30. 5. 88 Official Journal of the European Communities No C 139/63 
Proposal for a Council Regulation (EEC) amending Regulation (EEC) No 989/84 introducing a 
system of guarantee thresholds for certain processed fruit and vegetable products 
(88/C 139/53) 
THE COUNCIL' OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, 
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European 
Economic Community, 
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 426/86 of 
24 February 1986 on the common organization of the 
market in products processed from fruit and vegetables (*), 
as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No..., and in 
particular Article 2(3) thereof, 
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission, 
Whereas Regulation (EEC) No 426/86 provides for the 
granting of production aid for dried grapes of the Moscatel 
varieties; 
Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 989/84 (2), as last 
amended by Regulation (EEC) No ..., fixes guarantee 
thresholds for sultanas and currants any exceeding of 
which results in a reduction of the minimum price to be 
paid to the producer; whereas, in order to ensure a fair level 
of competition within this sector, a guarantee threshold 
should be fixed for dried grapes of the Moscatel varieties on 
the basis of production in the last few marketing years and 
of possibilities of disposal, 
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: 
Article 1 
Regulation (EEC) No 989/84 is hereby amended as 
follows: 
(!) OJ No L 49, 22. 2. 1986, p. 1. 
(2) OJ No L 103, 16. 4. 1984, p. 19. 1. Article 1(2) is replaced by the following: 
'2. For each marketing year a guarantee threshold is 
hereby fixed at a quantity of processed dried grapes 
corresponding to the following quantities of un­
processed dried grapes: 
(a) 70 000 tonnes of currants, 
(b) 93 000 tonnes of sultanas, and 
(c) 3 500 tonnes of dried grapes of the Moscatel 
varieties.' 
2. Article 3(1) is replaced by the following: 
'1. Where the guarantee threshold for sultanas or 
currants or dried grapes of the Moscatel varieties is 
exceeded, the minimum price to be paid to the producer 
shall be reduced, for the following marketing year, 
depending on the amount by which each threshold is 
exceeded.' 
Article 2 
This Regulation shall enter into force on the third 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. 
Proposal for a Council Regulation (EEC) introducing a guarantee threshold for peaches in syrup 
(88/C 139/54) 
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, 
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European 
Economic Community, 
Having regard to the Act of Accession of Spain and 
Portugal, Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 426/86 of 
24 February 1986 on the common organization of the 
market in products processed from fruit and vegetables (x), 
as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No ..., and in 
particular Article 2(3) thereof, 
(*) OJ No L 49, 27. 2. 1986, p. 1. 
No C 139/64 Official Journal of the European Communities 30. 5. 88 
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission, 
Whereas Regulation (EEC) No 426/86 introduces a system 
of production aid for certain processed fruit and vegetable 
products; whereas, where the situation provided for in 
Article 2(3) of that Regulation arises, suitable measures 
may be taken; 
Whereas the production of peaches in syrup in the most 
recent marketing years has risen substantially despite the 
fall in the unit aid; whereas an imbalance between 
production and possibilities of disposal is liable to arise; 
whereas a guarantee threshold, any exceeding of which 
leads to a reduction in the aid, should be fixed for such 
products; 
Whereas it should be stated that that guarantee threshold 
does not apply to Spain; whereas it should be pointed out 
that Article 118(6) of the Act of Accession provides that the 
granting of aid in that country is limited to 80 000 tonnes of 
the finished product; whereas that threshold should also be 
fixed taking account of the average Community production 
in the last three years, for which exact figures are available; 
whereas the characteristics of production of peaches in 
syrup make it suitable to express the threshold in question 
in terms of a quantity of finished products in net weight; 
whereas the reduction in the aid should the threshold be 
exceeded is to be made on aid granted in the following 
marketing year in the Community, with the exception of 
Spain, 
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: 
Article 1 
1. A guarantee threshold of 502 000 tonnes net weight is 
hereby fixed for peaches in syrup falling within subhead-
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, 
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European 
Economic Community, and in particular Article 43 thereof, 
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission, 
Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament, 
Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social 
Committee, ings 2008 70 61, 2008 70 69, 2008 70 71, and 2008 70 79 of 
the Combined Nomenclature for each marketing year for 
the Community with the exception of Spain. 
2. Where the guarantee threshold is exceeded, the aid for 
the following marketing year shall be reduced in propor­
tion to the amount by which the threshold is exceeded. 
The amount by which the threshold is exceeded in question 
shall be calculated on the basis of the average quantities 
produced in the three marketing years preceding the 
marketing year for which the aid must be fixed. 
Article 2 
Detailed rules for the application of this Regulation shall be 
adopted, as the need arises, in accordance with the 
procedure laid down in Article 22 of Regulation (EEC) 
No 426/86. 
Article 3 
This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day 
following its publication in the Official Journal of the 
European Communities. 
It shall apply from the beginning of the 1988/1989 
marketing year. 
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly 
applicable in all Member States. 
Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 525/77 (*), as last 
amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1699/85 (2), establishes 
a special system of production aid for tinned pineapple 
taking into account the particular geographical location 
and characteristics of such production; whereas the current 
provisions must be amended, in view of experience gained 
regarding that product, in particular as regards the trend in 
the aid as compared with the cost of the raw material; 
(!) OJ No L 73, 21. 3. 1977, p. 46. 
(2) OJ No L 163, 22. 6. 1985, p. 12. Proposal for a Council Regulation (EEC) amending Regulation (EEC) No 525/77 
establishing a system of production aid for tinned pineapple 
(88/C 139/55)