Commission Regulation (EC) No 1119/97 of 19 June 1997 amending Regulations (EC) No 411/97 and (EC) No 412/97 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 2200/96 as regards fixing a transitional time limit for 1997

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1119/97 of 19 June 1997 amending Regulations (EC) No 411/97 and (EC) No 412/97 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 2200/96 as regards fixing a transitional time limit for 1997
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
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Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2200/96 of 28 October 1996 on the common organization of the market in fruit and vegetables (1), and in particular Article 57 thereof,
Whereas Article 15 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 411/97 of 3 March 1997 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 2200/96 as regards operational programmes, operational funds and Community financial assistance (2) lays down the transitional provisions applicable to 1997 with regard to the submission and approval of proposed operational programmes; whereas paragraph 2 of that Article stipulates that the competent national authority must take a decision on proposals submitted within three months; whereas, in certain exceptional cases, that time limit may prove insufficient and put interested producer organizations at a disadvantage; whereas, therefore, in the interests of the latter, Member States should be given the opportunity to extend that time limit by two months in duly justified cases;
Whereas Article 12 (1) (a) of Regulation (EC) No 2200/96 fixes at three months the time limit for a decision by the Member States on applications for recognition presented by producer organizations; whereas, in certain exceptional cases likely to occur during the first year of application of that provision, the time limit may prove insufficient and put interested producer organizations at a disadvantage; whereas it is in the interests of the latter to allow Member States, in duly justified cases, to extend, as an exceptional measure for 1997, that time limit by two months; whereas, therefore, it is necessary to introduce a transitional measure into Commission Regulation (EC) No 412/97 of 3 March 1997 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 2200/96 as regards the recognition of producer organizations (3);
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Fresh Fruit and Vegetables,