22. 5. 85 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 133/5 COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 1289/85 ' of 21 May 1985 | on minimum quality requirements for Williams pears in syrup eligible for production aid 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 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 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. 1. () O] 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 Williams pears in syrup, as defined in Article 1(2)(b) of Regulation (EEC) No 1599/84, hereinafter referred to as pears in syrup, 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 pears in syrup only pears of the species Pyrus Communis L. variety Williams 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 pears in syrup have been chilled. Article 3 1. Pears 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, with core and with or without stalk ; (b) ‘halves’ means the cored fruit cut into two approxi- mately equal parts; (c) ‘quarters’ means the cored fruit cut into four approximately equal parts; (d) ‘slices’ means the cored fruit cut into more than four wedge-shaped parts; (e) ‘dice’ means the cored fruit cut into cube-like parts. 3. Each container with pears in syrup shall contain only one style and the fruit or pieces thereof shall be practically uniform in size. No other -type of fruit may be found in the container. 4. The colour of pears in syrup shall be characte- ristic for the variety Williams. A slightly pink dis- coloration shall not be considered a defect. Pears in