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REGULATION (EEC)No1723/74OFTHECOMMISSION
of3July1974
adoptingcertainprotectivemeasuresinrespectofimportsofpeaches
marketswhichwasdue,inparticular,totheincreased
volumeofimports;whereas,besides,theprices
recordedontheFrenchmarketfortheimported
productarenoticeablylowerthanthoseduringthe
sameperiodsofthelastmarketingyear;
Whereas,inthelightofdevelopments sofarduring
thismarketingyear,thequantitiesmarketedinFrance
willincreasefurtherduringthenextfewdays;
whereasafurtherfallinpricesontheFrenchmarket
isthereforetobeexpected;
Whereasduringthepresentmarketingyearwith­
drawalsfromthemarketbegantotakeplaceinFrance
from1July,whilstduringthelastmarketingyear
suchwithdrawalsbeganlateron;whereasinviewof
theforeseeabletrendinpricesitislikelythat-there
willshortlybewithdrawalsofFrenchproductsin
largequantities ;
Whereastheassessment ofthemarketsituationset
outbrieflyaboveleadstotheconclusionthatthe
Frenchmarketisexperiencing seriousdisturbances
whichmayendangertheobjectivessetoutinArticle
39oftheTreaty;whereasinthesecircumstances
protectivemeasuresshouldbetaken;
Whereasforthispurposeimportsofpeachesinto
Franceshouldbesuspendedforaslongasisstrictly
necessarytoremovethedisturbancesdescribedabove;
Whereasitappearsthatthemarketsinotherregions
oftheCommunityhaveuptillnownotexperienced
anydisturbancesbyreasonoftheseimports;whereas
theprotectivemeasureshouldthereforebelimitedin
itsapplicationtoimportsintoFrance,THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
1035/72(')ofISMay1972onthecommonorganiza­
tionofthemarketinfruitandvegetables ,aslast
amendedbyRegulation (EEC)No2745/72(2),andin
particularArticle29(2)thereof;
Whereason2July1974theFrenchRepublicnotified
certainprovisionalprotectivemeasureswhichithad
takeninrespectofimportsofpeachesoriginatingin
Spain;whereas,underArticle4(2)ofCouncilRegula­
tion(EEC)No2707/72(-')of19December1972
layingdownconditionsforapplyingprotective
measuresforfruitandvegetables,suchnotificationis
deemedtobearequestwithinthemeaningofArticle
29(2)ofRegulation (EEC)No1035/72;whereasthe
Commission mustthereforeassessthesituationonthe
marketinthisproductanddeterminewhetherthere
existsaseriousdisturbancewhichmayendangerthe
objectivessetoutinArticle39oftheTreaty,orthe
threatofsuchadisturbance ;
Whereas,accordingtotheinformationatpresentavail­
able,Frenchproductionofpeachesforthepresent
marketingyearcanbeestimatedat432000metric
tons;whereasthisrepresentsadecreaseinproduction
bycomparison withthe1973marketingyear;
whereas,however,thereisvirtuallynodecreaseas
regardsearlyandsemi-earlyvarietiesofpeaches
marketedduringJuneandJuly,whichwereharvested
somewhatlateowingtoclimaticconditions ;whereas
thequantitiesmarketedinFranceinfuIy,particularly
duringthefirstpartofthemonth,willbemoreorless
equaltothosemarketedduringthesameperiodlast
year;
Whereaspeachproduction inSpain,themain
supplierontheFrenchmarket,hasshownasignifi­
cantincreasebycomparisonwithpreviousyear;
whereas,however,asinthecaseofFrenchproduction ,
earlyandsemi-earlyvarietieshavebeenharvestedin
Spainsomewhatlate,whichhasresultedinconcen­
tratedmarketingoftheSpanishproduct;
WhereasduringthelastweekinJuneaconsiderable
fallwasrecordedinproductionpricesontheFrenchHASADOPTED THISREGULATION :
Article 1
TheentryintofreecirculationinFranceofpeaches
excludingnectarines (subheadingex08.07Bofthe
CommonCustomsTariff)originatinginthirdcoun­
triesisherebysuspendedfrom4toIIJuly1974.
ArtitU2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthedayofits
publicationinthe()ffia\ilJournalofthelinro/uun
(inn//minifies .(')OJNoLIIX,20.5.1972,p.1.
(-)O'jNoI.291,2«.12.1972,p.147.
(')O'lNoL291,2X.12.[972,p.3.

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ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,3July1974.
FortheCommission
ThePresident
Francois-Xavier ORTOLI