20 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities
NoL272/22 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 5.12.72
REGULATION (EEC)No2539/72OFTHECOMMISSION
of4December1972
fixingtheconversionfactorstobeappliedtothebuying-inpriceprovidedfor,
inrespectofsweetoranges,byCouncilRegulation (EEC)No2431/72
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COM­
MUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingthe
EuropeanEconomicCommunity ;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)
No1035/721of18May1972onthecommon
organisationofthemarketinfruitandvege­
tables,asamendedbyRegulation (EEC)
No2454/72,2andinparticularArticle16(4)Article21(1)(a)ofRegulation (EEC)No
1035/72thebuying-inoftheseproducts'in­
clusiveofpacking'shouldbeprovidedforin
thiscase,whenthepackingisnotretrievedfor
re-use;whereassuchbuying-inoperations
couldbecarriedoutonlyiftheuseofpacking
ofthistype,whichisratherexpensive,were
justifiedbythetradevalueoftheproductsin
question;whereasthebuying-inofproducts
'inclusiveofpacking'shouldthereforebe
restrictedtotheQualityClasses'Extra',T thereof;andCII';
Whereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthis
RegulationareinaccordancewiththeOpinion
oftheManagement CommitteeforFruitand
Vegetables;
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
Theconversionfactorsprovidedforin
Article16(4)ofRegulation (EEC)No1035/72
regardingvariety,qualityclass,sizingand
formofpackingsshallbeasfollowsforsweet
oranges:WhereasinRegulation (EEC)No2430/723the
Councilfixedthebasicpriceandbuying-in
priceforsweetorangesfortheperiodfrom
1December1972to30April1973;whereas
thesepricesrelatetopackedproductsof
certainvarietiesofQualityClassI,ofcertain
sizes;whereasunderArticle16(4)ofRegulation
(EEC)No1035/72theconversionfactorsby
whichthepricesofproductsofadifferent
naturearecalculatedshouldbefixed;whereas,
asregardsquality,theprovisionsofthesecond
subparagraph of\Article19(2)ofRegulation
(EEC)No1035/72aresuchthatitisenough
tofixtheconversionfactorsforClassesII
andIII;
Whereasthevariousconversionfactorsrequired
mustbebasedonpricesrecordedonthe
markets;
Whereas,moreover,thepackaginginwhich
theproductispresentedisnottakeninto
consideration incalculatingthebasicpriceand
buying-inprice;whereas,however,productsin
respectofwhichinterventionmaytakeplaceas
providedforinArticles18and19ofRegulation
(EEC)No1035/72maybepresentedinnew
packingsofthe'Perdu'type;whereasto
encouragethedisposaloftheseproductsin
accordancewiththefirstandsixthindentsof'Variety'conversionfactor
Conversionfactor
Variety
DecemberJanuary
February
March
April
Moro,Tarocco,OvaleCala­
brese,Belladonna 1-00 1-10
Sanguinellogroup,Navel
comune,Valencialate 0-90 1-00
Sanguignogroup 0-70 0-80
1OJNoL118,20.5.1972,p.1.
2OJNoL266,25.11.1972,p.1.
3OJNoL264,23.11.1972,p.7,Biondocomuneandother
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'Qualityclass'conversionfactor 'Presentation'conversionfactor
Qualityclass Conversionfactor Presentation Conversionfactor
II 0-75 —packedi
1-00
III ,0-50—inbulkinavehicle 0-95
Article2
'Sizing'conversionfactorWhere,inrespectofsweetorangesofthe
QualityClasses'Extra',TandII',presented
innewpackingofthe'Perdu'type,theinter­
ventionoperationsprovidedforinArticles18
and19respectivelyofRegulation (EEC)
No1035/72arecarriedout'inclusiveof
packing'thebuying-inpriceshallbeadjusted
notonlybytheconversionfactorsprovided
forinArticle1butalsobyapackingconversion
factor,incaseswheretheproductsaredistri­
butedinaccordancewiththefirstandsixth
indentsofArticle21(1)(a)ofRegulation (EEC)
No1035/72andthepackingisnotretrievedfor
re-use.
Theconversionfactorprovidedforinthe
precedingsubparagraph shallbesofixedthat
whenappliedtothebuying-inpriceasalready
adjustedbytheotherfactorsitresultsinan
increaseinthepriceof1-7unitsofaccountper
100kilogrammesnet.Sizing Conversionfactor
(a)Taroccovariety:
—morethan88mm 0-9
—73-88mm 1-0
—lessthan73mm 0-9
—mixed 0-9
(b)VarietieslistedintheAnnex:
—morethan80mm 0-9
—67-88mm 1-0
—lessthan67mm 0-9
—mixed 0-9
(c)Othervarieties:
—morethan76mm 0-9
—60-76mm 1-0
—lessthan60mm 0-9
—mixed 0-9Article3
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon
1December1972.Itshallapplyuntil30April
1973.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinall
MemberStates.
DoneatBrussels,4December1972.
FortheCommission
ThePresident
S.L.MANSHOLT
ANNEX
—Moro
—Ovalecalabrese
—Belladonna
—Sanguinellogroup
—Sanguigiiogroup
—Navelcomune
—Valencialate