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layingdownprotectivemeasuresapplicabletoimportsofdessertapplesorigi­
natinginChile
secondsixmonthscanprovokeafurtherdropin
pricesand,inanycase,necessitatethewithdrawalof
largerquantitiesfromthemarket;
Whereas,inviewofthedifficultiesdescribedabove,
themainnon-member countrieswhichsupplythe
Community ,includingChile,statedthattheywould
readjusttheirprogrammesforexportstotheCommu­
nityduringthelastfewmonthsofthismarketingyear
bylimitingtheirconsignments toquantitieslower
thanthosenormallyexportedduringthesameperiod
inprecedingyears;
Whereas,uptonow,exportsfromthosecountries
havegenerallybeeneffectedatpricesconsiderably
lowerthanthoserecordedlastyear;whereasthisprice
trend,byincreasingthepossibilitiesofthesubstitu­
tionofimportedapplesforCommunityproduction,is
likelytoprovokeanincreaseinimportsfromcoun­
trieswithsubstantialavailabilities ;THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
1035/72of18May1972onthecommonorganization
ofthemarketinfruitandvegetables('),aslast
amendedbyRegulation (EEC)No795/76(2),andin
particularArticle29(2)thereof,
WhereasCommunityproductionofappleswasabout
7300000metrictonsforthe1975/76marketingyear,
oneofthehighestlevelsreachedinrecentyears;
whereasthisresultedinwithdrawalsattheendofMay
amountingtoabout700000metrictons,thelargest
withdrawalsofapplessincetheinterventionsystem
wassetup;
Whereas,despitetheextentofthosewithdrawals ,
therearestillstockslargerthanthoserecordedatthe
sameperiodofthe1973/74marketingyearduring
whichthewithdrawalseffectedinJunetotalledabout
40000metrictons;whereasitmayconsequently be
predictedthat,forthepresentmarketingyear,a
surplusofatleastequalsizewillbethesubjectof
intervention ;
Whereasduringthismarketingyearthepricesfor
Communityproductionhavegenerallybeenlower
thanboththebasicpriceandtheproducerprices
recordedfortheprecedingmarketingyear;
Whereasconsiderableimportsofapplesintothe
Communityhavegenerallybeenrecordedinthe
secondsixmonthsoftheyear;whereastheyconsist
mainlyofnewlyharvestedfruit;whereas,however,the
twocategoriesofproductcan,toalargeextent,be
readilysubstitutedforoneanother;whereas,therefore,
importsfromnon-member countriesduringtheWhereassuchasituationhasalreadyariseninthe
caseofChile,whoseconsignments totheCommunity
inAprilandMay,effectedatpricesconsiderablylower
thanthoseofprecedingyears,havealreadylargely
exceededthequantityprovidedforinthatcountry's
exportprogrammeforthelastfewmonthsofthe
marketingyear;whereas,despitethemeasurestaken
bytheChileanGovernmenttopreventtheworsening
ofthesituation,largeconsignments ofChileanapples
initiallyintendedfordestinationsotherthanthe
Communityappeartohavebeenforwardedtothe
Communitymarket;
Whereastheassessment ofthemarketsituation
outlinedaboveleadstotheconclusionthatthe
Communitymarketisthreatened,asaresultofthe
importsofChileanapples,withseriousdisturbances
likelytoendangertheobjectivesofArticle39ofthe
Treaty;whereas,inthesecircumstances ,itisneces­
sarytosuspendimportsofapplesoriginatinginChile(')OJNoL291,28.12.1972,p.3.
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IIoftheCommonCustomsTariff)originatingin
Chileissuspendeduntil30June1976.untiltheendofthemarketingperiodfordessert
apples,
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
TheplacinginfreecirculationwithintheCommunity
ofapplesotherthanciderapples(subheading08.06AArticle2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthedayofits
publicationintheOfficialJournaloftheEuropean
Communities .
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,9June1976.
FortheCommission
PatrickJ.HILLERY
Vice-President