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( 1 ) OJ NO L 73 , 21 . 3 . 1977 , P . 1 .

( 2 ) OJ NO L 144 , 31 . 5 . 1978 , P . 1 .

( 3 ) OJ NO L 179 , 1 . 7 . 1978 , P . 21 .

COMMISSION REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1808/78

OF 28 JULY 1978

AMENDING REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1530/78 LAYING DOWN RULES FOR THE APPLICATION OF THE SYSTEM OF AID IN RESPECT OF CERTAIN PRODUCTS PROCESSED FROM FRUIT AND VEGETABLES

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN

COMMUNITIES ,

HAVING REGARD TO THE TREATY ESTABLISHING THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY ,

HAVING REGARD TO COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 516/77 OF 14 MARCH 1977 , ON THE COMMON ORGANIZATION OF THE MARKET IN PRODUCTS PROCESSED FROM FRUIT AND VEGETABLES ( 1 ), AS LAST AMENDED BY REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1152/78 ( 2 ), AND IN PARTICULAR ARTICLE 3C THEREOF ,

WHEREAS ARTICLE 1 ( 2 ) OF COMMISSION REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1530/78 OF 30 JUNE 1978 LAYING DOWN RULES FOR THE APPLICATION OF THE SYSTEM OF AID IN RESPECT OF CERTAIN PRODUCTS PROCESSED FROM FRUIT AND VEGETABLES ( 3 ), PROVIDES THAT FOR THE 1978/79 MARKETING YEAR PROCESSING CONTRACTS FOR TOMATOES MAY BE CONCLUDED UNIL 31 JULY 1978 ; WHEREAS BECAUSE OF THE DATE OF PUBLICATION OF THE SAID REGULATION , THERE IS RISK THAT CERTAIN TRADERS MAY NOT BE ABLE TO MEET THE TIME LIMIT FOR CONCLUDING CONTRACTS FOR TOMATOES ; WHEREAS THE SAID TIME LIMIT SHOULD THEREFORE BE EXTENDED TO 31 AUGUST 1978 ;

WHEREAS , IN ORDER TO FACILITATE THE CORRECT APPLICATION OF THE AID SYSTEM SET UP BY ARTICLE 3A OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 516/77 IT IS NECESSARY TO SPECIFY THE NOTION OF PRODUCER OF BASIC MATERIALS FOR PROCESSING ;

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

ARTICLE 1 OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1530/78 IS HEREBY AMENDED AS FOLLOWS :

1 . THE FOLLOWING SUBPARAGRAPH IS ADDED TO PARAGRAPH 1 :

' FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS REGULATION , " THE PRODUCER " MEANS ANY LEGAL OR NATURAL PERSON WHO GROWS ON HIS LAND THE RAW MATERIALS INTENDED TO BE USED FOR MANUFACTURING THE PRODUCTS LISTED IN ANNEX I A TO REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 516/77 . '

2 . IN THE SECOND LINE OF THE SECOND SUBPARAGRAPH OF PARAGRAPH 2 , THE DATE ' 31 JULY 1978 ' SHALL READ ' 31 AUGUST 1978 ' .

ARTICLE 2

THIS REGULATION SHALL ENTER INTO FORCE ON THE DAY FOLLOWING 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 , 28 JULY 1978 .

FOR THE COMMISSION

FINN GUNDELACH

VICE-PRESIDENT