3. 4. 85 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 96/7 COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 885/85 of 2 April 1985 on minimum quality requirements for cherries in syrup eligible for production THE COMMISSION 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 vege- tables ('), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 746/85 (3, and in particular Article 3d (4) thereof, Whereas Article 3 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 516/77 provides for a system of production aid for certain products ; whereas Article 3d (1) (b) of the Regulation lays down that aid shall be paid only for products which meet minimum quality standards to be laid down ; Whereas the aim of such quality requirements is to avoid production of products for which no demand exists or products which would create distortion of the market ; whereas the requirements must be based on traditional fair manufacturing procedures ; Whereas, with a view to implementing the production aid system, this Regulation must be applied in conjunction with Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1599/84 of 5 June 1984 laying down detailed rules for the application of production aid for products processed from fruit and vegetables (}), in particular as regards examination of the processed products; Whereas the quality requirements laid down in this Regulation are measures for implementing the produc- tion aid system ; whereas quality requirements for the marketing of the products are not yet established by - the Community; whereas national requirements to that end may continue to be applied by the Member States, provided they are compatible with the pro- visions of the Treaty on the free movement of goods ; Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Products Processed from Pruit and Vegetables, : () OJ No L 73, 21. 3. 1977, p. 1. () OJ No L 81, 23. 3. 1985, p. 10. () OJ No L 152, 8. 6. 1984, p. 16. HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : Article 1 This Regulation lays down the minimum quality requirements which cherries in syrup as defined in . Article 1 (2) (c) of Regulation (EEC) No 1599/84 shall meet in order to benefit from the production aid provided for in Article 3 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 516/77. Article 2 Por the manufacture of cherries in syrup only cherries of the species — Prunus avium L (Bigarreaux and other sweet cher- ries) and — Prunus cerasus L (Morell cherries) shall be used. The raw material shall be fresh, sound, clean and suitable for processing. The raw material may before being used for the manu- facture of cherries in syrup have been chilled or frozen or been treated with gas to temporarily prevent fermentation. Article 3 1.  Cherries in syrup shall consist of whole cherries, with or without stone. Each container shall contain exclusively either — Bigarreaux cherries, or — other sweet cherries, or — Morello cherries. 2.  Cherries in syrup shall be free from foreign materials of non-vegetable origin as well as free from foreign flavours and odours. Cherries in syrup containing special ingredients shall be considered as free from foreign flavours and odours when there is no abnormal flavour and odour for the ingredients used. 3. Cherries in syrup shall be practically free from foreign materials of vegetable origin, blemished fruit and mechanically damaged fruit. Stoned cherries in syrup shall also to a large extent be free from cherries with stones.