12. 11. 93 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 279/17 COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 3119/93 of 8 November 1993 laying down special measures to encourage the processing of certain citrus fruits THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, 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 Parli- ament (%), Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social Committee (%), Whereas mandarins, clementines and satsumas were eligible during the 1989/90 to 1991/92 marketing years for a processing support scheme which has not been continued in 1992/93 ; whereas a comparison of the situa- tion during those two periods shows that the incentives for processing should be reintroduced for those products and continued for oranges; Whereas the production of oranges and mandarins conti- nued to be affected by serious marketing difficulties due in particular to the varieties produced and to overproduc- tion; whereas the production of clementines has increased appreciably over recent years to the extent also of creating surpluses ; whereas, lastly, satsumas, which are replaced by clementines on the market in fresh fruit, are also in surplus; Whereas a processing support scheme must be capable of promoting the processing of the citrus fruits concerned respectively both into juice and into segments under contracts concluded between processors and producers guaranteeing the latter a minimum price and regular supplies for industry; Whereas, in order to encourage producers to present their products for processing rather than for withdrawal, provi- sion should be made for the minimum processing price to be fixed at the level of the highest withdrawal price for each product applicable during the period when withdra- wals are heavy; Whereas, in order to prevent distortions of competition, provision should be made for the financial compensation granted for the processing of mandarins and clementines to be fixed at a level such that, for each of those products, the difference between the minimum price and the finan- () OJ No C 259, 23. 9. 1993, p. 8. (%) Opinion delivered on 29 October 1993 (not yet published in the Official Journal). (%) Opinion delivered on 20 October 1993 (not yet published in the Official Journal). cial compensation, ie. the ‘burden on the industry’, is identical with that for the purchase of oranges, taking into consideration the difference in juice yields; Whereas the production of satsumas is affected by struc- tural shortcomings in relation to marketing which can be seen in the wide dispersal of supplies ; whereas provision should be made to that end therefore for the grant of special aid to citrus fruit producers’ organizations which conclude contracts with processors and for financial compensation for the latter; whereas the breakdown of the amounts into aid and financial compensation is justi- fied by the need to allocate the funds mainly to supply; whereas a transitional period, during which aid for the processing of satsumas is also paid to individual citrus fruit producers, is necessary to enable the sector to adjust to these provisions ; : Whereas, in order to ensure the effectiveness of the. thres- holds applicable in the citrus fruit sector under Regula- tion (EEC) No 1035/72 (%), account must be taken when establishing those thresholds of the quantities delivered for processing under this Regulation ; Whereas Regulations (EEC) No 2601/69 () and (EEC) No 1123/89 () should be repealed, HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : TITLE I Oranges, mandarins and clementines Article 1 A financial compensation scheme for processing into juice shall be applied to mandarins, clementines and oranges harvested in the Community. Article 2 The scheme referred to in Article 1 shall be based on contracts between producers and processors. The contracts shall specify the quantities covered by them, the phasing of deliveries to processors and the prices to be paid to producers. () OJ No L 118, 20. 5. 1972, p. 1. () OJ No L 324, 27. 12. 1969, p. 21. () OJ No L 118, 29. 4. 1989, p. 25.