31972R1666

Official Journal of the European Communities 821

2.8.72 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 175 /51

REGULATION (EEC) No 1666/72 OF THE COMMISSION of 28 July 1972 fixing the reference prices for hybrid maize for sowing for the 1972/73 marketing year

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COM­ taken into consideration for fixing the reference MUNITIES, price ; Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation 2358/71 1 of 26 October 1971 on the common are in accordance with the Opinion of the organization of the market in seeds, and in particular Management Committee for Seeds ; Article 6 (5 ) thereof; Whereas Article 6 ( 1 ) of Regulation (EEC) No HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : 2358/71 provides that a reference price for each type of hybrid maize for sowing shall be fixed annually ; Article 1 whereas these reference prices must be fixed on the basis of the free-at-frontier prices recorded during the last three marketing years, abnormally low prices For the 1972/73 marketing year the reference prices being disregarded; whereas pursuant to Article 2 of for the various types of hybrid maize for sowing Council Regulation (EEC) No 1578/722 of 20 July falling within subheading 10.05 A of the Common 1972 laying down general rules for fixing the Customs Tariff shall be as shown in the Annex. reference prices and determining free-at-frontier offer prices for hybrid maize for sowing, only prices for third country imports which are representative as Article 2 regards quantity and quality should be taken into account ; This Regulation shall enter into force on the third Whereas Article 1 of the above Regulation defined day following its publication in the Official Journal the stage of marketing and putting up for sale to' be of the European Communities.

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

Done at Brussels, 28 July 1972. For the Commission The President

S. L. MANSHOLT

1 OJ No L 246, 5.11.1971 , p. 1 . 2 OJ No L 168, 26.7.1972, p . 1 .

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ANNEX

to the Commission Regulation of 28 July 1972 fixing the reference prices for hybrid maize for sowing for the 1972/73 marketing year

No of Reference Type of hybrid FAO Classification price in type u. a. /100 kg

1 Double hybrids 0-270 43

2 Double hybrids 270-450 40 Top cross hybrids 0-270

3 Double hybrids 450 and over 37 Top cross hybrids 270 and over

4 Three-cross hybrids 0-270 63

5 Three-cross hybrids 270 and over • 57

6 — Single hybrids 95