Commission Regulation (EEC) No 299/80 of 8 February 1980 fixing the reference prices for cucumbers for the month of February 1980
Official Journal L 032 , 09/02/1980 P. 0028
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( 1 ) OJ NO L 118 , 20 . 5 . 1972 , P . 1 .
( 2 ) OJ NO L 162 , 30 . 6 . 1979 , P . 26 .
COMMISSION REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 299/80
OF 8 FEBRUARY 1980
FIXING THE REFERENCE PRICES FOR CUCUMBERS FOR THE MONTH OF FEBRUARY 1980
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HAVING REGARD TO THE TREATY ESTABLISHING THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY ,
HAVING REGARD TO COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1035/72 OF 18 MAY 1972 ON THE COMMON ORGANIZATION OF THE MARKETS IN FRUIT AND VEGETABLES ( 1 ), AS LAST AMENDED BY REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1301/79 ( 2 ), AND IN PARTICULAR ARTICLE 27 ( 1 ) THEREOF ,
WHEREAS , PURSUANT TO ARTICLE 23 ( 1 ) OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1035/72 , REFERENCE PRICES VALID FOR THE WHOLE COMMUNITY ARE TO BE FIXED AT THE BEGINNING OF THE MARKETING YEAR ;
WHEREAS CUCUMBERS ARE PRODUCED IN SUCH QUANTITIES IN THE COMMUNITY THAT REFERENCE PRICES SHOULD BE FIXED FOR THEM ;
WHEREAS CUCUMBERS HARVESTED DURING A GIVEN CROP YEAR ARE MARKETED FROM JANUARY TO DECEMBER ; WHEREAS , FOR THE PRESENT MARKETING YEAR , ON THE INFORMATION CURRENTLY AVAILABLE IT IS NOT POSSIBLE TO FIX REFERENCE PRICES BEYOND THE MONTH OF FEBRUARY ; WHEREAS THE QUANTITIES HARVESTED IN JANUARY AND DURING THE FIRST 10 DAYS OF FEBRUARY ARE SO SMALL THAT THERE IS NO NEED TO FIX REFERENCE PRICES FOR THAT PERIOD OF THE YEAR ; WHEREAS REFERENCE PRICES SHOULD THEREFORE BE FIXED ONLY FOR THE PERIOD FROM 11 FEBRUARY ;
WHEREAS , PURSUANT TO ARTICLE 23 ( 2 ) OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1035/72 , THE REFERENCE PRICES ARE TO BE EQUAL TO THE ARITHMETIC MEAN OF PRODUCER PRICES IN EACH MEMBER STATE PLUS AN AMOUNT REPRESENTING THE COSTS OF TRANSPORTING COMMUNITY PRODUCTS FROM THE PRODUCTION AREAS TO COMMUNITY MARKETING CENTRES ; WHEREAS THE TREND OF PRODUCTION COSTS IN THE FRUIT AND VEGETABLE SECTOR MUST ALSO BE TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT ;
WHEREAS , TO TAKE SEASONAL VARIATIONS INTO ACCOUNT , THE REFERENCE PRICES SHOULD BE FIXED BY 10-DAY PERIOD FOR FEBRUARY ;
WHEREAS PRODUCER PRICES ARE TO CORRESPOND TO THE AVERAGE OF THE PRICES RECORDED ON THE REPRESENTATIVE MARKET OR MARKETS SITUATED IN THE PRODUCTION AREAS WHERE PRICES ARE LOWEST , DURING THE THREE YEARS PRIOR TO THE DATE ON WHICH THE REFERENCE PRICE IS FIXED , FOR A HOME-GROWN PRODUCT WITH DEFINED COMMERCIAL CHARACTERISTICS , BEING A PRODUCT OR VARIETY REPRESENTING A SUBSTANTIAL PROPORTION OF THE PRODUCTION MARKETED OVER THE YEAR OR OVER PART THEREOF AND SATISFYING SPECIFIED REQUIREMENTS AS REGARDS MARKET PREPARATION ; WHEREAS , WHEN THE AVERAGE OF PRICES RECORDED ON EACH REPRESENTATIVE MARKET IS BEING CALCULATED , PRICES WHICH COULD BE