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REGULATION (EEC)No1343/73OFTHECOUNCIL
of15May1973
fixingthebasicpricesandbuying-inpricesforfruitandvegetablesforthe1973/74
marketingyear
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingthe
EuropeanEconomicCommunity,andinparticular
Article43thereof;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
1035/72(*)of18May1972onthecommon
organizationofthemarketinfruitandvegetables,as
lastamendedbyRegulation (EEC)No2745/72(2),
andinparticularArticle16(1)thereof;
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission ;
HavingregardtotheOpinionoftheEuropean
Parliament ;
Whereas,pursuanttoArticle16(1)ofRegulation
(EEC)No1035/72,abasicpriceandabuying-in
pricemustbefixedforeachmarketingyearforeach
oftheproductslistedinAnnexIItothesaid
Regulation;whereastheproductsinquestion,
harvestedinagivenproductionyear,aremarketed:
—asregardscauliflowers ,fromMaytoAprilofthe
followingyear,
—asregardstomatoes,fromJanuarytoDecember,
—asregardspeaches,fromMaytoOctober,
—asregardslemons,fromJunetoMayofthe
followingyear,
—asregardspears,fromJunetoMayofthe
followingyear,
—asregardstablegrapes,fromMaytoAprilofthe
followingyear,—asregardsapples,fromJulytoJuneofthe
followingyear,
—asregardsmandarins,fromNovembertoMarch
ofthefollowingyear,
—asregardssweetoranges,fromOctobertoJune
ofthefollowingyear;
Whereas,however,pursuanttothethird
subparagraph ofArticle16(1)ofRegulation (EEC)
No1035/72,nobasicpriceorbuying-inpricemust
befixedfortheslackmarketingperiodsatthe
beginningandattheendofthemarketingyear;
whereas,moreover,abasicpriceandabuying-in
pricehavealreadybeenfixedforthemonthofMay
byRegulation (EEC)No1111/73(3);
Whereas,whenthebasicpricesandbuying-inprices
forfruitandvegetablesarefixed,accountshouldbe
takenoftheobjectivesoftheCommonAgricultural
PolicyandthecontributionwhichtheCommunity
desirestomaketotheharmoniousdevelopmentof
worldtrade;whereastheobjectivesoftheCommon
AgriculturalPolicyareinparticulartoensureafair
standardoflivingfortheagriculturalcommunity,to
ensurethatsuppliesareavailableandthattheyreach
consumersatreasonableprices;
Whereasthebasicpricesmustbefixedbyreference
tothetrendintheaveragepricesrecordedduringthe
threeprecedingyearsonthemostrepresentative
producermarketswithintheCommunityfora
productwithdefinedcommercialcharacteristics ,such
asvarietyortype,qualityclass,sizeandpackaging;
whereasthebuying-inpricesmustbefixedby
referencetothebasicpriceinaccordancewithArticle
16(3)ofRegulation (EEC)No1035/72;
(!)OJNoL118,20.5.1972,p.1.
(2)OJNoL291,28.12.1972,p.147. (3)OJNoL114,30.4.1973,p.3.

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HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1ClassI,size57/67mmandpacked'elongated'
tomatoesofQualityClassI,size40/47mm.
Article31.Fortheperiodfrom1June1973to30April
1974,thebasicpriceandbuying-inpricefor
cauliflowers ,inunitsofaccountper100kilogrammes
net,shallbeasfollows:
BasicpriceBuying-inprice1.Fortheperiodfrom1Juneto30September
1973,thebasicpriceandbuying-inpriceforpeaches
(excludingnectarines),inunitsofaccountper100
kilogrammesnet,shallbeasfollows:
BasicpriceBuying-inprice
June 20-012-0
July .17-711-0
August 17-810-6
September 18-311-0June 10-9 4-6
July 8-7 3-6
August 8-7 3-6
September 9-8 4-0
October 11-0 4-5
November 7-4 3-2
December 7-4 3-2
January 7-4 3-1
February 6-5 2-6
March 7-63-1
April 7-2 3-12.Thepricesquotedinparagraph1relatetothe
followingpackedproducts:
—peachesoftheFiordiMaggio(MayFlower)
variety,QualityClassI,size51/61mm,forthe
monthofJune,
—peachesoftheAmsden,CharlesIngouf,and
Sant'Annavarieties,QualityClassI,size61/67
mm,forthemonthofJuly,
—peachesoftheRedHavenandFairHaven
varieties,QualityClassI,size61/67mm,forthe
monthofAugust,
—peachesoftheJ.H.Halevariety,QualityClassI,
size61/67mm,forthemonthofSeptember.2.Thepricesquotedinparagraph1relatetothe
followingpackedproducts:
—'trimmed'cauliflowersofQualityClassI,forthe
monthsofJune,July,August,Septemberand
October,
—cauliflowers'withleaves'ofQualityClassI,for
themonthsofNovember,December,January,
February,MarchandApril. Article4
Article2 1.Fortheperiodfrom1June1973to31May
1974,thebasicpriceandbuying-inpriceoflemons,
inunitsofaccountper100kilogrammesnet,shallbe
asfollows:
BasicpriceBuying-inprice1-Fortheperiodfrom1June1973to30
November1973,thebasicpriceandbuying-inprice
fortomatoes,inunitsofaccountper100
kilogrammesnet,shallbeasfollows:
BasicpriceBuying-inprice
Junefirsttendays ——June 20-6 11-9
July 21-4 121
August 21-3 12-6
September 17-6 11-6
October 15-9 11-4
November 15-1 8-5
December 14-6 8-0
January 15-4 7-9
February 14-4 8-0
March 15-5 7-9
April 16-8 9-0
May 17-5 9-8secondtendays14-0 5-8
thirdtendays 11-9 5-1
July 9-8 3-9
August 7-63-3
September 8-6 3-7
October 12-4 5-1
November 14-0 6-2
2.Thepricesquotedinparagraph 1relateto
packed'round'and'ribbed'tomatoesofQuality

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2.Thepricesquotedinparagraph1relateto
packedlemonsofQualityClassI,size53/62mm.grapes,inunitsofaccountper100kilogrammesnet,
shallbeasfollows:
Article5BasicpriceBuying-inprice
August
September
October15-2 10-2
12-0 7-2
12-4 7-51.Fortheperiodfrom1July1973to30April
1974,thebasicpriceandbuying-inpriceforpears,
otherthanperrypears,inunitsofaccountper100
kilogrammesnet,shallbeasfollows:
BasicpriceBuying-inprice2.ThepricesquotedinparagraphIrelateto
packedtablegrapesoftheReginadeiVignetiand
Regina(mennavacca bianca)varieties,Quality
ClassI.July 13-8 6-9
August 11-8 6-5
September 10-9 6-0
October 11-7 6-0
November 11-9 6-2
December 12-0 6-5
January 12-1 6-7
FebruarytoApril 12-5 6-9Article7
1■Fortheperiodfrom1August1973to31May
1974,thebasicpriceandbuying-inpriceforapples,
otherthanciderapples,inunitsofaccountper100
kilogrammesnet,shallbeasfollows:
BasicpriceBuying-inprice
August 10-8 5-5
September 10-8 5-6
October 10-8 5-7
November 11-1 5-9
December 12-0 6-4
January 13-4 7-1
February 14-8 7-5
March 15-8 8-1
AprilandMay 17-2 8-62.Thepricesquotedinparagraph1relatetothe
followingpackedproducts:
(a)pearsoftheDrJulesGuyotvariety,QualityClass
I,size60mmormore,forthemonthofJuly,
(b)pearsoftheDrJulesGuyot,Clapp'sfavourite,
andBonchretienWilliamsvarieties,Quality
ClassI,size60mmormore,forthemonthof
August,
(c)pearsoftheBonchretienWilliamsand
Conferencevarieties,QualityClassI,size60mm
ormore,forthemonthsofSeptemberand
October,
(d)—pearsoftheConferenceandAlexandrine
Douillardvarieties,QualityClassI,size60
mmormore,forthemonthofNovember,
—pearsofthePasse-crassane variety,Quality
ClassI,size70mmormore,forthemonthof
November,
(e)—pearsoftheConferencevariety,QualityClass
I,size60mmormore,forthemonths
DecembertoApril,
—pearsofthePasse-crassane variety,Quality
ClassI,size70mmormore,forthemonths
DecembertoApril.2.Thepricesquotedinparagraph1relatetothe
followingpackedproducts:
(a)applesoftheJamesGrievevariety,QualityClass
I,size70mmormore,forthemonthofAugust,
(b)—applesoftheJamesGrieveandGolden
Deliciousvarieties,QualityClassI,size70
mmormore,forthemonthofSeptember,
—applesoftheReinedesreinettesvariety,
QualityClassI,size65mmormore,forthe
monthofSeptember,
(c)applesoftheGoldenDeliciousvariety,Quality
ClassI,size70mmormore,forthemonths
OctobertoMay.Article6
1.Fortheperiodfrom1Augustto31October
1973,thebasicpriceandbuying-inpricefortable

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Article8 BasicpriceBuying-inprice
December
January
February
March
April17-0 11-4
14-4 10-0
14-7 10-2
16-2 10-4
16-7 10-61.Fortheperiodfrom16November1973to28
February1974,thebasicpriceandbuying-inpricefor
mandarins,inunitsofaccountper100kilogrammes
net,shallbeasfollows:
BasicpriceBuying-inprice
16—30November 19-5 12-9
December 19-3 12-6
January 18-7 11-6
February 16-7 10-82.Thepricesquotedinparagraph1relatetothe
followingpackedproducts:
—orangesoftheMorovariety,QualityClassI,size
67/80mm,forthemonthofDecember,
—orangesoftheSanguinellovariety,QualityClass
I,size67/80mm,forthemonthsJanuaryto
April.
2.Thepricesquotedinparagraph 1relateto
packedmandarinsofQualityClassI,size54/64mm.Article10
Article9ThepricesquotedinArticles1to9donotinclude
thecostofthepackaginginwhichtheproductis
presented.
Article111.Fortheperiodfrom1December1973to30
April1974,thebasicpriceandbuying-inpricefor
sweetoranges,inunitsofaccountper100
kilogrammesnet,shallbeasfollows:ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1June
1973.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,15May1973.
FortheCouncil
ThePresident
A.LAVENS