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COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No624/76
of19March1976
fixingthereferencepricefortomatoesforthe1976marketingyear
overtheyearoroverpartthereofandsatisfyingspeci­
fiedrequirements asregardsmarketpreparation ;
whereas,whentheaverageofpricesrecordedoneach
representativemarketisbeingcalculated,priceswhich
couldbeconsideredexcessivelyhighorexcessively
lowinrelationtonormalpricefluctuationsonthat
marketaretobedisregarded ;
Whereasupto10JulyCommunity-produced toma­
toesaregrownmainlyingreenhouses ;whereasthe
referencepricesforthefirstpartofthemarketingyear
mustthereforebefixedforaproductofthattype;
whereastomatoesimportedfromcertainthirdcoun­
triesduringthesameperiodwillhavebeengrownin
theopen;whereas,althoughsuchtomatoesmaybe
classedinClassI,theirqualityandpricearenot
comparablewiththoseofproductsgrowningreen­
houses;whereasthepricesfortomatoesnotgrownin
greenhousesshouldthereforebeadjustedbyaconver­
sionfactor;
Whereas,fromOctobertoDecemberinclusive,toma­
toesimportedfromcertainthirdcountriesareculti­
vatedingreenhouses ;whereasaconversionfactor
shouldalsobeappliedtothepricesofthesetomatoes
tomakethemcomparablewiththereferenceprices
calculatedduringthisperiodonthebasisofpricesof
Communityproductscultivatedintheopen;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
areinaccordancewiththeopinionoftheManage­
mentCommitteeforFruitandVegetables,THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
1035/72of18May1972onthecommonorganization
ofthemarketinfruitandvegetables('),aslast
amendedbyRegulation(EEC)No2482/75(2),andin
particularArticle27(1)thereof,
Whereas,pursuanttoArticle23(1)ofRegulation
(EEC)No1035/72,referencepricesvalidforthe
wholeCommunityaretobefixedatthebeginningof
themarketingyear;
Whereastomatoesareproducedinsuchquantitiesin
theCommunitythatreferencepricesshouldbefixed
forthem;
Whereastomatoesharvestedduringagivencropyear
aremarketedfromJanuarytoDecember ;whereasthe
quantitiesharvestedfromJanuarytoMarchand
duringthelast10daysofDecemberaresosmallthat
thereisnoneedtofixreferencepricesforthewhole
year;whereasreferencepricesshouldthereforebe
fixedonlyfortheperiodfrom1Apriluptoand
including20December ;
WhereaspursuanttoArticle23(2)ofRegulation
(EEC)No1035/72thereferencepricesaretobeequal
tothearithmeticmeanofproducerpricesineach
MemberStateplusanamountrepresentingthecostof
transportingCommunityproductsfromtheproduc­
tionareastoCommunitymarketingcentres;whereas
thetrendofaveragebasicpricesandbuying-inprices
mustalsobetakenintoaccount;
Whereas,totakeseasonalvariationsintoaccount,the
yearshouldbedividedintoseveralperiodsandarefer­
encepricefixedforeachoftheseperiods;
Whereasproducerpricesaretocorrespondtothe
averageofthepricesrecordedontherepresentative
marketormarketssituatedintheproductionareas
wherepricesarelowest,duringthethreeyearspriorto
thedateonwhichthereferencepriceisfixed,fora
home-grownproductwithdefinedcommercialcharac­
teristics,beingaproductorvarietyrepresenting a
substantialproportionoftheproductionmarketedHASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
1.Forthe1976marketingyear,thereference
pricesfortomatoes(subheading07.01Mofthe
CommonCustomsTariff),expressedinunitsof
accountper100kgnetofpackedproductsofClassI,
ofallsizes,shallbeasfollows:
—April 97-15;
—May 72-77;
—1Juneto10July 53-10;
—11Julyto31August 18-03;
—September 19-67;
—1Octoberto20December 22-43.(!)OJNoL118,20.5.1972,p.1.
(2)OJNoL254,1.10.1975,p.3.

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deductionofcustomsduties,bemultipliedbya
conversionfactorof0-55from1Octoberto20
December .2.Forthepurposeofcalculatingtheentryprice:
(a)thepricesfortomatoesnotproducedingreen­
houses,importedfromthirdcountries,shall,after
deductionofcustomsduties,bemultiplied,bya
conversionfactorof1*80from1Aprilto10July.
(b)thepricefortomatoesproducedingreenhouses
andimportedfromthirdcountriesshall,afterArticle2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1April
1976.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,19March1976.
FortheCommission
P.J.LARDINOIS
MemberoftheCommission