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Date: 1988-06-10
Title: Proposal for a COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) fixing an intervention threshold for lemons in Spain (presented by the Commission)

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 ---pagebreak--- COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
                                        COM(88 ) 332 final
                                        Brussels , 10 June 1988
                           Proposal for a
                     COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC )
      fixing an intervention threshold for lemons in Spain
                  ( presented by the Commission )
 ---pagebreak--- COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
                                        COM(88 ) 332 final
                                        Brussels , 10 June 1988
                           Proposal for a
                     COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC )
      fixing an intervention threshold for lemons in Spain
                  ( presented by the Commission )
 ---pagebreak---                                EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
SUBJECT : Proposal for a Council Regulation ( EEC ) No         /   of
          fixing an Intervention threshold for lemons In Spain
Article 1 6b ( 1 ) of Regulation ( EEC ) No 1035 /72 on the common organization of
the market in fruit and vegetables introduces a system of stabilizers In
the form of intervention thresholds In excess of which financial liability
is to be borne by producers for products subject to the Intervention
arrangements .
For Spain , during the verification of convergence phase referred to In
Article 131 of the Act of Accession , where a threshold is fixed for a given
product in the Community as constituted at 31 December 1985 and that
product is bought in in Spain , the Council is to fix for Spain an
Intervention threshold In excess of which liability is to be borne by the
producers .
Intervention thresholds have been proposed for peaches , lemons and oranges
for the Community as constituted at 31 December 1985 pursuant to Article
16b of Regulation ( EEC ) No 1035 / 72 .
As lemons have been withdrawn In Spain since the 1986 / 87 marketing year ,
the aim of this proposal for a Regulation Is to fix an Intervention
threshold for that product In Spain . The same criteria have been used to
fix that threshold as for those for the Community of Ten .
 ---pagebreak---                                      Proposai for a
                               COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC )
               fixing an Intervention threshold for lemons In Spain
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community ,
Having regard to Council Regulation ( EEC ) No 1035 / 72 of 18 May 1972 on the
common organization of the market in fruit and vegetables' 1 ^, as last
amended by Regulation ( EEC ) No 1117 /88 ^ 2 ^, and in particular Article
No I6b(2 ) thereof ,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission ,
Whereas Council Regulation ( EEC ) No          / 88 of               laying down ,
for peaches , lemons and oranges , the rules for applying Article 16b of
Regulation ( EEC ) No 1035 / 72 on the common organization of the market In
fruit and vegetab les ^ 3 ^ fixes an Intervention threshold for lemons for
the Community as constituted on 31 December 1985 ;
Whereas lemons have been bought in in Spain since the 1986/ 87 marketing
year ; whereas an Intervention threshold should therefore also be fixed for
that product In Spain ;
 ( 1 ) 0J No L 118 , 20.5.1972 , p. 1 .
 ( 2 ) 0J No L   107 , 28.4.1988 , p.1 .
 ( 3 ) 0J No L
 ---pagebreak---                                            - 2 -
Whereas , for the purposes of fixing that threshold and determining the
consequences of       exceeding       it ,    the criteria used for the Community
as constituted on 31 December 1985 should be followed ,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
                                       Art Icle 1
1.  An Intervention threshold Is hereby fixed for lemons in Spain at the
    fol lowing percentages of average production        for consumption as fresh fruit in the
     last five marketing years for which data are available :
    - for the 1988/ 89 marketing year : 15%
    - for the 1989 / 90 marketing year : 12,5%
    - from the 1990 / 91 marketing year : 10% .
2.  The Commission shall adopt the Intervention threshold provided for in
    paragraph 1 in accordance with the procedure laid down In Article 33 of
    Regulation ( EEC ) No 1035 / 72 .
                                       Art Icle 2
Where quantities of lemons offered for intervention in Spain in a marketing
year exceed the threshold laid down In Article 1 , the institutional prices
fixed by Spain pursuant to Article 135 of the Act of Accession shall be
reduced for the following marketing year by 1% for each 4 300 tonnes by
which that threshold    is exceeded .
 ---pagebreak---                                  Article 3
This Regulation shall enter Into force on the third 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 Counc I I
 ---pagebreak---           FINANCIAL               STATEMENT
                                                             : Date : 19 April 1988
 1 . Budget heading : 1501                         Appropriations : 320m ECU ( Draft budget )
2 . Title : Proposal for a Council Regulation fixing an intervention threshold for
              lemons in Spain
3 . Legal basis : Article 42 of the EEC Treaty and Council Regulation ( EEC ) No 1035 / 72
4 . Aims of project : To fix a limit on the quantities of lemons subject tc
                            intervention as for the Community as constituted at
                            31 December 1985
                                                 period of       current         following
                                                 12 months    financial year   financial year
5.     Financial implications                                     ( 1988 )          ( 1989 )
5.0    Expenditure
       - charged to the EC budget                  p.m .             0              p.m .
         ( refunds / intervention )
       - national administration
       - other
5.1    Receipts
       - own resources of the EC
         ( levies / cus toms duties )
       - national
                                                    1990
5.0.1 Estimated expenditure                        p.m .
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
Observations i ( 1 ) Exceeding the threshold in a marketing year will lead to a
                        reduction in prices for the following marketing year .
                       The level of withdrawals used as a hypothesis for the 1988 / 89
                       marketing year ( 45 000 tonnes ) is below the proposed threshold
                        ( 15% of average production to be consumed fresh ; 6^ 515 tonnes ).
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 ---pagebreak---                           FICHE D' IMPACT SUR LA COMPETITIVITE ET L' EMPLOI
     I. Quelle est la justification principale de la mesure ?
       • Sensibiliser les producteurs aux besoin réels du marche .
   II . Caractéristiques des entreprises concernées
         En particulier :
         - Y a - t - il un grand nombre de PME ?
         - note t' on des concentrations dans des régions        : Oui ( Valencia , Murcia
                              •                                          Andalocia )
            - éligibles aux aides régionales des E.M. ?
            - éligibles au Feder ?
 III . Quelles sont les - obligations imposées directement aux entreprises ?
              Néant
   IV . Quelles sont les obligations susceptibles dêtre imposées i nd i r e c t eme ri t
         aux entreprises via les autorités locales ?
              Néant
    V. Y a - t - il des mesures spéciales pour les PME ?        Aucune
         - Lesque lies ?
  VI . Quel est l' effet prévisible ?
           sur la compétitivité des entreprises ? Aucune
        - sur l' emploi ?       Aucune
VII . Les partenaires sociaux ont -ils été consultés ? Non
          avis ces partenaires sociaux