Council Regulation (EC) No 2199/97 of 30 October 1997 amending Regulation (EC) No 2201/96 on the common organization of the markets in processed fruit and vegetable products

COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 2199/97 of 30 October 1997 amending Regulation (EC) No 2201/96 on the common organization of the markets in processed fruit and vegetable products
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
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Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 43 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission (1),
Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (2),
Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social Committee (3),
Whereas Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 2201/96 (4) allocates fresh tomatoes by Member State and product group for the 1997/98 and 1998/99 marketing years; whereas, in the case of France, to adjust its quota of tinned whole peeled tomatoes and its quota of other products to the needs of its processing industry, the quota for tinned whole peeled tomatoes should be reduced by 15 000 tonnes and the quota for other products should be increased by the same amount; whereas the total quantities for these two product groups as set out in Article 6 (2) of the Regulation should also be adjusted as a result,