Council Regulation (EEC) No 2244/88 of 19 July 1988 amending, with regard to Moscatel dried grapes, Regulation (EEC) No 989/84 introducing a system of guarantee thresholds for certain processed fruit and vegetable products

COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 2244/88 of 19 July 1988 amending, with regard to Moscatel dried grapes, Regulation (EEC) No 989/84 introducing a system of guarantee thresholds for certain processed fruit and vegetable products
THE COUNCIL 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 426/86 of 24 February 1986 on the common organization of the market in products processed from fruit and vegetables(1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2242/88(2), and in particular Article 2 (3)  thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission(3),
Whereas Regulation (EEC) No 426/86 provides for the granting of production aid for dried grapes of the Moscatel varieties;
Whereas Regulation (EEC) No 989/84(4), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1354/86(5), fixes guarantee thresholds for sultanas and currants any exceeding of which results in a reduction of the minimum price to be paid to the producer; whereas, in  order to ensure a fair level of competition within this sector, a guarantee threshold should be fixed for dried grapes of the Moscatel varieties on the basis of production in the last few marketing years and of possibilities of disposal,