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COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No859/77
of27April1977
fixingthereferencepricefortomatoesforthemonthofMay1977
teristics,beingaproductorvarietyrepresenting a
substantialproportionoftheproductionmarketed
overtheyearoroverpartthereofandsatisfyingspeci­
fiedrequirements asregardsmarketpreparation ;
whereas,whentheaverageofpricesrecordedoneach
representativemarketisbeingcalculated,priceswhich
couldbeconsideredexcessivelyhighorexcessively
lowinrelationtonormalpricefluctuationsonthat
marketaretobedisregarded ;
Whereas,duringthemonthofMay,Community-pro­
ducedtomatoesaregrownmainlyunderglass;
whereasthereferencepriceforthismonthmustthere­
forebefixedforaproductofthattyype;whereas
tomatoesimportedfromcertainthirdcountrieswill
havebeengrownintheopen;whereas,althoughsuch
tomatoesmaybeclassedinClassI,theirqualityand
pricearenotcomparablewiththoseofproducts
grownunderglass;whereasthepricefortomatoesnot
grownunderglassshouldthereforebeadjustedbya
conversionfacor;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
areinaccordancewiththeopinionoftheManage­
mentCommitteeforFruitandVegetables,THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
1035/72of18May1972onthecommonorganization
ofthemarketsinfruitandvegetables(!),aslast
amendedbyRegulation (EEC)No795/76(2),andin
particularArticle27(1)thereof,
Whereas,pursuanttoArticle23(1)ofRegulation
(EEC)No1035/72,referencepricesvalidforthe
wholeCommunityaretobefixedatthebeginningof
themarketingyear;
Whereastomatoesareproducedinsuchquantitiesin
theCommunitythatreferencepricesshouldbefixed
"forthem;
Whereastomatoesharvestedduringagivencropyear
aremarketedfromJanuarytoDecember ;whereas,for
thepresentmarketingyear,thereferencepriceshave
alreadybeenfixedupto30AprilbyRegulation(EEC)
No608/77of23March1977(3);whereaswiththe
informationcurrentlyavailableitisnotpossibletofix
referencepricesbeyondthemonthofMay;whereas
referencepricesshouldthereforebefixedonlyforthat
month;
WhereaspursuanttoArticle23(2)ofRegulation
(EEC)No1035/72thereferencepricesarefixedon
thebasisofthearithmeticmeanofproducerpricesin
eachMemberStateplusanamountrepresentingthe
costsoftransportingCommunityproductsfromthe
productionareastoCommunitymarketingcentres;
whereasthetrendofaveragebasicpricesand
buying-inpricesmustalsobetakenintoaccount;
Whereasproducerpricesaretocorrespondtothe
averageofthepricesrecordedontherepresentative
marketormarketssituatedintheproductionareas
wherepricesarelowest,duringthethreeyearspriorto
thedateonwhichthereferencepriceisfixed,fora
home-grownproductwithdefinedcommercialcharacHASADOPTED THISREGULATION :
Article1
1.ForthemonthofMay1977,thereferenceprice
fortomatoes(subheading07.01MoftheCommon
CustomsTariff),expressedinunitsofaccountper100
kilogramsnetofpackedproductsofClass1,ofall
sizes,shallbeasfollows:76.00.
2.Forthepurposeofcalculatingentryprices,the
pricesfortomatoes,notproducedunderglass,
importedfromthirdcountriesshall,afterdeductionof
customsduties,bemultipliedbyaconversionfactor
of1.80.
(')OJNoL118,20.5.1972 ,p.1.
(2)OJNoL93,8.4.1976 ,p.6.
(3)OJNoL76,24.3.1977,p.22.Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1May1977.

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ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,27April1977.
FortheCommission
FinnGUNDELACH
Vice-President