CELEX: 51993PC0036(28)
Language: en
Date: 1993-02-09
Title: Proposal for a COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) fixing the basic prices and buying-in prices applicable in the fruit and vegetables sector for the 1993/94 marketing year

20 . 3 . 93                                Official Journal of the European Communities                                    No C 80 / 41
                                                             Proposai for a
                                             COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) No . . .
                                                                  of . . .
                 fixing the basic prices and buying-in prices applicable in the fruit and vegetables sector for the
                                                        1993 / 94 marketing year
                                                             ( 93 / C 80 / 28
 THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,                                  — for cauliflowers and table grapes , from 1 May to 30
                                                                                April ,
 Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European                     — for lemons and pears , from 1 June to 31 May ,
  Economic Community ,
                                                                           — for apples , from 1 July to 30 June ,
 Having regard to the Act of Accession of Spain and                        — for mandarins , satsumas and Clementines , from 1
 Portugal , and in particular Article 234 ( 2 ) thereof,                        October to 15 May ,
                                                                           — for oranges , from 1 October to 15 July ;
 Having regard to Council Regulation ( EEC ) No 1035 / 72
 of 18 May 1972 on the common organization of the
 market in fruit and vegetables 0 ), as last amended by                   Whereas , however , pursuant to the third subparagraph of
 Regulation ( EEC ) No 1623 / 91 ( 2 ), and in particular                  Article 16 ( 1 ) of Regulation ( EEC ) No 1035 / 72 , no basic
 Article 16 ( 1 ) thereof,                                                 price or buying-in price need be fixed for the slack
                                                                           marketing periods at the beginning and at the end of the
                                                                           marketing year ;
 Having regard to the proposal from the Commission ,
                                                                          Whereas , when the basic and buying-in prices for fruit and
 Having      regard    to    the    opinion of the     European           vegetables are fixed , account has to be taken of the
 Parliament ,                                                             objectives of the common agricultural policy ; whereas the
                                                                          objectives of the common agricultural policy are, in
                                                                          particular , to quarantee a fair standard of living for the
 Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social                  farming community and to ensure that supplies are
 Committee ,                                                              available and that they reach consumers at reasonable
                                                                          prices ;
 Whereas , pursuant to Article 16 ( 1 ) of Regulation ( EEC )
 No 1035 / 72 , a basic price and a buying-in price are to be             Whereas the basic prices must be fixed by reference to the
 fixed for each marketing year for each of the products                   trend in the average prices recorded during the three
 listed in . Annex II to the said Regulation ; whereas , in               previous years on the most representative producer markets
 accordance with Article 1 ( 3 ) of the above Regulation , the            within the Community for a product of defined commercial
 marketing years for the products in question are as                      characteristics , such as variety or type , quality class , size
 follows :                                                                and packaging; whereas the buying-in prices must be fixed
                                                                          by reference to the basic price in accordance with Article 16
— for tomatoes and aubergines , from 1 January to 31                      ( 3 ) of Regulation ( EEC ) No 1035 / 72 ;
      December ,
— for apricots , from 1 May to 31 August ,                                Whereas , pursuant to Article 3 of Council Regulation
                                                                          ( EEC ) No 3816 / 92 of 28 December 1992 providing for , in
— for peaches and nectarines , from 1 May to 31                           the fruit and vegetables sector , the abolition of the
      October ,                                                           compensation mechanism in trade between Spain and the
                                                                         other Member States and allied measures ( 3 ), the common
(!) OJ No L 118 , 20 . 5 . 1972 , p . 1 .
( 2 ) OJ No L 150 , 15 . 6 . 1991 , p . 8 .                              ( 3 ) OJ No L 387 , 31 . 12 . 1992 , p . 10 .
 ---pagebreak--- No C 80 / 42                             Official Journal of the European Communities                                  20 . 3 . 93
basic and buying-in prices shall be applicable in Spain as          HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
from 1 January 1993 ;
                                                                                             Article 1
                                                                    The basic and buying-in prices for fruit and vegetables for
Whereas Article 285 ( 1 ) of the Act of Accession resulted in       the 1993 / 94 marketing year, the periods during which they
the fixing of a price level in Portugal for certain products        apply and the standard qualities to which they refer shall be
                                                                    as set out in the Annex hereto .
that differs from that of the common prices at the
beginning of the second stage of accession ; whereas ,
pursuant to Article 285 ( 2 ) the Portuguese prices should be                                Article 2
aligned more closely on the common prices each year at the
beginning of each marketing year ; whereas the rules laid           This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day
down for this alignment give the Portuguese prices fixed at         following its publication in the Official Journal of the
the levels set out below ,                                          European Communities .
                 This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
                  States .
                  Done at . . .
                                                                                        For the Council
 ---pagebreak--- 20 . 3 . 93                              Officiai Journal of the European Communities                                           No C 80 / 43
                                                                 ANNEX
                                             BASIC PRICES AND BUYING- IN PRICES
                                                           CAULIFLOWERS
                                          For the period from 1 May 1993 to 30 April 1994
                                                                                                              (ECU/ 100 kg net)
                                                          Basic price                            Buying-in price
                                                Portugal        Other Member States     Portugal          Other Member States
            May                                  29,28                30,91              12,75                    13,45
            June                                 23,29                24,92              10,10                    10,80
            July                                 20,50                22,13                8,83                    9,53
            August                               20,50                22,13                8,83                    9,53
            September                            22,27                23,90                9,47                   10,17
            October                              23,16                24,79                9,84                   10,54
            November                             28,19                29,82              12,20                    12,90
            December                             28,19                29,82              12,20                    12,90
            January­                             28,19                29,82              12,20                    12,90
            February                             26,19                27,82              11,30                    12,00
            March                                27,63                29,26              11,84                    12,54
            April                                27,99                29,62              12,20                    12,90
            These prices refer to packed 'trimmed ' cauliflowers of Quality Class I.
                                                              TOMATOES
                                         For the period from 11 June to 30 November 1993
                                                                                                              (ECU/ 100 kg net)
                                                          Basic price                            Buying­ in price
                                                Portugal        Other Member States     Portugal          Other Member States
            June   ( from 1 1 to 20 )            26,20                28,41                9,96                   10,80
                   ( from 21 to 30 )             23,66                25,87                9,20                   10,04
            July                                 21,13                23,34                7,82                    8,66
            August                               18,72                20,93                6,93                    7,77
            September                            19,99                22,20                7,43                    8,27
            October                              21,32                23,53                7,83                    8,67
            November                             26,07                28,28              10,48                    11,32
            These prices refer to packed 'round' and 'ribbed' tomatoes of Quality Class I , size 57 / 67 mm .
 ---pagebreak--- No C 80 / 44                               Official Journal of the European Communities                                          20 . 3 . 93
                                                               AUBERGINES
                                             For the period from 1 July to 31 October 1993
                                                                                                               (ECU/ 100 kg net)
                                                            Basic price                            Buying-in price
                                                  Portugal        j Other Member States   Portugal         Other Member States
             July to October                       16,08          i         17,74           6,44                    7,11
             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 .
                                                                    PEACHES
                                            For the period from 1 June to 30 September 1993
                                                                                                               (ECU/ 100 kg net)
                                                                     Basic price                    Buying-in price
             June                                                       45,31                             25,17
             July to September                                          42,92                             24,04
             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 1993
                                                                                                               (ECU/100 kg net)
                                                                     Basic price                    Buying-in price
             June                                                       59,07                             28,35
             July and August                                            54,69                             26,25
             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 1993
                                                                                                               (ECU/ 100 kg net)
                                                            Basic   price                         Buying-in price
                                                  Portugal          Other Member States   Portugal         Other Member States
             June and July                         37,51                    41,68          21,37                   23,74
             These prices refer to packed apricots of Quality Class I of a size over 30 mm .
 ---pagebreak--- 20 . 3 . 93                                Official Journal of the European Communities                                         No C 80 / 45
                                                                   LEMONS
                                           For the period from 1 June 1993 to 31 May 1994
                                                                                                              (ECU/ 100 kg net)
                                                             Basic price                          Buying-in price
                                                  Portugal          Other Member States  Portugal         Other Member States
            June                                  37,42                   42,47           21,98                   24,95
            July                                  38,43                   43,48           22,61                   25,58
             August                               38,00                   43,05           22,48                   25,45
             September                            33,62                   38,67           21,08                   24,05
             October                              31,45                   36,50           20,06                   23,73
            November                              30,44                   35,49           17,78                   20,75
             December                             29,81                   34,86           17,53                   20,50
            January                               30,82                   35,87           18,04                   21,01
            February                              29,56                   34,61           17,41                   20,38
            March                                 30,95                   36,00           18,04                   21,01
            April                                 32,60                   37,65           19,05                   22,02
            May                                   33,48                   38,53           19,56                   22,53
            These prices refer ro packed lemons of Quality Class I, size 53 / 62 mm .
                                                                     PEARS
                                                          ( other than perry pears )
                                           For the period from 1 July 1993 to 30 April 1994
                                                                                                             (ECU/ 100 kg net)
                                                             Basic price                         Buying-in price
                                                 Portugal          Other Member States   Portugal         Other Member States
            July                                  25,13                   28,62           12,90                   14,73
            August                                23,23                   26,72           12,51                   14,34
            September                             22,08                   25,57           11,89                   13,72
            October                               23,10                   26,59           11,89                   13,72
            November                              23,49                   26,98           12,14                   13,97
            December                              23,86                   27,35           12,51                   14,34
            January to April                      24,11                   27,60           12,77                   14,60
            These prices refer to the following packed products:
            — pears of the Beurré Hardy , Bon Chrétien Williams , Conférence, Coscia (Ercolini), Crystallis (Beurré
                Napoléon , Blanquilla , Tsakonika ), Dr. Jules Guyot ( Limonera) and Rocha varieties, Quality Class I , size 60
                mm or more ,
            — pears of the Empereur Alexandre ( Kaiser Alexandre Bosc), Quality Class I , size 70 mm or more .
 ---pagebreak--- No C 80 / 46                                 Official Journal of the European Communities                                        20 . 3 . 93
                                                                 TABLE GRAPES
                                            For the period from 1 August to 20 November 1993
                                                                                                                (ECU/100 kg net)
                                                               Basic price                         Buying-in price
                                                    Portuga]         Other Member States  Portugal         Other Member States
             August                                  33,29                   36,25         21,47                   23,31
             September , October and
             November ( from 1 to
             20 )                                    29,49                   32,45         18,04                   19,88
             These prices refer to packed table grapes of the Regina dei Vigneti, Soultanine , Regina (Mennavacca bianca ,
             Rosaki , Dattier de Beyrouth ), Italia , Aledo , Ohanes (Almeria) and D. Maria varieties, Quality Class I.
                                                                      APPLES
                                                            ( other than cider apples )
                                            For the period from 1 August 1993 to 31 May 1994
                                                                                                               (ECU/ 100 kg net)
                                                               Basic price                        Buying-in price
                                                    Portugal         Other Member States  Portugal         Other Member States
             August                                  23,97                  26,46          12,21                   13,48
             September                              23,97                   26,46          12,21                   13,48
             October                                23,97                   26,46          12,33                   13,60
             November                               24,68                   27,17          12,76                   14,03
             December                               27,07                   29,56          13,87                   15,14
            January to May                          29,47                   31,96          14,97                   16,24
             These prices 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 .
                                                                  MANDARINS
                                      For the period from 16 November 1993 to 28 February 1994
                                                                                                              (ECU/ 100 kg net)
                                                                     Basic price                    Buying-in price
            November ( 16 — 30 )                                        36,85                            23,58
            December                                                    36,47                            23,07
            January                                                     35,97                            22,31
            February                                                    34,31                            21,80
            These prices refer to packed mandarins of Quality Class I , size 54 / 69 mm .
 ---pagebreak--- 20 . 3 . 93                                  Official Journal of the European Communities                                        No C 80 / 47
                                                                    SATSUMAS
                                          For the period from 16 October 1993 to 15 January 1994
                                                                                                               (ECU/100 kg net)
                                                                      Basic price                   Buying-in price
             October ( from 16 to 31 )                                   28,65                            13,68
            November                                                     25,41                            11,44
            December                                                     27,57                            12,41
            January ( from 1 to 15 )                                     26,49                            12,05
            These prices refer to packed satsumas Unshiu ( owari ) of Quality Class I , size 54 / 69 mm .
                                                                CLEMENTINES
                                        For the period from 1 December 1993 to 15 February 1994
                                                                                                               (ECU/ 100 kg net)
                                                                      Basic price                   Buying-in price
            December                                                     33,76                            18,59
            January                                                      31,57                            17,38
            February ( from 1 to 15 )                                    36,33                            18,13
            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 1993 to 31 May 1994
                                                                                                               (ECU/ 100 kg net)
                                                              Basic  price                        Buying­ in price
                                                     Portugal        Other Member States  Portugal         Other Member States
            December                                  31,86                  34,36         20,17                   21,72
            January                                   28,31                  30,81         18,35                   19,95
            February                                  28,93                  31,43         18,75                   20,43
            March                                     30,84                  33,34         19,16                   20,71
            April and May                             31,47                  33,97         19,41                   20,96
            These prices refer to packed oranges of the Moro , Navel , Navellina , Salustiana , Sanguinello and Valencia late
            varieties , Quality Class I , size 67 / 80 mm .
            Note :
            The prices given in this Annex do not include the cost of the packaging in which the product is presented.