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

( 2 ) OJ NO L 360 , 31 . 12 . 1980 , P . 16 .

( 3 ) OJ NO L 179 , 1 . 7 . 1978 , P . 21 .

( 4 ) OJ NO L 58 , 5 . 3 . 1981 , P . 14 .

COMMISSION REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1204/81

OF 5 MAY 1981

AMENDING REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1530/78 LAYING DOWN RULES FOR THE APPLICATION OF THE SYSTEM OF AID IN RESPECT OF CERTAIN PRODUCTS PROCESSED FROM FRUIT AND VEGETABLES

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 3454/80 ( 2 ), AND IN PARTICULAR ARTICLE 3C THEREOF ,

WHEREAS ARTICLE 1 ( 2 ) OF COMMISSION REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1530/78 ( 3 ), AS LAST AMENDED BY REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 571/81 ( 4 ), LAID DOWN THE TIME LIMITS FOR CONCLUDING PROCESSING CONTRACTS FOR CHERRIES ; WHEREAS IT SEEMS APPROPRIATE FOR THE DISPOSAL OF THE HARVEST IN THESE PRODUCTS TO DEFER THE TIME LIMITS FOR CONCLUDING CONTRACTS RELATING THERETO ;

WHEREAS , AS A RESULT OF THIS DEFERMENT , THE TIME LIMIT FOR CONCLUDING THE RELEVANT SUPPLEMENTARY AGREEMENTS SHOULD BE ADAPTED ;

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

ARTICLE 1 ( 2 ) AND ( 3 ) OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1530/78 ARE REPLACED BY THE FOLLOWING :

' 2 . PROCESSING CONTRACTS SHALL BE CONCLUDED :

- BEFORE 5 JUNE IN RESPECT OF TOMATOES TO BE SUPPLIED TO THE INDUSTRY DURING THE PERIOD 1 JULY TO 15 NOVEMBER ,

- BEFORE 15 JUNE IN RESPECT OF PEACHES TO BE SUPPLIED TO THE INDUSTRY DURING THE PERIOD 1 JULY TO 30 SEPTEMBER ,

- BEFORE 1 JULY IN RESPECT OF WILLIAMS PEARS TO BE SUPPLIED TO THE INDUSTRY DURING THE PERIOD 15 JULY TO 15 NOVEMBER ,

- BEFORE 25 AUGUST IN RESPECT OF DRIED PLUMS ( PRUNES D ' ENTE ) TO BE SUPPLIED TO THE INDUSTRY DURING THE PERIOD 5 SEPTEMBER TO 31 DECEMBER ,

- BEFORE 31 MAY IN FRANCE , ITALY AND GREECE AND 11 JULY IN OTHER MEMBER STATES IN RESPECT OF HARD-FLESHED HEART CHERRIES AND OTHER SWEET CHERRIES TO BE SUPPLIED TO THE INDUSTRY DURING THE PERIOD 12 MAY TO 15 SEPTEMBER ,

- BEFORE 11 JULY IN RESPECT OF MORELLO CHERRIES TO BE SUPPLIED TO THE INDUSTRY DURING THE PERIOD 20 MAY TO 15 SEPTEMBER .

HOWEVER , MEMBER STATES MAY BRING FORWARD THE CLOSING DATE FOR THE CONCLUSION OF CONTRACTS FOR TOMATOES .

3 . DURING THE PERIODS REFERRED TO IN PARAGRAPH 2 , THE CONTRACTING PARTIES MAY DECIDE TO INCREASE , BY MEANS OF A SUPPLEMENTARY WRITTEN AGREEMENT , THE QUANTITIES INITIALLY SPECIFIED IN THE CONTRACT .

SUCH AGREEMENTS SHALL BE CONCLUDED NOT LATER THAN :

- 15 SEPTEMBER IN RESPECT OF TOMATOES ,

- 15 AUGUST IN RESPECT OF PEACHES ,

- 15 SEPTEMBER IN RESPECT OF WILLIAMS PEARS ,

- 15 NOVEMBER IN RESPECT OF DRIED PLUMS ( PRUNES D ' ENTE ),

- 15 AUGUST IN RESPECT OF HARD-FLESHED HEART CHERRIES AND OTHER SWEET CHERRIES ,

- 31 AUGUST IN RESPECT OF MORELLO CHERRIES .

THE ADDITIONAL QUANTITY COVERED BY A SUPPLEMENTARY AGREEMENT MAY NOT EXCEED 20 % OF THE QUANTITY SPECIFIED IN THE INITIAL CONTRACT . HOWEVER , IN THE CASE OF DRIED PLUMS ( PRUNES D ' ENTE SECHEES ) AND CHERRIES , THIS LIMIT SHALL BE 30 % . '

ARTICLE 2

THIS REGULATION SHALL ENTER INTO FORCE ON THE DAY OF ITS PUBLICATION IN THE OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES .

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

DONE AT BRUSSELS , 5 MAY 1981 .

FOR THE COMMISSION

POUL DALSAGER

MEMBER OF THE COMMISSION