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COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 2198/82

of 6 August 1982

fixing the amount and the detailed rules for the application of the re-storage aid for sultanas from the 1981 harvest held by the Greek storage agencies

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),

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2194/81 of 27 July 1981 laying down the general rules for the system of production aid for dried figs and dried grapes (3), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2101/82 (4), and in particular Article 10a (2) thereof,

Whereas Article 10a of Regulation (EEC) No 2194/81 provided for the granting of a re-storage aid in respect of 30 000 tonnes of sultanas from the 1981 harvest, held by the Greek storage agencies;

Whereas detailed rules for the application of this aid should be laid down and in particular provisions relating to controls on entitlement to the aid;

Whereas in view of the current location of the dried grapes to be re-stored and the existing possibilities for re-storage an appropriate flat rate amount should be fixed for the aid;

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

At the request of the storage agency and in accordance with the conditions laid down in Article 3, an aid shall be granted for the re-storage of sultanas of Community origin, which the applicant has purchased under the contracts referred to in Article 3 of Regulation (EEC) No 2194/81 during the 1981/82 marketing year, in another store belonging to a third party and located in the Member State where the sultanas were produced.

Article 2

The competent authority of the Member State concerned shall allocate the quantities referred to in Article 10a of Regulation (EEC) No 2194/81 among the storage agencies, taking account of the quantities still held by each of them and their storage capacities.

The Member State concerned shall inform the Commission without delay of the measures taken in application of the previous paragraph.

Article 3

The aid may be granted only if:

- the sultanas are transported to the nearest appropriate place of storage under the supervision of the competent authority of the Member State concerned,

- the sultanas are re-stored between 10 August and 15 November 1982,

- the quantities re-stored do not exceed the quantities allocated pursuant to Article 2,

- the applications for aid are submitted at the latest by 14 November 1982 to the competent authority of the Member State concerned,

- the supporting documents for the aid are submitted to the competent authority of the Member State concerned.

Article 4

The aid shall amount to 57;1 ECU/tonne of sultanas.

Article 5

The event within the meaning of Article 6 of Regulation (EEC) No 1134/68 creating entitlement to the re-storage aid referred to in Article 1 shall be considered as occurring on the day of entry of the sultanas into the premises where they are re-stored.

Article 6

1. Member States shall take all appropriate measures to provide the necessary supervision; in particular, they shall check whether the sultanas have been re-stored.

2. Member States shall notify to the Commission at the latest by 15 December 1982 the quantities of sultanas which have been re-stored.

Article 7

This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.

It shall apply from 10 August 1982.

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.

Done at Brussels, 6 August 1982.

For the Commission

Poul DALSAGER

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ No L 73, 21. 3. 1977, p. 1.

(2) OJ No L 118, 30. 4. 1981, p. 10.

(3) OJ No L 214, 1. 8. 1981, p. 1.

(4) OJ No L 223, 31. 7. 1982, p. 4.