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( 1 ) OJ NO L 118 , 20 . 5 . 1972 , P . 1 .

( 2 ) SEE PAGE 1 OF THIS OFFICIAL JOURNAL .

( 3 ) OJ NO L 318 , 18 . 12 . 1969 , P . 1 .

( 4 ) OJ NO L 198 , 21 . 7 . 1983 , P . 2 .

( 5 ) OJ NO C 62 , 5 . 3 . 1984 , P . 34 .

( 6 ) OPINION DELIVERED ON 15 MARCH 1984 ( NOT YET PUBLISHED IN THE OFFICIAL JOURNAL ) .

( 7 ) OPINION DELIVERED ON 29 MARCH 1984 ( NOT YET PUBLISHED IN THE OFFICIAL JOURNAL ) .

COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 986/84 OF 31 MARCH 1984 FIXING FOR THE 1984/85 MARKETING YEAR CERTAIN PRICES AND OTHER AMOUNTS APPLICABLE IN THE FRUIT AND VEGETABLES SECTOR

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,

HAVING REGARD TO THE TREATY ESTABLISHING THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY , AND IN PARTICULAR ARTICLE 43 THEREOF ,

HAVING REGARD TO THE 1979 ACT OF ACCESSION , AND IN PARTICULAR ARTICLE 72 ( 1 ) THEREOF ,

HAVING REGARD TO COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1035/72 OF 18 MAY 1972 ON THE COMMON ORGANIZATION OF THE MARKET IN FRUIT AND VEGETABLES ( 1 ) , AS LAST AMENDED BY REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 985/84 ( 2 ) , AND IN PARTICULAR ARTICLE 16 ( 1 ) THEREOF ,

HAVING REGARD TO COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 2511/69 OF 9 DECEMBER 1969 LAYING DOWN SPECIAL MEASURES FOR IMPROVING THE PRODUCTION AND MARKETING OF COMMUNITY CITRUS FRUIT ( 3 ) , AS LAST AMENDED BY REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 2004/83 ( 4 ) , AND IN PARTICULAR ARTICLE 7 ( 2 ) THEREOF ,

HAVING REGARD TO THE PROPOSAL FROM THE COMMISSION ( 5 ) ,

HAVING REGARD TO THE OPINION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT ( 6 ) ,

HAVING REGARD TO THE OPINION OF THE ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COMMITTEE ( 7 ) ,

WHEREAS , PURSUANT TO ARTICLE 16 ( 1 ) OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1035/72 , A BASIC PRICE AND A BUYING-IN PRICE ARE TO BE FIXED FOR EACH MARKETING YEAR FOR EACH OF THE PRODUCTS LISTED IN ANNEX II TO THE SAID REGULATION ; WHEREAS , IN ACCORDANCE WITH ARTICLE 1 ( 3 ) OF THE ABOVEMENTIONED REGULATION , THE MARKETING YEARS FOR THE PRODUCTS IN QUESTION ARE AS FOLLOWS :

- FOR CAULIFLOWERS , FROM 1 MAY TO 30 APRIL ,

- FOR TOMATOES , FROM 1 JANUARY TO 31 DECEMBER ,

- FOR PEACHES , FROM 1 MAY TO 31 OCTOBER ,

- FOR LEMONS , FROM 1 JUNE TO 31 MAY ,

- FOR PEARS , FROM 1 JUNE TO 31 MAY ,

- FOR TABLE GRAPES , FROM 1 MAY TO 30 APRIL ,

- FOR APPLES , FROM 1 JULY TO 30 JUNE ,

- FOR MANDARINS , FROM 1 OCTOBER TO 15 MAY ,

- FOR ORANGES , FROM 1 OCTOBER TO 15 JULY ,

- FOR AUBERGINES , FROM 1 JANUARY TO 31 DECEMBER ,

- FOR APRICOTS , FROM 1 MAY TO 31 AUGUST ;

WHEREAS , HOWEVER , PURSUANT TO THE THIRD SUBPARAGRAPH OF ARTICLE 16 ( 1 ) OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1035/72 , NO BASIC PRICE OR BUYING-IN PRICE MUST BE FIXED FOR THE SLACK MARKETING PERIODS AT THE BEGINNING AND AT THE END OF THE MARKETING YEAR ;

WHEREAS , WHEN THE BASIC PRICES AND BUYING-IN PRICES FOR FRUIT AND VEGETABLES ARE FIXED , ACCOUNT SHOULD BE TAKEN OF THE AIMS OF THE COMMON AGRICULTURAL POLICY AND THE CONTRIBUTION WHICH THE COMMUNITY DESIRES TO MAKE TO THE HARMONIOUS DEVELOPMENT OF WORLD TRADE ; WHEREAS THE OBJECTIVES OF THE COMMON AGRICULTURAL POLICY ARE , IN PARTICULAR , TO ENSURE A FAIR STANDARD OF LIVING FOR THE AGRICULTURAL COMMUNITY , TO ASSURE THE AVAILABILITY OF SUPPLIES AND TO ENSURE THAT SUPPLIES REACH CONSUMERS AT REASONABLE PRICES ;

WHEREAS THE BASIC PRICES MUST BE FIXED BY REFERENCE TO THE TREND IN THE AVERAGE PRICES RECORDED DURING THE THREE PRECEDING YEARS ON THE MOST REPRESENTATIVE PRODUCER MARKETS WITHIN THE COMMUNITY FOR A PRODUCT WITH DEFINED COMMERCIAL CHARACTERISTICS , SUCH AS VARIETY OR TYPE , QUALITY CLASS , SIZE AND PACKAGING ; WHEREAS THE BUYING-IN PRICES MUST BE FIXED BY REFERENCE TO THE BASIC PRICE IN ACCORDANCE WITH ARTICLE 16 ( 3 ) OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1035/72 ;

WHEREAS , IN ORDER TO FACILITATE THE APPLICATION OF ARTICLE 19 OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1035/72 IN CERTAIN MEMBER STATES IN WHICH THE MOST REPRESENTATIVE VARIETIES OF ORANGES ARE DIFFERENT FROM THOSE TAKEN AS THE REFERENCE FOR CALCULATING THE BASIC PRICES AND BUYING-IN PRICES , THESE REPRESENTATIVE VARIETIES SHOULD ALSO BE TAKEN INTO CONSIDERATION FOR THE PURPOSE OF APPLYING THE SAID ARTICLE 19 ;

WHEREAS , AS REGARDS GREECE , IN ACCORDANCE WITH ARTICLE 74 OF THE 1979 ACT OF ACCESSION , MOVES TOWARDS ALIGNMENT OF BASIC PRICES AND BUYING-IN PRICES SHOULD BE MADE IN ACCORDANCE WITH ARTICLE 59 ( 2 ) ( A ) AND ( 3 ) ( A ) AND ( B ) OF THAT ACT ;

WHEREAS THE AMOUNT OF THE FINANCIAL COMPENSATION FOR ORANGES , MANDARINS , CLEMENTINES AND LEMONS MUST BE FIXED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CRITERIA LAID DOWN IN ARTICLE 7 ( 2 ) OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 2511/69 ; WHEREAS , PURSUANT TO ARTICLE 76 OF THE 1979 ACT OF ACCESSION , SUCH COMPENSATION IS TO BE INTRODUCED IN GREECE ACCORDING TO THE TIMETABLE LAID DOWN IN ARTICLE 68 ( 2 ) ( B ) OF THAT ACT ,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :

ARTICLE 1

FOR THE 1984/85 MARKETING YEAR , THE BASIC PRICES AND THE BUYING-IN PRICES FOR FRUIT AND VEGETABLES , THE PERIODS DURING WHICH THEY APPLY AND THE STANDARD QUALITIES TO WHICH THEY RELATE SHALL BE AS SET OUT IN ANNEX I .

ARTICLE 2

FOR THE 1984/85 MARKETING YEAR , THE FINANCIAL COMPENSATION FOR ORANGES , MANDARINS , CLEMENTINES AND LEMONS SHALL BE AS SET OUT IN ANNEX II .

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 , 31 MARCH 1984 .

FOR THE COUNCIL

THE PRESIDENT

M . ROCARD

ANNEX I

BASIC PRICES AND BUYING-IN PRICES

CAULIFLOWERS

FOR THE PERIOD 1 MAY 1984 TO 30 APRIL 1985

* BASIC PRICE ECU / 100 KG NET * BUYING-IN PRICE ECU / 100 KG NET

MAY * 21,23 * 9,25

JUNE * 24,53 * 10,64

JULY * 21,74 * 9,37

AUGUST * 21,74 * 9,37

SEPTEMBER * 23,51 * 10,01

OCTOBER * 24,40 * 10,38

NOVEMBER * 20,47 * 8,86

DECEMBER * 20,47 * 8,86

JANUARY * 20,47 * 8,86

FEBRUARY * 19,07 * 8,23

MARCH * 20,08 * 8,61

APRIL * 20,33 * 8,86

THESE PRICES RELATE TO THE FOLLOWING PACKED PRODUCTS :

- CAULIFLOWERS " WITH LEAVES " OF QUALITY CLASS I , FOR THE MONTHS OF MAY , NOVEMBER , DECEMBER , JANUARY , FEBRUARY , MARCH AND APRIL ,

- " TRIMMED " CAULIFLOWERS OF QUALITY CLASS I , FOR THE MONTHS OF JUNE , JULY , AUGUST , SEPTEMBER AND OCTOBER .

TOMATOES

FOR THE PERIOD 11 JUNE TO 30 NOVEMBER 1984

* BASIC PRICE ECU / 100 KG NET * BUYING-IN PRICE ECU / 100 KG NET

* GREECE * OTHER MEMBER STATES * GREECE * OTHER MEMBER STATES

JUNE ( FROM 11 TO 20 ) * 23,39 * 29,22 * 9,79 * 12,17

( FROM 21 TO 30 ) * 21,87 * 26,68 * 9,33 * 11,41

JULY * 20,35 * 24,14 * 8,50 * 10,02

AUGUST * 18,90 * 21,73 * 7,96 * 9,13

SEPTEMBER * 19,66 * 23,00 * 8,26 * 9,63

OCTOBER * 20,10 * 24,34 * 8,35 * 10,04

NOVEMBER * 23,32 * 29,09 * 10,09 * 12,68

THESE PRICES RELATE TO PACKED " ROUND " AND " RIBBED " TOMATOES OF QUALITY CLASS I , SIZE 57/67 MM .

AUBERGINES

FOR THE PERIOD 1 JULY TO 31 OCTOBER 1984

* BASIC PRICE ECU / 100 KG NET * BUYING-IN PRICE ECU / 100 KG NET

JULY TO OCTOBER * 17,41 * 6,98

THESE PRICES RELATE TO THE FOLLOWING PACKED PRODUCTS :

- ELONGATED AUBERGINES OF QUALITY CLASS I , SIZE OVER 40 MM ,

- GLOBUS AUBERGINES OF QUALITY CLASS I , SIZE OVER 70 MM .

PEACHES

( EXCLUDING NECTARINS )

FOR THE PERIOD 1 JUNE TO 30 SEPTEMBER 1984

* BASIC PRICE ECU / 100 KG NET * BUYING-IN PRICE ECU / 100 KG NET

* GREECE * OTHER MEMBER STATES * GREECE * OTHER MEMBER STATES

JUNE * 40,97 * 48,38 * 25,08 * 29,50

JULY TO SEPTEMBER * 39,55 * 45,99 * 24,33 * 28,37

THESE PRICES RELATE TO THE FOLLOWING PACKED PRODUCTS :

- PEACHES OF THE FIOR DI MAGGIO ( MAY FLOWER ) VARIETY , QUALITY CLASS I , SIZE 51/61 MM , FOR THE MONTH OF JUNE ,

- PEACHES OF THE AMSDEN , CHARLES INGOUF AND SANT'ANNA VARIETIES , QUALITY CLASS I , SIZE 61/67 MM , FOR THE MONTH OF JULY ,

- PEACHES OF THE RED HAVEN AND FAIR HAVEN VARIETIES , QUALITY CLASS I , SIZE 61/67 MM , FOR THE MONTH OF AUGUST ,

- PEACHES OF THE J . H . HALE VARIETY , QUALITY CLASS I , SIZE 61/67 MM , FOR THE MONTH OF SEPTEMBER .

APRICOTS

FOR THE PERIOD 1 JUNE TO 31 JULY 1984

* BASIC PRICE ECU / 100 KG NET * BUYING-IN PRICE ECU / 100 KG NET

JUNE AND JULY * 44,61 * 26,77

THESE PRICES RELATE TO PACKED PRODUCTS OF QUALITY CLASS I OF A SIZE OVER 30 MM .

LEMONS

FOR THE PERIOD 1 JUNE 1984 TO 31 MAY 1985

* BASIC PRICE ECU / 100 KG NET * BUYING-IN PRICE ECU / 100 KG NET

JUNE * 45,98 * 27,82

JULY * 46,99 * 28,45

AUGUST * 46,86 * 28,32

SEPTEMBER * 42,17 * 26,92

OCTOBER * 40,00 * 26,67

NOVEMBER * 38,99 * 23,62

DECEMBER * 38,36 * 23,37

JANUARY * 39,37 * 23,88

FEBRUARY * 38,11 * 23,25

MARCH * 39,50 * 23,88

APRIL * 41,15 * 24,89

MAY * 42,03 * 25,40

THESE PRICES RELATE TO PACKED LEMONS OF QUALITY CLASS I , SIZE 53/62 MM .

PEARS

( OTHER THAN PERRY PEARS )

FOR THE PERIOD 1 JULY 1984 TO 30 APRIL 1985

* BASIC PRICE ECU / 100 KG NET * BUYING-IN PRICE ECU / 100 KG NET

JULY * 28,67 * 14,75

AUGUST * 26,77 * 14,36

SEPTEMBER * 25,62 * 13,74

OCTOBER * 26,64 * 13,74

NOVEMBER * 27,03 * 13,99

DECEMBER * 27,40 * 14,36

JANUARY TO APRIL * 27,65 * 14,62

THESE PRICES RELATE TO THE FOLLOWING PACKED PRODUCTS :

( A ) PEARS OF THE DR JULES GUYOT AND COSCIA VARIETIES , QUALITY CLASS I , SIZE 60 MM OR MORE , FOR THE MONTH OF JULY ;

( B ) PEARS OF THE DR JULES GUYOT , CLAPP'S FAVOURITE , BON CHRETIEN WILLIAMS , COSCIA AND CRYSTALLIS VARIETIES , QUALITY CLASS I , SIZE 60 MM OR MORE , FOR THE MONTH OF AUGUST ;

( C ) - PEARS OF THE BON CHRETIEN WILLIAMS , CONFERENCE AND CRYSTALLIS VARIETIES , QUALITY CLASS I , SIZE 60 MM OR MORE , FOR THE MONTHS OF SEPTEMBER AND OCTOBER ,

- PEARS OF THE PASSE-CRASSANE VARIETY , QUALITY CLASS I , SIZE 70 MM OR MORE , FOR THE MONTHS OF SEPTEMBER AND OCTOBER ;

( D ) - PEARS OF THE CONFERENCE , ALEXANDRINE DOUILLARD AND CRYSTALLIS VARIETIES , QUALITY CLASS I , SIZE 60 MM OR MORE , FOR THE MONTH OF NOVEMBER ,

- PEARS OF THE PASSE-CRASSANE VARIETY , QUALITY CLASS I , SIZE 70 MM OR MORE , FOR THE MONTH OF NOVEMBER ;

( E ) - PEARS OF THE CONFERENCE AND CRYSTALLIS VARIETY , QUALITY CLASS I , SIZE 60 MM OR MORE , FOR THE MONTHS DECEMBER TO APRIL ;

- PEARS OF THE PASSE-CRASSANE VARIETY , QUALITY CLASS I , SIZE 70 MM OR MORE , FOR THE MONTHS DECEMBER TO APRIL .

TABLE GRAPES

FOR THE PERIOD 1 AUGUST TO 31 OCTOBER 1984

* BASIC PRICE ECU / 100 KG NET * BUYING-IN PRICE ECU / 100 KG NET

AUGUST * 36,31 * 23,35

SEPTEMBER AND OCTOBER * 32,51 * 19,92

THESE PRICES RELATE TO PACKED TABLE GRAPES OF THE REGINA DEI VIGNETI , SOULTANINE AND REGINA ( MENNAVACCA BIANCA , ROSAKI , DATTIER DE BEYROUTH ) VARIETIES , QUALITY CLASS I .

APPLES

( OTHER THAN CIDER APPLES )

FOR THE PERIOD 1 AUGUST 1984 TO 31 MAY 1985

* BASIC PRICE ECU / 100 KG NET * BUYING-IN PRICE ECU / 100 KG NET

AUGUST * 26,51 * 13,51

SEPTEMBER * 26,51 * 13,51

OCTOBER * 26,51 * 13,63

NOVEMBER * 27,22 * 14,06

DECEMBER * 29,61 * 15,17

JANUARY TO MAY * 32,01 * 16,27

THESE PRICES RELATE TO THE FOLLOWING PACKED PRODUCTS :

( A ) APPLES OF THE JAMES GRIEVE VARIETY , QUALITY CLASS I , SIZE 70 MM OR MORE , FOR THE MONTH OF AUGUST ;

( B ) - APPLES OF THE JAMES GRIEVE , GOLDEN DELICIOUS , RED DELICIOUS AND STARKING DELICIOUS VARIETIES , QUALITY CLASS I , SIZE 70 MM OR MORE , FOR THE MONTH OF SEPTEMBER ,

- APPLES OF THE REINE DES REINETTES VARIETY , QUALITY CLASS I , SIZE 65 MM OR MORE , FOR THE MONTH OF SEPTEMBER ;

( C ) APPLES OF THE GOLDEN DELICIOUS , RED DELICIOUS AND STARKING DELICIOUS VARIETIES , QUALITY CLASS I , SIZE 70 MM OR MORE , FOR THE MONTHS OCTOBER TO MARCH ;

( D ) APPLES OF THE GOLDEN DELICIOUS VARIETY , QUALITY CLASS I , SIZE 70 MM OR MORE , FOR THE MONTHS OF APRIL AND MAY .

MANDARINS

FOR THE PERIOD 16 NOVEMBER 1984 TO 28 FEBRUARY 1985

* BASIC PRICE ECU / 100 KG NET * BUYING-IN PRICE ECU / 100 KG NET

* GREECE * OTHER MEMBER STATES * GREECE * OTHER MEMBER STATES

16 TO 30 NOVEMBER * 44,78 * 46,69 * 29,40 * 30,70

DECEMBER * 44,48 * 46,31 * 28,99 * 30,19

JANUARY * 44,07 * 45,81 * 28,37 * 29,43

FEBRUARY * 42,72 * 44,15 * 27,96 * 28,92

THESE PRICES RELATE TO PACKED MANDARINS OF QUALITY CLASS I , SIZE 54/64 MM .

SWEET ORANGES

FOR THE PERIOD 1 DECEMBER 1984 TO 31 MAY 1985

* BASIC PRICE ECU / 100 KG NET * BUYING-IN PRICE ECU / 100 KG NET

* GREECE * OTHER MEMBER STATES * GREECE * OTHER MEMBER STATES

DECEMBER * 39,24 * 42,33 * 25,53 * 27,55

JANUARY * 36,83 * 38,78 * 24,33 * 25,78

FEBRUARY * 37,26 * 39,40 * 24,68 * 26,29

MARCH * 38,55 * 41,31 * 24,85 * 26,54

APRIL AND MAY * 38,98 * 41,94 * 25,02 * 26,79

THESE PRICES REFER TO THE FOLLOWING PACKED PRODUCTS :

- ORANGES OF THE MORO VARIETY , QUALITY CLASS I , SIZE 67/80 MM , FOR THE MONTH OF DECEMBER .

HOWEVER , THE RECORDINGS REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 19 ( 1 ) AND ( 3 ) OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1035/72 SHALL ALSO BE MADE ON THE BASIS OF PRICES REGISTERED IN REPRESENTATIVE MARKETS AT PRODUCTION , FOR PACKED ORANGES OF THE NAVEL VARIETY , QUALITY CLASS I , SIZE 67/80 MM ; IN SUCH A CASE THE PRICES , POSSIBLY REDUCED BY THE COST OF PACKAGING WHICH IS INCLUDED , SHALL BE SUBJECT TO A COEFFICIENT OF 1,11 ,

- ORANGES OF THE SANGUINELLO AND NAVEL VARIETIES , QUALITY CLASS I , SIZE 67/80 MM , FOR THE MONTHS JANUARY TO MAY .

HOWEVER , FOR THE MONTHS OF JANUARY AND FEBRUARY , THE RECORDINGS REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 19 ( 1 ) AND ( 3 ) OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1035/72 SHALL ALSO BE MADE ON THE BASIS OF THE PRICES REGISTERED IN REPRESENTATIVE MARKETS AT PRODUCTION , FOR PACKED ORANGES OF THE MORO VARIETY , QUALITY CLASS I , SIZE 67/80 MM ; IN SUCH A CASE THE PRICES , POSSIBLY REDUCED BY THE COST OF PACKAGING WHICH IS INCLUDED , SHALL BE SUBJECT TO A COEFFICIENT OF 0,90 .

NB : THE PRICES QUOTED IN THIS ANNEX DO NOT INCLUDE THE COST OF THE PACKAGING IN WHICH THE PRODUCT IS PRESENTED .

ANNEX II

AMOUNT OF FINANCIAL COMPENSATION FOR THE 1984/85 MARKETING YEAR

GREECE OTHER MEMBER STATES

12,08 15,38 ECU PER 100 KILOGRAMS NET FOR ORANGES OF THE MORO , TAROCCO , OVALE CALABRESE , BELLADONNA , NAVEL AND VALENCIA LATE VARIETIES

10,37 13,20 ECU PER 100 KILOGRAMS NET FOR ORANGES OF THE SANGUINELLO VARIETY

6,83 8,69 ECU PER 100 KILOGRAMS NET FOR ORANGES OF THE SANGUIGNO AND BIONDO COMUNE VARIETIES

10,20 12,95 ECU PER 100 KILOGRAMS NET FOR MANDARINS

3,21 3,21 ECU PER 100 KILOGRAMS NET FOR CLEMENTINES

5,30 5,89 ECU PER 100 KILOGRAMS NET FOR LEMONS

NB : FINANCIAL COMPENSATION IS GRANTED ONLY IN RESPECT OF PRODUCTS BELONGING TO QUALITY CLASSES EXTRA AND I .