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COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No2655/78
of13November 1978
fixingforthe1978/79marketingyearthereferencepricesforsweetoranges
tionprovidedforbyCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
2511/69of9December1969layingdownspecial
measuresforimprovingtheproductionandmarketing
ofCommunitycitrusfruit(3),aslastamendedbyRegu­
lation(EEC)No1122/78(4);
Whereasforthe1978/79marketingyearthefinancial
compensation providedforbyRegulation(EEC)No
2511/69hasbeenincreased,bycomparisonwiththe
precedingmarketingyear,byapercentageequalto
thatappliedtothebasicandbuying-inprices;
whereasthereferencepricesforthe1978/79
marketingyearshouldthereforebemaintainedatthe
levelsfixedforthepreviousyear;
Whereasforthepurposeofcalculatingentryprices
thevarietiesimportedfromthirdcountriesofwhich
theentrypricesarerespectivelytobecomparedwith
thepricesfixedforGroupsI,IIandIIImustbespeci­
fied;whereas,moreover,certainvarietiesimported
fromthirdcountriesarenotdirectlycomparable ,as
regardstheircommercialvalue,withtheCommunity
varietygroups;whereasprovisionshouldthereforebe
madetofix,byreferencetotheirrespectivecommer­
cialvalues,conversionfactorstobeappliedforthe
purposeofcalculatingtheentrypricetothepricesfor
thesevarietiesimportedfromthirdcountriessoasto
makethemcomparablewiththeCommunityvariety
groups;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
areinaccordancewiththeopinionoftheManage­
mentCommitteeforFruitandVegetables,THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
1035/72of18May1972onthecommonorganization
ofthemarketinfruitandvegetables('),aslast
amendedbyRegulation (EEC)No1766/78(2),andin
particularArticle27(1)thereof,
WhereasArticle23(1)ofRegulation (EEC)No
1035/72providesthatreferencepricesvalidforthe
wholeCommunityaretobefixedeachyearbeforethe
beginningofthemarketingyear;
Whereastheimportanceofsweetorangeproduction
intheCommunityissuchthatareferencepricemust
befixedforthatproduct;
Whereastheperiodduringwhichorangesharvested
duringagivencropyeararemarketedextendsfrom
Octoberto15Julyofthefollowingyear;whereasthe
quantityputonthemarketduringOctoberand
Novemberandfrom1Juneto15Julyofthe
followingyearrepresentsonlyasmallpercentageof
thatmarketedoverthewholemarketingyear;
whereasthereferencepriceshouldthereforebefixed
onlyforaperiodrunningfrom1Decemberto31
Mayofthefollowingyear;
Whereas,sincethedifferentvarietiesofsweetoranges
arenotcomparableasregardstheircommercialvalue,
theyshouldbeclassedinthreegroups;
Whereasthesolutionbestsuitedtotheparticular
natureoftheCommunitymarketfortheproductin
questionistofixforeachgroupasinglereference
priceforthewholemarketingyear;
Whereas,underthesecondsubparagraph ofArticle23
(2)ofRegulation(EEC)No1035/72,referenceprices
forsweetorangesare,beginningwiththe1975/76
marketingyear,tobefixedatalevelequaltothatof
thepreviousmarketingyear,adjustedasnecessaryby
apercentagenotexceedingthedifferencebetweenthe
percentagesrepresentingrespectivelythevariation
comparedwiththeprecedingmarketingyearinbasic
andbuying-inpricesandinthefinancialcompensa­HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
1.Forthe1978/79marketingyear,thereference
pricesforfreshsweetoranges(subheading08.02AI
oftheCommonCustomsTariff),expressedinunitsof
accountper100kilogramsnetandapplicabletoClass
IproductsofGroupsI,IIandIIIofallsizes,packed,
shallbeasfollows:
—GroupI:from1Decemberto31March:18-90,
—GroupII:from1Januaryto31May:16-28,
—GroupIII:from1Decemberto30April:9-03.
0)OJNoL118,20.5.1972,p.1.
(2)OJNoL204,28.7.1978,p.12.(3)OJNoL318,18.12.1969,p.1.
(4)OJNoL142,30.5.1978,p.13.

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—fortheperiod1Januaryto31May,withthe
pricefixedforGroupII.
4.Incalculatingtheentrypricesasreferredtoin
paragraph3,thepricesforproductsimportedfrom
thirdcountriesshall,afterdeductionofcustoms
duties,beadjustedasfollows:
—inthecaseofproductsasspecifiedinparagraph3
(b),bytheconversionfactor0.76,
—inthecaseofproductstowhichthefirstindentof
paragraph3(c)applies,bytheconversionfactor
1.20,
—inthecaseofproductstowhichthesecondindent
ofparagraph3(c)applies,bytheconversionfactor
1.00.2.Thevarietygroupsreferredtoinparagraph 1
consistofthefollowingvarieties:
—GroupI:MoroandTarocco,
—GroupII:Sanguinello,
—GroupIII:Biondocomune.
3.Theentrypricesofimportedproductsshallbe
compared:
(a)inthecaseoftheMoroandTaroccovarieties,with
thepricefixedforGroupI;
(b)inthecaseofthevarietiesBiondocomune(Blanca
comuna,Blondecommune),GranodeOro(Impe­
rial,Sucrena),Baladi,Pera,Macetera,Pineapple,
Bloodoval(Doblefina,Doublefine),Portuguese
Blood,Sanguinaredonda(Entrefina),theSurinam
varietiesandtheOrdinaryBloodvarietywiththe
exceptionofNavelBlood(Doublefineimproved,
WashingtonBlood,LargeBlood)andMaltese
Blood,withthepricefixedforGroupIII;
(c)inthecaseofvarietiesnotspecifiedin(a)or(b):
—forthemonthofDecember,withthepricefor
GroupI,Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1December
1978.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,13November1978.
FortheCommission
FinnGUNDELACH
Vice-President