29.7.75 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL198/7
REGULATION (EEC)No1927/75OFTHECOUNCIL
of22July1975
concerningthesystemoftradewiththirdcountriesinthemarketinproducts
processedfromfruitandvegetables
notleftcompletelyexposedtothedisturbanceswhich
mightresult,themeansshouldbeprovidedforappro­
priateactiontobetakenasquicklyaspossible,
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,andinparticularArticle43
thereof;
HayingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
865/68(*)of28June1968onthecommonorganiza­
tionofthemarketinproductsprocessedfromfruit
andvegetables,aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)
1420/75(2),andinparticularArticle7thereof;
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission ;
HavingregardtotheOpinionoftheEuropeanParlia­
ment(3);
Whereastheestablishment ofasystemoftradewith
thirdcountriesinthesectorofproductsprocessed
fromfruitandvegetablescallsfortheeliminationof
quantitativerestrictionsandmeasuresofequivalent
effectintradewiththirdcountries;
Whereasitisneverthelessnecessarytolimitanyrisks
attendantupontheabolitionintradewiththirdcoun­
triesofallquantitativerestrictionsormeasuresof
equivalenteffect;whereasprovisionshouldtherefore
bemadetoincludetheproductsinquestioninthe
fieldofapplicationofCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
109/70(4)of19December1969establishingcommon
rulesforimportsfromStatetradingcountriesandof
CouncilRegulation (EEC)No1439/74(5)of4June
1974oncommonrulesforimportsfromthirdcoun­
tries;
Whereasprovisionshouldfurthermorebemadein
respectofsensitiveproductsfortheestablishment ofa
systemofimportcertificatesoraminimumprice
systemwhichimportersmustundertaketoobserve;
whereasfortheproperworkingofthesesystemsitis
necessarytoprovidefortheissueofimportcertificates
andthatatthesametimeasecurityshallbelodged
guaranteeingtheundertakingtoimportduringthe
periodofvalidityofthecertificatesandthatafurther
securityshallbelodgedguaranteeing thatthe
minimumpricewillberespectedbytheimporters;
whereasprovisionshouldfurthermorebemadeforthe
possibilityofestablishing afloorpricesystem;
Whereasthemachinerythusestablishedmayprove
inadequateinexceptionalcircumstances ;whereasto
ensurethatinsuchcasestheCommunitymarketisArticle1
1.SaveasotherwiseprovidedforinRegulation
(EEC)No865/68andinthisRegulationorderogation
decideduponbytheCouncil,actingonaproposal
fromtheCommissioninaccordancewiththevoting
procedurelaiddowninArticle43(2)oftheTreaty,
theapplicationofanyquantitativerestrictionor
measurewithequivalenteffectisprohibitedintrade
withthirdcountriescoveringalltheproductslistedin
Article1ofRegulation(EEC)No865/68.
2.However,withrespecttocitrusfruitjuicesfalling
undersubheadingex20.07oftheCommonCustoms
Tariff,withtheexceptionofgrapefruitjuice,Member
Statesmaymaintainuntil31December1977the
measuresrelatingtotheimportoftheseproductsorigi­
natinginthirdcountrieswhichwereapplicableon1
January1975without,however,renderingthemmore
restrictive,theCouncildecidingbeforetheendofthis
periodonthesystemtobeintroducedsubsequently .
Ifnodecisionistakenbeforethisdate,theprevious
systemwillremainapplicable.
3.Withrespecttoprunesfallingundersubheading
08.12CoftheCommonCustomsTariff,Member
Statesmaymaintainuntil31December1977,the
measuresconcerningtheimportoftheseproducts
originatinginthirdcountries,whichwereapplicable
on1January1975without,however,makingthem
morerestrictive.From1January1978,paragraph 1
shallapply,andimportsshallb^subjecttothepresen­
tationofanimportcertificateinaccordancewith
Article4.
4.ThisRegulationshallnotapplytoproducts
processedfrompotatoes,referredtoinArticle1of
Regulation (EEC)No865/68.
5.Fortomatoconcentratesundersubheading20.02
CoftheCommonCustomsTariffparagraph 1shall
beapplicableonlyfromthedatefixedforthefirst
implementation oftheminimumpriceforthe
productsinquestion.(')OJNoL153,1.7.1968,p.8.
(2)OJNoL141,3.6.1975,p.1.
(3)OJNoC40,8.4.1974,p.74.
(4)OJNoL19,26.1.1970,p.1.
(5)OJNoL159,15.6.1974,p.1.

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Withrespecttopreservedpineapples,thesaidpara­
graphshallapplyasfromthegrantingofaidforthe
productionofpreservedpineapples .
Article2
1.Aminimumimportpricefortomatoconcen­
tratesfallingwithinsubheading20.02Cofthe
CommonCustomsTariffshallbefixedeachyear
before1Aprilforthesubsequentmarketingyear.
However,theminimumpriceforthe1975/76
marketingyearshallbefixedbefore1August1975.
2.Theminimumpriceshallbeestablishedtaking
intoaccount:
—averageproductioncostfortheCommunity
productduringtheperiodfromthebeginnfrigof
thesecondyearprecedingtheyearofitsfixing
untilthedateofsuchfixing,
—free-at-frontier pricesforimportsduringthe
periodfromthebeginningofthesecondyear
precedingtheyearofitsfixinguntilthedateof
suchfixing,disregardingimportpriceswhich,in
comparisonwithnormalfluctuations,areexces­
sivelyhighorlow;thesepricesshallbeincreased
bywhateverCommonCustomsTariffdutiesare
applicable,
—thepricesfortheproductsinquestiononthe
mainworldmarkets,
—theneedtopreventtheapplicationofthe
minimumpricefromhavingamorerestrictive
effectontradethanmeasurespreviouslyapplied
bytheMemberStates,
—■theneedtoensurethattheapplicationofthe
minimumpricecontributestothenormaland
harmoniousdevelopment ofcompetitionwith
thirdcountries .
3.Aspecialminimumpriceshallbefixedfor
importsintothenewMemberStatesuntil31
December1977,atthesametimeastheminimum
pricereferredtoinparagraph 1.Thespecial
minimumpriceshallbedeterminedinitiallyonthe
basisofthepricelevelresultingfromtheAgreement
intheformofexchangeoflettersrelatingtoArticle3
ofProtocol8totheAgreementbetweentheEuropean
.EconomicCommunity andtheRepublicof
Portugal(').
Thisspecialminimumpriceshallbealignedbystages
withtheminimumpricementionedinparagraph 1.
Thealignmentshalltakeplaceeachyearandforthe
firsttimeon1July1976,byincreasingthespecial
minimumpricebyonethirdandonehalf,succes­
sively,ofthedifferencebetweenthispriceobtaining
beforeeachalignmentandtheminimumpriceappli­
cableforthecomingmarketingyear.
Theminimumpricereferredtoinparagraph 1shall
applyinthenewMemberStatesby1January1978at
thelatest.4.TheCouncil,actingonaproposalfromthe
Commissioninaccordancewiththevotingprocedure
laiddowninArticle43(2)oftheTreaty,shallfixthe
minimumpriceandthespecialminimumpricefora
productwithgivencommercialcharacteristics ,inparti­
cularinrespectofvariety,quality,composition ,prepa­
ration,packagingandsize,andshallalsofixthedate
onwhichsuchpricesaretoapply.
5.Thecoefficientstobeappliedtothesepricesin
ordertoallowforanyvariationfrom,inparticular,the
variety,quality,composition ,preparation ,packaging
andthesizeforwhichtheyhavebeenfixed,shallbe
adoptedinaccordancewiththeprocedurelaiddown
inArticle15ofRegulation (EEC)No865/68.
6.Ifrequired,detailedrulesfortheapplicationof
thisArticleshallbeadoptedinaccordancewiththe
procedurelaiddowninArticle15ofRegulation(EEC)
No865/68.
Article3
1.TheCouncil,actingonaproposalfromthe
Commissioninaccordancewiththevotingprocedure
laiddowninArticle43(2)oftheTreaty,maydecide
tointroduceafloorpricesystem.
2.Whereparagraph 1isapplied,thefloorprice
shallbeestablishedtakingintoaccount:
—free-at-frontier pricesforimportsduringthe
periodfromthebeginningofthesecondyear
precedingtheyearofitsfixinguntilthedateof
suchfixing,disregardingimportpriceswhich,in
comparisonwithnormalfluctuations ,areexces­
sivelyhighorlow;thesepricesshallbeincreased
bywhateverCommonCustomsTariffdutiesare
applicable;however,asregardsthenewMember
Statesthesepricesshallbeincreaseduntil31
December1977bythedutiesappliedbythose
MemberStatestothirdcountriesinaccordance
withArticle59oftheActofAccession ;
—thepricesfortheproductsinquestiononthe
mainworldmarkets;
—theneedtopreventtheapplicationofthefloor
pricefromhavingamorerestrictiveeffectontrade
thanmeasurespreviouslyappliedbytheMember
States;
—theneedtoensurethattheapplicationofthefloor
pricecontributestothenormalandharmonious
development ofcompetitionwiththirdcountries.
Article4
1.AnyimportsintotheCommunity ofthe
productslistedintheAnnexshallbesubjecttothe
productionofanimportcertificatewhichshallbe
issuedbyMemberStatestoanyinterestedpartywho
appliesforsuchcertificateirrespectiveofhisplaceof
establishment withintheCommunity . (')OJNoL62,7.3.1975,p.6.

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Thecertificateshallbevalidforanimporttransaction
carriedoutwithintheCommunity .
2.Theissueofanimportcertificateshallbecondi­
tionaluponthefollowing:
—withrespecttoallproducts,thelodgingofasecu­
ritytoguaranteetheundertakingtoeffectcertain
importsforaslongasthecertificateisvalid,which
security,exceptincasesofforcemajeure,shallbe
.forfeitinwholeorinpartiftheimportsarenot
effectedorare'effectedonlyinpartwithinthe
period;
—-fortomatoconcentrates ,thelodgingofanaddi­
tionalsecuritytoguaranteethatthefree-at-frontier
priceoftheproductstobeimportedundercover
ofthecertificateplusthecustomsdutypayable
thereonshalltogetherbeequaltoormorethan
theminimumpriceorthespecialminimumprice,
whicheverisappropriate .Thesecurityshallbe
forfeitinproportiontoanyquantitiesimportedat
apricelowerthantheminimumpriceorthanthe
specialminimumprice;however,thelodgingof
suchadditionalsecurityshallnotberequiredfor
productsoriginatinginthirdcountrieswhich
undertaketoandareinapositiontoguarantee
thatthepriceonimportintotheCommunity
shallbenotlessthantheminimumpriceforthe
productinquestion,andthatalldeflectionof
tradewillbeavoided.
3.TheCouncil,actingonaproposalfromthe
Commissioninaccordancewiththevotingprocedure
laiddowninArticle43(2)oftheTreaty,maydecide
toamendtheAnnex.
Theperiodofvalidityofcertificatesandtheother
detailedrulesofapplicationofthisArticlewhichmay,
inparticular,makeprovisionforatimelimitforthe
issueofcertificates ,shallbedeterminedinaccordance
withtheprocedurelaiddowninArticle15ofRegula­
tion(EEC)No865/68.2.TheproductslistedinArticle1ofRegulation
(EEC)No865/68shallbeincludedinthecommon
listofliberalizedproductsinAnnexItoRegulation
(EEC)No1439/74.
3.Paragraphs 1and2shallnotapplytothe
productsreferredtoinArticle1(2),(3)and(4)."
Article7
1.If,byreasonofimportsorexports,theCommu­
nitymarketinoneormoreoftheproductsspecified
inArticle1(1)isorislikelytobeexposedtoserious
disturbanceswhichmightendangertheobjectivesset
outinArticle39oftheTreaty,appropriatemeasures
maybeappliedintradewiththirdcountriesuntil
suchdisturbances orthethreatthereofhasceased.
TheCouncil,actingonaproposalfromtheCommis­
sioninaccordancewiththevotingprocedurelaid
downinArticle43(2)oftheTreaty,shalladoptrules
fortheapplicationofthisparagraphandshalldefine
thecasesandthelimitswithinwhichMemberStates
maytakeprotectivemeasures.
2.Shouldthesituationenvisagedinparagraph 1
arise,theCommission ,actingeitherattherequestofa
MemberStateoronitsowninitiative,shalldecide
whatmeasuresarenecessaryandcommunicate them
totheMemberStates;suchmeasuresshallbeimmedi­
atelyapplicable.
RequestsreceivedbytheCommissionfromMember
Statesshallbeacteduponwithin24hoursofreceipt.
3.AnymeasuredecidedonbytheCommission
maybereferredtotheCouncilbyanyMemberState
withinthreeworkingdaysfollowingthedayonwhich
theywerecommunicated .TheCouncilshallmeet
withoutdelay.Itmay,actinginaccordancewiththe
votingprocedurelaiddowninArticle43(2)ofthe
Treaty,amendorannulthemeasureinquestion.
Article8
CouncilRegulation(EEC)No1427/71(')of2July
1971,introducingprotectivemeasuresforproducts
processedfromfruitandvegetablesisherebyrepealed.
Article9
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthethirdday
followingitspublicationintheOfficialJournalof
theEuropeanCommunities .
Itshallbeapplicableasfrom1September1975in
respectoftomatoconcentrates ,peeledtomatoesand
tomatojuiceandasfrom1Octoberinrespectofthe
otherproductsreferredtoinArticle1.Article5
Wherethelevyonvariousaddedsugarsisfixedin
advanceforoneoftheproductsreferredtoinArticle
4(1),suchadvancefixingshallbementionedonthe
importcertificatewhichisthebasisthereof.
Wherethisisthecase,Article6ofRegulation (EEC)
No865/68shallnotapply.
Article6
1.TheAnnextoRegulation (EEC)No109/70shall
beextendedtotheproductslistedinArticle1ofRegu­
lation(EEC)No865/68importedfromallthecoun­
triesmentionedinthatAnnex. (')OJNoL151,7.7.1971,p.5.

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ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,22July1975.
FortheCouncil
ThePresident
G.MARCORA
ANNEX
CCTheading
NoDescription
ex20.02C
ex20.02C
ex20.06B
ex20.&7B
20.02A
ex20.06B
08.12C
ex20.02G
ex20.02G
ex08.10A\
ex08.11EI
ex20.03/
ex20.05l
ex20.06B11/Tomatoconcentrates
Peeledtomatoes
Peachesinsyrup
Tomatojuice
Mushrooms
Pears
Prunes(')
Peas
Beansinpod
Raspberries
(*)From1January1978.