CELEX: 51983PC0336
Language: en
Date: 1983-06-06
Title: Proposal for a COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) amending Regulations (EEC) No 2511/69 and (EEC) No 1035/72 as regards lemons#Proposal for a COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) amending, as regards lemons, Annex II to Regulation (EEC) fixing certain prices and other amounts for fruit and vegetables in respect of the 1983/84 marketing year#Proposal for a COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) amending Regulation (EEC) No 471/76 as regards the period of suspension of the application of the condition on prices governing the importation into the Community of fresh lemons originating in certain Mediterranean countries (submitted to the Council by the Commission)

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                                                                  C O M (83) 336 final
                                                                  Brussels, 6 June 1983
                                            Proposal for a
                                     £OyNÇIL_REGyLATIQN_(EEÇ)
         amending Regulations (EEC) No 2511/69 and (EEC) No 1035/72
                                          as regards lemons
                                            Proposal for a
                                    C0yNCIL_REGyLATI0N__(EEC)
         amending, as regards lemons, Annex II to Regulation (EEC)
             fixing certain prices and other amounts for fruit and
               v e getables in respect of the 1983/84 m a rketing year
                                           Proposal for a
                                    £2yN£IL_REGULATI0N_(EEC)
       amending R e gulation (EEC) No 4 71/76 as regards the period of
          s u spension of the a p p l i c a t i o n of the condition on prices
            g o verning the importation into the Community of fresh
             lemons o r i g i n a t i n g in certain M e d i t e r r a n e a n countries
                    ksubrm ttea to the Council by the Commission)
 C O M (83) 336 final
 ---pagebreak---                              EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
The first proposal for a Regulation is designed:
- to postpone by one marketing year the gradual phasing out of the financial
   compensation for lemons;
- to adjust accordingly the basis for calculating the reference price for the
   products in question.
The second proposal is designed to alter the amounts of the financial
compensation for lemons for 1983/84 since the compensation has been maintained
at the same level as in 1982/83 in the Community of Nine and since the amount
fixed for Greece complies with the alignment laid down in Article 76 of the
 Act of Accession of Greece.
 Extending the period of validity of the marketing premium by one marketing
 year for lemons means that the agreed price applicable to imports of fresh
 lemons pursuant to agreements concluded with Mediterranean countries should be
 suspended for a similar period.   The Commission is accordingly submitting to
 the Council a third proposal, which is designed to extend the application of
 the provisions of Regulation (EEC) No 471/76 until 31 May 1984·
  It is estimated that the financial implications will total about 1 million ECU.
 ---pagebreak---                         COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) .
  amending Regulations (EEC) No 2511/69 and (EEC) No 1035/72 as regards lemons
 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,
Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 2511/69 of 9 December 1969 laying down
special measures for improving the production and marketing of Community
citrus fruit (l), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1204/82 (2), provides
for a system of financial compensation for sellers established in the producer
Member States in respect of oranges, mandarins, clementines and lemons
originating in the Member States and marketed in the other Member States;
Whereas, under Article 7(2) o f the said Regulation, the financial compensation
in respect of lemons m u s t be gradually reduced as "from the 1983/84 m a r k e t i n g year
and be a b olished as from the 1986/87 m arketing year;
Whereas the progress made on the measures providing for a switch to new
varieties of lemons has been less than anticipated;     whereas the application
of the provisions concerning the reduction in the financial compensation in
respect of lemons should therefore be postponed by one marketing year;
(1) OJ No L 318, 18.12.1969, p. 1
(2) OJ No L 140, 20. 5-1982, p. 38
 ---pagebreak---                                                - 2 -
 Whereas the situation in question should be taken into account when fixing the
  reference prices for lemons, by amending Council Regulation (EEC) No 1035/72
  of 18 May 1972 on the common organization of the market in fruit and
 vegetables (l), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1738/82 (2);
 Whereas the marketing year for lemons begins on 1 June;           whereas this
 Regulation should therefore apply from that date,
 HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
                                            Article 1
  Ar t i c l e 7 of R e gulation (EEC) No 2 511/69 is hereby amended as follows:
 1. In the first subparagraph of paragraph 2, the words "lemons and" are deleted.
 2. The following paragraph          2a is inserted:
      "2a. For lemons, the amount of the financial compensation shall be fixed
               each year before the beginning of the marketing year, in accordance
              with the procedure laid down in Article 43(2) of the Treaty:
               (a) up to and including the 1983/84 marketing year, on the basis of
                   the previous    levels of the amount and of changes in the basic and
                   buying-in prices for the products in question, subject to the
                   condition, however, that the percentage change in the financial
                   compensation compared with the preceding marketing year may not
                   exceed the percentage change in the basic and buying-in prices;
               (b) with effect from the 1984/85 marketing year, on the basis of the
                   previous   levels of the amount reduced, successively, by one
                  quarter, one third and one half.
              Financial compensation shall be abolished with effect from the 1987/88
              marketing year."
(1) OJ No L 118, 18. 5-1972, p. 1
(2) OJ No L 190, 1. 7-1982, p. 7
 ---pagebreak---                                            - 3 -
                                     ArticLe_2
  Article 23 of R e gulation (EEC) No 1035/72 is hereby amended as follows:
1. T he second subparagraph o f p a ragraph 2 is replaced by the following:
    "However, for clementines up to and including the 1982/83 marketing year,
   for lemons up to and including the 1983/84 marketing year and in the case of
   oranges, mandarins, satsuinas, t a ngerines and other similar citrus hybrids, with
    the exception of clementines, up to and including the 1989/90 marketing
   year, the reference prices shall be fixed at the same level as for the
   preceding marketing year and adjusted, where appropriate, by a percentage
   not exceeding the difference between the percentage representing the change
   in the basic and buying-in prices and that representing the change in the
   financial compensation provided for in Regulation (EEC) No 2511/69 as
   compared with the preceding marketing year."
2. The second subparagraph o f p ara g r a p h 4 is replaced by the following:
   However,
   - in the case of clementines, this amount shall be limited for the 1983/84>
      1984/85 and 1985/86 marketing years to one quarter, one half and three
      quarters respectively of the amount calculated in accordance with the
      first subparagraph,
   - in the case of lemons, this amount shall be fixed at 0 ECU for the
      1983/84 marketing year and shall not exceed, for the 1984/85, 1985/86 and
      1986/87 marketing years, one quarter, one half and three quarters
      respectively of the amount calculated in accordance with the first
      subparagraph."
                                      Artqc le_3
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the
Official Journal of the European Communities.
It s hall a p p l y with effect from 1 June 1983.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in
all Member States.
Done at                                                         For the Council
                                                                 The President
 ---pagebreak---                                         Proposal for
                       COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC)
     amending, as regards lemons, Annex II to Regulation (EEC) No______ /83
         fixing certain prices and     other amounts for fruit and vegetables in
                       respect of the 1985/84 marketing year
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 Act of Accession of       1979,  and in particular
Article 7 2 (l) thereof,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2511/69 of 9 December 1969 laying
down special measures for improving the production and marketing of Community
citrus fruit (l), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No               (2), and in
particular Article 7(2) thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament,
Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No          /83, which amends Regulation (EEC)
No 2511/69, lays down that for the 1983/84 marketing year the provisions
 concerning the fixing of the financial compensation       in respect of lemons are
 those applicable in respect of the preceding marketing year;
 Whereas under Article 76 of the Act of Accession of Greece the financial
 compensation for that Member State is      4° be introduced as Laid down in
 Article 68(2 ) (b) of the said Act;
 (1) OJ No L 318, 18.12.1969, p.     1
 (2) OJ No L
 ---pagebreak---                                       -  2  -
Whereas the amounts in respect of the financial compensation for lemons for
the 1983/84 marketing year which are laid down in Regulation (EEC) No         /83
should therefore be amended,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
                                    Article 1
 In Annex II to Regulation (EEC) No        /83, the amounts of the financial
 compensation in respect of lemons are hereby replaced by the following:
        "Greece                Other Member States
          4,71                          7,86 ECU per 100 kg net for lemons".
                                    Article 2
 This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the
 Official Journal of the European Communities.
  It shall apply  with effect from 1 June 1983.
  This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in
  all Member States.
                                                              For the Council
                                                               The President
 ---pagebreak---                                             Proposal for a
                                      COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC)
                 am ending Regulation (EEC) No 471/76 as regards the period of suspension of the
                 application of the condition on prices governing the im portation into the
                  Com m unity of fresh lem ons originating in certain M editerranean countries
  THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN                                     originating in certain Mediterranean countries;
  COMMUNITIES,                                                    whereas, at present, such suspension should be
                                                                  extended to 31 May 1984,
  Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
  Economic Community, and in particular Articles 43               HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
  and 113 thereof.
  Having regard           to  the      proposal      from    the                          Article 1
  Commission ('),
                                                                  The second paragraph of Article 3 of Regulation (EEC)
   Having regard to the opinion of the European                    No 471/76 shall be replaced by the following:
   Parliament (l),
                                                                       ‘It shall apply until 31 May 1984’
   Whereas Regulation (EEC) No                  (3) provides, for
   the 1982/84 marketing year, for financial compensa­
                                                                                           Article 2
   tion measures for lemons ; whereas measures of this
   type led to the adoption of Regulation (EEC) No                 This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its
   471/76 (‘), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No              publication in the Official Journal of the European
3 0 0 5 /3 2 (s). which provides for the suspension of             Communities.
    application of the condition on prices governing the
    importation into the Community of fresh lemons .               It shall apply with effect from 1 June 1983.
                  This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
                  States.
                   Done at Brussels,
                                                                                 For the Council
                                                                                  The President
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