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COMMISSION REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1515/78

OF 30 JUNE 1978

FIXING FOR THE 1978/79 MARKETING YEAR THE AMOUNT OF PRODUCTION AID FOR TOMATO CONCENTRATES , PEELED TOMATOES , TOMATO JUICE , PEACHES IN SYRUP AND PRUNES 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 1152/78 ( 2 ) , AND IN PARTICULAR ARTICLE 3C THEREOF ,

WHEREAS ARTICLE 3B OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 516/77 DEFINED THE CRITERIA FOR FIXING THE AMOUNT OF PRODUCTION AID ; WHEREAS THE APPLICATION OF THESE CRITERIA RESULTS IN THE AMOUNT OF AID BEING FIXED AT THE LEVELS SET OUT BELOW ;

WHEREAS UNDER ARTICLE 3A ( 3 ) OF THE SAME REGULATION THE MINIMUM PRICE TO BE PAID TO PRODUCERS IS CALCULATED FOR THE FIRST TIME ON THE BASIS OF THE AVERAGE PRICE PAID BY PROCESSORS FOR THE RAW MATERIAL DURING THE MARKETING YEAR PRECEDING THAT IN RESPECT OF WHICH THE MINIMUM PRICE IS FIXED , AND THE TREND OF PRODUCTION COSTS IN THE FRUIT AND VEGETABLES SECTOR ;

WHEREAS THE APPLICATION OF THESE CRITERIA RESULTS IN THE MINIMUM PRICE BEING 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 1978/79 MARKETING YEAR , THE PRODUCTION AID FOR TOMATO CONCENTRATES REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 3A OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 516/77 SHALL BE 32,51 UNITS OF ACCOUNT PER 100 KILOGRAMS , IMMEDIATE PACKING INCLUDED , FOR THE FOLLOWING PRODUCT :

CCT HEADING NO*DESCRIPTION*QUALITY*PRESENTATION*

EX 20.02 C*TOMATO CONCENTRATES*DRY EXTRACT CONTENT : 28 % OR MORE BUT LESS THAN 30 % *IMMEDIATE PACKING OF 4 KG OR MORE*

2 . THE MINIMUM PRICE TO BE PAID TO THE PRODUCER , REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 3A ( 3 ) OF THE SAID REGULATION , SHALL , FOR THE MARKETING YEAR IN QUESTION , BE 6,56 UNITS OF ACCOUNT PER 100 KILOGRAMS NET OF TOMATOES , EX GROWER .

ARTICLE 2

1 . FOR THE 1978/79 MARKETING YEAR , THE PRODUCTION AID FOR PRESERVED PEELED TOMATOES FALLING WITHIN SUBHEADING EX 20.02 C OF THE COMMON CUSTOMS TARIFF , REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 3A OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 516/77 PER 100 KILOGRAMS , INMEDIATE PACKING INCLUDED , SHALL BE :

- FOR THE " SAN MARZANO " VARIETY , 11,73 UNITS OF ACCOUNT ;

- FOR THE " ROMA " AND OTHER SIMILAR VARIETIES , 9,31 UNITS OF ACCOUNT .

2 . THE MINIMUM PRICE TO BE PAID TO THE PRODUCER , REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 3A ( 3 ) OF THE SAID REGULATION , SHALL , FOR THE MARKETING YEAR IN QUESTION , BE :

- 10,97 UNITS OF ACCOUNT PER 100 KILOGRAMS NET OF TOMATOES OF THE " SAN MARZANO " VARIETY , EX GROWER ;

- 8,28 UNITS OF ACCOUNT PER 100 KILOGRAMS NET OF TOMATOES OF THE " ROMA " AND OTHER SIMILAR VARIETIES , EX GROWER .

ARTICLE 3

1 . FOR THE 1978/79 MARKETING YEAR , THE PRODUCTION AID FOR TOMATO JUICE FALLING WITHIN HEADING NO EX 20.07 OF THE COMMON CUSTOMS TARIFF , REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 3A OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 516/77 , SHALL BE 7,05 UNITS OF ACCOUNT PER 100 KILOGRAMS OF PRODUCT , IMMEDIATE PACKING INCLUDED , WITH A DRIED EXTRACT CONTENT OF 5 % OR MORE BUT LESS THAN 7 % .

THIS AMOUNT SHALL BE MULTIPLIED BY THE COEFFICIENT 0,65 TO OBTAIN THE AID IN RESPECT OF TOMATO JUICE WITH A DRIED EXTRACT CONTENT OF 3,5 % OR MORE BUT LESS THAN 5 % .

2 . THE MINIMUM PRICE TO BE PAID TO THE PRODUCER , REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 3A ( 3 ) OF THE SAID REGULATION , SHALL , FOR THE MARKETING YEAR IN QUESTION , BE 6,84 UNITS OF ACCOUNT PER 100 KILOGRAMS NET OF TOMATOES , EX GROWER .

ARTICLE 4

1 . FOR THE 1978/79 MARKETING YEAR , THE PRODUCTION AID FOR PEACHES IN SYRUP FALLING WITHIN SUBHEADING EX 20.06 B OF THE COMMON CUSTOMS TARIFF , REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 3A OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 516/77 , SHALL BE 18,05 UNITS OF ACCOUNT PER 100 KILOGRAMS , IMMEDIATE PACKING INCLUDED .

2 . THE MINIMUM PRICE TO BE PAID TO THE PRODUCER , REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 3A ( 3 ) OF THE SAID REGULATION , SHALL , FOR THE MARKETING YEAR IN QUESTION , BE 23,68 UNITS OF ACCOUNT PER 100 KILOGRAMS NET OF PEACHES , EX GROWER .

ARTICLE 5

1 . FOR THE 1978/79 MARKETING YEAR , THE PRODUCTION AID FOR PRUNES FALLING WITHIN SUBHEADING 08.12 C OF THE COMMON CUSTOMS TARIFF , REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 3A OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 516/77 , SHALL BE 29,34 UNITS OF ACCOUNT PER 100 KILOGRAMS NET FOR PRODUCTS OF SIZE CATEGORY 66 FRUITS PER 500 GRAMS , WITH A MOISTURE CONTENT OF 21 TO 23 % .

2 . THE MINIMUM PRICE TO BE PAID TO THE PRODUCER , REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 3A ( 3 ) OF THE SAID REGULATION SHALL , FOR THE MARKETING YEAR IN QUESTION , BE 105,06 UNITS OF ACCOUNT PER 100 KILOGRAMS OF DRIED ENTE PLUMS , EX GROWER , OF SIZE CATEGORY 66 FRUITS PER 500 GRAMS , WITH A MOISTURE CONTENT OF 21 TO 23 % .

ARTICLE 6

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 1978 FOR TOMATO CONCENTRATES , PEELED TOMATOES , TOMATO JUICE AND PEACHES IN SYRUP ;

- 1 SEPTEMBER 1978 FOR PRUNES .

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

DONE AT BRUSSELS , 30 JUNE 1978 .

FOR THE COMMISSION

FINN GUNDELACH

VICE-PRESIDENT

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

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