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COMMISSION DECISION

of 12 January 1988

approving a programme for the fresh flowers, fruits and vegetables sector (producers' markets) in Portugal pursuant to Council Regulation (EEC) No 355/77

(Only the Portuguese text is authentic)

(88/100/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 and fishery products are processed and marketed (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 560/87 (2), and in particular Article 5 thereof,

Whereas on 20 July 1987 the Portuguese Government forwarded a programme for producers' markets for fresh flowers, fruits and vegetables in Portugal, and supplied additional information on 10 November 1987;

Whereas the aims of this programme are to rationalize and modernize the assembly, storage, packaging in Portugal of flowers, fruits and vegetables within the producers' markets as to make the sector more competitive and add value to its output; whereas it therefore constitutes a programme within the meaning of Article 2 of Regulation (EEC) No 355/77;

Whereas this programme contains sufficient information as prescribed by Article 3 of Regulation (EEC) No 355/77 to show that the aims set out in Article 1 of that Regulation can be achieved in the flowers, fruits and vegetables sector (producers' markets) in Portugal; whereas the estimated time required for implementation of the programme does not exceed the period mentioned in Article 3 (1) (g) of that Regulation;

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

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

The programme for the producers' markets for flowers, fruits and vegetables in Portugal forwarded by the Portuguese Government on 20 July 1987 and for which additional information was provided on 10 November pursuant to Regulation (EEC) No 355/77 is approved.

Article 2

This Decision is addressed to the Portuguese Republic.

Done at Brussels, 12 January 1988.

For the Commission

Frans ANDRIESSEN

Vice-President

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

(2) OJ No L 57, 27. 2. 1987, p. 6.