CONSIDERED EXCESSIVELY HIGH OR EXCESSIVELY LOW IN RELATION TO NORMAL PRICE FLUCTUATIONS ON THAT MARKET ARE TO BE DISREGARDED ;
WHEREAS , IN FEBRUARY , COMMUNITY-PRODUCED CUCUMBERS ARE GROWN MAINLY UNDER GLASS ; WHEREAS THE REFERENCE PRICES FOR THIS MONTH MUST THEREFORE BE FIXED FOR A PRODUCT OF THAT TYPE ; WHEREAS CUCUMBERS IMPORTED FROM CERTAIN THIRD COUNTRIES WILL HAVE BEEN GROWN IN THE OPEN ; WHEREAS , ALTHOUGH SUCH CUCUMBERS MAY BE CLASSED IN CLASS I , THEIR QUALITY AND PRICE ARE NOT COMPARABLE WITH THOSE OF PRODUCTS GROWN UNDER GLASS ; WHEREAS THE PRICES FOR CUCUMBERS NOT GROWN UNDER GLASS SHOULD THEREFORE BE ADJUSTED BY A CONVERSION FACTOR ;
WHEREAS THE MEASURES PROVIDED FOR IN THIS REGULATION ARE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE OPINION OF THE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE FOR FRUIT AND VEGETABLES ,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
ARTICLE 1
1 . FOR THE MONTH OF FEBRUARY 1980 , THE REFERENCE PRICES FOR CUCUMBERS ( SUBHEADING 07.01 P I OF THE COMMON CUSTOMS TARIFF ), EXPRESSED IN ECU PER 100 KILOGRAMS NET OF PACKED PRODUCTS OF CLASS I , OF ALL SIZES , SHALL BE AS FOLLOWS :
- FEBRUARY ( 11 TO 20 ): 94.26 ,
( 21 TO 29 ): 77.62 .
2 . FOR THE PURPOSE OF CALCULATING ENTRY PRICES , THE PRICES FOR CUCUMBERS , NOT BEING PRODUCTS GROWN UNDER GLASS , IMPORTED FROM THIRD COUNTRIES SHALL , AFTER DEDUCTION OF CUSTOMS DUTIES , BE MULTIPLIED BY A CONVERSION FACTOR OF 1.30 .
ARTICLE 2
THIS REGULATION SHALL ENTER INTO FORCE ON 11 FEBRUARY 1980 .
THIS REGULATION SHALL BE BINDING IN ITS ENTIRETY AND DIRECTLY APPLICABLE IN ALL MEMBER STATES .
DONE AT BRUSSELS , 8 FEBRUARY 1980 .
FOR THE COMMISSION
FINN GUNDELACH
VICE-PRESIDENT