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

( 2 ) SEE PAGE 10 OF THIS OFFICIAL JOURNAL .

( 3 ) OJ NO C 75 , 3 . 4 . 1981 , P . 37 .

COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1119/81

OF 28 APRIL 1981

LIMITING THE PRODUCTION AID GRANTED IN RESPECT OF CERTAIN PRODUCTS PROCESSED FROM FRUIT AND VEGETABLES

THE COUNCIL 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 3A ( 5 ) THEREOF ,

HAVING REGARD TO THE PROPOSAL FROM THE COMMISSION ( 3 ),

WHEREAS ARTICLE 3A OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 516/77 INTRODUCED A SYSTEM OF PRODUCTION AID FOR CERTAIN PRODUCTS PROCESSED FROM FRUIT AND VEGETABLES ; WHEREAS , IN THE EVENT OF THE SITUATION PROVIDED FOR IN PARAGRAPH 5 OF THE SAID ARTICLE ARISING , IT IS POSSIBLE TO LIMIT THE GRANTING OF PRODUCTION AID TO A QUANTITY DETERMINED ON THE BASIS OF AVERAGE COMMUNITY PRODUCTION IN THE MOST RECENT YEARS FOR WHICH RELIABLE DATA ARE AVAILABLE ;

WHEREAS THERE IS A RISK THAT THIS SITUATION MAY ARISE FOR WILLIAMS PEARS AND CHERRIES PRESERVED IN SYRUP , LISTED IN ANNEX IA TO REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 516/77 ; WHEREAS THE GRANTING OF PRODUCTION AID IN RESPECT OF THESE PRODUCTS SHOULD THEREFORE BE LIMITED DURING EACH MARKETING YEAR TO A QUANTITY CALCULATED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CRITERIA DEFINED ABOVE ,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :

ARTICLE 1

FROM THE 1981/82 MARKETING YEAR , THE GRANTING OF PRODUCTION AID SHALL BE LIMITED DURING EACH MARKETING YEAR TO THE FOLLOWING QUANTITIES :

- 74.100 TONNES FOR WILLIAMS PEARS PRESERVED IN SYRUP FALLING WITHIN SUBHEADING EX 20.06 B OF THE COMMON CUSTOMS TARIFF ,

- 26.850 TONNES FOR BIGARREAU CHERRIES AND OTHER SWEET CHERRIES PRESERVED IN SYRUP FALLING WITHIN SUBHEADING EX 20.06 B OF THE COMMON CUSTOMS TARIFF ,

- 52.800 TONNES FOR MORELLO CHERRIES PRESERVED IN SYRUP FALLING WITHIN SUBHEADING EX 20.06 B OF THE COMMON CUSTOMS TARIFF .

THESE QUANTITIES INCLUDE IMMEDIATE PACKINGS .

ARTICLE 2

THIS REGULATION SHALL ENTER INTO FORCE ON THE DAY OF ITS PUBLICATION IN THE OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES .

IT SHALL APPLY FROM :

- 15 JULY 1981 FOR WILLIAMS PEARS IN SYRUP ,

- 12 MAY 1981 FOR BIGARREAU CHERRIES AND OTHER SWEET CHERRIES PRESERVED IN SYRUP ,

- 20 MAY 1981 FOR MORELLO CHERRIES PRESERVED IN SYRUP .

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

DONE AT LUXEMBOURG , 28 APRIL 1981 .

FOR THE COUNCIL

THE PRESIDENT

J . DE KONING