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

( 2 ) OJ NO L 118 , 30 . 4 . 1981 , P . 10 .

( 3 ) OJ NO L 118 , 30 . 4 . 1981 , P . 11 .

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

COMMISSION REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1849/81

OF 3 JULY 1981

LAYING DOWN DETAILED RULES LIMITING THE GRANTING OF PRODUCTION AID FOR CHERRIES PRESERVED IN SYRUP

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 1118/81 ( 2 ), AND IN PARTICULAR ARTICLE 3C THEREOF ,

WHEREAS COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1119/81 ( 3 ) FIXED AT 26 850 TONNES AND AT 52 800 TONNES RESPECTIVELY THE QUANTITIES OF HARD CHERRIES AND OTHER SWEET CHERRIES AND MORELLO CHERRIES PRESERVED IN SYRUP WHICH ARE ELIGIBLE FOR AID ; WHEREAS IT IS APPROPRIATE TO LAY DOWN PROVISIONS GOVERNING THE DISTRIBUTION OF THE AFOREMENTIONED OVERALL QUANTITIES AMONG THE VARIOUS PROCESSING UNDERTAKINGS ;

WHEREAS , FOR THAT PURPOSE , THE MOST RECENT RELIABLE DATA AVAILABLE ON TOTAL QUANTITIES PRODUCED SHOULD BE USED AS A BASIS ;

WHEREAS IT IS APPROPRIATE TO SPECIFY THE QUANTITY OF THOSE PRESERVED PRODUCTS IN RESPECT OF WHICH NEW UNDERTAKINGS MAY BE ELIGIBLE FOR AID ;

WHEREAS THE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE FOR PRODUCTS PROCESSED FROM FRUIT AND VEGETABLES HAS NOT DELIVERED AN OPINION WITHIN THE TIME LIMIT SET BY ITS CHAIRMAN ,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :

ARTICLE 1

FOR THE 1981/82 MARKETING YEAR , PRODUCTION AID GRANTED :

- IN RESPECT OF HARD CHERRIES AND OTHER SWEET CHERRIES PRESERVED IN SYRUP , FALLING WITHIN SUBHEADING EX 20.06 B OF THE COMMON CUSTOMS TARIFF , SHALL BE LIMITED FOR EACH PROCESSING UNDERTAKING TO 63.84 % OF THE TOTAL QUANTITY PRODUCED DURING THE 1979/80 MARKETING YEAR , FOR PROCESSING UNDERTAKINGS EXISTING IN 1979 AND TO 63.84 % OF THE TOTAL QUANTITY PRODUCED DURING THE 1980/81 MARKETING YEAR FOR PROCESSING UNDERTAKINGS CREATED IN 1980 ,

- IN RESPECT OF MORELLO CHERRIES PRESERVED IN SYRUP , FALLING WITHIN SUBHEADING EX 20.06 B OF THE COMMON CUSTOMS TARIFF SHALL BE LIMITED , FOR EACH PROCESSING UNDERTAKING , TO 67.00 % OF THE TOTAL QUANTITY PRODUCED DURING THE 1979/80 MARKETING YEAR , FOR THE PROCESSING UNDERTAKINGS EXISTING IN 1979 , AND TO 67.00 % OF THE TOTAL QUANTITY PRODUCED DURING THE 1980/81 MARKETING YEAR FOR THE PROCESSING UNDERTAKINGS CREATED IN 1980 .

ARTICLE 2

AS REGARDS THE PRODUCTS LISTED IN ARTICLE 1 , THE PERCENTAGE REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 6 ( 2 ) OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1530/78 ( 4 ), SHALL BE FIXED , FOR THE 1981/82 MARKETING YEAR , AT 2 % OF THE OVERALL QUANTITY WHICH IS PRODUCED ON THE TERRITORY OF EACH MEMBER STATE AND WHICH IS ELIGIBLE FOR AID UNDER ARTICLE 1 .

ARTICLE 3

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 , 3 JULY 1981 .

FOR THE COMMISSION

THE PRESIDENT

GASTON THORN