No C 112/8 Official Journal of the European Communities 7. 5. 85 
Proposal for a Council Regulation amending Regulation (EEC) No 525/77 establishing a 
system of production aid for tinned pineapple 
COM(85) 132 final 
(Submitted by the Commission to the Council on 3 April 1985) 
(85/C 112/08) 
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 Par­
liament, 
Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 525/77 (x), as 
amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2990/78 (2), 
introduced a special prodution-aid scheme for tinned 
pineapples which takes into account both the geo­
graphical location and the characteristics specific to the 
production concerned, which is found only in a 
particular French overseas department; whereas that 
Regulation should be amended in the light of the 
experience gained with that type of production and with 
the aid schemes introduced for certain Mediterranean 
crops pursuant to Council Regulation (EEC) No 516/77 
(3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No ...; 
Whereas, in view of the geographical location and 
specific characteristics referred to above, the minimum 
price payable to the producer should reflect the trend of 
costs in the region; whereas the processing costs taken 
into account for the first fixing of the aid should be 
determind in the light of the rate of inflation in the 
production area in question, 
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: 
Article 1 
Articles 3 to 8 of Regulation (EEC) No 525/77 are 
hereby replaced by the following:' 
Article 3 
Production aid shall be paid to processors who have 
paid pineapple producers at least the minimum price 
specified in the contracts between, on the one hand, 
producers or recognized producers' groups or 
associations thereof and, on the other, processors or 
processors' groups or associations thereof which have 
been legally set up in the Community. 
O OJNoL73, 21.3. 1977, p. 46. 
O Oj'No L 357, 21. 12. 1978, p. 1. 
O OJNoL73, 21.3. 1977, p. 1. Article 4 
1. The minimum price payable to the producers 
shall be determined in the light of: 
(a) the minimum price applicable during the 
preceding marketing year; 
(b) the trend of production costs in the fruit and 
vegetables sector. 
2. The minimum price shall be fixed before the 
beginning of each marketing year. 
Article 5 
1. Production aid shall be fixed at a level which 
makes possible the disposal of tinned pineapples 
produced in the Community. 
2. For the purposes of calculating the aid, the 
following in particular shall be taken into account: 
— for the first fixing of the aid: the difference 
between the minimum price for raw pineapples as 
referred to in Article 3 and the price set by non-
member countries, the latter price being 
converted on a standard basis into its equivalent 
for raw pineapples; 
— for any subsequent fixing of the aid: the aid 
applicable in respect of the preceding marketing 
year, adjusted for changes in the minimum price 
referred to in Article 3, the price set by non-
member countries and, where applicable, any 
change in the processing costs, such change being 
determined on a standard basis. 
3. The price set by non-member countries shall be 
determined in particular on the basis of: 
(a) the prices used by non-member countries 
supplying the Community, 
(b) the prices obtaining in international trade. 
4. For the first fixing of the aid, the standard 
conversion of the price set by non-member countries 
into its equivalent for raw pineapples shall take 
account of processing costs in the Community, to be 
determined on the basis of the situation in 1984/85, 
adjusted by an amount not exceeding the rate of 
inflation in the pineapple-growing region concerned, 
due account being taken of the market outlook. 
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5. For any subsequent fixing of the aid, the 
adjustment for changes in processing costs shall be 
that required to enable the Community product to 
compete with those of non-member countries, 
account being taken of specific characteristics of the 
region of production. 
6. The aid shall be fixed in respect of a net weight 
of the processed product. The coefficients 
representing the ration between the weight of the raw 
pineapples used and the net weight of the processed 
product shall be calculated on the basis of the 
quantities of raw pineapples used and the net weight 
of tinned pineapples produced in the Community 
during the 1984/85 marketing year. Where appro­
priate, the coefficient shall be adjusted in the light of 
any changes which may subsequently be recorded. 
Article 6 
The marketing year for tinned pineapples shall begin 
on 1 June each year and shall end on 31 May of the 
following year. 
Article 7 
1. Production aid shall be paid to processors who 
apply therefor and who furnish proof that: 
— they have manufactured the quantity of tinned 
pineapples stated in their application for aid, — the pineapples used in the manufacture of the 
tinned pineapples were grown in the Community, 
— they have paid the pineapple growers at least the 
minimum price laid down, 
— the tinned pineapples produced comply with the 
quality standards in force. 
2. However, advances on the aid shall be paid 
upon presentation of the contract referred to in 
Article 3 (in particular in the form of a supply 
commitment) between the grower of fresh pineapples 
and the processor, provided that the latter lodges 
security to the effect that he will fulfil the conditions 
laid down in paragraph 1. 
Article 8 
The minimum price referred to in Article 4, the 
amount of the aid referred to in Article 5 and the 
detailed rules for the application of this Regulation 
shall be laid down in accordance with the procedure 
laid down in Article 20 of Regulation (EEC) No 
516/77.' 
Article 2 
This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 June 1985. 
This Regulation shall be binding in, its entirety and 
directly applicable in all Member States.