Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1774/93 of 2 July 1993 amending Regulation (EEC) No 2168/92 laying down detailed implementing rules for the specific measures for the Canary Islands with regard to potatoes

COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 1774/93 of 2 July 1993 amending Regulation (EEC) No 2168/92 laying down detailed implementing rules for the specific measures for the Canary Islands with regard to potatoes
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN  COMMUNITIES
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Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1601/92 of 15 June 1992 concerning specific measures for the Canary Islands with regard to certain agricultural products (1), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3714/92 (2), and in particular Articles 3 (4)  and 20 (3) thereof,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3813/92 of 28 December 1992 on the unit of account and the conversion rates to be applied for the purposes of the common agricultural policy (3), and in particular Article 6 (2) thereof,
Whereas the quantities of products benefiting from the specific supply arrangements must be determined within the framework of periodic forecast supply balances which may be adjusted on the basis of the essential requirements of the markets and taking  account of local production and traditional trade flows; whereas to ensure coverage of requirements in terms of quantity, price and quality and to ensure that the proportion of products supplied from the Community is preserved, the aid to be granted for  products originating in the rest of the Community must be determined on terms equivalent, for the end user, to the advantage resulting from exemption from import duties on imports of products from third countries;
Whereas pursuant to Articles 2 and 3 of Regulation (EEC) No 1601/92 a forecast supply balance and the amount of the aid relating to the supply of seed potatoes to the Canary Islands from the rest of the Community should be set for the 1993/94 marketing  year; whereas the aid must be set taking account of the costs of supplying the products from the world market and of the conditions resulting from the geographical position of the Canary Islands;
Whereas the criteria and the legal bases for the agricultural conversion rates underwent radical modification under the new agrimonetary arrangements introduced by Regulation (EEC) No 3813/92; whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1068/93 of 30 April  1993 on detailed rules for determining and applying the agricultural conversion rates (4) establishes the operative events for the agricultural conversion rate on the basis of the new rules; whereas the operative event for the aid referred to in Article  20 of Regulation (EEC) No 1601/92 should be altered on the basis of the new legal provisions;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Seeds,