PROPOSAL FOR A COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) FIXING THE BASIC PRICE AND THE BUYING-IN PRICE FOR APRICOTS, PEACHES, NECTARINES AND LEMONS FOR THE PERIOD 1 JUNE TO 16 JUNE 1991
Date: 1991-05-24
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: citrus fruit, purchase price, stone fruit

COMMISSION  OF  THE  EUROPEAN  COMVIUNITIES 

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Brussels,  24 May  1991 

Proposal  for a 

COUNCIL  Rt-Ci'J1 ATIQN  (EEC) 

fixing  the basic price and  the buying-ln price  for  apricots, 
peaches, nectarines and  lemons for  the period  1 June  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  IegaI  vacuum. 

Proposal  for 

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of 

fixing  the basic  price and  the buying-in price  for  apricots, 
peaches, nectarines  and  lemons  for  the period  1 June  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  the  products 

harvested  in a given  growing  season  are marketed  from May  to August  of  each  year 

in the case of  apricots,  from May  to October  of each  year  in the case of  peaches 

and  nectarines  and  from  June  to May of  the  following  year  in the case of  lemons; 

whereas, however,  in accordance  with  the  third  subparagraph  of Article  16(1) of 

Regulation  (EEC) No  1035/72, no basic price or  buying-in  price should  be  fixed 

during  the slack marketing  period  at  the beginning  of  the marketing  year; 

(1) 0J  No L  118, 20.5.1972, p. 1. 
(2) OJ  No L 375, 31.12.1990, p. 17. 

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Whereas,  in order  to ensure  the continuity  of  lemon prices and  to ensure  that 

intervention  is possible  for  peaches  and  nectarines  from  1 June  1991,  it  is 

necessary  to fix  the basic  price and  the buying-in  price  for  these products  for 

the period  1 June  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  those 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 

For  the period  1 June  to  16 June  1991, the basic  price and  the buying-in  price 

for  apricots, peaches, nectarines  and  lemons, expressed  in ecus per  100  kilograms 

net, shall  be as  follows: 

for  apricots: 

basic  price: 31,44  in Spain,  33,34  in Portugal  and  41,68  in the other 

Member  States, 

buying-in  price:  17,91  in Spain,  19,00  in Portugal  and  23,74  in the other 

Member  States. 

for  peaches: 

basic  price: 43,51  in Spain  and  45,31  in the other  Member  States, 

buying-in  price: 24,18  in Spain  and  25,17  in the other  Member  States. 

for  nectarines: 

basic price:  59,07 

buying-in  price:  28,35 

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for  lemons: 

basic  price: 29,89  in Spain,  32,36  in Portugal  and  42,47  in the  other 

Member  States, 

buying-in  price:  17,59  in Spain,  18,95  in Portugal  and  24,95  in the 

other  Member  States. 

These  prices  refer,  respectively, to*. 

packed  apricots of  quality  class  I of  a size over  30 millimetres; 

packed  peaches of  the Amsden, Cardinal, Charles  Ingouf, Dixired,  Jeronimo, 

J.H.Hale, Merril  Gemfree, Michel ini, Red  Haven, San  Lorenzo, Sprlngcrest  and 

Springtime  varieties of  quality  class  I, size 61  to 67 millimetres; 

packed  nectarines of  the Armking, Crimsongold,  Early  Sun Grand,  Fantasia, 

Independence, May  Grand,  Nectared,  Snow Queen  and  Stark  Red  Gold  varieties of 

quality  class  I, size  61  to 67 millimetres; 

packed  lemons of  quality  class  I, size 53  to 62 millimetres. 

These  prices 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  1 June  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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