31990R0397

No L 42/48 Official Journal of the European Communities 16 . 2 . 90

COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 397 /90 of 15 February 1990 amending Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2918/89 on the sale at a price fixed in advance of unprocessed dried grapes (sultanas) from the 1988 harvest held by Greek storage agencies

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, (sultanas) from the 1988 harvest held by Greek storage agencies ; Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, Whereas due to the extended storage of unprocessed dried grapes (sultanas) from the 1988 harvest purchased by Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 426/86 of storage agencies the quality of these stocks has deterio­ 24 February 1986 on the common organization of the rated ; whereas in light of the general market situation market in products processed from fruit and vegetables ('), and the need to maintain the equilibrium in the market­ as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1 1 25/89 (2), and ing of the new and old harvest, prices fixed in advance in particular Article 8 (8) thereof, have to be adjusted ; Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1277/84 of 8 May 1984 laying down general rules for the system of Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are production aid for processed fruit and vegetables (3), as in accordance with the opinion of the Management amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2367/89 (4), and in Committee for Products Processed from Fruit and Vegeta­ particular Article 6 ( 1 ) thereof, bles,

Whereas the Greek storage agencies have, pursuant to Commission Regulation (EEC) No 626/85 of 12 March HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : 1985 on the purchasing, selling and storage of unpro­ cessed dried grapes and figs by storage agencies (*), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2328/88 (6), purchased Article 1 unprocessed dried grapes (sultanas) from the 1988 harvest ; whereas in the light of the situation on the Annex II of Regulation (EEC) No 2918/89 is replaced by market in dried grapes the dried grapes (sultanas) should the Annex in this Regulation . be offered for sale at prices fixed in advance for proces­ sing within the Community for consumption, whereas the Article 2 selling shall take place in accordance with the provision of Regulation (EEC) No 626/85 ; This Regulation shall enter into force on the day follwing Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2918/89 Q its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities. fixes prices for the sale of unprocessed dried grapes

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

Done at Brussels, 15 February 1990.

For the Commission Ray MAC SHARRY Member of the Commission

(■) OJ No L 49, 27. 2. 1986, p. 1 . 0 OJ No L 118, 29. 4. 1989, p. 29. (3) OJ No L 123, 9. 5. 1984, p, 25. 0 OJ No L 225, 3. 8 . 1989, p. 1 . 0 OJ No L 72, 13. 3. 1985, p. 7. (6) OJ No L 202, 27. 7. 1988 , p. 45. 0 OJ No L 280, 29. 9. 1989 , p. 40 .

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ANNEX

ANNEX II

Qualities and prices of the dried grapes referred to in Article 1

(ECU/100 kg) Sultana No 1 52,101 Sultana No 2 51,013 Sultana No 4 49,344 Sultana No 5 47,167'