COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES 
Brussels, 18.10.1996 
COM(96) 505 final 
Proposal for a 
COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) 
setting for the 1996/97 marketing year the percentages referred to in Article 3(1 )(a) 
of Regulation (EEC) No 426/86 in connection with the premium 
granted for products processed from tomatoes 
(presented by the Commission) 

EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM 
This measure must be taken at Community level, since this is an 
area in which only the Community has power to act. Its intensity 
and proportionality are described in detail below. 
Article 3(1) (a) of Regulation (EEC) No 426/86 provides for the 
grant of a premium equivalent to 2% of the aid payable in 
respect of those quantities of finished products produced from 
tomatoes obtained from the quantity of fresh tomatoe-s supplied 
under contracts concluded with producers' associations. 
The premium is only paid if the processors or their 
associations: 
- have accepted all the fresh tomatoes covered by the 
contracts, 
- can prove that the tomatoes processed under the said 
contracts represent a significant percentage of the total 
quantity of processed tomatoes. 
The purpose of this proposal is to set the percentage applicable 
to the 1996/97 marketing year at the same level as for the 
previous year, taking into account the role currently played by 
producers' associations in the Community. 
It should be recalled that the aim of the measure is to 
encourage concentration of the supply of fresh tomatoes in order 
to achieve a better administration of the quantities to be 
produced and the possible outlets, in particular those 
quantities going to processing. 
Proposal for a 
COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) 
setting for the 1996/97 marketing year the percentages referred to in Article 3(l)(a) 
of Regulation (EEC) No 426/86 in connection with the premium 
granted for products processed from tomatoes 
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION, 
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, 
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 426/86 of 24 February 1986 on the common 
organization of the market in products processed from fruit and vegetables1, as last amended 
by Regulation (EEC) No 2314/952, and in particular Article 3(3) thereof, 
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission, 
Whereas, in order to encourage the conclusion of contracts between groups of tomato 
producers on the one hand and associations of processors or processors on the other, 
Regulation (EEC) No 426/86 provides, in this case, for the grant on certain terms of an 
additional premium; 
Whereas the "significant specific percentage" for the total quantity of processed tomatoes 
covered by contracts concluded with producers' groups must be set for the 1996/97 marketing 
year; 
Whereas, in view of the important role played by tomato producers' groups in the producer 
Member States, it is desirable to maintain at the same level as for the 1995/96 marketing year 
the percentage of the quantities of tomatoes covered by contracts concluded with producers' 
associations in relation to the total quantity of processed tomatoes; 
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: 
1 OJ No L 49, 27.2.1986, p. 1. 
2 OJ No L 233, 30.09.1995, p. 69. 
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Article 1 
For the 1996/97 marketing year the percentage mentioned in Article 3(1 )(a) of Regulation 
(EEC) No 426/86 shall be 80%. 
Article 2 
This Regulation shall enter into force on the seventh day following its publication in the 
Official Journal of the European Communities. 
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. 
Done at For the Council 
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BUDGET HEADING: 1511 
TITLE: 
Proposal for a Council Regulation fixing, for the 1996/97 marketing year, the percentages referred to in Article 3(la) of 
Regulation (EEC) No 426/86 as regards the grant of aid for processed products based on tomatoes 
LEGAL BASIS: Regulation (EEC) No 426/86 
AIMS: To promote the conclusion of contracts between associations of producers and processors 
5. FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS: PERIOD OF 
12 MONTHS 
(ECU million) CURRENT 
FINANCIAL 
YEAR 
(96) 
(ECU million) FOLLOWING 
FINANCIAL 
YEAR 
(97) 
(ECU million) 
5.0. EXPENDITURE 
- CHARGED TO THE EC BUDGET 
(REFUNDS/INTERVENTION) 
1998 
5.0.1. ESTIMATED EXPENDITURE 1999 2000 2001 
5.2. METHOD OF CALCULATION: 
Expenditure for tomato processing in the 1996/97 marketing year is estimated at ECU 361 million. The amount of the 
aid being 2% of that sum, the cost of the measure is: 
ECU 361 million x 2% x 80% x 1.034 (DT) « ECU 5.97 million 
6.0. CAN THE PROJECT BE FINANCED FROM APPROPRIATIONS ENTERED IN THE RELEVANT 
CHAPTER OF THE CURRENT BUDGET? YES 
6.1. CAN THE PROJECT BE FINANCED BY TRANSFER BETWEEN CHAPTERS OF THE CURRENT 
BUDGET? YES 
6.2. WILL A SUPPLEMENTARY BUDGET BE NECESSARY? NO 
6.3. WILL FUTURE BUDGET APPROPRIATIONS BE NECESSARY? YES 
OBSERVATIONS The 1997 draft budget includes an appropriation corresponding to that amount. 

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