31971R1233

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6.6.71 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 130/51

REGULATION (EEC) No 1233/71 OF THE COUNCIL of 7 June 1971

on imports of citrus fruit originating in Turkey

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, in Article 4 of Annex 5 to the Interim Agreement and Article 4 of Annex 6 to the Additional Protocol for Having regard to the Treaty establishing the the following products originating in Turkey: European Economic Community, and in particular ex 08.02 A: Oranges, fresh Article 43 thereof; ex 08.02 B: Mandarins and satsumas, fresh; Having regard to the proposal from the Commission; Clementines, tangerines and other similar citrus hybrids, fresh Having regard to the Opinion of the European ex 08.02 C : Lemons, fresh Parliament1;

Whereas Article 4 of Annex 5 to the Interim Article 2 Agreement between the European Economic Community and Turkey and Article 4 of Annex 6 to 1 . For the purpose of fulfilling conditions laid the Additional Protocol to the Agreement establishing down in Article 4 (3) of Annex 5 to the Interim an Association between the European Economic Agreement and of Annex 6 to the Additional Community and Turkey provide for a tariff reduction Protocol, the quotations recorded oh the for imports into the Community of certain citrus representative Community markets at the fruits originating in Turkey; whereas, in the period to importer/wholesaler stage, or converted to this stage, which the reference prices are in force, this reduction account being taken of adjustment factors and after must be subject to the application of a fixed price on deduction of transport costs and import charges the internal market of the Community; whereas the other than customs duties—these factors, costs and implementation of this system necessitates the charges being those provided for the calculation of adoption of implementing provisions; the entry price referred to in Regulation 23—must remain, for a specific product, converted where Whereas the proposed system must form part of the appropriate to Class I, pursuant to the first indent of common organisation of the market in fruit and the seventh subparagraph of Article 1 (2) of vegetables ; whereas the provisions of Regulation No Regulation 23 , at least as high as the price defined in 232 on the progressive establishment of a common Article 3 . organisation of the market in fruit and vegetables and the provisions adopted in implementation of that 2. With respect to the deduction of import taxes Regulation, last amended by Regulation (EEC) No other than customs duties, in so far as the prices 2512/69,3 should therefore be taken into account; disclosed to the Commission by Member States include the incidence of taxes, the sum to be deducted shall be calculated by the Commission so as HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : to avoid difficulties which may result from the incidence of taxes on entry prices being dependent on Article 1 the origin of the products concerned. In such cases an average amount corresponding to the arithmetic This Regulation lays down implementing provisions average between the lowest and highest incidence of in respect of the preferential treatment provided for such taxes shall be taken into account in this calculation. 1 OJ No C 45, 10.5.1971, p. 34. Detailed rules for the application of this paragraph 2 OJ No 30, 20.4.1962, p. 965162. shall be laid down in accordance with the procedure 3 OJ No L 318, 18.12.1969, p. 4. laid down in Article 13 of Regulation No 23 .

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3 . The representative markets for the purposes of Community disclosed by the Member States, shall paragraph 1 are the Community markets used for follow regularly the movement of prices and shall recording quotations on the basis of which the entry ascertain the price and other levels referred to in prices referred to in Regulation No 23 are calculated. Article 4.

. Article 3 The measures required shall be adopted in accordance with the procedure laid down in The price referred to in Article 2 ( 1 ) shall be equal to Regulation No 23 with regard to the application of the reference price in force during the period in countervailing duties to fruit and vegetables. question, plus the incidence of the Common Customs Tariff on this price and a standard amount of. 1-2 units of account per 100 kilogrammes. Article 6

Article 4 The provisions of Article 11 of Regulation No 23 shall continue to apply. Where, in respect of one of the products listed in Article 1 , the quotations referred to in Article 2 ( 1 ), account being taken of the adjustment factors and after deduction ' of transport costs and import taxes Article 7 other than customs duties, remain, on the representative markets of the* Community with the lowest quotations, lower than the price defined in The system laid down by this Regulation shall be Article 3 on three consecutive market days, the applicable from the entry into force of the Interim Common Customs Tariff duty in force on the date of Agreement. import shall be applied to the product in question. Council Regulation (EEC) No 1543 /691 of 23 July This system shall apply until the said quotations , 1969 on imports of citrus fruit from Turkey shall be remain, on the representative markets of the repealed on the same date. Community with the lowest quotations, at least as high as the price defined in Article 3 on three consecutive market days. Article 8 Article 5 This Regulation shall enter into force on the third The Commission, on the basis of the quotations day following its publication in the Official Journal recorded on the representative markets of the of the European Communities.

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

Done at Brussels, 7 June 1971 .

For the Council The President

M. SCHUMANN

1 OJ No L 200, 9.8.1969, p . 5 .