17.12. 90 Official ]oﬁmal of the European Communities No L 353/23 COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 3577/90 of 4 December 1990 on the transitional measures and adjustments required in the agricultural sector as a result of German unification 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 Council Regulation (EEC) No 804/68 of 27 June 1968 on the common organization of the market in milk and milk products (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3879/89 (2), and in particular Articles Sc (6), 6 (6) and 7 (4) thereof, Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2759/75 of 29 October 1975 on the common organization of the market in pigmeat (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1249/89 (4), ' Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 822/87 of 16 March 1987 on the common organization of the market in wine (5), as last amended by Regulation {EEC) No 1325/90 (¢), and in particular Articles 13 (1) and (4), 16 (7) and 80 thereof, Having regard to the proposal from the Commission (7), Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (8), Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social Committee (%), Whereas the Community has adopted a body of rules implementing the common agricultural policy; Whereas, from the date of German 'unification onwards, Community law will be fully applicable to the territory of the former German Democratic Republic; Whereas to facilitate the integration of farming in the territory of the former German Democratic Republic into (1) OJ No L 148, 28, 6. 1968, p. 13. (2) O] No L 378, 27. 12. 1989, p. 1. (3) OJ No L 282, 1. 11. 1975, p. 1. () O] No L 129, 11. 5. 1989, p. 12. (5) O] No L 84, 24. 3. 1987, p. 1. (6) OJ No L 132, 23. 5. 1990, p. 19. ' (7) O] No L 263, 26. 9. 1990, p. 12, as amended on 25 October 1990. (8) Opinion delivered on 21 November 1990 (not yet published in the Official Journal). (%) Opinion delivered on 20 November 1990 (not yet published in the Official Journal). the common agricultural policy, the former German Democratic Republic has been applying, in an autonomous capacity, some of the common agricultural rules since 1 July 1990; Whereas certain adjustments must however be made to Community agricultural legislation in order to take into account the particular circumstances of the said territory; Whereas the derogations provided for in this connection should as a general rule be temporary and cause the least possible disturbance to the operation of the common " agricultural policy and the pursuit of the objectives of Article 39 of the Treaty; Whereas measures are applied in several sectors to stabilize the markets for products in surplus; whereas the extent to which such arrangements apply to the territory of the former German Democratic Republic should be specified; Whereas the maximum guaranteed quantities applicable in most of the sectors concerned expire not later than the end of the 1991/92 marketing year; whereas, as the figures currently available for actual consuniption in the territory .of the former German Democratic Republic are "incomplete, the maximum guaranteed quantities should be . left unchanged for the remaining period of applicability; whereas, therefore, no account should be taken of production of the said territory when Community production is being determined; whereas, however, total German production in each sector concerned must be subject to the specific rules applicable in the case of an overrun of the maximum guaranteed quantity laid down for the said sector; Whereas certain conditions of intervention must be adjusted to take account of the specific conditions of production and farm structure in the tetritory of the former German Democratic Republic; Whereas the application of the arrangements to control milk production must not jeopardize the restructuring of agricultural holdings in the territory of the former German Democratic Republic; whereas some flexibility should be introduced into the said arrangements; whereas, however, such flexibility must apply solely to holdings in the territory of the former German Democratic Republic; whereas, similarly, steps must be taken to ensure that the additional sugar quotas allocated to Germany apply solely to agriculture in the territory of the former German Democratic Republic;