27.3.79 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL75/5
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No564/79
of26March1979
fixingthereferencepricefortomatoesforthemonthofApril1979
substantialproportionoftheproductionmarketed
overtheyearoroverpartthereofandsatisfyingspeci­
fiedrequirements asregardsmarketpreparation ;
whereas,whentheaverageofpricesrecordedoneach
representative marketisbeingcalculated,priceswhich
couldbeconsideredexcessivelyhighorexcessively
lowinrelationtonormalpricefluctuationsonthat
marketaretobedisregarded ;
WhereasduringthemonthofAprilCommunity
producedtomatoesaregrownmainlyunderglass;
whereasthereferencepriceforthismonthmustthere­
forebefixedforaproductofthattype;whereastoma­
toesimportedfromcertainthirdcountrieswillhave
beengrownintheopen;whereas,althoughsuch
tomatoesmaybeclassedinclassI,theirqualityand
pricearenotcomparablewiththoseofproducts
grownunderglass;whereasthepricefortomatoesnot
grownunderglassshouldthereforebeadjustedbya
conversionfactor;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
areinaccordancewiththeopinionoftheManage­
mentCommitteeforFruitandVegetables ,THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
1035/72of18May1972onthecommonorganization
ofthemarketsinfruitandvegetables('),aslast
amendedbyRegulation (EEC)No325/79(2),andin
particularArticle27(1)thereof,
Whereas,pursuanttoArticle23(1)ofRegulation
(EEC)No1035/72,referencepricesvalidforthe
wholeCommunityaretobefixedatthebeginningof
themarketingyear;
Whereastomatoesareproducedinsuchquantitiesin
theCommunitythatreferencepricesshouldbefixed
forthem;
Whereastomatoesharvestedduringagivencropyear
aremarketedfromJanuarytoDecember ;whereas,for
thepresentmarketingyear,ontheinformation
currentlyavailableitisnotpossibletofixreference
pricesbeyondthemonthofApril;whereasthequanti­
tiesharvestedofJanuarytoMarcharesosmallthat
thereisnoneedtofixreferencepricesforthatperiod
oftheyear;whereasreferencepriceshouldtherefore
befixedonlyforthemonthofApril;
WhereaspursuanttoArticle23(2)ofRegulation
(EEC)No1035/72thereferencepricesaretobeequal
tothearithmeticmeanofproducerpricesineach
MemberStateplusanamountrepresentingthecosts
oftransportingCommunityproductsfromtheproduc­
tionareastoCommunitymarketingcentres;whereas
thetrendofproductioncostsinthefruitandvege­
tablesectormustalsobetakenintoaccount;
Whereasproducerpricesaretocorrespondtothe
averageofthepricesrecordedontherepresentative
marketormarketssituatedintheproductionareas
wherepricesarelowest,duringthethreeyearspriorto
thedateonwhichthereferencepriceisfixed,fora
home-grownproductwithdefinedcommercialcharac­
teristics,beingaproductorvarietyrepresenting aHASADOPTED THISREGULATION :
Article1
1.ForthemonthofApril1979thereferenceprice
fortomatoes(subheading07.01MoftheCommon
CustomsTariff),expressedinunitsofaccountper100
kilogramsnetofpackedproductsofclassI,ofall
sizes,shallbe10836.
2.Forthepurposeofcalculatingentryprices,the
pricesfortomatoes,notproducedunderglass,
importedfromthirdcountriesshall,afterdeductionof
customsduties,bemultipliedbyaconversionfactor
of1-80.
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1April
1979.(»)OJNoL118,20.5.1972,p.1.
(2)OJNoL45,22.2.1979,p.1.

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ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,26March1979.
FortheCommission
FinnGUNDELACH
Vice-President