Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2238/89 of 25 July 1989 amending Regulation (EEC) No 2083/80 laying down detailed rules of application concerning the economic activity of producer groups and associations thereof

COMMISSION  REGULATION (EEC) No 2238/89
of 25 July 1989
amending Regulation (EEC) No 2083/80 laying down detailed rules of application concerning the economic activity of producer groups and associations thereof
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 1360/78 of 19 June 1978 on producer groups and associations thereof (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3875/88 (2), and in particular the second and third indents of Article 6 (3) thereof,
Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2083/80 (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3087/88 (4), lays down detailed rules of application concerning the economic activity of producer groups and associations thereof; whereas it is necessary to supplement those rules as a result of the extension of the field of application of Regulation (EEC) No 1360/78 to include four sectors in Ireland and the sector of wine of fresh grapes in certain areas of France;
Whereas agricultural holdings in Ireland are generally small in size and whereas the market is supplied by a large number of small-scale producers; whereas producer groups and associations thereof are practically unknown or market only a negligible proportion of production; whereas, as regards the economic activity of these groups, the minimum limits for volume of production and membership should be fixed at relatively low lowels; whereas to ensure that the associations play a sufficiently important economic role, a minimum number of member groups and an adequate geographical area should be laid down;
Whereas the inclusion in the common measure of the entire sector of wine of fresh grapes in France requires minimum thresholds to be set for each category of wine; whereas for this purpose account must be taken of trends in this sector, which is characterized by a reduction in production due to grubbing-up measures and a pattern of demand which is heretogeneous and geared toward product diversity;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Agricultural Structures and Rural Development,