No L 133/8 Official Journal of the European Communities 22. 5. 85 COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 1290/85 of 21 May 1985 on minimum quality requirements for peaches 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 vegeta- bles ('), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 746/85 (¥, 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 which a view to implementing the produc- tion 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 provi- sions of the Treaty on the free movement of goods ; - Whereas the Management Committee for Products Processed from Fruit and Vegetables has not delivered an opinion within the time limit set by its chairman, () OJ No L 73, 21. 3. 1977, p. L. () OJ No L 81, 23. 3. 1985, p. 10. () O No L 152, 8. 6. 1984, p. 16. HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : Article 1 This Regulation lays down the minimum quality requirements which peaches in syrup, as defined in Article 1 (2) (a) 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 For the manufacture of peaches in syrup only fruit of Prunus persica L. shall be used, excluding nectarines. The raw material shall be fresh, sound, clean and suitable for processing. The raw material may before being used for the manu- facture of peaches in syrup have been chilled. Article 3 1. Peaches in syrup shall be manufactured in one of the styles defined in paragraph 2. 2. For the purposes of this Regulation the styles are defined as follows : (a) ‘whole fruit' means the whole fruit, unpitted ; (b) ‘halves’ means the pitted fruit cut vertically into two approximately equal parts ; (c) ‘quarters’ means the pitted fruit cut into four approximately equal parts; (d) ‘slices’ means the pitted fruit cut into more than four wedge-shaped parts; (e) ‘dice’ means the pitted fruit cut into cube-like parts. 3.  Each container with peaches in syrup shall contain only one style and the fruit or the pieces thereof shall be practically uniform in size. No other type of fruit may be found in the container.