Article 2
United Kingdom
Pursuant to Article 9(1) and (2) of Regulation (EC) No 2201/96, the storage agencies shall buy in:
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unprocessed dried grapes offered to them each year from l July to 31 August, up to the quantity laid down in the second subparagraph of Article 9(1) of that Regulation,
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unprocessed dried figs offered to them each year from 1 June to 31 July,
from the marketing year in progress.
The products shall be delivered to the storage agencies in stackable plastic crates. However, on a transitional basis, unprocessed dried grapes may be delivered in suitable containers until the end of the 2001/02 marketing year, and unprocessed dried figs until the end of the 2004/05 marketing year.
The delivered products must:
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in the case of unprocessed dried grapes, meet the minimum requirements laid down in the Annex to Regulation (EC) No 1621/1999,
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in the case of unprocessed dried figs, meet the minimum requirements laid down in Annex II to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1573/1999 f1 and have a minimum size of 180 fruits per kg up to the end of the 2004/05 marketing year and 150 fruits per kg for subsequent marketing years.