NoL301/20 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 25.11.77
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No2592/77
of24November 1977
fixingforthe1977/78marketingyearthereferencepriceformandarins
(includingtangerinesandsatsumas),Clementines ,Wilkingsandothersimilar
citrushybrids
pricesandinthefinancialcompensation providedfor
byCouncilRegulation (EEC)No2511/69of9
December1969layingdownspecialmeasuresfor
improvingtheproductionandmarketingofCommu­
nitycitrusfruit(3),aslastamendedbyRegulation
(EEC)No1034/77;
Whereasforthe1977/78marketingyearthefinancial
compensation providedforbyRegulation(EEC)No
2511/69hasbeenincreased,bycomparisonwiththe
precedingmarketingyear,byapercentageequalto
thatappliedtothebasicandbuying-inprices;
whereasthereferencepricesforthe1977/78
marketingyearshouldthereforebemaintainedatthe
levelsfixedforthepreviousyear;
Whereasonlymandarinsimportedfromthirdcoun­
triesaredirectlycomparable,asregardstheircommer­
cialvalue,withCommunityproducts;whereasforthe
othervarietiesandhybrids,conversionfactorsshould
bedeterminedaccordingtotheirrespectivecommer­
cialvaluesandapplied,incalculatingtheentryprice,
tothepricesofsuchproductsimportedfromthird
countries;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
areinaccordancewiththeopinionoftheManage­
mentCommitteeforFruitandVegetables,THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No
1035/72of18May1972onthecommonorganization
ofthemarketinfruitandvegetables(!),aslast
amendedbyRegulation(EEC)No1034/77(2),andin
particularArticle27(I)thereof,
WhereasArticle23(1)ofRegulation (EEC)No
1035/72providesthatreferencepricesforthewhole
Communityaretobefixedeachyearbeforethebegin­
ningofthemarketingyear;
Whereastheimportanceofmandarinproductionin
theCommunityissuchthatareferencepricemustbe
fixedforthatproduct,suchpricetobeoperativealso
fortangerines,satsumas,Clementines ,Wilkingsand
othersimilarcitrushybrids;
Whereastheperiodduringwhichmandarinsharv­
estedduringagivencropyeararemarketedextends
fromNovembertothefollowingMarch;whereasthe
quantityputonthemarketduringMarchrepresents
onlyasmallpercentageofthatmarketedoverthe
wholemarketingyear;whereasthatmonthshould
thereforebedisregardedandthereferencepricefixed
fortheperiodrunningfrom1Novemberto28
Februaryofthefollowingyear;
Whereasthefixingofasinglereferencepricevalidfor
thewholemarketingyearappearstobethesolution
mostsuitedtotheparticularnatureoftheCommunity
marketintheproductinquestion;
Whereas,underthesecondsubparagraphofArticle23
(2)ofRegulation(EEC)No1035/72,referenceprices
formandarins(includingtangerinesandsatsumas),
Clementines,Wilkingsandothersimilarcitrushybrids
are,beginningwiththe1975/76marketingyear,tobe
fixedatalevelequaltothatofthepreviousmarketing
year,adjustedasnecessarybyapercentagenot
exceedingthedifferencebetweenthepercentages
representingrespectivelythevariationcomparedwith
theprecedingmarketingyearinbasicandbuying-inHASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
1.Forthe1977/78marketingyear,thereference
priceforfreshmandarins(includingtangerinesand
satsumas),Clementines ,Wilkingsandothersimilar
citrushybridsofsubheadingex08.02Bofthe
CommonCustomsTariff,expressedinunitsof
accountper100kilogramsnetofpackedproductsof
QualityClassIofallsizes,shall,fortheperiod1
Novemberto28February,be19-74.
2.Incalculatingtheentryprice,thepricesfor
products,importedfromthirdcountries,otherthan
mandarinsshall,afterdeductionofcustomsduties,be
adjustedbyaconversionfactorof:
(')OJNoL118,20.5.1972,p.1.
(2)OJNoL125,19.5.1977,p.1. P)OJNoL318,18.12.1969,p.1.

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0*75forClementines (excludingmonreales), Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthethirdday
1-00formonreales,tangerines,satsumas,Wilkings followingitspublicationintheOfficialJournalof
andothersimilarcitrushybrids. theEuropeanCommunities .
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,24November1977.
FortheCommission
FinnGUNDELACH
Vice-President