CELEX: 31971R2520
Language: en
Date: 1971-11-24
Title: Regulation (EEC) No 2520/71 of the Commission of 24 November 1971 fixing minimum prices for exports to third countries of certain flowering corms, bulbs and tubers for the 1972/73 marketing year

Official Journal of the European Communities                                 963
No L 261 /2                          Official Journal of the European Communities                            26.11.71
                              REGULATION (EEC) No 2520/71 OF THE COMMISSION
                                                  of 24 November 1971
                fixing minimum prices for exports to third countries of certain flowering corms, bulbs
                                       and tubers for the 1972/73 marketing year
THE    COMMISSION         OF   THE   EUROPEAN       COM­        Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation
MUNITIES,                                                       are in accordance with the Opinion of the
                                                                Management Committee for Live Plants ;
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the
European Economic Community;                                    HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
                                                                                        Article 1
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No
234/68 1 of 27 February 1968 on the establishment of
a common organisation of the market in live trees               The minimum prices applicable for the export year 1
and other plants, bulbs, roots and the like, cut                June 1972 to 31 May 1973 are hereby fixed, for each
flowers and ornamental foliage, and in particular               product, at the levels shown in Annex I.
Article 7 ( 1 ) thereof;
                                                                                        Article 2
Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1767/682
of 6 November 1968 on the system of minimum prices              The third countries to which the minimum prices
for exports to third countries of flowering corms,              apply shall be divided into different groups. These
bulbs and tubers, as amended by Regulation (EEC)                groups are set out in Annex II.
No 1946/703 lays down that minimum export prices
for the species in question must be fixed each year
and are applicable to products harvested in the year                                    Article 3
following that in which they were, fixed; whereas for
the export year 1 June 1972 to 31 May 1973 these                This Regulation shall enter into force on the third
prices should be varied according to country of                 day following its publication in the Official Journal
destination, marketing conditions and size;                     of the European Communities.
                This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
                States .
                Done at Brussels, 24 November 1971 .
                                                                                    For the Commission
                                                                                       The President
                                                                                   Franco M. MALFATTI
1 OJ No L 55, 2.3.1968, p. 1 .
2 OJ No L 271 , 7.11.1968, p. 7.
3 OJ No L 215, 30.9.1970, p. 15.
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                                               ANNEX 1
                                               TABLE A
                               1972/73 — MINIMUM EXPORT PRICES
                                          (Group I countries)
                                                                                    (u.a. /lOOO)
                   Product                      Size             Ai       Bí         Ci
    Anemone coronaria                        8 +               11-74     10-57       9-39
                                             7-8                 8-98     8-08       7-18
                                             6-7                 6-22     5-60 ,     4-98
                                             5-6                 4-42     3-98       3-54
                                             4-5                 2-76     2-48       2-21
                                             3-4                 1-38     1-24       1-10
                                             2-3                 0-83     0-75       0-66
    Crocus                                 10 +                15-19     13-67      12-15
                                             9-10              13-81     12-43      11-05
                                             8-9               11-05      9-95       8-84
                                             7-8                 8-29     7-46       6-63
    Hyacinthus orientalis                  19 +                14-70    127-53   . 113-36
                                           18-19              132-25    119-03     105-80
                                           17-18              122-81    110-53      98-25
                                           16-17               99-19     89-27      79-35
                                           15-16               80-30     72-27      64-24
                                           14-15               73-68     66-31      58-94
    ('Rosalie' only)                       13-14               62-24     57-82 .    51-39
    Iris Wedgewood and Prof. Blaauw        10 +                22-10     19-89      17-68
                                             9-10              13-12     11-81      10-50
                                             8-9                 7-60     6-84       6-08
    Ankara, Bronze Queen, Bronze             7 +               13-81     12-43      11-05
    Beauty, Early Bronze, Golden             6-7                 9-67     8-70       7-74
    Bronze, Huchtenburg, Le Mogol,           5-6                 5 : 53   4-98       4-42
    Yellow Queen
    Not listed elsewhere                     8 +               13-81     12-43      11-05
                                             7-8               . 9-67     8-70       7-74
                                             6-7                 5-53     4-98       4-42
    Muscari Armeniacum 'Early giant'         9 +                 9-67     8-70       7-74
                                             8-9                 8-29     7-46        6-63
                                             7-8                 6-22     5-60       4-98
                                             6-7                 4-14     3-73       3-31
    Other                                    5 +                 6-91     6- 22      5-53
    Narcissus                              D NI               103-91     93-52      83-13
    — daffodils (large)                    D Nil               80-30     72-27      64-24
                                           D N III             61-40     55-26      49-12
                                           Round I             61-40     55-26      49-12
                                           not graded
                                            (u.a./lOOO kg)    590-42    531-38     472-34
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                Product                      Size           Ai        Bi      Ci
— rockery :                             D N I              80-30     72-27  64-24
— the varieties (cultivars) Silver      D N II             66-13    59-52   52-90
    Chimes, Thalia, Tresamble           D N III            51-96     46-76  41-57
    Trevithian                          Round I            51-96     46-76  41-57
                                        not graded
                                        (u. a. / 1000 kg) 514-85   463-37  411-88
— rockery (not listed elsewhere)                           17-96     16-16   14-37
— other      i                          D N I              80-30    72-27   64-24
                                        D N II             66-13    59-52   52-90
                                        D N III            51-96    46-76   41-57
                                        Round I            51-96    46-76   41-57  .
                                        not graded
                                        (u.a./lOOO kg)    514-85   463-37  411-88
Mixtures of narcissi                    D N I              70-85    63-77   56-68
— mixtures of all varieties             D N II             56-68    51-01   45-34
                                        D N III            47-23    42-51   37-78
                                        Round I            47-23    42-51   37-78
                                        not graded
                                        (u.a. / lOOO kg)  495-95   446-36  396-76
Scilla sibirica                          8 +               16-57     14-92  13-26
                                         7-8 '             13-81    12-43   11-05
                                         6-7                8-29      7-46    6-63
— atrocaerulea (Spring Beauty)          10 +               23-48    21-13   18-78
                                         9-10              19-34    17-40   15-47
                                         8-9               16-57    14-92   13-26
                                         7-8               13-81    12-43   11-05
Early double tulips                     12 +               64-24    57-82   51-39
                                        11-12              58-57    52-71   46-86
                                        10-11              47-23    42-51   37-78
Early single tulips                  ■  12 +               54-79    49-31   43-83
                                        11-12              49-12    44-21   39-30
                                        10-11              37-79    34-01   30-23
Mixtures of early double tulips         12 +               49-12    44-21   39-30
and/or early single tulips              11-12              44-40    39-96   35-52
                                        10-11              37-79    34-01   30-23
Botanical tulips :
— all tulips and their hybrids          12 +               51-96    46-76   41-57
    Kaufmanniana,        Fosteriana,    11-12              47-23    42-51   37-78
    Greigii, Eichleri                   10-11              37-79    34-01   30-23
— other                                                    19-89    17-90   15-91
Late double tulips                      12 +               60-46    54-41   48-37
                                        11-12              54-79    49-31   43-83
                                        10-11              49-12    44-21   39-30
— mixtures                              12 +               49-12    44-21   39-30
                                        11-12              44-40    39-96   35-52
                                        10-11              37-79    34-01   30-23
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                     Product    .                      Size               Ai               Bi          Ci
    Late single tulips :
    — Albury,         Attila,       Bingham,       12 +                  57-60            51-84       46-08
       Blizzard, Carl M Bellmann ,                 11-12                 54-79            49-31       43-83
       Denbpla,         Don        Quichotte,       10-11                49-12            44-21       39-30
       Dreaming Maid, Garden Party,
       Golden Melody, Invasion , Kees
       Nelis, Makassar, Maureen ,
       Palestrina, Snowstar, France,
       Yellow Present
    — 'Lily-flowered' tulips
    — 'Parrot' tulips
    — other                                     '   12 +                 49-12            44-21       39-30
                                                    11-12                44-40            39-96       35-52
                                                    10-11                37-79            34-01       30-23
    — Mixtures of 'lily-flowered'                   12'+                 49-12            44-21       39-30
       tulips                                       11-12                44-40            39-96       35-52
                                                    10-11                37-79            34-01       30-23
    — Mixtures of 'parrot' tulips
    — Other mixtures                                12 +                 42-51            38-26       34-01
                                                    11-12                37-79            34-01       30-23
                                                    10-11                33-06            29-75       26-45
    i Applicable to persons established in Group I countries who, between 1 June 1970 and 31 May 1971, purchased
      within , the Community products subject to the minimum export price system to a value of:
      — less than . 5000 u.a . (column A)
      — between 5000 u.a . and 10 000 u.a. (column B)
      — of 10 000 u.a . or more (column C).
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                                             TABLE B
                           1972/73 — MINIMUM EXPORT PRICES
                                    (Group II and III countries)
                                                                                 (u.aJlOOO)
                                                               1           2       3
               Product                  Size gradings
Anemone coronaria                         8 +                11-74       10-57    9-98
                                         7-8                  8-98        8-08    7-63
                                          6-7                 6· 22       5-60    5-29
                                         5-6                  4-42        3-98    3-76
                                         4-5                  2-76        2-48    2-35
                                         3-4                  1-38        1-24    1-17
                                         2-3                  0-83        0-75    0-71
Crocus                                  10 +                 15-19       13-67  12-91
                                         9-10                13-81       12-43  11-74
                                          8-9                11-05        9-95    9-39
                                         7-8                , 8-29        7-46    7-05
Hyacinthus orientalis                   19 +               104-97      ' 94-47  89-22
                                        18-19                95-30 .     85-77  81-01
                                        17-18                87-02       78-32  73-97
                                        16-17                75-97       68-37  64-57
                                        15-16                63-54       57-19  54-01
                                        14-15               49-72        44-75  42-26 .
('Rosalie' only)                        13-14               44-20        39-78  37-57
Iris Wedgewood and Prof. Blaauw         10 +                22-10        19-89  18-79
                                         9-10                13-12       11-81  11-15
                                         8-9                  7-60        6-84    6-46
Wedgewood intended        for   the      7-8                  7-60        6-84    6-46
Southern Hemisphere
Ankara, Bronze Queen, Bronze             7 +                 13-81       12-43  11-74
Beauty, Early Bronze, Golden             6-7                  9-67        8-70    8-22
Bronze, Huchtenburg, Le Mogol,           5-6                  5-53        4-98    4-70
Yellow Queen
Not listed elsewhere                     8 +                 13-81       12-43  11-74
                                         7-8                  9-67        8-70    8-22
                                         6-7                  5-53        4-98    4-70
Muscari Armeniacum 'Early Giant'         9 +                  9-67   ·    8-70    8-22
                                         8-9                  8-29        7-46    7-05
                                         7-8                  6-22        5-60    5-29
                                         6-7                  4-14        3-73    3-52
— other                                  5 +                  6-91        6-22    5-87
Narcissus                               D N I               51-66        46-49  43-91
— daffodils with a large corona,        D N II              37-98        34-18  32-28
    with a double flower (except        D N III             27-35        24-62  23-25
     Cheerfulness and all varieties     Round I             27-35        24-62  23-25
    of the Poëtaz species with          not graded
    double flower)                      (u.a./lOOO kg)     303-87       273-48 258-29
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                      Product                                                  1               2                3
                                                       Size gradings
    — other (except ròckery narcissi)                  D N I                 28-87           25-98           24-54
                                                       D N II                22-79           20-51            19-37
                                                       D N III               16-71           15-04            14-20
                                                       Round I               16-71           15-04            14-20
                                                       not graded
                                                       ( u.a . /1000 kg)  364-64           328-18           309-94
    — rockery                                                                17-96           16-16            15-27
    Scilla sibirica                                      8 +                 16-57           14-92            14-09
                                                         7-8                 13-81           12-43            11-74
                                                         6-7                  8-29            7-46             7-04
    — atrocaerulea (Spring Beauty)                     10 +                  23-48           21-13            19-96
                                                         9-10                19-34           17-40            16-44
                                                         8-9                 16-57           14-92            14-09
                                                         7-8                 13-81           12-43            11-74
    Early     tulips     (including      tulipa        12 +                  33-43           30-09           28-41
    fosteriana       and      its    varieties         11-12                 27-35           24-62           23-25
    (cultivare))                                       10-11                 21-27           19-14            18-08
    — other tulips (excluding botanical                12 +                  28-11           25-30           23-89
        tulips)                                        11-12                 22-79           20-51            19-37
                                                       10-11                 18-23           16-41            15-50
                                                                           1
    Botanical tulips                                                         19-89           17-90            16-91
    1 Applicable to persons established in Group II and III countries who, between 1 June 1970 and 31 May 1971 ,
      purchased within the Community products subject to the minimum export price system to a value of less than
       10 000 u.a .
    2 Applicable to persons:
      — established in Group II countries who, under the conditions referred to under,i purchased products to a value
          of between 10 000 u.a . and . 48 000 u.a .
      — established in Group III countries who, under the conditions referred to under,1 purchased products to a value
          of between 10 000 u.a . and 25 000 u.a .
    3 Applicable to persons :
      — established in Group II countries who, under the conditions referred to under,! purchased products to a value
          of 48 000 u.a . or more;
      — established in Group III countries who, under the . conditions referred to under,l purchased products to a value
          of 25 000 u.a . or more .
                                                           ANNEX U
                                                     COUNTRY GROUPS
                 Group I                                  Group II                              Group III
    United States                            United Kingdom                         All third countries other
                                                                                    than those in Groups I
    Canada                                                                          and II