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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
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Brussels,16July1976
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AmendedProposalfora
COUNCILREGULATION
layingdowncertaingeneralrulesforapplication
ofthereferencepricesystemforfruitandvegetables
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(submittedbytheCommissiontotheCouncilpursuantto
thesecondparagraphofArticle149oftheEECTreaty)
C0M(76)371final

Explanatory memorandum
TheinitialproposalwhichtheCommissionforwardedtotheCouncilon
23May1973wasnotadoptedbecausecertaindelegationsfeltthattheywere
unabletosupplytheinformationneededfortheapplicationoftheRegulation
withinthetimelimitslaiddown.
Theinformationinquestionconcernedmainlythequantitiesimported
and,inaddition,thedailypricesforthehome-grownproductswhichthe
samecharacteristics asthoseusedforfixingthereferenceprices.
ThisproposalfromtheCommission,whichreplacesthatof23May1973,
makesthefollowingimprovements asregardsthosetwopoints:
1)Quantitiesimported:theinformationistobesuppliedperperiodoften
daysrunningfromthe1sttothe10th,fromthe11thtothe20th,andfrom
the21sttothelastdayofeachmonth-andshouldreachtheCommission,
atthelatest,ontheeighthdayofthefollowingperiodoftendays.
Sincethiscommunication procedureisalreadyfollowedinrespectof
cereals(wheatandwheatflour:CommissionRegulation(EEC)No2394/70of
27November1970;barley,maltmaizeandrice:CommissionRegulation(EEC)
No1088/72of26May1972),theextensionofthesystemtocertainfruitand
vegetablesshouldnotpresentanyseriousproblems.
2)PricesforCommunityproducts:theinformationtobesuppliedwouldbe,for
productssubjecttointervention ,thatwhichisalreadyforwardedinaccordance
withArticle17(l)ofRegulation(EEC)No1035/72and,forcucumbers,the
pricesforhome-grownproductswhichhavethesamecharacteristics asthose
usedforfixingthereferenceprices.
TheonlynewprocedurestobeundertakenbytheMemberStatesshould
thereforebetheobtainingofthepricesforcucumbersandthedailycommuni­
cationofthepricesforCommunityproducts.

AMENDEDDRAFTOPACOUNCILREGULATION
layingdowncertaingeneralrulesforapplicationofthereferencepricesystem
forfruitandvegetables
(submittedbytheCommissiontotheCouncilonthebasisofthesecond
paragraphofArticle149oftheTreaty)
THECOUNCILOPTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishing the
EuropeanEconomicCommunity,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)
No1035/72of18May1972onthecommon
organization ofthemarketinfruitand
vegetables'^,aslastamendedbyRegulation
(EEC)No795/76^^,andinparticularthe
lastsub-paragraph ofArticle24(4)thereof,
Havingregardtotheproposalfromthe
Commission,
WhereasArticle24(4)ofRegulation(EEC)NoIO35/72providesthatinthe
caseofsummerpears,tomatoes,cucumbers,tablegrapesandpeachesthe
pricesofCommunityproductsarealsotobeadoptedforcalculatingtheentry
priceifthequantitiesimportedaresignificant andifthequantities
marketedontherepresentative importmarketsarenotsignificant compared
withtotalimports;
Whereasastudyofthelevelofimportsfromnon-membercountriesduring
recentyearsrevealsthatsignificantquantitiesareimportedduringagiven
periodofthemarketingyear;whereasthegivenperiodapplicabletoeach
productshouldbedetermined ;
Whereasitisnecessarytoestablish,inrespectofeachexportingpountry,
theminimumpercentageofthetotalquantitiesimportedduringagivenperiod,
marketedontherepresentative importmarkets;
(1)OJNoL118,20.5.1972,p.1
(2)OJNoL93,8.4.1976,p.6

WhereasitwouldappearusefultoadoptthepricesofCommunityproducts
calculatedoveracertainperiod,soastopreventimportmeasuresfrom
beinginfluencedbythedailypricefluctuationswhichcanbeobservedonthe
producermarkets;
WhereasthemethodofcalculatingthepricesofCommunityproductsmustbe
laiddown;whereascorrectingfactorsshouldbeappliedtothepricesof
Communityproductsattheproducermarketstage,tomakethosepricescom­
parablewiththoseofimportedproductsontherepresentative importmarkets}
Whereasitisnecessarytodefinetheconditionsunderwhichthepricesof
theCommunityproductsaretobeadoptedforcalculatingtheentryprice;
whereas,inviewoftheobjectivetobeattained,thosepricesshouldbe
takenintoconsideration onlyiftheyarelowerthanthereferenceprice,
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
1.TheconditionlaiddowninthefirstindentofArticle24(4)of
Regulation (EEC)No1035/72shallbeconsideredasbeingfulfilled
duringtheperiodsspecifiedintheAnnex.
2.TheconditionlaiddowninthesecondindentofthesaidArticle24(4)shall
beconsideredasbeingfulfilledforagivenexportingcountrywherethe
quantitiesmarketedonalloftherepresentative importmarketsover
aperiodoftenconsecutive days(runningeitherthe1stt.othe1Q.th
2r_lrom_the_11th_to^the_2pth_or_frpfn_the_21st_to_the_J.ast_day_pf_each
representlessthan40%of-thequantitiesimported.
3.Subjecttotheprecedingparagraphs ,thepriceofCommunityproductsshall
beadoptedforcalculatingtheentrypriceonlywherethepriceof
CommunityproductsdeterminedinaccordancewithArticle2islowerthan
thereferencepriceforthelastthreedaysofaten-dayperiod
referredtoinparagraph2.

3.
Article2
ThepriceofCommunityproducts,referredtoinArticle1,shallbe
equaltothearithmeticmeanofthedailypricesrecordedovertheperiod
specifiedinparagraph3ofthatArticleplusanamountequaltothatallowed
fortransportcostsincalculatingthereferenceprices.
Thedailypriceshallheequal
-forpeaches,tomatoes,tablegrapesandsummerpears,tothearithmetic mean
oftheprices,plusthecostofpackaging,whichtheMemberStatescommuni­
catetotheCommissioninaccordancewithArticle17(l)ofRegulation (EEC)
No1035/72
–forcucumbers,tothearithmetic meanoftheaveragepricesrecordedonthe
representative producermarketsforhome-grownproductswhichhavethesame
characteristics asthosebyreferenceto,whichthereferencepricesarg^fjxgd.
However,ifthepricesrecordedonagivenmarketrelatetoproducts
producedbyamethodofcultivationdifferentfromthatusedfortheproducts
takenintoconsideration forfixingthereferenceprices,theyshallbe
adjusted,forthepurposeofcalculating theaverageprice,bytheconversion
factorslaiddownforcalculating theentrypriceofthattypeofproduct
bytheregulationsfixingthereferenceprices.
Thesaidfactorsshallbeappliedtothepricesplusthepackagingcostand
transportcosts.
Article3
1.Where,foragivenproductandagivenexportingcountry,the
conditionslaiddowninArticle1arefulfilled,theentrypriceforthe
exportingcountryconcernedshallbeequal:
a)tothearithmeticmeanbetweentheentrypriceoftheimportedproduct
calculatedinaccordancewithArticle24(3)ofRegulation(EEC)No1035/72
andthepriceoftheCommunityproductcalculatedinaccordancewith
Article2,ifthepriceoftheCommunityproductislowerthan:
-theentrypricereferredtoabove,
–thereferencepricevalidonthedayinquestion;

4.
b)totheentrypriceoftheimportedproduct,referredtoinArticle24(3)
ofRegulation(EEC)No1035/72,ifthepriceoftheCommunityproduct
ishigherthanit;
c)tothepriceoftheCommunityproductcalculatedinaccordancewith
Article2ifitislowerthanthereferencepricevalidonthedayin
questionandifthepricesoftheimportedproductarenotavailable.
2.Paragraph1shallapplyduringthesecondten-dayperiodfollnuing
thatreferredtoinArticle1.
Article4
Detailedrulesfortheapplication ofthisRegulationshallbe
adoptedinaccordancewiththeprocedurelaiddowninArticle33of
Regulation(EEC)No1035/72.
Article5
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthethirddayfollowing
itspublicationintheOfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities .
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectly
applicableinallMemberStates.
DoneatBrussels,
FortheCouncil
ThePresident

ANNEX
Periods during which thequantities imported aresignificant :
Peaches from 1July to31August
Cucumbers from 1February to30June andfrom 1to30November
Tomatoes from 1April to31July andfrom 1October to
20December
Table grapes from 1August to20November
Summer pears from 1July to31August