NoL99/30 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 13.4.73
REGULATION (EEC)No999/73OFTHECOMMISSION
of11April1973
fixingthereferencepricesfortomatoesforthe1973marketingyear
priortothedateoffixingofthereferencepricefora
home-grownproductwithdefinedcommercialcharac­
teristicsontherepresentativemarketormarketssitu­
atedintheproductionareaswherepricesarelowest,
fortheproductsorvarietieswhichrepresentaconsid­
erableproportionofproductionmarketedthroughout
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;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedbythepresentRegula­
tionareinconformitywiththeAdviceoftheManage­
mentCommitteeforFruitandVegetables ;THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
1035/72(^of18May1972onthecommonorganiza­
tionofthemarketinfruitandvegetables,aslast
amendedbyRegulation (EEC)No2745/72(2),andin
particularArticle27(1)thereof;
Whereas,underArticle23(1)ofRegulation (EEC)No
1035/72,referencepricesvalidforthewholeCommu­
nityaretobefixedeachyear,beforethebeginningof
themarketingyear,inrespectofthewholemarketing
year;
Whereastomatoesareproducedinsuchquantitiesin
theCommunitythatareferencepriceshouldbefixed
forthem;
Whereastomatoesharvestedduringagivencropyear
aremarketedfromJanuarytoDecember ;whereasthe
quantitiesharvestedfromJanuarytoMarchand
duringthelasttendaysofDecemberaresosmallthat
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
averagesofthepricesrecordedduringthethreeyearsHASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
1.Thereferencepricesapplicabletotomatoes
(subheading07.01MoftheCommonCustomsTariff),
expressedinunitsofaccountper100kgnetof
packedproductsofClass1ofallsizes,shallbeas
follows:(>)OJNoL118,20.5.1972,p.1.
(2)OJNoL291,28.12.1972,p.147.

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April1to10: ___
11to30: 640
—May: 46-9
—1Juneto10July: 36*1
—11Julyto31August: 13-1
—September : 14-3
—1Octoberto20December : 16-3.—forApril:2-50
—forMay:2-20
—from1Juneto10July:1-80
(b)thepricesfortomatoesgrownunderglassand
importedfromthirdcountriesshall,afterdeduc­
tionofcustomsduties,bemultipliedbythecoeffi­
cient0-55from1Octoberto20December .
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceontheday
followingitspublicationintheOfficialJournalof
theEuropeanCommunities .2.Forthepurposeofcalculatingtheentryprice:
(a)thepricesfortomatoesnotproducedunderglass,
importedfromthirdcountries,shall,afterdeduc­
tionofcustomsduties,bemultipliedbythe
followingconversionfactors:
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,11April1973.
FortheCommission
ThePresident
Francois-Xavier ORTOLI