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( 1 ) OJ NO 117 , 19 . 6 . 1967 , P . 2269/67 .

( 2 ) OJ NO L 72 , 20 . 3 . 1975 , P . 14 .

( 3 ) OJ NO L 200 , 31 . 7 . 1975 , P . 1 .

( 4 ) OJ NO L 207 , 29 . 7 . 1974 , P . 1 .

REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 2102/75 OF THE COMMISSION OF 11 AUGUST 1975 DETERMINING THE QUANTITY OF POTATOES REQUIRED FOR THE MANUFACTURE OF 1 METRIC TON OF STARCH

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,

HAVING REGARD TO THE TREATY ESTABLISHING THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY ;

HAVING REGARD TO COUNCIL REGULATION NO 120/67/EEC ( 1 ) OF 13 JUNE 1967 ON THE COMMON ORGANIZATION OF THE MARKET IN CEREALS , AS LAST AMENDED BY REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 665/75 ( 2 ) ;

HAVING REGARD TO COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1955/75 ( 3 ) OF 31 JULY 1975 ON PRODUCTION REFUNDS IN THE CEREALS AND RICE SECTOR , AND IN PARTICULAR ARTICLE 8 THEREOF ;

WHEREAS ARTICLE 3 ( 2 ) OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1955/75 PROVIDES THAT FOR THE PURPOSES OF CALCULATING THE PRODUCTION REFUND ON POTATO STARCH THE QUANTITY OF POTATOES REQUIRED FOR THE MANUFACTURE OF 1 METRIC TON OF STARCH IS TO BE FIXED BY COMMUNITY PROVISIONS BY REFERENCE TO THE STARCH CONTENT OF THE POTATOES ; WHEREAS SUCH PROVISIONS SHOULD TAKE ACCOUNT OF THE EXPERIENCE ACQUIRED BY THE INDIVIDUAL MEMBER STATES AS REGARDS METHODS FOR THE DETERMINATION OF THE STARCH CONTENT OF POTATOES AND OF THE FACT THAT STARCH AS MARKETED HAS A MOISTURE CONTENT OF SOME 20 % ; WHEREAS ONCE THE QUANTITY OF POTATOES REQUIRED FOR THE MANUFACTURE OF 1 METRIC TON OF STARCH HAS BEEN FIXED IT IS THEN POSSIBLE TO CALCULATE , IN ACCORDANCE WITH ARTICLE 11 ( 2 ) OF REGULATION NO 120/67/EEC AND WITH ARTICLE 3 ( 1 ) OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1955/75 THE PRODUCTION REFUND ON 1 METRIC TON OF POTATOES , THE MINIMUM PRICE TO BE PAID BY THE PROCESSOR AND THE MINIMUM PRICE TO BE RECEIVED BY THE PRODUCER ;

WHEREAS IN THE CASE OF IRELAND AND THE UNITED KINGDOM THE PRODUCTION REFUND ON POTATO STARCH IS , UNTIL THE END OF THE TRANSITIONAL PERIOD , TO BE REDUCED BY THE COMPENSATORY AMOUNT ; WHEREAS THE COMPENSATORY AMOUNT MAY BE ALTERED DURING THE COURSE OF THE MARKETING YEAR ; WHEREAS IT IS THEREFORE IMPOSSIBLE TO CALCULATE THE PRECISE MINIMUM PRICES TO BE RECEIVED BY POTATO PRODUCERS IN IRELAND AND THE UNITED KINGDOM ; WHEREAS THE PRICES SHOWN IN ANNEXES I AND II SHOULD THEREFORE BE REGARDED AS PROVISIONAL , DEFINITIVE PRICES TO BE FIXED AT THE END OF EACH MARKETING YEAR WHEN THE EXACT AMOUNT OF THE PRODUCTION REFUND FOR THESE TWO MEMBER STATES BECOMES KNOWN ;

WHEREAS , IN VIEW OF THE MANY AMENDMENTS TO REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1980/74 ( 4 ) OF 25 JULY 1974 DETERMINING THE QUANTITY OF POTATOES REQUIRED FOR THE MANUFACTURE OF 100 KILOGRAMMES OF STARCH , THAT REGULATION SHOULD FOR THE SAKE OF CLARITY BE REPLACED BY THIS REGULATION ;

WHEREAS THE MEASURES PROVIDED FOR IN THIS REGULATION ARE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE OPINION OF THE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE FOR CEREALS ,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :

ARTICLE 1

1 . THE QUANTITY OF POTATOES REQUIRED FOR THE MANUFACTURE OF 1 METRIC TON OF STARCH , THE MINIMUM FREE-AT-FACTORY PRICE TO BE PAID BY THE PROCESSOR , THE AMOUNT OF THE PRODUCTION REFUND PER METRIC TON OF POTATOES AND THE MINIMUM PRICE TO BE RECEIVED BY THE POTATO PRODUCER SHALL EACH BE FIXED BY REFERENCE TO THE STARCH CONTENT OF THE BASIC PRODUCT IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE SCALES SET OUT IN ANNEXES I AND II .

2 . HOWEVER , THE AMOUNTS SHOWN IN ANNEX I IN RESPECT OF THE PRODUCTION REFUND PER METRIC TON OF POTATOES AND OF THE MINIMUM PRICE PER METRIC TON OF POTATOES TO BE RECEIVED BY THE PRODUCER SHALL BE CONFIRMED OR REPLACED AT THE END OF EACH MARKETING YEAR BY REFERENCE TO THE AMOUNT OF THE PRODUCTION REFUND ACTUALLY APPLIED IN RESPECT OF MAIZE .

ARTICLE 2

REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1980/74 IS HEREBY REPEALED .

ARTICLE 3

THIS REGULATION SHALL ENTER INTO FORCE ON THE DAY OF ITS PUBLICATION IN THE OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES .

THIS REGULATION SHALL BE BINDING IN ITS ENTIRETY AND DIRECTLY APPLICABLE IN ALL MEMBER STATES .

DONE AT BRUSSELS , 11 AUGUST 1975 .

FOR THE COMMISSION

P . J . LARDINOIS

MEMBER OF THE COMMISSION

ANNEX : SEE O.J . NO L 214 OF 12 . 8 . 75

Regulation (EEC) No 2102/75 of the Commission of 11 August 1975 determining the quantity of potatoes required for the manufacture of 1 metric ton of starch

Modified by

Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2292/82 of 19 August 1982 amending and supplementing Regulation (EEC) No 2102/75 determining the quantity of potatoes required for the manufacture of one tonne of starch