Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3937/88 of 16 December 1988 on the sale by storage agencies of unprocessed currants for the manufacture of dried grapes paste

COMMISSION  REGULATION (EEC) No 3937/88
of 16 December 1988
on the sale by storage agencies of unprocessed currants for the manufacture of dried grapes paste
THE COMMISSION 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 2247/88 (2), and in particular Articles 8 (8) and 20 thereof,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1277/84 of 8 May 1984 laying down general rules for the system of production aid for processed fruit and vegetables (3), and in particular Article 6 (1) thereof,
Whereas Article 6 (2) of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 626/85 of 12 March 1985 on the purchasing, selling and storage of unprocessed dried grapes and figs by storage agencies (4), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2328/88 (5), provides that products to be put to specific uses yet to be determined are to be sold at prices fixed in advance or determined by an invitation to tender;
Whereas, in order to take advantage of a new possibility for disposal, provision should be made for unprocessed currants held by storage agencies to be sold for the manufacture of dried grapes paste at a price fixed in advance; whereas the quantities which may be put up for sale must be limited to quantities determined on the basis of possible uses of dried grapes by the industry;
Whereas, in order to guarantee proper utilization of the unprocessed dried grapes, the finished product must be defined; whereas the lodging of a processing security guaranteeing that the unprocessed dried grapes will be used in accordance with the provisions in force must be required;
Whereas Regulation (EEC) No 626/85 lays down the conditions applying to the sale of unprocessed currants by storage agencies; whereas the particulars of the purchase application that are specified in Article 7 (2) of that Regulation should be supplemented by a declaration by the applicant specifying the limitations which will be observed regarding the use of the grapes;
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,