1. 6. 85 ~Official Journal of the European Communities No L 144/69 COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 1455/85 of 31 May 1985 amending Regulation (EEC) No 1599/84 laying down detailed rules for the appli- cation 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 vegeta- bles ('), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 746/85 (3, and in particular Articles 3a (4) and 18 thereof, Whereas Article 4 of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1599/84 (%) provides that processors must commu- nicate particulars on production and stocks; whereas Article 19 provides that such particulars must be noti- fied to the Commission; whereas the particulars requested for certain products are not sufficient to follow the market; whereas additional particulars should be communicated ; Whereas fresh tomatoes may be used for the manufac- ture of different products attracting production aid ; whereas when contracts are concluded the quality of tomatoes to be delivered is not always known ; whereas the final use of the tomatoes can be difficult to deter- mine at that-moment ; whereas it should be possible to conclude contracts stipulating the possibility of using the tomatoes for processing into alternative products ; Whereas fresh tomatoes may in exceptional cases have deteriorated after having been taken over by the processor and thereby have become unfit for their intended use; whereas the competent authorities should be authorized in such cases to permit the use of the fresh tomatoes for the manufacture of other tomato-based products when that is compatible with the production aid system ; Whereas processing contracts for Williams pears must be concluded before 10 August ; whereas this fact has created practical difficulties ; whereas the time limit for the conclusion of such contracts may be postponed without harming the functioning of the aid system ; Whereas a comparison of all aid applications submitted in a Member State may smooth the applica- () OJ No L 73, 21. 3. 1977, p. 1. () OJ No L 81, 23. 3. 1985, p. 10. () O] No L 152, 8. 6. 1984, p. 16. tion of the production aid system ; whereas processors should forward a copy of their aid application to a central office in cases where there aid application itself is submitted to a local agency; Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Products Processed from Fruit and Vegetables, HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : Article 1 Regulation (EEC) No 1599/84 is hereby amended as follows : A. In Article 4: 1. point (c) is replaced by the following: c) not later than 8 June: (i) the quantity of prunes broken down into sold and unsold prunes, (ii) the quantity of dried plums derived from “prunes d’Ente”, which were in stock on 1 June of that year, and (iii) the quantity of prunes from the current marketing year which have been processed before 1 June. 2. point (d) is replaced by the following: ‘not later than 31 January, the quantity of other finished products covered by the production aid system which were in stock on 16 January of that year. The quantity shall be broken down into sold and unsold products and according to products carrying a given rate of production aid and, if possible, according to whether or not the products have benefited from aid.’ 3. the following point (e) is added: ~ ‘(¢) not later than 1 November, (i) the quantiy of fresh peaches purchased during the delivery period as defined in Article 7 (1) and entered in the records of raw material