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COMMISSION  OF THE  EUROPEAN  COMMUNITIES 
COM(83) 91 final 
Brussels,  2 March 1983 
Proposal  for a 
COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) 
amending  Regulation  (EEC) No 1035/72 on the common  organization 
of the market in fruit and vegetables 
(submitted  to the  Council by the Commission) 
COM(83) 91 final 

Explanatory  memorandum 
In its proposal  C0M(81)  403 final  of 14  October  1981 on the  amendment  of the 
acquis communautaire  for fruit and vegetables in the context of the  enlargement 
of the Community,  the Commission  announced  its intention of applying reference 
prices to apricots, artichokes,  melons,  green beans  and lettuces and extending 
the period of application of the existing reference prices for  tomatoes  and 
table grapes. At that  time the Commission  linked its intention to the 
suppression of certain residual quantity  limits  on imports that the  member  states 
can still impose  on those products  under  Article  22(1) of Regulation (EEC) 
No 1035/72. 
In the light  of the extensive discussions  which have already taken place in 
the Council and of the request of the  European  Council to the Council of 
Ministers (Agriculture) to  complete  before  March  .1983 the revision of 
existing  provisions on certain Mediterranean agricultural products on the basis 
of Commission  proposals, in preparation for the  enlargement  of the  Community, 
the Commission  now supplements  its proposals in  C0M(81)  403 final  of 
14 October  1981 and  C0M(82)  497 final  of 28 July 1982 with a  view to 
decisions by the Council of Ministers within the  time scale set by the 
European  Council. 
The Commission  announces  that within an enlarged  Community  it would set 
reference prices for apricots, artichokes,  melons,  green beans  and lettuce 
but during the period of accession this extension of the reference price 
system would  not be linked tot the  proposed  changes  in the provisions of 
Article  22 (1) of Regulation No  1035/72. 
Reference prices  would  also be fixed for broad-leaved (Batavian) endives, 
onions and  sweet  peppers. 
The reference price for aubergines  would  be applied  earlier  in the  season. 
In addition, the  Commission  proposes  changes  in the  criteria  for the  adjustment 
of reference prices  from year to year in order to  make them more effective. 
In particular, it is  proposed  that increases in the costs of production of 
fruit and vegetables within the  Community  after taking account of productivity, 
should be required to be  fully  reflected in future increases in reference 
prices and Regulation (EEC) No  1035/72  should be appropriately  amended.  These 
changes  in the  criteria  should  make it possible 
not to erode  the application of  Community 
preference. 

Proposal  for a 
COUNCIL REGULATION  (EEC) 
amending  Regulation  (EEC) No  1035/72  on the common  organisation 
of the market in  fruit and vegetables 
THE COUNCIL  OF THE EUROPEAN  COMMUNITIES, 
Having regard  to the  Treaty  establishing  the European Economic  Community,  and 
in particular Article  ^+3 thereof, 
Having regard  to the  proposal  from the Commission, 
Having regard  to the  opinion  of the European  Parliament  (1), 
Whereas  Article  23 of  Council Regulation  (EEC)  No 1035/72 (2),  as last amended 
by Regulation  (EEC)  No (3),  sets out  criteria  to be  used in fixing 
reference prices  for fruit and vegetables; 
Whereas  these reference  prices  would provide  a better  guarantee of  preference 
for Community  products  if changes in  their levels  took more systematic account 
of changes in the  costs of production; 
Whereas  there  iasubstantia  I trade in melons in  certain  Member  States  where 
they are produced and  significant  trade between  Member  States;  whereas 
common quality  standards should  be drawn up for the  said product  and melons 
should, to this end, be added to the  list contained  in Annex I to Regulation 
(EEC) No 1035/72, 
Whereas the provisions  of this Regulation  form part of the adjustments  to Community  legislation 
in preparation  for the accession  of Spain and Portugal,  the anticipated date  for which at this 
stage is 1 January 1985. 
(1) 0J No C 
(2) 0J No L 118, 20.5.1972,  p. 1 
(3) 0J No L 

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HAS ADOPTED  THIS REGULATION: 
Article 1 
Regulation  (EEC) No  1035/72  is hereby amended  as follows: 
1. The first subparagraph  of Article  23(2) is replaced  by the  following: 
"2. Reference  prices  shall be fixed for the first marketing  year of 
application 
- on the  basis of the  arithmetic  mean of  producer  prices in each Member 
State plus  the amount  defined  in paragraph  4 and, in the  case of 
Clementines,  the amount  defined  in paragraph  2a, 
- taking  account  of changes  in production costs  in the  fruit and 
vegetable sector. 
For subsequent  marketing  years, reference prices  shall be fixed at a 
level corresponding  to that of the  previous  marketing  year plus, after 
deduction  of the  amounts  referred  to in paragraphs  2a and 4, 
- a percentage  representing  the average  increase  in production costs  in 
the fruit and vegetable sector less  a figure corresponding  to the 
growth in productivity; 
- the amounts  referred  to in paragraphs  2a and 4  valid for the 
marketing  year in question." 
2. The word "Melons"  is added to the  'Fruit'  column  in Annex I. 
Article 2 
This Regulation  shall  enter into force  on 1 January 1985. 
This Regulation  shall be binding  in its entirety  and directly  applicable  in 
all Member  States. 
Done at Brussels,  For the  Council 
The President 

FINANCIAL  STATEMENT 
Date 9 February  1983 
1. BUDGET HEADING  : 100 -  levies,  monetary  compensatory  APPROBATIONS:  1 558.5  mill.ECU|  
amounts;  etc.  19"3  
2. TITLE : Proposal  for a  Council Regulation  amending Reg.  1035/72  on the 
common organization  of the  market in fruit and vegetables 
3. LEGAL BASIS : Article  A-3 of the EEC  Treaty 
4. AIMS OF PROJECT : -| ) changes  the basis for calculating  reference prices 
2) introduces  quality  standards  for melons 
5. FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS 
- CHARGED TO THE EC  BUDGET 
(REFUNDS/INTERVENTIONS) 
- NATIONAL ADMINISTRATION 
- OTHER 
5.1 RECEIPTS 
- OWN RESOURCES  OF THE EC 
(LEVIES/CUSTOMS  DUTIES) PERIOD OF 12 MONTHS 
(1) CURRENT FINANCIAL YEAR 
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(1) FOLLOWING FINANCIAL YEAR rfING FINANCI 
(1) 
5.0.1 ESTIMATED EXPENDITURE 
5.1.1 ESTIMATED RECEIPTS 
5.2 METHOD OF CALCULATION 
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OBSERVATIONS N-'n-oomplianc 1 with reference prices  for imports  (fixed  annually 
b,< the Commission) can  lead to imposition  of countervail  ling 
charges wMch represent  revenue  for the Community. However, 
experience  has shown  that these  levies  are practically  nil. 
The introduction  of quality  standards  is a sine qua non for 
fixing a reference nrice,  but has no  direct  financial  impact.