Commission Regulation (EC) No 1591/98 of 23 July 1998 amending Regulation (EEC) No 1709/84 on minimum prices payable to producers and amounts of production aid for certain processed fruit and vegetables eligible for production aid

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1591/98 of 23 July 1998 amending Regulation (EEC) No 1709/84 on minimum prices payable to producers and amounts of production aid for certain processed fruit and vegetables eligible for production aid
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
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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 amended by Regulation (EC) No 2199/97 (2), and in particular Article 4(9) thereof,
Whereas Article 1(2) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 504/97 (3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1590/98 (4), defines products covered by the system of production aid;
Whereas the aforementioned Regulation (EC) No 1590/98 amends some of those definitions, in particular in the case of tomato juice; whereas, in view of those amendments, an aid reduction rate should be provided for, calculated in accordance with Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 2201/96, for certain types of tomato juice;
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,