No C 139/52 Official Journal of the European Communities 30. 5. 88 
Proposal for a Council Regulation (EEC) amending Regulation (EEC) No 1035/72 on the common 
organization of the market in fruit and vegetables 
(88/C 139/47) 
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 the proposal from the Commission, 
Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament, 
Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social 
Committee, 
Whereas Article 24 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1035/ 
72 (i), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 223/88 (2), 
provides that the Commission is to follow regularly the 
trend of average prices for products imported from third 
countries on the most representative import markets of the 
Member States under the reference price system; 
Whereas experience has shown significant prices for 
products imported on markets other than the most 
representative markets and whereas provision should 
accordingly be made for the possibility for the Commission 
of taking such prices into account, 
(!) OJ No L 118, 20. 5. 1972, p. 1. 
(2) OJ No L 23, 28. 1. 1988, p. 1. 
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 the Act of Accession of Spain and 
Portugal, and in particular Article 89(1) 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(1) thereof, HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: 
Article 1 
Article 24(1) of Regulation (EEC) No 1035/72 is hereby 
replaced by the following: 
'1. The Commission shall, on the basis of information 
supplied by Member States or data gathered by the 
Commission itself, regularly follow the trend of average 
prices for products imported from third countries on the 
most representative import markets of the Member 
States for a product with defined commercial charac­
teristics for each exporting country, and significant 
prices recorded on other markets for major quantities of 
such products or, where prices are not available on the 
most representative markets, significant prices recorded 
on other markets for major quantities.' 
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. 
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2511/69 of 
9 December 1969 laying down special measures for 
improving the production and marketing of Community 
citrus fruit (2), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 
3130/86 (3), and in particular Article 7(2) thereof, 
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission, 
Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament, 
Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social 
Committee, Proposal for a Council Regulation (EEC) fixing for the 1988/1989 marketing year certain prices 
and other amounts applicable in the fruit and vegetables sector 
(88/C 139/48) 
(!) OJ No L 118, 20. 5. 1972, p. 1. (2) OJ No L 318, 18. 12. 1969, p. 1. 
(3) OJ No L 292, 16. 10. 1986, p. 5.