Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2777/88 of 7 September 1988 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 2777/88
of 7 September 1988
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 1760/87 (2), and in particular the second indent of Article 6 (3) thereof,
Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2083/80 (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 559/88 (4), lays down detailed rules of application concerning the economic activity of producer groups and associations thereof; whereas these rules must be supplemented following extension of the applicability of Regulation (EEC) No 1360/78 to Portugal;
Whereas holdings in Portugal are, typically, small, fragmented and unspecialized, and have a low average productivity; whereas low minima should therefore be set for the dimensions of producer group operations; whereas turnover is a suitable criterion for judging the efficiency of associations of producer groups in certain sectors where, in view of the difficulties of exhaustive determination of specific minimum crop areas, a single basis of reference should be used; whereas the fact that 'alentejano de montado' pigs are extensively-reared makes estimating national production difficult and whereas the minimum share of national production volume required of associations in this sector should therefore not be set; whereas in order to guarantee that associations are of adequate economic size a minimum number of member groups should be set;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Agricultural Structure,