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16.4.70 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 84/3
REGULATION (EEC) No 678/70 OF THE COUNCIL of 14 April 1970 on certain methods of disposal for apples which have been the subject of intervention measures
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, between the date of entry , into force of the present Regu lation and the end of the 1969/70 marketing year shall, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European if they cannot, have recourse to one of the methods of Economic Community; disposal listed in Article 1 ( 1) of Commission Regulation No 165/67/EEC 6 of 26 June 1967 on methods of dis Having regard to Council Regulation No 159/66/EEC 1 posal of products which Member States have guaranteed of 25 October 1966 laying down additional provisions to buy in within the framework of intervention in the for the common organization of the markets in fruit and market in fruit and vegetables, as amended by Regula vegetables, as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No tion (EEC) No 481/707. 2515/692, and in particular Article 14 thereof;
Having Regard to Council Regulation No 17/64/EEC 3 Article 2 of 5 February 1964 on the conditions for granting aid 1 . When the Member State concerned cannot have re from the European Agricultural Guidance and Guaran course to the methods of disposal provided for in Article tee Fund, as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1892f 684, and in particular Article 5 (2) thereof; 1(1) (b), (c), (d) and (e) of Regulation No 165/67/EEC, the products made available in accordance with Article 1 Having regard to the proposal from the Commission ; to the agencies designated by the authorities of the Member States , or bought in between the date of entry Whereas, in order to prevent the destruction of large into force of this Regulation and the end of the 1969/70 quantities of apples which are the subject of intervention marketing year in accordance with Article 7 of Regula measures in accordance with Community regulations , tion No 159/66/EEC , shall be disposed of as far as the necessary measures must be taken to allow their dis possible in the following manner : tribution free of charge to certain social groups , either as - distribution free of charge to welfare organizations or fresh fruit or in the form ofjuice; charitable foundations and to persons recognized by their national legislation as entitled to public assis Whereas it is necessary to determine the conditions for tance because of inadequate means of subsistence, granting aid from the European Agricultural Guidance — processing into juice and distribution free of charge to and Guarantee Fund for Community financing of the those natural or legal persons . expenditure resulting from these measures, HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : 2. The processing operations shall be entrusted to private industry subject to conditions to be determined in accordance with the procedure provided for in Article 13 of Regulation No 23 8.
Article 1 The producers organizations which, either during a peri Article 3 od of crisis within the meaning of Article 6 of Regulation Expenditure under Article 2 resulting from : No 159/66/EEC or in pursuance of Regulation (EEC) No 480/705, intervene in the market in apples in accord - transportation of the products to the processing cen ance, with Article 3 of Regulation No 159/66/EEC tres , - processing of the products into juice, 1 OJ No 192, 27.10.1966, p. 3286/66. 2 OJ No L 318, 18.12.1969, p. 10. 3 OJ No 34, 27.2.1964, p. 586/64. 6 OJ No 129, 28.6.1967, p. 2580/07. 4 OJ No L 289, 29.1 1.1968, p. 1 . 7 OJ No L 61 , 17.3.1970, p. 1 . 5 OJNoL59, 14.3.1970, p. 31 . 8 OJ No 30, 20.4.1962, p. 965/62.
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- storage of the products between withdrawal or buy Article 4 ing-in and distribution . This Regulation shall enter into force on the day follow - transportation of the fresh or processed products with ing its publication in the Official Journal of the Euro a view to their distribution , pean Communities.
shall be eligible for reimbursement from the Guarantee Section of the European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund .
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels , 14 April 1970.
For the Council The President Ch . HEGER