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NoL272/20 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 5.12.72
REGULATION (EEC)No2538/72OFTHECOMMISSION
of4December1972
fixingtheconversionfactorstobeappliedtothebuying-inpriceprovidedfor,
inrespectofmandarins,byCouncilRegulation (EEC)No2431/72
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COM­
MUNITIES .No1035/72maybepresentedinnewpackages
ofthe'Perdu'type;whereastoencouragethe
disposaloftheseproductsinaccordancewith
thefirstandsixthindentsofArticle21(1)(a)
ofRegulation (EEC)No1035/72thebuying-in
oftheseproducts'inclusiveofpacking'should
beprovidedforinthiscase,whenthepacking
isnotretrievedforre-use;whereassuchbuying­
inoperationscouldbecarriedoutonlyifthe
useofpackingofthistype,whichisrather
expensive,werejustifiedbythetradevalueof
theproductsi-nquestion;whereasthebuying-in
ofproducts'inclusiveofpacking'should
thereforeberestrictedtotheQualityClasses
'Extra','I'and'II';
Whereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthis
RegulationareinaccordancewiththeOpinion
oftheManagement CommitteeforFruitand
Vegetables;HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingthe
EuropeanEconomicCommunity ;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)
No1035/721of18May1972onthecommon
organisationofthemarketinfruitandvege­
tables,asamended,byRegulation (EEC)
No2454/72,2andinparticularArticle16(4)
thereof;
WhereasinRegulation (EEC)No2431/723the
Councilfixedthebasicpriceandbuying-in
priceformandarinsfortheperiodfrom
16November1972to.28February1973;
whereasthesepricesrelatetopackedproducts
ofcertainvarietiesofQualityClassI,ofcertain
sizes;whereasunderArticle16(4)ofRegulation
(EEC)No1035/72theconversionfactorsby
whichthepricesofproductsofadifferent
naturearecalculatedshouldbefixed;whereas,
asregardsquality,theprovisionsofthesecond
subparagraph ofArticle19(2)ofRegulation
(EEC)No1035/72aresuchthatitisenough
tofixtheconversionfactorsforClassesII
andIII;
Whereasthevariousconversionfactorsrequired
mustbebasedonpricesrecordedonthe
markets;
Whereas,moreover,thepackaginginwhichthe
productispresentedisnottakenintoconsidera­
tionincalculatingthebasicpriceandbuying-in
price;whereas,however,productsinrespectof
whichinterventionmaytakeplaceasprovided
forinArticles18and19ofRegulation (EEC)HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
Theconversionfactorsprovidedforin
Article16(4)ofRegulation (EEC)No1035/72
regardingvariety,qualityclass,sizingandform
ofpackingshallbeasfollowsformandarins :
'Qualityclass'conversionfactor
Qualityclass Conversionfactor
II 0-75
1OJNoL118,20.5.1972,p.1.
2OJNoL266,25.11.1972,p.1.
3OJNoL264,25.11.1972,p.9.Ill 0-45

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'Sizing'conversionfactor Article2
Sizing Conversionfactor
—morethan69ram 1-15
—54mm/69mm 1-00
—lessthan54mm 0-80Where,inrespectofmandarinsoftheQuality
Classes'Extra',Tand'II',presentedinnew
packingofthe'Perdu'type,theintervention
operationsprovidedforinArticles18and19
respectivelyofRegulation (EEC)No1035/72
arecarriedout'inclusiveofpacking',the
buying-inpriceshallbeadjustednotonlyby
theconversionfactorsprovidedforinArticle1
butalsobyapackingconversionfactorincases
wheretheproductsaredistributedinaccordance
withthefirstandsixthindentsofArticle21
(1)(a)ofRegulation (EEC)No1035/72andthe
packingisnotretrievedforre-use.
Theconversionfactorprovidedforinthe
precedingsubparagraph shallbesofixedthat
whenappliedtothebuying-inpriceasalready
adjustedbytheotherfactorsitresultsinan
increaseinthepriceof1-8unitsofaccountper
100kilogrammesnet.Formixedsizings,theconversionfactortobeusedis
thatrelatingtothesmallestsizecontainedinthe
packageinquestion.
'Presentation'conversionfactor
Presentation Conversionfactor
Article3
—packed 1-00 ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthe
dayfollowingitspublicationintheOfficial
JournaloftheEuropeanCommunities .Itshall
applyuntil28February1973.—inbulkinavehicle 0-95
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinall
MemberStates.
DoneatBrussels,4pecember1972.
FortheCommission
ThePresident
S.L.MANSHOLT