GRAPEFRUIT AND POMELOS , IN VIEW OF THE SIMILAR PRICE LEVELS RECORDED AMONG THESE ORIGINS WITHIN EACH OF THE GROUPS IN QUESTION ; WHEREAS , MOREOVER , THE ABOLITION OF THE DIFFERENTIATION BY REFERENCE TO ORIGIN SHOULD ELIMINATE CERTAIN DIFFICULTIES IN APPLICATION ESPECIALLY AT THE BEGINNING OF THE IMPORTING SEASON ;
WHEREAS , MOREOVER , EXPERIENCE GAINED IN MEMBER STATES HAS SHOWN THE NEED TO SPECIFY PRECISELY THE WORDING OF HEADING 7 ' TANGERINES ' SO AS TO BRING TOGETHER UNDER THIS HEADING ALL CITRUS FRUIT COVERED BY SUBHEADING 08.02 B OF THE COMMON CUSTOMS TARIFF , WHICH ARE NOT ELSEWHERE SPECIFIED OR INCLUDED IN THE CLASSIFICATION ;
WHEREAS IT WOULD BE USEFUL TO PUBLISH THE NEW CLASSIFICATION OF CITRUS FRUITS FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF STANDARD AVERAGE VALUES AS AN ANNEX TO THIS REGULATION ;
WHEREAS THE MEASURES PROVIDED FOR IN THIS REGULATION ARE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE OPINION OF THE CUSTOMS VALUATION COMMITTEE ,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
ARTICLE 1
ARTICLE 4 ( 2 ) OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1570/70 IS HEREBY AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS :
' 2 . THE AVERAGE FREE-AT-FRONTIER PRICE , NOT CLEARED THROUGH CUSTOMS , SHALL BE CALCULATED ON THE BASIS OF THE GROSS PROCEEDS OF SALES MADE BETWEEN IMPORTERS AND WHOLESALERS . HOWEVER , IN THE CASE OF THE PARIS-RUNGIS AND MILAN MARKETING CENTRES , THE GROSS PROCEEDS SHALL BE THOSE RECORDED AT THE COMMERCIAL LEVEL AT WHICH THESE GOODS ARE MOST COMMONLY SOLD AT THOSE CENTRES .
THERE SHALL BE DEDUCTED FROM THE FIGURES SO ARRIVED AT :
- AN INTERVENTION MARGIN OF 15 % FOR THE PARIS-RUNGIS AND THE MILAN MARKETING CENTRES AND 6 % FOR THE OTHER MARKETING CENTRES ;
- TRANSPORT COSTS WITHIN THE CUSTOMS TERRITORY ;
- A STANDARD AMOUNT OF BFRS 125 , DKR 22 , DM 8.50 , FF 18 , LIT 3 000 , FL 8.60 , POUND ST . 2 ( AS APPROPRIATE IN EACH PARTICULAR CASE ), REPRESENTING ALL THE OTHER COSTS WHICH ARE NOT TO BE INCLUDED IN THE VALUE FOR CUSTOMS PURPOSES ;
- CUSTOMS DUTIES AND CHARGES WHICH ARE NOT TO BE INCLUDED IN THE VALUE FOR CUSTOMS PURPOSES . '
ARTICLE 2
THE CLASSIFICATION OF CITRUS FRUITS SET OUT IN THE ANNEX TO COMMISSION REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1570/70 IS HEREBY REPLACED BY THE CLASSIFICATION SET OUT IN THE ANNEX HERETO .
ARTICLE 3
THIS REGULATION SHALL ENTER INTO FORCE ON 10 MARCH 1978 .
THIS REGULATION SHALL BE BINDING IN ITS ENTIRETY AND DIRECTLY APPLICABLE IN ALL MEMBER STATES .
DONE AT BRUSSELS , 2 FEBRUARY 1978 .
FOR THE COMMISSION
ETIENNE DAVIGNON
MEMBER OF THE COMMISSION
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ANNEX
CLASSIFICATION OF CITRUS FRUITS FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF STANDARD AVERAGE VALUES
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