NoL317/12 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 27.11.74
REGULATION (EEC)No2975/74OFTHECOMMISSION
of26November 1974
fixingthereferencepriceformandarins ,satsumas,Clementines ,tangerinesand
othersimilarhybridcitrusfruitsforthe1974/75marketingyear
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
1035/72(!)of18May1972onthecommonorganiza­
tionofthemarketinfruitandvegetables,aslast
amendedbyRegulation (EEC)No2745/72(2),andin
particularArticle27(1)thereof;mostsuitedtotheparticularnatureoftheCommunity
marketintheproductinquestion;
Whereasproducerpricesaretocorrespondtothe
averageofthepricesrecordedduringthethreeyears
priortothedateoffixingthereferencepriceforan
indigenousproductunderitstradedescriptiononthe
representative marketsituatedintheproductionareas
wherepricesarelowest,forproductsofvarietiesrepre­
sentingaconsiderableproportionoftheproduction
marketedforpartoftheyearorthroughoutthewhole
yearandsatisfyinggivenrequirements astopack­
aging;whereasforeachrepresentative marketthe
averageofthepricesmustbeestablisheddisregarding
priceswhichappearexcessivelyhighorlowas
comparedwithnormalfluctuationsonthemarket;
Whereasonlymandarinsimportedfromthirdcoun­
triesaredirectlycomparable ,asregardstheirvaluein
trade,withCommunityproducts,andwhereasforthe
othervarietiesandhybridstheconversionfactors
shouldbedeterminedaccordingtotheirrespective
tradevaluesandapplied,incalculatingtheentry
price,tothepricesofsuchproductsimportedfrom
thirdcountries ;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
areinaccordancewiththeOpinionoftheManage­
mentCommitteeforFruitandVegetables ,Whereas,underArticle23(1)ofRegulation (EEC)No
1035/72,provides'thatreferencepricesforthewhole
Communityaretobefixedeachyearbeforethebegin­
ningofthemarketingyear;
Whereastheimportanceofmandarinproductionin
theCommunityissuchthatareferencepricemustbe
fixedforthatproduct,operativealsoforsatsumas,
Clementines ,tangerinesandothersimilarcitrusfruits;
Whereastheperiodduringwhichmandarinsharv­
estedduringagivencropyeararemarketedextends
fromNovembertothefollowingMarch;whereasthe
quantityputonthemarketduringMarchrepresents
onlyasmallpercentageofthatmarketedoverthe
wholemarketingyear;whereasthatmonthshould
thereforebedisregardedandthereferencepricefixed
fortheperiodrunningfrom1Novemberto28
Februaryofthefollowingyear;HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
WhereasArticle23(2)ofRegulation (EEC)No
1035/72providesthatreferencepricesformandarins,
satsumas,Clementines ,tangerinesandothersimilar
hybridsaretobebasedonthearithmeticmeanof
producerpricesineachMemberState,averagefluctua­
tionsinbasicpricesandpurchasingpricesineach
MemberStatealsobeingtakenintoaccount;Article1
1.Forthe1974/75marketingyear,thereference
priceforfreshmandarins,satsumas,Clementines,
tangerinesandothersimilarhybridcitrusfruitsof
subheadingex08.02BoftheCommonCustoms
Tariff,expressedinunitsofaccountper100kgnetof
packedproductsofQualityClass1ofallsizes,shall
from1Novemberto28Februarybe19-74.
2.Incalculatingtheentryprice,thepricesfor
productsotherthanmandarins,importedfromthirdWhereasthefixingofasinglereferencepricevalidfor
thewholemarketingyearappearstobethesolution
(!)OJNoL118,20.5.1972,p.1.
2OJNoL291,28.12.1972,p.147.
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countries,shall,afterdeductionofcustomsduties,be
adjustedbyaconversionfactorof
—0-75forClementines (excludingmonreales),
—1-00formonreales,satsumas,tangerinesandother
similarhybridcitrusfruits.Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthethirdday
followingitspublicationintheOfficialJournalof
theEuropeanCommunities .
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,26November1974.
FortheCommission
ThePresident
Francois-Xavier ORTOLI