COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES 
C0MC89) 168 final 
Brussels, 19 April 1989 
Proposal for a 
COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) 
fixing an intervention threshold for oranges in Spain for 
the 1988/89 marketing year 
(presented by the Commission) 
EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM 
Artic'e I6b(1) of Regulation (EEC) No 1035/72 on the common organization of 
the market In fruit and vegetables Introduces a system of stabilizers in 
the form of Intervention thresholds In excess of which financial liability 
is to be borne by producers for products subject to the intervention 
arrangements. 
For Spain, during the verification of convergence phase referred to in 
Article 131 of the Act of Accession, where a threshold is fixed for a given 
product in the Community as constituted at 31 December 1985 and that 
product is bought in In Spain, the Council is to fix for Spain an 
intervention threshold in excess of which liability is to be borne by the 
producers. 
An intervention threshold has been fixed for oranges for the Community as 
constituted at 31 December 1985 by Regulation (EEC) No 2240/88<1). 
As oranges have been withdrawn In Spain during the 1988/89 marketing year, 
the aim of this proposal for a Regulation Is to fix an intervention 
threshold for that product In Spain. The same criteria haye been used to 
fix that threshold as for those for the Community of Ten. 
(1) OJ No L 198, 26.7.1988, p. 9. 
Proposal for a 
COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) 
fixing an intervention threshold for oranges in Spain for the 1988/89 
market ing year 
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, 
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, 
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1035/72 of 18 May 1972 on the 
common organization of the market In fruit and vegetables^1), as last 
amended by Regulation (EEC) No 789/89-(2)t and In particular Article 
No I6b(2) thereof, 
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission, 
Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 2240/88 of 19 July 1988 laying down, 
for peaches, lemons and oranges, the rules for applying Article 16b of 
Regulation (EEC) No 1035/72 on the common organization of the market in 
fruit and vegetables^3) fixes an intervention threshold for oranges for 
the Community as constituted at 31 December 1985; 
Whereas oranges have been bought in In Spain during the 1988/1989 marketing 
year; whereas an intervention threshold shouid therefore also be fixed for 
that product in Spain; 
(1) OJ No L 118, 20.5.1972, p. 1. 
(2) OJ No L 85, 3D.3.1989, p. 3. 
(3) OJ No L 198, 26.7.1988, p. 9. 
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Whereas, for the purposes of fixing that threshold and determining the 
consequences of exceeding the threshold, the criteria used for the Community 
as constituted at 31 December 1985 should be followed, 
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: 
Article 1 
For the 1988/89 marketing year, an intervention threshold is hereby 
fixed for oranges in Spain at 15% of average production to be consumed 
fresh in the last five marketing years for which data are available. 
The Commission shall adopt the intervention threshold provided for In 
paragraph 1 in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 33 of 
Regulation (EEC) No 1035/72. 
Article 2 
Where quantities of oranges offered for intervention in Spain in the 
1988/89 marketing year exceed the threshold laid down In Article 1, the 
institutional prices applying In Spain for the 1989/1990 marketing year 
shall be reduced by 1% for each 18 100 tonnes by which that threshold Is 
exceeded. 
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Article 3 
This Regulation shall enter Into force on the third day following that of its 
publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities. 
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in 
a I I Member States. 
Done at Brussels, For the Council 
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F I NANC I AL STATEMENT 
Date : 14 February 1989 
1. BUDGET HEADING : 1501 APPROPRIATIONS : ECU 445 m 
2. TITLE : Draft proposal for a Council Regulation fixing an intervention threshold for oranges 
in Spain for the 1988/89 marketing year 
3. LEGAL BASIS : Article 43 of the EEC Treaty, Article 133(3) of the Act of Accession 
4. AIMS OF PROJECT : To reduce expenditure on withdrawals during the fol lowing marketing year where it 
Is ascertained that the threshold fixed for the 1988/89 marketing year has been 
exceeded 
5. FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS: 
5.0 Expenditure 
- Charged to the EC budget 
- (Refunds/Intervent ion) 
- National Acmlnlstratlon 
-Other 
5.1 Revenue Period of 12 months 
p.m. 
(1) Current Financial Year 
1969 Following Financial Year 
1990 
(1) 
5.2 METHOD OF CALCULATION: 
6.0 CAN THE PROJECT BE FINANCED FROM APPROPRIAT IONS ENTERED IN THE RELEVANT CHAPTER OF THE CURRENT BUDGET? 
YES/NO 
6.1 CAN THE PROJECT BE FINANCED BY TRANSFER BETWEEN CHAPTERS OF THE CURRENT BUDGET? 
YES/ND 
6.2 IS A SUPPLEMENTARY BUDGET NECESSARY? 
YES/ND 
6.3 WILL FUTURE BUDGET APPROPRIATIONS BE NECESSARY? 
YES/ND 
OBSERVATIONS: (1) It Is assured that withdrawals will not exceed the threshold. 
In addition, during the convergence period, the ComTunity Is to contribute to the financing of 
intervention operations by recognized producer organizations In Spain In respect only of 
the rate of cover provided for In Article 133(3) of the Act of Accession 
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Commission of the European Communities 
COM(89) 168 final 
Proposal for a 
COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) 
fixing an intervention threshold for oranges in Spain for the 1988/89 
marketing year 
(submitted to the Council by the Commission) 
19.4.1989 
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COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) 
fixing an intervention threshold for oranges in 
Spain for the 1988/89 marketing year 
(submitted to the Council by the Commission) 
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