8.2.75 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL35/21
REGULATION (EEC)No317/75OFTHECOMMISSION
of7February1975
fixingforthemonthofFebruary1975referencepricesforcucumbers
teristicsbeingaproductorvarietyrepresenting a
substantialproportionoftheproductionmarketed
overtheyearoroverpartthereofandsatisfyingspeci­
fiedrequirements asregardsmarketpreparation ;
whereas,whentheaverageofpricesrecordedoneach
representativemarketisbeingcalculated,priceswhich
couldbeconsideredexcessivelyhighorexcessively
lowinrelationtonormalpricefluctuationsonthat
marketaretobedisregarded ;
WhereasCommunityproducedcucumbersmarketed
duringthemonthofFebruarywillhavebeengrown
mainlyinhothouses;whereasthereferencepricesfor
thatmonthmustthereforebefixedforaproductof
thattype;whereascucumbersimportedfromcertain
thirdcountriesduringthisperiodcomefromend-of­
yearcropsgrownintheopen;whereas,althoughsuch
cucumbermaybeclassedinClassI,theirqualityand
pricearenotcomparablewiththoseofhothouse
products;whereasthepricesfornon-hothousecucum­
bersshouldthereforebeadjustedbyaconversion
factor;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
areinaccordancewiththeOprnionoftheManage­
mentCommitteeforFruitandVegetables,THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
1035/72(')of18May1972onthecommonorganiza­
tionofthemarketinfruitandvegetables,aslast
amendedbyRegulation(EEC)No2745/72(2),andin
particularArticle27(1)thereof;
Whereas,pursuanttoArticle23(1)ofRegulation
(EEC)No1035/72,referencepricesvalidforthe
wholeCommunityaretobefixedatthebeginningof
themarketingyearinrespectofthewholemarketing
year;
Whereascucumbersareproducedinsuchquantities
intheCommunitythatreferencepricesshouldbe
fixedforthem;
Whereascucumbersharvestedduringagivencrop
yeararemarketedfromJanuarytoDecember ;
whereasforthepresentmarketingyearinformation
currentlyavailablemakesitimpossibletofixreference
pricesfortheperiodbeyondthemonthofFebruary;
whereas,sincethequantitiesmarketedinJanuaryand
duringthefirst10daysofFebruaryrepresentonlya
smallportionofthetonnagemarketedovertheyear
asawhole,referencepricesshouldbefixedonlyfor
theperiod11to28February;
WhereaspursuanttoArticle23(2)ofRegulation
(EEC)No1035/72thereferencepricesaretobeequal
tothearithmeticmeanofproducerpricesineach
MemberStateplusanamountrepresentingthecosts
oftransportingCommunityproductsfromproduction
areastoCommunitymarketingcentres;
Whereasthetrendofaveragebasicpricesand
buying-inpricesmustalsobetakenintoaccount;
Whereas,totakeseasonalpricevariationsinto
account,thereferencepriceshouldbefixedby10-day
periods;
Whereasproducerpricesaretocorrespondtothe
averageofthepricesrecordedontherepresentative
marketormarketssituatedintheproductionareas
wherepricesarelowest,duringthethreeyearspriorto
thedateonwhichthereferencepriceisfixed,fora
home-grownproductwithdefinedcommercialcharac­HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
1.ForthemonthofFebruary1975thereference
pricesforcucumbers(subheadingex07.01Pofthe
CommonCustomsTariff),expressedinunitsof
accountper100kgnetofpackedproductsofClassI,
ofallsizes,shallbeasfollows:
—February
(11to20)67-34
21to28)56-79
2.Forthepurposeofcalculatingentryprices,the
pricesfornon-hothouse cucumbersimportedfrom
thirdcountriesshall,afterdeductionofcustoms
duties,bemultipliedbyafactorof1-30.
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceontheday
followingitspublicationintheOfficialJournalof
theEuropeanCommunities .(')OJNoL118,20.5.1972,p.1.
(2)OJNoL291,28.12.1972,p.147.

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ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,7February1975.
FortheCommission
P.J.LARDINOIS
MemberoftheCommission