Commission Regulation (EC) No 1631/2000 of 25 July 2000 amending Regulation (EEC) No 2077/85 laying down detailed rules for the application of the system of production aid for tinned pineapple and fixing, for the 2000/2001 marketing year, the production aid for tinned pineapple and the minimum price to be paid to pineapple producers

Commission Regulation (EC) No 1631/2000
of 25 July 2000
amending Regulation (EEC) No 2077/85 laying down detailed rules for the application of the system of production aid for tinned pineapple and fixing, for the 2000/2001 marketing year, the production aid for tinned pineapple and the minimum price to be paid to pineapple producers
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 525/77 of 14 March 1977 establishing a system of production aid for tinned pineapple(1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1699/85(2), and in particular Article 8 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2077/85 of 25 July 1985(3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2033/91(4), lays down detailed rules for the application of the system of production aid established by Regulation (EC) No 525/77 and in particular the products eligible for aid.
(2) As well as tinned whole pineapple and pieces of pineapple, the Community pineappple sector produces tinned pineapple "crush" (small pieces or shreds of fruit), obtained by pressing the fruit and presented in the form of finely crushed pineapple. The products eligible for aid should therefore be defined more precisely and Regulation (EEC) No 2077/85 amended to this end.
(3) Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1558/91(5), to which Article 1(2) of Regulation (EEC) No 2077/85 refers, has been repealed and replaced by Commisison Regulation (EC) No 504/97 of 19 March 1997 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 2201/96 as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(6), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1607/1999(7). The corresponding references in Regulation (EC) No 504/97 should therefore be specified in the above Article.
(4) The minimum price and the production aid for tinned pineapple should be fixed for the 2000/2001 marketing year on the basis of Articles 4 and 5 of Regulation (EEC) No 525/77 distinguishing between the two types of products defined in Article 1 of Regulation (EEC) No 2077/85.
(5) The Management Committee for Products Processed from Fruit and Vegetables has not delivered an opinion within the time limit set by its Chairman,