COMVIISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMVIUNITIES 
C0M(91)198 final 
Brussels, 24 May 1991 
Proposal for a 
COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) 
fixing the basic price and the buying-In price for cauliflowers 
for the period 27 May to 16 June 1991 
(presented by the Commission) 
EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM 
As the prices for the agricultural products and certain related measures 
for the 1991/92 marketing year have not yet been decided by the Council, 
the Commission proposes that the Council decide, for the period 27 May to 
16 June 1991: 
to extend the marketing years for milk and beef/veal, 
to fix provisionally the buying-in and basic prices for cauliflowers, 
peaches, nectarines, apricots, lemons and tomatoes and the guide price 
for dried fodder in accordance with the Commission's proposals. 
Those Regulations are to enter into force on ,27 May 1991 in order to avoid 
a legal vacuum. 
Proposa I for 
COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No /91 
Of 
fixing the basic price and the buying-in price for cauliflowers 
for the period 27 May to 16 June 1991 
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, 
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, 
Having regard to the Act of Accession of Spain and Portugal, and in particular 
Articles 89(1) and 234(2) 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 3920/90<2>, and in particular Article 16(1) thereof, 
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission, 
Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament, 
Whereas, pursuant to Article 16(1) of Regulation (EEC) No 1035/72, a basic price 
and a buying-in price are to be fixed for each marketing year for each of the 
products listed in Annex II to the said Regulation; whereas cauliflowers 
harvested in a given growing season are marketed from May to April of the 
fol lowing year; 
(1) 0J No L 118, 20.5.1972, p. 1. 
(2) 0J No L 375, 31.12.1990, p. 17. 
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Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1081/91 of 26 April 1991 laying down 
precautionary measures for fruit and vegetables as regards cauliflowers for the 
period 1 May to 26 May 1991*3) fixes the prices at which the intervention 
operations provided for In Articles 15 and 19 of Regulation (EEC) No 1035/72 ar@ 
to be carried out during the period in question; 
Whereas, in order to ensure the continuity of cauliflower prices, It is therefore 
necessary to fix the basic price and the buying-in pries for this product for the 
period 27 May to 16 June 1991, pending a decision for the 1991/92 marketing year; 
Whereas the application of Articles 148(1) and 285(1) of the Act of Accession to 
Spain and Portugal respectively results in price levels differing from thoso of 
the common prices; whereas, pursuant to Articles 149 and 285 of the said Act, the 
Spanish and Portuguese prices should be aligned on the common prices at the 
beginning of the marketing year; whereas the criteria laid down for that 
alignment result in the basic price and the buying-in price applicable in those 
two Member states being fixed at the levels given below, 
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: 
Article 1 
1. For the period 27 May to 31 May 1991, the basic price and the buying-in price 
for cauliflowers, expressed in ecus per 100 kilograms net, shali be ae 
fo11ows: 
- basic price: 25,50 in Spain, 27,66 in Portugal and 30,91 in the 
other Member States, 
(3) OJ No L 108, 30.4.1991, p. 27. 
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- buying-In price: 11,08 in Spain, 12,05 in Portugal and 13,45 fn 
the other Member States. 
2. For the period 1 June to 16 June 1991, the basic price and the buying-in 
price for cauliflowers, expressed in ecus per 100 kilograms net, shall be as 
fol lows: 
- basic price: 20,99 in Spain, 21,67 In Portugal and 24,92 in the 
other Member States, 
- buying-in price: 9,09 in Spain, 9,40 In Portugal and 10,80 in the 
other Member States. 
3. The amounts given in paragraphs 1 and 2 refer to trimmed cauliflowers of 
quality grade I, packaged. 
These amounts do not take account of the cost of the packaging in which the 
product Is put up. 
Article 2 
This Regulation shall enter into force on 27 May 1991. 
This Regulation shall be binding In its entirety and directly applicable in all 
Member States. 
Done at For the Council 

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