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NoL144/10 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 2.7.70
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No1291/70
of1July1970
fixingtheproceduresforgivingeffecttoArticle11(2)ofRegulationNo23onthe
progressiveestablishmentofacommonorganizationofthemarketinfruitandvegetables
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,Whereasthelistofrepresentative importmarkets
shouldbefixedonwhichthequotationsofimported
productsaretoberecorded;whereas,apartfrom
thesequotations,MemberStatesshouldcommunicate
totheCommissionallotherdetailsnecessaryforthe
calculationoftheentryprice;
Whereasitisnecessarytofixthecriteriatobeused
inordertoamendthecountervailing dutiesinforce;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
areinaccordancewiththeopinionoftheManage­
mentCommitteeforFruitandVegetables,
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuro­
peanEconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoRegulationNo23ontheprogress­
iveestablishment ofacommonorganizationofthe
marketinfruitandvegetablesI1),aslastamended
byRegulation (EEC)No2512/69(2),andin
particularArticle11(2)thereof,
Whereasitisnecessarytodefinethecharacteristics
oftheproductforwhichthequotationsservingasa
basisforthecalculationofthereferencepricemust
befixedandthestageatwhichtheserecordings
shouldbemade;
Whereasitisdesirabletoestablishthefactswhich
theMemberStatesmustcommunicate totheCom­
missionwithaviewtofixingthereferenceprice;
Whereas,inordertomakethepriceoftheimported
productandthereferencepricecomparable,itis
desirabletoshowhowthequotationsforthe
importedproductshouldbenotedandcalculated;
whereasitshouldbepossibletoadjustthequotations
fortheimportedproductbyconversionfactors
wherethecharacteristics oftheproductdifferfrom
thoseoftheproductusedforfixingthereference
price;whereas,itisappropriatetofixthedeductions
tobringthequotationsfortheimportedproduct
downtotheimporter/wholesalerstagewhenthe
quotationscanberecordedonlyatalaterselling
stage;1.Thereferencepriceshallbefixedeachyearbefore
thebeginningofthemarketingyearoftheproduct
inquestion.
Thequotationstobetakenintoconsideration for
calculatingthispricemustrelatetothe'exproducer
groups'marketingstage,or,failingthat,anyother
comparablemarketingstageforproductsofallsizes
ofclassI,packaged,thecostofpackingbeing
includedinthequotation.
2.If,foragivenMemberStateandforoneofthe
periodsintowhichthemarketingyearisdivided,
quotationsrelatingtoseveralmarketsareavailable
foravarietyorgroupofvarieties,afteranyquo­
tationswhichseemtobeeitherexcessivelyhighor
excessivelylowhavebeeneliminated,thequotation
usedtocalculatetheproducerpriceshallbe,for
eachreferenceseason,thelowestquotation,HOJNo30,20,4.1962,p.965/62.
2)OTNoL318,18.12.1969,p.4,

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Article2
Forthefixingofthereferenceprice,MemberStates
shallnotifythefollowinginformationtotheCom­
missioneachyear:
—thequotationsprovidedforinArticle1(1),spread
overperiodsofamonth,afortnight,10daysor
aweekandrecordedoverthepreviousthree
yearsoneachrepresentative marketinthose
productionzoneswherethequotationsarelowest;
—thearithmeticalaverageofquotationsrecorded
onthesamemarketsandforthesameperiods
overfiveyearswhichprecedethefixingofthe
referenceprice.(a)theymustrefer,wherenecessary,toeachvariety
oftheproductinquestion;
(b)theyshallberecordedattheimporter/wholesaler
stage;however,wheretheycanberecordedonly
atthewholesaler/retailerstage,theyshallbe
reducedby:
—anamountequalto9%totakeintoaccount
theprofitmarginofthewholesaler;and
—anamountequalto0-3unitofaccountper
100kilogrammestotakeintoaccountthe
handlingchargesandthemarketingtaxesand
dues;
(c)theymustrelatetoproductscomingunderthe
qualityclassusedforfixingthereferenceprice
andtothoseproductsmarketedintheclass
below;
(d)theymustrelatetoallavailablesizes.Article3
1.Anentrypriceforeachcountryoforiginshallbe
calculatedeachdayforeachproductorgroupof
productsimportedfromthirdcountries.
Article5Thequotationstobetakenintoconsideration for
calculatingtheimportpriceshallbethequotations
recordedontherepresentative importmarkets
referredtoinparagraph2andnotedorcalculated
undertheconditionsprovidedforinArticle4.
Theyshallbe,subjecttotheprovisionsofsubpara­
graphs6and7ofArtidle11(2)ofRegulationNo23,
adjustedbyconversionfactorsif,becauseofits
varietyorqualityclassinparticular,the
characteristics oftheimportedproductdifferfrom
thoseoftheproductusedforthefixingofthe
referenceprice.
2.Thefollowingmarketsshallbeconsideredas
representative withinthemeaningofparagraph1:
TheKingdomofBelgium
andtheGrand-Duchy of
ofLuxembourg :Antwerp,Brussels;1.Foreachcountryoforigin,MemberStatesshall
notifytheCommissioneachmarketdayinrespect
ofeachrepresentative market:
(a)thequotationsnotedorcalculatedunderthe
conditionsprovidedforinArticle4inrespectof
productsfallingintothequalityclassusedfor
fixingthereferenceprice,or,failingthat,in
respectofproductsinthedlassbelow;
(b)theamountstobedeductedcorresponding tothe
incidenceof:
—customsdutylaiddownintheCommon
CustomsTariff,and
—otherimporttaxeswheretheincidenceof
thesetaxesisincludedinthequotations;
(c)thetotalquantitiesoftheproductinquestion
soldonthismarket.TheFederalRepublicof
Germany: Hamburg,Munich,
Frankfurt,Dusse'ldorf,
Cologne;
Paris-Rungis ,
Marseilles,Rouen,
Dieppe,Perpignan;TheFrenchRepublic:
TheItalianRepublic:Milan;
TheKingdomofthe
Netherlands : Rotterdam .2.TheyshallnotifyregularlytotheCommission :
(a)thequotationsnotedorcalculatedunderthe
conditionsprovidedforinArticle4inrespectof
productsfallingwithinthequalitydlassbelow
thatusedtofixthereferencepricewherethey­
havenotalreadybeennotifiedinaccordancewith
theprovisionslaiddowninsubparagraph (a)of
theprecedingparagraph;
(b)thequantitiesofeachvarietyofproductforwhich
thequotationsarenotified;
(c)theestimatedshareofthedifferentqualityclasses
forwhichthequotationsarenotified,Article4
Oneachrepresentativemarket,foreachproductand
foreachcountryoforigin,thequotationsshallbe
notedorcalculatedinthefollowingmanner;

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Article6 amountofataxasaresultofachangeinthegroup
ofcountriesoforiginaffectedbythistax.
Article7Theamountofanestablishedcountervailing duty
shallbeconsideredasinadequatewithinthemeaning
ofsubparagraph 12ofArticle11(2)ofRegulation23
ifthevariationofthefactorsofitscalculationwould
involve,overaperiodofthreesuccessivemarket
days,anamendmenttothatamountofmorethan
oneunitofaccount.
Theprovisionsoftheprecedingsubparagraph shall
not,however,presentanyobstacletoamendingtheRegulationNo99/65/EECisherebyrepealed.
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthedayof
itspublicationintheOfficialJournaloftheEuropean
Communities .
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,1July1970.
FortheCommission
ThePresident
JeanREY