofcertain
fruitandvegetables
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES .
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuiopcan
EconomicCommunity,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
1035/72of18May1972onthecommonorganisation
ofthemarketinfruitandvegetables('),aslast
amendedbyRegulation (EEC)No .('),andin
particularthefirstsubparagraph ofArticle4(2)
thereof.
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommssion ,
WhereasRegulation (F.FC)No1055/72provide-that,
unlessanextensionisdecideduponinacconlance
withthevotingprocedurelaiddowninArticle43(2)
oftheTreaty,ClassIIImaynotbeappliedbeyondthe
fifthyearfollowingthedateofentryintoforceofthe
Regulationwhichdefinesit;whereas Council
KEYulation (EEC )NO2764/77
hasextended this possibility until
31December 1982 :Whereas,moreover,themarketingofClassIII
productsenablescertainconsumerswithmodest
incomestoobtainsuppliesofthoseproducts;
Whereasitseemsadvisable,therefore,toprovidefor
ClassIIItobeapplicableforalimitedperiodbeyond
31December 1982 -;
Whereas ,inthecase ofleeks ,aubergines
andcourgettes ,Class IIIasadefined by
Regulation (EEC )No1292/ii (4)maybe
applied until 31December 1986 ;whereas ,for
thesake ofsimplification ,itshould be
frovided hereandnowthatClass IIImaybe urther applied until thedate fixed in
respect oftheother products .
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Atinle1
WhereasthemarketingofClassIIIrepresentsalarge
shareofproducers'incomeswherethereisnoClassII
fortheproduct;whereas,wherethereisaClassII,the
shareofproducers'incomesrepresentedbyClsssIII
isconsiderablylower,althoughnotnegligible,particu­
larlyatcertaintimesoftheyear;
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels, ,
FortheCouncil
ThePresidentArtide2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthethirdday
followingitspublicationintheOfficialJournalof
theEuropeanCommunities .
Itshallapplyasfrom1January 1
(>)OJNoL118,20.5.1972,d.I.
OOJNoL190,"1-.7.M82 ,p.7
(3)OJNoL320 ,15.12.1977 ,p.5
(4)OJNoL.129 ,15.5.1981 ,p.38

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FINANCIAL STATEMENT
1 Date :19.10.1982
1.BUDGET HEADING :post _-,5Q1APPROBATIONS :1983 (P.B. )
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2.TITLE :Proposal for acouncil regulation amending Regulation (EEC )n°
2764 /77extending thepossibility ofapplying Class IIItocertai
3.LEGAL BA . ^0fCouncil Regulation (EEC)n°1035 /72
4.AIMSOFPROJECT :EXTENS .JONQF possibility ofapplying Class IIItocertain
fruits andvegetables upto31December 1987 .
5.FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS
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