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

( 2 ) OJ NO L 144 , 31 . 5 . 1978 , P . 1 .

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

( 4 ) OJ NO L 336 , 2 . 12 . 1978 , P . 35 .

COMMISSION REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1283/79

OF 28 JUNE 1979

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 AMENDED BY REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1152/78 ( 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 2836/78 ( 4 ), LAYS DOWN A CERTAIN PERIOD FOR THE CONCLUSION OF PROCESSING CONTRACTS AND FOR THE DELIVERY OF PRODUCTS BY PRODUCERS TO THE INDUSTRY ; WHEREAS IT HAS BECOME APPARENT THAT , TO FACILITATE DISPOSAL OF THE CROP , CERTAIN DEADLINES SHOULD BE EXTENDED IN RESPECT OF PEACHES ;

WHEREAS THE PRICE OF COMMUNITY PRODUCTS SHOULD BE CALCULATED IN ORDER TO DETERMINE THE AMOUNT OF THE AID ; WHEREAS , TO THIS END , THE PROCESSING COSTS TO WHICH COMMUNITY PROCESSING INDUSTRIES ARE SUBJECT MUST BE KNOWN ;

WHEREAS ARTICLE 7 OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1530/78 LAID DOWN THE DATES OF THE EVENT IN WHICH THE AID BECOMES DUE AND PAYABLE ; WHEREAS EXPERIENCE HAS SHOWN THAT THE SAME DATE SHOULD BE LAID DOWN AS FOR THE BEGINNING OF THE MARKETING YEAR IN QUESTION ; WHEREAS , ACCORDINGLY , THE DATE OF THE EVENT IN WHICH AID BECOMES DUE AND PAYABLE SHOULD BE ADAPTED IN RESPECT OF PEACHES IN SYRUP ;

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

REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1530/78 IS HEREBY AMENDED AS FOLLOWS :

1 . ARTICLE 1 ( 2 ) IS REPLACED BY THE FOLLOWING TEXT :

' 2 . PROCESSING CONTRACTS SHALL BE CONCLUDED :

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

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

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

HOWEVER , FOR THE 1979/80 MARKETING YEAR , CONTRACTS MAY BE CONCLUDED UNTIL 31 JULY 1979 IN RESPECT OF TOMATOES AND PEACHES . '

2 . THE FOLLOWING PARAGRAPH 3 IS ADDED TO ARTICLE 5 :

' 3 . ALL APPLICATIONS FOR AID LODGED NOT LATER THAN 15 JANUARY SHALL BE ACCOMPANIED BY A DECLARATION STATING , FOR THE QUANTITIES CONCERNED , THE PROCESSING COSTS BROKEN DOWN ACCORDING TO THE VARIOUS COST ITEMS INVOLVED .

IF THE AID APPLICATION IS LODGED AFTER 15 JANUARY , THE PROCESSING INDUSTRIES SHALL TRANSMIT , NOT LATER THAN THAT DATE , TO THE AGENCIES DESIGNATED BY THE MEMBER STATES , INFORMATION ON THE QUANTITY OF PRODUCTS PROCESSED AND ON THE COST OF PROCESSING THE SAID PRODUCTS , BROKEN DOWN AS INDICATED ABOVE . '

3 . ARTICLE 7 IS REPLACED BY THE FOLLOWING TEXT :

' ARTICLE 7

1 . FOR THE PURPOSES OF ARTICLE 6 OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1134/68 , THE EVENT IN WHICH PRODUCTION AID BECOMES DUE AND PAYABLE SHALL BE CONSIDERED AS OCCURRING :

- IN RESPECT OF TOMATO CONCENTRATES , PEELED TOMATOES , TOMATOE JUICE AND PEACHES IN SYRUP , ON 1 JULY ,

- IN RESPECT OF PRUNES , ON 1 SEPTEMBER .

2 . THE CONVERSION RATE TO BE APPLIED TO THE MINIMUM PRICE , FIXED IN ECU , SHALL BE THE REPRESENTATIVE RATE IN FORCE ON 1 JULY FOR TOMATOES AND PEACHES AND 1 SEPTEMBER FOR DRIED PLUMS ( PRUNES D ' ENTE ). '

ARTICLE 2

THIS REGULATION SHALL ENTER INTO FORCE ON THE DAY FOLLOWING 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 , 28 JUNE 1979 .

FOR THE COMMISSION

FINN GUNDELACH

VICE-PRESIDENT