THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 of 30 June 1992 on the common organisation of the market in cereals ( 1 ), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1253/1999 ( 2 ), and in particular Article 8 thereof,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1868/94 of 27 July 1994 establishing a quota system in relation to the production of potato starch ( 3 ), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1252/1999 ( 4 ), and in particular Article 8 thereof,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

1. The phrase ‘compensatory payment to be paid to potato producers’ used in the title of the Regulation is replaced by the words ‘payment to be paid to potato producers’.

2. The following point (l) is added to Article 1:

3. Article 7a is replaced by the following text:

‘The payment for producers shall be granted for potatoes which are of sound and fair marketable quality, on the basis of the quantity and starch content of the potatoes delivered, in accordance with the rates fixed in Annex II. No payment for producers shall be granted for potatoes which are not of sound and fair marketable quality nor for potatoes whose starch content is below 13 %, except where the second subparagraph of Article 6(2) applies.’

4. The term ‘compensatory payment’ in Articles 11(1)(a), 12, 13(1) and 21 is replaced by ‘payment for producers’.

5. Annex II is replaced by the Annex to this Regulation for the 2000/01 marketing year (Part A) and the 2001/02 marketing year (Part B).