NoL76/22 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 24.3.77
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No608/77
of23March1977
fixingthereferencepricefortomatoesforthemonthofApril1977
substantialproportionoftheproductionmarketed
overtheyearoroverpartthereofandsatisfyingspeci­
fiedrequirements asregardsmarketpreparation ;
whereas,whentheaverageofpricesrecordedoneach
representativemarketisbeingcalculated,priceswhich
couldbeconsideredexcessivelyhighorexcessively
lowinrelationtonormalpricefluctuationsonthat
marketaretobedisregarded ;
WhereasduringthemonthofAprilCommunity
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)No,795/76(2),andin
particularArticle27(1)thereof,
Whereas,pursuanttoArticle23(1)ofRegulation
(EEC)No1035/72,referencepricesvalidforthe
wholeCommunityaretobefixedatthebeginningof
themarketingyear;
Whereastomatoesareproducedinsuchquantitiesin
theCommunitythatreferencepricesshouldbefixed
forthem;
Whereastomatoesharvestedduringagivencropyear
aremarketedfromJanuarytoDecember ;whereas,for
thepresentmarketingyear,ontheinformation
currentlyavailableitisnotpossibletofixreference
pricesbeyondthemonthofApril;whereasthequanti­
tiesharvestedofJanuarytoMarcharesosmallthat
thereisnoneedtofixreferencepricesforthatperiod
oftheyear;whereasreferencepriceshouldtherefore
befixedonlyforthemonthofApril;
WhereaspursuanttoArticle23(2)ofRegulation
(EEC)No1035/72thereferencepricesaretobeequal
tothearithmeticmeanofproducerpricesineach
MemberStateplusanamountrepresentingthecosts
oftransportingCommuniiyproductsfromtheproduc­
tionareastoCommunitymarketingcentres;whereas
thetrendofaveragebasicpricesandbuying-inprices
mustalsobetakenintoaccount;
Whereasproducerpricesaretocorrespondtothe
averageofthepricesrecordedontherepresentative
marketormarketssituatedintheproductionareas
wherepricesarelowest,duringthethreeyearspriorto
thedateonwhichthereferencepriceisfixed,fora
home-grownproductwithdefinedcommercialcharac­
teristics,beingaproductorvarietyrepresenting aHASADOPTED THISREGULATION :
Article1
1.ForthemonthofApril1977,thereferenceprice
fortomatoes(subheading07.01MoftheCommon
CustomsTariff),expressedinunitsofaccountper100
kilogramsnetofpackedproductsofclassI,ofall
sizes,shallbeasfollows:101-04.
2.Forthepurposeofcalculatingentryprices,the
pricesfortomatoes,notproducedunderglass,
importedfromthirdcountriesshall,afterdeductionof
customsduties,bemultipliedbyaconversionfactor
of1-80.
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1April (')O)NoL118,20.5.1972,p.I
(-')O)NoL93,8.4.1976,p.6. 1977.

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ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,23March1977.
FortheCommission
FinnGUNDELACH
Vice-President