Commission Regulation (EC) No 2279/1999 of 28 October 1999 on the sale at a price fixed in advance of unprocessed dried figs from the 1998 harvest held by the Greek and Spanish storage agencies to distilleries and the animal feed industry
Date: 1999-10-28
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Greece, Spain, agro-industry, dried product, pip fruit, price fixed in advance

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2279/1999

of 28 October 1999

on the sale at a price fixed in advance of unprocessed dried figs from the 1998 harvest held by the
Greek and Spanish storage agencies 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 Regu-
lation (EC) No 2199/97 (2), and in particular Article 9(8)
thereof,

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 manu-
facturer to use the products in question in the manufac-
ture of animal feed;

(5)

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,

Whereas:

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

the second subparagraph of Article 9(3) of Regulation
(EC) No 2201/96 states that where products cannot be
disposed of on normal terms special measures may be
taken. Approximately 2 624 tonnes of unprocessed
dried figs no longer fit for human consumption held by
the Greek and Spanish storage agencies must be sold for
specific uses within the meaning of Article 6(2) of
Commission Regulation (EEC) No 626/85 of 12 March
1985 on the purchasing, selling and storage of unpro-
cessed dried grapes and figs by storage agencies (3), as
last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1437/97 (4);

there are currently outlets for unprocessed dried figs
unfit for human consumption in the distillation and
animal feed sectors and the products held by the storage
agencies should be sold for these two uses. In view of
the small amounts for sale and the special characteristics
of the markets for which they are intended, sale at a
price fixed in advance is most appropriate;

the appropriate selling price is the same for both
intended uses, given that the terms of access to the two
markets are similar, and the special security referred to
in the second subparagraph of Article 9(3) of Regulation
(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;

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. In the case of dried figs intended for a animal
they are used for the
feed,

to facilitate checks that

(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.

Article 1

The storage agencies listed in the Annex shall sell the
1.
unprocessed dried figs they hold from the 1998 harvest to
distilleries and the animal feed industry,
in accordance with
Title III of Regulation (EEC) No 626/85 and this Regulation, at
the price of EUR 4 per 100 kilograms net.

2.
The special security referred to in the second subpara-
graph of Article 9(3) of Regulation (EC) No 2201/96 shall be
EUR 15 per 100 kilograms net.

Article 2

Purchase applications shall be submitted to the storage

1.
agencies concerned for the quantities they hold.

On request,

2.
inform those
concerned of the quantities available and the locations at which
the products are stored.

the storage agencies shall

Article 3

Regulation (EEC) No 1707/85 shall apply to the sale of unpro-
cessed 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.

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.

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

The Member States shall take the necessary measures to
2.
ensure equal access by the industries concerned to the amounts
placed on sale.

Article 5

Article 6

The Member States

1.
and
shall
documentary checks to ensure that the products sold pursuant
to this Regulation are used for the purposes intended.

carry out physical

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, 28 October 1999.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

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ANNEX

Storage agency

Quantity placed on sale
(t)

Sykiki, Kalamata (Greece)

Sat Hor. No 855, Miajadas, Cáceres (Spain)

Eurosuministros agrarios de occidente, SL, Cáreres (Spain)

Fruvakex, SC, Badajoz (Spain)

193

1 628

251

552

Total

2 624