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( 1 ) OJ NO L 73 , 21 . 3 . 1977 , P . 1 .

( 2 ) OJ NO L 192 , 31 . 7 . 1979 , P . 3 .

COMMISSION REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1730/79

OF 6 AUGUST 1979

FIXING FOR THE 1979/80 MARKETING YEAR THE AMOUNT OF PRODUCTION AID FOR FROZEN PEELED TOMATOES , TOMATO FLAKES AND TOMATO JUICE FALLING WITHIN SUBHEADING EX 20.02 C OF THE COMMON CUSTOMS TARIFF AND WILLIAMS PEARS PRESERVED IN SYRUP , AND THE MINIMUM PRICE TO BE PAID TO PRODUCERS

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 1639/79 ( 2 ), AND IN PARTICULAR ARTICLE 3C THEREOF ,

WHEREAS REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 516/77 HAS RECENTLY EXTENDED THE SYSTEM OF PRODUCTION AID TO APPLY TO FROZEN PEELED TOMATOES , TOMATO FLAKES , CERTAIN TYPES OF TOMATO JUICE AND TO WILLIAMS PEARS PRESERVED IN SYRUP ;

WHEREAS ARTICLE 3B OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 516/77 LAID DOWN THE CRITERIA FOR FIXING THE AMOUNT OF PRODUCTION AID ; WHEREAS ACCORDING TO THOSE CRITERIA THE AID SHOULD BE FIXED AT THE LEVELS SET OUT BELOW ;

WHEREAS , UNDER ARTICLE 3A ( 3 ) OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 516/77 , THE MINIMUM PRICE TO BE PAID TO PRODUCERS IS CALCULATED ON THE BASIS OF :

- THE MINIMUM PRICE IN FORCE DURING THE PRECEDING MARKETING YEAR , AND

- THE TREND IN PRODUCTION COSTS IN THE FRUIT AND VEGETABLE SECTOR ;

WHEREAS ACCORDING TO THOSE CRITERIA THE MINIMUM PRICE SHOULD BE FIXED AT THE LEVELS SET OUT BELOW ;

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 . FOR THE 1979/80 MARKETING YEAR , THE AMOUNT OF PRODUCTION AID FOR FROZEN PEELED TOMATOES FALLING WITHIN SUBHEADING EX 20.02 C OF THE COMMON CUSTOMS TARIFF , AS REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 3A OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 516/77 , SHALL BE FIXED AT 14.14 ECU PER 100 KILOGRAMS , IMMEDIATE PACKING INCLUDED .

2 . THE MINIMUM PRICE REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 3A ( 3 ) OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 516/77 TO BE PAID TO PRODUCERS SHALL BE FIXED FOR THE MARKETING YEAR IN QUESTION AT 10.53 ECU PER 100 KILOGRAMS NET OF TOMATOES , EX-GROWER .

ARTICLE 2

1 . FOR THE 1979/80 MARKETING YEAR , THE AMOUNT OF PRODUCTION AID FOR TOMATO FLAKES FALLING WITHIN SUBHEADING EX 07.04 B OF THE COMMON CUSTOMS TARIFF , AS REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 3A OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 516/77 , SHALL BE FIXED AT 149 ECU PER 100 KILOGRAMS , IMMEDIATE PACKING INCLUDED .

2 . THE MINIMUM PRICE REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 3A ( 3 ) OF THE SAID REGULATION TO BE PAID TO PRODUCERS SHALL BE FIXED FOR THE MARKETING YEAR IN QUESTION AT 10.53 ECU PER 100 KILOGRAMS NET OF TOMATOES , EX-GROWER .

ARTICLE 3

1 . FOR THE 1979/80 MARKETING YEAR , THE AMOUNT OF PRODUCTION AID FOR TOMATO JUICE FALLING WITHIN SUBHEADING EX 20.02 C OF THE COMMON CUSTOMS TARIFF , AS REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 3A OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 516/77 , SHALL BE FIXED AT :

- 14 ECU PER 100 KILOGRAMS OF THE PRODUCT , IMMEDIATE PACKING INCLUDED , WITH A DRIED EXTRACT CONTENT OF NOT LESS THAN 7 % BUT LESS THAN 8 % ,

- 16 ECU PER 100 KILOGRAMS OF THE PRODUCT , IMMEDIATE PACKING INCLUDED , WITH A DRIED EXTRACT CONTENT OF NOT LESS THAN 8 % BUT LESS THAN 10 % ,

- 19 ECU PER 100 KILOGRAMS OF THE PRODUCT , IMMEDIATE PACKING INCLUDED , WITH A DRIED EXTRACT CONTENT OF NOT LESS THAN 10 % BUT LESS THAN 12 % .

SUCH PRODUCTS MAY BE DESCRIBED OTHERWISE THAN AS TOMATO JUICE .

2 . THE MINIMUM PRICE REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 3A ( 3 ) OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 516/77 TO BE PAID TO PRODUCERS SHALL BE FIXED FOR THE MARKETING YEAR IN QUESTION AT 8.35 ECU PER 100 KILOGRAMS NET OF TOMATOES , EX-GROWER .

ARTICLE 4

1 . FOR THE 1979/80 MARKETING YEAR , THE AMOUNT OF PRODUCTION AID FOR WILLIAMS PEARS PRESERVED IN SYRUP FALLING WITH SUBHEADING EX 20.06 B OF THE COMMON CUSTOMS TARIFF , AS REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 3A OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 516/77 , SHALL BE FIXED AT 26.41 ECU PER 100 KILOGRAMS , IMMEDIATE PACKING INCLUDED .

2 . THE MINIMUM PRICE REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 3A ( 3 ) OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 516/77 TO BE PAID TO PRODUCERS SHALL BE FIXED FOR THE MARKETING YEAR IN QUESTION AT 28.13 ECU PER 100 KILOGRAMS NET OF WILLIAMS PEARS , EX-GROWER .

ARTICLE 5

THIS REGULATION SHALL ENTER INTO FORCE ON THE DAY FOLLOWING ITS PUBLICATION IN THE OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES . IT SHALL APPLY WITH EFFECT FROM :

- 1 JULY 1979 IN RESPECT OF FROZEN PEELED TOMATOES , TOMATO FLAKES , TOMATO JUICE FALLING WITHIN SUBHEADING EX 20.02 C OF THE COMMON CUSTOMS TARIFF ,

- 15 JULY 1979 IN RESPECT OF WILLIAMS PEARS PRESERVED IN SYRUP .

THIS REGULATION SHALL BE BINDING IN ITS ENTIRETY AND DIRECTLY APPLICABLE IN ALL MEMBER STATES .

DONE AT BRUSSELS , 6 AUGUST 1979 .

FOR THE COMMISSION

FINN GUNDELACH

VICE-PRESIDENT