CELEX: 31985D0639
Language: en
Date: 1985-12-23 00:00:00
Title: 85/639/EEC: Commission Decision of 23 December 1985 approving a second amendment to the programme for the processing and marketing of horticultural products in England and Wales pursuant to Council Regulation (EEC) No 355/77 (Only the English text is authentic)

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85/639/EEC: Commission Decision of 23 December 1985 approving a second amendment to the programme for the processing and marketing of horticultural products in England and Wales pursuant to Council Regulation (EEC) No 355/77 (Only the English text is authentic)  

Official Journal L 379 , 31/12/1985 P. 0056 - 0056

COMMISSION DECISION of 23 December 1985 approving a second amendment to the programme for the  processing and marketing of horticultural products in England and Wales pursuant to Council  Regulation (EEC) No 355/77 (Only the English text is authentic) (85/639/EEC)THE  COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEANCOMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European  Economic Community, Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 355/77 of 15 February 1977 on  common measures to improve the conditions under which agricultural and fishery products are  processed and marketed  (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1247/85  (2), and in particular  Article 5 thereof, Whereas, on 15 May 1985, the Government of the United Kingdom forwarded a second  amendment to the programme for the processing and marketing of horticultural products in England  and Wales which was approved by Commission Decision 80/675/EEC  (3), and amended by Commission  Decision 85/57/EEC  (4), and on 13 September 1985 provided additional information; Whereas this  second amendment aims to continue the enlargement and modernization of capacities for grading,  treating and storing horticultural products (fruit, vegetables, cider and non-edible products),  including associated equipment, and processing capacities for the production of fruit juices, cider  and the fruit and vegetable refrigeration sectors with a view to better adapting production and  sales to market requirements in so far as quantity, quality and presentation are concerned in order  to stabilize the income of producers; whereas it therefore constitutes a programme within the  meaning of Article 2 of Regulation (EEC) No 355/77; Whereas refrigeration units must be linked to  existing processing facilities; whereas vehicles in the cool chain used for delivering or  distributing the finished products are not eligible for Community funding; Whereas the amendment  includes sufficient of the details listed in Article 3 of Regulation (EEC) No 355/77 (other than  details concerning products not included in Annex II to the Treaty, on which no decision can be  made at this stage) to show that the objectives listed in Article 1 of that Regulation can be  achieved in the horticultural sector; whereas the estimated time for implementation of this second  amendment does not exceed the period laid down in Article 3 (1) (g) of that Regulation; Whereas the  measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee  on Agricultural Structure, HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:Article 1The second  amendment to the programme for the processing and marketing of horticultural products in England  and Wales, forwarded by the Government of the United Kingdom on 15 May 1985 pursuant to Regulation  (EEC) No 355/77 and for which additional information was provided on 13 September 1985, is hereby  approved with the exception of the matters mentioned in the recitals above. Article 2This  Decision is addressed to the United Kingdom. Done at Brussels, 23 December 1985.  For the Commission Frans ANDRIESSEN Vice-President                                                   (1)  OJ No L 51, 23. 2. 1977, p. 1. (2)  OJ No L 130, 7. 5. 1985, p. 1. (3)  OJ No L 185, 18. 7. 1980, p. 44. (4)  OJ No L 23, 26. 1. 1985, p. 41.   COMMISSION DECISION of 23 December 1985 approving a second amendment to the programme for the  processing and marketing of horticultural products in England and Wales pursuant to Council  Regulation (EEC) No 355/77 (Only the English text is authentic) (85/639/EEC) THE  COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEANCOMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European  Economic Community, Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 355/77 of 15 February 1977 on  common measures to improve the conditions under which agricultural and fishery products are  processed and marketed  (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1247/85  (2), and in particular  Article 5 thereof, Whereas, on 15 May 1985, the Government of the United Kingdom forwarded a second  amendment to the programme for the processing and marketing of horticultural products in England  and Wales which was approved by Commission Decision 80/675/EEC  (3), and amended by Commission  Decision 85/57/EEC  (4), and on 13 September 1985 provided additional information; Whereas this  second amendment aims to continue the enlargement and modernization of capacities for grading,  treating and storing horticultural products (fruit, vegetables, cider and non-edible products),  including associated equipment, and processing capacities for the production of fruit juices, cider  and the fruit and vegetable refrigeration sectors with a view to better adapting production and  sales to market requirements in so far as quantity, quality and presentation are concerned in order  to stabilize the income of producers; whereas it therefore constitutes a programme within the  meaning of Article 2 of Regulation (EEC) No 355/77; Whereas refrigeration units must be linked to  existing processing facilities; whereas vehicles in the cool chain used for delivering or  distributing the finished products are not eligible for Community funding; Whereas the amendment  includes sufficient of the details listed in Article 3 of Regulation (EEC) No 355/77 (other than  details concerning products not included in Annex II to the Treaty, on which no decision can be  made at this stage) to show that the objectives listed in Article 1 of that Regulation can be  achieved in the horticultural sector; whereas the estimated time for implementation of this second  amendment does not exceed the period laid down in Article 3 (1) (g) of that Regulation; Whereas the  measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee  on Agricultural Structure, HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:Article 1The second  amendment to the programme for the processing and marketing of horticultural products in England  and Wales, forwarded by the Government of the United Kingdom on 15 May 1985 pursuant to Regulation  (EEC) No 355/77 and for which additional information was provided on 13 September 1985, is hereby  approved with the exception of the matters mentioned in the recitals above. Article 2This  Decision is addressed to the United Kingdom. Done at Brussels, 23 December 1985.  For the Commission Frans ANDRIESSEN Vice-President                                                   (1)  OJ No L 51, 23. 2. 1977, p. 1. (2)  OJ No L 130, 7. 5. 1985, p. 1. (3)  OJ No L 185, 18. 7. 1980, p. 44. (4)  OJ No L 23, 26. 1. 1985, p. 41.