Regulation (EEC) No 208/70 of the Commission of 4 February 1970 laying down detailed rules for the application of measures to encourage the processing of oranges

• Published date: 05 February 1970
• Subject Matter: Fruit and vegetables
• Official Gazette Publication: Journal officiel des Communautés européennes, L 28, 5 février 1970

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Regulation (EEC) No 208/70 of the Commission of 4 February 1970 laying down detailed rules for the application of measures to encourage the processing of oranges

Official Journal L 028 , 05/02/1970 P. 0012 - 0014
Danish special edition: Series I Chapter 1970(I) P. 0061
English special edition: Series I Chapter 1970(I) P. 0074
Greek special edition: Chapter 03 Volume 5 P. 0045

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( 1 ) OJ N L 324 , 27 . 12 . 1969 , P . 21 .

REGULATION ( EEC ) N 208/70 OF THE COMMISSION

OF 4 FEBRUARY 1970

LAYING DOWN DETAILED RULES FOR THE APPLICATION OF MEASURES TO ENCOURAGE THE PROCESSING OF ORANGES

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,

HAVING REGARD TO THE TREATY ESTABLISHING THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY ;

HAVING REGARD TO COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) N 2601/69 ( 1 ) OF 18 DECEMBER 1969 LAYING DOWN SPECIAL MEASURES TO ENCOURAGE THE PROCESSING OF CERTAIN VARIETIES OF ORANGES , AND IN PARTICULAR ARTICLES 2 ( 3 ) AND 3 ( 2 ) THEREOF ;

WHEREAS ARTICLE 2 ( 1 ) OF REGULATION ( EEC ) N 2601/69 PROVIDES IN PARTICULAR THAT CONTRACTS BETWEEN COMMUNITY PRODUCERS AND PROCESSORS SHALL RELATE TO TONNAGES IN EXCESS OF THE AVERAGE QUANTITIES PROCESSED BY THE LATTER DURING THE THREE MARKETING YEARS PRECEDING THE 1969/70 MARKETING YEAR ; WHEREAS TO THAT END A BASIC QUOTA SHOULD BE FIXED FOR EACH UNDERTAKING WHICH STARTED ITS ACTIVITIES NOT LATER THAN DURING THE 1966/67 MARKETING YEAR , EQUAL TO THE AVERAGE QUANTITIES PROCESSED BY THAT UNDERTAKING DURING THE ABOVE-MENTIONED PERIOD ;

WHEREAS , FOR UNDERTAKINGS OF MORE RECENT ORIGIN , THAT ARTICLE PROVIDES THAT CONTRACTS SHALL RELATE TO TONNAGES IN EXCESS OF QUANTITIES TO BE DETERMINED ON THE BASIS OF THE PROCESSING CAPACITY OF THOSE UNDERTAKINGS ; WHEREAS , THEREFORE , FOR EACH OF THOSE UNDERTAKINGS , A BASIC QUOTA SHOULD BE FIXED WHICH TAKES INTO ACCOUNT BOTH ITS PROCESSING CAPACITY AND THE AVERAGE CONSUMPTION RATE IN UNDERTAKINGS IN THE MEMBER STATE IN QUESTION DURING THE ABOVE-MENTIONED REFERENCE PERIOD ; WHEREAS , IF THE PROCESSING CAPACITY OF THE UNDERTAKINGS INCREASES , THE SAME CRITERION CAN BE USED TO FIX NEW QUOTAS FOR THEM ;

WHEREAS , IN ACCORDANCE WITH ARTICLE 2 ( 1 ) OF THE ABOVE-MENTIONED REGULATION , PROCESSING CONTRACTS MUST BE CONCLUDED BEFORE THE BEGINNING OF EACH MARKETING YEAR ; WHEREAS , HOWEVER , IN ORDER TO OBTAIN MAXIMUM EFFICIENCY IN OPERATIONS BASED ON THOSE CONTRACTS , THE CONTRACTING PARTIES SHOULD BE ALLOWED TO INCREASE , BY MEANS OF SUPPLEMENTARY CONTRACTS AND WITHIN CERTAIN LIMITS , THE AMOUNTS ORIGINALLY...