Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2282/90 of 31 July 1990 laying down detailed rules for increasing the consumption and utilization of apples and the consumption of citrus fruit

COMMISSION  REGULATION (EEC) No 2282/90
of 31 July 1990
laying down detailed rules for increasing the consumption and utilization of apples and the consumption of citrus fruit
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
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Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1195/90 of 7 May 1990 on measures to increase the consumption and utilization of apples (1), and in particular Article 5 thereof,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1201/90 of 7 May 1990 on measures to increase the consumption of citrus fruit (2), and in particular Article 4 thereof,
Whereas Regulations (EEC) No 1195/90 and (EEC) No 1201/90 provide for the Community to contribute towards the financing of measures to encourage respectively an increase in the consumption of fresh apples and the disposal of products processed from apples harvested in the Community and an increase in the consumption of fresh citrus fruit harvested in the Community;
Whereas the chief measures to be taken into consideration for granting Community financial assistance should be defined;
Whereas these measures must form part of a coherent strategy, contribute to the attainment of medium-term objectives and meet criteria of Community interest; whereas the measures must involve the principal economic operators in the sector concerned, be presented in a uniform manner and contain sufficient information to enable them to be assessed;
Whereas in order to encourage grouped initiatives and contacts between those concerned, provision should be made for a system for the dissemination of draft measures; whereas such dissemination should be carried out by intermediary bodies appointed by the Member States;
Whereas detailed rules should be laid down to govern cooperation between the bodies appointed by the Member States and the Commission with a view to evaluating and selecting projects;
Whereas the various rules for carrying out commitments will be the subject of contracts between the interested parties and the competent national agencies drawn up on the basis of standard contracts made available by the Commission;
Whereas the Member States must supervise implementation of the measures and the Commission must be kept informed of the results of measures provided for in this Regulation;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Fruit and Vegetables,