NoL30/8 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 5.2.76
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No248/76
of4February1976
fixingforthemonthsofFebruaryandMarch1976thereferencepricesfor
cucumbers
teristics,beingaproductorvarietyrepresenting a
substantialproportionoftheproductionmarketed
overtheyearoroverpartthereofandsatisfyingspeci­
fiedrequirements asregardsmarketpreparation ;
whereas,whentheaverageofpricesrecordedoneach
representativemarketisbeingcalculated,priceswhich
couldbeconsideredexcessivelyhighorexcessively
lowinrelationtonormalpricefluctuationsonthat
marketaretobedisregarded ;
WhereasduringFebruaryandMarchCommunity-pro­
ducedcucumbersaregrownmainlyunderglass;
whereasthereferencepricesforthesemonthsmust
thereforebefixedforaproductofthattype;whereas
cucumbersimportedfromcertainthirdcountrieswill
havebeengrownintheopen;whereas,althoughsuch
cucumbersmaybeclassedinClassI,theirqualityand
pricearenotcomparablewiththoseofproducts
grownunderglass;whereasthepricesforcucumbers
notgrownunderglassshouldthereforebeadjustedby
aconversionfactor;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
areinaccordancewiththeopinionoftheManage­
mentCommitteeforFruitandVegetables,THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
1035/72of18May1972onthecommonorganization
ofthemarketinfruitandvegetables('),aslast
amendedbyRegulation (EEC)No2482/75(2),andin
particularArticle27(1)thereof,
Whereas,pursuanttoArticle23(1)ofRegulation
(EEC)No1035/72,referencepricesvalidforthe
wholeCommunityaretobefixedatthebeginningof
themarketingyear;
Whereascucumbersareproducedinsuchquantities
intheCommunitythatreferencepricesshouldbe
fixedforthem;
Whereascucumbersharvestedduringagivencrop
yeararemarketedfromJanuarytoDecember ;
whereas,forthepresentmarketingyear,ontheinfor­
mationcurrentlyavailableitisnotpossibletofixrefer­
encepricesbeyondthemonthofMarch;whereasthe
quantitiesharvestedinJanuaryandduringthefirst10
daysofFebruaryaresosmallthatthereisnoneedto
fixreferencepricesforthatperiodoftheyear;
whereasreferencepricesshouldthereforebefixed
onlyfortheperiodfrom11February;
WhereaspursuanttoArticle23(2)ofRegulation
(EEC)No1035/72thereferencepricesaretobeequal
tothearithmeticmeanofproducerpricesineach
MemberStateplusanamountrepresentingthecosts
oftransportingCommunityproductsfromtheproduc­
tionareastoCommunitymarketingcentres;whereas
thetrendofaveragebasicpricesandbuying-inprices
mustalsobetakenintoaccount;
Whereas,totakeseasonalvariationsintoaccount,the
referencepricesshouldbefixedby10-dayperiodfor
FebruaryandbymonthforMarch;
Whereasproducerpricesaretocorrespondtothe
averageofthepricesrecordedontherepresentative
marketormarketssituatedintheproductionareas
wherepricesarelowest,duringthethreeyearspriorto
thedateonwhichthereferencepriceisfixed,fora
home-grownproductwithdefinedcommercialcharacHASADOPTED THISREGULATION :
Article1
1.ForthemonthsofFebruaryandMarch1976,th<
referencepricesforcucumbers (subheadingex07.01[
oftheCommonCustomsTariff),expressedinunitso
accountper100kgnetofpackedproductsofClassI
ofallsizes,shallbeasfollows:
—February(11to20): 71.48,
21to29: 59.94,
—March :
2.Forthepurposeofcalculatingentryprices,the
pricesforcucumbers ,notbeingproductsgrownunder
glass,importedfromthirdcountriesshall,afterdeduc­
tionofcustomsduties,bemultipliedbyaconversion
factorof1-30.
Article2
(')OJNoL1IS,20.5.1972,p.1.
(2)OJNoL254,1.10.1975,p.3.ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon11February
1976.

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ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,4February1976.
FortheCommission
P.J.LARDINOIS
MemberoftheCommission
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