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COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No459/76
of27February1976
establishingasystemofminimumpricesapplicabletotheimportationof
tomatoconcentratesoriginatinginGreece
leadtopriceswhichcouldthreatentheaimsofArticle
39oftheTreaty;whereasinthesecircumstances itis
necessarytotakeprotectivemeasuresagainstimports
oftomatoconcentratesfromGreece;
Whereas,inthecaseofimportsfromGreece,having
regardtothespecialarrangementsgoverningtrade
betweentheCommunityandGreece,asystemof
minimumimportprices,atalevelwhichavoidsa
threattotheaimsofArticle39oftheTreaty,should
beintroduced,inaccordancewithArticle41ofthe
AthensAgreement ;whereasifthesepricesarefixed
atthelevelssetoutintheAnnex,bearinginmindthe
abovementioned aimsandfacts,thisshouldnotstand
inthewayofthecriteriareferredtoinArticle44(2)
and(3)oftheTreatyandinparticularthenaturalpref­
erencethereinmentioned ;whereastheimporter
shouldprovideanadditionalsecuritytoensurethat
thesepricesarerespected;whereastobringtheabove
systemintoeffect,itisnecessarytoderogatefromthe
termsofArticle9ofCommissionRegulation(EEC)
No2104/75of31July1975amendingRegulation
No193/75andlayingdownspecialdetailedrulesfor
theapplicationofthesystemofimportlicencesand
advancefixingcertificatesforproductsprocessedfrom
fruitandvegetables(4);
Whereas,inviewofthesubstantialquantityof
productsinrespectofwhichcertificateshavealready
beenissued,thesequantitiesshouldbesubjecttothe
systemofminimumprices,whilepermittingthe
importertorequestthecancellationofthecertificates
inquestion,THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
865/68of28June1968onthecommonorganization
ofthemarketinproductsprocessedfromfruitand
vegetables(*),aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)
No1420/75(2),
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
1927/75of22July1975concerningthesystemof
tradewiththirdcountriesinthemarketinproducts
processedfromfruitandvegetables(3),andinparti­
cularArticle7(2)thereof,
Whereas,asaresultofdevelopments duringthe
1974/75and1975/76marketingseasonsfortomato
concentrates ,considerable stocksnowexistbothin
theCommunityandinGreece;whereasthesestocks
maybeestimatedatabout70%ofthe1975produc­
tionintheCommunityandinGreece;whereasthe
resultingstocksavailablemaydepresstheCommunity
marketandaggravatethefallinpricesnotedduring
thelastfewmonths;
WhereastheGreekofferpricesfortheCommunity
market,whicharesignificantlybelowthecostprice
fortheGreekproducers,aresolowthattheycould
threatentheaimsofArticle39oftheTreaty;
WhereasimportsfromothersuppliersoftheCommu­
nitycannotbeeffectedbelowtheminimumpriceor
thespecialminimumpriceestablishedunderthe
commonorganization ofthemarket;whereas,
consequently ,itisonlyimportsfromGreeceunder
thepreferentialsystemundertherelevantAssociation
Agreementwhichcanaggravatethesituationobserved
ontheCommunitymarket;
Whereasasurveyofthemarket,asoutlinedabove,
suggeststhatimportsfromGreece,whichbenefit
fromthesaidpreferentialregime,threatenthe
CommunitymarketwithseriousdisturbanceslikelytoHASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
AllimportsintotheCommunityoftomatoconcen­
tratesfallingwithinsubheadingex20.02Cofthe
CommonCustomsTariff,originatinginGreeceare
requiredtoobservetheminimumpriceorspecial
minimumprice,asappropriate ,specifiedinthe
Annex.
(>)OJNoL153,1.7.1968,p.8.
(2)OJNoL141,3.6.1975,p.1.
(3)OJNoL198,29.7.1975,p.7. (4)OJNoL214,12.8.1975,p.20.

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Article2 Article4
1.WithoutprejudicetothefirstindentofArticle
4(2)ofRegulation(EEC)No1927/75,theissueof
importlicencesfortomatoconcentratesoriginatingin
Greeceshallbeconditionalupontheprovisionofan
additionalsecuritytoguaranteethatthefree-at­
frontierpriceoftheproductstobeimportedunder
theselicencesshallbeequaltoorgreaterthanthe
minimumpriceorthespecialminimumprice,as
appropriate .
2.Therateoftheadditionalsecurityreferredtoin
paragraph 1shallbefixedat10unitsofaccountper
100kg,includingimmediatepackings.
3.Articles7(2)and8(1)(b)and(c)ofRegulation
(EEC)No2104/75shallapply.1.Theimportlicenceswhichhavebeenissued
beforethedateofentryintoforceofthisRegulation
maynotbeusedwitheffectfromsuchdate.
2.Onrequestbyanypersonconcerned,the
licencesreferredtoinparagraph 1shallbereplaced
bynewlicenceswhichinadditionshallbesubjectto
theprovisionoftheadditionalsecurityreferredtoin
Article2.
Anynewlicence,whichshallbeissuedwithoutdelay,
shallhavethesamedateofexpiryastheonewhichit
replaces.Itmaybeissuedinrespectofallorpartof
thequantitynotimportedundertheoldlicence.
3.Anypersonconcernedmayrequestthecancella­
tionofalicenceissuedbeforetheentryintoforceof
thisRegulation,inrespectofallorpartofthequan­
titynotimportedundersuchlicence.Article3
Article5Licenceswhichhavebeenrequestedbeforetheentry
intoforceofthisRegulation,andwhichhavenotyet
beenissuedbysuchdate,shallbesubjecttotheprovi­
sionoftheadditionalsecurityreferredtoinArticle2.
Nevertheless ,anypersonconcernedmaywithdraw
thisrequestrelatingtosuchalicence.ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthethirdday
followingitspublicationintheOfficialJournalof
theEuropeanCommunities .
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,27February1976.
FortheCommission
P.J.LARDINOIS
MemberoftheCommission

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ANNEX
MinimumimportpriceintotheCommunityasoriginallyconstituted ,inu.a./100kgnet
weight(1),customsdutiesincluded
Dryweightcontent
Immediate
packingsof
4kgoroverImmediate
packingsless
than4kgbut
notlessthan
1-5kgImmediate
packingsless
than1-5kg
butnotless
than0-7kgImmediate
packingsless
than0-7kg
butnotless
than0-25kgImmediate
packingsless
than0-25kg
butnotless
than0-15kgImmediate
packings
lessthan
0-15kgNotlessthan
(%)Butlessthan
(%)
20·42-0 45-2 49-5 51-7 60-3 63-0
20 22 45-4 47-7 52-3 54-6 63-6 68-2
22 24 47-8 50-3 55-1 57-4 67-0 71-8
24 26 50-2 52-7 57-7 60-3 70-3 75-3
26 28 52-6 55-3 60-5 631 73-6 78-9
28 30 550 57-7 63-2 660 77-0 82-5
30 32 57-4 60-3 660 68-9 80-4 861
32 34 59-8 62-8 68-7 71-7 83-7 89-6
34 36 621 65-3 71-4 74-6 87-0 93-2
36 38 64-5 67-8 74-2 77-4 90-4 96-8
38 40 66-9 70-3 76-9 80-3 93-7 100-4
40 42 69-3 72-8 79-5 83-2 97-0 103-9
42 — 71-7 75-2 82-4 860 100-4 107-5
(*)Thenetweightoftheproductsisconsideredasbeingtheweightoftheproductincludingimmediatepackings.
SpecialminimumimportpriceintothenewMemberStates,u.a./100kgnetweightf1),
customsdutiesincluded
Dryweightcontent
Immediate
packingsof
4kgoroverImmediate
packingsless
than4kgbut
notlessthan
1-5kgImmediate
packingsless
than1-5kg
butnotless
than0-7kgImmediate
packingsless
than0-7kg
butnotless
than0-25kgImmediate
packingsless
than0-25kg
butnotless
than0-15kgImmediate
packings
lessthan
015kgNotlessthan
(%)Butlessthan
(%)
20 27-8 30-0 32-8 34-3 40-0 41-8
20 22 30-2 31-7 34-7 36-2 42-2 45-3
22 24 31-8 33-4 36-5 38-1 44-5 47-6
24 26 33-3 35-0 38-3 40-0 46-6 50-0
26 28 34-9 36-7 40-1 41-9 48-9 52-4
28 30 36-5 38-3 42-0 43-8 51-1 54-7
30 32 38-1 40-0 43-8 45-7 53-3 57-1
32 34 39-7 41-6 45-6 47-6 55-5 59-5
34 36 41-2 43-3 47-4 49-5 57-7 61-9
36 38 42-8 45-0 49-2 51-4 60-0 64-2
38 40 44-4 46-6 51-1 53-2 62-2 66-6
40 42 46-0 48-3 52-8 55-2 64-4 69-0
42 — 47-6 49-9 54-7 57-1 66-6 71-4
(l)Thenetweightoftheproductisconsideredasbeingtheweightoftheproductincludingimmediatepackings.