Regulation (EEC) No 1570/70 of the Commission of 3 August 1970 establishing a system of standard average values for citrus fruits
Official Journal L 171 , 04/08/1970 P. 0010 - 0013
Danish special edition: Series I Chapter 1970(II) P. 0473
English special edition: Series I Chapter 1970(II) P. 0537
Greek special edition: Chapter 02 Volume 1 P. 0105
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( 1 ) OJ NO L 148 , 28 . 6 . 1968 , P . 6 .
REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1570/70 OF THE COMMISSION OF 3 AUGUST 1970 ESTABLISHING A SYSTEM OF STANDARD AVERAGE VALUES FOR CITRUS FRUITS
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
HAVING REGARD TO THE TREATY ESTABLISHING THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY ;
HAVING REGARD TO COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 803/68 ( 1 ) OF 27 JUNE 1968 ON THE VALUATION OF GOODS FOR CUSTOMS PURPOSES , AND IN PARTICULAR ARTICLE 13 THEREOF ;
WHEREAS PURSUANT TO ARTICLE 13 OF THAT REGULATION STANDARD AVERAGE VALUES MAY BE ESTABLISHED FOR THE DETERMINATION OF THE VALUE FOR CUSTOMS PURPOSES OF CERTAIN GOODS ; AND WHEREAS SUCH GOODS ARE TO BE SPECIFIED AND THE RULES AND CRITERIA FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF STANDARD AVERAGE VALUES AND THE APPLICATION THEREOF ARE TO BE DETERMINED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROCEDURE LAID DOWN IN ARTICLE 17 OF THAT REGULATION ;
WHEREAS THE ESTABLISHMENT OF STANDARD AVERAGE VALUES IS IN PARTICULAR NECESSARY WHERE , AT THE TIME OF DETERMINATION OF THE VALUE FOR CUSTOMS PURPOSES , THERE IS NO PRICE PAID OR TO BE PAID WHICH CAN BE ACCEPTED AS A BASIS FOR DETERMINING THAT VALUE ; WHEREAS THIS IS THE POSITION IN REGARD TO CITRUS FRUITS , WHICH ARE USUALLY DELIVERED FOR SALE ON CONSIGNMENT ;
WHEREAS DIFFERENT METHODS ARE AT PRESENT USED BY MEMBER STATES IN DETERMINING THE VALUE FOR CUSTOMS PURPOSES OF IMPORTED CITRUS FRUITS ; WHEREAS THIS RESULTS IN INEQUALITIES IN THE INCIDENCE OF THE DUTIES APPLICABLE TO THESE PRODUCTS UNDER THE COMMON CUSTOMS TARIFF ;
WHEREAS A SYSTEM OF COMMUNITY STANDARD AVERAGE VALUES APPLICABLE TO ALL CITRUS FRUITS IMPORTED INTO THE COMMUNITY IS BEST SUITED TO ENSURE UNIFORM APPLICATION OF THE COMMON CUSTOMS TARIFF AND THUS TO ENSURE EQUAL AND FAIR TREATMENT OF IMPORTERS ;
WHEREAS STANDARD AVERAGE VALUES MUST REFLECT THE NORMAL PRICE AS DEFINED BY THE SAID REGULATION ; WHEREAS THE VALUES ESTABLISHED IN GENERAL OVER FOURTEEN-DAY PERIODS FOR GOODS OF VARIOUS KINDS AND ORIGINS ON THE BASIS OF PRICES RECORDED ON THE MOST REPRESENTATIVE COMMUNITY MARKETS , ON THE ONE HAND , AND FOR QUANTITIES IMPORTED INTO MEMBER STATES IN THE COURSE OF A SEASON , ON THE OTHER , MAY BE CONSIDERED TO FULFIL THIS CONDITION ;
WHEREAS CERTAIN ELEMENTS WHICH ARE NECESSARY FOR ESTABLISHING COMMUNITY STANDARD AVERAGE VALUES UNDER THIS REGULATION ARE AT PRESENT LACKING ; WHEREAS , THEREFORE , TRANSITIONAL MEASURES ARE NECESSARY ;
WHEREAS THE PROVISIONS OF THIS REGULATION ARE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE OPINION OF THE CUSTOMS VALUATION COMMITTEE ;
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
ARTICLE 1
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