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COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No2755/76
of11November 1976
fixingforthe1976/77marketingyearthereferencepricesforsweetoranges
andbuying-inpricesandinthefinancialcompensa­
tionprovidedforbyCouncilRegulation(EEC)No
2511/69of9December1969layingdownspecial
measuresforimprovingtheproductionandmarketing
ofCommunitycitrusfruit(3),aslastamendedbyRegu­
lation(EEC)No793/76(<);
Whereasforthe1976/77marketingyearthefinancial
compensation providedforbyRegulation(EEC)No
2511/69hasbeenincreased,bycomparisonwiththe
precedingmarketingyear,byapercentageequalto
thatusedforincreasesinthebasicandbuying-in
prices;whereasthereferencepricesforthe1976/77
marketingyearshouldthereforebemaintainedatthe
levelsfixedforthepreviousyear;
Whereasforthepurposeofcalculatingentryprices
thevarietiesimportedfromthirdcountriesofwhich
theentrypricesarerespectivelytobecomparedwith
thepricesfixedforGroupsI,IIandIIImustbespeci­
fied;whereas,moreover,certainvarietiesimported
fromthirdcountriesarenotdirectlycomparable,as
regardstheircommercialvalue,withtheCommunity
varietygroups;whereasprovisionshouldthereforebe
madetofix,byreferencetotheirrespectivecommer­
cialvalues,conversionfactorstobeappliedforthe
purposeofcalculatingtheentrypricetothepricesfor
thesevarietiesimportedfromthirdcountriessoasto
makethemcomparablewiththeCommunityvariety
groups;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
areinaccordancewiththeopinionoftheManage­
mentCommitteeforFruitandVegetables,THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No
1035/72of18May1972onthecommonorganization
ofthemarketinfruitandvegetables(!),aslast
amendedbyRegulation(EEC)No795/76(2),andin
particularArticle27(1)thereof,
WhereasArticle23(1)ofRegulation(EEC)No
1035/72providesthatreferencepricesvalidforthe
wholeCommunityaretobefixedeachyearbeforethe
beginningofthemarketingyear;
Whereastheimportanceofsweetorangeproduction
intheCommunityissuchthatareferencepricemust
befixedforthatproduct;
Whereastheperiodduringwhichorangesharvested
duringagivencropyeararemarketedextendsfrom
OctobertothefollowingJune;whereasthequantity
putonthemarketduringOctoberandNovemberand
duringthefollowingMayandJunerepresentsonlya
smallpercentageofthatmarketedoverthewhole
marketingyear;whereasthereferencepriceshould
thereforebefixedonlyforaperiodrunningfrom1
Decemberto30Aprilofthefollowingyear;
Whereas,sincethedifferentvarietiesofsweetoranges
arenotcomparableasregardstheircommercialvalue,
theyshouldbeclassedinthreegroups;
Whereasthesolutionbestsuitedtotheparticular
natureoftheCommunitymarketfortheproductin
questionistofixforeachgroupasinglereference
priceforthewholemarketingyear;
Whereas,underthesecondsubparagraphofArticle23
(2)ofRegulation(EEC)No1035/72,referenceprices
forsweetorangesare,beginningwiththe1975/76
marketingyear,tobefixedatalevelequaltothatof
thepreviousmarketingyear,adjustedasnecessaryby
apercentagenotexceedingthedifferencebetweenthe
percentagesrepresentingrespectivelythevariation
comparedwiththeprecedingmarketingyearinbasicHASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
1.Forthe1976/77marketingyear,thereference
pricesforfreshsweetoranges(subheading08.02AI
oftheCommonCustomsTariff),expressedinunitsof
accountper100kilogrammesnetandapplicableto
ClassIproductsofGroupsI,IIandIIIofallsizes,
packed,shallbeasfollows:
(')OJNoL118,20.5.1972,p.1.
(2)OJNoL93,8.4.1976,p.6.(3)OJNoL318,18.12.1969,p.1.
(4)OJNoL93,8.4.1976,p.1.

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GroupI:from1Decemberto31March:18-90,
GroupII:from1Januaryto30April:16-28,
GroupIII:from1Decemberto30April:9-03.
2.Thevarietygroupsreferredtoinparagraph 1
consistofthefollowingvarieties:
GroupI:MoroandTarocco,
GroupII:Sanguinello,
GroupIII:Biondocomune.(c)inthecaseofvarietiesnotspecifiedin(a)or(b):
—forthemonthofDecember,withthepricefor
GroupI,
—fortheperiod1Januaryto30April,withthe
pricefixedforGroupII.
4.Incalculatingtheentrypricesasreferredtoin
paragraph3,thepricesforproductsimportedfrom
thirdcountriesshall,afterdeductionofcustoms
duties,beadjustedasfollows:
—inthecaseofproductsasspecifiedinparagraph3
(b),bytheconversionfactor0-76,
—inthecaseofproductstowhichthefirstindentof
paragraph3(c)applies,bytheconversionfactor
1-20,
—inthecaseofproductstowhichthesecondindent
ofparagraph3(c)applies,bytheconversionfactor
1-00.3.Theentrypricesofimportedproductsshallbe
compared:
(a)inthecaseoftheMoroandTaroccovarieties,with
thepricefixedforGroupI;
(b)inthecaseofthevarietiesBiondocomune(Blanca
comuna,Blondecommune)GranodeOro(Impe­
rial,Sucrena),Baladi,Pera,Macetera,Pineapple,
Bloodoval(Doblefina,Doublefine),Portuguese
Blood,Sanguinaredonda(Entrefina),theSurinam
varietiesandtheOrdinaryBloodvarietywiththe
exceptionofNavelBlood(Doublefineimproved,
WashingtonBlood,LargeBlood)andMaltese
Blood,withthepricefixedforGroupIII;Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1December
1976.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,11November1976.
FortheCommission
P.J.LARDINOIS
MemberoftheCommission