Commission Regulation (EC) No 2718/1999 of 20 December 1999 amending Regulation (EC) No 97/95 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 as regards the minimum price and compensatory payment to be paid to potato producers and of Council Regulation (EC) No 1868/94 establishing a quota system in relation to the production of potato starch

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2718/1999
of 20 December 1999
amending Regulation (EC) No 97/95 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 as regards the minimum price and compensatory payment to be paid to potato producers and of Council Regulation (EC) No 1868/94 establishing a quota system in relation to the production of potato starch
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 of 30 June 1992 on the common organisation of the market in cereals(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1253/1999(2), and in particular Article 8 thereof,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1868/94 of 27 July 1994 establishing a quota system in relation to the production of potato starch(3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1252/1999(4), and in particular Article 8 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Article 8(1) of Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 fixes the minimum price and Article 8(2) fixes the payment for producers for the 2000/01 and 2001/02 marketing years;
(2) Article 5 of Regulation (EC) No 1868/94 fixes the premium for potato starch producers;
(3) Annex II to Commission Regulation (EC) No 97/95(5), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2305/98(6), establishes the minimum price, the premium to be paid to the starch producer and the payment to be paid to the producer for potatoes based on their starch content and the underwater weight of 5050 g of potatoes. Annex II should be adjusted as a result;
(4) In Regulation (EC) No 97/95, the words "compensatory payment" must be replaced by "payment for producers" as referred to in Article 8(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1766/92;
(5) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Cereals,