CELEX: 51988PC0032
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Date: 1988-02-09
Title: Proposal for a COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) amending Regulation (EEC) No 1035/72 on the common organization of the market in fruit and vegetables (submitted by the Commission)

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                                                        COM(88 ) 32 final
                                                        Brussels , 9 February 1988
                              Proposal for a
                        COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC )
   amending Regulation ( EEC ) No 1035 / 72 on the common organization
               of the market in fruit and vegetables
                     ( submitted by the Commission )
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                                    EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
Subject ;    Draft Proposai for a Council Régulation amending Régulation
             ( EEC ) No 1035 / 72 on the common organisation of the market in fruit
            and vegetables
1.  Common quality standards may include a Class III , the application of which
     is decided by the Commission in the light of market requirements .
     It is applicable in the case of the following products :
    Vegetables                                          Fruit
    Caulif lowers                                       Apples and pears
    Tomatoes                                            Peaches
    Asparagus                                           Citrus fruit
    Cucumbers                                           Table grapes
    Lettuces , curled-leaved                            Strawberries
    Endives and broad-leaved ( Batavian )               Cherries
    Endives
    Witloof chicory
    Onions
    Brussels sprouts
    Leeks
    Aubergines
    Courgettes .
2.  Although it was initially intended that the marketing of Class III should
    not be authorised for more than five years , the period of validity of the
    provisions concerned has been extended on several occasions by a series of
    Council Regulations , the latest of which (Council Regulation ( EEC ) No
    3975 / 86 of 22 December 1986 ) allows Class III to be maintained until
    30 April 1988 .
3.  In the case of fruit , Class III is applicable via annual Commission
    Regulations .      The authorisation to market Class III fruit was withdrawn
    long ago in the case of apples , pears and peaches following changes in
    market condtiions (viz . increased supplies ).
    For citrus fruit the Commission has , in the light of market trends
    (consistently large withdrawals , processing aid ), adopted a more
    restrictive policy either as regards the products concerned or the period
    of the year in which Class III is authorised . In 1986 /87 the marketing of
    Class III citrus fruit was authorised - for limited periods only - in the
    case of the following : Verdelli-type lemons , Ovale Calabrese oranges ,- and
    satsumas , clementines , tangerines and other similar hybrids ( other than
   mandarins ) .
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   For 1987 /88 the marketing of Class III citrus fruit has not been
   authorised at all . Class III was not applied in the case of cherries ,
   strawberries and table grapes following the introduction , for the first
   time in the case of those products , of a Class II with effect from the
   1987 marketing year .
4. In the case of vegetables , although Class III has , because of certain
   vegetable-production characteristics , been applied uninterruptedly since
   1970 , there has been an improvement in quality .
5. The Commission feels that , with a view to bringing about further
   improvements in product quality , the marketing of Class III should be
   discontinued , except in the following special cases : if there is a
   shortage in the Community , if producers have to adjust to a new standard ,
   or if the product concerned has certain special characteristics during
   part of the marketing year . As a result , standardisation will continue to
   play a major role in bringing about a balance between supply and demand ,
   and the provisions of Regulation ( EEC ) No 1035 / 72 which allow the
   Commission to authorise the marketing of Class III should accordingly be
   maintained .
6. The Commission feels , moreover , that standardisation should continue to be
   used with a view to achieving a balance on the markets concerned .
   Accordingly , if products complying with the quality standards exceed
   consumer demand even though the additional quality for the products in
   question is not being applied , provision should be made for raising the
   minimum size and specifying a higher quality of marketable product .
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                                      Proposal for a
                                 COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC )
          amending Regulation ( EEC ) No 1035 / 72 on the common organization
                         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 43 thereof ,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
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Whereas Cou ne il Régulation ( EEC ) No 1035 / 72 , as last amended by Régulation
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( EEC ) No              , lays down that , unless an extension is decided upon, Class
III may not be applied beyond the fifth year following the date of entry into
force of the Regulation which defines it ; whereas , however , Council Regulation
(EEC) No 2764/773, as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3975/864, extends
until 30 April 1988 the period during which the marketing of Class III products
may be authorized ;
Whereas in order to achieve a balance between supply and demand and promote
quality , the marketing of Class III products should be considered only in
special circumstances with regard to the harvest , or if new quality standards
are being introduced ;
1 0J No L 118,    20.5.1972 , p. 1 .
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30J No L 320,     15.12.1977, p. 5 .
40J No L 370,     30.12.1986, p. 10 .
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Whereas provision should , therefore , be made for altering the quality require¬
ments or the minimum sizes of products eligible for marketing in the Community
if supply tends to exceed demand during the marketing year concerned ;
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
                                        Article 1
Regulation ( EEC ) No 1035 / 72 is hereby amended as follows :
1.  Article 4 is replaced by the following :
                                      " Article 4
     The marketing of products corresponding to Class III or to certain of its
    requirements shall be authorised only in exceptional circumstances , in
    particular if there is a shortage in the Community or to help producers
    adjust to a standard for a new product or to take account of a product 's
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    characteristics during part of the marketing year . The application of
    that class or of certain of its requirements shall be decided in
    accordance with the procedure provided for in Article 33 ".
2.  Article 5 ( 2 ) is replaced by the following :
    "2 .  Where the supply of products which are intended to be marketed fresh
          appreciably exceeds consumer demand , measures may be adopted in
          respect of Class I , II and Extra products with a view to waiving
          temporarily certain of the quality requirements or the minimum size
          applicable for marketing in the Community .
          In the case of products for which a Class III has been defined , the
          measures referred to in the first subparagraph may be implemented
          only if that class is not in operation".
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                                    Artide 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 May 1988 .
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in
all Member States .
Done at Brussels ,                               For the Council
 ---pagebreak---           FINANCIAL              STATEMENT
                                                            Date : 12 January 1988
 1 . Budget heading : 1501                       Appropriations : PDB 1988 : 329 million ECU
 2 . Title : Regulation amending basic Regulation ( EEC ) No 1035 / 72 on the common
              organization of the market in fruit and vegetables
 3 . Legal basis : Article 43 of the EEC Treaty
 4 . Aims of project : No longer to authorize the marketing of grade III fruit and
                          vegetables except in exceptional cases . In addition , to
                          provide for the possibility of raising the minimum size and
                          characteristics with a view to achieving market balance .
                                               period of      current          following
                                               12 months   financial year    financial year
5.     Financial implications                                  ( 1988 )          ( 1989 )
5.0    Expenditure
       - charged to the EC budget               Nil ( 1 )        Nil               Nil
         ( refunds / intervent ion )
       - national administration
       - other
5.1    Revenue
       - own resources of the EC
         ( levies / customs duties )
       - national
5.0.1 Estimated expenditure
5.1.1 Estimated receipts
5.2 Method of calculation :
6.0 Can the project be financed from appropriations entered in the relevant chapter
      of the current budget ?                                                      yes /no
6.1 Can the project be financed by transfer between chapters of the current budget ?
                                                                                   yes / no
6.2 Is a supplementary budget necessary ?                                          yes /no
6.3 Will future budget appropriations be necessary ?                               yes /no
Observations : ( 1 ) This measure does away with the theoretical possibility of
                        extending the authorization period for grade III ( except in
                        exceptional cases ).
                        In itself this does not lead to savings but it avoids expenditure
                        for additional withdrawals amounting to between 40 000 and
                        50 000 ECU per marketing year .
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