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COUNCILREGULATION (EEC)No1320/85
of23May1985
ontemporarymeasuresforproductionaidtoprocessedtomatoproducts
whereasnewenterprisesshouldthereforebetemporarily
excludedfromproductionaid;
Whereas,duringtheperiodofapplicationofthemeasures
limitingthegrantofproductionaid,thereisjustificationfor
providingthattheguaranteethresholdexcessshouldbe
assessedonthebasisofthosequantitiesalonewhichactually
benefitedfromtheproductionaid,
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
1.Duringthe1985/86,1986/87and1987/88
marketingyears,thegrantingofproductionaidshallbe
limited,foralltheprocessingenterprisesofeachMember
State,tothequantitiesofprocessedtomatoproducts
obtainedfromthefollowingquantitiesintonnesoffresh
tomatoes :THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No516/77of
14March1977onthecommonorganizationofthemarket
inproductsprocessedfromfruitandvegetables(*),aslast
amendedbyRegulation (EEC)No988/84(2),andin
particularArticle3(3)thereof,
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission (3),
WhereasCouncilRegulation (EEC)No989/84of31March
1984introducingasystemofguaranteethresholdsfor
certainprocessedfruitandvegetableproducts(4)providesin
Article2(1)thattheproductionaidshallbereducedifthe
guaranteethresholdfortheprocessedtomatoproductsis
exceeded;
Whereastheproductionofprocessedtomatoproductshas
increasedspectacularlyinthelasttwomarketingyears,asa
resultofwhichthefixedguaranteethresholdshavebeen
substantiallyexceeded;
Whereasunderthesecircumstances morerestrictive
measuresshouldbeintroducedforalimitedperiodtoensure
thatproductionaidisgrantedonlyinrespectofthequantities
whichdonotexceedtheguaranteethreshold;whereas
productionduringthe1982/83marketingyearconstitutesa
quantitywhichcorrespondstotheaimoftheproductionaid
systemforprocessedtomatoproducts;whereasthatyear
shouldbeusedasareferencefordeterminingthequantities
forwhicheachprocessingenterprisemayattractproduction
aid;
Whereasthesequantitiesmaybeincreasedtoacertainextent
when,inaMemberState,productionislimitedbyan
interprofessional agreementoranothernationalmeasure;
whereas,however,inthiscaseprovisionshouldbemadefor
theaidtobereducedproportionallytotherateatwhichthese
quantitiesareexceeded;
Whereas,toavoidunjustifiedhardshipforprocessing
enterpriseswhichstartedtheiractivitiesafterthe1982/83
marketingyearorhaveincreasedtheirproductioncapacity
toasignificantextentsincethatmarketingyear,specific
measuresshouldbeappliedtosuchundertakings ;
Whereasthepresentsituationdoesnotjustifyanincreasein
theprocessingcapacityforprocessedtomatoproducts;All
enterprises
situatedinIntendedforthemanufacture of
Tomato
concentratePreserved
wholepeeled
tomatoesOthertomato
products
France 298622 58628 35156
Greece 982068 12881 18647
Italy 1707160 1235641351197
2.Withoutprejudicetoparagraph3,thequantities
referredtoinparagraph1shallbefairlyallocatedbythe
MemberStatesamongtheprocessingenterprisesin
proportiontothequantitiesproducedbyeachofthem
duringthe1982/83marketingyear.
ThecompetentauthoritiesoftheMemberStatemayallowa
transferofupto20%fromthequantitiesofpeeledtomatoes
expressedasquantitiesoffreshtomatoesallocatedtoan
enterprisetothequantitiesallocatedtoitfortomato
concentrateandothertomatoproducts.
3.Thegrantingofproductionaidtoprocessing
enterpriseswhichstartedtheiractivitiesduringthe1983/84
or1984/85marketingyearsorwillcommencesuchactivities
duringthe1985/86marketingyearshallbelimited,foreach
MemberStateandforeachgroupofprocessedtomato
products,to20%ofthequantitiesreferredtoinparagraph
1.Thesequantitiesshallbefairlyallocatedamongthe
enterprisesconcernedasfollows:(*)OJNoL73,21.3.1977,p.1.
(2)OJNoL103,16.4.1984,p.11.
(3)OJNoC67,14.3.1985,p.41.
(4)OJNoL103,16.4.1984,p.19.

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—forprocessingenterpriseswhichcommencedtheir
activitiesduringthe1983/84or1984/85marketing
years,inproportiontothequantitiesproducedbyeachof
themduringthe1984/85marketingyear,
—forprocessingenterpriseswhichcommencedtheir
activitiesduringthe1985/86marketingyear,in
proportiontotheproductioncapacityofeachof
them.
Atallevents,thepercentageallocatedtoeachenterprisemay
notexceedthepercentageresultingfromtheapplicationof
paragraph2totheenterprisesreferredtointhat
paragraph.
Incaseswherethetotalquantitieshavenotbeenallocated,
theremainingpartshallbefairlyallocatedamongthe
processingenterprisescoveredbyparagraph2,bearingin
mindinparticularthoseenterpriseswhichmakeuseofnew
productiontechnology .
4.Processingenterprisescommencingtheiractivities
duringthe1986/87and1987/88marketingyearsshallnot
benefitfromproductionaid.
Article2
1.ThemeasuresprovidedforinArticle1(1)shallbe
suspendedwhere,inaMemberState,productionislimited
byaninterprofessional agreementoranationalmeasure
providingfortheallocation,toeachprocessingenterprise,of
arawmaterialquantityintendedfortheproductionofeach
tomatoproductwithinthelimitsofthequantitiesresulting
fromtheapplicationofArticle1,increasedbyamaximumof
20%.
2.Inthiscontextandbywayofderogationfromthe
provisionsofArticle1(3),enterpriseswhichcommenced
theiractivitiesduringthe1983/84or1984/85marketing
years,orwhichwillcommencetheiractivitiesduringthe
1985/86marketingyearmayreceivequantitieslowerthan
thoseprovidedforinthatArticle.
3.Whenparagraph 1isapplicable,thegrantof
productionaidshallbelimited,foralltheprocessingenterprisesofeachMemberState,tothequantitiesreferred
tointhatparagraph.
4.Foreachprocessingenterprise,theaidtobepaidforits
production,withinthelimitofthequantitiesallocatedtoit,
shallbereducedonthebasisoftheextenttowhichthetotal
ofthesequantitiesisexceededascomparedwiththequantity
resultingfromtheapplicationofArticle1(1).
Applicationofthisprovisionmaynotresultinthegranting,
tothoseenterprises,ofatotalamountofaidlessthanthe
totalamountofaidwhichtheywouldhavereceivedhadtheir
productionbeenequaltothequantitiesresultingforthem
fromtheapplicationofArticle1.
5.TheCommissionshallfix,atthesametimeasitfixes
theproductionaidapplicabletotheenterpriseswhose
productiondoesnotexceedthequantitiesreferredtoin
Article1(1),theamountofreductionoftheaidreferredtoin
paragraph4.
Article3
BywayofderogationfromArticle2(2)ofRegulation (EEC)
No989/84,theproductiontobeadoptedunderthe
1985/86,1986/87andthe1987/88marketingyearsto
determinetheamountbywhichtheguaranteethresholdis
exceededshallbethathavingbenefitedfromproductionaid,
exceptforquantitiesresultingfromthepossibleincreaseof
upto20%referredtoinArticle2(1)
Article4
DetailedrulesfortheapplicationofthisRegulationshallbe
adoptedinaccordancewiththeprocedurelaiddownin
Article20ofRegulation (EEC)No516/77.Theyshall
comprise,inparticular,therulesapplicableincasesof
mergerandchangeofownershipofenterprises.
Article5
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthethirdday
followingitspublicationintheOfficialJournalofthe
EuropeanCommunities .
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,23May1985.
FortheCouncil
ThePresident
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