CELEX: 31984R3649
Language: en
Date: 1984-12-22 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3649/84 of 21 December 1984 on the sale at a price fixed in advance of dried grapes and dried figs from the 1982 harvest intended for specific uses

22. 12. 84                         Official Journal of the European Communities                         No L 335/61
                                COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 3649/84
                                                 of 21 December 1984
               on die sale at a price fixed in advance of dried grapes and dried figs from the
                                      1982 harvest intended for specific uses
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN                                measures provided for in Commission Regulation
 COMMUNITIES,                                                 (EEC) No 1687/76 of 30 June 1976 laying down
                                                              common detailed rules for verifying the use and/or
                                                              destination of products from intervention ^), as last
 Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European        amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2956/84 Q ;
 Economic Community,
                                                              whereas products from storage agencies destined for a
                                                              specific use are in a similar situation to those covered
 Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No                 by Regulation (EEC) No 1687/76 ; whereas the provi­
 1603/83 of 14 June 1983 laying down special                  sions of that Regulation should also apply to products
measures for the disposal of dried grapes and dried figs      sold under this Regulation ;
held by storage agencies ('), as amended by Regulation
(EEC) No 3489/84 (2), and in particular Article 1 (5)
thereof,                                                      Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation
                                                              are in accordance with the opinion of the Management
                                                              Committee for Products Processed from Fruit and
Whereas Regulation (EEC) No 1603/83 provides that             Vegetables,
dried grapes and dried figs may be sold for the making
of certain food preparations or for distillation ; whereas
dried grapes and dried figs from the 1982 harvest
intended for such uses should be sold at a price fixed
in advance ; whereas the quantity sold for food prepa­
rations should be limited to a specific quantity to           HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
avoid products sold for this use competing with dried
grapes from the 1984 harvest ;
Whereas the prices should be fixed at a level which                                    Article 1­
reflects the age of the products as well as their specific
use ; whereas, in respect of products intended for
distillation, the price combined with the yield must be        1.    The storage agencies listed in Annex I shall
such to avoid disturbing the Community market in              undertake the sale of :
alcohol and spirituous beverages ;
                                                              (a) dried grapes and dried figs from the 1982 harvest
Whereas, if the products are not used for the intended             to distillation industries ;
use, it should be ensured that the risk of disturbance of
the normal market is limited ; whereas, to that end, a
                                                              (b) dried grapes from the 1982 harvest for the manu­
processing security should be required ;                           facture of :
Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3263/81                    — pickles falling within subheading ex 20.01 C of
of 16 November 1981 laying down rules covering sales                   the Common Customs Tariff, or
by tender or at prices fixed in advance of dried figs             — sauces, mixed condiments and mixed season­
and dried grapes held by storage agencies (3) contains
                                                                       ings falling within subheading 21.04 C of the
provisions for sale at prices fixed in advance of the                  Common Customs Tariff.
products intended for consumption ; whereas certain
of these rules should also be applied to products sold
under this Regulation ;                                       2. Dried grapes and figs for distillation industries
                                                              shall be sold to buyers undertaking to use the dried
Whereas products from intervention stocks destined            grapes or figs for the manufacture of alcohol of an
for a specific use and/or destination are subject to the      alcoholic strength of 80 % vol or higher falling within
                                                              subheading 22.08 B of the Common Customs Tariff.
(') OJ No L 159, 17. 6. 1983, p. 5.
(?) OJ No L 327, 14. 12. 1984, p. 1 .                         (4) OJ No L 190, 14. 7. 1976, p. 1 .
O OJ No L 329, 17. 11 . 1981 , p. 8 .                         O OJ No L 279, 23 . 10 . 1984, p. 4.
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The price is fixed at :                                      — 30,5 ECU per 100 kilograms for dried grapes
— 20 ECU per 100 kilograms for dried grapes to be                covered by Article 1 (2),
    distilled on Crete,                                      — 7,0 ECU per 100 kilograms for dried figs covered
— 15 ECU per 100 kilograms for dried grapes to be                by Article 1 (2), and
    distilled outside Crete, and                             — 10,5 ECU per 100 kilograms for dried grapes
— 7,5 ECU per 100 kilograms for dried figs.                      covered by Article 1 (3).
These prices are independent of quality characteristics.                              Article 4
3. The sale of dried grapes for the manufacture of           1 . When the purchase price has been paid and the
the products referred to in paragraph 1 (b) shall be         processing security lodged, the storage agency shall
limited to a maximum of 1 500 tonnes and shall be            issue a removal order indicating the particulars
sold to buyers undertaking to use the dried grapes for       required by Article 6(1 ) of Regulation (EEC) No
those purposes. The price of such dried grapes is fixed      1687/76.
at 35 ECU per 100 kilograms, independent of quality
characteristics.                                             2. The provisions laid down in Regulation (EEC)
                                                             No 1687/76 shall apply to transactions covered by this
4. A processing security guaranteeing fulfilment of          Regulation.
the obligations undertaken shall be required.                3.    The additional information to be inserted in box
                        Article 2
                                                             104 of the control copy is indicated in Annex II.
1 . The provisions of Articles 2 to 5, 14, 15, 16(1 ),                                Article 5
18 and 19 of Regulation (EEC) No 3263/81 shall apply
to sales under this Regulation.                              Except in cases of force majeure, the security provided
                                                             for in Article 16(1 ) of Regulation (EEC) No 3263/81
2. The purchase application must, in addition to the         shall be released only for quantities in respect of
particulars provided for in Article 2(2) of Regulation       which :
(EEC) No 3263/81 , contain a declaration whereby the         (a) the application is not accepted ; or
applicant undertakes to use the products for the             (b) the purchaser has paid the purchase price and
purposes referred to in Article 1 (2) or that referred to        lodged the processing security.
in Article 1 (3) of this Regulation.
3. Applications to purchase must be submitted in                                      Article 6
writing to the Greek storage agency, at the head office      The    Member     States  shall   communicate   to  the
of IDAGEP, 5 Acharnon Street, Athens, for dried
grapes and figs held by the Greek storage agency.            Commission the quantity of products sold with indica­
                                                             tion of the intended use of the products. The commu­
4. Information on the quantities and places where            nication shall be made not later than the 25th for
the products are stored may be obtained by those             products sold in the period from the first to the 15th
concerned from the addresses given in Annex I.               of a month and not later than the 10th of the follo­
                                                             wing month for products sold in the period from the
                        Article 3                             16th to the last day of the preceding month.
Before the purchaser takes delivery of the products,                                  Article 7
the processing security referred to in Article 1 (4) shall
be lodged in accordance with the provisions of Article       This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day
 13 of Regulation (EEC) J^o 1687/76. The security is         following its publication in the Official Journal of the
fixed at :                                                   European Communities.
              This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
              States.
              Done at Brussels, 21 December 1984.
                                                                       For the Commission
                                                                         Poul DALSAGER
                                                                   Member of the Commission
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                                                         ANNEX I
                                   List of storage agencies referred to in Article 1
                                                      A Dried grapes
            1 . KSOS, Kanaris Street 24, Athina, Greece.
            2. Enosis Georgicon Sineterismon Iracliou Critis, Iracliou Critis, Greece.
            3. Enosis Georgicon Sineterismon Messaras, Mires Iracliou Critis, Greece.
            4. Enosis Georgicon Sineterismon Monofatsiou, Assimi Iracliou Critis, Greece.
            5. Eleourgicos, Oinopiiticos ke Pistoticos Sineterismos Archanon Critis, Archanes Critis, Greece.
            6. Eleourgicos ke Oinopiiticos Sineterismos Casteliou Pediados Critis, Casteli Pediados Critis,
                Greece .
            7. Eleourgicos Sineterismos Kroussonos Iracliou Critis, Iraclio Critis, Greece.
            8. Enosis Paragogicon Sineterismon Pezon, Kalloni Iracliou Critis, Greece.
            9. Enosis Paragogicon Sineterismon, Melopotamos Critis, Greece.
           10. Enosis Paragogicon Sineterismon, Sitia Critis, Greece.
                                                           B. Figs
            1 . Sykiki, Kritis Street 13, Kalamata, Greece.
            2. Giat, Monfrassano Scalo, 87010 Cosenza, Italy.
                                                         ANNEX II
                    Additional information to be indicated in section 104 of the control copy
           A. Dried grapes or figs destined for distillation industries :
                Section 104 : Til fremstilling af alkohol (forordning (EØF) nr. 3649/84),
                              'Zur Herstellung von Alkohol (Verordnung (EWG) Nr. 3649/84),
                              'Για την παρασκευή αλκοόλης (κανονισμός (ΕΟΚ) αριθ. 3649/84),
                              'For the manufacture of alcohol (Regulation (EEC) No 3649/84),
                              'Destiné à la fabrication d alcool (règlement (CEE) n0 3649/84)',
                              'Destinato alla fabbricazione di alcole (regolamento (CEE) n. 3649/84),
                              'Voor vervaardiging van alcohol (Verordening (EEG) nr. 3649/84).
           B. Dried grapes destined for the manufacture of pickles, sauces, mixed condiments or mixed
                seasonings :
                Section 104 : Til forarbejdning (forordning (EØF) nr. 3649/84),
                              'Zur Verarbeitung (Verordnung (EWG) Nr. 3649/84),
                              'Για μεταποίηση (κανονισμός (ΕΟΚ) αριθ. 3649/84),
                              'For processing (Regulation (EEC) No 3649/84),
                              'Destiné à la transformation (règlement (CEE) n° 3649/84),
                              'Destinato alla trasformazione (regolamento (CEE) n. 3649/84),
                              •Voor verwerking (Verordening (EEG) nr. 3649/84).