NoL49/16 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 22.2.73
REGULATION (EEC)No500/73OFTHECOMMISSION
of15February1973
fixingthereferencepricesforpearsfortherestofseason1972/73
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,whereas,underArticle1(1)ofRegulation (EEC)
No1291/70,thepricestobeusedindetermining
thoseproducerpricesmustrelatetothe'ex-pro­
ducersgroup'stageortoanyothercomparable
marketingstage;whereas,underthefirstsubpara­
graphofArticle24(2)ofRegulation (EEC)No
1035/72,theentrypricesofimportedproductsmust
becalculatedatorconvertedtothe'import/
wholesale'stage;whereasthesepricesarethen
directlycomparablewiththearithmeticmeanofthe
producerpricesandthereforedonotneedtobe
increasedbytheamountreferredtoabove;
"WhereasArticle23(2)ofRegulation (EEC)No
1035/72providesthatproducerpricesineach
MemberStatearetocorrespondtotheaverageof
thepricesrecordedduringthethreeyearspriorto
thedateoffixingthereferenceprice,ontherepre­
sentativemarketormarketssituatedintheproduc­
tionareaswherepricesarelowest;whereasthe
pricesonwhichcalculationsarebased,must,under
Article1(1)ofRegulation (EEC)No1291/70,
relatetoClassIproducts,ofallsizes,packed,the
packingcostsbeingincludedintheprice;HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuro­
peanEconomicCommunity ;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
1035/72(*)of18May1972onthecommonorgani­
zationofthemarketinfruitandvegetables,aslast
amendedbyRegulation (EEC)No2745/72(2),and
inparticularArticle27(1)thereof;
Whereas,pursuanttoArticle23(1)ofRegulation
(EEC)No1035/72andtoArticle1(1)ofCommis­
sionRegulation (EEC)No1291/70(3)of1July
1970layingdowndetailedrulesfortheapplication
ofthatArticle,referencepricesforthewhole
Communityarefixedeachyearbeforethebegin­
ningofthemarketingyear;whereasforthepresent
marketingyear,however,sincetheTreaty(4)
concerningtheAccessionofnewMemberStatesto
theEuropeanEconomicCommunityandtheEuro­
peanAtomicEnergyCommunity ,signedatBrussels
on22January1972,istoapplytothissectorfrom
1February1973,referencepricesforpearswere
fixedupto31January1973only;whereasthese
pricesshouldthereforebefixedfortherestofthe
marketingyear,accountbeingtakenofconditions
ofproductioninrespectoftheproductsinquestion
inthenewMemberStates;
WhereaspursuanttoArticle57oftheActannexed
totheaforesaidTreaty,pricesinthenewMember
Statesaretobereducedbythecompensatory
amounts ;
Whereasforahome-grownproductwithdefined
commercialcharacteristics thereferencepriceis
equaltothearithmeticmeanoftheproducerprices
ineachMemberState,plusanamount,basedon
marketingcosts,calculatedwithaviewtoenabling
thereferencepriceandpricesofimportedproducts
tobecomparedatthesamemarkeingstage:WhereasArticle23(3)ofRegulation (EEC)No
1035/72furtherprovidesthatonlypricesrecorded
forproductsorvarietiesrepresentingaconsiderable
proportionoftheproductionmarketedforpartof
theyearorthroughoutthewholeyearshallbe
used:
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegu­
lationareinaccordancewiththeOpinionofthe
ManagementCommitteeforFruitandVegetables ;
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
(*)OJNoL118,20.5.1972,p.1.Article1
Thereferencepricesforpearsotherthanperry
pears(subheadingex08.06BIIoftheCommon
CustionsTariff),expressedinunitsofaccountper
100kgnet,shallinresipectofvarietyGroupsI,II(2)OJNoL291,28.12.1972,p.147.
(3)OJNoL144,2.7.1970,p.10.
(4)OJNoL73,27.3.1972,p.5.

22.2.73 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL49/17
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceontheday
followingitspublicationintheOfficialJournalof
theEuropeanCommunities .Itshallapplyuntil31
May1973.andIII,forClassIproductsofallsizes,packed,be
asfollows:
February )
March >15-0
April)
May —
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,15February1973.
FortheCommission
ThePresident
Fiancois-Xavier ORTOLI