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SUBSIDIARY LEGISLATION 146.02 
APPROVAL OF PROCESSORS IN THE PRODUCT 
PROCESSING SECTOR REGULATIONS 
9th December, 2003 
LEGAL NOTICE 390 of 2003. 
Title and scope. 1. (1) The title of these regulations is the Approval of 
Processors in the Product Processing Sector Regulations. 
(2) The scope of these regulations is to lay down the terms of 
reference, requirements and competences for the provision of 
financial aid to qualifying fruit and vegetable farmers and 
processors. 
Interpretation. 2. (1) In these regulations, unless the context otherwise 
requires - 
''agricultural parcel'' means a continuous area of land on which a 
single crop is raised by a single farmer; 
''aid scheme'' means the aid scheme provided for in EC 
Regulation 1535/03; 
Cap. 386. 
''commercial partnership'' means any commercial partnership 
registered under the Companies Act; 
''competent authority'' means the Department of Agriculture 
within the Ministry responsible for agriculture or any other 
equivalent body appointed by the Minister; 
''contract'' means a contract as defined under regulation 7; 
Cap. 442. 
''co-operative'' means a co-operative society registered under the 
Co-operative Societies Act; 
''Director'' means the Director of the Department of Agriculture; 
''finished product'' means the list of products under the heading 
of finished products in Schedule I to these regulations; 
''individual producer'' means any natural or legal person not 
forming part of a producer organisation and growing tomatoes on 
their holding intended for processing and to be registered within 
the IACS System; farmers who are members of existing cooperatives 
growing tomatoes on their holdings intended for 
processing and which are registered with the IACS System and 
which have not yet been recognised as producer organisations shall 
also be considered as individual producers; 
''Integrated Administration Control System'' or ''IACS System'' 
or ''IACS'' means the Integrated Administration Control System 
within the Ministry responsible for agriculture; 
''Member State'' means any Member State of the European 
Union; 
''Minister'' means the Minister responsible for agriculture;

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''parcel identification system'' means the reference data and 
agricultural parcel provided for in the land parcel identification 
system and adopted by the payment agency within the IACS 
System; 
''Permanent Secretary'' means the Permanent Secretary within the 
Ministry responsible for agriculture; 
''processor'' means any natural or legal person operating, for 
commercial purposes and on their own responsibility, one or more 
plants with facilities for manufacturing one or more of the products 
listed in the First Schedule having obtained approval in accordance 
with these regulations; 
''producer'' means either the individual producer or the producer 
organisation; 
''producer organisation'' means an organisation being a 
voluntary, legally constituted body of producers, producing 
tomatoes, peaches, pears, prunes andċor dried figs or of persons 
engaged in the agricultural production thereof acting together to 
produce, store, package and, or market their produce and who have 
been duly recognised and met the requirements of accreditation; 
such recognition and accreditation requirements of the producer 
organisations shall be laid down by the Minister; 
''product'' means the list of products in the First Schedule; 
''quantity'' means the quantity expressed as net weight in 
kilograms unless otherwise indicated; 
''raw material'' means tomatoes, peaches, pears, prunes and, or 
dried figs. 
Approval of 
processors. 
3. (1) Any person intending to be registered as a processor 
shall submit an application to the competent authority for approval, 
hereinafter referred to as the approval application. 
(2) The approval application shall contain detailed information 
about the processing activity of the applicant, the number of 
processing plants to be utilised for processing by the applicant and 
their exact location, as well as an undertaking by the applicant to 
respect and, where necessary, implement any obligations or 
requirements that may be imposed from time to time in virtue of 
any European Union and Maltese regulations. 
(3) In addition to the requirements laid down in subregulation 
(2), the competent authority shall require that the documentation 
listed hereunder shall be submitted by the applicant together with 
the approval application: 
(a) the indication of the quantity and type of product that 
will primarily be used by the applicant for the 
purposes of manufacturing the finished products; 
(b) detailed plans indicating the number of establishments 
showing the layout of each establishment and the 
processing plant or plants therein; 
(c) a declaration by the applicant as to the labour capacity, 
of each establishment to be utilised by the applicant

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for processing, both within and outside of normal 
working hours; 
(d) a declaration by the applicant as to the production 
capacity of each and every production line within the 
establishment, both within and outside normal working 
hours; 
(e) a banker’s reference confirming the financial good 
standing or the audited accounts of the applicant for 
the last financial year; 
(f) if the applicant is a commercial partnership or a cooperative, 
its memorandum and articles of association, 
statute or other act of constitution; 
(g) if the applicant is a commercial partnership or a cooperative, 
a certified true copy of its certificate of 
registration with the Registry of Companies or with 
the Board of Co-operatives, as the case may be; 
(h) certified true copies of all valid operating licences 
required by law including, but not limited to, all 
licences issued by the sanitary authorities; 
(i) a declaration by the applicant that before the 31st of 
December of the year of submission by the applicant 
of the approval application in respect of processing of 
tomatoes and before the 30th of April of the year 
following the year of submission of the approval 
application in respect of the processing of peaches, 
pears, prunes and dried figs, the said applicant intends 
to participate in the aid scheme and to adhere to all 
conditions imposed in virtue of participation by the 
applicant in the said aid scheme; and 
(j) any additional documentation required to be submitted 
together with the approval application, as the 
competent authority may communicate from time to 
time. 
(4) The approval application together with the additional 
documentation requested in terms of subregulation (3) shall be 
submitted to the competent authority for its approval by not later 
than the 12th December of the year preceding the year in which the 
intended processing of the products by the applicant is to 
commence, or by such other time limit which the competent 
authority may establish by notice in the Gazette. 
(5) In order to ensure that any requirements relative to the 
approval application have been met, the competent authority may at 
its discretion carry out on-the-spot checks on the establishment or 
on any processing plant of the applicant and furthermore request 
clarification and verification of any document or request additional 
documentation. 
(6) Once the competent authority is satisfied that all its the 
requirements in relation to the approval application have been met, 
it shall grant its approval to the applicant and inform the Permanent 
Secretary that the applicant is to be registered as a processor in the

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Register of Processors. 
(7) If the competent authority is not satisfied that all its 
requirements in relation to the approval application have been met, 
it shall have the right to refuse the granting of approval to the 
applicant. Nevertheless the applicant shall have until the date 
communicated in subregulation (4) to satisfy all requirements and 
to re-submit the approval application to the competent authority. 
(8) The processor shall notify the competent authority of any 
changes in relation to the requirements imposed by the competent 
authority by virtue of subregulations (2) and (3) within ten days of 
o c c u r r e n c e o f s u c h c h a n g e t o g e t h e r w i t h a n y r e l a t e d 
documentation: 
Provided that in the case of any modification carried out to 
the processing plant which may result in a change in the labour 
capacity of the processing plant, such notification shall be notified 
to the competent authority along with any related documentation 
including, but not limited to, updated plans of the processing plant, 
within fifteen days of completion of such modifications. 
Controls. 4. (1) The competent authority shall carry out controls, 
according to the plan of controls accepted and approved by the 
Director and based upon the criteria required under article 3. 
(2) The competent authority shall, prior to the control of an 
establishment wherein processing will be carried out, issue 
authorisation on an individual and case by case basis to its officer 
or officers carrying out the control on each establishment to: 
(a) enter the land and premises involved in the production 
and processing of the products to be manufactured; 
(b) request information in a written or oral form related to 
the object of control; 
(c) inspect all the documents related to the object of 
control, including but not limited to all books of 
accounts, and VAT documentation. 
Register of 
Processors. 
5. (1) Once the competent authority has approved the 
approval application as provided for in regulation 3, the competent 
authority shall duly inform the Permanent Secretary who shall, 
before the 31st December of each year, publish in the Gazette the 
list of approved processors entered into the Register of Processors. 
(2) From the date of publication of the Register of Processors 
as provided for in subregulation (1), any processor whose name is 
published in the Register of processors may participate in the aid 
scheme. 
(3) The maintenance of the Register of Processors shall be the 
competence of the Permanent Secretary, who shall have the 
administrative power to regulate: 
(a) the entry of processors in the Register of Processors 
provided for in regulation 3; 
(b) the deletion of processors from the Register of

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Processors; 
(c) any sanction against processors as provided for by any 
regulation issued by the European Union. 
(4) If a processor fails to satisfy the criteria for approval under 
regulation 3, the Permanent Secretary shall remove such processor 
from the Register of Processors. 
Marketing year. 6. (1) The marketing years of the finished products are 
established in the following periods: 
(a) from the 15th of June to the 14th of June of the 
following year in respect of products processed from 
tomatoes and products processed from peaches; 
(b) from the 15th of July to the 14th of July of the 
following year in respect of products processed from 
pears; 
(c) from the 1st of August to the 31st of July of the 
following year in respect of dried figs; 
(d) from the 15th of August to the 14th of August of the 
following year in respect of prunes. 
(2) Furthermore, any application to participate in the aid 
scheme shall only be granted to processors in respect of raw 
materials delivered to the processors’ industry in the following 
delivery periods: 
(a) for tomatoes, between the 15th of June and the 15th of 
November of the same calendar year; 
(b) for peaches, between the 15th of June and the 25th of 
October of the same calendar year; 
(c) for pears, between the 15th of July and the 15th of 
December of the same calendar year; 
(d) for dried figs, between the 1st of August and the 15th 
of June of the following calendar year; 
(e) for prunes obtained from d’Ente plums, between the 
15th of August and the 15th of January of the 
following calendar year. 
Approved 
contracts. 
7. (1) In order to participate in the aid scheme the processor 
shall first have entered into a written contract with one or more 
producers for the processing of the products to be supplied to the 
processor by the producers, hereinafter referred to as the contract, 
which shall take one of the following forms: 
(a) a contract between an individual producer or a 
producer organisation and a processor for the 
processing of tomatoes; 
(b) a contract between a producer organisation and a 
processor for the processing of peaches, pears, prunes 
and dried figs; 
(c) a commitment to supply, where the producer also acts 
as a processor.

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(2) In order to participate in the aid scheme the processor must 
submit the contract to the competent authority for its approval. 
(3) When the competent authority approves a contract, giving 
due consideration to the conditions imposed in relation to contracts 
in this regulation, the competent authority shall assign to it an 
identification number to be inserted on the IACS System. 
(4) Only one contract may be signed each calendar year: 
(a) between an individual producer or a producer 
organisation and a processor in respect of tomatoes; 
and 
(b) between a producer organisation and a processor in 
respect of tomatoes, peaches, pears, prunes and dried 
figs. 
(5) In order that a contract may be submitted to the competent 
authority for its approval such contract shall be signed by not later 
than: 
(a) the 10th March, in respect of the processing of 
tomatoes; 
(b) the 15th July, or seven working days before deliveries 
are to commence, in respect of the processing of 
peaches; 
(c) the 31st July, or seven working days before deliveries 
are to commence, in respect of the processing of pears; 
(d) before the start of the marketing year, in respect of 
prunes and dried figs. 
(6) In order that a contract may be submitted to the competent 
authority for approval, such contract shall contain the following 
minimum requirements: 
(a) (i) in the case of processing of tomatoes, the name 
and address of the individual producer or the 
name and address of the producer organisation; 
(ii) in the case of processing of peaches, pears, 
prunes and, or dried figs, the name and address 
of the producer organisation; 
(b) the name and address of the processor; 
(c) the quantities of the raw materials to be delivered for 
processing; 
(d) a declaration obliging the processor to process the 
quantities delivered under the contract concerned into 
one of the products and to meet the standards laid 
down in accordance with regulation 11; 
(e) the price to be paid by the processor to the producer 
for the raw materials which may vary depending on 
variety and, or quality and, or the delivery period; 
(f) the compensation payable if either the processor or the 
producer fails to fulfil their contractual obligations, in 
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obligation to deliver and accept the quantities covered 
by the contract: 
Provided that in the case of tomatoes, peaches and pears, 
the contract shall also indicate the delivery stage to which the price 
referred to in paragraph (e) applies and the terms of payment. 
Nevertheless any payment deadline shall not exceed two months 
from the end of the delivery period as outlined in regulation 6(2): 
Provided that only in the case of prunes and dried figs, the 
price referred to in paragraph ( e), having due regard to the 
amendments to the contract provided for in regulation 8, shall not 
include, in particular but not limited to, costs connected with 
packing, loading, transport, unloading and the payment of taxes, 
which shall, where applicable, be indicated separately. 
(7) Contracts shall specify the minimum price set by the 
European Commission. 
(8) The competent authority may adopt additional requirements 
in relation to contracts: 
Provided that such requirements shall be communicated to 
the stakeholders by no later than the end of December of the 
preceding year of each marketing year. 
The working 
group. 
8. (1) The Permanent Secretary shall set up a permanent 
working group in order to harmonise and monitor the market’s 
requirements established by the European Commission. 
(2) The working group shall be composed of each of the 
processors represented in the Register of processors provided for in 
regulation 5, by the Permanent Secretary, a representative of the 
competent authority, a representative of the individual producers 
and one representative from each of the different types of producer 
organisations, that is to say one representative in respect of 
tomatoes, peaches, pears, and of prunes and dried figs. 
Amendments to 
quantities. 
9. (1) The parties shall be allowed to increase the quantities 
originally stipulated in a processing contract by means of a written 
amendment as provided for in the Second Schedule. 
(2) Such amendments shall show the identification number of 
the contract to which they relate, and shall be signed no later than: 
(a) the 15th of August of the same calendar year that the 
contract was entered into in respect of peaches; 
(b) the 15th of September of the same calendar year that 
the contract was entered into in respect of tomatoes 
and pears; 
(c) the 15th of November of the same calendar year that 
the contract was entered into in respect of prunes 
obtained from d’Ente plums and dried figs. 
(3) The amendments referred to in subregulation (1) may allow 
for an increase in the quantity originally stipulated in the contract 
of no more than thirty percent (30%). 
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amendment may differ from the price referred to regulation 7(6)(e). 
Commitment to 
supply contracts. 
10. (1) In the case of a contract which is a commitment to 
supply as provided for in regulation 7(1)(c), such contract shall 
contain the following particulars to the satisfaction of the 
competent authority, in addition to the requirements provided for in 
regulation 7: 
(a) the name and address of each producer and, or 
processor and the reference data and areas of the 
agricultural parcels on which each producer andċor 
processor cultivates the raw materials; 
(b) the estimated total harvest for that year; 
(c) the quantity intended for processing; 
(d) a declaration by the producer undertaking to process 
the quantities delivered under the contract in question. 
(2) This information shall be sent before the 31st May in the 
case of contracts in respect of tomatoes and within the time limit 
laid down in regulation 11(2) for contracts in respect of peaches, 
prunes, pears or dried figs. After that date, the competent authority 
may, for duly justified reasons, authorize the addition of 
agricultural parcels not previously declared or a change in their 
original use. Such addition or changes shall be communicated in 
writing to the IACS by the 30th June. 
Rules regarding 
contracts. 
11. (1) In respect of contracts under regulation 7 between a 
processor and producer for the processing of tomatoes, peaches, 
pears, prunes and dried figs, such contracts shall be forwarded by 
the processor along with any amendments thereto to the competent 
authority. 
(2) Nevertheless, the total quantity covered by all the contracts 
signed between a processor and a producer may not exceed, per 
product, the quantity intended for processing indicated by that 
producer in the contract as provided for under regulations 7 and 12. 
(3) The producer must furnish the competent authority with 
copies of the contracts referred to in subregulation (1), and such 
contracts must reach the competent authority by not later than ten 
working days after the conclusion of the contract or amendment 
thereto or by not later than five working days before the start of 
deliveries under the contract or amendment, whichever date is 
earlier. 
Obligations of 
producers signing 
contracts. 
12. (1) The producer upon signing any contract as provided 
for in regulation 7 in respect of tomatoes, peaches or pears, shall 
forward the following information to the competent authority 
referred to in regulation 9, broken down by product or raw 
material: 
(a) the name and address of each producer party to the 
contract; 
(b) the reference data and areas of the agricultural parcels 
on which each producer cultivates the raw materials;

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(c) the estimated total harvest for that year; 
(d) the quantity of raw materials to be supplied to the 
processor for processing; 
(e) in the case a contract for tomatoes, the average annual 
yields per hectare. 
(2) The reference data and areas of agricultural parcels referred 
to in regulation 10 and regulation 12 shall refer to the parcel 
identification system. 
Notification of 
contractual 
deliveries or 
processing. 
13. (1) At least eight working days before the start of 
deliveries or processing within each marketing year, each processor 
participating in the aid scheme shall notify the competent authority 
as to the date in which contractual deliveries or processing is to 
commence. 
(2) The processor shall be deemed to have discharged the 
obligation under subregulation (1) where they provide proof to the 
competent authority that they have forwarded this information at 
least eight working days before commencement of contractual 
deliveries or processing: 
Provided that in exceptional and duly justified cases, the 
competent authority may at its discretion accept notifications, as 
provided for in the Fifth Schedule from processors after the time 
limit herein mentioned: 
Provided further that in such cases, no aid granted under the 
aid scheme shall be granted for quantities already delivered or in 
the course of delivery unless the checks needed to establish 
eligibility for aid can be conducted to the satisfaction of the 
mentioned competent authority. 
(3) The producer shall ensure that any raw materials delivered 
to processors in virtue of the contracts provided for under 
regulation 7 shall be of sound and fair marketing quality and 
suitable for processing. 
Further 
information to be 
furnished to 
competent 
authority. 
14. (1) Use of weighting shall be acceptable to the competent 
authority under the conditions and in line with the spirit of 
European Union Regulation No 1535/2003. 
(2) Every processor who has entered into a contract with a 
producer in respect of tomatoes, peaches or pears, shall by not later 
than the 1st of February of each year furnish the competent 
authority with the following information: 
(a) the quantity of the raw materials, according to type, 
processed into the finished products, broken down 
according to: 
(i) the quantities of each type of raw material 
received by the processor under the contract; 
(ii) the quantities of each type of raw material 
received by the processor from any person, not 
covered by the contract; 
(b) the quantity of finished products obtained from the 
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in paragraph (a); 
(c) the quantity of finished products still held in stock by 
the processor at the end of the previous marketing 
year. 
(3) In addition to the requirements in subregulation (2), every 
processor who has entered into a contract with a producer in respect 
of tomatoes shall by not later than the 1st of February of each year, 
furnish the competent authority with the following additional 
information: 
(a) the quantity of tomato concentrate obtained from the 
quantities provided for under subregulation (2)(a), and 
the quantity still held in stock by the processor at the 
end of the previous marketing year and further 
distinguishing whether the quantities of tomatoes 
processed to make tomato concentrate were received 
under contract or not; 
(b) the quantity of whole peeled preserved tomatoes 
obtained from the quantities provided for under 
subregulation (2)(a), and the quantity still held in 
stock by the processor at the end of the previous 
marketing year, further distinguishing whether the 
quantities of tomatoes processed to make tomato 
concentrate the whole peeled preserved tomatoes were 
received under contract or not; 
(c) the quantity of any other processed tomato products, to 
be indicated separately, obtained from the quantities 
provided for under subregulation (2)(a), and the 
quantity still held in stock by the processor at the end 
of the previous marketing year and further 
distinguishing whether the quantities of tomatoes in 
the processing to make tomato concentrate were 
received under contract or not: 
Provided that the quantity of processed tomato products 
held by the processor in stock shall further be classified according 
to the quantity sold and the quantity unsold by the end of the 
previous marketing year: 
Provided further that in respect of paragraph (b), the 
quantities of tomato juice and tomato concentrate added shall also 
be furnished to the competent authority. 
(4) The notifications under subregulations (2) and (3) shall 
state separately the quantities of finished products as referred to in 
the First Schedule in points (1), (2), (9), (11), (12), (13) and (14) 
used to manufacture the products referred to in points (3) and (15) 
of the said First Schedule. 
(5) The notifications referred to in subregulation (2)(b) shall 
state separately the quantities of finished products as referred to in 
the First Schedule in points (3) and (15) obtained, broken down 
according to the products used as referred to in points (1), (2), (9), 
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(6) Every processor who has entered into a contract with a 
producer in respect of prunes or dried figs, shall by not later than 
the 15th of March of each year furnish the competent authority with 
the following information: 
(a) the quantity of each raw material used at 1st May 
(forthcoming or previous year); 
(b) the quantity of finished products obtained from each 
raw material, classified according to the following: 
(i) products for which aid is to be paid under the aid 
scheme; 
(ii) products for which no aid is to be paid under the 
aid scheme; 
(iii) by quality class; 
(c) the quantity of finished products referred to in 
paragraphs (a) and (b) in stock on the 1st May. 
Delivery certificate 
requirements. 
15. (1) A delivery certificate as provided for in the Fourth 
Schedule shall be issued by the producer for each consignment of 
tomatoes, peaches and pears delivered under contract and accepted 
for processing at the processing plant by the processor. 
(2) The delivery certificate provided for in subregulation (1) 
shall specify: 
(a) the date and time of unloading; 
(b) the identification of the means of transport used; 
(c) the identification number of the contract to which the 
consignment relates; 
(d) the weight; 
(e) where applicable, the rate of reduction calculated in 
accordance with regulation 2(3) of Regulation (EC) 
No. 217/2002; 
(f) at the end of the delivery period provided for in 
regulation 6(2), each processor shall furnish to the 
competent authority, the entire list of delivery 
certificates per producer specifying the gross weight 
and net weight for each consignment and date of 
various related deliveries: 
Provided that with regard to paragraph (e), the price to be 
paid by the processor on the one hand, and the unit amount of 
production aid to be issued under the aid scheme on the other, shall 
apply to the net weight delivered once the reduction rate has been 
applied with the exclusion of the following defects from the 
calculated net weight: 
(a) in the case of tomatoes, peaches and pears: 
(i) foreign matter, where foreign matter is 
considered to be anything other than the fruit 
itself. Foreign matter includes above all plant 
debris (leaves, twigs, grass, etc.), mineral matter 
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debris; 
(ii) diseased, rotten or wormy fruit, where fruit is 
attacked by disease, insects or a rotting agent 
over an area more than 30 mm in diameter, 
extending into the fruit; 
(b) in addition, in the case of tomatoes: 
(i) green tomatoes, where for the purposes hereof, 
green tomatoes mean healthy tomatoes which 
have not reached maturity and are completely or 
partly green on the outside. The colour inside 
the fruit is not taken into account; 
(c) in addition, in the case of peaches and pears: 
(i) sizing defects, where for the purposes hereof, 
the size is less than the minimum size of 55 mm 
in diameter, 
(ii) ripeness where for the purposes hereof, both 
under-ripe or over-ripe fruits are defective. The 
degree of ripeness is measured and compared to 
a scale of limit values fixed by the contracting 
parties, 
(iii) hail damage penetrating the skin, covering more 
than twenty percent (20%) of the surface of the 
fruit; 
(d) in addition, in the case of peaches, visible split pits, 
where, for the purposes hereof, a pit whose two halves 
have separated and is visible between the peach halves 
at the stem end, shall be considered a split pit. 
(3) The permanent working group provided for in regulation 8 
shall agree to reduce the limit fixed in subregulation (2)(c) and, or 
to define defects in addition with exclusion of tomatoes. 
(4) Delivery certificates, as provided for in subregulation (1) 
shall be signed by the processors or their representatives on the 
contract and by the producer. Each delivery certificate shall bear an 
identification number to be assigned by the IACS System. 
(5) Both processors and producers shall keep a copy of delivery 
certificates. 
(6) The producer shall also forward a copy or written 
telecommunication or electronic mail communication containing 
the information referred to in the subregulation (1), no later than 
the fifth working day following the week of delivery, to the 
competent authority, in order to facilitate checks. 
Processing in 
Member State. 
16. (1) In the case of tomatoes, peaches, pears, prunes and 
dried figs where processing takes place in a Member State other 
than the one in which production has taken place, no later than 
twenty-four hours before the day of delivery, the producer shall 
notify each delivery to the competent authorities of the Member 
State where its head office is situated and to the competent 
authorities of the Member State where processing is carried out. 
This notification shall include the quantity to be delivered, precise

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identification of the means of transport used and the identification 
number of the contract relating to the delivery in question. It shall 
be sent electronically and the body to which it is addressed shall 
keep a written record of it for at least three years. 
(2) The competent authority may decide what form (such as 
electronic format) that the records and information referred to the 
following regulation, shall take. 
Requirements for 
maintaining 
records. 
17. (1) Processors shall be obliged under these regulations to 
maintain records showing at least the following: 
(a) in the case of quantities purchased under contract: 
(i) the consignments purchased and accepted into 
the undertaking for processing each day, and the 
identification number of the contract assigned 
under the IACS System to which they relate; 
(ii) the quantity of each consignment accepted for 
processing and, in the case of tomatoes, peaches 
and pears, the identification number of the 
relevant delivery certificate; 
(b) in the case of quantities purchased otherwise than 
under contract: 
(i) the consignments received each day, and the 
name and address of the seller; 
(ii) the quantity of each consignment accepted for 
processing; 
(c) the quantities of each of the finished products listed in 
the First Schedule obtained each day, with the 
corresponding quantities of raw materials, specifying 
the quantities obtained from consignments accepted 
under contract; 
(d) the quantities and price of each finished product 
purchased by the processor each day, giving the name 
and address of the seller. This information may be 
recorded by reference to supporting documents, 
provided the latter contain the abovementioned 
particulars; 
(e) the quantities and price of each finished product 
leaving the processor’s premises each day, giving the 
name and address of the consignee. Such information 
may be recorded by reference to supporting 
documents, provided the latter contain the 
abovementioned particulars; 
(f) in the case of prunes and dried figs, the information 
required in paragraph (c) shall specify separately the 
quantity of the finished product on which aid is 
payable; 
(g) processors shall keep separate records for the products 
referred to in the First Schedule points (1), (2), (9), 
(11), (12), (13) and (14) used to manufacture mixed 
fruit and prepared sauces as referred to in the First

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Schedule points (3) and (15), showing the following 
information, in addition to that provided for in 
paragraphs (a), (b), (c) and (d); 
(h) the quantities of mixed fruit and prepared sauces 
obtained each day, broken down by product 
composition within the meaning of this regulation: 
(i) the quantities and prices of the mixed fruit and 
prepared sauces leaving the processor’s 
premises, by consignment, with details of the 
consignee; 
(ii) the quantities and prices of the products referred 
to in the First Schedule points (1), (2), (9), (11), 
(12), (13) and (14) purchased and entering the 
establishment each day, with details of the 
seller; 
(i) processors shall daily update their stock records for 
the products referred to in paragraphs (a), (b), (c), (d) 
and (e), for each factory. 
(2) Processors shall keep proof of payment for all raw materials 
purchased under contract and proof of payment for all sales and 
purchases of all finished products for five years as from the end of 
the processing year concerned. 
(3) Processors shall submit to all inspections and checks 
deemed necessary by the competent authority and shall keep all 
additional records required by them for the purposes of the checks 
deemed necessary. 
Sanctions and 
fines. 
18. (1) All the sanctions established by the European 
Commission regarding the marketing year provided for in 
regulation 6 shall be applied in their entirety against the processors. 
(2) Whosoever, through serious negligence or false declaration, 
shall breach any of the provisions of these regulations, regarding 
any market transactions of the products, shall be punished by a fine 
payable to the competent authority equal to twice the unit amount 
of the sum obtained through the aid scheme. In the case of 
processors, they shall be furthermore be excluded from the Register 
of Processors referred to in regulation 5 for a period of five years.

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Processed products covered by the common organization of the markets 
in processed fruit and vegetable products 
(a) Peeled tomatoes, whole or in pieces, frozen, covered by CN code ex 0710 80 
70 of Annex I of EC Regulation 2201/1996. 
(b) Tomato flakes covered by CN code ex 0712 90 30 of Annex I of EC 
Regulation 2201/1996 
(c) Peeled tomatoes, whole or in pieces, covered by CN code ex 2002 10 10 of 
Annex I of EC Regulation 2201/1996. 
(d) Unpeeled tomatoes, whole or in pieces covered by CN code ex 2002 10 90 of 
Annex I of EC Regulation 2201/1996. 
(e) Tomato juice (including passata) covered by CN codes ex 2002 90 11, ex 
2002 90 19, 2009 50 10 and 2009 50 90 of Annex I of EC Regulation 2201/1996. 
(f) (i) Tomato concentrate covered by CN codes ex 2002 90 31, ex 2002 90 39, 
ex 2002 90 91 and ex 2002 90 99 of Annex I of EC Regulation 2201/ 
1996. 
(ii) Kunserva: a typical Maltese tomato spread prepared from the 
concentration of fresh tomatoes, after the removal of skins and seeds, 
and the addition of sugar and natural salt. It has the consistency of a 
paste with good spread able properties with a bright yellowish red 
colour and a characteristic sweetċacid tomato flavours. 
(g) Williams and Rocha pears covered by CN codes ex 2008 40 51, ex 2008 40 
59, 2008 40 71, ex 2008 40 79, ex 2008 40 91 and ex 2008 40 99 of Annex I of EC 
Regulation 2201/1996. 
(h) Peaches in syrup andċor in natural fruit juice covered by CN codes ex 2008 
70 61, ex 2008 70 69, ex 2008 70 71, ex 2008 70 79, ex 2008 70 92, ex 2008 70 94 
and ex 2008 70 99 of Annex I of EC Regulation 2201/1996. 
(i) Mixtures of fruit, whole or in pieces, in syrup or in natural fruit juice 
containing at least ġ60%ħ peaches and pears covered by CN codes ex 2008 92 and ex 
2008 99 of Annex I of EC Regulation 2201/1996. 
Finished products 
1. peaches in syrup andċor in natural fruit juice: whole peaches or pieces of 
peaches, without peel, having undergone a heat treatment, packed in hermetically 
sealed containers with a covering liquid of sugar syrup or natural fruit juice and 
falling within CN codes ex 2008 70 61, ex 2008 70 69, ex 2008 70 71, ex 2008 70 
79, ex 2008 70 92, ex 2008 70 94 and ex 2008 70 99 of Annex I of EC Regulation 
2201/1996; 
2. pears in syrup andċor in natural fruit juice: pears of the Williams or Rocha 
varieties, whole or in pieces, without peel, having undergone a heat treatment, 
packed in hermetically sealed containers with a covering liquid of sugar syrup or 
natural fruit juice and falling within CN codes ex 2008 40 51, ex 2008 40 59, 2008 
40 71, ex 2008 40 79, ex 2008 40 91 and ex 2008 40 99 of Annex I of EC Regulation 
2201/1996; 
3. mixed fruit: mixtures of fruit, whole or in pieces, without peel, having 
undergone a heat treatment, with a covering liquid of sugar syrup or natural fruit 
juice, packed in hermetically sealed containers in which the drained net weight of 
peaches and Williams and Rocha pears accounts for at least 60% of the total net

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drained weight, falling within CN codes ex 2008 92 and ex 2008 99 of Annex I of 
EC Regulation 2201/1996, and made directly from fresh peaches and/or Williams 
and Rocha pears delivered during the periods indicated in regulation 3(2)(b) and (c); 
4. prunes: prunes obtained from dried ''d’Ente'' plums which have been suitably 
treated or processed and are packed in appropriate containers, falling within CN 
code ex 0813 20 00 of Annex I of EC Regulation 2201/1996 and ready to be offered 
for human consumption; 
5. dried figs: dried figs, including fig paste, which have been suitably treated 
or processed and are packed in appropriate containers, falling within CN code ex 
0804 20 90 of Annex I of EC Regulation 2201/1996 and ready to be offered for 
human consumption; 
6. whole peeled quick-frozen tomatoes: peeled tomatoes of the oblong 
varieties, frozen, packed in appropriate containers and falling within CN code ex 
0710 80 70 of Annex I of EC Regulation 2201/1996, where not less than 90% of the 
net weight of the tomatoes consists of whole tomatoes not showing any damage 
which substantially alters their appearance. That percentage shall be determined 
after the tomatoes have been thawed; 
7. non-whole peeled quick-frozen tomatoes: pieces of peeled tomatoes of the 
oblong varieties, or round varieties which are as easy to peel as the oblong varieties, 
frozen, packed in appropriate containers and falling within CN code ex 0710 80 70 
of Annex I of EC Regulation 2201/1996; 
8. whole peeled preserved tomatoes: peeled tomatoes of the oblong varieties, 
having undergone a heat treatment, packed in hermetically sealed containers and 
falling within CN code ex 2002 10 10 of Annex I of EC Regulation 2201/1996, 
where not less than 65% of the weight of the drained tomatoes consists of whole 
tomatoes which do not show damage which substantially alters their appearance; 
9. non-whole peeled preserved tomatoes: peeled tomatoes in pieces or partially 
crushed, of the oblong varieties, or round varieties which are as easy to peel as the 
oblong varieties, having undergone a heat treatment, packed in hermetically sealed 
containers and falling within CN code ex 2002 10 10 of Annex I of EC Regulation 
2201/1996. Where these products are to be used to make the products indicated at 
point 15, they shall be packed in appropriate containers; 
10. tomato flakes: flakes obtained by drying tomatoes cut into slivers or small 
cubes, packed in appropriate containers and falling within CN code ex 0712 90 30 of 
Annex I of EC Regulation 2201/1996; 
11. tomato juice: juice obtained directly from fresh tomatoes and strained free 
from skins, pips and other coarse parts, having a dry-matter content, where 
applicable after concentration, of less than 12%, packed in hermetically sealed 
containers and falling within CN codes ex 2002 90 11, ex 2002 90 19, 2009 50 10 
and 2009 50 90 of Annex I of EC Regulation 2201/1996. Juice with a dry-matter 
content of at least 7% may however contain skin and pips constituting up to 4% by 
weight of the product. Where these products are to be used to make the products 
indicated at point 15, they shall be packed in appropriate containers; 
12. tomato concentrate: the product obtained by concentrating tomato juice, 
packed in appropriate containers, having a dry-matter content of 12% or more and 
falling within CN codes ex 2002 90 31, ex 2002 90 39, ex 2002 90 91 and ex 2002 90 
99 of Annex I of EC Regulation 2201/1996. Concentrate having a dry-matter content 
of not more than 18% or of between 18 and 24% may contain not more than 4% or 
7%, respectively, skin and pips by weight of product prepared as follows:

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100 kg tomato juice; 
2 - 4 kg sugar; 
0.5 - 1 kg salt. 
The juice is obtained from selected fresh tomatoes, by washing and straining 
so as to free them from skins, seeds and other coarse parts. This juice is then mixed 
with sugar and salt and concentrated to a brix reference of 28 - 34. The product is 
then packed in hermetically sealed containers. 
13. kunserva: the product is obtained from concentrated tomato juice, sugar and 
salt having a dry matter content of between 28 and 34%. Kunserva shall be prepared 
as follows: 
100 kg tomato juice; 
2 - 5 kg sugar; 
0.5 - 1 kg salt. 
The product is then packed in hermetically sealed containers. 
14. whole unpeeled preserved tomatoes: whole unpeeled tomatoes of the oblong 
or round varieties, having undergone a heat treatment, packed in hermetically sealed 
containers, lightly brined (tomatoes in brine) or in tomato purÈe (tomatoes in purèe 
or in juice), where not less than 65 % of the weight of the drained tomatoes consists 
of whole tomatoes not showing any damage which substantially alters their 
appearance, and falling within CN code ex 20 02 10 90 of Annex I of EC Regulation 
2201/1996. Where these products are to be used to make the products indicated at 
point 15, they shall be packed in appropriate containers; 
15. non-whole unpeeled preserved tomatoes: tomatoes in pieces or partially 
crushed, of the oblong or round varieties, having been slightly strained, whether or 
not slightly concentrated, packed in hermetically sealed containers, with a drymatter 
content of between 4,5% and 14%, containing skin within the limits laid 
down in Commission Regulation (EC) No 1764/86(13), and falling within CN code 
ex 2002 10 90 of Annex I of EC Regulation 2201/1996. Where these products are to 
be used to make the products indicated at point 15, they shall be packed in 
appropriate containers; 
16. prepared sauces: tomato-based preparations obtained by mixing one of the 
products referred to at points 9, 11, 12, 12A, 13 or 14 above with other products of 
plant or animal origin except fresh tomatoes, having undergone a heat treatment, 
packed in hermetically sealed containers where the net weight of the products 
referred to at points 9, 11, 12, 12A, 13 or 14 accounts for at least 60% of the total net 
weight of the prepared sauce. These products must be made during the period 
indicated in regulation 3(2) in the same establishment as the products used referred 
to at points 9, 11, 12, 12A, 13 or 14; 
17. sugar syrup: a liquid in which water is combined with sugars and which has 
a total sugar content determined after homogenisation of not less than 10º Brix when 
used to cover fruits in syrup; 
18. natural fruit juice: a covering liquid with a minimum of 9,5º Brix, consisting 
solely of fermentable but unfermented juice extracted mechanically from fruit, or of 
juice obtained from concentrated fruit juice by the restoration of the proportion of 
water extracted during concentration, as defined in European Union Council 
Directive 2001/112/EC(14), without added sugar.

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SECOND SCHEDULE 
IT IS AGREED AND DRAWN UP AS FOLLOWS 
(in accordance with the Community Regulations cited above) 
the following contract for the transfer of ............................ for Industry concerns 
the following quantities at the following prices: 
Reg. (EC) No. 2201/96 - Reg. (EC) No. 2699/2000 - Reg. (EC) No. 1535/2003 
CONTRACT/AMENDEMENT FOR THE TRANSFER OF ................ FOR INDUSTRY 
MARKETING YEAR ......................./..................... 
No .................................. of ....................... 
Contract No. ............................ of ............................... (only in case of amendment) 
BETWEEN OF THE ONE PART 
Details of the Producer or Legal Representative 
Producer’s (or Legal Rep.) Name and Surname .................................................................. 
Residing at ........................................................................................................................ 
Town ................................................ 
I.D. Card No. ..................................... V.A.T. No. .................................. 
AND OF THE OTHER PART 
Details of the Processor or Legal Representative 
The FIRM ......................................................................................................................... 
Located at ......................................................................................................................... 
Town ................................................. 
Represented by 
Surname .................................................................. Name ............................................... 
Born on the ......................................................... at .......................................................... 
Residing at ........................................................................................................................ 
I.D. No. .................................................... V.A.T. No. ...................................................... 
hereinafter referred to as "Processor", declares to be a member of ...................................... 
in accordance with Reg. (EC) No. 1535/2003 
Product 
Estimated 
Utilised Area 
(Ha) 
(1) 
Expected 
Total Quantity 
(Kg) 
(2) 
Expected Yield 
(average of past 
two marketing 
years) 
(Kg) 
(3) 
Quantity 
Contracted 
(for 
processing) 
(Kg)

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Cases of price differentials 
The data of columns (1), (2) and (3) are indicative for monitoring purposes. 
1) FARMER COMMITS HIMSELF TO 
- cultivate and deliver to the PROCESSOR the quantity stated above of 
tomatoes, which are healthy, and marketable; 
- .............................................................................................................. 
- .............................................................................................................. 
2) THE PROCESSOR COMMITS HIMSELF 
- to accept the tomatoes produced within the limit of the quantity 
contracted ard conforming to the regulations, for the purposes of 
processing into one of the products of Annex 1 of Reg. (EC) No. 2201/ 
96; 
- to pay the quantities received at the established price, in the manner 
described in the present contract; 
- to rigorously respect when providing the delivery certificate of the 
Producer, the facsimile provided by the Ministry for Rural Affairs and 
the Environment both in the structure as well as in its contents; 
- to inform the Producer when the quantity agreed upon in the contract 
has been fully delivered, for the purposes of avoiding any contractual 
surpluses for which the Producer may not benefit from community aid. 
3) METHOD OF DELIVERY AND QUALITY AND QUANTITY CONTROL 
(in accordance with the Reg. (EC) No. 1535/03 and with the Reg. (EC) No. 217/ 
2002) 
On receiving the tomatoes at the Processors’ premises, a delivery certificate will 
be issued conforming to Reg. (EC) No. 1535/2003 and to the draft document 
provided by the MRAE. 
4) DELIVERY OF THE PRODUCT, CONTAINERS AND DEFECTIVE 
PRODUCE 
.............................................................................................................................. 
.............................................................................................................................. 
5) METHOD AND TERMS OF PAYMENT, GUARANTEES AND 
COMPENSATIONS 
Payments 
The payments for the delivered Raw Materials will be effected in favour of the 
Producer by bank or postal transfer, in accordance with Reg. (EC) No. 1535/2003. 
à Within two months starting from the end of the month in which each lot of 
goods is delivered 
à ..................................................................................................................... 
Type of Product 
Qualitative 
characteristics 
Period of 
Delivery 
Method of 
delivery 
(free) 
Price 
Euro / ton

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Guarantees 
The Processor must attach a copy of the guarantee, if this is being presented. 
References of the bank (or insurance) guarantee that is being presented: 
No. ............................................................ Issued on ........................................... 
By ........................................................... Agency ................................................ 
Of ............................................................ for the amount of Lm .......................... 
Expiring on ........................................................ 
Compensations 
Should either party fail to fulfill their contractual obligations, the following 
compensations will be due: 
- Payment deadlines 
..................................................................................................................... 
- Delivery of the raw materials by the producer 
..................................................................................................................... 
- Acceptance of the raw materials by the processor 
..................................................................................................................... 
- Should the processor fail to inform the producer in time, that the quantity 
contracted has been reached, for any surpluses that will exceed the 
contracted quantity, the processor will be obliged to pay (to the producer), 
besides the contracted price, the corresponding amount of community aid 
that the Ministry for Rural Affairs and the Environment will not 
acknowledge for payment. 
The parties agree that, should arguments arise, they will expect nothing other than 
the enforcement of the above mentioned penalties. 
The parties explicitly agree with all that is provided for by the present contract, in 
particular with what is referred to in point 5 "Guarantees and Compensations". 
THE PROCESSOR THE PRODUCER 
(Legal Representative) (Or Legal Representative) 
................................... ........................................

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THIRD SCHEDULE 
IT IS AGREED AND DRAWN UP AS FOLLOWS 
(in accordance with the Community Regulations cited above) 
the following Contract for the Transfer of ............................ for Industry concerns 
the following Quantities at the following prices: 
Reg. (EC) No. 2201/96 - Reg. (EC) No. 2699/2000 - Reg. (EC) No. 1535/2003 
CONTRACT TO SUPPLY FOR THE TRANSFER OF ................ FOR INDUSTRY 
MARKETING YEAR ......................./..................... 
No .................................. of ....................... 
BETWEEN OF THE ONE PART 
Details of the Producer or Legal Representative 
Producer’s (or Legal Rep.) Name and Surname .................................................................. 
Residing at ........................................................................................................................ 
Town ................................................ 
I.D. Card No. ..................................... V.A.T. No. .................................. 
AND OF THE OTHER PART 
Details of the Processor or Legal Representative 
The FIRM ......................................................................................................................... 
Located at ......................................................................................................................... 
Town ................................................. 
Represented by 
Surname .................................................................. Name ............................................... 
Born on the ......................................................... at .......................................................... 
Residing at ........................................................................................................................ 
I.D. No. .................................................... V.A.T. No. ...................................................... 
hereinafter referred to as "Processor", declares to be a member of ...................................... 
in accordance with Reg. (EC) No. 1535/2003 
Product 
Estimated 
Utilised Area 
(Ha) 
(1) 
Expected 
Total Quantity 
(Kg) 
(2) 
Expected Yield 
(average of past 
two marketing 
years) 
(Kg) 
(3) 
Quantity 
Contracted 
(for 
processing) 
(Kg) 
Tomato

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Cases of price differentials 
The data of columns (1), (2) and (3) are indicative for monitoring purposes. 
1) THE PROCESSOR COMMITS HIMSELF 
- to accept the tomatoes produced within the limit of the quantity 
contracted and conforming to the regulations, for the purposes of 
processing into one of the products of Annex 1 of Reg. (EC) No. 2201/ 
96; 
- to pay the quantities received at the established price, in the manner 
described in the present contract; 
- to rigorously respect when providing the delivery certificate of the 
Producer, the facsimile provided by the Ministry for Rural Affairs and 
the Environment, both in the structure as well as in its contents; 
- to inform the producer wþhen the quantity agreed upon in the contract 
has been fully delivered, for the purposes of avoiding any contractual 
surpluses for which the producer may not benefit from community aid; 
- .............................................................................................................. 
2) METHOD OF DELIVERY AND QUALITY AND QUANTITY CONTROL 
(in accordance with the Reg. (EC) No. 1535/03 and with the Reg. (EC) No. 217/ 
2002) 
.............................................................................................................................. 
................................................................................................................................ 
On receiving the tomatoes at the Processors’ premises, a delivery certificate will 
be issued conforming to Reg. (EC) No. 1535/2003 and to the draft document 
provided by the Ministry for Rural Affairs and the Environment. 
3) DELIVERY OF THE PRODUCT, CONTAINERS AND DEFECTIVE 
PRODUCE 
.............................................................................................................................. 
.............................................................................................................................. 
THE PROCESSOR 
(or Legal Representative) 
................................... ........................................ 
Type of Product 
Qualitative 
characteristics 
Period of 
Delivery 
Method of 
delivery 
(free) 
Price 
Euro / ton

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FOURTH SCHEDULE 
INFORMATION RELATING TO THE DELIVERY TO THE INDUSTRIES 
OF FRUIT AND VEGETABLES WHICH ARE SUBJECT TO COMMUNITY AID 
Signature of Producer Signature of Processor’s Representative 
.................................. ..................................... 
(*) The product complies with the minirnum quality requirernents laid down under Reg. EC No 217/2002 
Delivery Receipt No. of 
Issued in accordance with Reg. EC. No. 2201/96 and with EU Regulation 1535/2003 
REFERENCES OF THE CONTRACT AND OF THE PARTIES INVOLVED 
IACS Contr./Amend. Code CONTRACT No. OF 
PRODUCT AMENDMENT No. OF 
PRODUCER 
Surname and Name of Producer (or Legal Repr.) 
I.D. No. F.R.C. VAT No. 
D.O.B. Telephone Mobile 
If Company or Cooperative, the I.D. No. of the legal representative must be given. 
PROCESSING / COLLECTION CENTRE: 
Legal Representative VAT No. 
INDUSTRY: 
Processor’s Code Establishment’s Code 
Legal Representative VAT No. 
Location of Head Office 
REFERENCES OF THE TRANSPORT DOCUMENT 
Document No. of M. Vehicle's Reg. No. 
(where applicable) 
Identification of Transport Haulage Contractor 
VERIFICATION OF LOADING 
Date Time Weighting Ticket No. 
Gross Weight Kg Defective Kg Net Weight Kg 
Waste Kg Rate of Reduction % 
Net Weight for payment Kg * 
Sugar Content ºBx index of price variation 
Contracted price per unit Lm / 1000 Kg 
Final price per unit Lm / 1000 Kg 
Total arnount for payment Lm / 1000 Kg

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AMENDMENT NOTIFICATION 
Delivery Certificate 
Producer ............................ 
Object: Contract/Amendment No. ...................... of .................. 
Delivery Certificate No. ......................... of ................... 
Following analytical checks related to the delivery certificate referred to as object 
of this notification, I/we kindly ask you to take note of the amendments to the data 
supplied as specified below: 
I confirm the rest. The Processor 
.................................... 
N.B. The present amendment is intended as an integral and substantial part of the 
certificate, which is the object of this notification, to which it will be attached. 
Farmer: (code I.D. or VAT) 
Name 
Surname 
• Certificate No. : ......................... • Date of unloading : ......................... 
• Certificate Date : ......................... • Time of unloading : ......................... 
• Producer or l. rep. : ......................... • Typology : ......................... 
Surname : ......................... • Gross weight : Kg. ................... 
Name : ......................... • Defective : Kg. ................... 
I D. No. : ......................... • Net weight : Kg. ................... 
F.R.C. : ......................... • Waste : Kg. ................... 
V.A.T. No. : ......................... • Rate of reduction : % ..................... 
• Document No. : ......................... • N. weight for payment : Kg. ................... 
• Document date : ......................... • Sugar Content : Bx .................... 
• Haulage contractor : ......................... • Index of price variation : % ..................... 
• Vehicle Reg. No. : ......................... • Contracted price/unit : Lm ................... 
• Trailer’s Reg. No. : ......................... • Final price/unit : Lm ................... 
• Total amount for payment : Lm ...................

