CELEX: 51983PC0091
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Date: 1983-03-02
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 to the Council by the Commission)

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                                                                          C O M ( 8 3 ) 91 f i n a l
                                                                          B r u s s e l s , 2 March 1983
                                               Proposal      f o ra
                                     COUNCIL REGULATION ( E E C )
         amending Regulation         ( E E C ) N o 1 0 3 5 / 7 2 o n t h e common          organization
                            of t h e m a r k e t i n f r u i t  and vegetables
                       (submitted     t o t h e Council b y t h e Commission)
 C O M ( 8 3 ) 91 f i n a l
 ---pagebreak---                                                         Explanatory           memorandum
  In i t s p r o p o s a l        C0M(81) 403             final     o f 14 O c t o b e r 1981              on    t h e amendment o f              the
 acquis         communautaire f o r f r u i t                  and    vegetables             in the        context          of the       enlargement
 of the         Community, the                Commission announced i t s i n t e n t i o n of a p p l y i n g                              reference
 prices        t o a p r i c o t s , a r t i c h o k e s , m e l o n s , g r e e n beans and                      l e t t u c e s and       extending
 the p e r i o d of a p p l i c a t i o n of the e x i s t i n g reference                               p r i c e s for tomatoes               and
 table grapes.                  At t h a t      time the        Commission            linked i t s i n t e n t i o n to                 the
 suppression             of c e r t a i n r e s i d u a l quantity                l i m i t s on       imports          t h a t t h e member         states
 can     still       i m p o s e on       those       products        under A r t i c l e 22(1)                of Regulation                (EEC)
 No    1035/72.
 In the        light       of the extensive                  discussions           which have a l r e a d y                 taken     place      in
 the     Council         and     of the        request        of the        European Council                   to the Council               of
Ministers            ( A g r i c u l t u r e ) to complete before                    M a r c h .1983         the     r e v i s i o n of
e x i s t i n g p r o v i s i o n s on         c e r t a i n Mediterranean                a g r i c u l t u r a l products            on   the     basis
of Commission proposals,                           in preparation              f o r the enlargement of the                            Community,
the     C o m m i s s i o n now        supplements i t s proposals                        i n C0M(81) 403                final       of
14    O c t o b e r 1981         and     C 0 M ( 8 2 ) 497      final      o f 28 J u l y 1 9 8 2           with       a view        to
d e c i s i o n s by       the     Council         o f M i n i s t e r s w i t h i n t h e t i m e s c a l e s e t by                 the
European           Council.
The     C o m m i s s i o n a n n o u n c e s t h a t w i t h i n an e n l a r g e d              Community i t would                    set
reference           p r i c e s f o r a p r i c o t s , a r t i c h o k e s , m e l o n s , g r e e n b e a n s and                   lettuce
but     during        the      period        of accession            this extension                 of the         reference           price
system would not                   be    l i n k e d t o t the proposed changes i n the p r o v i s i o n s                                 of
Article         22     (1) o f       Regulation           No    1035/72.
Reference           p r i c e s w o u l d a l s o be          fixed for broad-leaved                         (Batavian)             endives,
onions        and     sweet        peppers.
The     reference           p r i c e for aubergines                 w o u l d be      applied earlier                   i n the      season.
In a d d i t i o n , the           Commission proposes changes in the                                   criteria            f o r the     adjustment
of    reference            p r i c e s from year            to year         in order          t o make them more e f f e c t i v e .
In p a r t i c u l a r , i t i s p r o p o s e d t h a t             increases            i n the       costs of p r o d u c t i o n           of
fruit       and     vegetables             within        the    Community a f t e r t a k i n g account                         of p r o d u c t i v i t y ,
should        be     required          t o be      fully      reflected in future                     increases             in    reference
prices        and     Regulation             (EEC)      No    1035/72 should                be    a p p r o p r i a t e l y amended.             These
changes i n the                criteria          should       make i t p o s s i b l e
                                                          not    to erode the               a p p l i c a t i o n of        Community
preference.
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                                               COUNCIL REGULATION                      (EEC)
                amending R e g u l a t i o n               (EEC) No 1035/72 on the common o r g a n i s a t i o n
                                          of      the market i n f r u i t and                     vegetables
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having r e g a r d t o the T r e a t y e s t a b l i s h i n g                        the European Economic Community, and
in     particular            Article           ^+3 t h e r e o f ,
Having r e g a r d t o the p r o p o s a l from the Commission,
Having r e g a r d t o the o p i n i o n o f the European P a r l i a m e n t ( 1 ) ,
Whereas           Article        23 o f C o u n c i l            Regulation            ( E E C ) No 1 0 3 5 / 7 2           ( 2 ) , as last      amended
by     Regulation             ( E E C ) No                           (3), sets           o u t c r i t e r i a t o be used                i n fixing
reference                prices f o rfruit                  and vegetables;
Whereas t h e s e r e f e r e n c e p r i c e s would p r o v i d e a b e t t e r guarantee o f p r e f e r e n c e
f o r Community p r o d u c t s                   i f changes i n t h e i r                 levels       took more s y s t e m a t i c           account
o f changes i n the c o s t s o f p r o d u c t i o n ;
Whereas t h e r e i a s u b s t a n t i a I t r a d e i n melons i n c e r t a i n                                   Member S t a t e s where
 they a r e produced and                             significant           t r a d e between Member S t a t e s ;                         whereas
 common q u a l i t y           standards              s h o u l d be drawn up f o r the s a i d                          p r o d u c t and m e l o n s
 s h o u l d , t o t h i s end, be added t o the l i s t c o n t a i n e d                                     i n Annex I t o R e g u l a t i o n
 (EEC) No              1035/72,
Whereas t h e p r o v i s i o n s o f t h i s R e g u l a t i o n f o r m p a r t o f t h e a d j u s t m e n t s t o Community l e g i s l a t i o n
i n p r e p a r a t i o n f o r t h e a c c e s s i o n o f S p a i n a n d P o r t u g a l , t h e a n t i c i p a t e d d a t e f o r which a t t h i s
s t a g e i s 1 J a n u a r y 1985.
 (1) 0J No C
 (2) 0J No L 118, 20.5.1972, p . 1
 (3) 0 J No L
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  HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
                                                                  Article 1
  Regulation        (EEC) No 1035/72 i s hereby amended as f o l l o w s :
  1. The f i r s t subparagraph o f A r t i c l e                      23(2) i s r e p l a c e d by the f o l l o w i n g :
      "2. Reference p r i c e s s h a l l be f i x e d f o r the f i r s t marketing year o f
           application
           - on t h e b a s i s o f the a r i t h m e t i c mean o f producer p r i c e s i n each Member
               S t a t e p l u s the amount d e f i n e d i n paragraph 4 and, i n the case o f
               C l e m e n t i n e s , the amount d e f i n e d i n paragraph 2a,
           - t a k i n g account o f changes i n p r o d u c t i o n                       c o s t s i n the f r u i t and
               vegetable            sector.
          For subsequent marketing y e a r s , r e f e r e n c e p r i c e s s h a l l be f i x e d a t a
          l e v e l corresponding                  t o t h a t o f the p r e v i o u s marketing year p l u s , a f t e r
          deduction            o f the amounts r e f e r r e d t o i n paragraphs 2a and 4,
          - a percentage r e p r e s e n t i n g                   the average i n c r e a s e i n production c o s t s i n
              the f r u i t        and vegetable               s e c t o r l e s s a f i g u r e corresponding           t o the
              growth i n p r o d u c t i v i t y ;
          - t h e amounts r e f e r r e d t o i n paragraphs 2a and 4 v a l i d f o r the
              marketing year i n q u e s t i o n . "
2. T h e w o r d " M e l o n s " i s a d d e d t o t h e ' F r u i t '             column i n Annex I .
                                                                  Article 2
This Regulation           s h a l l e n t e r i n t o f o r c e on 1 January 1985.
     This Regulation               s h a l l be b i n d i n g        i n i t s e n t i r e t y and d i r e c t l y a p p l i c a b l e i n
     all  Member S t a t e s .
 Done a t B r u s s e l s ,                                                               For the C o u n c i l
                                                                                          The      President
 ---pagebreak---                      FINANCIAL                 STATEMENT
                                                                                         Date    9 February            1983
1. BUDGET H E A D I N G :    100 - l e v i e s , m o n e t a r y c o m p e n s a t o r y APPROBATIONS:       1 558.5        mill.ECU|
                                              amounts; e t c .                                19"3
2. TITLE     :      Proposal         f o r a Council        Regulation        amending Reg. 1035/72                 on t h e
                    common o r g a n i z a t i o n     o f the market i n f r u i t         and     vegetables
3. L E G A L B A S I S :Article         A-3 o f t h e EEC       Treaty
4. AIMS OF PROJECT : -| )             changes the basis f o r c a l c u l a t i n g reference p r i c e s
                               2) introduces q u a l i t y standards f o r melons
5. FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS                            PERIOD OF 12 MONTHS CURRENT FINANCIAL YEAR FOLLOWING   rfINGFINANCIAL
                                                                                                                  FINANCI YEAR
                                                                                   ( 10,83 )
     - CHARGED TO THE EC BUDGET
         (REFUNDS/INTERVENTIONS)
     - NATIONAL ADMINISTRATION
     - OTHER
5.1 RECEIPTS
     - OWN RESOURCES OF THE EC
         (LEVIES/CUSTOMS DUTIES)
                                                             (1)                    (1)                         (1)
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