Commission Regulation (EC) No 865/1999 of 26 April 1999 allocating quotas for tomatoes for processing among the Member States for the 1999/2000 marketing year

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 865/1999
of 26 April 1999
allocating quotas for tomatoes for processing among the Member States for the 1999/2000 marketing year
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
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 2199/97(2), and in particular Article 6(5) thereof,
(1) Whereas Article 6(3) of Regulation (EC) No 2201/96 provides that the quotas for the groups of products for the 1999/2000 marketing year are to be apportioned among the Member States on the basis of average production for which at least the minimum price was paid during the 1997/98 and 1998/99 marketing years; whereas Article 6(3) of that Regulation provides that from the 1999/2000 marketing year onward, no apportionment may vary, by Member State and by product group, by more than 10 % from one marketing year to the next;
(2) Whereas Article 17(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 702/1999(4), provides that the Member States concerned are to notify the Commission each marketing year of their production for which at least the minimum price has been paid; whereas the quotas can accordingly be allocated for each group of products among the Member States on the basis of those notifications;
(3) 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,