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fixinguntiltheendofthe1975marketingyearthereferencepricesforcucum­
bers
MemberStateplusanamountrepresentingthecosts
oftransportingCommunityproductsfromtheproduc­
tionareastoCommunitymarketingcentres;whereas
thetrendofaveragebasicpricesandbuying-inprices
mustalsobetakenintoaccount ;
Whereas,totakeseasonalvariationsintoaccount,the
yearshouldbedividedintoseveralperiodsandarefer­
encepricefixedforeachoftheseperiods;
Whereasproducerpricesarctocorrespondtothe
averageofthepricesrecordedontherepresentative
marketormarketssituatedintheproductionareas
wherepricesarelowest,duringthethreeyearspriorto
thedateonwhichthereferencepriceisfixed,fora
home-grownproductwithdefinedcommercialcharac­
teristics,beingaproductorvarietyrepresenting a
substantialproportionoftheproductionmarketed
overtheyearoroverpartthereofandsatisfyingspeci­
fiedrequirements asregardsmarketpreparation ;
whereas,whentheaverageofpricesrecordedoneach
representative marketisbeingcalculated,priceswhich
couldbeconsideredexcessivelyhighorexcessively
lowinrelationtonormalpricefluctuationsonthat
marketaretobedisregarded ;THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
1035/72(')of18May1972onthecommonorganiza­
tionofthemarketinfruitandvegetables,aslast
amendedbyRegulation (EEC)No2745/72(2),andin
particularArticle27(1)thereof;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
474/75(3)of27February1975fixingthebasicprices
andbuying-inpricesforfruitandvegetablesforthe
1975/76marketingyearandderogatingforthis
marketingyearfromArticle23ofRegulation (EEC)
No1035/72asregardscertainreferenceprices,andin
particularArticle11ofthatRegulation ;
Whereas,pursuanttoArticle23(1)ofRegulation
(EEC)No1035/72,referencepricesvalidforthe
wholeCommunityaretobefixedatthebeginningof
themarketingyear;
Whereascucumbersareproducedinsuchquantities
intheCommunitythatreferencepricesshouldbe
fixedforthem;
Whereascucumbersharvestedduringagivencrop
yeararemarketedfromJanuarytoDecember ;
whereaswithregardtothepresentmarketingyear
referencepriceshavealreadybeenfixedupto28
FebruarybyRegulation (EEC)No317/75of7
February 1975(4);whereastheinformationnowavail­
ableallowssuchpricestobefixeduptotheendof
themarketingyear;whereasthelowquantitieswhich
areharvestedduringDecemberrepresentonlyasmall
percentageofthetonnagewhichismarketedoverthe
marketingyearasawhole;whereasthatmonth
shouldthereforenotbetakenintoaccount;
WhereaspursuanttoArticle23(2)ofRegulation
(EEC)No1035/72thereferencepricesaretobeequal
tothearithmeticmeanofproducerpricesineachWhereasCommunity-produced cucumbersaregrown
mainlyunderglass;whereasthereferencepricesfor
themarketingyearmustthereforebefixedforaprop­
ductofthattype;whereastakingintoaccount,in
particularforthefirstpartofthemarketingyear,the
increaseinproductioncostsconsequentprincipally
uponhigherfuelcosts,thereisreasontoprovidefor
anadditionalincreaseinthereferencepriceforthe
monthsMarchtoJune;whereascucumbersimported
fromcertainthirdcountrieswillhavebeengrownin
theopen;whereas,althoughsuchcucumbersmaybe
classedinClassI,theirqualityandpricearenot
comparablewiththoseofproductsgrownunderglass;
whereasthepricesforcucumbersnotgrownunder
glassshouldthereforebeadjustedbyaconversion
factor;
(')OJNoL118,20.5.1972,p.1.
(2)OJNoL291,28.12.1972,p.147.
(3)OJNoL52,28.2.1975,p.24.
(4)OJNoL35,8.2.1975,p.21.WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
areinaccordancewiththeOpinionoftheManage­
mentCommitteeforFruitandVegetables ,

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45.17HASADOPTED THISREGULATION :
Article/
1.Forthe1975marketingyear,thereference
pricesforcucumbers (subheadingex07.01Pofthe
CommonCustomsTariff),expressedinunitsof
accountper100kgnetofpackedproductsofClassI,
ofallsizes,shallbeasfollows:2.Forthepurposeofcalculatingentryprices,the
pricesforcucumbers,notbeingproductsgrownunder
glass,importedfromthirdcountriesshall,afterdeduc­
tionofcustomsduties,bemultipliedbythefollowing
conversionfactors:
—from1Marchto30September :1-30
—from1Octoberto30November :1-00
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthedayofits
publicationintheOfficialJournaloftheEuropean
Communities ,—-March
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ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,28February1975.
FortheCommission
P.J.LARDINOIS
MemberoftheCommission