51994PC0259

Proposal for a Council Regulation (EC) amending Regulation (EEC) No 1200/90 on the improvement of the Community production of apples (94/C 206/08) COM(94) 259 final - 94/0154(CNS)

(Submitted by the Commission on 21 June 1994)

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 43 thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,

Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament,

Whereas a measure to stabilize Community apple production was introduced in the 1990/91 to 1992/93 marketing years by Council Regulation (EEC) No 1200/90 (1), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3577/90 (2);

Whereas, although this measure enabled 25 569,4 hectares to be grubbed, including 19 368,7 hectares in the new German Länder, the area under apple trees in the Community nevertheless increased by 8 700 hectares between 1987 and 1992 (not taking the new German Länder into account);

Whereas this increase could lead to a big surplus on the market in 1994/95; whereas the grubbing measure provided for in Regulation (EEC) No 1200/90 should therefore be reactivated before the 1994 harvest,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Regulation (EEC) No 1200/90 is hereby amended as follows:

1. in Article 1, 'During the 1990/91, 1991/92 and 1992/93 marketing years` is replaced by 'During the 1990/91, 1991/92, 1992/93 and 1994/95 marketing years`; 2. the following is added to Article 2 (1) (a): 'However, for the 1994/95 marketing year, grubbing must take place prior to the harvest and before 1 September 1994;`.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.

(1) OJ No L 119, 11. 5. 1990, p. 63.

(2) OJ No L 353, 17. 12. 1990, p. 23.