CELEX: 31983R2107
Language: en
Date: 1983-07-28 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2107/83 of 27 July 1983 on the sale at a price fixed in advance of dried grapes and dried figs from the 1981 harvest intended for specific uses

No L 204/38                        Official Journal of the European Communities                             28 . 7. 83
                                COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 2107/83
                                                    of 27 July 1983
               on the sale at a price fixed in advance of dried grapes and dried figs from the
                                       1981 harvest intended for specific uses
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES,
                                                               common detailed rules for verifying the use and/or
                                                               destination of products from intervention (3), as last
                                                               amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1 657/83 (4) ;
                                                              whereas products from storage agencies destined for a
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European         specific use are in a similar situation to those covered
Economic Community,
                                                              by Regulation (EEC) No 1687/76 ; whereas the provi­
                                                              sions of that Regulation should also apply to products
                                                              sold under this Regulation ;
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No
 1603/83 of 14 June 1983 laying down special                  Whereas the Management Committee for Products
measures for the disposal of dried grapes and dried figs      Processed from Fruit and Vegetables has not delivered
from the 1981 harvest held by storage agencies (l), and       an opinion within the time limit set by its chairman,
in particular Article 1 (5) thereof,
Whereas Regulation (EEC) No 1603/83 provides that
dried grapes and dried figs from the 1981 harvest shall       HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
be sold for the making of certain food preparations or
for distillation ; whereas the quantity sold for food
preparations should be limited to a specific quantity to                               Article 1
avoid products sold for this use competing with dried
grapes from the 1982 harvest ;                                1.     The storage agencies listed in Annex I shall
                                                              undertake the sale of :
Whereas the prices should be fixed at a level which           (a) dried grapes and dried figs from the 1981 harvest
reflects the age of the products as well as their specific        to distillation industries ;
use ; whereas, in respect of products intended for
distillation, the price, combined with the yield must be      (b) dried grapes from the 1981 harvest for the manu­
                                                                  facture of :
such to avoid disturbing the Community market in
alcohol and spirituous beverages ;
                                                                  — pickles falling within subheading ex 20.01 C of
                                                                       the Common Customs Tariff, or
Whereas, if the products are not used for the intended            — sauces, mixed condiments and mixed season­
use, it should be ensured that the risk of disturbance of              ings falling within subheading 21.04 C of the
the normal market is limited ; whereas, to that end, a                 Common Customs Tariff.
processing security should be required ;
                                                              2. Dried grapes and figs for distillation industries
                                                              shall be sold to buyers undertaking to use the dried
Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3263/81                grapes or figs for the manufacture of alcohol of an
of 16 November 1981 laying down rules covering sales          alcoholic strength of 80 % vol or higher falling within
by tender or at prices fixed in advance of dried figs         subheading 22.08 B of the Common Customs Tariff.
and dried grapes held by storage agencies (2) contains
provisions for sale at prices fixed in advance of the         The price is fixed at :
products intended for consumption ; whereas certain
of these rules should also be applied to products sold        — 20 ECU per 100 kilograms for dried grapes to be
under this Regulation ;                                            distilled on Crete,
                                                              — 15 ECU per 100 kilograms for dried grapes to be
                                                                   distilled outside Crete, and
Whereas products from intervention stocks destined
for a specific use and/or destination are subject to the      — 7,5 ECU per 100 kilograms for dried figs.
measures provided for in Commission Regulation
(EEC) No 1687/76 of 30 June 1976 laying down                  These prices are independent of quality characteristics.
(') OJ No L 159, 17. 6. 1983, p. 5.                           (3) OJ No L 190, 14. 7. 1976, p. 1 .
 2) OJ No L 329, 17. 11 . 1981 , p. 8.                        (4) OJ No L 162, 22. 6. 1983, p. 10.
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 3. The sale of dried grapes for the manufacture of            — 4 ECU per 100 kilograms for dried figs covered by
 the products referred to in paragraph 1 (b) shall be               Article 1 (2), and
 limited to a maximum of 1 500 tonnes and shall be
                                                               — 40 ECU per 100 kilograms for dried grapes
 sold to buyers undertaking to use the dried grapes for             covered by Article 1 (3).
 those purposes. The price for such dried grapes is
 fixed at 35 ECU per 100 kilograms, independent of
                                                                                        Article 4
 quality characteristics.
4. A processing security guaranteeing fulfilment of             1 . When the purchase price has been paid and the
the obligations undertaken shall be required.                  processing security lodged, the storage agency shall
                                                               issue a removal order indicating the particulars
                          Article 2
                                                              required by Article 6 (1 ) of Regulation (EEC) No
                                                               1687/76.
 1 . The provisions of Articles 2 to 5, 14, 15, 16 (1 ),      2.     The provisions laid down in Regulation (EEC)
 18 and 19 of Regulation (EEC) No 3263/81 shall apply         No 1687/76 shall apply to transactions covered by this
to sales under this Regulation.                               Regulation.
2. The purchase application must, in addition to the          3.     The additional information to be inserted in box
particulars provided for in Article 2 (2) of Regulation        104 of the control copy is indicated in Annex II.
(EEC) No 3263/81 , contain a declaration whereby the
applicant undertakes to use the products for the                                        Article 5
purpose referred to in Article 1 (2) or that referred to
in Article 1 (3) of this Regulation.                          Except in cases of force majeure, the security provided
                                                              for in Article 16 (1 ) of Regulation (EEC) No 3263/81
3. Applications to purchase must be submitted in              shall be released only for quantities in respect of
writing :                                                     which :
— to the Greek storage agency, at the head office of          (a) the application is not accepted ; or
     IDAGEP, 5, Acharnon Street, Athens, for dried
     grapes and figs held by the Greek storage agency,        (b) the purchaser has paid the purchase price and
                                                                   lodged the processing security.
— to the Italian storage agency, at the head office of
     AIMA, via Palestro, 81 , Rome, for dried figs held                                 Article 6
     by the Italian storage agency.
                                                              The     Member     States  shall   communicate  to   the
4. Information on the quantities and places where             Commission the quantity of products sold with indica­
the products are stored may be obtained by those              tion of the intended use of the products. The commu­
concerned from the addresses given in Annex I.                nication shall be made not later than the 25th for
                                                              products sold in the period from the first to the 15th
                          Article 3                           of a month and not later than the 10th of the follow­
Before the purchaser takes delivery of the products,          ing month for products sold in the period from the
the processing security referred to in Article 1 (4) shall    16th to the last day of the preceding month.
be lodged in accordance with the provisions of Article
                                                                                        Article 7
13 of Regulation (EEC) No 1687/76. The security is
fixed at :
                                                             This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day
— 60 ECU per 100 kilograms for dried grapes                   following its publication in the Official Journal of the
     covered by Article 1 (2),                                European Communities.
              This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
              States.
              Done at Brussels, 27 July 1983 .
                                                                         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 . K.SOS, Kanaris Street 24, Athina, Greece.
            2. Enosis Georgicon Sineterismon Iracliou Critis, Iraclio 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 : 'For the manufacture of alcohol (Regulation (EEC) No 2107/83)'.
                              'Til fremstilling af alkohol (forordning (E0F) nr. 2107/83)'.
                              'Zur Herstellung von Alkohol (Verordnung (EWG) Nr. 2107/83).
                              ' Για την παρασκευή αλκοόλης (κανονισμός (ΕΟΚ) αριθ. 2107/83).
                              'Destiné à la fabrication d alcool (règlement (CEE) n0 2107/83)'.
                              'Destinato alla fabbricazione di alcole (regolamento (CEE) n. 2107/83).
                              'Voor vervaardiging van alcohol (Verordening (EEG) nr. 2107/83).
          B. Dried grapes destined for the manufacture of pickles, sauces, mixed condiments or mixed
                seasonings :
                Section 104 : 'For processing (Regulation (EEC) No 2107/83)'.
                              'Til forarbejdning (forordning (EØF) nr. 2107/83).
                              'Zur Verarbeitung (Verordnung (EWG) Nr. 2107/83).
                              'Για μεταποίηση (κανονισμός (ΕΟΚ) αριθ. 2107/83).
                              'Destiné à la transformation (règlement (CEE) n0 2107/83).
                              'Destinato alla trasformazione (regolamento (CEE) n. 2107/83).
                              'Voor verwerking (Verordening (EEG) nr. 2107/83).