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OMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES
COM(74)711 final
Brussels ,14May1974
Proposal fora
REGULATION (EEC)OPTHECOUNCIL
fixing thebasic price andbuying-in price forapples forthemonth
ofJune 1974
t«theCouncil bytheCommission )
COM (74)711final

EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
DraftxProjectfixingthe"basicpriceandbuying-inpriceforapples
forthemonthofJune1974•
AtthemeetingoftheCouncilofMinistersofAgriculture on29and
30April1974theFrenchdelegationrequestedthattheperiodofapplication
ofthebasicpriceandthebuying-inpriceforapples,beextendedbyonemonth.
ThisdraftRegulation,whichtakesaccountofthatrequest,isbased
onArticle35ofRegulation(EEC)No1035/72whichprovidesthattheCouncil,
actingonaproposalfromtheCommission,maytake,foranyoftheproducts
listedintheAnnexestothatRegulation,measuresinderogationtherefrom#
Thestocksofapplesheldon1April1974weregreaterthanthestocks
whichexistedintheCommunityonthesamedateinpreviousmarketingyears,
asisshowninthefollowingtable:
StocksofapplesintheCommunityon1April1974compared
tostockson1April1972and1April1973-tonnes)
i
i1April1972;
iI1April19731April1974
[Belgium 66.000 !50.000 55.000
penmark !3.000 1.500 2.000
permany22.000 I18.500|23.000
Prance 208.000 165.000 I'227.000
Irelandi
Italy 358.000 300;000 510.000
[Luxembourgmm
Netherlands 110.000 95.000 I108.000
UnitedKingdom 28.000 10.000 31.000 ■
ESC 795.000 ι
ιI .642*000
[956.000

Ifmarketingcontinuesnormally,thesestocksshouldreach
600.000tonneson1May1974,aninoreaseof76#and26%respectivelyover
1Kay1973and1Kay1972. ■*
Sucharateofincreaseislikelytoleadtothewithdrawalof
considerablequantitiesofapplesfromthemarketbeforetheendofMayI974,
sinceproducerswillnotwishtoruntheriskofmarketingtheseproducts
inJune,amonthforwhichnointerventionpriceisfixed.Thissituation
may"beavoided "byfixingabasicpriceandabuying-inpriceforJune,
ThepurposeofthisdraftRegulationistoextendtothemonthof
JunethevalidityofthopricefixedforAprilandMay,whichisanormal
end-of–yearprice.
FIHMCIAL ASPECTS
Ashasalreadybeenpointedoutjtheextensionoftheintervention
periodwillhelptoavoidmassivewithdrawalsofapplesfromthemarketin
Ma3r*This.wil1®°anlessexpenditurefortheEAGGF,sincepartofthe.stocks,
whichwouldotherwisebewithdrawnfromthemarket,willnowbemarketed.
Itshouldbenotedthatwithdrawalfromthemarketwouldentail
expenditureofapproximately 77unitsofaccountspertonneofapples.

Proposal fora
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REGULATION (5F;C)OPTHECOUNCIL
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fixing the "basic price andbuying –inprice forapples forthemonth
ofJune 1974
THECOUNCIL OPTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
Having regard totheTreaty establishing the
European Economic Community ,
V
Having regard toCouncil Regulation (EEC)
n81035/72^of18May1972onthecommon
organization ofthemarket infruit andvegetables
aslast amended byCouncil Regulation (EEC)n°
22745 »andinparticular Articles 16and35
thereof ;
Having regard totheproposal from theCommission ;
Whereas under Article 16ofRegulation (EEC)n°1035/72basic prices and
buying-in prices were fixed forapples forthemarketing year running from
1August 1973 to31Kay1974 »
Whereas atpresent stocks ofapples arewell upontheprevious marketing ,
year ;whereas ,consequently ,considerable quantities ofapples arelikely to
bewithdrawn from themarket before theendofI-Iay ;whereas ,inorder to
remedy this situation ,abasic price andabuying-in price should befixed
forthemonth ofJune ;
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
(1)OJn°L.118,20.5.1972 ,p.1
(2)OJn°L.291 ,28.12.1972 ,p.147

2.
Article 1 ...'..
1•ForthemonthofJune1974"thebasicpriceandbuying-inpricefor
applesotherthanciderapples,expressedinunitsofaccountper100kgnet,
shallbeasfollows:
–basicprice 17t2
-buyingKinprice 8,6
*
2.Thepricesspecifiedinparagraph 1relatetoapplesoftheGolden
Deliciousvariety,qualityClassI,sizeJOmmormore,putupinpackings*
Article2
ThepricesquotedinArticle1(1)donotincludethecostofthe
packingsinwhichtheproductisputup.'
Article3
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthedayfollowingitspu­
blicationintheOfficialJournalofthoEuropeanCommunities.
ThisRegulationshallbobindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyappli»
cableinallMemberStates.
DoneatBrussels
Forthe.Council ..
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ThePresident