1.3.86 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL53/15
COUNCILREGULATION (EEC)No461/86
of25February1986
layingdown,onaccountoftheaccessionofSpainandPortugal,rulesontheproduction
aidsysteminrespectofprocessedfruitandvegetables
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,Whereastherepresentative periodshouldcoveraspan
assuringasmoothpassagefromtheexistingarrange­
mentsinSpainandPortugaltothoseprovidedforin
theActofAccession ; HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtotheActofAccessionofSpainand
Portugal,inparticularArticles89(1)and234(2),WhereastheActofAccessionhasexhaustivelyprov­
idedforthemeasurestobeappliedinSpainandPortu­
galduringthetransitionalperiod;whereasasaconse­
quencethereofprocessingofproductsforwhichno
minimumpriceisestablishedbeforethefirstmove
towardsalignment,shouldnotleadtothegrantingof
productionaid;HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No426/86
of24February1986onthecommonorganizationof
themarketinproductsprocessedfromfruitandvegeta­
bles('),
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission ,WhereasArticles69and237oftheActofAccession
providethatintheeventthatonaccessionthevariation
betweenthepricelevelforaproductinSpainorPortu­
galandthecommonpriceisminimal,thecommon
pricemaybeappliedinSpainandPortugalforthe
product;whereastheapplicationofthatpossibility
wouldsimplifythemanagementoftheproductionaid
systemandtheapplicationwouldnotcreateeconomic
disturbances ;
WhereasArticle118(3)(b)and(6)oftheActofAcces­
sionlimitsduringthefirstfourmarketingyearsthe
grantingofproductionaidinSpainfortomatobased
productsandforpeachesinsyrup;whereas
Article304(3)(b)oftheActofAccessionlimitsduring
thefirstfivemarketingyearsthegrantingofproduction
aidinPortugalfortomatobasedproducts;whereasitis
necessarytofixdetailedrulesfortheapplicationof
theselimitations ;WhereasArticles118(1)firstindentand304(1)first
indentoftheActofAccessionlaydownthatthemini­
mumpricereferredtoinArticle4ofRegulation(EEC)
No426/86shallbeestablishedonthebasisoftheprice
fixedinSpainandPortugal,respectivelyunderthepre­
viousnationalarrangements fortheproductsintended
forprocessing ;
Whereassuchpriceshavebeenfixed:
—inPortugalforfreshtomatoes,exceptfortheSan
Marzanovariety,
—inSpainforfreshtomatoes,exceptfortomatoes
intendedforprocessingintonon-wholepeeled
tomatoes ;
WhereastheSanMarzanovarietyarenotusedforpro­
cessinginPortugal;
WhereasArticles118(1)secondindentand304(1)
secondindentoftheActofAccessionlaydownthatin
caseswherenopricesarefixedunderpreviousnational
arrangements ,theminimumpricesreferredtoin
Article4ofRegulation (EEC)No426/86shallbe
establishedonthebasisofpricespaidinSpainand
Portugaltoproducersfortheproductintendedforpro­
cessing,asrecordedduringarepresentative periodto
bedetermined ;Whereassimilarrulesarealreadyappliedtootherprod­
uctsbenefitingfromproductionaid;whereasthe
necessaryrulesshouldbeadoptedinaccordancewith
thesameprocedureasthatusedfortheadoptionofthe
rulesalreadyinapplication ;
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
1.Therepresentative periodsasreferredtoin
Article118(1)secondindentand304(1)secondindent
oftheActofAccessionshallcoverthefollowing
periods: (')OJNoL49,27.2.1986,p.1.

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Marketingyears
Products
Spain Portugal
Peaches
Williamspears
Dried'd'Ente'plums
Bigarreauxcherriesandothersweetcherries
Driedfigs
Tomatoesintendedforprocessingintonon­
wholepeeledtomatoes,preservedorfrozen1982/83
1983/84and
1984/85
1982/83and
1983/84
1982/83
1983/84and
1984/85
1982/83
1983/84and
1984/85
1982/83
1983/84and
1984/85
1985/861981/82
1982/83and
1983/84
1981/82
1982/83and
1983/84
Noproduction
1981/82
1982/83and
1983/84
1983/84
2.IncaseswhereprocessingiscarriedoutinSpainor
Portugalduringthefirsttransitionalperiodofproducts
ofthetypewhichcouldbenefitfromproductionaidat
themomentoftheAccessionbutforwhichnomini­
mumpricefortherawmaterialisestablishedbeforethe
firstmovetowardsalignmentofpricesreferredtoin
Article70oftheActofAccession,suchproductsshall
notbenefitfromanyproductionaid.Article2
Detailedrulesfortheapplicationoftheprovisionslim­
itingthegrantingofproductionaidasprovidedforin
Articles 118(3)(b),and(6)and304(3)(b)oftheActof
Accession,inparticularruleson:
—allocationofspecificquantitiestoprocessors,and
—thecompilationandcommunication ofinforma­
tionnecessaryforimplementing theprovisions
shallbeadoptedinaccordancewiththeprocedurelaid
downinArticle22ofRegulation(EEC)No426/86.3.Whereforagivenproductthedifferencebetween
theminimumpricereferredtoinArticles118(1)and
304(1)oftheActofAccessionofSpainandthecom­
monpriceislessthanorequalto3%ofthecommon
price,thecommonpriceshall,bywayofderogation
fromtheprovisionsinArticle118(2),firstindent,and
304(2),firstindentofthatAct,beappliedonacces­
sion.Article3
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1March1986.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,25February1986.
FortheCouncil
ThePresident
G.BRAKS