COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES 
COM(93) 502 final 
Brussels, 15 October 1993 
Proposal for a 
COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) 
setting for the 1993/94 marketing year the percentage 
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) 
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EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM 
Re: Proposal for a Council Regulation (EEC) No ...,/93 setting for 
the 1993/94 marketing year the percentage referred to in Article 
3(1)(a) of Regulation (EEC) No 426/86 in connection with the 
premium granted for products processed from tomatoes. 
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 tomatoes 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 
1993/94 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. 
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Proposal for a 
COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) NO ..,./93 
Of 1993 
setting for the 1993/94 Marketing year the percentage 
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 COMMUNITIES, 
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic 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 
vegetables,(*) as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1569/92,<2) 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 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 1993/94 marketing year; 
(1) OJ No L 49, 27.2.1986, p. 1. 
(2) OJ No L 166, 20.6.1992, p. 5 
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 1992/93 marketing year the percentaiji* 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: 
Article 1 
For the 1993/94 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 Brussels, 
For the Council 
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FINANCIAL STATEMENT 
DATE: I l S. |.t iMU!MM I '»•» t 
1. BUDGET HEADING: 1511 APPROPR I AT IONS : ECU 4 3 3 mi 1 1 i on 
2. TITLE: 
Proposal for a Council Regulation fixing, for the 1993/94 marketing year, the percentages referred to in 
Article 3(la) of Regulation (EEC) No 426/86 concerning the grant of aid for products processed from 
tomatoes. 
3. LEGAL BASIS: Regulation (EEC) No 426/86 
4. AIMS OF PROJECT: 
To encourage this conclusion ot cont mcl s Let.ween «(roups «>| producers and processors, 
S. FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS 
•>.» EXPENDITURE 
- CHARGED TO THE EC BUDGET 
- (REFUNDS/INTERVENTION) 
- NATIONAL ADMINISTRATION 
- OTHER 
5.1 REVENUE 
- OWN RESOURCES OF THE EC 
(LEVIES/CUSTOMS DUTIES) 
- NATIONAL 
t>. 0 . 1 ESTIMATED EXPEND1TURE 
b . 1.I ESTIMATED REVENUE I'crioil ot i 2 months 
ECU 6.8 million Current Financial Ye.ir 
19V 3 Following Financial Year 
1 99 4 
ECU 6.8 mill ion 
199*J 1996 1997 1998 
*.>•. 2 METHOD OF CALCULATION: 
Expenditure for the processing ol tomatoes lor tin: 1993/94 marketing yoai is estimated at ECU 383.8 
mill ion (A). 
Given tli.it t ho t net ••.•:;•• in .ixl is .''*. ot th.il sum, tin- cost ol the m.-.ism .• 1:4: 
ECU 3S3.3 million (A) x /'*> x MO* x !./»/ ( DT ) ECU 1. . H million 
6.0 CAW 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 IS A SUPPLEMENTARY BUDGET NECESSARY? 
6.3 WILL FUTURE BUDGET APPROPRIATIONS BE NECESSARY? 
YES 
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