No L 152/16 Official Journal of the European Communities 8. 6. 84 COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 1599/84 of 5 June 1984 laying down detailed rules for the application of the system of production aid for products processed from fruit and vegetables 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 988/84 (3, and in particular Articles 3a (4) and 3d (4) thereof, Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 991/84 of 31 March 1984 limiting the production aid granted in respect of certain fruit in syrup (%), and in particular Article 2 thereof, Whereas Regulation (EEC) No 516/77 introduced a system of production aid in respect of the products listed in Annex Ia thereto and obtained from fruit and vegetables harvested in the Community; whereas Regulation (EEC) No 991/84 limited the quantity of certain fruit in syrup which can attract aid; Whereas in order to ensure uniform ap‘plication of the system the products which may attract aid should be defined ; ' Whereas to facilitate the functioning of the system each processor wishing to benefit from the aid system should be known to the authorities; whereas the processors should communicate to the authorities the particulars necessary to ensure the correct functioning of the system; Whereas the production aid system is based on contracts between producers and processors ; whereas the particulars to be included in the contracts for the purposes of the aid system should be specified; Whereas, in order to ensure regular supplies to proces- sors, such contracts should be concluded before a certain date; whereas, however, in order to ensure maximum effectiveness for this arrangement the contracting parties should be allowed to increase, by () OJ No L 73, 21. 3. 1977, p. 1. () OJ No L 103, 16. 4. 1984, p. 11. () OJ No L 103, 16. 4. 1984, p. 22. way of an endorsement and within a certain limit, the quantities initially contracted for; Whereas the Member States may experience proce- dural difficulties in adopting the necessary measures for the correct application of the production aid system before the last date for the conclusion of certain processing contracts ; whereas that is the case for Greece ; whereas the last date for the conclusion of such contracts in Greece should be deferred for products to be delivered during 1984 ; Whereas, under Article 6 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1134/68 of 30 July 1968 laying down rules for the implementation of Regulation (EEC) No 653/68 on conditions for alterations to the value of the unit of account used for the common agricultural policy (%), the time when a transaction is carried out is consi- dered as being the date on which occurs the event, as defined by Community rules or, in the absence of and pending adoption of such rules, by the rules of the Member State concerned, on which the relevant sum becomes due and payable ; Whereas the event in which production aid for proces- sing products becomes due and payable occurs when processing is carried out; whereas, since processing contracts may be for a period of several months, it is difficult to determine the exact date on which each lot was processed ; whereas, therefore, in order to ensure uniform application of the system of production aid, the conversion rate applicable at the beginning of the marketing year for each product should be used for calculating the amounts in national currency; Whereas, because of the connection between produc- tion aid and the minimum price payable to the producer, the conversion rate to be applied to that price should be the same as that applicable for produc- tion aid; Whereas the number of applications for aid to be submitted by the processor must be determined accor- ding to the processing pattern ; whereas aid applica- tions must include all particulars necessary for calcula- ting the amount of aid to be paid to the processor ; () OJ No L 188, 1. 8. 1968, p. 1.