CELEX: 31976R0477
Language: en
Date: 1976-02-26 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EEC) No 477/76 of 26 February 1976 fixing minimum prices for exports to third countries of certain flowering corms, bulbs and tubers for 1976/77 marketing year

No L 56/2                             Official Journal of the European Communities                             4. 3 . 76
                                  COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 477/76
                                                   of 26 February 1976
             fixing minimum prices for exports to third countries of certain flowering
                             corms, bulbs and tubers for the 1976/77 marketing year
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN                                   May 1977 should be varied according to the country
COMMUNITIES,                                                     of destination, the marketing conditions and the size ;
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European            Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation
Economic Community,                                              are in accordance with the opinion of the Manage­
                                                                 ment Committee for Live Plants,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No
234/68 of 27 February 1968 on the establishment of a
common organization of the market in live trees and              HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
other plants, bulbs, roots and the like, cut flowers and
ornamental foliage ('), and in particular Article 7 ( 1 )
thereof,                                                                                Article 1
Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1767/68                   The minimum prices applicable for the export year 1
of 6 November 1968 on the system of minimum                      June 1976 to 31 May 1977 are hereby fixed, for each
prices for exports to third countries of flowering               product, at the levels shown in the Annex.
corms, bulbs and tubers (2), as last amended by Regula­
tion (EEC) No 468 /74 (3) lays down that minimum                                        Article 2
export prices for the species in question shall be fixed
each year and shall apply to products harvested in the           This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day
year following that in which they were fixed ; whereas           following its publication in the Official Journal of
these prices for the export year 1 June 1976 to 31               the European Communities.
              This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
              States .
              Done at Brussels, 26 February 1976.
                                                                           For the Commission
                                                                             P.J. LARDINOIS
                                                                      Member of the Commission
 (!) OJ No L 55, 2. 3 . 1968 , p. 1 .
 (2) OJ No L 271 , 7. 11 . 1968 , p. 7.
 P) OJ No L 56, 27. 2. 1974, p . 15 .
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                                                           ANNEX
                                                          TABLE A
                                          MINIMUM EXPORT PRICES — 1976/ 77
                                                  (United States and Canada)
                                                                                                 f u.a. / l 000 ptecss }
                     Product                                     Size            A (')    B C)              c (l)
Anemone coronaria                                              8 +               12-43   11-19               9-95
                                                               7— 8               9-51     8-56              7-61
                                                               6— 7               6-58     5-92              5-26
                                                               5— 6               3-66     3-29              2-92
                                                               4— 5               2-93     2-64              2-35
                                                               3— 4               1-46     1 -31             1-16
                                                               2— 3               0-59     0-53              0-47
Crocus                                                       10 +               1316     11-84             10-52
                                                               9 — 10           1 1 -70  10-53               9-36
                                                               8— 9               8-78    7-90               7-02
                                                               7—     8           7-31    6-58               5-85
Hyacinthus orientalis                                        19 +             131-63    118-47            105-31
                                                              18 — 19         1 19 93   107-94              95-94
                                                              17 — 18         114-08    102-67             91-26
                                                              16 — 17           95-06    85-55             76-04
                                                              15 — 16           80-44    72-40             64-36
                                                              14 — 15           65-81    59-23             52-65
('Rosalie' only)                                              13 — 14           65-81    59-23             52-65
Dutch Iris .                                                 10 +               23-40    21-06              18-72
Iris Wedgwood and Prof. Blaauw                                 9 — 10           13-89    12-50              11-11
                                                               8— 9               8-04    7-24               6-44
Bronze Queen, le Mogol, Yellow Queen                           7 +               14-63   13-17              11-71
                                                               6—7               10-24    9-22               8-20
                                                               5 — 6              5-85    5-26               4-67
Not listed elsewhere                                           8 +              14-63    13-17              11-71
                                                               7—     8         10-24     9-22               8-20
                                                               6— 7               5-85    5 - 26             4-67
Lilium henryi, its cultivars and hybrids                     24 +             131-63    118-47            105-31
                                                             22 — 24          1 17-00   105-30             93-60
                                                             20 — 22          102-38     92-14             81-90
                                                              18 — 20           78-98    71-08             63-18
                                                              16 — 18           58-50    52-65             46-80
Lilium formosanum                                              8 +              43-88    39-49             35-10
(Syn. L. philippinense var. formosanum)
Lilium regale, its cultivars and hybrids                     24 +             109-69     98-72             87-75
                                                             22 — 24            95-06    85-55             76-04
                                                             20 — 22            73-13    65-82             58-51
                                                              18 — 20           51-19    46-07             40-95
                                                              16 — 18           36-56    32-90             29-24
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                                                                                                       (u.a.ll 000 pieces)
                     Product                                         Size               A («)    B (>)          C (»)
Lilium speciosum,       its  cultivars    and                     24 +               204-75    184-27        163-79
hybrids                                                           22 — 24             160-88   144-79        128-70
                                                                  20 — 22             131-63   118-47        105-31
                                                                  18 — 20             102-38    92-14          81-90
                                                                  16—18                73-13    65-82          58-51
Lilium pumilum (Syn . L. tenuifolium)                             10 +                 35-10    31-59          28-08
                                                                    8 — 10             23-40    21-06          18-72
                                                                    7— 8               14-63    13-17          11-71
Lilium tigrinum (Syn . L. lancifolium                             18 +                 73-13    65-82          58-51
Thunb.), its cultivars and hybrids                                16 — 18              52-65    47-38         42-11
                                                                  14 — 16              38-03    34-23          30-43
                                                                  12 — 14              26-33    23-70         21-07
Lilium hollandicum (Syn. L. umbellatum)                           20 +               131-63   118-47        105-31
                                                                  18 — 20            1 17-00  105-30          93-60
                                                                  16 — 18              87-75   78-97          70-19
                                                                  14 — 16              51-19   46-07          40-95
Lilium davidii var. willmottiae (Syn . L. wil­                    16 +                 7605     68-44         60-83
lmottiae)                                                         14 — 16              52-65    47-38         42-11
                                                                  12—14                29-25    26-32         23-39
Muscari armeniacum 'Early Giant'                                   9 +                 10-24     9-22           8-20
                                                                   8— 9                 8-78     7-90           7-02
                                                                   7— 8                 6-58     5-92           5-26
                                                                   6— 7                 4-39     3-95           3-51
Other                                                              5 +                  7-31     6-58           5-85
Narcissus :                                         DN I (with a minimum long­
— Trumpets                                        • slot riddle size of 17 cm)       110-57     99-51         88-45
                                                    DN 11 (with a minimum long­
                                                    slot riddle size of 15 cm )        87-75    78-97         70-19
                                                    DN III and Round I ( with a
                                                    minimum long-slot riddle size of
                                                    12 cm )                            64-35    57-91         51-47
                                                    Not graded ( as lifted )
                                                    u.a./ l 000 kg                   624-21   561-79        499-37
— Tazetta and triandrus hybrids, the                DN I (with a minimum long­
    varieties Silver Chimes, Thalia,                slot riddle size of 14 cm )      110-57     99-51          88-45
    Tresamble, Trevethian                           DN 11 (with a minimum long­
                                                    slot riddle size of 12 cm)         87-75    78-97          70-19
                                                    DN III and Round I (with a
                                                    minimum long-slot riddle size of
                                                    10 cm )                            64-35    57-91          51-47
                                                    Not graded (as liftedj
                                                    u.a./ l 000 kg                   624-21   561-79         499-37
— Large cups and doubles              (except      DN I (with a minimum long­
    poeticus double white)                          slot riddle size of 17 cm)         7313     65-82          58-51
                                                    DN II (with a minimum long­
                                                    slot riddle size of 15 cm)         55-58    50-02          44-46
                                                    DN III and Round I (with a
                                                    minimum long-slot riddle size of
                                                    12 cm )                            43-88    39-49          35-10
                                                    Not graded ( as lifted )
                                                    u.a./ l 000 kg                   479-71   431-74         383-77
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                                                                                                      (u.a./l 000 pieces)
                      Product                                       Size             A («)      B C)          C (')
— Small cups (including other tazetta             DN I (with 'a minimum long­
    and triandrus hybrids )                       slot riddle size of 14 cm)        73-13     65-82          58-51
                                                  DN II (with a minimum long­
                                                  slot riddle size of 12 cm)        55-58     50-02          44-46
                                                  DN III and Round I (with a
                                                  minimum long-slot riddle size of
                                                  10 cm )                           43-88     39-49          35-10
                                                  Not graded (as lifted)
                                                  u.a./ l 000 kg                   479-71    431-74        383-77
— Poeticus                                        DN I (with a minimum long­
                                                  slot riddle size of 13 cm)        73-13     65-82          58-51
                                                  DN II (with a minimum long­
                                                  slot riddle size of 11 cm)        55-58     50-02          44-46
                                                  DN III and Round I (with a
                                                  minimum long-slot riddle size of
                                                  9 cm )                            43-88     39-49          35-10
                                                  Not graded (as lifted)
                                                  u.a./ l 000 kg                   479-71    431-74        383-77
— For the rock garden                                                               23-40     21-06          18-72
— Mixed                                           DN I                              73-13     65-82          58-51
                                                  DN II                             55-58     50-02          44-46
                                                  DN III and Round I                43-88     39-49          35-10
                                                  Not graded (as lifted)
                                                  u.a./l 000 kg                    479-71    431-74         383-77
                                                                  8 +                16-09     14-48          12-87
Scilla sibirica
                                                                  7— 8               11-70     10-53           9-36
                                                                  6— 7                7-31      6-58           5-85
                                                                5-5 — 6               5-85       5-26          4-67
— Atrocaerulea (Spring Beauty)                                  10 +                21-94      19-75         17-56
                                                                  9 — 10            19-01      17-11         15-21
                                                                  8— 9              16-09      14-48         12-87
                                                                  7— 8              11-70      10-53           9-36
Tulips
— the varieties Adorno, Advance , Anne
    Clair, Apeldoorn , Apeldoorn Elite ,
    Artist, Athleet, Balalaika, Beauty of
    Apeldoorn , Beauty of Oxford, Bing
    Crosby, Blue Aimable, Cantor, Carlton ,
    Cassini, Danton , Dillenburg, Doctor
    Plesman , Dover, Duke of Wellington ,
    Fost. Gaiata, Galway, Generaal Eisen­
     hower, Generaal Patton , Golden Apel­                       12 +                42-12 •   37-91          33-70
    doorn , Golden Niphetos, Golden                              11 — 12             36-86     33-17          29-48
     Oxford, Golden Springtime , Gr.                             10 — 11             29-25     26-32          23-39
     Benkemper,       Greuze,      Groenland,
     Gudoshnik, Halcro , Henry Ford ,
     Holland's Glory, Jacqueline, Jewel of
     Spring, Kansas, Lanseadel's Supreme,
     Lincolnshire , Mamasa, Mariette , Olaf,
     Oxford , Oxford Elite , Paul Richter,
     Peacock, Peerless Pink, Pink Supreme ,
     Princess Marg. Rose , Purissima, Purple
     Star, Queen of Night, Red Matador,
     Red Shine, Rosa van Lima, Rosy
     Wings, Scotch        Lassie , Shanghai ,
     Solstice, Spalding, Spring Song, Style­
     master, Sundew, Sunkist, Tambour
     Maitre, van der Eerden , Victor Mundi ,
     Wall Street, Yellow Dover
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                                                                                                                                                    (u.a. / 1 000 pieces)
                            Product                                                   Size                             A («)              B (')               C C)
— the varieties Aladdin, Alaska, Apricot
      Beauty, Aristocrat, Asta Nielsen ,
      Aureola, Avanti, Axioma, Bandoeng,
      Bestseller, Bingham, Black Parrot, Blon­
      dine, Bleu Parrot, Bonanza, Candela,
      Cantate, Capt. Fryatt, Charles, China
      Pink, Clara Butt, Copland's Plus Sports,
      Couleur Cardinal, Diplomate, Dix's
      Favourite, Don Quichotte, Dutch Prin­
      cess, Dyanito, Elmus, Emmy Peeck,
      Eros, Fidelio, First Lady, Flying
      Dutchman , Frasquita, Gander, Ger.
      Kieft, Golden Age, Golden Eddy,
      Golden Harvest, Golden Melody,
      Golden Olga, Goldstar, Greigii mixed,
      Hibernia, Hoangho, Hollywood, Hugo
      Schlösser, Hytuna, Ibis, Invasion,
      Jimmy, Karel Doorman, Kaufman­
      niana (all varieties) Kees Nelis, Keizers­
      kroon, Klipfontein, K. & M's Triumph,
      Kon. Wilhelmina, Krelage's Triumph,                                         12 +                                46-80             42-12               37-44
      Lefeber's Favourite, Levant, London,
                                                                                  11 — 12                             40-95             36-85               32-75
      Los Angeles, Lucida, Lucky Strike,
      Lustige        Witwe,         Madame          Curie,                        10 — 11                             33-64             30-28               26-92
      Madame Lefeber, Madame Spoor,
      Magier,            Makassar,             Maytime,
      Maywonder,             Meissner          Porzellan ,
      Mirjoran, Mother's Day, Mount Erebus,
      Mount Tacoma, Mrs J. T. Scheepers ,
      Mrs Moon , Niphetos, Olga, Or.
       Favourite, Orange Wonder, Greigii
      Oriental Beauty, Orient Express, Orna­
       ment,     Pandion ,      Parade,     Paris,   Pink
      Attraction , Pink Trophy, Preludium ,
       President Kennedy, Prince Charles,
       Princeps, Princess Beatrix, Queen of
       Bartigons, Queen of Sheba, Ralph, Red
       Giant, Red Riding Hood, Reforma,
       Renown ,        Robinea,        Roland,       Rose
       Beauty, Rose Copland, Rijnland,
       Shakespeare, Sigrid Undset, Smiling
       Queen , Stockholm, Stresa, Sulphur
       Glory, Sunray, Sweet Harmony, Texas
       Flame , Texas Gold, The Bishop,
       Tommy, Topscore, Trance, Virtuoso,
       Vivex, Vlammenspel , Vredehof, West­
       point, White Parrot, White Trium­
       phator, Wildhof, Wim van Est, Yellow
       Dawn , Yellow Present, Yokohama
— Botanical varieties, other                                                                                           26-33              23-70               21-07
— Other                                                                            12 +                                55-58              50-02               44-46
                                                                                   11 — 12                             49-73              44-76               39-79
                                                                                   10 — 11                             40-95              36-85               32-75
— Mixtures                                                                         12 +                                40-95              36-85               32-75
                                                                                   11 — 12                             35-10              31-59               28-08
                                                                                   10 — 11                             26-33              23-70               21-07
( } ) Applicable to persons established in the United States and Canada who, between 1 June 1 974 and 31 May 1 975 purchased within the Community products subject to the
      minimum export price system to a value of :
      — less than 5 000 u.a . (column A),
      — between 5 000 u.a . and 10 000 u.a . (column B),
      — 10 000 u.a . or more (column C).
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                                                               TABLE B
                                              MINIMUM EXPORT PRICES — 1976/77
                                   ( all third countries other than the United States and Canada )
                                                                                                            (u.a.ll 000 piece*)
                     Product                                          Size                  A (')   B C)            C C)
Anemone coronaria                                                   8 +                     12-43   11-19           10-57
                                                                    7— 8                     9-51     8-56            8-09
                                                                    6— 7                     6-58     5-92            5-59
                                                                    5— 6                     3-66     3-29           3 11
                                                                    4— 5                     2-93     2-64            2-49
                                                                    3— 4                      1-46    1-31            1-24
                                                                    2— 3                     0-59     0-53            0-50
Crocus                                                             10 +                     1316    11-84           11-18
                                                                    9 — 10                  11-70   10-53             9-95
                                                                    8— 9                      8-78    7-90            7-46
                                                                    7—     8                  7-31    6-58            6*21
Hyacinthus orientalis                                             19 +                     114-66  103-19           97-46
                                                                  18 — 19                  104-42   93-98           88-76
                                                                  17 — 18                   95-94   86-35           81-56
                                                                  16 — 17                   84-24   75-82           71-61
                                                                   15 — 16                  69-62   62-66           59-18
                                                                   14 — 15                  56-75   51-07           48-23
('Rosalie' only)                                                   13 — 14                  50-90   45-81           43-27
Dutch Iris                                                         10 +                     23-40   21-06            19-89
Iris Wedgwood and Prof. Blaauw                                      9 — 10                   13-89   12-50           11-81
                                                                    8— 9                      8-04    7-24            6-84
Wedgwood intended for the Southern                                   7— 8                     8-04    7-24            6-84
Hemisphere
Bronze Quçen, le Mogol, Yellow Queen                                7 +                      14-63   13-17          12-44
                                                                    6— 7                     10-24    9-22            8-71
                                                                    5— 6                      5-85     5-26           4-97
Not listed elsewhere                                                8 +                     14-63    13-17           12-44
                                                                    7—     8                10-24     9-22             8-71
                                                                    6— 7                      5-85    5-26            4-97
 Lilium henryi , its cultivars and hybrids                         24 +                    131-63  118-47          111-89
                                                                   22 — 24                 117-00  105-30            99-45
                                                                   20 — 22                 102-38   92-14            87-02
                                                                   18 — 20                  78-98   71-08            67-13
                                                                   16 — 18                  58-50    52-65          49-73
Lilium formosanum                                                    8 +                     43-88   39-49           37-30
(Syn. L. philippinense var. formosanum)
Lilium regale, its cultivars and hybrids                           24 +                    109-69    98-72          93-24
                                                                   22 — 24                  9506     85-55          80-80
                                                                   20 — 22                   73-13   65-82          62-17
                                                                   18 — 20                   5119    46-07          43-51
                                                                   16 — 18                  36-56    32-90          31-07
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                                                                                                       (u.a.ll 000 pieces)
                    Product                                         Size              A (')     B C)            c C)
Lilium speciosum,      its  cultivars  and'                     24 +                204-75    184-27         174-03
hybrids                                                         22 — 24             160-88    144-79         136-75
                                                                20 — 22             131-63    118-47         111-89
                                                                18 — 20             102-38     9214            87-02
                                                                 16—18               73-13     65-82           62-17
Lilium pumilum (Syn . L. tenuifolium)                            10 +                35-10     31-59           29-84
                                                                  8 — 10             23-40     21-06           19-89
                                                                  7—     8            14-63     13-17          12-44
Lilium tigrinum (Syn . L. lancifolium                           18 +                  73-13    65-82           62-17
Thunb.), its cultivars and hybrids                               16—18                52-65    47-38           44-75
                                                                 14 — 16              38-03     34-23          32-33
                                                                 12 — 14              26-33     23-70          22-39
Lilium hollandicum (Syn . L. umbellatum)·                       20 +                131-63    118-47          111-89
                                                                 18 — 20            117-00    105-30           99-45
                                                                 16 — 18              87-75     78-97          74-58
                                                                 14 — 16              5119      46-07          43-51
Lilium davidii var. willmottiae (Syn . L.                        16 +                 76-05     68-44           64-64
willmottiae)                                                     14 — 16              52-65     47-38          44-75
                                                                 12—14                29-25     26-32          24-86
                                         .
Muscari armeniacum 'Early Giant'                                  9 +                 10-24       9-22            8-71
                                                                   8 — 9                8-78      7-90            7-46
                                                                  7—     8              6-58      5-92            5-59
                                                                  6— 7                  4-39      3-95            3-73
Other                                                             5 +                   7-31      6-58            6 21
Narcissus :                                       DN I (with a minimum long­
— Trumpets, large cups singles or                 slot riddle size of 17 cm )         54-41     48-97           46-25
    doubles (except poeticus double white)        DN II ( with a minimum long­
                                                  slot riddle size of 15 cm )         40-07     36-06           34-06
                                                  DN III and Round I (with a
                                                  minimum long-slot riddle size of
                                                  12 cm )                             28-96     26-06            24-61
                                                  Not graded (as lifted)
                                                                                     319-42    287-48         271-51
                                                  u.a ./ 1 000 kg
— Small cups, singles or doubles                  DN I (with a minimum long­
     (including tazetta and triandrus             slot riddle size of 14 cm )         30-42      27-38          25-86
     hybrids)                                     DN II (with a minimum long­
                                                  slot riddle size of 12 cm )          23-99     21-59          20-39
                                                  DN III and Round I (with a
                                                   minimum long-slot riddle size of
                                                I 10 cm )                              17-55     15-79           14-91
                                                   Not graded (as lifted)
                                                  u.a./ l 000 kg                     383-18    344-86         325-70
 — Poeticus                                       DN I (with a minimum long­
                                                   slot riddle size of 13 cm )         30-42     27-38           25-86
                                                   DN II (with a minimum long­
                                                   slot riddle size of 11 cm )         23-99     21-59           20-39
                                                  DN III and Round I ( with a
                                                   minimum long-slot riddle size of
                                                   9 cm )                              17-55     15-79           14-91
                                                   Not graded (as lifted)
                                                   u.a./ l 000 kg                     383 18   344-86          325-70
 — For the rock garden                                                                  19-01    17-11           16-16
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                                                                                                                                                      (u.a./1 000 pieces)
                            Product                                                      Size                           A (')             B 0)                C ( ·)
                                                                                       8 +                              1609              14-48               13-68
Scilla sibirica
                                                                                       7—8                              11-70             10-53                995
                    \
                                                                                       6—7                               7-31               6-58               6.21
                                                                                     5.5 — 6                             5-85               5-26               4-97
— Atrocacrulea (Spring Beauty)                                                        10 +                             21-94             19-75                18-66
                                                                                        9 — 10                         19-01             17-11               16-16
                                                                                        8— 9                           16-09             14-48               13-68
                                                                                       7— 8                            11-70             10-53                 9-95
Tulips (including tulipa fosteriana and                                               12 +                             29-54             26-59               25-12
its varieties (cultivars) but not the other                                           11 — 12                          23-99             21-59               20-39
botanical tulips)                                                                     10 — 11                          19-31             17-38               16-42
Botanical tulips                                                                      12 +                             21-06             18-95               17-90
(') Applicable to persons established in third countries other than the United States and Canada who, between 1 June 1974 and 31 May 1975, purchased within the Commu­
    nity products subject to the minimum export price system to a value of :
    — less than 10 000 u.a. (colomn A)
    — between 10 000 u.a. and 26 000 u.a. (column B),
    — 26 000 u.a. or more (column C).