CELEX: 31975R2023
Language: en
Date: 1975-08-01 00:00:00
Title: Regulation (EEC) No 2023/75 of the Commission of 1 August 1975 laying down the protective measures applicable to the import of tomato concentrates

No L 205 /30                             Official Journal of the European Communities                               4. 8 . 75
                                 REGULATION (EEC) No 2023/75 OF THE COMMISSION
                                                         of 1 August 1975
                 laying down the protective measures applicable to the import of tomato concentrates
 THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN                                      tomato concentrates may be imported from third
 COMMUNITIES ,                                                       countries at very low prices ;
 Having regard to the Treaty establishing the
 European Economic Community ;                                       Whereas it is to be feared that such imports would
                                                                     cause grave harm to the Community processing
                                                                    industry ; whereas, moreover, they could lead to a
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No                         considerable reduction in the opportunities for
 865/68 ( l ) of 28 June 1968 on the common
                                                                     disposing of fresh tomatoes from the new crop ;
 organization of the market in products processed
 from fruit and vegetables, as last amended by
 Regulation (EEC ) No 1420/75 (2);                                  Whereas an assessment of the situation on the
                                                                    market, the main points of which are outlined above,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No                        leads to the conclusion that imports threaten the
 1427/71 (3 ) of 2 July 1971 concerning the                          community market with serious disturbances which
 introduction of protective measures in products                    could jeopardize the objectives of Article 39 of the
 processed from fruit and vegetables, and in particular             Treaty ; whereas in these circumstances it is necessary
 Article 1 (2 ) thereof;                                            to take protective measures ;
Whereas in 1974 production of tomato concentrates,
in the Community as well as in third countries, has                 Whereas there is need to have recourse to a system of
been much above that of preceding years ; whereas, as               minimum import prices sufficient to ensure, with the
a result, large stocks still remain to be disposed of;              least possible delay, that the price level provided for
whereas the stock on the community market has                       in Regulation (EEC ) No 1927/75 is respected ;
risen to approximately 45 000 metric tons, that is to
say approximately one-third of community
                                                                    Whereas, in order to avoid diversions of trade which
production, while stocks in third countries have                    could result from the difference in the minimum
 reached a volume of the order of 60 000 metric tons ;
                                                                    prices applicable respectively in the Community as
                                                                    originally constituted and in the new member States,
Whereas the offer prices in third countries have                    it is necessary in intra-community trade, to provide
undergone a considerable fall by comparison with                    for the levying of an amount to compensate for this
those of      the preceding year; whereas those prices              difference ;
stand at     the moment at a level representing 60 to
70 % of      the cost price in the Community industry ;
whereas,      in consequence, the application of those              Whereas it appears neccessary to ensure that these
prices would tend to accentuate the difficulties of                 amounts are taken account of within the framework
production and disposal for the community                           of the financial system of the common agricultural
producers ;                                                         policy ; whereas the special arrangements governing
                                                                    trade with Greece permit of its exclusion from the
Whereas the system of minimum price and special                     system defined in the present Regulation,
minimum price defined in Article 2 of Council
Regulation (EEC) No 1927/75 (4) of 22 July 1975,
concerning the system of trade with third countries in
                                                                    HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
products processed from fruit and vegetables is to
apply from 1 September 1975 ; whereas pending that
date, there is a risk that considerable quantities of
                                                                                          Article 1
                                                                    In the period from 7 to 31 August 1975 , all imports
(*) OJ  No    L 153,  1 . 7. 1968, p. 8 .                           of tomato concentrates (sub-heading 20.02 C of the
(2) OJ  No    L 141 , 3 . 6. 1975, p. 1 .                           Common Customs Tariff) into the Community are
(3) OJ  No    L 151 , 7. 7. 1971 , p. 5.                            required to observe the minimum price specified in
(4) OJ  No    L 198 , 29. 7. 1975, p. 7.                            the annex.
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                        Article 2                                 composition and the minimum price applicable in
                                                                  the new Member States, and
Proof of observance of the minimum price is                   — the import customs duties applicable toward the
furnished by presentation :                                       new Member States .
— of the copy of the bill for the product concerned,
    and                                                       2.   /The provisions of paragraph 1 do not apply to
                                                              products first imported from Greece.
— of a banker's certificate certifying that payment of
    the purchase price indicated in the bill has been
     effected.
                                                                                      Article 4
                                                              The amounts set forth in Article 3 levied on trade
                        Article 3
                                                              between the Member States are considered, for the
                                                              purpose of common agriculture policy finance, as
1 . In the case of intra-community trade in tomato            forming part of the interventions designed to
concentrates imported into the Community and put              regularize the agricultural market.
into free circulation in accordance with Article 10 ( 1 )
of the Treaty, Member States of the Community in
its original composition will levy on imports coming                                  Article 5
from the new Member States an amount equal to the
difference between :
                                                              This regulation shall enter into force the day
— the variation between the minimum price                     following its publication in the Official Journal of the
     applicable in the Community in its original              European Communities.
               This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety -and directly applicable in all Member
               States .
               Done at Brussels, 1 August 1975 .
                                                                               For the Commission
                                                                                 P. J. LARDINOIS
                                                                            Member of the Commission
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                                                                   ANNEX
                Minimum import price into the Community as originally constituted in u.a./100 kg net weight,
                                                         customs rights included
       Dry weight content
                                                      Immediate             Immediate     Immediate     Immediate     Immediate
                                  In immediate       packings less       packings less  packings less  packings less   packings
                                   packings of      than 4 kg but          than 1.5 kg   than 0.7 kg   than 0.25 kg    less than
 Not less than     But less than   4 kg or over      not less than        but not less   but not less   but not less
                                                                                                                         0.15 kg
      (%)                (%)                            1.5 kg            than 0.7 kg   than 0.25 kg   than 0.15 kg
                         20           45.78             49-32                 54.00         56-40          65-76         68.70
      20                 22           49.62             52-08                 57-06         59.52          69-42         74.40
      22                 24           52.20             54-84                 60-06         62.64          73-08         78-30
      24                 26           54.78             57-54                 63.00         65-76          76.68         82-20
      26                 28           57-36             60-30                 66.00         68-88          80-34         86.10
      28                 30           60.00             63.00                 69.00         72.00          84.00         90.00
      30                 32           62-58             65.76                 72-00         75-12          87.66         93-90
      32                 34           65-22             68-46                 75.00         78-24          91-26         97-80
      34                 36           67.80             71-22                 77-94         81-36          94.92        101.70
      36                 38           70-38             73-92                 80.94         84.48          98-58        105.60
      38                 40           73.02             76-68                 83.94         87-60        102-18         109.50
      40                 42           75.60             79.38                 86-76         90-72        105-84         113-40
      42                              78.18             82-08                 89-94         93-84        109.50         117-30
               Minimum import price into the new Member States, in u.a./100 kg net weight, customs rights
                                                                  included
     Dry weight content
                                                     Immediate            Immediate      Immediate     Immediate     Immediate
                                 In immediate      packings less        packings less  packings less  packings less   packings
                                  packings of      than 4 kg but         than 1-5 kg    than 0-7 kg   than 0.25 kg    less than
Not less than     But less than   4 kg or over      not less than        but not less   but not less   but not less    0.15 kg
    (% )               (%)                             1.5 kg            than 0.7 kg   than 0.25 kg   than 0.15 kg
                        20           30-52             32.88                 36.00         37.60         43-84         45-80
     20                 22           33-08             34.72                 38-04         39-68 /       46-28         49.60
     22                 24           34-80             36-56                 40-04         41-76         48.72         52-20
     24                26            36-52             38.36                 42.00         43-84         51-12         54-80
     26                 28           38-24             40.20                 44.00         45-92         53-56         57-40
     28                30            40.00             42.00                 46.00         48.00         56.00         60.00
     30                32            41-72             43-84                 48.00         50-08         58-44         62.60
     32                34            43-48             45-64                 50.00         52-16         60-84         65-20
     34                36            45.20             47.48                 51-96         54-24         63-28         67-80
     36                38            46.92             49-28                 53-96         56.32         65.72         70.40
     38                40            48-68             51-12                 55.96         58.40         68-12         73.00
     40                42            50.40             52-92                 57-84         60.48         70-56         75-60
     42                              52.12             54-72                 59-96         62-56         73.00         78.20