CELEX: 51982PC0736
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Date: 1982-11-19
Title: Proposal for a COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) amending Regulation (EEC) No 2764/77 extending the period for which Class III may be applied in respect of certain fruit and vegetables (submitted to the Council by the Commission)

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                               Proposal for a
                          COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC )
  amending Regulation ( EEC ) No 2764 / 77 extending the period for which
  Class III may be applied in respect of certain fruit and vegetables
               ( submitted to the Council by the Commission )
  COM(82 ) 736 final
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                            EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
SUBJECT : Proposal for a Council Regulation amending Regulation ( EEC )
             N° 2764 / 77 extending the possibility of applying Class III
             to certain fruit and vegetables
The common organization of the market in fruit and vegetables , governed
by Council Regulation ( EEC ) N° 1035 / 72 of 18 May 1972 , provides for the
introduction of common quality standards for a number of products .
The quality standards may include a Class III , the actual application
of which is to be deeded by the Commission in the light of market
requi rements .
The possibi lity of applying Class III is , however , subject to a time
limit . It was due to expire on 31 December 1977 for most of the products
for which such a catagory existed and on 31 December 1979 for Brussels
sprouts since , as laid down in Article 4 ( 2 ) of Regulation ( EEC )
N° 1045 / 72 , " unless an extension is decided upon in accordance with the
voting procedure laid down in Article 43(2 ) of the Treaty , Class III
may not be applied beyong the fifth year following the date of entry
into force of the Regulation which defines it ".
In 1977 Regulation ( EEC ) N° 2764 / 77 extended this possibility until
31 December 1982 .
The Commission proposes that the Council extend this possibility for a'
further period of five years and include in the extension leeks aubergines
and courgettes , Class III of which may , under the present conditions , be
marketed until 31 December 1986 .
The reasoning behind the Commission 's proposal is as follows :
1 . According to information received , Class III , depending on the
product and the Member State , can represent an appreciable percentage of
the value of production and thus of producers' incomes , as is illustrated
by the following examples .
In the case of asparagus , it ranges from 2 to 21 Z , lettuces from 0.4 to
11 % , tomatoes from 2.9 to 8.3 % and cucumbers 1.9 to 8.2 % .
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As regards apples , pears and peaches it is more difficult to estimate
a figure because Class III can no longer be marketed , but for cherries
and strawberries , for which , it is true , there is no Class II , the
percentage varies from 5 to 35 % .
2 . These are average figures , but it is certain that at a time of low
production , particularly at the beginning or the end of the marketing
year , the percentage could be higher , so that it would be more in
the producer 's interest to be able to market Class III products .
3 . In this time of economic difficulty it seems essential for persons
with modest incomes tc have the possibility of obtaining supplies at
the lowest possible prices .
It goes without saing that if the possibility of authorizing the
marketing of Class III remains , the Commission will decide actually
to apply it when it considers this justified .
 ---pagebreak---       '3 . 77                      Official Journal of the European Communities                          No I. * 20/ S
                                  COUNCIL JtKGULATION ( EEC)
                              amending Regulation ( EEC ) No 2764/77
               extending the period (or which Class III may be applied in respect of certain
                                                  fruit and vegetables
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN                                   Whereas, moreover, the marketing of Class III
COMMUNITIES.                                                   products enables certain consumers with modest
                                                               incomes to obtain supplies of those products ;
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the Euiopcan
Economic Community,                                            Whereas it seems advisable, therefore, to provide for
Having regard to Council Regulation ( EEC ) No                 Class III to be applicable for a limited period beyond
1035/72 of 18 May 1972 on the common organisation              31 December 1982-;
of the market in fruit and vegetables ( ' ), as last
amended by Regulation ( EEC) No              . ('), and in      Whereas , in the case of leeks , aubergines
particular the first subparagraph of Article 4 (2)               and courgettes , Class III as a defined by
thereof.                                                        Regulation ( EEC) No 1292/ii ( 4 ) may be
Having regard to the proposal from the Commssion ,
                                                                 applied until 31 December 1986 ; whereas , for
                                                                 the sake of simplification , it should be
Whereas Regulation ( F.FC) No 10 55/72 provide - that,
unless an extension is decided upon in acconlance
                                                                 frovided      here anduntil
                                                                   urther applied           now the
                                                                                                  thatdate
                                                                                                         Classfixed
                                                                                                                  III may
                                                                                                                       in be
with the voting procedure laid down in Article 43 ( 2)           respect of the other products .
                                                               HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
of the Treaty, Class III may not be applied beyond the
fifth year following the date of entry into force of the
Regulation which defines it ; whereas Council                                          Atinle 1
KEY ulation ( EEC) NO 2764/77
has extended this possibility until
31 December 1982 :
                                                                                       Artide 2
Whereas the marketing of Class III represents a large
share of producers' incomes where there is no Class II         This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day
for the product ; whereas, where there is a Class II, the       following its publication in the Official Journal of
share of producers' incomes represented by Clsss III            the European Communities.
 is considerably lower, although not negligible, particu­
 larly at certain times of the year ;                           It shall apply as from 1 January 1
               This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
               States.
               Done at Brussels,                                            ,
                                                                            For the Council
                                                                              The President
 (>) OJ No L 118, 20. 5. 1972, d. I.
 O OJ No L 190 ," 1-.7.M82 , p . 7
  ( 3 ) OJ No L 320 , 15.12.1977 , p. 5
  ( 4 ) OJ No L.129 , 15.5.1981 , p. 38
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 1 . BUDGET HEADING : post _ -, 5Q1                                                               APPROBATIONS : 1983 ( P.B. )
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 2. TITLE : Proposal for a council regulation amending Regulation ( EEC ) n°
       2764 / 77 extending the possibility of applying Class III to certai
  3. LEGAL BA             .                   ^ 0f Council Regulation ( EEC ) n° 1035 / 72
  4 . AIMS OF PROJECT : EXTENS .J ON QF                           possibility of applying Class III to certain
                                fruits and vegetables up to 31 December 1987 .
  5 . FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS                                  PERIOD OF 12 MONTHS CURRENT FINANCIAL YEAR    FOLLOWING FINANCIAL YEAR
  5.0 EXPENDITURE
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        - CHARGED TO THE EC BUDGET
            CBSNYLLINS / INTERVENTIONS )
        - NATIONAL ADMINISTRATION
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        - OTHER
  5.1 RECEIPTS
        - OWN RESOURCES OF THE EC
            ( LEVIES / CUSTOMS DUTIES )
        - NATIONAL
  5.0.1 ESTIMATED EXPENDITURE
  5.1.1 ESTIMATED RECEIPTS
  5.2 METHOD OF CALCULATION
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                          quantities of withdrawals from the market .