CELEX: 31977R1636
Language: en
Date: 1977-07-20 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1636/77 of 20 July 1977 laying down protective measures applicable to the import of peaches originating in Greece

21 . 7. 77                          Official Journal of the European Communities                        No L 181 /39
                                COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 1636/77
                                                     of 20 July 1977
              laying down protective measures applicable to the import of peaches originating
                                                        in Greece
 THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN                                increase over the next weeks ; whereas, in particular, it
 COMMUNITIES,                                                  is likely that Greek consignments to the Community
                                                               will be speeded up ; whereas it is therefore likely that
                                                               prices will drop still further on Community markets ;
 Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European         whereas this situation will inevitably swell the volume
 Economic Community,                                           of withdrawals of Community products over the next
                                                               weeks ;
 Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No                  Whereas, from the above assessment of the essential
 1035/72 of 18 May 1972 on the common organization
                                                               aspects of the market situation, it may be concluded
 of the market in fruit and vegetables (*), as last
                                                               that the Community market is in danger of being seri­
 amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1 034/77 (2), and in           ously disturbed by imports of peaches originating in
 particular Article 29 (2) thereof,                            Greece which could jeopardize the aims of Article 39
                                                               of the Treaty ; whereas, in the circumstances, protec­
                                                               tive measures should be adopted with respect to such
Whereas on 16 July 1977 the Italian Government                 imports ; whereas the Community can invoke the
 requested the Commission to adopt protective                  provisions in the second subparagraph of Article 36
 measures against the import of peaches originating in         ( 1 ) of the Association Agreement between the Euro­
 Greece ; whereas on 18 and 19 July 1977 further               pean Economic Community and Greece, the condi­
 information was supplied in connection with this              tions for application of this Article having been met ;
 request ;
                                                               Whereas to this end imports of peaches from Greece
Whereas peach production in the current marketing              should be suspended for the period strictly necessary
year in the two main Community producer countries              to arrest the fall in prices and thus eliminate the
 is estimated at 1 590 000 tonnes ; whereas production         abovementioned threat of disturbances,
is at almost the same level as in the 1974 marketing
year, the last comparable year, when nearly 80 000
tonnes had to be withdrawn from the market ;
Whereas production in Greece, the main Community               HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
supplier, has increased considerably as compared with
previous years and production in Spain, the second
largest supplier to the Community, is particularly low,
so that there are practically no further exports from
this country ;                                                                         Article 1
Whereas, in the second 10-day period in July, prices           Entry into free circulation in the Community of
declined markedly in the Community because of the              peaches, other than nectarines (Common Customs
substantial volume of Community production and of              Tariff subheading ex 08.07 B) of Greek origin shall be
imports originating in Greece, which were particularly         suspended from 25 to 27 July 1977.
high in mid-July ; whereas this hastened withdrawals
which accounted for abnormally large quantities in
the same period ;
                                                                                       Article 2
Whereas, given the development of the marketing
year, the quantities marketed in the Community will
                                                               This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its
(') OJ No L 118, 20. 5. 1972, p. 1 .                           publication in the Official Journal of the European
I2) OJ No L 125, 19. 5. 1977, p. 1 .                           Communities.
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           This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
           States.
           Done at Brussels, 20 July 1977.
                                                                  For the Commission
                                                                      The President
                                                                      Roy JENKINS