NoL137/20 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 26.5.76
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No1225/76
of25May1976
fixingforthe1976marketingyearthereferencepricesfortablegrapes
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
1035/72of18May1972onthecommonorganization
ofthemarketinfruitandvegetables('),aslast
amendedbyRegulation (EEC)No795/76(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
representative marketisbeingcalculated,priceswhich
couldbeconsideredexcessivelyhighorexcessively
lowinrelationtonormalpricefluctuationsonthat
marketaretobedisregarded ;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
areinaccordancewiththeopinionoftheManage­
mentCommitteeforFruitandVegetables,Whereas,pursuanttoArticle23(1)ofRegulation
(EEC)No1035/72,referencepricesvalidforthe
wholeCommunityaretobefixedatthebeginningof
themarketingyear;
Whereastablegrapesareproducedinsuchquantities
intheCommunitythatreferencepricesshouldbe
fixedforthem;
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :Whereastablegrapesharvestedduringagivencrop
yeararemarketedfromMaytoAprilofthenextyear;
whereasthequantitiesharvestedinMayandJune,
duringthefirst10daysofJulyandalsoJanuaryto
Aprilofthenextyeararesosmallthatthereisno
needtofixreferencepricesfortheseperiods;whereas,
dueprincipallytodevelopments inproductiontech­
niques,arelativelyimportantincreaseinthe
marketingofCommunityproductsduringthelast10
daysofNovemberandinthemonthofDecembercan
beexpected;whereas,however,thefigurespresently
availableareinsufficientlyconclusivetojustifyfixing
areferencepricenowforthatperiod;whereasrefer­
encepricesshouldbefixednowonlyfortheperiod
from11Julyuptoandincluding20November ;Article1
Forthe1976marketingyear,thereferencepricefor
tablegrapes(subheading08.04AIoftheCommon
CustomsTariff),expressedinunitsofaccountper100
kgnetofpackedproductsofClass,I,ofallsizes,shall
beasfollows:
—July(11to20)
21to3132.62
28.08
28.08
24.73'
25.17.—August
—SeptemberandOctober
—November(1to20)WhereaspursuanttoArticle23(2)ofRegulation
(EEC)No1035/72thereferencepricesaretobeequal
tothearithmeticmeanofproducerpricesineach
MemberStateplusanamountrepresentingthecosts
oftransportingCommunityproductsfromtheproduc­
tionareastoCommunitymarketingcentres;whereas
thetrendofaveragebasicpricesandbuying-inprices
mustalsobetakenintoaccount;Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon11July
1976.(')OJNoL118,20.5.1972,p.1.
(2)OJNoL93,8.4.1976,p.6.

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ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,25May1976.
FortheCommission
P.J.LARDINOIS
MemberoftheCommission