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REGULATION (EEC)No1233/71OFTHECOUNCIL
of7June1971
onimportsofcitrusfruitoriginatinginTurkey
inArticle4ofAnnex5totheInterimAgreementand
Article4ofAnnex6totheAdditionalProtocolfor
thefollowingproductsoriginatinginTurkey:
ex08.02A:Oranges,fresh
ex08.02B:Mandarinsandsatsumas,fresh;
Clementines,tangerinesandother
similarcitrushybrids,fresh
ex08.02C:Lemons,fresh
Article2THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingthe
EuropeanEconomicCommunity,andinparticular
Article43thereof;
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission ;
HavingregardtotheOpinionoftheEuropean
Parliament 1;
WhereasArticle4ofAnnex5totheInterim
AgreementbetweentheEuropeanEconomic
CommunityandTurkeyandArticle4ofAnnex6to
theAdditionalProtocoltotheAgreementestablishing
anAssociationbetweentheEuropeanEconomic
CommunityandTurkeyprovideforatariffreduction
forimportsintotheCommunityofcertaincitrus
fruitsoriginatinginTurkey;whereas,intheperiodto
whichthereferencepricesareinforce,thisreduction
mustbesubjecttotheapplicationofafixedpriceon
theinternalmarketoftheCommunity;whereasthe
implementation ofthissystemnecessitatesthe
adoptionofimplementingprovisions;
Whereastheproposedsystemmustformpartofthe
commonorganisationofthemarketinfruitand
vegetables;whereastheprovisionsofRegulationNo
232ontheprogressiveestablishmentofacommon
organisationofthemarketinfruitandvegetablesand
theprovisionsadoptedinimplementation ofthat
Regulation,lastamendedbyRegulation (EEC)No
2512/69,3shouldthereforebetakenintoaccount;1.Forthepurposeoffulfillingconditionslaid
downinArticle4(3)ofAnnex5totheInterim
AgreementandofAnnex6totheAdditional
Protocol,thequotationsrecordedohthe
representative Community marketsatthe
importer/wholesalerstage,orconvertedtothisstage,
accountbeingtakenofadjustmentfactorsandafter
deductionoftransportcostsandimportcharges
otherthancustomsduties—thesefactors,costsand
chargesbeingthoseprovidedforthecalculationof
theentrypricereferredtoinRegulation23—must
remain,foraspecificproduct,convertedwhere
appropriatetoClassI,pursuanttothefirstindentof
theseventhsubparagraph ofArticle1(2)of
Regulation23,atleastashighasthepricedefinedin
Article3.
2.Withrespecttothedeductionofimporttaxes
otherthancustomsduties,insofarastheprices
disclosedtotheCommissionbyMemberStates
includetheincidenceoftaxes,thesumtobe
deductedshallbecalculatedbytheCommissionsoas
toavoiddifficultieswhichmayresultfromthe
incidenceoftaxesonentrypricesbeingdependenton
theoriginoftheproductsconcerned.Insuchcasesan
averageamountcorresponding tothearithmetic
averagebetweenthelowestandhighestincidenceof
suchtaxesshallbetakenintoaccountinthis
calculation .
Detailedrulesfortheapplicationofthisparagraph
shallbelaiddowninaccordancewiththeprocedure
laiddowninArticle13ofRegulationNo23.HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
ThisRegulationlaysdownimplementingprovisions
inrespectofthepreferentialtreatmentprovidedfor
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3.Therepresentativemarketsforthepurposesof
paragraph1aretheCommunitymarketsusedfor
recordingquotationsonthebasisofwhichtheentry
pricesreferredtoinRegulationNo23arecalculated.CommunitydisclosedbytheMemberStates,shall
followregularlythemovementofpricesandshall
ascertainthepriceandotherlevelsreferredtoin
Article4.
Themeasuresrequiredshallbeadoptedin
accordancewiththeprocedurelaiddownin
RegulationNo23withregardtotheapplicationof
countervailing dutiestofruitandvegetables..Article3
ThepricereferredtoinArticle2(1)shallbeequalto
thereferencepriceinforceduringtheperiodin
question,plustheincidenceoftheCommonCustoms
Tariffonthispriceandastandardamountof.1-2
unitsofaccountper100kilogrammes .
Article6
Article4TheprovisionsofArticle11ofRegulationNo23
shallcontinuetoapply.
Article7Where,inrespectofoneoftheproductslistedin
Article1,thequotationsreferredtoinArticle2(1),
accountbeingtakenoftheadjustmentfactorsand
afterdeduction'oftransportcostsandimporttaxes
otherthancustomsduties,remain,onthe
representative marketsofthe*Communitywiththe
lowestquotations,lowerthanthepricedefinedin
Article3onthreeconsecutivemarketdays,the
CommonCustomsTariffdutyinforceonthedateof
importshallbeappliedtotheproductinquestion.
Thissystemshallapplyuntilthesaidquotations ,
remain,ontherepresentative marketsofthe
Communitywiththelowestquotations,atleastas
highasthepricedefinedinArticle3onthree
consecutivemarketdays.ThesystemlaiddownbythisRegulationshallbe
applicablefromtheentryintoforceoftheInterim
Agreement.
CouncilRegulation (EEC)No1543/691of23July
1969onimportsofcitrusfruitfromTurkeyshallbe
repealedonthesamedate.
Article8
Article5
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthethird
dayfollowingitspublicationintheOfficialJournal
oftheEuropeanCommunities .TheCommission ,onthebasisofthequotations
recordedontherepresentative marketsofthe
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,7June1971.
FortheCouncil
ThePresident
M.SCHUMANN
1OJNoL200,9.8.1969,p.5.