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REGULATION (EEC)No184/73OFTHECOUNCIL
of23January1973
fixingthebasicpriceandthebuying-inpriceforpearsfrom1Februaryto30April1973
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ;WhereaspearsproducedwithintheCommunity
includeseveralvarieties;whereasdifferentquotations
accordingtovarietiesarerecordedonthemarket;
whereasasufficientlyrepresentative varietyshould,
therefore,beselectedfortheapplicationofthe
interventionsystem;whereaspassecrassanepears,
qualityClassI,satisfythisrequirementfortheperiod
inquestion;
Whereasthesurplusproductionareastobeusedfor
fixingthebasicpriceinaccordancewithArticle16
(2)ofRegulation (EEC)No1035/72are,for
February,MarchandApril,thosesituatedinthe
ItalianprovincesofRavenna,BolognaandFerrara;
Whereas,takingaccountofthemethodofcalculating
thebasicpricereferredtoinArticle16(2)of
Regulation (EEC)No1035/72,thelevelofthisprice
issuchthattheapplicationofthecriterionreferredto
inArticle16(3)ofthatRegulation,limitingthelevel
ofthebuying-in ipriceto55%ofthebasicprice,
wouldresultinfixingthelatterfortheremainderof
thecurrentmarketingyearatasubstantiallylower
levelthanforlastyear;whereasthiswouldbe
disadvantageous toproducersandshouldbeavoided;
whereasrecourseshouldbehadtoArticle35ofthis
Regulationtofixthebuying-inpriceatahigherlevel
forthepartoftheyearinquestionthanthe
abovementioned limitinorder,asageneralrule,to
ensurecompensation forproducers'organizationsat
leastequaltothatoflastyear;HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
1035/72(x)of18May1972onthecommon
organizationofthemarketinfruitandvegetables,as
lastamendedbyRegulation (EEC)No2745/72(2)
andinparticularArticle16(1)andArticle35
thereof;
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission ;
Whereasthemarketingofpearsharvestedduringa
givenyearofproductionisspreadbetweenJuneand
Mayofthefollowingyear;
WhereasunderArticle16(1)ofRegulation (EEC)
No1035/72,thebasicpriceandthebuying-inprice
oftheproductforthemarketingyearmustbefixed
annually;whereas,however,forthecurrentyear,and
sincetheTreatyconcerningtheAccessionofnew
MemberStatestotheEuropeanEconomic
Community andtheEuropeanAtomicEnergy
Community (3),signedatBrusselson22January
1972,appliestothismarketfrom1February1973,
thesepriceshavebeenfixedonlyuntil31January
1973;whereasthebasicandbuying-inpricesmust,
therefore,befixedfortheremainderofthemarketing
year,takingintoaccountdatarelatingtothe
productionoftheproductsinquestioninthenew
MemberStates;
Whereasunderthesecondsubparagraph ofArticle16
(1)of-Regulation (EEC)No1035/72,eachmarketing
periodatthebeginningandattheendofthe
marketingyearistobedisregarded ;whereasatthe
endofthemarketingyearthequantitiesmarketedin
Mayareonlyasmallpercentageofthemetric
tonnagemarketedthroughoutthewholeyear;
whereas,therefore,thismonthshouldbedisregarded ;HASADOPTED THISREGULATION :
Article1
1.Fortheperiodfrom1Februaryto30April
1973,thebasicandbuying-inpriceforpears,other
thanperrypears,inunitsofaccountper100kgnet,
arefixedasfollows:
BasicpriceBuying-inprice
February,March,April11-0 6-8
(!)OJNoL118,20.5.1972,p.1.
(2)OJNoL291,28.12.1972,p.147.2.Thepricesquotedinparagraph1arethosefor
passecrassanepears,qualityClassI,sizeequaltoor
largerthan70mm,packed. (3)SpecialEdition,27.3.1972,p.5.

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Article2 Article3
Theinformationtobecommunicated underArticle
17(1)ofRegulation (EEC)No1035/72shallinclude
pricesexclusiveofpackingrecordedforthevariety
referredtoinArticle1(2).ThepricesreferredtoinArticle1(1)donotinclude
thecostofthepackinginwhichtheproductis
presented.
Ifthepriceascertainedforaparticularproductona
representative market,inaccordancewithArticle17
ofRegulation (EEC)No1035/72,includesallorpart
ofthecostofthepackinginwhichtheproductis
presented,thepriceshallbereducedbythecostof
thepackingincluded.Article4
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1February
1973.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,23January1973.
FortheCouncil
ThePresident
L.TINDEMANS