26.11.83 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL330/19
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No3335/83
of25November 1983
amendingforthesecondtimeRegulation(EEC)No2108/83openingastanding
invitationtotenderforthesaleofdriedgrapesanddriedfigsfromthe1981
harvestintendedforspecificuses
boughtandthustheamountofsecurityrequired;
whereastoremedythatsituation,thesecurityshould
befixedinadvanceoftheinvitationtotender;
Whereasproductsintendedforprocessingunderthis
Regulationarenormallyboughtinlargequantities;
whereasatraderwantingtobuyasmallquantity
shouldnotbeexcludedfrombuying;whereasinsuch
casesthesystemdescribedabovecannotbeapplied;
whereastheamountofsecurityinsuchcasesmustbe
fixedatthelevelcorresponding tothatapplicableto
productswhichhavenotdeterioratedduringstorage;
Whereasifapruchaserdoesnotprocessacertain
quantityoftheproductsbought,thesecurityorapart
thereofwillbewithheld;whereaswhentheproducts
areinsuchconditionsthatprocessingisnotreason­
ablyfeasible,inparticularduetothedurationof
storageortransport,theprocessorshouldbeallowedto
destroytheproducts;whereasitwouldnotbejustified
insuchcasestowithholdsecurities;whereasthe
productsshouldbeconsideredashavingcomplied
withtherequirementsprovidedwhentheyhavebeen
destroyed;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
areinaccordancewiththeopinionoftheManagement
Committee forProductsProcessedfromFruitand
Vegetables,THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
1603/83of14June1983layingdownspecial
measuresforthedisposalofdriedgrapesanddriedfigs
fromthe1981harvestheldbystorageagencies('),and
inparticularArticle1(5)thereof,
WhereasArticle5(2)ofCommissionRegulation
(EEC)No2108/83(2),asamendedbyRegulation(EEC)
No3015/83(3),providesthataprocessingsecurity
shallbefixedtakingintoconsideration ,inparticular
thedifferencebetweenthemarketpriceandthe
minimumprice;whereasasaconsequenceoftheage
oftheproductsconcerned,someoftheproducts
removedfromstorageareinaconditionsuchthat
processingintoproductsforhumanconsumption is
rendereddifficult;whereas,however,otherproducts
havenotdeterioratedtoanysignificantextentfrom
storage;whereaswhenitisestablishedthatthequan­
tityofproductsremovedfromstorageconsistsbothof
productshavingdeterioratedandotherproducts,the
securitycanbefixedtakingthatfactintoconsidera­
tion;whereasitwouldbepossibletomeetsucha
requirementonlyifproductsareboughtinlargequan­
tities;
Whereasinsuchcasesthesecurityshouldnotbe
releasedbyinstalmentsbecausethesecurityisfixedat
aflatratebasedonthedifferentcharacteristics ofall
productsbought;whereasArticle13(5)ofCommis­
sionRegulation(EEC)No1687/76of30June1976
layingdowncommondetailedrulesforverifyingthe
useand/ordestinationofproductsfrominterven­
tion(4),aslastamendedbyRegulation (EEC)No
1657/83Q,shouldnotapplytothesesecurities;
Whereasunderthepresentcircumstances itisdifficult
fortraderstoestimatethemarketpriceoftheproductsHASADOPTED THISREGULATION :
Article1
Regulation (EEC)No2108/83isherebyamendedas
follows:
1.Thefigure'25000'inArticle1(5)isreplacedby
'5000'.
2.Article5(2)isreplacedbythefollowing:
'2.TheprocessingsecurityreferredtoinArticle
1(4)shallbe:
(a)20ECUper100kilogramsnetwhenthequan­
tityboughtamountsto5000tonnesormore;
(b)50ECUper100kilogramsnetwhenthequan­
tityboughtislessthan5000tonnes.'(')OJNoL159,17.6.1983,p.5.
(2)OJNoL204,28.7.1983,p.41.
(3)OJNoL296,28.10.1983,p.12.
(4)OJNoL190,14.7.1976,p.1.
OOJNoL162,22.6.1983,p.10.

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3.Thefollowingparagraph4isaddedtoArticle5:
4.TheauthoritiesoftheMemberStatewhere
theproductsarestoredshallinrespectofpurchases
amountingto5000tonnesormore,establishthat
atleast70%oftheproductsremovedfromstorage
havedeterioratedasaconsequenceofstorageso
thatprocessingintoproductsforhumanconsump­
tionisrendereddifficult.'However,theprovisionsofArticle13(5)ofthat
Regulationshallnotapplytoproductssoldunder
Article5(2)(a)ofthisRegulation.'
5.Thefollowingparagraph4isaddedtoArticle8:
'4.Productsshallbeconsideredashaving
compliedwiththeprovisionsofparagraph2in
caseswhereitisestablishedthattheyhavebeen
destroyedinaccordancewiththewishesofthe
purchaser.'
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceontheday
followingitspublicationintheOfficialJournalofthe
EuropeanCommunities .4.Thefollowingsubparagraph isaddedtoArticle8
(1):
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,25November1983.
FortheCommission
PoulDALSAGER
MemberoftheCommission