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COMMISSION DECISION

of 29 January 1982

approving a programme for the fruit-juice industry in Lower Saxony pursuant to Council Regulation (EEC) No 355/77

(Only the German text is authentic)

(82/104/EEC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN

COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 355/77 of 15 February 1977 on common measures to improve the conditions under which agricultural products are processed and marketed (1) and in particular Article 5 thereof,

Whereas the Government of the Federal Republic of Germany on 6 July 1981 notified the programme for the fruit-juice industry in Lower Saxony;

Whereas the said programme concerns the construction and rationalization of sufficient manufacturing capacity for fruit-juice, with the aim of stabilizing the fruit market in Lower Saxony and guaranteeing satisfactory earnings for fruit producers; whereas it therefore constitutes a programme within the meaning of Article 2 of Regulation (EEC) No 355/77;

Whereas approval of the programme does not affect the decisions which are taken pursuant to Article 14 of Regulation (EEC) No 355/77 on the Community financing of projects, in particular as regards an examination as to whether the new capacities will actually find the sales outlets envisaged in the programme.

Whereas the programme contains the details referred to in Article 3 of Regulation (EEC) No 355/77, showing that the objectives laid down in Article 1 of the said Regulation can be achieved in respect of the sector in question, Lower Saxony; whereas the scheduled time for implementation of the programme does not exceed the limit laid down in Article 3 (1) (g) of the Regulation;

Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Agricultural Structure,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

The programme communicated by the Government of the Federal Republic of Germany on 6 July 1981 for the fruit-juice sector in Lower Saxony pursuant to Regulation (EEC) No 355/77 is hereby approved.

Article 2

This Decision is addressed to the Federal Republic of Germany.

Done at Brussels, 29 January 1982.

For the Commission

Poul DALSAGER

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ No L 51, 23. 2. 1977, p. 1.