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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 179 , 1 . 7 . 1978 , P . 21 .

( 4 ) OJ NO L 204 , 24 . 7 . 1981 , P . 17 .

( 5 ) OJ NO L 183 , 4 . 7 . 1981 , P . 28 .

COMMISSION REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 2133/81

OF 28 JULY 1981

AMENDING REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1850/81 AMENDING AND DEROGATING FROM 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 1118/81 ( 2 ), AND IN PARTICULAR ARTICLE 3C THEREOF ,

WHEREAS ARTICLE 1 ( 2 ) OF COMMISSION REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1530/78 ( 3 ), AS LAST AMENDED BY REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 2096/81 ( 4 ) FIXES THE TIME LIMITS FOR CONCLUDING PROCESSING CONTRACTS FOR , IN PARTICULAR , TOMATOES , PEACHES , HARD CHERRIES AND OTHER SWEET CHERRIES ; WHEREAS , BY WAY OF DEROGATION FROM THE SAID ARTICLE 1 ( 2 ), IN ORDER TO TAKE ACCOUNT OF THE DISPOSAL OF THE HARVEST OF THOSE PRODUCTS , THE TIME LIMITS FOR CONCLUDING THE CONTRACTS IN QUESTION FOR THE 1981/82 MARKETING YEAR WERE DEFERRED BY ARTICLE 2 OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1850/81 ( 5 );

WHEREAS , IN VIEW OF THE DELAY WHICH OCCURRED IN THE PUBLICATION OF THE SAID REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1850/81 , THE TIME LIMITS FOR PROCESSING CONTRACTS FOR THAT SAME MARKETING YEAR SHOULD BE FURTHER DEFERRED ;

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

THE FIRST PARAGRAPH OF ARTICLE 2 OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1850/81 IS HEREBY REPLACED BY THE FOLLOWING :

' BY WAY OF DEROGATION FROM ARTICLE 1 ( 2 ) OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1530/78 , CONTRACTS FOR THE 1981/82 MARKETING YEAR MAY BE CONCLUDED UP TO 31 JULY IN RESPECT OF CHERRIES , PEACHES AND TOMATOES . '

ARTICLE 2

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 , 28 JULY 1981 .

FOR THE COMMISSION

THE PRESIDENT

GASTON THORN