No- L 28/16 Official Journal of the European Communities 2. 2.91 COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 268/91 of 1 February 1991 on detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EEC) No 3650/90 on measures to strengthen the application of the common quality standards for fruit and vegetables in Portugal THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic , Community, Having regard to the Act of Accession of Spain and Portugal, Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3650/90 of 11 December 1990 on measures to strengthen the application of the common quality standards for fruit and vegetables in Portugal (), and in " particular Article 4 thereof, Whereas in order to facilitate effective operation of the measures in question and the attainment of their purpose, the information to be provided in the programme to be submitted by Portugal should be specified ; Whereas the expenditure eligible for Community financ- ing should be specified and also the supporting docu- ments required in order to permit verification of eligibi- lity ; Whereas the progress of the programme should be moni- tored and its achievements noted ; whereas the notifica- tions to be made for these purposes should be specified ; Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Commlttee for Fruit and Vegetables, HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: Article 1 The programme to be submitted for approval by the Commission pursuant to Article 1 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 3650/90 shall provide the following informa- tion : (a) a description and analysis of the existing situation as regards inspector numbers, their geographical distribu- tion and the organization of their work ; () OJ No L 362, 27. 12. 1990, p. 22. (b) reinforcement of inspectorate : — estimate of requirements, — the qualifications required for recruitment and the recruitment procedures envisaged, — an assignment plan covering all inspectors; (¢) training : — an assessment of training requirements for: — inspectors  (specialized training, refresher courses), — operators, — the types of training planned (courses, seminars, field training, employment of consultants etc); inspectors must be given both theoretical and practical training and operator training must give priority to producers, — the estimated timetable for training operations, — the plans for distribution of teaching materials to operators, specifying priorities and the type of material to be used, — a reasoned explanation of the number, location and composition of the pilot units, with the time- table for their creation ; (d) checks: — organization of the various types of check, — management and administration of checks ; provi- sions not yet adopted shall be notified immedia- tely on adoption, — measures taken or to be taken to penalize infringe- ments of the common quality standards, in accor- dance with Article 10 (2) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1035/72(9); ' (¢) development of packaging designs : — development and trials of suitable packaging designs for products considered to require priority treatment ; this is to be done in cooperation with the relevant operators, in particular producers ; - - (f) the budget estimate for financing the programme, with a breakdown by type of action or category of expenditure and by year. () O] No L 118, 20. 5. 1972, p. 1.