NoL140/14 8.6.77 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No1215/77
of7June1977
fixing,forthe1977marketingyear,thereferencepricesfortablegrapes
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,Whereas,totakeseasonalvariationsintoaccount,the
yearshouldbedividedintoseveralperiodsandarefer­
encepricefixedforeachoftheseperiods;
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
1035/72of18May1972onthecommonorganization
ofthemarketinfruitandvegetables(J),aslast
amendedbyRegulation(EEC)No1034/77(2),andin
particularArticle27(1)thereof,Whereasproducerpricesaretocorrespondtothe
averageofthepricesrecordedontherepresentative
marketormarketssituatedintheproductionareas
wherepricesarelowest,duringthethreeyearspriorto
thedateonwhichthereferencepriceisfixed,fora
home-grownproductwithdefinedcommercialcharac­
teristics;beingaproductorvarietyrepresentinga
substantialproportionoftheproductionmarketed
overtheyearoroverpartthereofandsatisfyingspeci­
fiedrequirements asregardsmarketpreparation ;
whereas,whentheaverageofpricesrecordedoneach
representativemarketisbeingcalculated,priceswhich
couldbeconsideredexcessivelyhighorexcessively
lowinrelationtonormalpricefluctuationsonthat
marketaretobedisregarded ;Whereas,pursuanttoArticle23(1)ofRegulation
(EEC)No1035/72,referencepricesvalidforthe
wholeCommunityaretobefixedatthebeginningof
themarketingyear;
Whereastablegrapesareproducedinsuchquantities
intheCommunitythatreferencepricesshouldbe
fixedforthem:WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
areinaccordancewiththeopinionoftheManage­
mentCommitteeforFruitandVegetables,
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :Whereastablegrapesharvestedduringagivencrop
yeararemarketedfromMaytoAprilofthenextyear;
whereasthequantitiesharvestedinMayandJune,
duringthefirst10daysofJulyandalsoJanuaryto
Aprilofthenextyeararesosmallthatthereisno
needtofixreferencepricesfortheseperiods;whereas,
dueprincipallytodevelopments inproductiontech­
niques,arelativelylargeincreaseinthemarketingof
Communityproductsduringthelast10daysof
NovemberandinthemonthofDecembercanbe
expected;whereas,however,thefiguresatpresent
availableareinsufficientlyconclusivetojustifyfixing
areferencepriceforthatperiod;whereasreference
pricesshouldbefixedonlyfortheperiodfrom11
Julyuptoandincluding20November;Article1
Forthe1977marketingyear,thereferencepricefor
tablegrapes(subheading08.04AIoftheCommon
CustomsTariff),expressedinunitsofaccountper100
kilogramsnetofpackedproductsofClassI,ofall
sizes,shallbeasfollows:
—July(11to20): 33-93
(21to31): 29-20
—August: 29-20
—SeptemberandOctober:25-72
—November(1to20):25-99
Article2Whereas,pursuanttoArticle23(2)ofRegulation
(EEC)No1035/72,thereferencepricesarefixedon
thebasesofthearithmeticmeanofproducerpricesin
eachMemberStateplusanamountrepresentingthe
costsoftransportingCommunityproductsfromthe
productionareastoCommunitymarketingcentres;
whereasthetrendofaveragebasicpricesand
buying-inpricesmustalsobetakenintoaccount;
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon11July
1977.(')OJNoL118,20.5.1972,p.1.
(2)OJNoL125,19.5.1977,p.1.

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ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,7June1977.
FortheCommission
FinnGUNDELACH
Vice-President