Council Regulation (EEC) No 987/84 of 31 March 1984 amending Regulation (EEC) No 2601/69 laying down special measures to encourage the processing of certain varieties of oranges

( 1 ) OJ NO C 301 , 8 . 11 . 1983 , P . 3 .
( 2 ) OPINION DELIVERED ON 15 MARCH 1984 ( NOT YET PUBLISHED IN THE OFFICIAL JOURNAL ) .
( 3 ) OJ NO L 324 , 27 . 12 . 1969 , P . 21 .
( 4 ) OJ NO L 144 , 31 . 5 . 1978 , P . 5 .
COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 987/84 OF 31 MARCH 1984 AMENDING REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 2601/69 LAYING DOWN SPECIAL MEASURES TO ENCOURAGE THE PROCESSING OF CERTAIN VARIETIES OF ORANGES
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
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HAVING REGARD TO THE TREATY ESTABLISHING THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC 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 ) ,
WHEREAS REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 2601/69 ( 3 ) , AS LAST AMENDED BY REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1154/78 ( 4 ) , PROVIDES FOR A SYSTEM OF FINANCIAL COMPENSATION IN RESPECT OF CERTAIN VARIETIES OF ORANGES WHICH ARE PROCESSED UNDER CONTRACTS DESIGNED TO ENSURE , AT A MINIMUM PURCHASE PRICE TO THE PRODUCER , A REGULAR SUPPLY TO THE PROCESSING INDUSTRY ;
WHEREAS THE FINANCIAL COMPENSATION FOR ORANGES IS CURRENTLY FIXED AT A LEVEL SUCH THAT THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE MINIMUM PRICE PAID BY THE PROCESSING INDUSTRY AND THE FINANCIAL COMPENSATION DOES NOT CHANGE FROM ONE MARKETING YEAR TO THE NEXT BY A PERCENTAGE GREATER THAN THE CHANGE IN THE SAID MINIMUM PRICE ; WHEREAS THE RESULT HAS BEEN TO ESTABLISH , PROGRESSIVELY , AN UNWARRANTED COMMERCIAL BENEFIT ACCRUING TO THE PROCESSING INDUSTRY ;
WHEREAS REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 2601/69 SHOULD BE AMENDED TO ENSURE THAT THE PROCESSING INDUSTRY BEARS A LARGER SHARE OF THE COST OF THE RAW MATERIAL CONCERNED ,