COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMVIUNITIES 
COM(91)200 final 
Brussels, 24 May 1991 
Proposal for a 
COUNCIL Rt-Ci'J1 ATIQN (EEC) 
fixing the basic price and the buying-ln price for apricots, 
peaches, nectarines and lemons for the period 1 June to 16 June 1991 
(presented by the Commission) 
EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM 
As the prices for the agricultural products and certain related measures 
for the 1991/92 marketing year have not yet been decided by the Council, 
the Commission proposes that the Council decide, for the period 27 May to 
16 June 1991: 
to extend the marketing years for milk and beef/veal, 
to fix provisionally the buying-in and basic prices for cauliflowers, 
peaches, nectarines, apricots, lemons and tomatoes and the guide price 
for dried fodder in accordance with the Commission's proposals. 
Those Regulations are to enter into force on 27 May 1991 in order to avoid 
a IegaI vacuum. 
Proposal for 
COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No /91 
of 
fixing the basic price and the buying-in price for apricots, 
peaches, nectarines and lemons for the period 1 June to 16 June 1991 
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, 
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, 
Having regard to the Act of Accession of Spain and Portugal, and in particular 
Articles 89(1) and 234(2) thereof, 
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1035/72 of 18 May 1972 on the common 
organization of the market in fruit and vegetables^), as last amended by 
Regulation (EEC) No 3920/90<2>, and in particular Article 16(1) thereof, 
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission, 
Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament, 
Whereas, pursuant to Article 16(1) of Regulation (EEC) No 1035/72, a basic price 
and a buying-in price are to be fixed for each marketing year for each of the 
products listed in Annex II to the said Regulation; whereas the products 
harvested in a given growing season are marketed from May to August of each year 
in the case of apricots, from May to October of each year in the case of peaches 
and nectarines and from June to May of the following year in the case of lemons; 
whereas, however, in accordance with the third subparagraph of Article 16(1) of 
Regulation (EEC) No 1035/72, no basic price or buying-in price should be fixed 
during the slack marketing period at the beginning of the marketing year; 
(1) 0J No L 118, 20.5.1972, p. 1. 
(2) OJ No L 375, 31.12.1990, p. 17. 
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Whereas, in order to ensure the continuity of lemon prices and to ensure that 
intervention is possible for peaches and nectarines from 1 June 1991, it is 
necessary to fix the basic price and the buying-in price for these products for 
the period 1 June to 16 June 1991, pending a decision for the 1991/92 marketing 
year; 
Whereas the application of Articles 148(1) and 285(1) of the Act of Accession to 
Spain and Portugal respectively results in price levels differing from those of 
the common prices; whereas, pursuant to Articles 149 and 285 of the said Act, the 
Spanish and Portuguese prices should be aligned on the common prices at the 
beginning of the marketing year; whereas the criteria laid down for that 
alignment result in the basic price and the buying-in price applicable in those 
two Member States being fixed at the levels given below, 
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: 
Article 1 
For the period 1 June to 16 June 1991, the basic price and the buying-in price 
for apricots, peaches, nectarines and lemons, expressed in ecus per 100 kilograms 
net, shall be as follows: 
for apricots: 
basic price: 31,44 in Spain, 33,34 in Portugal and 41,68 in the other 
Member States, 
buying-in price: 17,91 in Spain, 19,00 in Portugal and 23,74 in the other 
Member States. 
for peaches: 
basic price: 43,51 in Spain and 45,31 in the other Member States, 
buying-in price: 24,18 in Spain and 25,17 in the other Member States. 
for nectarines: 
basic price: 59,07 
buying-in price: 28,35 
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for lemons: 
basic price: 29,89 in Spain, 32,36 in Portugal and 42,47 in the other 
Member States, 
buying-in price: 17,59 in Spain, 18,95 in Portugal and 24,95 in the 
other Member States. 
These prices refer, respectively, to*. 
packed apricots of quality class I of a size over 30 millimetres; 
packed peaches of the Amsden, Cardinal, Charles Ingouf, Dixired, Jeronimo, 
J.H.Hale, Merril Gemfree, Michel ini, Red Haven, San Lorenzo, Sprlngcrest and 
Springtime varieties of quality class I, size 61 to 67 millimetres; 
packed nectarines of the Armking, Crimsongold, Early Sun Grand, Fantasia, 
Independence, May Grand, Nectared, Snow Queen and Stark Red Gold varieties of 
quality class I, size 61 to 67 millimetres; 
packed lemons of quality class I, size 53 to 62 millimetres. 
These prices do not take account of the cost of the packaging in which the 
product is put up. 
Article 2 
This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 June 1991. 
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all 
Member States. 
Done at For the Council 
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