Processed fruit and vegetable products: common organisation of the market COM

The ESC considers that the Commission proposal treats the processed fruit and vegetable sector in an uneven manner. In the processed tomato sector, the ESC asks the Commission to ensure that there is no reduction in the overall processing quota for the EU as a whole, and that no Member State is disadvantaged by the quota distribution. The present quota should be increased by at least the consumption level of the three new Member States, and should be assigned to the farm sector so that production can be planned effectively, in line with market needs.�