NoL198/26 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 18.7.73
REGULATION (EEC)No1922/73OFTHECOMMISSION
of16July1973
fixingfortheendofthe1973marketingyearthereferencepricesforcucumbers
Whereastheproducerpricesaretocorrespondtothe
averageofthepricesrecordedduringthethreeyears
priortothedateforfixingthereferencepricefora
home-grownproductwithdefinedcommercialcharac­
teristics,ontherepresentativemarketormarketssitu­
atedintheproductionareaswherepricesarelowest,
fortheproductsorvarietieswhichrepresentaconsid­
erableproportionofproductionmarketedthroughout
thewholeyearwhichsatisfyspecifiedrequirements as
regardsqualityandmarketpreparation ;whereas,
whentheaverageofpricesrecordedoneachrepresen­
tativemarketisbeingcalculated,priceswhichcould
beconsideredexcessivelyhighorexcessivelylowin
relationtonormalpricefluctuationsonthatmarket
aretobedisregarded ;
Whereas,duringthesecondpartofthecampaignan
importantpartoftheCommunity-produced cucum­
berswillstillbegrownunderglass;whereastherefer­
encepriceforthefirstpartoftheyearmusttherefore
befixedforaproductofthattype;whereascucum­
bersimportedfromcertainthirdcountriesduringthe
sameperiodwillbeobtainedfromend-of-yearopen
crops;whereas,althoughthesecucumbersmaybe
classedinClassI,theirqualityandpricearenot
comparablewiththoseofproductsgrownunderglass;
whereasthepricesforcucumbersnotgrownunder
glassshouldthereforebeadjustedbyaconversion
factor:THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
1035/72(*)of18May1972onthecommonorganiza­
tionofthemarketinfruitandvegetables,aslast
amendedbyRegulation(EEC)No2745/72(2),andin
particularArticle27(1)thereof;
Whereas,underArticle23(1)ofRegulation(EEC)No
1035/72,referencepricesvalidforthewholeCommu­
nityaretobefixedatthebeginningofthemarketing
yearinrespectofthewholemarketingyear;
Whereascucumbersareproducedinsuchquantities
intheCommunitythatreferencepricesshouldbe
fixedforthem;
Whereascucumbersharvestedduringagivenproduc­
tioncampaignaremarketedfromJanuaryto
December;whereasforthepresentcampaignthe
referencepriceshavealreadybeenfixedfortheperiod
fromFebruarytillthemonthofJunebyRegulation
(EEC)No537/73(3)of20February1973;whereasthe
informationcurrentlyavailableallowsthesepricesto
befixeduntiltheendofthecampaign;whereassince
thequantitiesmarketedinDecemberrepresentonlya
smallportionofthetonnagemarketedovertheyear
asawhole,thismonthshouldnotbetakeninto
account;
WhereaspursuanttoArticle23(2)ofRegulation
(EEC)No1035/72thereferencepricesaretobeequal
tothearithmeticmeanofproducerpricesineach
MemberStateplusanamountrepresentingthecosts
oftransportingCommunityproductsfromproduction
areastoCommunitymarketingcentres;whereasthe
trendofaveragebasicpricesandbuying-inprices
shouldalsobetakenintoaccount;
Whereas,totakeseasonalvariationsintoaccount,the
yearshouldbedividedintoseveralperiodsandarefer­
encepricefixedforeachofthoseperiods;WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
areinaccordancewiththeOpinionoftheManage­
mentCommitteeforFruitandVegetables;
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
1.Fortheendofthe1973marketingyear,therefer­
encepricesforcucumbers(subheadingNoex07.01P
oftheCommonCustomsTariff),expressedinunitsof
accountper100kgnetofpackedproductsofClassI,
ofallsizes,shallbeasfollows:0)OJNoL118,20.5.1972,p.1.
(2)OJNoL291,28.12.1972,p.147.
3)OJNoL51,20.2.1973,p.19.

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importedfromthirdcountries,shall,afterdeduction
ofcustomsduties,bemultipliedby1-30.—July 15-1
—August 16-5
—September 16*5
—October 30-9
—November 38-4Article2
2.Forthepurposeofcalculatingtheentryprices,
thepricesforcucumbers,notgrownunderglass,ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceontheday
followingitspublicationintheOfficialJournalof
theEuropeanCommunities .
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,16July1973.
FortheCommission
ThePresident
Francois-Xavier ORTOLI