NoL301/18 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 25.11.77
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No2591/77
of24November 1977
fixingforthe1977/78marketingyearthereferencepricesforsweetoranges
(EEC)No2511/69of9December1969layingdown
specialmeasuresforimprovingtheproductionand
marketingofCommunitycitrusfruit(3),aslast
amendedbyRegulation(EEC)No1034/77;
Whereasforthe1977/78marketingyearthefinancial
compensation providedforbyRegulation(EEC)No
2511/69hasbeenincreased,bycomparisonwiththe
precedingmarketingyear,byapercentageequalto
thatappliedtothebasicandbuying-inprices;
whereasthereferencepricesforthe1977/78
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)No1034/77(2),andin
particularArticle27(1)thereof,
WhereasArticle23(1)ofRegulation (EEC)No
1035/72providesthatreferencepricesvalidforthe
wholeCommunityaretobefixedeachyearbeforethe
beginningofthemarketingyear;
Whereastheimportanceofsweetorangeproduction
intheCommunityissuchthatareferencepricemust
befixedforthatproduct;
Whereastheperiodduringwhichorangesharvested
duringagivencropyeararemarketedextendsfrom
OctobertothefollowingJune;whereasthequantity
putonthemarketduringOctoberandNovemberand
duringthefollowingJunerepresentsonlyasmall
percentageofthatmarketedoverthewholemarketing
year;whereasthereferencepriceshouldthereforebe
fixedonlyforaperiodrunningfrom1Decemberto
31Mayofthefollowingyear;
Whereas,sincethedifferentvarietiesofsweetoranges
arenotcomparableasregardstheircommercialvalue,
theyshouldbeclassedinthreegroups;
Whereasthesolutionbestsuitedtotheparticular
natureoftheCommunitymarketfortheproductin
questionistofixforeachgroupasinglereference
priceforthewholemarketingyear;
Whereas,underthesecondsubparagraph ofArticle
23(2)ofRegulation(EEC)No1035/72,reference
pricesforsweetorangesare,beginningwiththe
1975/76marketingyear,tobefixedatalevelequalto
that"ofthepreviousmarketingyear,adjustedasneces­
sarybyapercentagenotexceedingthedifference
betweenthepercentagesrepresentingrespectivelythe
variationcomparedwiththeprecedingmarketingyear
inbasicandbuying-inpricesandinthefinancial
compensation providedforbyCouncilRegulationHASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
1.Forthe1977/78marketingyear,thereference
pricesforfreshsweetoranges(subheading08.02AIof
theCommonCustomsTariff),expressedinunitsof
accountper100kilogramsnetandapplicabletoClass
IproductsofGroupsI,IIandIIIofallsizes,packed,
shallbeasfollows:
—GroupI:from1Decemberto31March:18-90,
—GroupII:from1Januaryto31May:16-28,
—GroupIII:from1Decemberto30April:9-03.
(!)OJNoL118,20.5.1972,p.1.
(2)OJNoL125,19.5.1977,p.1. (3)OJNoL318,18.12.1969,p.1.

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—fortheperiod1Januaryto31May,withthe
pricefixedforGroupII.
4.Incalculatingtheentrypricesasreferredtoin
paragraph3,thepricesforproductsimportedfrom
thirdcountriesshall,afterdeductionofcustoms
duties,beadjustedasfollows:
—inthecaseofproductsasspecifiedinparagraph
3(b),bytheconversionfactor0-76,
—inthecaseofproductstowhichthefirstindentof
paragraph3(c)applies,bytheconversionfactor
1-20,
—inthecaseofproductstowhichthesecondindent
ofparagraph3(c)applies,bytheconversionfactor
100.2.Thevarietygroupsreferredtoinparagraph 1
consistofthefollowingvarieties:
—GroupI:MoroandTarocco,
—GroupII:Sanguinello ,
—GroupIII:Biondocomune.
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
exceptionofNavalBlood(Doublefineimproved,
WashingtonBlood,LargeBlood)andMaltese
Blood,withthepricefixedforGroupIII;
(c)inthecaseofvarietiesnotspecifiedin(a)or(b):
—forthemonthofDecember,withthepricefor
GroupI,Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1December
1977.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,24November1977.
FortheCommission
FinnGUNDELACH
Vice-President