CELEX: 31974R1069
Language: en
Date: 1974-04-29 00:00:00
Title: Regulation (EEC) No 1069/74 of the Council of 29 April 1974 fixing the basic prices and buying-in prices for fruit and vegetables for the 1974/75 marketing year

No L 120/ 6                                Official Journal of the European Communities                              1 . 5 . 74
                                      REGULATION (EEC) No 1069/74 OF THE COUNCIL
                                                            of 29 April 1974
               fixing the basic prices and buying-in prices for fruit and vegetables for the 1974/75
                                                            marketing year
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN                                             Whereas, when the basic prices and buying-in prices
 COMMUNITIES,                                                           for fruit and vegetables are fixed, account should be
                                                                        taken of the aims of the Common Agricultural
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the                            Policy and the contribution which the Community
European Economic Community, and in particular                          desires to make to the harmonious development of
Article 43 thereof ;                                                    world trade ; whereas the objectives of the Common
                                                                        Agricultural Policy are in particular to ensure a fair
Having regard to Council Regulation ( EEC) No                           standard of living for the agricultural community,
 1035 /72 (*) of 18 May 1972 on the common organi­                      to ensure that supplies are available, and that they
zation of the market in fruit and vegetables, as                        reach consumers at reasonable prices ;
last amended by Regulation ( EEC) No 2745 /72 (2 ),
and in particular Article 16 ( 1 ) thereof ;                            Whereas the basic prices must be fixed by reference
                                                                        to the trend in the average prices recorded during
Having regard to the proposal from the Com­                             the three preceding years on the most representative
mission ;                                                              producer markets within the Community for a
                                                                        product with defined commercial characteristics,
Having regard to the Opinion of the European                            such as variety or type, quality class, size and
Parliament ;                                                            packaging ; whereas the buying-in prices must be
                                                                       fixed by reference to the basic price in accordance
Whereas, pursuant to Article 16 ( 1 ) of Regulation                    with Article 16 (3 ) of Regulation ( EEC) No 1035 /72,
( EEC) No 1035 /72, a basic price and a buying-in
price are to be fixed for each marketing year for
each of the products listed in Annex II to the said
                                                                        HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
Regulation ; whereas the products in question ,
harvested in a given production year, are marketed :
— as regards cauliflowers, from May to April of
    the following year,                                                                         Article 1
— as regards tomatoes, from January to December,
                                                                        1.    For the period from 1 May 1974 to 30 April
— as regards peaches, from May to October,                              1975 , the basic price and buying-in price for cauli­
— as regards lemons, from June to May of the                            flowers, in units of account per 100 kilogrammes
    following year,                                                     net, shall be as follows :
— as regards pears, from June to May of the follo­                                                 Basic Price  Buying-in Price
    wing year,
— as regards table grapes, from May to April of                        May                             8.9           3.9
    the following year,                                                June                           11.5           5 0
— as regards apples , from July to June of the
    following year,                                                    July                            9.3           4.0
— as regards mandarins, from November to March                         August                          9.3           40
    of the following year,                                             September                      10.7           4.5
— as regards sweet oranges, from October to June                       October                        11.4           48
    of the following year ;
                                                                       November                        8.3           3.6
Whereas, however, pursuant to the third subpara­
graph of Article 16 ( 1 ) of Regulation ( EEC ) No                     December                        8.3           3.6
1035 /72 , no basic price or buying-in price must be                   January                         8.3           3.6
fixed for the slack marketing periods at the be­
ginning and at the end of the marketing year ;                         February                        7.2           31
                                                                       March                           8.0           3.4
(>) OJ No L 118 , 20 . . 5 . 1972 , p . 1 .
(») OJ No I. 291 , 28 . 12 . 1972 , p . 147 .                          April                           8.2           3.6
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2. The prices quoted in paragraph 1 relate to the               — peaches of, the Red Haven and Fair Haven
following packed products :                                         varieties, Quality Class I, size 61 /67 mm , for the
                                                                    month of August ;
— cauliflowers 'with leaves' of Quality Class I , for
      the months of May, November, December,                    — peaches of the J. H. Hale variety, Quality
      January, February, March and April ;                          Class I, size 61 /67 mm , for the month of Sep­
                                                                    tember .
— 'trimmed' cauliflowers of Quality Class I, for the
      months of June, July, August, September and
      October .
                                                                                        Article 4
                           Article 2
                                                                1.     For the period from 1 June 1974 to 31 May
                                                                 1975 , the basic price and buying-in price of lemons,
                                                                in units of account per 100 kilogrammes net, shall
 1.      For the period from 1 June to 30 November              be as follows :
 1974, the basic price and buying-in price for toma­
toes, in units of account per 100 kilogrammes net,                                          Basic Price    Buying-in Price
shall be as follows :
                                                                June                        22.1               12.7
                               Basic Price    Buying-in Price   July                        22.9               13.2
June          first ten days                                    August                      22.8               131
              second ten days    14.9              6.2
              third ten days     12.9              5.6          September                   191                12.0
July                             10.9              4.5          October                     17.4               11.8
                                                                November                    16.6                9.4
August                            9.0              3.8
                                                                December                    161                 9.2
September                        10.0              4.2
October                          13.4              5.5          January                     16.9                9.6
November                         14.8              6.6          February                    15.9                9.1
                                                                March                       17.0                9.6
2.      The prices quoted in paragraph 1 relate to
packed 'round' and 'ribbed ' tomatoes of Quality                April                       18.3              10.4
Class I, size 57/ 67 mm and packed 'elongated ' to­             May                         19.0              10.8
matoes of Quality Class I , size 40/47 mm .
                                                                2.     The prices quoted in paragraph 1 relate to
                                                                packed lemons of Quality Class I , size 53 /62 mm .
                           Article 3
1.      For the period from 1 June to 30 September                                      Article 5
1974, the basic price and buying-in price for peaches
(excluding nectarines ), in units of account per
100 kilogrammes net, shall be as follows :                      1.     For the period from    1 July 1974 to 30 April
                                                                1975 , the basic price and   buying-in price for pears,
                              Basic Price
                                                                other than perry pears,      in units of account per
                                              Buying-in Price
                                                                100 kilogrammes net, shall   be as follows :
June                           214                13.0
                                                                                           Basic Price    Buying-in Price
July — September               19.6               12.1
                                                                July                           14.0             7.1
2.      The prices quoted in paragraph 1 relate to the          August                         12.5             6.8
following packed products :
                                                                September                      11.6             6.3
— peaches of the Fior di Maggio ( May Flower)
     variety, Quality Class 1 , size 51 /61 mm , for the        October                        12.4             6.3
     month of June ;                                            November                       12.7             6.5
— peaches of the Amsden , Charles Ingouf, and                   December                       13.0             6.8
     Sant'Anna varieties, Quality Class             I,   size
     61 / 67 mm , for the month of July ;                       January to April inclusive     13.2             7.0
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2.     The prices quoted in paragraph 1 relate to the                                         Basic Price  Buying-in Price
following packed products :
                                                                 August                           12.0          6.1
( a) pears of the Dr Jules Guyot variety, Quality                September                        12.0          61
     Class I, size 60 mm or more, for the month of
                                                                 October                          12.0          6.2
     July ;
                                                                 November                         12.3          6.3
( b) pears of the Dr Jules Guyot, Clapp's favourite,             December                         13.4          6.9
     and Bon chrétien Williams varieties, Quality
     Class I, size 60 mm or more, for the month of               January                          14.8          7.6
     August ;
                                                                 February                         16.0          8.1
( c) pears of the Bon chrétien Williams and Con­                 March to May                     17.4          8.8
     ference varieties, Quality Class I, size 60 mm
     or more, for the months of September and
     October ;                                                   2. The prices quoted in paragraph 1 relate to the
                                                                 following packed products :
(d) — pears of the Conference and Alexandrine
         Douillard varieties, Quality Class I, size              ( a) apples of the James Grieve variety, Quality
         60 mm or more for the month of November ;                      Class I, size 70 mm or more, for the month of
                                                                        August ;
     — pears of the Passe-crassane variety, Quality
         Class I, size 70 mm or more, for the month               ( b ) — apples of the James Grieve and Golden
         of November ;                                                      Delicious varieties, Quality Class I, size
                                                                           70 mm or more, for the month of September;
( e) — pears of the Conference variety, Quality
         Class I, size 60 mm or more, for the months                    — apples of the Reine des reinettes variety,
         December to April ;                                                Quality Class I, size 65 mm or more, for the
                                                                            month of September ;
     — pears of the Passe-crassane variety, Quality
         Class I, size 70 mm or more, for the months             ( c) apples of the Golden Delicious variety, Quality
         December to April.                                             Class 1, size 70 mm or more, for the months
                                                                        October to May.
                         Article 6
                                                                                          Article 8
 1.    For the period from 1 August to 31 October
 1974, the basic price and buying-in price for table              1.     For the period from 16 November 1974 to 28
grapes, in units of account per 100 kilogrammes net,             February 1975 , the basic price and the buying-in
 shall be as follows :                                           price of mandarins, in units of account per 100 kilo­
                                                                  grammes net, shall be as follows :
                             Basic Price     Buying-in Price
                                                                                               Basic Price Buying-in Price
August                         16.6              10.9
                                                                  16-30 November                  21.0         13.9
September and October          13.6               8.2            December                         20.7         13.5
                                                                 January                          20.3         12.9
 2. The prices quoted in paragraph 1 relate to
 packed table grapes of the Regina Dei Vigneti and               February                         19.0         12.5
 Regina ( mennavacca bianca) varieties, Quality Class I.
                                                                  2.     The prices quoted in paragraph 1 relate to
                                                                 packed mandarins of Quality Class I, size 54/64 mm.
                         Article 7
                                                                                          Article 9
 1.    For the period from 1 August 1974 to 31 May
 1975 , the basic price and buying-in price for apples ,
other than cider apples in units of account per                   1.     For the period from 1 December 1974 to
 100 kilogrammes net, shall be as follows :                      30 April 1975 , the basic price and buying-in price
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for sweet oranges, in units of account per 100 kilo­          — oranges of the Sanguinello variety, Quality
grammes net, shall be as follows :                                Class I, size 67/80 mm, for the months January
                                                                  to April.
                           Basic Price    Buying-in Price
December                      18.9            12.9
                                                                                     Article 10
January                       161             10.9
February                      16.6            11.3            The prices quoted in Articles 1 to 9 do not include
March                         18.1            11.5            the cost of the packaging in which the product is
                                                              presented.
April                         18.6            11.7
2. The prices quoted in paragraph 1 relate to the                                    Article 11
following packed products :
— organges of the Moro variety, Quality Class I,              This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 May
     size 67/80 mm, for the month of December ;               1974 .
              This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
              States .
               Done at Luxembourg, 29 April 1974.
                                                                         For the Council
                                                                            The President
                                                                              J. ERTL