- No L 45/50 Official Journal of the European Communities 14. 2, 87 COMMISSION DECISION of 7 January 1987 on the setting-up of an Advisory Committee on Qils and Fats (87/87/EEC) THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, Whereas the Advisory Committee on Oils and Fats was set up by Commission Decision 67/388/EEC (1), replaced by Commission Decision 73/421/EEC (2), as last amended by Decision 83/77/EEC (3); Whereas following the accession of new Member States to the Community, the number of seats on the Committee should be increased and they should be reallocated; whereas the procedure for the replacement of members should also be adjusted; Whereas the provisions concerning the Advisory Committee on Oils and Fats have been amended several times and have therefore become difficult to apply; whereas they should therefore be consolidated; Whereas the Commission should seek the views of producers, traders and consumers on matters arising in connection with the operation of the common organization of the market in oils and fats; Whereas all the occupations directly involved in the implementation of the market organization in question, and also consumers, must have an opportunity to participate in the drafting of the opinions requested by the Commission; Whereas the trade associations concerned and the consumer groups in the Member States have set up organizations at Community level which are in a position to represent those concerned in all the Member States, : HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS: Article 1 1.  Thereshall be attached to the Commission an Advisory Committee on Oils and Fats, hereinafter called the ‘Committee’. 2. The Committee shall be composed of representatives of the following interests: agricultural producers, cooperatives, the oil-seed processing and vegetable-oil using industries, traders in olive oil and oil seeds, agricultural (1) OJ No 119, 20. 6. 1967, p. 2343/67. (2) OJ No L 355, 24. 12. 1973, p. 40. (3) OJ No L 51, 24. 2. 1983, p. 34. workers and workers in the food and feed manufacturing industries and consumers. 3. The Committee shall consist of two separate Sections, composed of members of the Committee: — the Olive and Olive Products Section, — the Oil Seed and Qil Seed Products Section. Article 2 1. The Committee or either of its separate Sections may be consulted by the Commission on any problem concerning the operation of Regulations on the common organization of the market in oils and fats, and in particular on measures to be adopted by the Commission under those Regulations. 2. The chairman of the Committee may indicate to the. Commission the desirability of consulting the Committee or the separate Sections on any matter within the latter’s competence on which its opinion has not been sought. He shall do so, in particular, at the request of one of the interests represented. Article 3 1.  The Committee shall consist of 68 members. 2. Seats on the Committee shall be apportioned as follows: (a) Olive and Olive Products Section: — 12 to agricultural producers and cooperatives in the sector, — four to representatives of the olive-oil producing industries, — three to representatives of the olive-oil trade, — three to representatives of agricultural workers and of workers in the olive-oil industry, — two to consumers’ representatives; (b) Oil Seed and Oil Seed Products Section: — 22 to agricultural producers and cooperatives in the sector,