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COMMISSION OPTHISEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
COM(72)1414final
Brussels,17November1972
Proposalfora
REGULATION OFTHECOUNCIL
amendingRegulation(EEC)No2511/69layingdownspecialmeasuresforim­
provingtheproductionandmarketingofCommunitycitrusfruit
Proposalfora
REGULATION OFTHECOUNCIL
amendingRegulation(EEC)No2601/69layingdownspecialmeasurestoencourage
theprocessingofcertainvarietiesoforange
COM(72)1414final

EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
Purpose :-Proposal foraCouncil Regulation amending Regulation (EEC )
Ho2511/69laying down special measures forimproving the
production andmarketing ofcitrus fruit
-Proposal foraCouncil Regulation amending Regulation (EEC )
No26C1/69laying down special measures toencourage the
processing ofcertain varieties oforange
In1969 *theCouncil adopted twoRegulations toremedy thesituation
inCommunity citrus fruit production which wasexperiencing serious diffi­
culties inthedisposal oforanges andmandarins owing tothenature of
thevarieties produced and totrading conditions onCommunity markets .
Themeasures provided for included thegranting ofaids for the
following three kinds ofactivity s '■
-theconversion oforchards and thereorganization ofmarketing infra­
structure ,
-measures designed topromote and ensure asupply ofCommunity oranges
andmandarins onCommunity import markets ,
-encouraging theprocessing ofvarieties of "orange whose characteristics
render them less suitable for other uses .
Inall these cases entitlement totheaidwas foralimited period .
Itisapparent that thebasic andmost important activity of
converting orchards cannot' becompleted by31December 1976 ,aswaslaid
down inRegulation (EEC)No2511/69.
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It-isthereforeproposedthatthetimelimitforconversion
„originallysetinRegulation(EEC)NO2511/69should "bepostponedfortwo
years,andthatnofurthermentionshouldbemade,asregardstheother
kindsofactivitiesprovidedforinRegulation ,(EEC)NO2511/69and(EEC)
No2601/69,ofdatesfromwhiohaidswillbereducedorwithdrawn.
Ontheotherhand,itisproposedthattheCouncilshould,before~
theendof1978,decidewhetherthesystemintroducedbythetwoRegulations
asamended,shouldbeamendedorabolished.
Finance
a)EAGGFGuidanceSection
'TheextensionbytwoyearsoftheperiodprovidedforinArticle
1ofRegulation(EEC)No25H/69involvesnoamendmenttoprevious
financialestimates.
b)EAGGFGuaranteeSection
,OwingtotheextensionofthemeasuresprovidedforinArticle
6ofRegulation(EEC)No2511/69andinArticle1ofRegulation (EEC)
No2601/69,thepresentproposalshavesomefinancialeffectonthe
GuaranteeSectionoftheEAGGF.
Forthemeasuresinquestion,anamountofthreemillionunits
ofaccounthasbeenshownasitem6811ofArticle68lofthe1972
BudgetoftheEuropeanCommunities !thissamefigureis.showninthe.>
draftofthe1973Budgetandinthemultiannualforecastsfor1974*^
Inthe1975forecasts,thisitemisgivenforinformation .
Thequantitiesinrespectofwhichthesemeasureshavebeen
appliedandtherelevantamountsoffinancialcompensation sincetheir
implementation areasfollowst(quantitiesandamountsforwhichv.•
requestshavebeengranted).
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3.
Marketing
yearsMeasuresprovidedforinRegula­
tion(EEC)No2511/69MeasuresprovidedforinRegu­lation(-EEC)No2601/69
Quantities
(inmetrictons)Financial
compensation
(inu«a.)Quantities i
(inmetrictons)Financial
compensation
(inu„a.)
1969/70 26.7871 ' 1
1.145.214 13.769 152.638
1970/71 41.984 1.818.734 50.748 658.391
1971/72 46.665 2.130o458 90.040 1.222.422
(provisional)
If
Forthecomingmarketingyearsitispossibletoforencasta
certainstabilization inthequantitiestowhichthesemeasuresapply.EScpendi-
turerelatingtheretowillthereforebesomewherebetweenthreeandfourmil­
lionunitsofaccountpermarketingyear.

PROPOSAL FOR AREGULATION OFTHE COUNCIL
amending Regulation (EEC)No2511/69laying down special measures forim­
proving -theproduction andmarketing ofCommunity citrus fruit
THECOUNCIL OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,'
Having regard totheTreaty establishing theEuropean
Economic Community ,andinparticular Article 43thereof j
Having regard totheproposal from theCommission *
Having regard totheOpinion oftheEuropean Parliament ?
Whereas Council Regulation (EEC)No2511/69^^of9December 1969laying
down special measures forimproving theproduction andmarketing ofCommunity
citrus fruit laid down aseries ofmedium -and short-term measures toover­
come serious difficulties inthedisposal ofCommunity production inoranges
andmandarins 5
Whereas astudy oftheplans drawn ,upbytheMember States concerned pursuant
toArticle 2ofRegulation (EEC)No2511/69shows that themeasures designed
inparticular toadapt varieties toproduction cannot becompleted by31Decem­
ber1976j whereas theperiod foradopting such measures should therefore be
extended ?
Whereas itistherefore necessary toextend theperiod inwhich itispossible
toadopt themeasures provided forinArticle 6ofRegulation (EEC)No2511/69
designed topromote andensure asupply ofCommunity oranges andmandarins
ontheimport markets ofthe *Community ,while still maintaining thefinancial
compensation granted bytheMember States atitsinitial amount ;
(1)OJNoL318 ,18December 1969 ,p.1

HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
InArticle1(l)ofRegulation .(EEC)No2511/69,thedate
''31December1976"isreplacedbythedate"31December1978"»
Article2
InArticle6ofRegulation(EEC)No2511/69,thewords
"until1June1974"aredeleted.
Article3
ThesecondsubparagraphofArticle8(l)ofRegulation
(EEC)No2511/69isdeleted.
Article4
Article10ofRegulation(EEC)No2511/69isamendedby-
additionofthefollowingsubparagraph ;
" Attheendof1978theCouncil,actinginaccordancewith
"theprocedurelaiddownbyArticle43(2)oftheTreatyonaproposal
"fromtheCommission,shalldecidetowhatextentthesystemintroduced
"underthisTitleistobeamendedorabolished."
Article5
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthedayfollowing
itspublicationintheOfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities
Itshalltakeeffectfrom1November1972.

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ThisRegulationshall"bebindinginitsentiretyand
directlyapplicableinallMemberStates.
DoneatBrussels,
FortheCouncil
ThePresident

PROPOSAL TOR AREGULATION OFTHE COUNCIL
amending Regulation (EEC)No2601/69laying down special measures toencourage
theprocessing ofcertain varieties oforange
THECOUNCIL OPTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
Having regard totheTreaty establishing theEuropean
Economic Community ,andinparticular Article 43
thereofj
Having regard totheproposal from theCommission ?
Having regard totheOpinion oftheEuropean Parliament ;
Whereas ,under Council Regulation (EEC)No260l/69^^of18December 1969
laying down special measures toencourage theprocessing ofcertain varieties
oforange ,certain measures designed toease thedifficulties in'disposing
ofcertain varieties oforange "byensuring that they areputtoausemore
inkeeping with their commercial characteristics byhaving greater recourse
toprocessing ,qualify ,until 1stJune 1974 »forassistance from theGuarantee
Section oftheEuropean Agricultural Guidance andGuarantee Pundj
Whereas theadoption ofthemedium-term measures provided for inRegulation
(EEC)NO25H/691designed toimprove therange ofvarieties inthepro­
duction oforanges will notenable thedifficulties indisposal ofCommunity
production tobesolved before 1June 1974 ?whereas itistherefore necessary
toextend theaidfrom theEuropean Agricultural Guidance andGuarantee Fund
forthemeasures referred toinArticle -1ofRegulation (EEC)No260l/69>
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION s
(l)OJNo324 »27December 1969 >P»21

2.
Article1
InArticle1ofRegulation(EEC)No2601/69thewords
"until1June1974"aredeleted.
Article2 1,■
»
Regulation(EEC)No2601/69isamended "byadditionofthe
followingArticle4(a):
"Article4(a)
t■
" Attheendof1978theCouncil,actinginaccordancewith
"theprocedureprovidedforinArticle43(2)oftheTreatyonaproposal
"fromthe,Commission ,shall.decideto.whatextentthesystemintroduced
".bythisRegulationisto"beamendedorabolished,"
ThisRegulationshallbebindingmitsentiretyand
directlyapplicableinallMemberStates,
DoneatBrussels,
FortheCouncil
ThePresident