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( 1 ) OJ NO L 51 , 23 . 2 . 1977 , P . 1 .

COMMISSION DECISION

OF 1 APRIL 1981

APPROVING A PROGRAMME ON THE MARKETING OF NON-EDIBLE HORTICULTURAL PRODUCTS IN BELGIUM PURSUANT TO COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 355/77

( ONLY THE DUTCH AND FRENCH TEXTS ARE AUTHENTIC )

( 81/278/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 BELGIAN GOVERNMENT FORWARDED ITS PROGRAMME ON THE MARKETING OF NON-EDIBLE HORTICULTURAL PRODUCTS ON 14 OCTOBER 1980 ;

WHEREAS THE SAID PROGRAMME RELATES TO THE CREATION , EXTENSION AND RATIONALIZATION OF FACILITIES FOR THE COLLECTION , SORTING , PROCESSING , STORING , PACKAGING , SALE AND TRANSPORTATION AS WELL AS FOR THE AUCTIONS OF NON-EDIBLE HORTICULTURAL PRODUCTS WITH THE AIM OF CREATING MARKETING CONDITIONS WHICH ASSURE GROWERS A LONG TERM , SECURE MARKET FOR THEIR PRODUCTS ; WHEREAS IT CONSTITUTES THEREFORE A PROGRAMME WITHIN THE MEANING OF ARTICLE 2 OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 355/77 ;

WHEREAS THE PROGRAMME CONTAINS THE DETAILS REQUIRED UNDER 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 NON-EDIBLE HORTICULTURAL PRODUCTS SECTOR IN BELGIUM ; WHEREAS THE SCHEDULE FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF THE PROGRAMME DOES NOT EXCEED THE TIME LIMIT LAID DOWN IN ARTICLE 3 ( 1 ) ( G ) OF THIS 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 ON THE MARKETING OF NON-EDIBLE HORTICULTURAL PRODUCTS FORWARDED BY THE BELGIAN GOVERNMENT PURSUANT TO REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 355/77 ON 14 OCTOBER 1980 IS HEREBY APPROVED .

ARTICLE 2

THIS DECISION IS ADDRESSED TO THE KINGDOM OF BELGIUM .

DONE AT BRUSSELS , 1 APRIL 1981 .

FOR THE COMMISSION

POUL DALSAGER

MEMBER OF THE COMMISSION