28.10.87 Official Journal of the European Communities NoC288/ll 
Proposal for a Council Regulation fixing, for the 1987/88 marketing year, certain prices for 
Clementines and satsumas in the fruit and vegetables sector 
COM(87) 480 final 
(Submitted by the Commission to the Council on 15 October 1987) 
(87/C 288/13) 
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, 
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European 
Economic Community, and in particular Article 43 
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 ..., and in particular Article 16 
(') thereof, 
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission, 
Having regard to the opinion of the European Par­
liament, 
Whereas, pursuant to Article 16 (1) of Regulation (EEC) 
No 1035/72, a basic price and a buying-in price must be 
fixed for each of the products listed in Annex II to that 
Regulation and for each marketing year; whereas, in 
accordance with Article 1 (3) of the said Regulation, the 
marketing years for Clementines and satsumas run from 1 
October to 15 May; 
Whereas, however, in accordacne with the third sub­
paragraph of Article 16 (1) of Regulation (EEC) 
No 1035/72, no basic price nor buying-in price must be 
fixed in the slack marketing periods at the beginning and 
end of the marketing year; 
Whereas, when the basic and buying-in prices for fruit 
and vegetables are fixed, account should be taken of the 
objectives of the common agricultural policy and of the 
contribution which the Community intends to make 
towards the harmonious development of world trade; 
whereas the objectives of the common agricultural policy 
include ensuring a fair standard of living for the agri­
cultural community, assuring the availability of supplies 
and ensuring that supplies reach consumers at reasonable 
prices; Whereas the basic prices must be fixed on the basis of 
the trend of average prices recorded in the three 
preceding years on the most representative producer 
markets of the Community for a product with defined 
commercial characteristics, such as variety or type, 
quality class, sizing and packaging; whereas the 
buying-in prices must be fixed in relation to the basic 
price in accordance with Article 16 (3) of Regulation 
(EEC) No 1035/72; 
Whereas the amounts and prices fixed in this Regulation 
are to be applicable within the Community as constituted 
on 31 December 1985; whereas Spain, during the first 
phase, and Portugal, during the first stage, are auth­
orized to maintain, in respect of fruit and vegetables, the 
rules in force under the former national arrangements 
for the organization of their internal agricultural 
markets, under the conditions laid down in Articles 133 
to 135 and 262 to 265 of the Act of Accession; whereas, 
consequently, Spain and Portugal will fix their prices for 
the products in question during this period in accordance 
with the Act, 
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: 
Article 1 
For the 1987/88 marketing year, the basic and buying-in 
prices for Clementines and satsumas, the periods during 
which they shall apply and the standard qualities to 
which they shall refer are as shown in the Annex. 
Article 2 
This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day 
following its publication in the Official Journal of the 
European Communities. ' 
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and 
directly applicable in all Member States. 
(') OJNoL 118,20.5. 1972, p. 1. 
No C 288/12 Official Journal of the European Communities 28.10. 87 
ANNEX 
SATSUMAS 
For the period 16 October 1987 to 15 January 1988 
(ECU/WO kg net) 
Period 
October (16 to 31) 
November 
From 1 December to 15 January Basic price 
30,48 
23,78 
25,51 Buying-in price 
14,00 , 
11,90 
12,76 
These prices relate to packed satsumas (Unshiu owari), of quality class I, of size 54 to 69 mm. 
CLEMENTINES 
For the period 16 November 1987 to 15 February 1988 
(ECU/100 kg net) 
Period 
November (16 to 30) 
December 
January 
February (1 to 15) Basic price 
39,69 
34,96 
32,77 
37,53 Buying-in price 
19,85 
19,23 
18,02 
18,77 
These prices relate to packed Clementines (citrus reticulata Blanco), of quality class I, of size 43 to 60 mm. 
N.B.: The prices given in this Annex do not take account of the cost of the packaging in which the 
product is presented.