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REGULATION (EEC)No678/70OFTHECOUNCIL
of14April1970
oncertainmethodsofdisposalforappleswhichhavebeenthesubjectofintervention
measures
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES ,betweenthedateofentry,intoforceofthepresentRegu­
lationandtheendofthe1969/70marketingyearshall,
iftheycannot,haverecoursetooneofthemethodsof
disposallistedinArticle1(1)ofCommissionRegulation
No165/67/EEC6of26June1967onmethodsofdis­
posalofproductswhichMemberStateshaveguaranteed
tobuyinwithintheframeworkofinterventioninthe
marketinfruitandvegetables,asamendedbyRegula­
tion(EEC)No481/707.
Article2HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulationNo159/66/EEC1
of25October1966layingdownadditionalprovisions
forthecommonorganizationofthemarketsinfruitand
vegetables,aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)No
2515/692,andinparticularArticle14thereof;
HavingRegardtoCouncilRegulationNo17/64/EEC3
of5February1964ontheconditionsforgrantingaid
fromtheEuropeanAgriculturalGuidanceandGuaran­
teeFund,aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)No1892f
684,andinparticularArticle5(2)thereof;
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission ;
Whereas,inordertopreventthedestructionoflarge
quantitiesofappleswhicharethesubjectofintervention
measuresinaccordancewithCommunityregulations,
thenecessarymeasuresmustbetakentoallowtheirdis­
tributionfreeofchargetocertainsocialgroups,eitheras
freshfruitorintheformofjuice;
Whereasitisnecessarytodeterminetheconditionsfor
grantingaidfromtheEuropeanAgriculturalGuidance
andGuaranteeFundforCommunityfinancingofthe
expenditureresultingfromthesemeasures,1.WhentheMemberStateconcernedcannothavere­
coursetothemethodsofdisposalprovidedforinArticle
1(1)(b),(c),(d)and(e)ofRegulationNo165/67/EEC,
theproductsmadeavailableinaccordancewithArticle1
totheagenciesdesignatedbytheauthoritiesofthe
MemberStates,orboughtinbetweenthedateofentry
intoforceofthisRegulationandtheendofthe1969/70
marketingyearinaccordancewithArticle7ofRegula­
tionNo159/66/EEC,shallbedisposedofasfaras
possibleinthefollowingmanner:
-distributionfreeofchargetowelfareorganizationsor
charitablefoundationsandtopersonsrecognizedby
theirnationallegislationasentitledtopublicassis­
tancebecauseofinadequatemeansofsubsistence,
—processingintojuiceanddistributionfreeofchargeto
thosenaturalorlegalpersons.
2.Theprocessingoperationsshallbeentrustedto
privateindustrysubjecttoconditionstobedeterminedin
accordancewiththeprocedureprovidedforinArticle13
ofRegulationNo238.HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
Article3 Theproducersorganizationswhich,eitherduringaperi­
odofcrisiswithinthemeaningofArticle6ofRegulation
No159/66/EECorinpursuanceofRegulation(EEC)
No480/705,interveneinthemarketinapplesinaccord­
ance,withArticle3ofRegulationNo159/66/EECExpenditureunderArticle2resultingfrom:
-transportation oftheproductstotheprocessingcen­
tres,
-processingoftheproductsintojuice,
1OJNo192,27.10.1966,p.3286/66.
2OJNoL318,18.12.1969,p.10.
3OJNo34,27.2.1964,p.586/64.
4OJNoL289,29.11.1968,p.1.
5OJNoL59,14.3.1970,p.31.6OJNo129,28.6.1967,p.2580/07.
7OJNoL61,17.3.1970,p.1.
8OJNo30,20.4.1962,p.965/62.

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Article4
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthedayfollow­
ingitspublicationintheOfficialJournaloftheEuro­
peanCommunities .-storageoftheproductsbetweenwithdrawalorbuy­
ing-inanddistribution.
-transportationofthefreshorprocessedproductswith
aviewtotheirdistribution,
shallbeeligibleforreimbursement fromtheGuarantee
SectionoftheEuropeanAgriculturalGuidanceand
GuaranteeFund.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMemberStates.
DoneatBrussels,14April1970.
FortheCouncil
ThePresident
Ch.HEGER