Commission Regulation (EC) No 1650/2000 of 25 July 2000 fixing for the 2000/01 marketing year the minimum price to be paid to producers for dried plums and the amount of production aid for prunes

Commission Regulation (EC) No 1650/2000
of 25 July 2000
fixing for the 2000/01 marketing year the minimum price to be paid to producers for dried plums and the amount of production aid for prunes
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
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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 markets in processed fruit and vegetable products(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2701/1999(2), and in particular Articles 3(3) and 4(9) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) 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), lays down the dates of the marketing years.
(2) The criteria for fixing the minimum price and the amount of the production aid are laid down in Articles 3 and 4 of Regulation (EC) No 2201/96 respectively.
(3) The products for which the minimum price and the aid are fixed are listed in Article 3 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 464/1999 of 3 March 1999 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 2201/96 as regards aid arrangements for prunes(5). Article 2 of that Regulation lays down the characteristics that these products must possess. The minimum price and the production aid should therefore be fixed for the 2000/01 marketing year.
(4) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Products Processed from Fruit and Vegetables,