15.7.78 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL192/53
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No1668/78
of14July1978
fixingthereferencepricesfortablegrapesforthe1978marketingyear
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
1035/72of18May1972onthecommonorganization
ofthemarketinfruitandvegetables('),aslast
amendedbyRegulation(EEC)No1154/78(2),andin
particularArticle27(1)thereof,Whereas,totakeseasonalvariationsintoaccount,the
yearshouldbedividedintoseveralperiodsandarefer­
encepricefixedforeachoftheseperiods;
Whereasproducerpricesaretocorrespondtothe
averageofthepricesrecordedontherepresentative
marketormarketssituatedintheproductionareas
wherepricesarelowest,duringthethreeyearspriorto
thedateonwhichthereferencepriceisfixed,fora
home-grownproductwithdefinedcommercialcharac­
teristics;beingaproductorvarietyrepresenting a
substantialproportionoftheproductionmarketed
overtheyearoroverpartthereofandsatisfyingspeci­
fiedrequirements asregardsmarketpreparation ;
whereas,whentheaverageofpricesrecordedoneach
representativemarketisbeingcalculated,priceswhich
couldbeconsideredexcessivelyhighorexcessively
lowinrelationtonormalpricefluctuationsonthat
marketaretobedisregarded ;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
areinaccordancewiththeopinionoftheManage­
mentCommitteeforFruitandVegetables,Whereas,pursuanttoArticle23(1)ofRegulation
(EEC)No1035/72,referencepricesvalidforthe
wholeCommunityaretobefixedatthebeginningof
themarketingyear;
Whereastablegrapesareproducedinsuchquantities
in"theCommunitythatreferencepricesshouldbe
fixedforthem;
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :Whereastablegrapesharvestedduringagivencrop
yeararemarketedfromMaytoAprilofthenextyear;
whereasthequantitiesharvestedinMayandJune,
duringthefirst10daysofJulyandalsoJanuaryto
Aprilofthenextyeararesosmallthatthereisno
needtofixreferencepricesfortheseperiods;whereas,
dueprincipallytodevelopments inproductiontech­
niques,arelativelylargeincreaseinthemarketingof
Communityproductsduringthelast10daysof
NovemberandinthemonthofDecembercanbe
expected;whereas,however,thefiguresatpresent
availableareinsufficientlyconclusivetojustifyfixing
areferencepriceforthatperiod;whereasreference
pricesshouldbefixedonlyfortheperiod11Julyup
toandincluding20November;Article1
Forthe1978marketingyear,thereferencepricefor
tablegrapes(subheading08.04AIoftheCommon
CustomsTariff),expressedinunitsofaccountper100
kilogramsnetofpackedproductsofClassI,ofall
sizes,shallbeasfollows:
—July(11to20): —
21to31: 30-69
—August: 30*69
—SeptemberandOctober:2702
—November(1to20):27-30Whereas,pursuanttoArticle23(2)ofRegulation
(EEC)No1035/72,thereferencepricesarefixedon
thebasesofthearithmeticmeanofproducerpricesin
eachMemberStateplusanamountrepresentingthe
costsoftransportingCommunityproductsfromthe
productionareastoCommunitymarketingcentres;
whereasthetrendofproductioncostsinthefruitand
vegetablessectormustalsobetakenintoaccount;Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceontheday
followingitspublicationintheOfficialJournalof
theEuropeanCommunities .(')OJNoL118,20.5.1972,p.1.
(2)OJNoL144,31.5.1978,p.5.

NoL192/54 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 15.7.78
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,14July1978.
FortheCommission
FinnGUNDELACH
Vice-President