31989R0914

11 . 4. 89 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 97/7

COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 914/89 of 10 April 1989 on the sale at a price fixed in advance of unprocessed dried grapes from the 1985 and 1986 harvests to distillation industries

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Whereas the Management Committee for Products Processed from Fruit and Vegetables has not delivered an opinion within the time limit set by its chairman, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 426/86 of 24 February 1986 on the common organization of the Article 1 market in products processed from fruit and vegetables ('), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2247/88 (2), and 1 . The Greek storage agencies listed in the Annex shall in particular Article 8 (8) thereof, proceed to the sale of a maximum of 526 tonnes of currants from the 1985 harvest and of 2 500 tonnes of sultanas from the 1986 harvest, in accordance with Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1277/84 Regulations (EEC) No 626/85 and (EEC) No 913/89 at a of 8 May 1984 laying down general rules for the system of price of : production aid for processed fruit and vegetables (3), and in particular Article 6 (1 ) thereof, — ECU 16,8 per 100 kilograms net for currants, and — ECU 14,8 per 100 kilograms net for sultanas. Whereas Article 6 (2) of Commision Regulation (EEC) No 2. The processing security referred to in Article 2 (2) of 626/85 of 12 March 1985 on the purchasing, selling and Regulation (EEC) No 913/89 shall be ECU 15,1 per 100 storage of unprocessed dried grapes and figs by storage kilograms net for currants and ECU 17,1 per 100 agencies (4), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No kilograms net for sultanas. 2328/88 (5), provides that products intended for specific uses shall be sold at prices fixed in advance or determined by an invitation to tender ; Article 2

1 . Purchase applications must be lodged in writing Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 913/89 of 10 with each Greek storage agency at the headquarters of the April 1989 on the sale of unprocessed dried grapes by YDAGEP, 241 Acharnon Street, Athens. storage agencies for the manufacture of alcohol (6) provides that unprocessed dried grapes may be sold at a 2. Details of quantites and storage locations may be price fixed in advance to distillation industries ; obtained by interested parties at the addresses given in the Annex.

Whereas the Greek storage agencies are holding roughly 7 760 tonnes of unprocessed dried grapes from the 1985 Article 3 and 1986 harvests ; whereas these products cannot find outlets for direct human consumption ; whereas the 1 . The competent authority shall ensure that the products should be offered to the distillation industries ; quantity referred to in Article 1 (1 ) is not exceeded.

2. The storage agencies shall notify the competent Whereas the selling price should be fixed in such a way authority on a daily basis of the applications and that disturbance of the Community market in alcohol and quantities deemed acceptable under Article 8 ( 1 ) of spirituous beverages is avoided ; Regulation (EEC) No 626/85. For this purpose, the said authority shall approve the purchase applications before acceptance. Whereas the amount of the processing security provided for in Article 2 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 913/89 should 3. Where purchase applications exceed the quantity be fixed, taking into consideration the difference between referred to in Article 1 (1 ), the competent authority shall the normal market price for dried grapes and the selling assign the quantitiy of dried grapes available by drawing lots . price fixed by this Regulation ;

(') OJ No L 49, 27. 2. 1986, p. 1 . Article 4 (2) OJ No L 198 , 26. 7. 1988 , p. 21 . (3) OJ No L 123 , 9. 5. 1984, p. 25. This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its (4) OJ No L 72, 13 . 3. 1985, p. 7. 0 OJ No L 202, 27. 7. 1988 , p. 45. publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities. I6) See page 5 of this Official Journal.

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

Done at Brussels, 10 April 1989.

For the Commission Ray MAC SHARRY Member of the Commission

ANNEX

List of storage agencies referred to in Article 1 of this Regulation

SULTANAS 1 . K.SOS, 24 Kanari Street, Athens, Greece. 2. Enosis Georgicon Sineterismon Iracliou Crete, Iraclio Crete, Greece. 3. Enosis Georgicon Sineterismon Messaras, Mires Iracliou Crete, Greece . 4. Enosis Georgicon Sineterismon Monofatsiou, Assimi Iracliou Crete, Greece.

CURRANTS 1 . ASO, Mezonos 241 , Patras, Greece. 2. Enosis Georgikon Sineterismon Zakynthou, Zakynthos, Greece.