No L 334/28 Official Journal of the European Communities 6. 12. 88 COMMISSION DECISION of 24 November 1988 approving a third programme on fruit and vegetable markets in the Netherlands pursuant to Council Regulation (EEC) No 355/77 (Only the Dutch version of this text is authentic) (88/607/EEC) THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 355/77 of 15 February 1977 on common measures to improve the conditions under which agricultural and fishery products are processed and marketed (), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1760/87 (?), and in particular Article S thereof, Whereas on 28 September 1987 the Netherlands Government forwarded a third programme following on the programmes approved by Commission Decisions 80/306/EEC (*) and 83/618/EEC (*) on fruit and vegetable markets and whereas it provided further information on 7 January and 4 July 1988; Whereas the aims of this programme are to rationalize fruit and vegetable markets, to reduce their number and to increase the competitiveness of the sector by concen- trating supply of fruit and vegetables, whereas it is therefore a programme within the meaning of Article 2 of Regulation (EEC) No 355/77; Whereas the programme contains sufficient details required pursuant to Article 3 of Regulation (EEC) No 355/77 showing that the objectives laid down in Article 1 thereof may be achieved in the fruit and vegetable markets sector ; whereas the schedule for implementation of this programme does not exceed the time limit laid down in Article 3 (1) (g) of that Regulation ; () OJ No L 51, 23: 2. 1977, p. 1. () O] No L 167, 26. 6. 1987, p. 1. () OJ No L 97, 15. 4. 1980, p. 45 () OJ No L 350, 13. 12. 1983, p. 22. Whereas the measures provided for-in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion.-of the Standing Committee on Agricultural Structure, HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION : Article 1 The third programme on fruit and vegetable markets, forwarded by the Netherlands Government on 28 September 1987 and supplemented on 7 January and 4 July 1988 pursuant to Regulation (EEC) No 355/87, is hereby approved. Article 2 This Decision is addressed to the Kingdom of the Netherlands. Done at Brussels, 24 November 1988. -For the Commission Frans ANDRIESSEN Vice-President