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COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 3444/84
of 5 December 1984
on the sale at a price fixed in advance of dried grapes from the 1983 harvest held by Greek storage agencies
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 516/77 of 14 March 1977 on the common organization of the market in products processed from fruit and vegetables (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 988/84 (2),
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2194/81 of 27 July 1981 laying down the general rules for the system of production aid for dried figs and dried grapes (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2057/84 (4), and in particular Article 6 (2) thereof,
Whereas the Greek storage agencies still have stocks of dried grapes from the 1983 harvest which they have bought pursuant to Article 3 of Regulation (EEC) No 2194/81; whereas in the light of the situation on the market in dried grapes the sale of such dried grapes at a price fixed in advance should continue in accordance with the provisions of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3263/81 (5);
Whereas, when fixing the sale price consideration must be given to the fact that such products may remain eligible for aid; whereas, as a consequence of the provisions of Article 10 (1) of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2425/81 of 20 August 1981 laying down detailed rules for the application of the system of aid for dried grapes and dried figs (6), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3334/83 (7), the exchange rate to be applied when converting the aid fixed in ECU into national currency is the representative rate applicable on 1 September 1983; whereas, pursuant to Article 5 of Regulation (EEC) No 3263/81, the exchange rate applied to sale prices fixed in advance is to be the representative rate in force on the day on which the application is deemed valid for consideration; whereas the impact of the two different exchange rates on the sale price expressed in national currency must be reflected in the sale price to be fixed;
Whereas the prices fixed in this Regulation replace those fixed by Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3248/83 (8);
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Products Processed from Fruit and Vegetables,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
1. The Greek storage agencies listed in Annex I shall undertake the sale of dried grapes from the 1983 harvest, the qualities and prices of which are stated in Annex II.
2. The sale shall take place pursuant to Regulation (EEC) No 3263/81, and in particular Articles 2 to 5 thereof.
3. Applications to purchase must be submitted in writing to each storage agency in question at the headquarters of Ydagep, 5 Acharnon Street, GR-Athens.
4. Information on the quantities and the places where the products are stored may be obtained by those concerned from the addresses given in Annex I.
Article 2
Regulation (EEC) No 3248/83 is hereby repealed.
Article 3
This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
It shall apply until 31 January 1985.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 5 December 1984.