Commission Regulation (EC) No 1690/94 of 12 July 1994 laying down detailed rules for the implementation of Council Regulation (EEC) No 3759/92 as regards the granting of private storage aid for certain fishery products

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1690/94 of 12 July 1994 laying down detailed rules for the implementation of Council Regulation (EEC) No 3759/92 as regards the granting of private storage aid for certain fishery products
THE COMMISSION OF  THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
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Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3759/92 of 17 December 1992 on the common organization of the market in fishery and aquaculture products (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1891/93 (2), and in particular Article 16 (5) thereof,
Whereas Regulation (EEC) No 3759/92 provides for private storage aid to be granted to producers' organizations in respect of the products listed in Annex II to the said Regulation; whereas experience has shown that the implementing rules set out in  Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2415/89 (3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 3516/93 (4), require clarification and simplification to improve their efficiency and make them easier to apply by producers' organizations; whereas Regulation (EEC) No  2415/89 should therefore be replaced by this Regulation;
Whereas private storage aid may be granted if the average prices attained over a significant period are below a given level; whereas, to determine those prices, it is necessary to define what is meant by the selling price realized by the producers'  organizations or their members within the framework of the present arrangements;
Whereas the significant period to be taken into account for appraisal of the market in question should be defined;
Whereas, to help ensure product quality and to facilitate the disposal of the products on the market, the requirements to be satisfied by operations qualifying for the aid should be laid down, together with the requirements for the storage and return to  the market of the products concerned;
Whereas the technical and financial costs of storage should be defined;
Whereas the storage period to be taken into account when granting the aid should be determined;
Whereas, to increase the efficiency of checks, the recipients of the aid must keep stock records; whereas these records must contain at least the information necessary for the purposes of the said checks;
Whereas the procedure for submitting applications for the payment of private storage aid should be laid down;
Whereas the procedure should also be laid down for the granting of advance payments, and the amount of the relevant security should be specified;
Whereas minor infringements of the rules concerning private storage aid should not involve total withdrawal of the right to the aid but only a standard reduction thereof; whereas, however, the consequences of a serious infringement or intent to defraud  should be laid down;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Fishery Products,