Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2062/80 of 31 July 1980 on the conditions and procedure for granting or withdrawing recognition of producers' organizations and associations thereof in the fishing industry

COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 2062/80  of 31 July 1980  on the conditions and procedure for granting or withdrawing recognition of producers' organizations and associations thereof in the fishing industry
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 100/76 of 19 January 1976 on the common organization of the market in fishery products (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2903/78 (2),
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 105/76 of 19 January 1976 on the recognition of producers' organizations in the fishing industry (3), and in particular Articles 2 (2) and 3 thereof,
Whereas Regulation (EEC) No 105/76 provides that a producers' organization must show that it is sufficiently active economically in order to obtain recognition ; whereas producers' organizations can play their part in the common organization of the market only if they are able to provide a supply which is concentrated, sufficient in quantity, continually available and homogeneous in quality ; whereas only producers' organizations of a certain minimum output can fulfil these requirements;
Whereas the minimum output hitherto prescribed has in some cases proved to be inadequate, particularly since the degree of concentration amongst purchasers has been increasing for some time ; whereas the minimum quantities in question should accordingly be increased to an appropriate level;
Whereas the structure of the fishing industry and its products vary greatly throughout the Community according to the type of fishing practised ; whereas the minimum quantities produced should therefore be fixed according to type of fishing;
Whereas the conditions of production in coastal waters vary substantially from region to region within the Community ; whereas the minimum output fixed for producers' organizations concerned with local inshore and certain special types of fishing areas may, therefore, in some cases prove too low ; whereas the Member States should therefore be authorized to set a higher minimum output for producers' organizations involved in local inshore fishery;
Whereas it has further proved necessary to set a minimum output for associations of producers' organizations and to lay down requirements in respect of their common production and marketing rules ; whereas associations may carry out their functions only if they can show a minimum output which corresponds to the total of the output prescribed for their individual members ; whereas it is sufficient that the common production and marketing rules of an association cover the coordination of their members' rules ; whereas, however, this requires that the members' fleets and their production should have a sufficient degree of uniformity for each product or group of products and in respect of turnover ; whereas this may be ensured where the association's activity covers an area of the Community with a certain degree of uniformity in production and marketing structures;
Whereas the producers' organizations' common production and marketing rules fixed hitherto for adjusting production to market requirements must be simplified and limited to the essentials ; whereas the catch plan should accordingly be drawn up with special reference to the quantity it is possible to produce, the stocks available and the forecast market requirements;
Whereas the supervision by Member States of the manner in which the producers' organizations operate should be extended ; whereas the Member States should, in particular, ensure that the producers' organizations neither draw up nor maintain catch plans which substantially ignore market requirements or past experience as regards the quantities of fish withdrawn from the market;
Whereas the provisions as to the information required for recognition should also be applied to associations;
Whereas it has also proved necessary to supplement the provisions on withdrawals or recognition ; whereas recognition of a producers' organization or association thereof should also be withdrawn if that organization or association fails to fulfil its obligations;
Whereas, subject to certain transitional provisions, Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1939/72 of 8 September 1972 on the conditions and procedures for the recognition of producers' organizations in the fishing industry (4) should be repealed;  (1)OJ No L 20, 28.1.1976, p. 1. (2)OJ No L 347, 12.12.1978, p. 1. (3)OJ No L 20, 28.1.1976, p. 39. (4)OJ No L 207, 9.9.1972, p. 10.
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Fishery Products,