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fixingforthe1974/75marketingyearthereferencepricesforsweetoranges
overtheyearoroverpartthereofandsatisfyingspeci­
fiedrequirements astopackaging ;whereasforeach
representative markettheaverageofthepricesmust
beestablisheddisregardingpriceswhichappearexces­
sivelyhighorlowascomparedwithnormalfluctua­
tionsonthatmarket;
Whereasforthepurposeofcalculatingentryprices
thevarietiesimportedfromthirdcountriesofwhich
theentrypricesarerespectivelytobecomparedwith
thepricesfixedforGroupsI,IIandIIImustbespeci­
fied;whereas,moreover,certainvarietiesimported
fromthirdcountriesarenotdirectlycomparable ,as
regardstheircommercialvaluewiththeCommunity
varietygroups;whereasprovisionshouldthereforebe
madetofix,byreferencetotheirrespectivecommer­
cialvalues,conversionfactorstobeappliedforthe
purposeofcalculatingtheentrypricetothepricesfor
thesevarietiesimportedfromthirdcountriessoasto
makethemcomparablewiththeCommunityvariety
groups;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
areinaccordancewiththeOpinionoftheManage­
mentCommitteeforFruitandVegetables ,THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
1035/72(')of18May1972onthecommonorganiza­
tionofthemarketinfruitandvegetables,aslast
amendedbyRegulation (EEC)No2745/72(2),andin
particularArticle27(1)thereof;
WhereasArticle23(1)ofRegulation (EEC)No
1035/72providesthatreferencepricesforthewhole
Communityaretobefixedeachyearbeforethebegin­
ningofthemarketingyear;
Whereastheimportanceofsweetorangeproduction
intheCommunityissuchthatareferencepricemust
befixedforthatproduct;
Whereastheperiodduringwhichorangesharvested
duringagivencropyeararemarketedextendsfrom
OctobertothefollowingJune;whereasthequantity
putonthemarketduringOctoberandNovemberand
duringthefollowingMayandJunerepresentsonlya
smallpercentageofthatmarketedoverthewhole
marketingyear;whereasthereferencepriceshould
thereforebefixedonlyforaperiodrunningfrom1
Decemberto30Aprilofthefollowingyear;
WhereasArticle23(2)ofRegulation (EEC)No
1035/72providesthatreferencepricesfororangesare
tobebasedonthearithmeticmeanofproducerprices
ineachMemberState,averagefluctuationsinbasic
pricesandpurchasingpricesalsobeingtakeninto
account ;
Whereas,sincethedifferentvarietiesofsweetoranges
arenotcomparableasregardstheircommercialvalue,
theyshouldbeclassedinthreegroups;
Whereasthesolutionbestsuitedtotheparticular
natureoftheCommunitymarketfortheproductin
questionistofixforeachgroupasinglereference
priceforthewholemarketingyear;
Whereasproducerpricesaretocorrespondtothe
averageofthepricesrecordedontherepresentative
marketormarketssituatedintheproductionareas
wherepricesarelowestduringthethreeyearspriorto
thedateonwhichthereferencepriceisfixed,fora
home-grownproductwithdefinedcommercialcharac­
teristicsbeingaproductorvarietyrepresenting a
substantialproportionoftheproductionmarketedHASADOPTED THISREGULATION :
Article1
1.Forthe1974/75marketingyear,thereference
pricesforfreshsweetoranges(subheading08.02AI
oftheCommonCustomsTariff),expressedinunitsof
accountper100kgnetandvalidClassIproductsof
allsizes,packed,shallbeasfollows:
GroupI:from1Decemberto31March18-90,
GroupII:from1Januaryto30April16-28,
GroupIII:from1Decemberto30April9-03.
2.Thevarietygroupsreferredtoinparagraph 1
shallconsistofthefollowingvarieties :
GroupI:MoroandTarocco,
GroupII:Sanguinello ,
GroupIII:Biondocomune.
3.Theentrypricesofimportedproductsshallbe
compared :
(a)inthecaseoftheMoroandTaroccovarieties,with
thepricefixedforGroupI;
(b)inthecaseofthevarietiesBiondocomune(Blanca
comuna,Blondecommune)GranodeOro(Impe­(!)OJNoL118,20.5.1972,p.1.
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rial,Sucrena),Baladi,Pera,Macetera,Pineapple,
Bloodoval(Doblefina,Doublefine),Portuguese
Blood,Sanguinaredonda(Entrefina)theSurinam
varietiesandtheOrdinaryBloodvarietywiththe
exceptionofNavelBlood(Doublefineimproved,
Washington Blood,LargeBlood)andMaltese
Blood,withthepricefixedforGroupIII;
(c)inthecaseofvarietiesnotspecifiedin(a)or(b):
—forthemonthofDecember,withthepricefor
GroupI,
—fortheperiod1Januaryto30April,withthe
pricefixedforGroupII.
4.Incalculatingtheentrypricesasreferredtoin
paragraph3,thepricesforproductsimportedfromthirdcountriesshall,afterdeductionofcustoms
duties,beadjustedasfollows:
—inthecaseofproductsasspecifiedinparagraph3
(b),bytheconversionfactor0-76;
—inthecaseofproductstowhichthefirstindentof
paragraph3(c)applies,bytheconversionfactor
1-20;
—inthecasetowhichthesecondindentofpara­
graph3(c)applies,bytheconversionfactor1-00.
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1December
1974.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,29November1974.
FortheCommission
ThePresident
Francois-Xavier ORTOLI