NoL160/40 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 30.6.77
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No1426/77
of29June1977
fixing,forthemarketingyear1977/78,thereferencepricesforapples
teristicsbeingaproductorvarietyrepresentinga
substantialproportionoftheproductionmarketed
overtheyearoroverpartthereofandsatisfyingspeci­
fiedrequirements asregardsmarketpreparation ;
whereas,whentheaverageofpricesrecordedoneach
representativemarketisbeingcalculated,priceswhich
couldbeconsideredexcessivelyhighorexcessively
lowinrelationtonormalpricefluctuationsonthat
marketaretobedisregarded ;
Whereas,forthepurposeofcalculatingtheentry
prices,thevarietiesimportedfromthirdcountriesof
whichtheentrypricesaretobecomparedwiththe
pricesfixedforGroupsI,IIandIIIrespectively
shouldbespecified;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
areinaccordancewiththeopinionoftheManage­
mentCommitteeforFruitandVegetables,
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
t035/72of18May1972onthecommonorganization
ofthemarketinfruitandvegetables(J),aslast
amendedbyRegulation(EEC)No1034/77(2),andin
particularArticle27(1)thereof,
Whereas,pursuanttoArticle23(1)ofRegulation
(EEC)No1035/72,referencepricesvalidforthe
wholeCommunityaretobefixedbeforethebegin­
ningofeachmarketingyear;
Whereasapplesareproducedinsuchquantitiesinthe
Communitythatreferencepricesshouldbefixedfor
them;
Whereasapplesharvestedduringagivencropyearare
marketedfromJulyofoneyeartoJuneofthe
followingyear;whereasreferencepricesshouldthere­
forebefixedfortheperiodfrom1Julyuptoand
including30Juneofthefollowingyear;
Whereas,pursuanttoArticle23(2)ofRegulation
(EEC)No1035/72,thereferencepricesarefixedon
thebasisofthearithmeticmeanofproducerpricesin
eachMemberStateplusanamountrepresentingthe
costoftransportingCommunityproductsfromthe
productionareastoCommunitymarketingcentres;
whereasthetrendofaveragebasicpricesandthe
buying-inpricesmustalsobetakenintoaccount;
Whereassincethevarietiesofapplesarenotall
comparableasregardsestimationoftheircommercial
value,thesevarietiesshouldbeclassifiedinthree
groups;
Whereastotakeseasonalvariationsintoaccount,the
yearshouldbedividedintoseveralperiodsandarefer­
encepricefixedforeachoftheseperiods;
Whereasproducerpricesaretocorrespondtothe
averageofthepricesrecordedontherepresentative
marketormarketssituatedintheproductionareas
wherepricesarelowest,duringthethreeyearspriorto
thedateonwhichthereferencepriceisfixed,fora
home-grownproductwithdefinedcommercialcharacArticle1
1.Forthemarketingyear1977/78,thereference
pricesforapples,otherthanciderapples(subheading
ex08.06AIIoftheCommonCustomsTariff),
expressedinunitsofaccountper100kilogramsnetof
packedproductsofClassI,ofallsizes,forthevariety
GroupsI,IIandIIIshallbeasfollows:
GroupIGroupIIGroupIII
July
August
September
October
November
December
January
February
March
April
May
June21.75
18.43
19.83
19.95
20.85
21.49
22.88
23.78
26.20
26.84j
2709\
28.2118.30
16.90
15.88
1613
16.52
17.92
18.81
20.0911.42
11.93
12.07
12.32
12.69
13.85
14.11
14.48
15.11
(»)OJNoL118,20..5.1972,p.1.
(2)OJNoL125,19.5.1977,p.1.2.Thevarietygroupsreferredtoinparagraph 1are
composedasfollows:

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GeevestonFanny,Tydeman'searlyWorcester,
Benoni,Starkearliest,Winston,Reinettedu
Canada,Berlepsch,Annurca,Lodi,Gravensteiner ,
Miller'sSeedling,Worcesterpearmain,Weißiwinter­
glockenapfel ,Cortland,Spartan,RedMacintosh,
variousvarietiesofCox'sotherthanCox's
pomona,andmutationsoftheabovevarieties;
(b)withthepricesfixedforGroupII,wherethe
importedproductsbelongtoavarietyotherthan
thosesetoutin(a)and(c);
(c)withthepricesfixedforGroupIII,wherethe
importedproductbelongstooneofthefollowing
varieties:Abbondanza (Belfort),Rambourd'hiver,
Brettacher,Horneburger ,KrügersDickstiel,
Kirchenwerder ,Finkenwerder ,WinterBanana,
Limoncella ,Commercio ,Reinetteclochard,
Ontario,ReinetteduMans,Lemoenapfel ,Bram­
ley'sSeedling(TriomphedeKiel),Pella,Cox's
pomona,andmutationsoftheabovevarieties.
Anyamendmentstotheprecedingsubparagraphshall
beadoptedinaccordancewiththeprocedurein
Article33ofRegulation(EEC)No1035/72byrefer­
encetothechangesinthevarietiesimportedfrom
thirdcountries .
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1July1977.GroupI:
YellowTransparent (Transparentejaune,Klarapfel),
JamesGrieve,Gravensteiner ,GoldenDelicious,Cox's
orangepippin,StarkDelicious,Rougesaméricaines,
IngridMarie,ReinetteduCanada,BelledeBoskoop,
Miller'sSeedling,Tydeman'searlyWorcester,
Worcesterpearmain,Weißiwinterglockenapfel ,and
mutationsofthesevarieties;
GroupII:
ReinedesReinettes(Goldparmane ),Jonathan,Impera­
tore(Morgenduft),Grenadier,LordDerby,Lord
Lambourne,andmutationsofthesevarieties;
GroupIII:
Abbondanza (Belfort),Horneburger ,Finkenwerder ,
Bramley'sSeedling,andmutationsofthesevarieties.
3.Theentrypricesofimportedproductsaretobe
compared:
(a)withpricesfixedforGroupI,wheretheimported
productsbelongtooneofthefollowingvarieties:
GoldenDelicious,RedDelicious,Richared,Stark
Delicious,Starking,Starkrimson ,YellowTrans­
parent(Transparentejaune),JamesGrieve,Belle
deBoskoop,StaymanWinesap,Staymanred,
BlackWinesap,GrannySmith,Dunn'sSeedling,
KingCole,Cleopatra,Democrat,YellowNewton,
Crofton,IngridMarie,Sturmer,Laxton'ssuperb,
Scarletpearmain,Whitewinterpearmain,
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,29June1977.
FortheCommission
FinnGUNDELACH
Vice-President