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REGULATION (EEC)No749/74OFTHECOMMISSION
of29March1974
fixingthereferencepricesfortomatoesforthe1974marketingyear
theyearorduringpartofit,andwhichsatisfyspeci­
fiedrequirements asregardsmarketpreparation ;
whereas,whentheaverageofpricesrecordedoneach
representativemarketisbeingcalculated,priceswhich
couldbeconsideredexcessivelyhighorexcessively
lowinrelationtonormalpricefluctuationsonthe
marketshouldbedisregarded ;
Whereasupto10JulyCommunity-produced toma­
toesaremainlycultivatedunderglass;whereasitis,
therefore,productsofthistypethatreferenceprices
relatetoduringthefirstpartofthemarketingyear;
whereastomatoesimportedfromcertainthirdcoun­
triesduringthesameperiodarecultivatedinthe
open;whereas,althoughthesetomatoesmaybeclassi­
fiedinClass1,theirqualityandpricearenotcompar­
ablewiththoseofproductsgrownunderglass;
whereasthepricesoftomatoesnotproducedunder
glassshould,therefore,beadjustedbyaconversion
factor;
Whereas,fromOctobertoDecemberinclusive,toma­
toesimportedfromcertainthirdcountriesareculti­
vatedunderglass;whereasaconversionfactorshould
alsobeappliedtothepricesofthesetomatoesto
makethemcomparablewiththereferenceprices
calculatedduringthisperiodonthebasisofpricesof
Communityproductscultivatedintheopen;
WhereastheManagementCommitteeforFruitand
Vegetableshasnotdeliveredanopinionwithinthe
timelimitsetbyitsChairman,THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
1035/72(J)of18May1972onthecommonorganiza­
tionofthemarketinfruitandvegetables,aslast
amendedbyRegulation (EEC)No2745/72(2),andin
particularArticle27(1)thereof;
Whereas,underArticle23(1)ofRegulation(EEC)No
1035/72,referencepricesvalidforthewholeCommu­
nityaretobefixedeachyear,beforethebeginningof
themarketingyear;
Whereastomatoesareproducedinsuchquantitiesin
theCommunitythatareferencepriceshouldbefixed
forthem;
Whereastomatoesharvestedduringagivencropyear
aremarketedfromJanuarytoDecember ;whereasthe
quantitiesharvestedfromJanuarytoMarchand
duringthelast10daysofDecemberaresosmallthat
thereisnoneedtofixreferencepricesforthewhole
year;whereasreferencepricesshouldbefixedonly
fortheperiodfromApriluptoandincluding20
December ;
Whereas,pursuanttoArticle23(2)ofRegulation
(EEC)No1035/72,referencepricesaretobeequalto
thearithmeticmeanofproducerpricesineach
MemberStateplusanamountrepresentingthecosts
oftransportingCommunityproductsfromtheproduc­
tionareastoCommunitymarketingcentres;whereas
thetrendofaveragebasicpricesandbuying-inprices
shouldalsobetakenintoaccount;
Whereastotakeseasonalvariationsintoaccount,the
marketingyearshouldbedividedintoseveralperiods
andareferencepricefixedforeachofthoseperiods;
Whereastheproducerpricesaretocorrespondtothe
averagesofthepricesrecordedduringthethreeyears
priortothedateoffixingofthereferencepricefora
home-grownproductwithdefinedcommercialcharac­
teristicsontherepresentative marketormarketssitu­
atedintheproductionareaswherepricesarelowest,
fortheproductsorvarietieswhichrepresentaconsid­
erableproportionofproductionmarketedthroughoutHASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
1.Forthe1974marketingyearthereferenceprices
fortomatoes(subheadingNo07.01MoftheCommon
CustomsTariff),expressedinunitsofaccountper100
kgnetofpackedproductsofClassIofallsizes,shall
beasfollows:
—April 70-4
—May 52-8
—1Juneto10July 39-7
—11Julyto31August 14-4
—September 15-7
—1Octoberto20December 17-9(')OJNoL118,20.5.1972,p.1.
(AOJNoL291,28.12.1972,p.147.

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tionofcustomsduties,bemultipliedbythecoeffi­
cient0-55from1Octoberto20December .2.Forthepurposeofcalculatingtheentryprice:
(a)thepricesfortomatoesnotproducedunderglass,
importedfromthirdcountries,shall,^fterdeduc­
tionofcustomsduties,bemultipliedbythe
followingconversionfactors:
Article2—forApril:2-50;
—forMay:2-00;
—from1Juneto10July:1-80;ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceontheday
followingitspublicationintheOfficialJournalof
theEuropeanCommunities .(b)thepricesfortomatoesgrownunderglassand
importedfromthirdcountriesshall,afterdeduc­
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,29March1974.
FortheCommission
ThePresident
Francois-Xavier ORTOLI