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8.8.69 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 198 /95

REGULATION (EEC) No 1472/69 OF THE COUNCIL of 23 July 1969

on imports of citrus fruit originating in Tunisia

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES , Tunisian Republic (hereinafter called the 'Agreement') in respect of the following products originating in Tunisia : Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular Article 43 thereof; ex 80.02 A: Fresh oranges ex 08.02 B : Fresh mandarins and satsumas ; fresh Having regard to the proposal from the Commission; Clementines, tangerines and other similar hybrid citrus fruit Having regard to the Opinion of the European ex 08.02 C : Fresh lemons Parliament1 ;

Whereas Article 4 of Annex 1 to the Agreement Article 2 establishing an Association between the European Economic Community and the Tunisian Republic 1 . In order that the conditions laid down in Article lays down rules for a tariff reduction in respect of 4 (2) of Annex 1 to the Agreement shall be fulfilled, imports into the Community of certain citrus fruit the quotations recorded at the wholesale stage on the originating in Tunisia; whereas, during the period of representative markets of the Community, adjusted application of reference prices, that reduction is by conversion factors and reduced by transport costs dependent on the observance of a price on the and import charges other than customs Community market; whereas detailed rules of duties—conversion factors, costs and charges laid application are required to put this system in down for the calculation of the entry price referred to practice ; in Regulation No 23—must remain equal to or higher than the price laid down in Article 3 for a Whereas the proposed system must be included in the specific product adjusted to quality Class I where the framework of the common organisation of the quotations recorded do not refer to that class. market in fruit and vegetables ; whereas account should therefore be taken of the provisions of 2. For the deduction of import charges other than Regulation No 232 on the progressive establishment customs duties referred to in paragraph 1 , in so far as of a common organisation of the market in fruit and the prices notified by the Member States of the vegetables and further provisions adopted in Commission include the incidence of charges other pursuance of that Regulation; than customs duties, the amount to deducted shall be calculated by the Commission in order to avoid the difficulties which may arise because of the incidence HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : of those charges on entry prices depending on origin. In that case an average corresponding to the average Article 1 between the lowest and the highest incidence shall be taken into account. This Regulation fixes the detailed rules for applying the preferential treatment laid down in Article 4 of Detailed rules for applying this paragraph shall be Annex 1 to the Agreement establishing an Association fixed, where appropriate, in accordance with the between the European Economic Community and the procedure laid down in Article 13 of Regulation No 23 .

1 OJ No C 79, 21.6.1969, p. 1. 3 . The Community markets used for recording 2 OJ No 30, 20.4.1962, p. 965/62. quotations on the basis of which the entry price

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referred to in Regulation No 23 is calculated shall be Article 5 considered as representative for the purpose of paragraph 1 . The Commission, on the basis of the quotations recorded on the representative markets of the Community and notified by the Member States, shall Article 3 keep a regular check on price trends and shall keep the records referred to in Article 4. The price referred to in Article 2 (1 ) shall be equal to the reference price in force during the period in question, plus the incidence of the Common Customs The necessary measures shall be adopted in Tariff on that price, and a standard amount fixed at accordance with the procedure laid down by 1-2 units of account per 100 kilogrammes. Regulation No 23 in respect of the application of countervailing duties to fruit and vegetables.

Article 4 . Article 6 In cases where, in respect of one of the products listed in Article 1 , the quotations referred to in Article 2 ( 1 ), adjusted by the conversion factors and The provisions of Article 11 of Regulation No 23 shall remain in force. reduced by the transport costs and import charges other than customs duties, remain lower than the price laid down in Article 3 on three consecutive market days on the representative markets of the Article 7 Community with the lowest quotations, the Common Customs Tariff duty in force on the date of importation shall be applied to the product in The rules laid down by this Regulation shall apply question . from the entry into force of the Agreement and throughout its application. These rules shall remain in force until quotations are equal to or higher than the price laid down in Article 3 on three consecutive market days on the This Regulation shall enter into force on the third representative markets of the Community with the day following its publication in the Official Journal lowest quotations . of the European Communities.

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States .

Done at Brussels, 23 July 1969.

For the Council

The President

J. M. A. H. LUNS