Commission Regulation (EC) No 1637/1999 of 26 July 1999 fixing for the 1999/2000 marketing year the minimum price to be paid to producers and the buying-in price to be applied by storage agencies for unprocessed dried figs, and the amount of production aid for dried figs

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1637/1999
of 26 July 1999
fixing for the 1999/2000 marketing year the minimum price to be paid to producers and the buying-in price to be applied by storage agencies for unprocessed dried figs, and the amount of production aid for dried figs
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 fruit and vegetables(1), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 2199/97(2), and in particular Articles 3(3), 4(9) and 9(8) thereof,
(1) Whereas Article 2 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 504/97 of 19 March 1997 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 2201/96 as regards the system of production aid for products processed from fruit and vegetables(3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1607/1999(4), fixes the dates of the marketing years;
(2) Whereas Articles 3 and 4 of Regulation (EC) No 2201/96 determine the criteria for fixing the minimum price and the production aid; whereas the products for which the minimum price and the aid are fixed are listed in Articles 1 and 2 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1573/1999 of 19 July laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) 2201/96 as regards the characteristics of dried figs qualifying for aid under the production aid scheme(5); whereas the minimum price and the production aid should therefore be fixed for the 1999/2000 marketing year;
(3) Whereas the criteria for fixing the price at which storage agencies buy in unprocessed dried figs are laid down in Article 9(2)(a) of Regulation (EC) No 2201/96; whereas the conditions whereby the storage agencies buy in and manage the products are laid down by Commission Regulation (EC) No 0000/1999 of 23 July 1999 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 2201/96 as regards the storage scheme applying to dried grapes and unprocessed dried figs(6); whereas the buying-in price for figs of the lowest quality defined in Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 1573/1999 should therefore be fixed for the 1999/2000 marketing year;
(4) Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Products Processed from Fruit and Vegetables,