CELEX: 31978R0937
Language: en
Date: 1978-05-03 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EEC) No 937/78 of 3 May 1978 adopting protective measures with regard to the importation of aubergines originating in Spain

4. 5 . 78                                 Official Journal of the European Communities                        No L 120/31
                                      COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 937/78
                                                           of 3 May 1978
               adopting protective measures with regard to the importation of aubergines origi­
                                                          nating in Spain
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN                                       Whereas in view of the trend of the crop in Spain it is
COMMUNITIES,                                                         to be feared that French market prices will decline
                                                                     still further and the difficulty of disposing of West
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European                Indian aubergines will increase ;
Economic Community,
                                                                     Whereas the brief assessment of the market situation
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No                         set out above leads to the conclusion that the French
1035/72 of 18 May 1972 on the common organization                    market is experiencing serious disturbances which
of the market in fruit and vegetables ('), as last                   may endanger the objectives set out in Article 39 of
amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1 034/77 (2), and in                  the Treaty ; whereas in these circumstances protective
particular Article 29 (2) thereof,                                   measures should be taken ;
Whereas on 29 April 1978 France requested the                        Whereas for this purpose imports of aubergines into
Commission to take protective action over importa­                   France should be suspended for as long as it strictly
tions of aubergines originating in Spain for sale on the             necessary to remove the afore-said disturbances ;
French market ; whereas on 2 May 1978 this request
was supplemented by additional information ;                         Whereas it appears that the markets in other regions
                                                                     of the Community have until now not experienced
Whereas traditionally during the months of April and                 any disturbances by reason of these imports ; whereas
May more than two-thirds of the French metropolitan                  the protective measure should therefore be limited in
market is supplied from the West Indies ;                            its application to imports into France,
Whereas in the month of April this year there was a
marked decline in consignments of West Indian                        HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
aubergines to the metropolitan market with only half
of the normal quantities arriving ; whereas West                                              Article 1
Indian aubergines have fetched particularly low prices
which led to consignments being suspended for two                    The entry into free circulation in France of fresh or
weeks ;                                                              chilled aubergines (subheading ex 07.01 T of the
                                                                     Common Customs Tariff) originating in Spain is
Whereas this situation is due to the very marked                     hereby suspended from 8 to 31 May 1978 .
increase in imports of aubergines originating in Spain ,
the only other significant supplier of the French                                             Article 2
market during this period , these imports having more
than quintupled by comparison with previous years                    This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its
and having been sold at prices which have led to a                   publication in the Official Journal of the European
general decline in French market prices ;                             Communities.
               This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
               States .
               Done at Brussels, 3 May 1978 .
                                                                                For the Commission
                                                                                 Finn GUNDELACH
                                                                                    Vice-President
(') 0 | No 1 . 118 . 20 . 5 . 1972, p . I
(-') OJ No I. 1 25, 19 . 5 . 1977, p. I