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

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

COMMISSION REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1172/79

OF 13 JUNE 1979

FIXING FOR THE 1979/80 MARKETING YEAR THE AMOUNT OF PRODUCTION AID FOR TOMATO CONCENTRATES , PEELED TOMATOES , TOMATO JUICE , PEACHES IN SYRUP AND PRUNES AND THE MINIMUM PRICE TO BE PAID TO PRODUCERS

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 3B OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 516/77 DEFINED THE CRITERIA FOR FIXING THE AMOUNT OF PRODUCTION AID ; WHEREAS THE APPLICATION OF THESE CRITERIA RESULTS IN THE AMOUNT OF AID BEING FIXED AT THE LEVELS SET OUT BELOW ;

WHEREAS UNDER ARTICLE 3A ( 3 ) OF THE SAME REGULATION THE MINIMUM PRICE TO BE PAID TO PRODUCERS IS CALCULATED ON THE BASIS OF :

- THE LEVEL OF THE MINIMUM PRICE IN APPLICATION DURING THE PRECEDING MARKETING YEAR , AND

- THE TREND OF PRODUCTION COSTS IN THE FRUIT AND VEGETABLES SECTOR ;

WHEREAS THE APPLICATION OF THESE CRITERIA RESULTS IN THE MINIMUM PRICE BEING FIXED AT THE LEVELS SET OUT BELOW ;

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

1 . FOR THE 1979/80 MARKETING YEAR , THE PRODUCTION AID FOR TOMATO CONCENTRATES REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 3A OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 516/77 SHALL BE 38.22 ECU PER 100 KILOGRAMS , IMMEDIATE PACKING INCLUDED , FOR THE FOLLOWING PRODUCT :

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EX 20.02 C // TOMATO CONCENTRATES // DRY EXTRACT CONTENT : 28 % OR MORE BUT LESS THAN 30 % // IMMEDIATE PACKING OF 1.5 KG OR MORE //

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2 . THE MINIMUM PRICE TO BE PAID TO THE PRODUCER , REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 3A ( 3 ) OF THE SAID REGULATION , SHALL , FOR THE MARKETING YEAR IN QUESTION , BE 8.35 ECU PER 100 KILOGRAMS NET OF TOMATOES , EX GROWER .

ARTICLE 2

1 . FOR THE 1979/80 MARKETING YEAR , THE PRODUCTION AID AS REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 3A OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 516/77 FOR PRESERVED WHOLE PEELED TOMATOES FALLING WITHIN SUBHEADING EX 20.02 C OF THE COMMON CUSTOMS TARIFF SHALL BE PER 100 KILOGRAMS , IMMEDIATE PACKING INCLUDED :

- FOR THE ' SAN MARZANO ' VARIETY , 17.75 ECU ,

- FOR THE ' ROMA ' AND SIMILAR VARIETIES , 14.14 ECU .

THE MINIMUM PRICE TO BE PAID TO THE PRODUCER , AS REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 3A ( 3 ) OF THAT REGULATION , SHALL FOR THE SAID MARKETING YEAR BE :

- 13.96 ECU PER 100 KILOGRAMS NET OF TOMATOES OF THE ' SAN MARZANO ' VARIETY , EX-GROWER ,

- 10.53 ECU PER 100 KILOGRAMS NET OF TOMATOES OF THE ' ROMA ' AND OTHER SIMILAR VARIETIES , EX-GROWER .

2 . FOR THE 1979/80 MARKETING YEAR , THE PRODUCTION AID AS REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 3A OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 516/77 FOR NON-WHOLE PRESERVED PEELED TOMATOES FALLING WITHIN SUBHEADING EX 20.02 C OF THE COMMON CUSTOMS TARIFF SHALL BE 6.93 ECU PER 100 KILOGRAMS , IMMEDIATE PACKING INCLUDED .

THE MINIMUM PRICE TO BE PAID TO THE PRODUCER , AS REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 3A ( 3 ) OF THAT REGULATION , SHALL FOR TOMATOES INTENDED FOR MANUFACTURE OF THE PRESERVES REFERRED TO ABOVE BE 8.70 ECU PER 100 KILOGRAMS NET OF TOMATOES , EX-GROWER .

ARTICLE 3

1 . FOR THE 1979/80 MARKETING YEAR , THE PRODUCTION AID FOR TOMATO JUICE FALLING WITHIN HEADING NO EX 20.07 OF THE COMMON CUSTOMS TARIFF , REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 3A OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 516/77 , SHALL BE 10.17 ECU PER 100 KILOGRAMS OF PRODUCT , IMMEDIATE PACKING INCLUDED , WITH A DRIED EXTRACT CONTENT OF 5 % OR MORE BUT LESS THAN 7 % .

THIS AMOUNT SHALL BE MULTIPLIED BY THE COEFFICIENT 0.65 TO OBTAIN THE AID IN RESPECT OF TOMATO JUICE WITH A DRIED EXTRACT CONTENT OF 3.5 % OR MORE BUT LESS THAN 5 % .

THE PRODUCTS REFERRED TO IN THE FIRST SUBPARAGRAPH MAY BE DESCRIBED OTHERWISE THAN AS TOMATO JUICE .

2 . THE MINIMUM PRICE TO BE PAID TO THE PRODUCER , REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 3A ( 3 ) OF THE SAID REGULATION , SHALL , FOR THE MARKETING YEAR IN QUESTION , BE 8.70 ECU PER 100 KILOGRAMS NET OF TOMATOES , EX GROWER .

ARTICLE 4

1 . FOR THE 1979/80 MARKETING YEAR , THE PRODUCTION AID FOR PEACHES IN SYRUP FALLING WITHIN SUBHEADING EX 20.06 B OF THE COMMON CUSTOMS TARIFF , REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 3A OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 516/77 , SHALL BE 27.69 ECU PER 100 KILOGRAMS , IMMEDIATE PACKING INCLUDED .

2 . THE MINIMUM PRICE TO BE PAID TO THE PRODUCER , REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 3A ( 3 ) OF THE SAID REGULATION , SHALL , FOR THE MARKETING YEAR IN QUESTION , BE 30.13 ECU PER 100 KILOGRAMS NET OF PEACHES , EX GROWER .

ARTICLE 5

1 . FOR THE 1979/80 MARKETING YEAR , THE PRODUCTION AID FOR PRUNES FALLING WITHIN SUBHEADING 08.12 C OF THE COMMON CUSTOMS TARIFF , REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 3A OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 516/77 , SHALL BE 51.40 ECU PER 100 KILOGRAMS NET FOR PRODUCTS OF SIZE CATEGORY 66 FRUITS PER 500 GRAMS , WITH A MOISTURE CONTENT OF 21 TO 23 % .

2 . THE MINIMUM PRICE TO BE PAID TO THE PRODUCER , REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 3A ( 3 ) OF THE SAID REGULATION SHALL , FOR THE MARKETING YEAR IN QUESTION , BE 133.69 ECU PER 100 KILOGRAMS OF DRIED ENTE PLUMS , EX GROWER , OF SIZE CATEGORY 66 FRUITS PER 500 GRAMS , WITH A MOISTURE CONTENT OF 21 TO 23 % .

ARTICLE 6

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

IT SHALL APPLY WITH EFFECT FROM :

- 1 JULY 1979 FOR TOMATO CONCENTRATES , PEELED TOMATOES , TOMATO JUICE AND PEACHES IN SYRUP ,

- 1 SEPTEMBER 1979 FOR PRUNES .

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

DONE AT BRUSSELS , 13 JUNE 1979 .

FOR THE COMMISSION

FINN GUNDELACH

VICE-PRESIDENT