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) 
30. 5. 88 Official Journal of the European Communities No C 139/65 
Whereas the particular geographical location and charac­
teristics of that product justify the maintenance of the 
system for calculating the aid and the possibility of granting 
advances on the aid; 
Whereas the cost of the Community raw material necessary 
for the processing of the abovementioned products is 
higher than that in third countries; whereas, with a view to 
guaranteeing the Community processor a supply of fresh 
pineapples produced in those regions under conditions 
enabling a position of competition to be maintained with 
regard to third countries producing tinned pineapples, 
provision should be made for production aid to be 
calculated so as to cover at most the net cost of the raw 
material borne by the processor as a result of the obligation 
to pay a minimum price to the producer; 
Whereas, to maintain agricultural production at a level 
sufficient to ensure both regular supplies to processing 
undertakings and an adequate income to pineapple 
producers, fuller utilization of production harvested should 
be ensured in addition by granting specific aid to enable 
pineapples of inferior quality to be used for the production 
of juice; 
Whereas, as part of the policy to stabilize agricultural 
expenditure applied by the Community, aid for certain 
quantities of products processed from fresh pineapples 
should be limited; whereas such guarantee thresholds have 
been established on the basis of the average production in 
the last few marketing years; 
Whereas any exceeding of the guarantee thresholds, 
assessed on the basis of production in the three previous 
marketing years, entails a proportional reduction in the aid 
to be fixed for the coming marketing year; 
Whereas, with effect on 1 January 1988, Council 
Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 (l) introduces, on the basis 
of the Nomenclature of the Harmonized System, a 
Combined Nomenclature of goods which will meet the 
requirements of both the Common Customs Tariff and of 
the Community's external trade statistics, 
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: 
Article 1 
Regulation (EEC) No 525/77 is hereby amended as 
follows: 
1. Article 1 is replaced by following: 
'Article 1 
A system of production aid is hereby instituted for 
tinned pineapple falling within subheadings 2008 20 51, 
(!) OJ No L 256, 7. 9. 1987, p. 1. 2008 20 59,2008 20 71 and 2008 20 79 of the Combined 
Nomenclature and for pineapple juice falling within 
subheadings 2009 40 30 and 2009 40 99 of the 
Combined Nomenclature and processed from fresh 
pineapples harvested in the Community.' 
2. Article 2 is replaced by the following: 
'Article 2 
1. Production aid shall be granted by the Member 
State on whose territory the production of tinned 
pineapple and pineapple juice takes place. 
2. A guarantee threshold expressed in net weight is 
hereby fixed for each marketing year for the following 
finished products falling within the Combined Nomen­
clature subheadings referred to in Article 1: 
tinned pineapple: 11 000 tonnes, 
pineapple juice equivalent to 12° BRIX: 3 000 tonnes. 
3. Where the average of the quantities produced in the 
last three marketing years exceeds the guarantee 
threshold for any of the products referred to in 
paragraph 2, the aid shall be reduced for the marketing 
year concerned in proportion to the amount by which 
that threshold is exceeded.' 
3. Article 5(1) is replaced by the following: 
'1. Production aid for tinned pineapple and pineapple 
juice shall be fixed at a level enabling fresh pineapples 
produced in the Community to be used by the 
processing industry.' 
4. The following subparagraph is added to Article 5(5): 
'However, the aid may not be greater than the actual 
cost of the raw material used by the processor, having 
regard to the coefficients referred to in paragraph 6.' 
5. In Article 5(6), 'the 1984/1985 marketing year' is 
replaced by 'the 1987/1988 marketing year'. 
Article 2 
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 1 June 1988. 
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly 
applicable in all Member States.