Commission Regulation (EC) No 1205/2006 of 9 August 2006 setting the minimum price to be paid to producers for dried plums and the production aid for prunes for the 2006/2007 marketing year
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1205/2006of 9 August 2006setting the minimum price to be paid to producers for dried plums and the production aid for prunes for the 2006/2007 marketing yearTHE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2201/96 of 28 October 1996 on the common organisation of the markets in processed fruit and vegetable productsOJ L 297, 21.11.1996, p. 29. Regulation as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 386/2004 (OJ L 64, 2.3.2004, p. 25)., and in particular Article 6b(3) and Article 6c(7) thereof,Whereas:(1)Article 3(1)(d) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1535/2003 of 29 August 2003 laying down detailed rules for applying Council Regulation (EC) No 2201/96 as regards the aid scheme for products processed from fruit and vegetablesOJ L 218, 30.8.2003, p. 14. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1663/2005 (OJ L 267, 12.10.2005, p. 22). lays down the dates of the marketing year for prunes.(2)The products for which the minimum price and the aid are to be set are listed in Article 3 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 464/1999 of 3 March 1999 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 2201/96 as regards aid arrangements for prunesOJ L 56, 4.3.1999, p. 8. Regulation as amended by Regulation (EC) No 2198/2003 (OJ L 328, 17.12.2003, p. 20). and the characteristics that these products must possess are laid down in Article 2 of that Regulation.(3)The minimum price for dried plums and the production aid for prunes should therefore be set for the 2006/07 marketing year in accordance with the criteria laid down in Articles 6b and 6c respectively of Regulation (EC) No 2201/96.(4)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: