Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1468/80 of 10 June 1980 fixing, for the 1980/81 marketing year, the amount of production aid for Williams pears and cherries preserved in syrup, and the minimum price to be paid to producers

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

( 2 ) OJ NO L 341 , 31 . 12 . 1979 , P . 1 .

COMMISSION REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1468/80

OF 10 JUNE 1980

FIXING , FOR THE 1980/81 MARKETING YEAR , THE AMOUNT OF PRODUCTION AID FOR WILLIAMS PEARS AND CHERRIES PRESERVED IN SYRUP , 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 AMEDED BY REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 2999/79 ( 2 ), AND IN PARTICULAR ARTICLE 3C THEREOF ,

WHEREAS ARTICLE 3B OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 516/77 LAID DOWN THE CRITERIA FOR FIXING THE AMOUNT OF PRODUCTION AID ; WHEREAS ACCORDING TO THOSE CRITERIA THE AID SHOULD BE FIXED AT THE LEVELS SET OUT BELOW ;

WHEREAS , UNDER ARTICLE 3A ( 3 ) OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 516/77 , THE MINIMUM PRICE TO BE PAID TO PRODUCERS IS CALCULATED ON THE BASIS OF :

- THE MINIMUM PRICE IN FORCE DURING THE PRECEDING MARKETING YEAR , AND

- THE TREND IN PRODUCTION COSTS IN THE FRUIT AND VEGETABLE SECTOR ;

WHEREAS ACCORDING TO THOSE CRITERIA MINIMUM PRICE SHOULD BE FIXED AT THE LEVELS SET OUT BELOW ;

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

1 . FOR THE 1980/81 MARKETING YEAR , THE AMOUNT OF PRODUCTION AID FOR WILLIAMS PEARS PESERVED IN SYRUP , FALLING WITHIN SUBHEADING EX 20.06 B OF THE COMMON CUSTOMS TARIFF , AS REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 3A OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 516/77 , SHALL BE FIXED AT 23.16 ECU PER 100 KILOGRAMS , IMMEDATE PACKING INCLUDED .

2 . THE MINIMUM PRICE REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 3A ( 3 ) OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 516/77 TO BE PAID TO PRODUCERS SHALL BE FIXED FOR THE MARKETING YEAR IN QUESTION AT 29.48 ECU PER 100 KILOGRAMS NET OF WILLIAMS PEARS , EX-GROWER .

ARTICLE 2

1 . FOR THE 1980/81 MARKETING YEAR , THE AMOUNT OF THE PRODUCTION AID FOR HARD-FLESHED HEART CHERRIES AND OTHER STONED SWEET CHERRIES PRESERVED IN SYRUP , FALLING WITHIN SUBHEADING EX 20.06 B OF THE COMMON CUSTOMS TARIFF , AS REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 3A OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 516/77 , SHALL BE FIXED AT 29.21 ECU PER 100 KILOGRAMS , IMMEDIATE PACKING INCLUDED .

THIS AMOUNT SHALL BE MULTIPLIED BY THE COEFFICIENT 0.90 IN ORDER TO OBTAIN THE AID FOR HARD-FLESHED HEART CHERRIES AND OTHER UNSTONED SWEET CHERRIES PRESERVED IN SYRUP .

2 . THE MINIMUM PRICE TO BE PAID TO THE PRODUCER AS REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 3A ( 3 ) OF THE SAID REGULATION SHALL BE FIXED FOR THE MARKETING YEAR IN QUESTION AT 66.40 ECU PER 100 KILOGRAMS NET OF HARD-FLESHED HEART CHERRIES AND OTHER SWEET CHERRIES , EX-GROWER .

ARTICLE 3

1 . FOR THE 1980/81 MARKETING YEAR , THE AMOUNT OF THE PRODUCTION AID FOR STONED MORELLO CHERRIES PRESERVED IN SYRUP , FALLING WITHIN SUBHEADING EX 20.06 B OF THE COMMON CUSTOMS TARIFF , AS REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 3A OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 516/77 , SHALL BE FIXED AT 31.11 ECU PER 100 KILOGRAMS , IMMEDIATE PACKING INCLUDED .

THIS AMOUNT SHALL BE MULTIPLIED BY THE COEFFICIENT 0.83 IN ORDER TO OBTAIN THE AID FOR UNSTONED MORELLO CHERRIES PRESERVED IN SYRUP .

2 . THE MINIMUM PRICE TO BE PAID TO THE PRODUCER AS REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 3A ( 3 ) OF THE SAID REGULATION SHALL BE FIXED FOR THE MARKETING YEAR IN QUESTION AT 74.60 ECU PER 100 KILOGRAMS NET OF MORELLO CHERRIES , EX-GROWER .

ARTICLE 4

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 :

- 15 JULY 1980 IN RESPECT OF WILLIAMS PEARS PRESERVED IN SYRUP ,

- 12 MAY 1980 RESPECTIVELY FOR HARD-FLESHED HEART CHERRIES AND OTHER CHERRIES AND MORELLO CHERRIES PRESERVED IN SYRUP .

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

DONE AT BRUSSELS , 10 JUNE 1980 .

FOR THE COMMISSION

FINN GUNDELACH

VICE-PRESIDENT