CELEX: 31989R0914
Language: en
Date: 1989-04-11 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EEC) No 914/89 of 10 April 1989 on the sale at a price fixed in advance of unprocessed dried grapes from the 1985 and 1986 harvests to distillation industries

11 . 4. 89                                Official Journal of the European Communities                              No L 97/7
                                      COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 914/89
                                                         of 10 April 1989
                  on the sale at a price fixed in advance of unprocessed dried grapes from the 1985
                                          and 1986 harvests to distillation industries
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,                         Whereas the Management Committee for Products
                                                                    Processed from Fruit and Vegetables has not delivered an
                                                                    opinion within the time limit set by its chairman,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Economic Community,
                                                                    HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 426/86 of
24 February 1986 on the common organization of the                                           Article 1
market in products processed from fruit and vegetables ('),
as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2247/88 (2), and             1 . The Greek storage agencies listed in the Annex shall
in particular Article 8 (8) thereof,                                proceed to the sale of a maximum of 526 tonnes of
                                                                    currants from the 1985 harvest and of 2 500 tonnes of
                                                                    sultanas from the 1986 harvest, in accordance with
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1277/84
of 8 May 1984 laying down general rules for the system of           Regulations (EEC) No 626/85 and (EEC) No 913/89 at a
production aid for processed fruit and vegetables (3), and          price of :
in particular Article 6 (1 ) thereof,                               — ECU 16,8 per 100 kilograms net for currants, and
                                                                    — ECU 14,8 per 100 kilograms net for sultanas.
Whereas Article 6 (2) of Commision Regulation (EEC) No
626/85 of 12 March 1985 on the purchasing, selling and              2. The processing security referred to in Article 2 (2) of
storage of unprocessed dried grapes and figs by storage             Regulation (EEC) No 913/89 shall be ECU 15,1 per 100
                                                                    kilograms net for currants and ECU 17,1 per 100
agencies (4), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No
2328/88 (5), provides that products intended for specific           kilograms net for sultanas.
uses shall be sold at prices fixed in advance or determined
by an invitation to tender ;                                                                 Article 2
                                                                    1 . Purchase applications must be lodged in writing
Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 913/89 of 10                 with each Greek storage agency at the headquarters of the
April 1989 on the sale of unprocessed dried grapes by               YDAGEP, 241 Acharnon Street, Athens.
storage agencies for the manufacture of alcohol (6)
provides that unprocessed dried grapes may be sold at a             2. Details of quantites and storage locations may be
price fixed in advance to distillation industries ;                 obtained by interested parties at the addresses given in the
                                                                    Annex.
Whereas the Greek storage agencies are holding roughly
7 760 tonnes of unprocessed dried grapes from the 1985                                       Article 3
and 1986 harvests ; whereas these products cannot find
outlets for direct human consumption ; whereas the                   1 . The competent authority shall ensure that the
products should be offered to the distillation industries ;         quantity referred to in Article 1 (1 ) is not exceeded.
                                                                    2. The storage agencies shall notify the competent
Whereas the selling price should be fixed in such a way             authority on a daily basis of the applications and
that disturbance of the Community market in alcohol and             quantities deemed acceptable under Article 8 ( 1 ) of
spirituous beverages is avoided ;                                   Regulation (EEC) No 626/85. For this purpose, the said
                                                                    authority shall approve the purchase applications before
                                                                    acceptance.
Whereas the amount of the processing security provided
for in Article 2 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 913/89 should           3. Where purchase applications exceed the quantity
be fixed, taking into consideration the difference between          referred to in Article 1 (1 ), the competent authority shall
the normal market price for dried grapes and the selling            assign the quantitiy of dried grapes available by drawing
price fixed by this Regulation ;                                    lots.
(') OJ  No  L 49, 27. 2. 1986, p. 1 .                                                        Article 4
(2) OJ  No  L 198 , 26. 7. 1988 , p. 21 .
(3) OJ  No  L 123 , 9. 5. 1984, p. 25.                              This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its
(4) OJ  No  L 72, 13 . 3. 1985, p. 7.
0   OJ  No  L 202, 27. 7. 1988 , p. 45.                             publication in the Official Journal of the European
I6) See page 5 of this Official Journal.                             Communities.
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              This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
               States.
               Done at Brussels, 10 April 1989.
                                                                           For the Commission
                                                                            Ray MAC SHARRY
                                                                       Member of the Commission
                                                        ANNEX
                         List of storage agencies referred to in Article 1 of this Regulation
                                                       SULTANAS
          1 . K.SOS, 24 Kanari Street, Athens, Greece.
          2. Enosis Georgicon Sineterismon Iracliou Crete, Iraclio Crete, Greece.
          3. Enosis Georgicon Sineterismon Messaras, Mires Iracliou Crete, Greece.
          4. Enosis Georgicon Sineterismon Monofatsiou, Assimi Iracliou Crete, Greece.
                                                       CURRANTS
          1 . ASO, Mezonos 241 , Patras, Greece.
          2. Enosis Georgikon Sineterismon Zakynthou, Zakynthos, Greece.