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Language: en
Date: 1988-07-13 00:00:00
Title: Commission Decision of 14 June 1988 approving a specific programme relating to the processing of fruit and vegetables, forwarded by Portugal pursuant to Council Regulation (EEC) No 355/77

No L 182/22                           Official Journal of the European Communities                                   13 . 7. 88
                                                COMMISSION DECISION
                                                      of 14 June 1988
                 approving a specific programme relating to the processing of fruit and
                 vegetables, forwarded by Portugal pursuant to Council Regulation (EEC) No
                                                            355/77
                                           (Only the Portuguese text is authentic)
                                                         (88/374/EEC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,                        vegetable sector ; whereas the time allowed for implemen­
                                                                   tation of the programme does not exceed the limits
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European              referred to in Article 3 ( 1 ) (g) of Regulation (EEC) No
Economic Community,                                                355/77 ;
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 355/77 of             Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in
15 February 1977 on common measures to improve the                 accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee
conditions under which agricultural and fishery products           on Agricultural Structure,
are processed and marketed ('), as last amended by
Regulation (EEC) No 560/87 (2), and in particular Article
5 thereof,                                                         HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION :
Whereas on 20 July 1987, the Portuguese Government                                          Article 1
forwarded a programme relating to the processing of fruit
and vegetables and supplied additional information on 10            1 . The programme relating to the processing of fruit
November 1987 ;                                                    and vegetables, forwarded by the Portuguese Government
                                                                   pursuant to Regulation (EEC) No 355/77 on 20 July
Whereas the purpose of this programme is to rationalize             1987, concerning which additional information was
and modernize facilities in this sector, to extend the range        supplied on 10 November 1987, is hereby approved.
of products, thus increasing the competitiveness of the
sector, and to enhance the value of production ; whereas,           2. Such approval does not cover research and
therefore, it constitutes a programme within the meaning            development, particularly in the area of new products.
of Article 2 of Regulation (EEC) No 355/77 ;                        3. Such approval does not cover investment projects
Whereas the approval of this programme cannot be                    which provide for an increase in tomato-processing
extended to cover research and development, particularly            capacities, except where such projects are accompanied by
in the area of new products ;                                       evidence that equivalent capacities will be closed down
                                                                    within the scope of the programme.
Whereas, given the situation on the market for processed
tomato products, the approval of this programme cannot                                       Article 2
be extended to cover those investment projects which
 provide for an increase in tomato-processing capacities            This Decision is addressed to the Portuguese Republic.
 unless such projects are supported by evidence that
 equivalent capacities will be closed down within the scope         Done at Brussels, 14 June 1988 .
 of the programme ;
Whereas the programme contains sufficient information,                                          For the Commission
 as required by Article 3 of Regulation (EEC) No 355/77,                                         Frans ANDRIESSEN
 to show that the objectives laid down in Article 1 of that
 Regulation can be achieved in the processed fruit and                                               Vice-President
 (l) OJ No L 51 , 23. 2. 1977, p. 1 .
 M OJ No L 57, 27. 2. 1987, p. 6.