Commission Regulation (EC) No 703/1999 of 31 March 1999 derogating from Regulation (EC) No 956/97 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 2201/96 with regard to specific measures applicable to processed asparagus

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 703/1999
of 31 March 1999
derogating from Regulation (EC) No 956/97 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 2201/96 with regard to specific measures applicable to processed asparagus
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 10(4) thereof,
Whereas the detailed rules for the application of the aid per hectare in respect of asparagus for processing, provided for in paragraph 3 of the said Article 10, are fixed in Chapter II of Commission Regulation (EC) No 956/97(3), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 1563/98(4);
Whereas as a result of exceptionally bad weather conditions in certain Spanish regions the minimum yield required in Article 10(b) of Regulation (EC) No 956/97 could not be achieved in 1998 in certain specialised areas, which did not qualify for the aid payment for 1998 as a result;
Whereas to achieve the measures referred to in Article 10 of Regulation (EC) No 2201/96 and at the request of the Member State concerned, provision should be made to derogate from the minimum yield and the final date for the payment of the aid as fixed by Regulation (EC) No 956/97 and to apply these derogations retroactively for the payment of the aid for 1998;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for processed fruit and vegetables,