24.7.98 Official Journal of the European Communities L 208/11 COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1590/98 of 23 July 1998 amending Regulation (EC) No 504/97 laying down detailed rules for the applica- tion of Council Regulation (EC) No 2201/96 as regards 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 Community, Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2201/96 of 28 October 1996 on the common organisation of the markets in processed fruit and vegetable products ('), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2199/97 (3, and in particular Article 4(9) thereof, Whereas Article 1(2) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 504/97 (%), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 1491/97 (%), defines the products eligible for production aid and some related terms; whereas experience shows some of these definitions to be unsuitable from the point of view of checking entitlement to the aid where eligible products are used in the same processing unit to make mixed fruit or prepared sauces; whereas the necessary clarification should be made by adding to the existing definitions and defining mixed fruit and prepared sauces made using the products in question; Whereas the abovementioned amendment of definitions requires as a concomitant, for the purposes of monitoring and checking the production and utilisation of aided products used to make mixed fruit and prepared sauces, additional detail in the provisions of Regulation (EC) No 504/97 on information notified by processors, aid applica- tions, checks, penalties and notifications to the Commis- sion; Whereas the marketing year commencement date set in Article 2(1)(b) of that Regulation should be altered to 1 August in line with the actual marketing period for dried tigs; Whereas Article 7(3) of that Regulation sets a maximum percentage of the original quantity that may be added to contracts; whereas this should be raised to 30 % for all products to make the scheme more flexible; () OJ L 297, 21. 11. 1996, p. 29. () OJ L 303, 6. 11. 1997, p. 1. () OJ L 78, 20. 3. 1997, p. 14. () OJ L 202, 30. 7. 1997, p. 27. Whereas in the case of certain tomato juices the market demands a product with small quantities of skin and pips; whereas to meet this demand the definition of tomato juice should be altered; whereas changes should be made in the definition of tomato flakes in order to differentiate them from dried tomatoes; Whereas experience acquired in managing the processed products sector indicates a need to strengthen the provi- sions applying to production aid applications by making payment of the minimum price compulsory before submission; Whereas the measures provided for this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Products Processed from Fruit and Veget- ables, HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: Article 1 Regulation (EC) No 504/97 is amended as follows: 1. Article 1(2) is amended as follows: (@) Products to be used for making the product indicated at point (q) shall be packed in appro- priate containers’ is added to point (a); (b) ‘Products to be used in making the product indic- ated at point (q) shall be packed in appropriate containers’ is added to point (b); (c) ‘Products to be used in making the product indic- ated at point (r) shall be packed in appropriate containers’ is added to point (i); (d) point (j) is replaced by: ‘G) tomato flakes means flakes obtained by drying tomatoes cut into slivers or small cubes, packed in appropriate containers and covered by CN code ex 07 1290 30