Commission Regulation (EEC) No 627/85 of 12 March 1985 on storage aid and financial compensation for unprocessed dried grapes and figs

COMMISSION  REGULATION (EEC) No 627/85
of 12 March 1985
on storage aid and financial compensation for unprocessed dried grapes and figs
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 516/77 of 14 March 1977 on the common organization of the market in products processed from fruit and vegetables (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 988/84 (2), and in particular Article 4 (8) thereof,
Whereas storage aid shall be calculated taking into consideration the technical cost of the storage and interest on the purchase price paid for the products; whereas to compensate for the effect of the interest for each category of dried grapes and dried figs, the aid should be fixed for a specific category and multiplied by the coefficient applicable to the minimum price payable to the producer;
Whereas the interest on the purchase price is by far the highest part of storage aid; whereas the storage aid may be reduced in cases where the storage agency's expenses on interest could be reduced; whereas that is possible by paying provisional financial compensation before the products in stock are sold;
Whereas storage aid shall be paid for the actual duration of storage; whereas natural losses occur during storage; whereas the quantities for which storage aid may be paid should be adjusted after the physical stocktaking operations provided for in Article 26 (2) of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 626/85 (3);
Whereas payment of storage aid and financial compensation shall be based on periodical applications submitted by the storage agencies; whereas such applications shall contain all necessary information for calculation of the correct amounts;
Whereas natural losses for which financial compensation may be granted should not exceed the quantity which normally disappears under handling or by evaporation; whereas this quantity should be fixed on a flat-rate basis; whereas other losses and deterioration in quality are to be disregarded when financial compensation is to be granted;
Whereas when products have been stored for a very long period, the storage may result in a rise in natural losses or deterioration may take place; whereas in such cases the matter should be decided in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 20 of Regulation (EEC) No 516/77; whereas to that end the storage agencies should furnish additional particulars as to the circumstances which led to the losses or deterioration; whereas these particulars should be communicated to the Commission;
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,