
Article 1 
Regulation (EC) No 1535/2003 is hereby amended as follows:

1.. the first subparagraph of Article 23(1) is replaced by the following:
'In the case of tomatoes, peaches and pears, producer organisations shall submit their aid applications to the competent authorities of the Member State in which their head office is situated, provided that that Member State has a processing threshold for the product concerned specified in Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 2201/96. The quantity for which aid is sought shall count against the threshold for the Member State in which the raw material is produced.';
2.. in the first subparagraph of Article 24, point (b) is replaced by the following:
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((b)) the quantity covered by the aid application whereby that quantity, broken down by contract and, if appropriate, by the aid level applicable in the Member State where the raw material is produced, may not exceed the quantity accepted for processing, after deduction of any reduction rates applied;'
3.. the following subparagraph is added after the first subparagraph of Article 27(1):
'The aid payable shall be that corresponding to the Member State in which the raw material is produced.'
Article 2 
This Regulation shall enter into force on the seventh day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
It shall apply from the 2006/07 marketing year.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.Done at Brussels, 11 October 2005.
For the Commission
Mariann FISCHER BOEL
Member of the Commission