No C 49/80 Official Journal of the European Communities 28. 2. 90 
Proposal for a 
COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No . . . 
of . . . 
amending Regulation (EEC) No 1035/77 laying down special measures to encourage the 
marketing of products processed from lemons and amending the rules for applying the 
intervention threshold for lemons 
(90/C 49/51) 
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, 
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European 
Economic Community, and in particular Article 43 
thereof, 
Having regard to the Act of Accession of Spain and Portugal, 
and in particular Articles 89 (2) and 234 (3) thereof, 
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission 
Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament, 
Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social 
Committee, 
Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 1035/77 (»), as last 
amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1124/89 (2), lays down 
special measures to encourage the marketing of products 
processed from lemons by means of contracts ensuring 
regular supplies to the processing industries at a minimum 
price to be paid to the producer for the raw materials; 
Whereas the minimum price is calculated on the basis of the 
buying-in price for quality class II plus 5 % of the basic 
price; 
Whereas, pursuant to Articles 16 (4), 18 (1) and 19 (1) 
of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1035/72 of 18 May 1972 
on the common organization of the market in fruit 
and vegetables (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) 
No . . . (4), the withdrawal price for lemons is that of the 
product in bulk in a means of transport, mixed sizings; 
whereas the minimum price applying for a marketing year 
should be calculated on the basis of the average withdrawal 
price for that marketing year; 
Whereas, in order to encourage producers to deliver their 
products for processing rather than withdrawal, the 
minimum price should be fixed at 105% of the average 
withdrawal price; whereas, however, that adjustment should 
be made progressively during the two forthcoming marketing 
years; 
(') OJ No L 125, 19. 5. 1977, p. 3. 
(2) OJ No L 118, 29. 4. 1989, p. 28. 
(3) OJNol 118,20. 5. 1972, p. 1. 
(4) See page . . of this Official Journal. Whereas, in order to ensure that the intervention threshold 
for lemons is effective, the rules for applying that threshold 
should be amended to take account of quantities delivered for 
processing as a result of the amendments introduced by this 
Regulation in the system of aid for the processing of 
lemons, 
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: 
Article 1 
Article 1 (3) of Regulation (EEC) No 1035/77 is hereby 
replaced by the following: 
'3. A minimum price to be paid to producers by 
processors for deliveries under contracts shall be fixed. 
That minimum price shall be fixed before the start of each 
marketing year. It shall be equal to: 
— 120% of the average withdrawal price calculated in 
accordance with the first indent of Article 18 (1) (a) of 
Regulation (EEC) No 1035/72 for the 1990/91 
marketing year, \ ^ 
— 105 % of the average withdrawal price calculated in 
accordance with abovementioned Article 18, from the 
1991/1992 marketing year.' 
Article 2 
Quantities of lemons delivered for processing under 
Regulation (EEC) No 1035/77 shall be added to the 
quantities bought in for the purposes of assessing the overrun 
in the intervention threshold fixed for that product pursuant 
to Article 16b of Regulation (EEC) No 1035/72. To that 
end, the threshold shall be increased by a quantity equal to 
the average quantities of lemons delivered for processing 
during the 1984/85 to 1988/89 marketing years and paid 
for at a price at least equal to the minimum price. 
Article 3 
This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day 
following its publication in the Official Journal of the 
European Communities. 
It shall apply from the 1990/91 marketing year. 
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This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member 
States. 
Done at Brussels, . . . 
For the Council