CELEX: 31978R1123
Language: en
Date: 1978-05-22 00:00:00
Title: Council Regulation (EEC) No 1123/78 of 22 May 1978 fixing certain prices and other amounts applicable in the fruit and vegetables sector for the 1978/79 marketing year

No L 142/ 14                              Official Journal of the European Communities                                30 . 5 . 78
                                          COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 1123/78
                                                         of 22 May 1978
               fixing certain prices and other amounts applicable in the fruit and vegetables sector for the
                                                      1978/79 marketing year
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,                             — as regards table grapes, from May to April of the
                                                                          following year,
                                                                     — as regards apples, from July to June of the following
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European                     year,
Economic Community, and in particular Article 43
thereof,                                                             — as regards mandarins, from November to March of
                                                                          the following year,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No                         — as regards sweet oranges, from October to June of
 1035/72 of 18 May 1972 on the common organization                        the following year;
of the market in fruit and vegetables ( 1), as last
amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1122/78 (2), and in
particular Article 16 ( 1 ) thereof,
                                                                     Whereas, however, pursuant to the third subparagraph
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No                         of Article 16 ( 1 ) of Regulation (EEC) No 1035/72 , no
2511 /69 of 9 December 1969 laying down special                      basic price or buying-in price must be fixed for the slack
measures for improving the production and marketing                  marketing periods at the beginning and at the end of the
of Community citrus fruit (3), as last amended by Regu­              marketing year;
lation (EEC) No 1122/78 , and in particular Article 7 (2 )
thereof,
                                                                     Whereas, as regards cauliflowers, a basic price and a
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,                   buying-in price for May have already been fixed by
                                                                     Regulation (EEC) No 911/78 (6 );
 Having regard to the opinion of the European Parlia­
ment (4),
                                                                     Whereas, when the basic prices and buying-in prices for
Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and                     fruit and vegetables are fixed, account should be taken
Social Committee (5),                                                of the aims of the common agricultural policy and the
                                                                     contribution which the Community desires to make to
"Whereas, pursuant to Article 16 ( 1 ) of Regulation                 the harmonious development of world trade ; whereas
 (EEC) No 1035/72, a basic price and a buying-in price               the objectives of the common agricultural policy are in
are to be fixed for each marketing year for each of the             particular to ensure a fair standard of living for the
products listed in Annex II to the said Regulation;                  agricultural community, to ensure that supplies are
whereas the products harvested in a given production                 available, and that they reach consumers at reasonable
year, are marketed :                                                prices ;
— as regards cauliflowers, from May to April of the
     following year,
                                                                    Whereas the basic prices must be fixed by reference to
— as regards tomatoes, from January to December,                    the trend in the average prices recorded during the three
— as regards peaches, from May to October,                          preceding years on the most representative producer
                                                                    markets within the Community for a product with de­
— as regards lemons, from June to May of the follow­                fined commercial characteristics, such as variety or type,
     ing year,                                                      quality class, size and packaging; whereas the buying-in
                                                                    prices must be fixed by reference to the basic price in
— as regards pears, from June to May of the following               accordance with Article 16 (3 ) of Regulation (EEC) No
     year,
                                                                    1035/72 ;
                                                                    Whereas the amount of the financial compensation for
                                                                    oranges, mandarins, Clementines and lemons must be
H OJ No L 118 , 20. 5 . 1972, p. 1 .
(2) See page 13 of this Official Journal.
(3) OJ No L 318 , 18 . 12. 1969, p. 1 .
(4) OJ No C 85, 10. 4 . 1978 , p. 31 .
(5) OJ No C 101 , 26. 4. 1978, p. 10.                               (6) OJ No L 117, 29. 4. 1978 , p. 85 .
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fixed in accordance with the criteria laid down in                                        Article 2
Article 7 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 2511/69,
                                                                 For the 1978/79 marketing year, the financial compen­
                                                                 sation for oranges, mandarins, Clementines and lemons
                                                                 shall be as set out in Annex II.
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
                        Article 1
                                                                                          Article 3
For the 1978/79 marketing year, the basic prices and
the buying-in prices for fruit and vegetables, the periods       This Regulation shall enter into force on the day follow­
during which they shall apply, and the standard qual­            ing its publication in the Official Journal of the Euro­
ities to which they relate shall be as set out in Annex I.       pean Communities.
              This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
              Done at Brussels, 22 May 1978 .
                                                                                    For the Council
                                                                                     The President
                                                                                      K. HEINESEN
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                                                             ANNEX I
                                            BASIC PRICES AND BUYING-IN PRICES
                                                          CAULIFLOWERS
                                           For the period 1 June 1978 to 30 April 1979
                                                                                 Basic price       Buying-in price
                                                                            (u.a./100 kg net)    (u.a./100 kg net)
            June                                                                    14.74                 6-40
            July                                                                    12.43                 5.35
            August                                                                  12-43                 5.35
            September                                                               13-90                 5-88
            October                                                                 14-63                 6-19
            November                                                                11-38                 4-93
            December                                                                11.38                4-93
            January                                                                 11.38                4-93
            February                                                                10-22                4-41
            March                                                                   11.06                4-72
            April                                                                   11.27                 4.93
            These prices relate to the following packed products :
            — cauliflowers 'with leaves' of Quality Class I, for the months of November, December, January,
                 February, March and April,
            — 'trimmed' cauliflowers of Quality Class I, for the months of June, July, August, September and
                 October.
                                                            TOMATOES
                                            For the period 1 June to 30 November 1978
                                                                                 Basic price       Buying-in price
                                                                              (u.a./100 kg net)   (u.a./ 100 kg net)
             June
             — first 10 days
             — second 10 days                                                        19-25                 8.01
             — third 10 days                                                         17.15                 7-38
            July                                                                    15-05                 6-23
             August                                                                  13-05                 5.49
             September                                                              14-10                  5-91
             October                                                                 17.67                 7.28
             November                                                                19.14                 8-43
             These prices relate to packed 'round' and 'ribbed' tomatoes of Quality Class I, size 57/67 mm.
                                                             PEACHES
                                                        (excluding nectarins)
                                           For the period 1 June to 30 September 1978
                                                                                 Basic price       Buying-in price
                                                                              [u.a./100 kg net    (u.a./100 kg net)
            June                                                                    28-33                 17.25
            July to September                                                       26-44                 16.31
            These prices relate to the following packed products :
             — peaches of the Fior di Maggio (May Flower) variety, Quality Class I, size 51/61 mm, for the month
                 of June,
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            — peaches of the Amsden, Charles Ingouf, and Sant'Anna varieties, Quality Class I, size 61/67 mm,
                 for the month of July,
            — peaches of the Red Haven and Fair Haven varieties, Quality Class I, size 61/67 mm, for the month
                 of August,
            — peaches of the J. H. Hale variety, Quality Class I, size 61/67 mm, for the month of September.
                                                             LEMONS
                                           For the period 1 June 1978 to 31 May 1979
                                                                               Basic price       Buying-in price
                                                                           (u.a./100 kg net)    (u.a./100 kg net)
            June                                                                   27.64               16.64
            July                                                                   28-48               17.16
            August                                                                 28.37               17-06
            September                                                              24-49               15.90
            October                                                                22-70               15.69
            November                                                               21-86               13.17
            December                                                              21-34                12.96
            January                                                                22-18               13.38
            February                                                               21-13               12.86
            March                                                                  22-28               13.38
            April                                                                  23.65               14.22
            May                                                                    24-38               14-64
            These prices relate to packed lemons of Quality Class I, size 53/62 mm.
                                                              PEARS
                                                     (other than perry pears)
                                          For the period 1 July 1978 to 30 April 1979
                                                                               Basic price       Buying-in price
                                                                           (u.a./ 100 kg net)   (u.a./100 kg net)
            July                                                                   17.37               8-86
            August                                                                 15-80               8-54
            September                                                              14-85               8-02
            October                                                                15-69               8-02
            November                                                               16.01               8-23
            December                                                               16-32               8-54
            January to April                                                       16-53               8-75
            These prices relate to the following packed products:
            (a) Pears of the Dr Jules Guyot variety, Quality Class I, size 60 mm or more, for the month of July;
            (b) Pears of the Dr Jules Guyot, Clapp's favourite, and Bon chrétien Williams varieties, Quality Class I,
                size 60 mm or more, for the month of August;
            (c) Pears of the Bon chrétien Williams and Conference varieties, Quality Class I, size 60 mm or more,
                for the months of September and October;
            (d) — Pears of the Conference and Alexandrine Douillard varieties, Quality Class I, size 60 mm or
                     more, for the month of November,
                — Pears of the Passe-Crassane variety, Quality Class I, size 70 mm or more, for the month of
                     November,
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            (e) — Pears of the Conference variety, Quality Class I, size 60 mm or more, for the months December
                    to April,
                 — Pears of the Passe-Crassane variety, Quality Class I, size 70 mm or more, for the months De­
                     cember to April.
                                                          TABLE GRAPES
                                           For the period 1 August to 31 October 1978
                                                                                Basic price     Buying-in price
                                                                            (u.a./ 100 kg net) (u.a./ 100 kg net)
            August                                                                 21.32               13.88
            September and October                                                   18-17              11.04
            These prices relate to packed table grapes of the Regina dei Vigneti and Regina (Mennavacca bianca)
            varieties, Quality Class I.
                                                               APPLES
                                                      (other than cider apples)
                                          For the period 1 August 1978 to 31 May 1979
                                                                                Basic price     Buying-in price
                                                                            (u.a./100 kg net)  (u.a./ 100 kg net)
            August                                                                 15-59                7-95
            September                                                              15-59                7-95
            October                                                                15-59                8-05
            November                                                               15-91                8.16
            December                                                               17.06                8-79
           January                                                                 18-53                9-52
            February                                                               19.79               10.05
            March to May                                                           21.26              10.78
            These prices relate to the following packed products :
            (a) Apples of the James Grieve variety, Quality Class I, size 70 mm or more, for the month of August;
            (b) — Apples of the James Grieve and Golden Delicious varieties, Quality Class I, size 70 mm or
                    more, for the month of September,
                — Apples of the Reine des reinettes variety, Quality Class I, size 65 mm or more, for the month of
                    September;
            (c) Apples of the Golden Delicious Variety, Quality Class I, size 70 mm or more, for the months Oc­
                tober to May.
                                                           MANDARINS
                                     For the period 16 November 1978 to 28 February 1979
                                                                                Baste price     Buying-in price
                                                                            (u.a. /100 kg net) (u.a. /100 kg net)
            16 to 30 November                                                      27-70               18.28
            December                                                               27.39               17.86
           January                                                                 26-97               17.23
            February                                                               25-60               16.81
           These prices relate to packed mandarins of Quality Class I, size 54/64 mm.
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                                                      SWEET ORANGES
                                       For the period 1 December 1978 to 31 May 1979
                                                                            Basic price      Buying-in price
                                                                        (u.a./100 kg net)   (u.a./100 kg net)
           December                                                           24-79               1615
           January                                                            21.85                14.68
           February                                                           22.37                15.10
           March                                                              23.95                15.31
           April and May                                                      24-47                15-52
           These prices relate to the following packed products :
           — Oranges of the Moro variety, Quality Class I, size 67/80 mm for the month of December,
           — Oranges of the Sanguinello variety, Quality Class I, size 67/80 mm, for the months January to
               May.
           NB: The prices quoted in this Annex do not include the cost of the packaging in which the product is
           presented.
                                                         ANNEX II
                                               Amount of financial compensation
                                               For the 1978/79 marketing year:
           — 8.89 units of account per 100 kg net for oranges of the Moro, Tarocco, Ovale calabrese, Belladon­
                    na, Navel and Valencia late varieties ;
           — 7.63 units of account per 100 kg net for oranges of the Sanguinello variety;
           — 5-02 units of account per 100 kg net for oranges of the Sanguigno and Biondo comune varieties;
           — 7-63 units of account per 100 kg net for mandarins;
           — 4-45 units of account per 100 kg net for Clementines;
           — 5-44 units of account per 100 kg net for lemons.
           NB: Financial compensation is only granted in respect of products belonging to Quality Classes Extra
           and I.