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COMMISSION OPTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
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Brussels ,11May 1973
PROPOSAL FOR A
COUNCIL (EEC)REGULATION
laying down thegeneral conditions
fortheapplication ofArticle 24(4 )
ofRegulation (EEC)NO1035/72
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EXPLANATORY IMIORAIINJH
Article24(4)ofRegulation(ESC)NO1035/72providesthat
withregardtosummerpears,tomatoes,cucumbers,tablegrapesandpeaches
thepricesofCommunityproductsshallalsobeadoptedforcalculatingthe
entrypriceifthequantitiesimportedaresignificant andifthequantities
marketedontherepresentative importmarketsarenotsignificant compared
withtotalimports.
Thisprovision,adoptedinNovember1972whenRegulation
(EEC)NO1035/72wasamended,istoenterintoforceonthestartingdate
ofthemarketingyearforeachoftheproductsconcerned.Theaimofthis
draftproposalforaRegulationistolaydownthegeneralconditionsfor
theapplicationofArticle24(4)of"theRegulationreferredtoabove.
Thechiefpointscoveredbytheserulesare:
-theperiodsduringwhichthatprovisionapplies,corresponding tothe.
periodsduringwhichsignificantquantitiesareusuallyimported?
-thefixingoftheminimumquantitiesmarketedontherepresentative markets
whichmayberegardeda3significant comparedwithtotalimports.Inthis
respectitcouldbeconsideredthatifthesequantitiesarebelow40%of
totalimports,theycannotofferasatisfactory pictureoftheimport
market;
-theconditionsunderwhichthepricesofCommunityproductswouldbringthe
systemintooperation,andtheconditionsunderwhichthesepriceswouldbe
adoptedforcalculatingtheentryprice.Onthispointitisconsidered
that,inviewoftheobjectivetobeattained,thesepricescanbeadopted
forcalculatingtheentrypriceonlyiftheyarelowerthanthereference
price.

I
PROPOSALFORACOUNCILREGULATION
layingdownthegeneralconditionsfortheapplicationofArticle24(4)of
Regulation(EEC)No1035/72
THISCOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES }
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishing theEuropean
EconomicCommunity )
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(SEC)No1035/72^^
of18May1972onthecommonorganization ofthemarkets
infruitandvegetables ,aslastamendedbyRegulation
(EEC)NO2745/72^,andinparticularthelastsub­
paragraphofArticle24(4)thereof?
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission }
WhereasArticle24(4)ofRegulation(EEC)No1035/72providesthatinthe
caseofsummerpears,tomatoes,cucumbers,tablegrapesandpeachesthe
pricesofCommunityproductsshallalsobeadoptedforcalculatingthe
entrypriceifthequantitiesimportedaresignificant andifthequantities
marketedontherepresentative importmarketsarenotsignificant composed
withtotalimports;
Whereasastudyofthelevelofimportsfromthirdcountriesduringrecentyears
revealsthatsignificantquantitiesareimportedduringagivenperiodofthe
marketingyear;whereasthegivenperiodapplicabletoeachproductshouldbe
expresslyrecognized ?
Whereasitisnecessarytoestablish,inrespectofeachproduct/theminimum
percentageofthequantitiesmarketedontherepresentative importmarkets
comparedwiththetotalquantitiesimportedduringagivenperiod;
(lìOJNoL116,20/5/1.972,p.1
(2)OJNoL291,28/12/1972,p.147

2.
WhereasitwouldappearusefultoadoptthepricesofCommunityproducts
calculatedoveracertainperiod,soastopreventimportmeasuresfrom
beinginfluencedbydailypricefluctuations whichcanbeobservedonthe
productionmarkets;
WhereasthemethodofcalculatingthepricesofCommunityproductsmustbe
laiddown;whereascorrectingfactorsshouldbeappliedtothepricesof
Communityproductsattheproducermarketstage,tomakethesepricescom­
parablewiththoseofimportedproductsontherepresentative importmarkets;
Whereasitisnecessarytodefinetheconditionsunderwhichthepricesof
theCommunityproductsaretobeadaptedforcalculatingtheentryprice;
whereasinviewoftheobjectivetobeattained,thesepricesshouldbe
takenintoconsideration onlyiftheyarelowerthanthereferenceprice;
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
1*Theconditio^laiddowninthefirstindentofArticle24(4)shallbe
consideredfulfilledduringtheperiodssetdownintheAnnex.
2.TheconditionlaiddowninthesecondindentofArticle24(4)shallbe
consideredfulfilledforagivenproductwherethequantitiesmarketed
onalloftherepresentative importmarketsoveraperiodofsevencon­
secutivedaysfromFridaytoThursdayrepresentslessthan40ofthe
quantitiesimported,
3.Subjecttotheprecedingparagraphs,thepriceofCommunityproductsshall
beadoptedforcalculatingtheentrypriceonlywherethepriceofCommunity
productsdeterminedinaccordancewithArticle2,islowerthanthere­
ferencepricerecordedoverthosaneperiodofsevendaysasthatspeci­
fiedinparagraph2.■ofCommunityproducts
importmeasuresfrom
canbeobservedonthe

3
Article 2
Theprice ofCommunity products ,referred toinArticle 1,
shall beequal tothearithmetic mean ofthedaily prices recorded over the
period specified inthat Article plus anamount equal tothat allowed for
transport costs incalculating thereference price .
Thedaily price shall beequal tothearithmetic mean ofthe
average prices recorded onalltherepresentative production markets taken
into consideration forfixing thereference prices forhome-grown products
which have thesame characteristics asproducts byreference towhich the
reference prices arefixed .However ,theprices recorded onagiven market
shall ,ifthey relate toproducts from amode ofcultivation different from
that ofproducts byreference towhich thereference prices arefixed ,be
adjusted ,forthepurpose ofcalculating theaverage price ,bytheconversion
factors prescribed forcalculating theentry price ofthat type ofproduct
bytheRegulations fixing thereference prices .
Article 3
1. When ,foragiven product andagiven exporting country ,the
conditions laid down inArticle 1arefulfilled ,theentry price forthe
exporting country concerned shall boequal :
(a)tothearithmetic mean between theentry price oftheimported product
calculated inaccordance with Article 24(3 )ofRegulation (EEC)No1035/72
andtheprice oftheCommunity product calculated inaccordance with
Article 2,iftheprice oftheCommunity product islower than :
-theentry price referred toabove ,
-thereference price valid ontherelevant day ,
(b)totheentry price oftheimported product referred toinArticle 24(3 )
ofregulation (EEC)No1035/72iftheprice oftheCommunity ,product
ishigher than its
/.

4.
(c)tothepriceoftheCoracmnityproductcalculatedinaccordancewith
Article2ifitislowerthanthereferencepricevalidontherelevant
dayandifthepricesoftheimportedproductarenotavailable.
2. Paragraph1shallapplyfroratheFridayfollowingthe
sevendayperiodreferredtoinArticle1.
Article4
Detailedrulesfortheapplication ofthisRegulationshall
headoptedinaccordancewiththeprocedurelaiddowninArticle33of
Regulation(EEC)No1035/72.
Article5
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthethirdday
followingitspublicationintheOfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities,
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectly
applicableinallMemberStates.
DoneatBrussels,11May1973
FortheCouncil
ThePresident
Francois-Xavier ORTOLI

ANiJEX
Periodsduringwhichquantitiesimportedaresignificant :
Peaches
Cucumbers
Tomatoes
TableGrapes
SumnerPearsfrom1Julyto31August
from1Februaryto30Juneandfrom1to30November
from1Aprilto31Julyandfrom1Octoberto20December
from1Augustto20November ,
from1Julyto31August