NoL79/28 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 23.3.78
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No585/78
of22March1978
fixingthereferencepricefortomatoesforthemonthofApril1978
substantialproportionoftheproductionmarketed
overtheyearoroverpartthereofandsatisfyingspeci­
fiedrequirements asregardsmarketpreparation ;
whereas,whentheaverageofpricesrecordedoneach
representative marketisbeingcalculated,priceswhich
couldbeconsideredexcessivelyhighorexcessively
lowinrelationtonormalpricefluctuationsonthat
marketaretobedisregarded ;
Whereas,duringthemonthofApril,Community
producedtomatoesaregrownmainlyunderglass;
whereasthereferencepriceforthismonthmustthere­
forebefixedforaproductofthattype;whereastoma­
toesimportedfromcertainthirdcountrieswillhave
beengrownintheopen;whereas,althoughsuch
tomatoesmaybeclassedinClassI,theirqualityand
pricearenotcomparablewiththoseofproducts
grownunderglass;whereasthepricefortomatoesnot
grownunderglassshouldthereforebeadjustedbya
conversionfactor;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
areinaccordancewiththeopinionoftheManage­
mentCommitteeforFruitandVegetables,THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
1035/72of18May1972onthecommonorganization
ofthemarketsinfruitandvegetables('),aslast
amendedbyRegulation (EEC)No1034/77(2),andin
particularArticle27(1)thereof,
WhereaspursuanttoArticle23(1)ofRegulation
(EEC)No1035/72,referencepricesvalidforthe
wholeCommunityaretobefixedatthebeginningof
themarketingyear;
Whereastomatoesareproducedinsuchquantitiesin
theCommunitythatreferencepricesshouldbefixed
forthem;
Whereastomatoesharvestedduringagivencropyear
aremarketedfromJanuarytoDecember ;whereas,for
thepresentmarketingyear,ontheinformation
currentlyavailableitisnotpossibletofixreference
pricesbeyondthemonthofApril;whereasthequanti­
tiesharvestedofJanuarytoMarcharesosmallthat
thereisnoneedtofixreferencepricesforthatperiod
oftheyear;whereasthereferencepriceshouldthere­
forebefixedonlyforthemonthofApril;HASADOPTED THISREGULATION :
Article1
1.ForthemonthofApril1978,thereferenceprice
fortomatoes(subheading07.01MoftheCommon
CustomsTariff),expressedinunitsofaccountper100
kilogramsnetofpackedproductsofClassI,ofall
sizes,shallbeasfollows:103-07.
2.Forthepurposeofcalculatingentryprices,the
pricesfortomatoes,notproducedunderglass,
importedfromthirdcountriesshall,afterdeductionof
customsduties,bemultipliedbyaconversionfactor
of1-80.WhereaspursuanttoArticle23(2)ofRegulation
(EEC)No1035/72thereferencepricesaretobeequal
tothearithmeticmeanofproducerpricesineach
MemberStateplusanamountrepresentingthecosts
oftransportingCommunityproductsfromtheproduc­
tionareastoCommunitymarketingcentres;whereas
thetrendofaveragebasicpricesandbuying-inprices
mustalsobetakenintoaccount;
Whereasproducerpricesaretocorrespondtothe
averageofthepricesrecordedontherepresentative
marketormarketssituatedintheproductionareas
wherepricesarelowest,duringthethreeyearspriorto
thedateonwhichthereferencepriceisfixed,fora
home-grownproductwithdefinedcommercialcharac­
teristics,beingaproductorvarietyrepresenting aArticle2
(•)OJNoL118,20.5.1972,p.1.
(2)OJNoL125,19.5.1977,p.1.ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1April
1978.

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ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,22March1978.
FortheCommission
FinnGUNDELACH
Vice-President