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Council Regulation (EEC) No 3687/91 of 28 November 1991 on the common organization of the market in fishery products

Official Journal L 354 , 23/12/1991 P. 0001 - 0038

COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 3687/91 of 28 November 1991 on the common organization of the market in fishery products

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular Articles 42 and 43 thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,

Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (1),

Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social Committee (2),

Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 3796/81 of 29 December 1981 on the common organization of the market in fishery products (3), as last amended by Regulation

(EEC) No 3571/90 (4), has been substantially amended on a number of occasions; whereas it is appropriate, for reasons of clarity and rationality, to consolidate the said Regulation;

Whereas the operation and development of the common market in agricultural products must be accompanied by the establishment of a common agricultural policy; whereas the latter must include in particular a common organization of agricultural markets, which may take various forms depending on the products concerned;

Whereas the fishing industry is of special importance to the agricultural economy of certain coastal regions of the Community; whereas that industry provides a major part of the income of fishermen in these regions; whereas it is therefore advisable to encourage market stability by appropriate measures;

Whereas one of the steps to be taken to implement the common organization of the market is the application of common marketing standards to the products concerned; whereas application of these standards should have the effect of keeping products of unsatisfactory quality off the market and facilitating trade relations based on fair competition, thus helping to improve the profitability of production;

Whereas the application of these standards calls for the inspection of the products subject to them; whereas provision should therefore be made for such inspection;

Whereas it is desirable to make provision under the rules regulating the market for measures which would make it possible to adjust supply to market requirements and to guarantee, as far as possible, a fair income to producers; whereas, given the special features of the market in fishery products, the formation of producers' organizations whose members would be bound by certain rules, notably in the matter of production and marketing, would contribute to the attainment of these objectives;

Whereas it is desirable to adopt provisions to facilitate the formation and operation of these organizations and the investment entailed in applying their common rules; whereas to this end Member States should be allowed to make aid available to them, this aid being partly financed by the Community; whereas, however, the amount of this aid should be limited; whereas, it should also be temporary and degressive, so that the financial responsibility of producers will gradually increase;

Whereas, to support the activity of these organizations, thus facilitating greater market stability, Member States should be permitted to extend, under certain conditions, to all non-members who market goods in a specific region the rules, in particular those on first-stage marketing, adopted by the organization in the region in question on behalf of its members;

Whereas application of the system described above involves costs to be borne by the organization whose rules have been extended; whereas, therefore, non-members should contribute towards these costs; whereas the Member States concerned should also be afforded the possibility of granting an indemnity to those operators in respect of products which, although they meet marketing standards, could not be marketed...

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