Council Regulation (EEC) No 516/77 of 14 March 1977 on the common organization of the market in products processed from fruit and vegetables
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COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 516/77
OF 14 MARCH 1977
ON THE COMMON ORGANIZATION OF THE MARKET IN PRODUCTS PROCESSED FROM FRUIT AND VEGETABLES
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
HAVING REGARD TO THE TREATY ESTABLISHING THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY , AND IN PARTICULAR ARTICLES 42 AND 43 THEREOF ,
HAVING REGARD TO THE PROPOSAL FROM THE COMMISSION ,
HAVING REGARD TO THE OPINION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT ( 1 ) ,
WHEREAS SINCE THEIR ADOPTION THE BASIC PROVISIONS CONCERNING THE ORGANIZATION OF THE MARKET IN PRODUCTS PROCESSED FROM FRUIT AND VEGETABLES HAVE BEEN AMENDED A NUMBER OF TIMES ; WHEREAS BY REASON OF THEIR NUMBERS , THEIR COMPLEXITY AND THEIR DISPERSAL AMONG VARIOUS OFFICIAL JOURNALS , THESE TEXTS ARE DIFFICULT TO USE , AND THUS LACK THE CLARITY WHICH SHOULD BE AN ESSENTIAL FEATURE OF ALL LEGISLATION ; WHEREAS THEY SHOULD THEREFORE BE CONSOLIDATED IN A SINGLE TEXT ;
WHEREAS THE COMMON ORGANIZATION OF THE MARKET IN PRODUCTS PROCESSED FROM FRUIT AND VEGETABLES INVOLVES SETTING UP A SINGLE TRADING SYSTEM AT THE FRONTIERS OF THE COMMUNITY WITH A VIEW TO STABILIZING THE COMMUNITY MARKET BY PREVENTING PRICE FLUCTUATIONS ON THE WORLD MARKET FROM AFFECTING PRICES WITHIN THE COMMUNITY ; WHEREAS IN THIS CONTEXT QUANTITATIVE RESTRICTIONS AND MEASURES HAVING EQUIVALENT EFFECT SHOULD BE PROHIBITED IN TRADE WITH NON-MEMBER STATES ;
WHEREAS SUGAR , GLUCOSE AND GLUCOSE SYRUP HAVE A DIRECT AND SUBSTANTIAL EFFECT ON THE COST PRICE OF CERTAIN PROCESSED PRODUCTS ; WHEREAS THE TRADING SYSTEM FOR THE LATTER MUST THEREFORE BE BROUGHT INTO LINE WITH THOSE FOR SUGAR AND CEREALS ;
WHEREAS PROVISIONS MUST THEREFORE BE ADOPTED TO ENSURE THAT A LEVY IS CHARGED ON THE SUGAR COMPONENT INCORPORATED IN PROCESSED PRODUCTS UNDER CONDITIONS SIMILAR TO THOSE OPERATIVE UNDER COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 3330/74 OF 19 DECEMBER 1974 ON THE COMMON ORGANIZATION OF THE MARKET IN SUGAR ( 2 ) , AS LAST AMENDED BY REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 3138/76 ( 3 ) ; WHEREAS AN IDENTICAL IMPORT CHARGE SHOULD ALSO BE LEVIED ON THE GLUCOSE AND GLUCOSE SYRUP COMPONENTS INCORPORATED AS SUGAR SUBSTITUTES IN THE PROCESSED PRODUCTS CONCERNED ;
WHEREAS THIS METHOD OF CALCULATION CALLS FOR FREQUENT ALTERATIONS TO THE LEVY IN QUESTION ; WHEREAS , IN VIEW OF THE NATURE OF THE PRODUCTS CONCERNED , IT IS ADVISABLE TO PROVIDE THAT THIS LEVY ONLY BE FIXED ONCE A QUARTER ;
WHEREAS SPECIAL PROVISIONS ARE NECESSARY FOR OCCASIONS WHEN ONE OF THE ELEMENTS FOR CALCULATING THE LEVY IS NOT KNOWN ;
WHEREAS PROVISION SHOULD BE MADE IN RESPECT OF SENSITIVE PRODUCTS FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A SYSTEM OF IMPORT CERTIFICATES OR A