CELEX: 51990PC0407(13)
Language: en
Date: 1990-10-04
Title: PROPOSAL FOR A COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) ON MEASURES TO STRENGTHEN THE APPLICATION OF THE COMMON QUALITY STANDARDS FOR FRUIT AND VEGETABLES IN PORTUGAL

No C 297/22                              Official Journal of the European Communities                                     27. 11. 90
                                                          Proposal for a
                                           COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No . . .
                                                              of . . .
                  on measures to strengthen the application of the common quality standards for fruit and
                                                      vegetables in Portugal
                                                         (90/C 297/13)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,                                   strengthening the arrangements for checking that the
                                                                           abovementioned standards are complied with in respect
                                                                           of fresh fruit and vegetables that are:
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Economic Community,                                                        (a) placed on the Portuguese market;
                                                                           (b) placed on the market within the Community;
Having regard to the Act of Accession of Spain and
                                                                           (c) imported from or exported to third countries;
Portugal, and in particular Article 234 (2) thereof,
                                                                           (d) withdrawn from the market;
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
                                                                           (e) supplied to the processing industry, where such
                                                                               standards apply, particularly for the purpose of
Whereas   on 26 June 1990 the Commission sent the Council                      granting Community aid.
a report  on the progress made towards specific objectives
and on     the implementation of structural measures in
Portugal  during the first stage;                                      2. The programme referred to in paragraph 1 shall be
                                                                       submitted to the Commission before 31 December 1991
                                                                       and      approved     by    the     Commission     prior    to
Whereas that report shows that the mechanism introduced
                                                                       implementation.
in the fruit and vegetables sector as regards standardization
would not seem to be capable of being applied in such a
way as to enable the objectives to be fully attained and the
common organization of the market in fruit and vegetables
as laid down by Council Regulation (EEC) No 1035/72 of                                            Article 2
18 May 1972 an the common organization of the market in
fruit and vegetables (*), as last amended by Regulation                The programme referred to in Article 1 shall include the
(EEC) No 1193/90 ( 2 ), to function properly; whereas,                 following measures:
therefore, the Community should contribute towards
funding a programme, approved by the Commission,                       1. As regards       the   application   of   common    quality
including measures aimed at ensuring the spread of                         standards:
common quality standards and the setting-up of a fruit and                 — the setting-up in production areas of pilot
vegetables inspectorate in Portugal,                                            operations     equipped     to    provide   practical
                                                                                demonstrations of standardization activities,
                                                                           — the organization of training courses,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
                                                                           — the preparation and distribution of teaching
                                                                                materials to illustrate the characteristics of
                           Article 1                                            standardized products,
                                                                           — the development of packaging designs suited to the
1. The Community shall contribute towards funding a                             various products.
programme of measures to be put forward and carried out
by the Portuguese authorities over a five-year period with a           2. As regards the arrangements for checking compliance
view to:                                                                   with the quality standards:
                                                                           — the creation of an inspectorate made up of officials
— improving application of the common quality standards                         whose sole task will be to carry out the checks
     in accordance with Article 2 of Regulation (EEC) No                        referred to in the second indent of Article 1(1),
     1035/72, and                                                               managed by a specialized service,
                                                                            — the specialized training of the abovementioned
                                                                                officials,
(3) OJ No L 118, 20. 5. 1972, p. 1.
(2) OJ No L 119, 11. 5. 1990, p. 43.                                        — the carrying out of on-the-spot checks.
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                        Article 3                               3. Expenditure that benefits at the same time from other
                                                                Community measures shall not be eligible for assistance
1. The Community shall contribute 80 % of the eligible          under this Regulation.
expenditure, as defined pursuant to Article 4, incurred in
carrying out the measures referred to in Article 2 over a
period of five years as from the date on which the                                        Article 4
programme is approved.
                                                                Detailed rules for the application of this Regulation shall be
                                                                adopted in accordance with the procedure laid down in
                                                                Article 33 of Regulation (EEC) No 1035/72.
2. The annual amount of expenditure financed by the
Community shall be fixed by the Commission on the basis                                   Article S
of the information supplied by Portugal each year for the
previous year.                                                  This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 January 1991.
                This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
                States.
                Done at Brussels,
                                                                                     For the Council