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COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No2756/76
of11November 1976
fixingforthe1976/77marketingyearthereferencepriceformandarins
(includingtangerinesandsatsumas),Clementines ,Wilkingsandothersimilar
citrushybrids
theprecedingmarketingyearinbasicandbuying-in
pricesandinthefinancialcompensation providedfor
byCouncilRegulation (EEC)No2511/69of9
December1969layingdownspecialmeasuresfor
improvingtheproductionandmarketingofCommu­
nitycitrusfruit(3),aslastamendedbyRegulation
(EEC)No793/76(4);
Whereasforthe1976/77marketingyearthefinancial
compensation providedforbyRegulation(EEC)No
2511/69hasbeenincreased,bycomparisonwiththe
precedingmarketingyear,byapercentageequalto
thatusedforincreasesinthebasicandbuying-in
prices;whereasthereferencepricesforthe1976/77
marketingyearshouldthereforebemaintainedatthe
levelsfixedforthepreviousyear;
Whereasonlymandarinsimportedfromthirdcoun­
triesaredirectlycomparable ,asregardstheircommer­
cialvalue,withCommunityproducts;whereasforthe
othervarietiesandhybridsconversionfactorsshould
bedeterminedaccordingtotheirrespectivecommer­
cialvaluesandapplied,incalculatingtheentryprice,
tothepricesofsuchproductsimportedfromthird
countries;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
areinaccordancewiththeopinionoftheManage­
mentCommitteeforFruitandVegetables,THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
1035/72of18May1972onthecommonorganization
ofthemarketinfruitandvegetables(J),aslast
amendedbyRegulation (EEC)No795/76(2),andin
particularArticle27(1)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,underthesecondsubparagraph ofArticle23
(2)ofRegulation(EEC)No1035/72,referenceprices
formandarins(includingtangerinesandsatsumas),
Clementines ,Wilkingsandothersimilarcitrushybrids
are,beginningwiththe1975/76marketingyear,tobe
fixedatalevelequaltothatofthepreviousmarketing
year,adjustedasnecessarybyapercentagenot
exceedingthedifferencebetweenthepercentages
representingrespectivelythevariationcomparedwithHASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
1.Forthe1976/77marketingyear,thereference
priceforfreshmandarins(includingtangerinesand
satsumas),Clementines ,Wilkingsandothersimilar
citrushybridsofsubheadingex08.02Bofthe
CommonCustomsTariff,expressedinunitsof
accountper100kilogrammesnetofpackedproducts
ofQualityClassIofallsizes,shallfortheperiod1
Novemberto28February,be19-74.
2.Incalculatingtheentryprice,thepricesfor
productsimportedfromthirdcountriesotherthan
(')OJNoL118,20.5.1972,p.1.
(2)OJNoL93,8.4.1976,p.6.(3)OJNoL318,18.12.1969,p.1.
(<)OJNoL93,8.4.1976,p.1.

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Article2 mandarinsshall,afterdeductionofcustomsduties,be
adjustedbyaconversionfactorof:
—0-75forClementines (excludingmonreales),
—100formonreales,tangerines,satsumas,Wilkings
andothersimilarcitrushybrids.ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthethirdday
followingitspublicationintheOfficialJournalof
theEuropeanCommunities .
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,11November1976.
„FortheCommission
P.J.LARDINOIS
MemberoftheCommission