NoL34/52 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 5.2.77
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No256/77
of4February1977
fixingforthemonthsofFebruarytoApril1977thereferencepricesforcucum­
bers
substantialproportionoftheproductionmarketed
overtheyearoroverpartthereofandsatisfyingspeci­
fiedrequirements asregardsmarketpreparation ;
whereas,whentheaverageofpricesrecordedoneach
representativemarketisbeingcalculated,priceswhich
couldbeconsideredexcessivelyhighorexcessively
lowinrelationtonormalpricefluctuationsonthat
marketaretobedisregarded ;
WhereasduringFebruarytoAprilCommunity-pro­
ducedcucumbersaregrownmainlyunderglass;
whereasthereferencepricesforthesemonthsmust
thereforebefixedforaproductofthattype;whereas
cucumbersimportedfromcertainthirdcountrieswill
havebeengrownintheopen;whereas,althoughsuch
cucumbersmaybeclassedinClassI,theirqualityand
pricearenotcomparablewiththoseofproducts
grownunderglass;whereasthepricesforcucumbers
notgrownunderglassshouldthereforebeadjustedby
aconversionfactor;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
areinaccordancewiththeopinionoftheManage­
mentCommitteeforFruitandVegetables,THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
1035/72of18May1972onthecommonorganization
ofthemarketsinfruitandvegetables('),aslast
amendedbyRegulation (EEC)No795/76(2),andin
particularArticle27(1)thereof,
Whereas,pursuanttoArticle23(1)ofRegulation
(EEC)No1035/72,referencepricesvalidforthe
wholeCommunityaretobefixedatthebeginningof
themarketingyear;
Whereascucumbersareproducedinsuchquantities
intheCommunitythatreferencepricesshouldbe
fixedforthem;
Whereascucumbersharvestedduringagivencrop
yeararemarketedfromJanuarytoDecember;
whereas,forthepresentmarketingyear,ontheinfor­
mationcurrentlyavailableitisnotpossibletofixrefer­
encepricesbeyondthemonthofApril;whereasthe
quantitiesharvestedinJanuaryandduringthefirst10
daysofFebruaryaresosmallthatthereisnoneedto
fixreferencepricesforthatperiodoftheyear;
whereasreferencepricesshouldthereforebefixed
onlyfortheperiodfrom11February;
WhereaspursuanttoArticle23(2)ofRegulation
(EEC)No1035/72thereferencepricesaretobeequal
tothearithmeticmeanofproducerpricesineach
MemberStateplusanamountrepresentingthecosts
oftransportingCommunityproductsfromtheproduc­
tionareastoCommunitymarketingcentres;whereas
thetrendofaveragebasicpricesandbuying-inprices
mustalsobetakenintoaccount;
Whereas,totakeseasonalvariationsintoaccount,the
referencepricesshouldbefixedby10-dayperiodfor
FebruaryandbymonthforMarchandApril;
Whereasproducerpricesaretocorrespondtothe
averageofthepricesrecordedontherepresentative
marketormarketssituatedintheproductionareas
wherepricesarelowest,duringthethreeyearspriorto
thedateonwhichthereferencepriceisfixed,fora
home-grownproductwithdefinedcommercialcharac­
teristics,beingaproductorvarietyrepresenting aHASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
1.ForthemonthsofFebruarytoApril1977,the
referencepricesforcucumbers(subheadingex07.01P
oftheCommonCustomsTariff),expressedinunitsof
accountper100kilogramsnetofpackedproductsof
ClassI,ofallsizes,shallbeasfollows:
—February(11to20): 73-23,
(21to28): 61-69,
—March: 61-69,
—April: .49-53.
2.Forthepurposeofcalculatingentryprices,the
pricesforcucumbers,notbeingproductsgrownunder
glass,importedfromthirdcountriesshall,afterdeduc­
tionofcustomsduties,bemultipliedbyaconversion
factorof1-30.
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon11February
1977.(')OJNoL118,20.5.1972,p.1.
2)OJNoL93,8.4.1976,p.6.

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ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,4February1977.
FortheCommission
FinnGUNDELACH
Vice-President