CELEX: 51988PC0120(48)
Language: en
Date: 1988-04-05
Title: PROPOSAL FOR A COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) FIXING FOR THE 1988/89 MARKETING YEAR CERTAIN PRICES AND OTHER AMOUNTS APPLICABLE IN THE FRUIT AND VEGETABLES SECTOR

No C 139/52                             Official Journal of the European Communities                                   30. 5. 88
               Proposal for a Council Regulation (EEC) amending Regulation (EEC) No 1035/72 on the common
                                      organization of the market in fruit and vegetables
                                                         (88/C 139/47)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,                           HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
                                                                                               Article 1
Economic Community, and in particular Article 43 thereof,
                                                                   Article 24(1) of Regulation (EEC) No 1035/72 is hereby
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
                                                                   replaced by the following:
Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament,           ' 1 . The Commission shall, on the basis of information
Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social                  supplied by Member States or data gathered by the
Committee,                                                               Commission itself, regularly follow the trend of average
                                                                         prices for products imported from third countries on the
Whereas Article 24 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1035/                  most representative import markets of the Member
72 (i), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 223/88 (2),               States for a product with defined commercial charac-
provides that the Commission is to follow regularly the                  teristics for each exporting country, and significant
trend of average prices for products imported from third                 prices recorded on other markets for major quantities of
countries on the most representative import markets of the               such products or, where prices are not available on the
Member States under the reference price system;                          most representative markets, significant prices recorded
                                                                         on other markets for major quantities.'
Whereas experience has shown significant prices for
products imported on markets other than the most                                               Article 2
representative markets and whereas provision should
accordingly be made for the possibility for the Commission         This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day
of taking such prices into account,                                 following its publication in the Official Journal of the
                                                                   European Communities.
(!) OJ No L 118, 20. 5. 1972, p. 1.                                This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly
(2) OJ No L 23, 28. 1. 1988, p. 1.                                  applicable in all Member States.
                Proposal for a Council Regulation (EEC) fixing for the 1988/1989 marketing year certain prices
                                and other amounts applicable in the fruit and vegetables sector
                                                         (88/C 139/48)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,                            Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2511/69 of
                                                                    9 December 1969 laying down special measures for
                                                                    improving the production and marketing of Community
                                                                    citrus fruit (2), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European               3130/86 (3), and in particular Article 7(2) thereof,
Economic Community, and in particular Article 43 thereof,
                                                                    Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Having regard to the Act of Accession of Spain and
 Portugal, and in particular Article 89(1) thereof,
                                                                    Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament,
 Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1035/72 of
 18 May 1972 on the common organization of the market in             Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social
 fruit and vegetables (*), as last amended by Regulation             Committee,
 (EEC) No ..., and in particular Article 16(1) thereof,
                                                                     (2) OJ No L 318, 18. 12. 1969, p. 1.
 (!) OJ No L 118, 20. 5. 1972, p. 1.                                 (3) OJ No L 292, 16. 10. 1986, p. 5.
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Whereas, pursuant to Article 16(1) of Regulation (EEC)            preceding years on the most representative producer
No 1035/72, a basic price and a buying-in price are to be         markets within the Community for a product with defined
fixed for each marketing year for each of the products listed     commercial characteristics, such as a variety or type,
in Annex II to the said Regulation; whereas, in accordance        quality class, size and packaging; whereas the buying-in
with Article 1(3) of the above Regulation, the marketing          prices must be fixed by reference to the basic price in
years for the products in question are as follows:                accordance with Article 16(3) of Regulation (EEC) No
                                                                  1035/72;
— for cauliflowers, from 1 May to 30 April,
                                                                  Whereas Spain, during the first phase, and Portugal, during
— for tomatoes, from 1 January to 31 December,                    the first stage, are authorized to maintain, with respect to
— for peaches and nectarines, from           1 May to 31          fruit and vegetables, the national arrangements previously
    December,                                                     in force for the organization of their domestic agricultural
                                                                  markets, subject to the conditions laid down in Articles 133
— for lemons, from 1 June to 31 May,                              to 135 and 262 to 265, respectively, of the Act of Accession;
                                                                  whereas the prices and amounts fixed by this Regulation
— for pears, from 1 June to 31 May,
                                                                  are therefore applicable only in the Community in its
— for table grapes, from 1 May to 30 April,                       composition on 31 December 1985;
— for apples, from 1 July to 30 June,                             Whereas the amount of the financial compensation for
                                                                  oranges and mandarins must be fixed in accordance with
— for mandarins, including satsumas and Clementines,              the criteria laid down in Article 7(2) of Regulation (EEC)
    from 1 October to 15 May,                                     No 2511/69,
— for oranges, from 1 October to 15 July,
                                                                  HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
— for aubergines, from 1 January to 31 December,
                                                                                             Article 1
— for apricots, from 1 May to 31 August;
Whereas, however, pursuant to the third subparagraph of           For the 1988/1989 marketing year, the basic prices and the
Article 16(1) of Regulation (EEC) No 1035/72, no basic            buying-in prices for fruit and vegetables, the periods during
price or buying-in price must be fixed for the slack              which they apply and the standard qualities to which they
marketing periods at the beginning and at the end of the          relate shall be as set out in Annex I.
marketing year;
                                                                                             Article 2
Whereas, when the basic prices and buying-in prices for
fruit and vegetables are fixed, account should be taken of        For the 1988/1989 marketing year, the financial compens-
the aims of the Common Agricultural Policy and the                ation for oranges and mandarins shall be as set out in
contribution which the Community desires to make to the           Annex II.
harmonious development of world trade; whereas the
objectives of the Common Agricultural Policy are, in                                         Article 3
particular, to ensure a fair standard of living for the
agricultural community, to assure the availability of             This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day
supplies and to ensure that supplies reach consumers at           following its publication in the Official Journal of the
reasonable prices;                                                European Communities.
Whereas the basic prices must be fixed by reference to the        This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly
trend in the average prices recorded during the three             applicable in all Member States.
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                                                         ANNEX I
                                        BASIC PRICES AND BUYING-IN PRICES
                                                      CAULIFLOWERS
                                     For the period from 1 May 1988 to 30 April 1989
                                                                                                ECU/100 kg net
                                                           Basic price               Buying-in price
          May                                                 30,96                      13,47
          June                                                24,97                      10,82
          July                                                22,18                       9,55
           August                                             22,18                       9,55
           September                                          23,95                      10,19
           October                                            24,84                      10,56
           November                                           29,87                      12,92
           December                                           29,87                      12,92
           January                                            29,87                      12,92
           February                                           27,87                      12,02
           March                                              29,31                      12,56
           April                                              29,67                      12,92
           These prices relate to packed 'trimmed' cauliflowers of Quality Class I.
                                                        TOMATOES
                                     For the period from 11 June to 30 November 1988
                                                                                                ECU 1100 kg net
                                                            Basic price              Buying-in price
           June (from 11 to 20)                               28,45                      10,82
                 (from 21 to 30)                              25,91                      10,06
           July                                               23,38                       8,68
           August                                             20,97                       7,79
           September                                          22,24                        8,29
           October                                            23,57                        8,69
           November                                           28,32                      11,34
           These prices relate to packed 'round' and 'ribbed' tomatoes of Quality Class I, size 57/67 mm.
                                                        AUBERGINES
                                       For the period from 1 July to 31 October 1988
                                                                                                ECU/100 kg net
                                                            Basic price              Buying-in price
           July to October                                    17,77                        7,12
           These prices relate 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 1988
                                                                                                ECU/100 kg net
                                                            Basic price               Buying-in price
          June                                                45,38                       25,21
          July to September                                   42,99                       24,08
          These prices relate 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 1988
                                                                                                ECU 1100 kg net
                                                            Basic price               Buying-in price
          June                                                59,17                       28,40
          July and August                                     54,79                       26,30
          These prices relate to packed nectarines of the May Grand, Armking, Early Sun Grand,
          Crimsongold, Nectared, Independence, Snow Queen, Starkredgold and Fantasia varieties of
          Quality I, size 61/67 mm.
                                                         APRICOTS
                                        For the period from 1 June to 31 July 1988
                                                                                                ECU/100 kg net
                                                            Basic price               Buying-in price
          June and July                                       41,75                       23,78
          These prices relate to packed products of Quality Class I of a size over 30 mm.
                                                          LEMONS
                                     For the period from 1 June 1988 to 31 May 1989
                                                                                                 ECU/100 kg net
                                                            Basic price               Buying-in price
          June                                                43,72                       25,69
          July                                                44,73                       26,32
          August                                              44,30                       26,19
          September                                           39,92                       24,79
          October                                             37,75                       24,54
          November                                            36,74                       21,49
          December                                            36,11                       21,24
          January                                             37,12                       21,75
          February                                            35,86                       21,12
          March                                               37,25                       21,75
          April                                               38,90                       22,76
          May                                                 39,78                       23,27
          These prices relate 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 1988 to 30 April 1989
                                                                                                ECU/100 kg net
                                                            Basic price               Buying-in price
          July                                                28,67                    •   14,75
          August                                              26,77                       14,36
          September                                           25,62                       13,74
          October                                              26,64                      13,74
          November                                             27,03                      13,99
          December                                             27,40                      14,36
          January to April                                     27,65                      14,62
          These prices relate to the following packed products:
          — pears of the Beurre Hardy, Bon Chretien Williams, Conference, Coscia (Ercolini), Crystallis
              (Beurre Napoleon, Blanquilla, Tsakonika), 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 31 October 1988
                                                                                                 ECU/100 kg net
                                                             Basic price              Buying-in price
           August                                              36,31                      23,35
           September and October                               32,51                       19,92
           These prices relate to the 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 1988 to 31 May 1989
                                                                                                 ECU/100 kg net
                                                             Basic price              Buying-in price
           August                                              26,51                       13,51
           September                                            26,51                      13,51
           October                                             26,51                       13,63
           November                                             27,22                      14,06
           December                                             29,61                      15,17
           January to May                                       32,01                      16,27
           These prices relate 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 1988 to 28 February 1989
                                                                                                       ECU/100 kg net
                                                               Basic price                   Buying-in price
          16 t o 30 N o v e m b e r                              43,09                           27,53
          December                                               42,71                           27,02
          January                                                42,21                           26,26
          February                                               40,55                           25,75
          These prices relate to packed mandarins of Quality Class I, size 54/69 mm.
                                                            SATSUMAS
                                      For the period from 16 October 1988 to 15 January 1989
                                                                                                       ECU/100 kg net
                                                               Basic price                   Buying-in price
          16 t o 30 O c t o b e r                                29,61                           14,12
          November                                               26,37                           11,88
          December                                               28,53                           12,85
          1 t o 15 J a n u a r y                                 27,45                           12,49
          These prices relate to packed satsumas Unshiu (owari) of Quality Class I, size 54/69 mm.
                                                          CLEMENTINES
                                     For the period from 1 December 1988 to 15 February 1989
                                                                                                       ECU/100 kg net
                                                               Basic price                   Buying-in price
          December                                               34,96                           19,23
          January                                                32,77                           18,02
          1 t o 15 F e b r u a r y                               37,53                           18,77
          These prices relate to packed Clementines (citrus reticulata Blanco) of Quality Class I, size 43/
          60 mm.
                                                         SWEET ORANGES
                                       For the period from 1 December 1988 to 31 May 1989
                                                                                                       ECU/100 kg net
                                                               Basic price                   Buying-in price
          December                                               40,10                           25,34
          January                                                36,55                           23,57
          February                                               37,17                           24,08
          March                                                  39,08                           24,33
          April a n d M a y                                      39,71                           24,58
          These prices refer to packed oranges of the Moro, Navel, Navellina, Salustiana, Sanguinello and
          Valencia late varieties of Quality Class I, size 67/80 mm.
          N.B.: The prices quoted in this Annex do not include the cost of packaging in which the product is
                  presented.
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                                                              ANNEX U
                                 Amount of financial compensation for the 1988/1989 marketing year
              15,38 ECU per 100 kilograms net for oranges of the Moro, Tarocco, Ovale Calabrese, Belladonna, Navel and
                    Valencia late varieties,
              13,20 ECU per 100 kilograms net for oranges of the Sanguinello variety,
               8,69 ECU per 100 kilograms net for oranges of the Sanguigno and Biondo comune varieties,
              12,95 ECU per 100 kilograms net for mandarins,
              N.B. financial compensation is granted only in respect of products belonging to Quality Classes Extra and I.
              Proposal for a Council Regulation (EEC) fixing, for peaches, lemons and oranges, the rules for
              applying Article 16b of Regulation (EEC) No 1035/72 on the common organization of the market
                                                       in fruit and vegetables
                                                            (88/C 139/49)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,                                HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Economic Community,                                                                                Article 1
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1035/72 of                 1. The intervention threshold for lemons and oranges
18 May 1972 on the common organization of the market in                 shall be the following percentages of the average produc-
fruit and vegetables (*), as last amended by Regulation                 tion intended to be consumed fresh in the last five
(EEC) No 223/88 (2), and in particular Article 16b(3)                   marketing years for which data are available;
thereof,
                                                                        — for the 1988/1989 marketing year: 15 %,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
                                                                        — for the 1989/1990 marketing year: 12,5 %,
Whereas, in order to make the producers concerned more
aware of the real requirements of the market, Article 16b of            — from the 1990/1991 marketing year: 10 %.
Regulation (EEC) No 1035/72 provides for the possibility
of fixing intervention thresholds for products subject to the           2. The intervention threshold for peaches shall be the
prices and intervention arrangements, beyond which                      following percentages of the average production intended
financial liability will be borne by the producers;                     to be consumed fresh in the last five marketing years for
                                                                        which data are available;
Whereas, in view of the situation of the market for peaches,
lemons and oranges and in particular the scale of                       — for the 1988/1989 marketing year: 20 %, "
withdrawals recorded, an intervention threshold should be
fixed for such products for the Community as constituted                — for the 1989/1990 marketing year: 15 %,
at 31 December 1985;
                                                                        — from the 1990/1991 marketing year: 10 %.
Whereas, for those products, that threshold may be
expressed as a percentage of the average quantities                     3. The Commission shall adopt the intervention thres-
produced and intended to be consumed fresh in the last five             holds referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2 in accordance with
marketing years for which production figures are avail-                 the procedure laid down in Article 33 of Regulation (EEC)
able;                                                                   No 1035/72.
Whereas, in order to allow of the progessive adjustment of
production of those products to the trend in the market,
                                                                                                   Article 2
provision should be made for a degressive threshold,
                                                                         If, during a marketing year, the quantities of peaches,
 (!) OJ No L 118, 20. 5. 1972, p. 1.                                     lemons or oranges bought in exceed the thresholds laid
 (2) OJ No L 23, 28. 1. 1988, p. 1.                                      down in accordance with Article 1, the basic price and the