No L 45/28 Official Journal of the European Communities 14.2. 87 COMMISSION DECISION of 7 January 1987 on the setting-up of an Advisory Committee on Fresh and Processed Fruit and Vegetables (87/79/EEC). THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, Whereas the Advisory Committee on Fresh and Processed Fruit and Vegetables was set up by the Commission Decision of 18 July 1962 ('), as last amended by Decision 83/77/EEC (2); 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 Fresh and Processed Fruit and Vegetables 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 fresh and processed fruit and vegetables; 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 Fresh and Processed Fruit and Vegetables, hereinafter called the ‘Committee’. 2. The Committee shall be composed of representatives of the following interests: growers, cooperatives, the (1) OJ No 72, 8. 8. 1962, p. 2032/62. (2) O] No L 51, 24. 2. 1983, p. 34. processing and food-manufacturing industries, traders in agricultural produce and foodstuffs, agricultural workers and workers in the processing and food-manufacturing industries, consumers. Article 2 1. The Committee may be consulted by the Commission on any problem concerning the operation of Regulations on the common organization of the market in fruit and vegetables 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 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 46 members. 2. Seats on the Committee shall be apportioned as follows: — 23 to agricultural producers and cooperatives in the sector, — six to representatives of the processing and food- manufaturing industries, of whom: — two - shall represent the vegetable-preserving industries, — four shall represent the jam-manufacturing, fruit-preserving and fruit and vegetable juice industries, — seven to representatives of the fruit and vegetable trade, — five to representatives of agricultural workers and of workers in the processing and food-manufacturing industries, — five to consumers’ representatives. Article 4 1. Members of the Committee shall be appointed by the Commission on proposals from the trade workers’ organizations set up at Community level which are most representative of the interests specified in Article 1 (2) and