CELEX: 31974R1723
Language: en
Date: 1974-07-03 00:00:00
Title: Regulation (EEC) No 1723/74 of the Commission of 3 July 1974 adopting certain protective measures in respect of imports of peaches

4 . 7 . 74                               Official Journal of the European Communities                        No L 181 / 15
                              REGULATION ( EEC) No 1723/74 OF THE COMMISSION
                                                          of 3 July 1974
                     adopting certain protective measures in respect of imports of peaches
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN                                      markets which was due, in particular, to the increased
COMMUNITIES ,                                                       volume of imports ; whereas, besides, the prices
                                                                    recorded on the French market for the imported
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European               product are noticeably lower than those during the
Economic Community ;                                                same periods of the last marketing year ;
Having regard to Council Regulation ( EEC) No                       Whereas, in the light of developments so far during
 1035 /72 (') of IS May 1972 on the common organiza­                this marketing year, the quantities marketed in France
tion of the market in fruit and vegetables, as last                 will increase further during the next few days ;
amended by Regulation ( EEC) No 2745/72 (2), and in                 whereas a further fall in prices on the French market
particular Article 29 (2) thereof ;                                 is therefore to be expected ;
Whereas on 2 July 1974 the French Republic notified                 Whereas during the present marketing year with­
certain provisional protective measures which it had                drawals from the market began to take place in France
taken in respect of imports of peaches originating in               from 1 July, whilst during the last marketing year
Spain ; whereas, under Article 4 (2) of Council Regula­             such withdrawals began later on ; whereas in view of
tion ( EEC) No 2707 / 72 (-') of 19 December 1972                   the foreseeable trend in prices it is likely that- there
laying down conditions for applying protective                      will shortly be withdrawals of French products in
measures for fruit and vegetables, such notification is             large quantities ;
deemed to be a request within the meaning of Article
                                                                    Whereas the assessment of the market situation set
29 ( 2) of Regulation ( EEC) No 1035/72 ; whereas the
Commission must therefore assess the situation on the               out briefly above leads to the conclusion that the
market in this product and determine whether there                  French market is experiencing serious disturbances
exists a serious disturbance which may endanger the                 which may endanger the objectives set out in Article
objectives set out in Article 39 of the Treaty, or the              39 of the Treaty ; whereas in these circumstances
threat of such a disturbance ;                                      protective measures should be taken ;
Whereas , according to the information at present avail­            Whereas for this purpose imports of peaches into
able , French production of peaches for the present                 France should be suspended for as long as is strictly
marketing year can be estimated at 432 000 metric                   necessary to remove the disturbances described above ;
tons ; whereas this represents a decrease in production
by comparison with the 1973 marketing year ;                        Whereas it appears that the markets in other regions
whereas , however, there is virtually no decrease as                of the Community have up till now not experienced
regards early and semi-early varieties of peaches                   any disturbances by reason of these imports ; whereas
marketed during June and July , which were harvested                the protective measure should therefore be limited in
somewhat late owing to climatic conditions ; whereas                its application to imports into France,
the quantities marketed in France in f u Iy , particularly
during the first part of the month , will be more or less
equal to those marketed during the same period last
                                                                    HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
year ;
Whereas peach production in Spain , the main                                               Article 1
supplier on the French market, has shown a signifi­
cant increase by comparison with previous year ;
whereas , however, as in the case of French production ,            The entry into free circulation in France of peaches
early and semi-early varieties have been harvested in               excluding nectarines (subheading ex 08.07 B of the
Spain somewhat late , which has resulted in concen­                 Common Customs Tariff) originating in third coun­
trated marketing of the Spanish product ;                           tries is hereby suspended from 4 to I I July 1974 .
Whereas during the last week in June a considerable                                        A rt it U 2
fall was recorded in production prices on the French
(') OJ No L I IX , 20 . 5 . 1972, p. 1 .                            This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its
(-) O'j No I. 291 , 2 «. 12 . 1972, p. 147 .                        publication in the ()ffia\il Journal of the linro/uun
(') O'l No L 291 , 2X . 12 . [ 972 , p. 3 .                         (inn / / minifies.
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            This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
            States .
            Done at Brussels, 3 July 1974.
                                                                   For the Commission
                                                                       The President
                                                                  Francois-Xavier ORTOLI