APRIL 1970 ON THE FINANCING OF THE COMMON AGRICULTURAL POLICY ( 2 ), AS LAST AMENDED BY REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 2788/72 ( 3 ),
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
ARTICLE 1
THE FOLLOWING ARTICLE SHALL BE ADDED TO REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 516/77 :
' ARTICLE 2A
THE MARKETING YEARS SHALL EXTEND FROM :
- 1 JULY TO 30 JUNE FOR TOMATO CONCENTRATES AND PEELED TOMATOES FALLING WITHIN SUBHEADING EX 20.02 C , TOMATO JUICE FALLING WITHIN HEADING NO EX 20.07 AND PEACHES , PREPARED OR PRESERVED , FALLING WITHIN SUBHEADING EX 20.06 B OF THE COMMON CUSTOMS TARIFF ;
- 1 SEPTEMBER TO 31 AUGUST FOR PRUNES FALLING WITHIN SUBHEADING EX 08.12 C OF THE COMMON CUSTOMS TARIFF .
FOR THE OTHER PRODUCTS THE MARKETING YEARS SHALL BE DETERMINED , WHERE NECESSARY , IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROCEDURE LAID DOWN IN ARTICLE 20 . '
ARTICLE 2
THE FOLLOWING ARTICLES 3A , 3B AND 3C SHALL BE ADDED TO REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 516/77 :
' ARTICLE 3A
1 . FOR THE PERIOD STARTING FROM THE BEGINNING OF THE 1978/79 MARKETING YEAR , A SYSTEM OF PRODUCTION AID SHALL BE INTRODUCED FOR PRODUCTS AS SPECIFIED IN ANNEX IA , OBTAINED FROM FRUIT AND VEGETABLES HARVESTED IN THE COMMUNITY .
THE COMMISSION WILL FORWARD TO THE COUNCIL A REPORT ENABLING IT TO REVIEW , BEFORE 1 OCTOBER 1982 , THE OPERATION OF THIS SCHEME AND TO DECIDE ON THE POLICY TO BE FOLLOWED IN THE FUTURE ON AID AND PROTECTION FOR THESE PRODUCTS .
THE COUNCIL , ACTING BY A QUALIFIED MAJORITY ON A PROPOSAL FROM THE COMMISSION , MAY DECIDE TO AMEND ANNEX IA TAKING INTO ACCOUNT THE PRODUCTION AND MARKETING CONDITIONS FOR THE PRODUCTS CONCERNED .
2 . THE SYSTEM REFERRED TO IN PARAGRAPH 1 SHALL BE BASED ON CONTRACTS BINDING , WITHIN THE COMMUNITY , PRODUCERS OR RECOGNIZED GROUPS OR ASSOCIATIONS THEREOF AND PROCESSORS OR LEGALLY CONSTITUTED GROUPS OR ASSOCIATIONS THEREOF . THESE CONTRACTS , CONCLUDED FOR A MINIMUM PERIOD TO BE DETERMINED , MUST SPECIFY THE QUANTITIES OF RAW MATERIAL TO WHICH THEY RELATE , THE SCHEDULE FOR DELIVERIES TO PROCESSORS AND THE PRICE TO BE PAID TO PRODUCERS . ON THEIR CONCLUSION , THE CONTRACTS SHALL BE FORWARDED TO THE BODIES DESIGNATED BY THE MEMBER STATES CONCERNED , WHICH SHALL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR SUPERVISING THE EXECUTION OF THE CONTRACTS .
3 . FOR DELIVERIES MADE UNDER SUCH CONTRACTS , A MINIMUM PRICE SHALL BE FIXED WHICH PROCESSORS MUST PAY TO PRODUCERS .
THIS PRICE SHALL BE CALCULATED FOR THE FIRST TIME ON THE BASIS OF :
( A ) THE AVERAGE OF THE PRICES PAID BY PROCESSORS FOR THE RAW MATERIAL DURING THE MARKETING YEAR PRECEDING THAT FOR WHICH THE MINIMUM PRICE IS FIXED ;
( B ) THE TREND IN PRODUCTION COSTS IN THE FRUIT AND VEGETABLE SECTOR .
IT SHALL BE CALCULATED ON SUBSEQUENT OCCASIONS HAVING REGARD TO :
( A ) THE MINIMUM PRICE IN FORCE DURING THE