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( 1 ) OJ NO L 198 , 29 . 7 . 1975 , P . 13 .

COMMISSION REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1627/76 OF 5 JULY 1976 LAYING DOWN DETAILED RULES FOR THE APPLICATION OF MEASURES FOR GRANTING PRODUCTION AID FOR TINNED PINEAPPLE

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,

HAVING REGARD TO THE TREATY ESTABLISHING THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY ,

HAVING REGARD TO COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1929/75 OF 22 JULY 1975 ESTABLISHING A SYSTEM OF PRODUCTION AID FOR TINNED PINEAPPLE ( 1 ) , AND IN PARTICULAR ARTICLE 7 THEREOF ,

WHEREAS ARTICLE 6 OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1929/75 MAKES THE GRANTING OF AID TO PROCESSORS CONDITIONAL ON THEM PAYING AT LEAST A MINIMUM PRICE TO PRODUCERS AND ON THEIR FURNISHING PROOF AS REGARDS THE QUANTITY OF TINNED PINEAPPLE PRODUCED AND THE COMMUNITY ORIGIN OF THE PINEAPPLES USED ; WHEREAS IT IS NECESSARY TO ESTABLISH DETAILED RULES WHICH WILL ENSURE THAT THESE CONDITIONS AE COMPLIED WITH ;

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 ,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :

ARTICLE 1

FOR THE PURPOSES OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1929/75 , A PROCESSOR MEANS AN UNDERTAKING OPERATING FOR COMMERCIAL PURPOSES AND ON ITS OWN RESPONSIBILITY ONE OR MORE PLANTS EQUIPPED FOR THE PRODUCTION OF PINEAPPLE BASED PRESERVES .

ARTICLE 2

A SUPPLY COMMITMENT OR CONTRACT SHALL BE CONCLUDED IN WRITING BETWEEN THE PRODUCER OF FRESH PINEAPPLES ON THE ONE HAND AND THE PROCESSOR ON THE OTHER .

THE SUPPLY COMMITMENT OR CONTRACT SHAL , IN PARTICULAR , STIPULATE THE AGREED PRICE AND THE QUANTITY OF PINEAPPLES OF SOUND AND FAIR MARKETABLE QUALITY TO BE SUPPLIED TO THE PROCESSOR .

ARTICLE 3

1 . IN ORDER TO RECEIVE A PRODUCTION AID , THE PROCESSOR SHALL SUBMIT TO THE COMPETENT AUTHORITY OF THE MEMBER STATE IN WHICH THE PRODUCTION OF THE TINNED PINEAPPLE TAKES PLACE :

( A ) A COPY OF THE SUPPLY COMMITMENT OR CONTRACT PROVIDED FOR IN ARTICLE 2 ;

( B ) A STATEMENT BY THE PRODUCER OF THE FRESH PINEAPPLES CERTIFYING THE PAYMENT OF AN AMOUNT AT LEAST EQUAL TO THE MINIMUM PRICE ;

( C ) AN APPLICATION FOR AID .

2 . THE APPLICATION FOR AID SHALL INDICATE AT LEAST THE FOLLOWING :

( A ) THE APPLICANT'S NAME AND ADDRESS ;

( B ) THE QUANTITY OF TINNED PINEAPPLE PROCESSED FROM PINEAPPLES HARVESTED IN THE COMMUNITY .

ARTICLE 4

1 . THE COMPETENT AUTHORITIES OF THE MEMBER STATE CONCERNED SHALL VERIFY :

( A ) THE QUANTITY OF PINEAPPLES COVERED BY SUPPLY COMMITMENTS OR CONTRACTS AS PROVIDED FOR IN ARTICLE 2 AND DELIVERED TO THE APPLICANT'S UNDERTAKING ;

( B ) THE QUANTITY OF TINNED PINEAPPLE PROCESSED FROM THE PRODUCTS REFERRED TO IN ( A ) .

2 . FOR THE PURPOSES OF THE VERIFICATION PROVIDED FOR IN PARAGRAPH 1 , PROCESSORS SHALL KEEP STOCK ACCOUNTS WHICH SHALL SHOW , IN PARTICULAR :

- THE QUANTITY OF FRESH PINEAPPLES SUPPLIED , INDICATING THOSE COVERED BY SUPPLY COMMITMENTS OR CONTRACTS AS PROVIDED FOR IN ARTICLE 2 ;

- THE QUANTITY OF TINNED PINEAPPLE PRODUCED , INDICATING SEPARATELY THAT PROCESSED FROM PINEAPPLES PURCHASED UNDER THE ABOVEMENTIONED SUPPLY COMMITMENTS OR CONTRACTS .

ARTICLE 5

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 , 5 JULY 1976 .

FOR THE COMMISSION

P . J . LARDINOIS

MEMBER OF THE COMMISSION