CELEX: 51989PC0660(46)
Language: en
Date: 1990-01-11
Title: PROPOSAL FOR A COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) FIXING CERTAIN PRICES AND OTHER AMOUNTS APPLICABLE IN THE FRUIT AND VEGETABLES SECTOR FOR THE 1990/91 MARKETING YEAR

28. 2. 90                                   Official Journal of the European Communities                                    No C 49/65
                                                              Proposal for a
                                              COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No . . .
                                                                  of . . .
                     fixing certain prices and other amounts applicable in the fruit and vegetables sector for the
                                                         1990/91 marketing year
                                                              (89/C 49/46)
 THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,                                 Whereas, when the basic and buying-in prices for fruit and
                                                                          vegetables are fixed, account has to be taken both of the
 Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European                    objectives of the common agricultural policy and of the
 Economic Community, and in particular Article 43                         contribution which the Community desires to make to the
 thereof,                                                                 harmonious development of world trade; whereas the
                                                                          objectives of the common agricultural policy are, in
 Having regard to the Act of Accession of Spain and Portugal,             particular, to guarantee a fair standard of living for the
 and in particular Article 89 (1) thereof,                                farming community and to ensure that supplies are available
                                                                          and that they reach consumers at reasonable prices;
 Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
 Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament,                 Whereas the basic prices must be fixed by reference to the
                                                                          trend in the average prices recorded during the three previous
 Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social                  years on the most representative producer markets within
                                                                          the Community for a product of defined commercial
 Committee,
                                                                          characteristics, such as variety or type, quality class, size and
 Whereas, pursuant to Article 16(1) of Regulation (EEC) No                packaging; whereas the buying-in prices must be fixed by
 1035/72 of 18 May 1972 on the common organization of                     reference to the basic price in accordance with Article 16 (3)
 the market in fruit and vegetables (*), as last amended by               of Regulation (EEC) 1035/72;
 Regulation (EEC) No . . . (2), a basic price and a buying-in
 price are to be fixed for each marketing year for each of the            Whereas, as far as citrus fruit is concerned, the
 products listed in Annex II to the said Regulation; whereas,             abovementioned requirement and the need to permit better
 in accordance with Article 1 (3) of the above Regulation, the            utilization of the fruit that finds no outlet on the market for
 marketing years for the products in question are as                      fresh products justify a reduction in prices;
 follows:
 — for cauliflowers, from 1 May to 30 April,                              Whereas Article 148 (1) of the Act of Accession results in a
                                                                         price level in Spain differing from that of the common prices;
 — for tomatoes, from 1 January to 31 December,                          whereas, pursuant to Article 149 of the Act of Accession, the
                                                                         Spanish prices should be aligned more closely on the common
 — for peaches and nectarines, from              1 May to 31             prices each year at the beginning of each marketing year;
     October,                                                            whereas the criteria laid down for this alignment give the
 — for lemons, from 1 June to 31 May,                                    Spanish prices fixed at the levels set out below;
 — for pears, from 1 June to 31 May,
                                                                         Whereas Portugal, during the fist stage, is authorized to
 — for table grapes, from 1 May to 30 April,                             maintain, with respect to fruit and vegetables, the national
                                                                         arrangements previously in force for the organization of its
 — for apples, from 1 July to 30 June,                                   domestic agricultural market, subject to the conditions laid
                                                                         down in Articles 262 to 265 of the Act of Accession; whereas
 — for mandarins, satsumas and Clementines, from
                                                                         the prices and amounts fixed by this Regulation are therefore
     1 October to 15 May,
                                                                         applicable only in the Community excluding Portugal;
 — for oranges, from 1 October to 15 July,
 — for aubergines, from 1 January to 31 December,                        Whereas, pursuant to Article 285 (1) (a) of the Act of
                                                                         Accession, prices applicable in Portugal from 1 January 1991
— for apricots, from 1 May to 31 August;                                 to the end of the 1990/91 marketing year are to be fixed in
                                                                         accordance with the rules provided for under the common
Whereas, however, pursuant to the third subparagraph of                  organization of the market;
Article 16 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 1035/72, no basic
price or buying-in price need be fixed for the slack marketing
periods at the beginning and at the end of the marketing                 Whereas the financial compensation for oranges and
year;                                                                    mandarins must be fixed in accordance with the criteria laid
                                                                         down in Article 7 (1) of Council Regulation (EEC) No
(>) OJ No L 118, 20. 5. 1972, p. 1. .                                    2511 / 69 of 9 December 1969 laying down special measures
(2) See page . . of this Official Journal.                               for improving the production and marketing of Community
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 citrus fruit ( J ), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No                                       Article 2
 3223/88 ( 2 ),
                                                                         The financial compensation for oranges and mandarins for
                                                                         the 1990/91 marketing year shall be as set out in Annex II
 HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:                                            hereto.
                              Article 1
                                                                                                  Article 3
 The basic and buying-in prices for fruit and vegetables for the
 1990/91 marketing year, the periods during which they                   This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day
 apply and the standard qualities to which they refer shall be           following its publication in the Official Journal of the
 as set out in Annex I hereto.                                           European Communities.
                      This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
                      States.
                      Done at Brussels, . . .
                                                                                          For the Council
(>) OJ No L 318, 18. 12. 1969, p. 1.
(2) OJ No L 288, 2 1 . 10. 1988, p. 5.
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                                                               ANNEX I
                                             BASIC PRICES AND BUYING-IN PRICES
                                                          CAULIFLOWERS
                                         For the period from 1 May 1990 to 30 April 1991
                                                                                                             (ECU/100 kg net)
                                                                     Basic price                     Buying-in price
                                                              EUR 10              Spain        EUR 10               Spain
           May                                                30,96              24,43          13,47              10,62
           June                                               24,97              19,92          10,82                8,63
           July                                               22,18              17,82           9,55                7,67
           August                                             22,18              17,82           9,55                7,67
           September                                          23,95              19,15          10,19                8,15
           October                                            24,84              19,82          10,56                8,43
           November                                           29,87              23,61         12,92               10,21
           December                                           29,87              23,61          12,92              10,21
           January                                            29,87              23,61          12,92              10,21
           February                                           27,87              22,11          12,02                9,53
           March                                              29,31              23,19         12,56                 9,94
           April                                              29,67              23,46         12,92               10,21
           These prices refer to packed 'trimmed' cauliflowers of quality class I.
                                                             TOMATOES
                                         For the period from 11 June to 30 November 1990
                                                                                                             (ECU/100 kg net)
                                                                    Basic price                     Buying- in price
                                                             EUR 10              Spain        EUR10                Spain
          June (from 11 to 20)                                28,45              15,46         10,82                5,88
                 (from 21 to 30)                              25,91              14,27         10,06                5,53
          July                                             . 23,38               13,10           8,68               4,88
           August                                             20,97              11,97           7,79               4,47
           September                                          22,24              12,56           8,29               4,70
           October                                            23,57              13,18           8,69               4,89
           November                                           28,32              15,40         11,34                6,12
          These prices refer to packed 'round' and 'ribbed' tomatoes of quality class I, size 57/67 mm.
                                                            AUBERGINES
                                           For the period from 1 July to 31 October 1990
                                                                                                            (ECU/100 kg net)
                                                                    Basic price                     Buying-in price
                                                             EUR 10              Spain        EUR 10               Spain
          July to October                                     17,77              9,10          7,12                3,65
          These prices refer to the following packed products:
          — elongated aubergines of quality class I, size over 40 mm,
          — globus aubergines of quality class I, size over 70 mm.
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                                                               PEACHES
                                          For the period from 1 June to 30 September 1990
                                                                                                         (ECU/100 kg net)
                                                                     Basic price                 Buying-in price
                                                             EUR 10              Spain      EUR10               Spain
           June                                               45,38              43,18       25,21              23,99
           July to September                                  42,99              41,03       24,08              22,98
           These prices refer to packed peaches of the Amsden, Cardinal, Charles Ingouf, Dixired, Jeronimo, J. H. Hale,
           Merril Gemfree, Michelini, Red Haven, San Lorenzo, Springcrest and Springtime varieties of quality class I, size
           61/67 mm.
                                                            NECTARINES
                                            For the period from 1 June to 31 August 1990
                                                                                                         (ECU/100 kg net)
                                                                     Basic price                 Buying-in price
                                                             EUR 10               Spain     EUR10               Spain
           June                                               59,17              59,17       28,40              28,40
           July and August                                    54,79              54,79       26,30              26,30
           These prices refer to packed nectarines of the Armking, Crimsongold, Early Sun Grand, Fantasia, Independence,
           May Grand, Nectared, Snow Queen and Stark Red Gold varieties of quality class I, size 61/67 mm.
                                                              APRICOTS
                                             For the period from 1 June to 31 July 1990
                                                                                                          (ECU/100 kg net)
                                                                     Basic price                  Buying-in price
                                                              EUR 10              Spain     EUR 10               Spain
           June and July                                       41,75             28,93       23,78              16,48
           These prices refer to packed products of quality class I of a size over 30 mm.
                                                               LEMONS
                                          For the period from 1 June 1990 to 31 May 1991
                                                                                                          (ECU/100 kg net)
                                                                     Basic price                  Buying-in price
                                                              EUR 10              Spain     EUR 10               Spain
           June                                                40,77             26,11       23,93              15,35
           July                                               41,78              26,68       24,56              15,71
           August                                             41,35              26,44       24,43              15,64
           September                                           36,97             23,97       23,03              14,85
           October                                             34,80             22,74       22,62              14,70
           November                                            33,79             22,17       19,73              12,98
           December                                            33,16             21,81       19,48              12,84
           January                                             34,17             22,38       19,99              13,13
           February                                            32,91             21,67       19,36              12,77
           March                                               34,30             22,46       19,99              13,13
           April                                               35,95             23,39       21,00              13,70
           May                                                 36,83             23,89       21,51              13,99
           These prices refer to packed lemons of quality class I, size 53/62 mm.
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                                                                     PEARS
                                                            (other than perry pears)
                                             For the period from 1 July 1990 to 30 April 1991
                                                                                                              (ECU/100 kg net)
                                                                         Basic price                  Buying-in price
                                                                  EUR 10              Spain     EUR10                Spain
             July                                                  28,67             20,01       14,75              10,31
             August                                                26,77             18,79       14,36              10,06
             September                                             25,62             18,05       13,74                9,67
             October                                               26,64             18,71       13,74                9,67
             November                                              27,03             18,96       13,99                9,83
             December                                              27,40             19,19       14,36              10,06
             January to April                                      27,65             19,35       14,62              10,23
             These prices refer to the following packed products:
             — pears of the Beurre Hardy, Bon Chretien Williams, Conference, Coscia (Ercolini), Crystallis (Beurre
                 Napoleon, Blanquilla, Tsakonika), and Dr Jules Guyot (Limonera) varieties, quality class I, size 60 mm or
                 more,
             — pears of the Empereur Alexandre (Kaiser Alexandre Bosc) variety, quality class I, size 70 mm or more.
                                                               TABLE GRAPES
                                           For the period from 1 August to 20 November 1990
                                                                                                              (ECU/100 kg net)
                                                                         Basic price                  Buying-in price
                                                                  EUR 10              Spam      EUR10               Spain
             August                                                36,31             36,31       23,35              23,35
             September, October and November                       32,51             32,51       19,92              19,92
             (from 1 to 20)
             These prices refer to packed table grapes of the Regina dei Vigneti, Soultanine, Regina (Mennavacca bianca,
             Rosaki, Dattier de Beyrouth), Italia, Aledo and Ohanes (Almeria) varieties, quality class I.
                                                                    APPLES
                                                           (other than cider apples)
                                           For the period from 1 August 1990 to 31 May 1991
                                                                                                             (ECU/100 kg net)
                                                                         Basic price                  Buying-in price
                                                                  EUR 10             Spain      EUR10               Spain
             August                                                26,51             19,06       13,51                9,72
             September                                             26,51             19,06       13,51                9,72
             October                                               26,51             19,06       13,63                9,80
             November                                              27,22             19,53       14,06              10,08
             December                                              29,61             21,09       15,17              10,81
             January to April                                      32,01             22,67       16,27              11,53
             May                                                   32,01             22,67       15,17              10,81
             These pricer refer to the following packed products:
             — apples of the Reine des reinettes and Verde Doncella varieties, quality class I, size 65 mm or more,
             — apples of the Delicious Pilafa, Golden Delicious, James Grieve, Red Delicious, Reinette grise du Canada and
                 Starking Delicious varieties, quality class I, size 70 mm or more.
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                                                              MANDARINS
                                       For the period from 16 November 1990 to 28 February 1991
                                                                                                              (ECU/100 kg net)
                                                                      Basic price                    Buying-in price
                                                               EUR 10              Spain       EUR 10                Spain
            16 t o 3 0 N o v e m b e r                          37,01             28,46         23,68               18,18
           December                                             36,63             28,22         23,17               17,85
           January                                              36,13             27,90         22,41               17,36
           February                                             34,47             26,84         21,90               17,04
           These prices refer to packed mandarins of quality class I, size 54/69 mm.
                                                               SATSUMAS
                                         For the period from 16 October 1990 to 15 January 1991
                                                                                                             (ECU/100 kg net)
                                                                      Basic price                    Buying-in price
                                                               EUR 10              Spain       EUR 10               Spain
           16 to 31 October                                     27,51             27,51         13,16               13,16
           November                                             24,27             24,27         10,92               10,92
           December                                             26,43             26,43         11,89               11,89
           1 t o 15 J a n u a r y                               25,35             25,35         11,53               11,53
           These prices refer to packed satsumas Unshiu (owari) of quality class I, size 54/69 mm.
                                                             CLEMENTINES
                                        For the period from 1 December 1990 to 15 February 1991
                                                                                                             (ECU/100 kg net)
                                                                      Basic price                    Buying- in price
                                                               EUR 10              Spain       EUR10                Spain
           December                                             32,33             32,33         17,83               17,83
           January                                              30,14             30,14         16,62               16,62
           1 t o 15 February                                    34,90             34,90         17,37               17,37
           These prices refer to packed Clementines (Citrus reticulata, Blanco) of quality class I, size 43/60 mm.
                                                            SWEET ORANGES
                                          For the period from 1 December 1990 to 31 May 1991
                                                                                                             (ECU/100 kg net)
                                                                      Basic price                    Buying-in price
                                                               EUR 10             Spam         EUR 10               Spam
           December                                             34,51             31,47         21,82               19,89
           January                                             30,96              28,59         20,05               18,46
           February                                            31,58              29,10         20,53               18,87
           March                                               33,49              30,65         20,81               19,07
           April and M a y                                      34,12             31,15         21,06               19,28
           These prices refer to packed oranges of the Moro, Navel, Navellina, Salustiana, Sanguinello and Valencia late of
           quality class I, size 67/80 mm.
           NB: The price given in this Annex do not include the cost of the packaging in which the product is
                  presented.
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                                                          ANNEX II
                         FINANCIAL COMPENSATION FOR THE 1990/1991 MARKETING YEAR
          ECU 11,54 per 100 kilograms net for oranges of the Moro, Tarocco, Ovale Calabrese, Belladonna, Navel and
          Valencia late varieties,
          ECU 9,90 per 100 kilograms net for oranges of the Sanguinello variety,
          ECU 6,52 per 100 kilograms net for oranges of the Sanguigno and Biondo comune varieties,
          ECU 9,71 per 100 kilograms net for mandarins.
          NB: Financial compensation is granted only for products of quality classes Extra and I.
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