NoL205/30 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 4.8.75
REGULATION (EEC)No2023/75OFTHECOMMISSION
of1August1975
layingdowntheprotectivemeasuresapplicabletotheimportoftomatoconcentrates
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,tomatoconcentratesmaybeimportedfromthird
countriesatverylowprices;
Whereasitistobefearedthatsuchimportswould
causegraveharmtotheCommunityprocessing
industry;whereas,moreover,theycouldleadtoa
considerablereductionintheopportunities for
disposingoffreshtomatoesfromthenewcrop;HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingthe
EuropeanEconomicCommunity ;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
865/68(l)of28June1968onthecommon
organizationofthemarketinproductsprocessed
fromfruitandvegetables,aslastamendedby
Regulation (EEC)No1420/75(2);
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
1427/71(3)of2July1971concerningthe
introduction ofprotectivemeasuresinproducts
processedfromfruitandvegetables,andinparticular
Article1(2)thereof;Whereasanassessmentofthesituationonthe
market,themainpointsofwhichareoutlinedabove,
leadstotheconclusionthatimportsthreatenthe
communitymarketwithseriousdisturbanceswhich
couldjeopardizetheobjectivesofArticle39ofthe
Treaty;whereasinthesecircumstances itisnecessary
totakeprotectivemeasures;
Whereasthereisneedtohaverecoursetoasystemof
minimumimportpricessufficienttoensure,withthe
leastpossibledelay,thatthepricelevelprovidedfor
inRegulation (EEC)No1927/75isrespected;
Whereas,inordertoavoiddiversionsoftradewhich
couldresultfromthedifferenceintheminimum
pricesapplicablerespectivelyintheCommunityas
originallyconstitutedandinthenewmemberStates,
itisnecessaryinintra-community trade,toprovide
forthelevyingofanamounttocompensateforthis
difference;
Whereasitappearsneccessarytoensurethatthese
amountsaretakenaccountofwithintheframework
ofthefinancialsystemofthecommonagricultural
policy;whereasthespecialarrangementsgoverning
tradewithGreecepermitofitsexclusionfromthe
systemdefinedinthepresentRegulation,Whereasin1974productionoftomatoconcentrates ,
intheCommunityaswellasinthirdcountries,has
beenmuchabovethatofprecedingyears;whereas,as
aresult,largestocksstillremaintobedisposedof;
whereasthestockonthecommunitymarkethas
risentoapproximately 45000metrictons,thatisto
sayapproximately one-thirdofcommunity
production ,whilestocksinthirdcountrieshave
reachedavolumeoftheorderof60000metrictons;
Whereastheofferpricesinthirdcountrieshave
undergoneaconsiderablefallbycomparisonwith
thoseoftheprecedingyear;whereasthoseprices
standatthemomentatalevelrepresenting60to
70%ofthecostpriceintheCommunityindustry;
whereas,inconsequence ,theapplicationofthose
priceswouldtendtoaccentuatethedifficultiesof
productionanddisposalforthecommunity
producers;
Whereasthesystemofminimumpriceandspecial
minimumpricedefinedinArticle2ofCouncil
Regulation (EEC)No1927/75(4)of22July1975,
concerningthesystemoftradewiththirdcountriesin
productsprocessedfromfruitandvegetablesisto
applyfrom1September1975;whereaspendingthat
date,thereisariskthatconsiderablequantitiesofHASADOPTED THISREGULATION :
Article1
Intheperiodfrom7to31August1975,allimports
oftomatoconcentrates (sub-heading20.02Cofthe
CommonCustomsTariff)intotheCommunityare
requiredtoobservetheminimumpricespecifiedin
theannex.(*)OJNoL153,1.7.1968,p.8.
(2)OJNoL141,3.6.1975,p.1.
(3)OJNoL151,7.7.1971,p.5.
(4)OJNoL198,29.7.1975,p.7.

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compositionandtheminimumpriceapplicablein
thenewMemberStates,and
—theimportcustomsdutiesapplicabletowardthe
newMemberStates.
2./Theprovisionsofparagraph1donotapplyto
productsfirstimportedfromGreece.Article2
Proofofobservanceoftheminimumpriceis
furnishedbypresentation :
—ofthecopyofthebillfortheproductconcerned,
and
—ofabanker'scertificatecertifyingthatpaymentof
thepurchasepriceindicatedinthebillhasbeen
effected.Article4
TheamountssetforthinArticle3leviedontrade
betweentheMemberStatesareconsidered,forthe
purposeofcommonagriculturepolicyfinance,as
formingpartoftheinterventions designedto
regularizetheagriculturalmarket.Article3
1.Inthecaseofintra-community tradeintomato
concentratesimportedintotheCommunityandput
intofreecirculationinaccordancewithArticle10(1)
oftheTreaty,MemberStatesoftheCommunityin
itsoriginalcompositionwilllevyonimportscoming
fromthenewMemberStatesanamountequaltothe
differencebetween:
—thevariationbetweentheminimumprice
applicableintheCommunityinitsoriginalArticle5
Thisregulationshallenterintoforcetheday
followingitspublicationintheOfficialJournalofthe
EuropeanCommunities .
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentirety-anddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,1August1975.
FortheCommission
P.J.LARDINOIS
MemberoftheCommission

NoL205/32 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 4.8.75
ANNEX
MinimumimportpriceintotheCommunityasoriginallyconstitutedinu.a./100kgnetweight,
customsrightsincluded
Dryweightcontent
Inimmediate
packingsof
4kgoroverImmediate
packingsless
than4kgbut
notlessthan
1.5kgImmediate
packingsless
than1.5kg
butnotless
than0.7kgImmediate
packingsless
than0.7kg
butnotless
than0.25kgImmediate
packingsless
than0.25kg
butnotless
than0.15kgImmediate
packings
lessthan
0.15kgNotlessthan
(%)Butlessthan
(%)
20
22
24
26
28
30
32
34
36
38
40
4220
22
24
26
28
30
32
34
36
38
40
4245.78
49.62
52.20
54.78
57-36
60.00
62-58
65-22
67.80
70-38
73.02
75.60
78.1849-32
52-08
54-84
57-54
60-30
63.00
65.76
68-46
71-22
73-92
76-68
79.38
82-0854.00
57-06
60-06
63.00
66.00
69.00
72-00
75.00
77-94
80.94
83.94
86-76
89-9456-40
59.52
62.64
65-76
68-88
72.00
75-12
78-24
81-36
84.48
87-60
90-72
93-8465-76
69-42
73-08
76.68
80-34
84.00
87.66
91-26
94.92
98-58
102-18
105-84
109.5068.70
74.40
78-30
82-20
86.10
90.00
93-90
97-80
101.70
105.60
109.50
113-40
117-30
MinimumimportpriceintothenewMemberStates,inu.a./100kgnetweight,customsrights
included
Dryweightcontent
Inimmediate
packingsof
4kgoroverImmediate
packingsless
than4kgbut
notlessthan
1.5kgImmediate
packingsless
than1-5kg
butnotless
than0.7kgImmediate
packingsless
than0-7kg
butnotless
than0.25kgImmediate
packingsless
than0.25kg
butnotless
than0.15kgImmediate
packings
lessthan
0.15kgNotlessthan
(%)Butlessthan
(%)
20
22
24
26
28
30
32
34
36
38
40
4220
22
24
26
28
30
32
34
36
38
40
4230-52
33-08
34-80
36-52
38-24
40.00
41-72
43-48
45.20
46.92
48-68
50.40
52.1232.88
34.72
36-56
38.36
40.20
42.00
43-84
45-64
47.48
49-28
51-12
52-92
54-7236.00
38-04
40-04
42.00
44.00
46.00
48.00
50.00
51-96
53-96
55.96
57-84
59-9637.60
39-68/
41-76
43-84
45-92
48.00
50-08
52-16
54-24
56.32
58.40
60.48
62-5643-84
46-28
48.72
51-12
53-56
56.00
58-44
60-84
63-28
65.72
68-12
70-56
73.0045-80
49.60
52-20
54-80
57-40
60.00
62.60
65-20
67-80
70.40
73.00
75-60
78.20