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( 1 ) OJ NO L 324 , 27 . 12 . 1969 , P . 21 .

( 2 ) OJ NO L 144 , 31 . 5 . 1978 , P . 5 .

( 3 ) OJ NO L 162 , 30 . 6 . 1979 , P . 20 .

( 4 ) OJ NO L 123 , 10 . 5 . 1973 , P . 1 .

( 5 ) OJ NO L 83 , 3 . 4 . 1979 , P . 12 .

COMMISSION REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1569/79

OF 25 JULY 1979

FIXING FOR THE 1979/80 MARKETING YEAR THE MINIMUM PURCHASE PRICE AND THE AMOUNT OF FINANCIAL COMPENSATION FOR ORANGES DELIVERED FOR PROCESSING

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN

COMMUNITIES ,

HAVING REGARD TO THE TREATY ESTABLISHING THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY ,

HAVING REGARD TO COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 2601/69 OF 18 DECEMBER 1969 LAYING DOWN SPECIAL MEASURES TO ENCOURAGE THE PROCESSING OF CERTAIN VARIETIES OF ORANGES ( 1 ), AS LAST AMENDED BY REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1154/78 ( 2 ), AND IN PARTICULAR ARTICLES 2 ( 3 ) AND 3 ( 2 ) THEREOF ,

WHEREAS ARTICLE 2 OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 2601/69 PROVIDES THAT THE MINIMUM PRICE WHICH PROCESSORS MUST PAY PRODUCERS UNDER THE CONTRACTS IS CALCULATED ON THE BASIS OF THE PURCHASE PRICE PLUS 10 % OF THE BASIC PRICE OF THE VARIETIES WHICH , BY REASON OF THEIR COMMERCIAL CHARACTERISTICS , ARE USUALLY SENT FOR PROCESSING ;

WHEREAS EXPERIENCE HAS SHOWN THAT APART FROM ORANGES OF THE ' BIONDO COMUNE ' VARIETY , THE ONLY VARIETY TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT TO DATE , THE PRODUCTS CONCERNED ARE BLOOD ORANGES IN CLASS III OR MIXED ; WHEREAS , THEREFORE , THE MINIMUM PRICE SHOULD BE FIXED ON THE BASIS OF THE AVERAGE PURCHASE PRICE FOR THE CURRENT MARKETING YEAR APPLICABLE UNDER COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1300/79 ( 3 ), AND COMMISSION REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1203/73 ( 4 ), AS LAST AMENDED BY REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 648/79 ( 5 ), FOR ORANGES OF THE VARIETY IN QUESTION , PLUS 10 % OF THE AVERAGE BASIC PRICE FOR THE SAME PERIOD ;

WHEREAS ARTICLE 3 OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 2601/69 PROVIDES THAT FINANCIAL COMPENSATION MUST BE SO FIXED THAT THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE MINIMUM PRICE AND THE FINANCIAL COMPENSATION DOES NOT VARY , IN RELATION TO THAT RECORDED FOR THE PRECEDING MARKETING YEAR , BY A PERCENTAGE EXCEEDING THE PERCENTAGE VARIATION IN THE MINIMUM PRICE ;

WHEREAS THE MEASURES PROVIDED FOR IN THIS REGULATION ARE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE OPINION OF THE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE FOR FRUIT AND VEGETABLES ,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :

ARTICLE 1

1 . FOR THE 1979/80 MARKETING YEAR THE MINIMUM PRICE REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 2 ( 2 ) OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 2601/69 SHALL BE :

( A ) FOR ORANGES OF THE ' BIONDO COMUNE ' VARIETY ,

- 10.28 ECU PER 100 KILOGRAMS NET FOR PRODUCTS IN CLASS I ,

- 8.45 ECU PER 100 KILOGRAMS NET FOR PRODUCTS IN CLASS II ,

- 6.65 ECU PER 100 KILOGRAMS NET FOR PRODUCTS IN CLASS III OR MIXED ;

( B ) FOR CLASS III OR MIXED OF THE FOLLOWING VARIETIES ,

- MORO AND TAROCCO : 13.12 ECU PER 100 KILOGRAMS NET ,

- SANGUINELLO : 12.17 ECU PER 100 KILOGRAMS NET ,

- SANGUIGNO : 10.29 ECU PER 100 KILOGRAMS NET .

2 . THIS MINIMUM PRICE IS FIXED FOR GOODS EX PRODUCERS ' PACKING CENTRE .

ARTICLE 2

THE AMOUNT OF THE FINANCIAL COMPENSATION REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 3 ( 1 ) OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 2601/69 SHALL BE :

( A ) FOR ORANGES OF THE ' BIONDO COMUNE ' VARIETY ,

- 6.89 ECU PER 100 KILOGRAMS NET FOR PRODUCTS IN CLASS I ,

- 5.06 ECU PER 100 KILOGRAMS NET FOR PRODUCTS IN CLASS II ,

- 3.26 ECU PER 100 KILOGRAMS NET FOR PRODUCTS IN CLASS III OR MIXED ;

( B ) FOR CLASS III OR MIXED OF THE FOLLOWING VARIETIES ,

- MORO AND TAROCCO : 9.73 ECU PER 100 KILOGRAMS NET ,

- SANGUINELLO : 8.78 ECU PER 100 KILOGRAMS NET ,

- SANGUIGNO : 6.90 ECU PER 100 KILOGRAMS NET .

ARTICLE 3

THIS REGULATION SHALL ENTER INTO FORCE ON THE THIRD DAY FOLLOWING ITS PUBLICATION IN THE OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES .

THIS REGULATION SHALL BE BINDING IN ITS ENTIRETY AND DIRECTLY APPLICABLE IN ALL MEMBER STATES .

DONE AT BRUSSELS , 25 JULY 1979 .

FOR THE COMMISSION

FINN GUNDELACH

VICE-PRESIDENT