Commission Regulation (EC) No 1730/98 of 4 August 1998 on the sale at a price fixed in advance of unprocessed dried figs from the 1997 harvest, held by the Greek storage agency, to distilleries and the animal feed industry
Date: 1998-08-04
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Greece, animal nutrition, distillation, dried product, intervention stock, pip fruit

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1730/98

of 4 August 1998

on the sale at a price fixed in advance of unprocessed dried figs from the 1997
harvest, held by the Greek storage agency, to distilleries and the animal feed
industry

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2201/96 of
28 October 1996 on the common organisation of the
market in processed fruit and vegetable products (1), as
amended by Regulation (EC) No 2199/97 (2) and in
particular Article 9(8) thereof,

Whereas the second subparagraph of Article 9(3) of Regu-
lation (EC) No 2201/96 states that where products cannot
be disposed of on normal terms, special measures may be
taken; whereas approximately 111 tonnes of unprocessed
dried figs held by the Greek storage agency cannot be
sold on normal terms as they are no longer fit for human
consumption; whereas they must be sold for specific uses
within the meaning of Article 6(2) of Commission Regu-
lation (EEC) No 626/85 of 12 March 1985 on the
purchasing, selling and storage of unprocessed dried
grapes and figs by storage agencies (3), as last amended by
Regulation (EC) No 1437/97 (4);

Whereas there are currently outlets for unprocessed dried
figs unfit for human consumption in the distillation and
animal feed sectors; whereas the products held by the
storage agencies should be sold for
these two uses;
whereas in view of the small amount for sale and the
special characteristics of
is
intended, sale at prices fixed in advance is most appro-
priate;

the markets for which it

Whereas the appropriate selling price is the same for both
intended uses, given that the terms of access to the two
markets are similar; whereas the special security referred
to in the second subparagraph of Article 9(3) of Regula-
tion (EC) No 2201/96 should be fixed on the basis of the
difference between the normal market price for dried figs
and the selling price fixed by this Regulation;

Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1707/85 of
21 June 1985 on the sale of unprocessed dried figs by
storage agencies for the manufacture of alcohol (5) lays
down the detailed rules for the sale of unprocessed dried
figs to distilleries; whereas,
in the case of dried figs
intended for animal feed, to facilitate checks that they

(1) OJ L 297, 21. 11. 1996, p. 29.
(2) OJ L 303, 6. 11. 1997, p. 1.
(3) OJ L 72, 13. 3. 1985, p. 7.
(4) OJ L 196, 24. 7. 1997, p. 62.
(5) OJ L 163, 22. 6. 1985, p. 38.

were used for the intended purpose, it is necessary to
stipulate the end product to be made and the deadline for
its manufacture and to require a commitment on the part
of the manufacturer to use the products in question in the
manufacture of animal feed;

Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are
in accordance with the opinion of
the Management
Committee for Products Processed from Fruit and Veget-
ables,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

The Greek storage agency shall undertake the sale of
1.
the unprocessed dried figs it holds from the 1997 harvest
to distilleries and the animal feed industry, in accordance
with Title III of Regulation (EEC) No 626/85 and this
Regulation, at a price fixed at ECU 4 per 100 kilograms
net.

The special

2.
security referred to in the second
subparagraph of Article 9(3) of Regulation (EC) No 2201/
96 is set at ECU 15 per 100 kilograms net.

Article 2

1.
Purchase applications shall be submitted to the
Greek storage agency Sykiki, at the head office of Idagep,
Acharnon Street 241, Athens, Greece, for products held
by that agency.

2.
Information on the quantities and places where the
products are stored may be obtained from the Greek
storage agency Sykiki, Kritis Street 13, Kalamata, Greece.

Article 3

Regulation (EEC) No 1707/85 shall apply to the sale of
unprocessed dried figs to distilleries.

Article 4

1. Unprocessed dried figs sold to the animal
feed
industry shall be used for the manufacture of products
falling within CN code 2309.

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2. Manufacture must be completed at the latest 90 days
after the date the purchase application referred to in
Article 8(2) of Regulation (EEC) No 626/85 is accepted.

3.
The purchase application shall contain, in addition
to the information referred to in Article 7(2) of Regulation
(EEC) No 626/85, a declaration by the applicant under-
taking to use the dried figs for the manufacture of the
products referred to in paragraph 1.

Article 5

Article 6

The Member States shall take the necessary measures to
ensure equal access by the industries concerned to the
amounts placed on sale.

Article 7

The Member States shall carry out physical and docu-
mentary checks to ensure that the products sold pursuant
to this Regulation are used for the purposes intended.

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.

Done at Brussels, 4 August 1998.

For the Commission

Monika WULF-MATHIES

Member of the Commission