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1.12.72 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 270 / 63

REGULATION (EEC) No 2522/72 OF THE COMMISSION of 30 November 1972

fixing the reference prices for oranges

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COM­ Whereas under Article 23 (2) of Regulation MUNITIES, (EEC) No 1035/72 the producer prices in each Member State correspond to the average of Having regard to the Treaty establishing the the prices recorded during the three years European Economic Community; prior to the date of fixing the reference price on Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) the representative market or markets situated No 1035/721 of 18 May 1972 on the common in the production areas where prices are organisation of the market in fruit and vege­ lowest; whereas the prices on which calculations tables , as amended by Regulation (EEC) are based must, under Article 1 ( 1 ) of Regulation No 2454/72,2 and in particular Article 27 (1 ) (EEC) No 1291 /70, relate to Class I products , thereof; of all sizes , packed, the packing costs being included in the price; whereas Article 23 (2) of Whereas , pursuant to Article 23 ( 1 ) of Regulation (EEC) No 1035/ 72 and to Article 1 ( 1) of Regulation (EEC) No 1035/72 further provides that only prices recorded for products or Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1291/703 of 1 July 1970 laying down detailed rules for the varieties representing a considerable proportion of the production marketed for part of the application of that Article, reference prices for year or throughout the whole year shall be used; the whole Community are fixed each year before the beginning of the marketing year; Whereas for each representative market the Whereas the importance of sweet orange average of the prices must, in accordance with production in the Community is such that a Article 23 (3 ) of Regulation (EEC) No 1035/72, reference price must be fixed for that product; be established disregarding prices which appear excessively high or low as compared with Whereas for an indigenous product under its normal fluctuations on that market; trade description the reference price is equal to the arithmetic mean of the producer prices in Whereas , since the varieties of sweet oranges each Member State , plus an amount , based on are not comparable as regards their value in marketing costs , to make the reference price trade, they should be classed in three groups ; and the price of imported products comparable at the same marketing stage ; whereas , under Whereas the solution best suited to the particular Article 1 ( 1 ) of Regulation (EEC) No 1291 /70, nature of the Community market for the the prices to be used in fixing those producer product in question would be to fix for each prices must rek.te to the 'ex-producers' associa­ group a single reference price for the whole tion' or any other comparable marketing marketing year; stage; whereas , under the first subparagraph of Article 24 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 1035/72, Whereas , for the purpose of calculating the the entry prices of imported products must be entry prices , the varieties imported from third calculated on or adjusted to the 'import/ countries of which the entry prices are respec­ wholesale' stage; whereas these prices are tively to be compared with the prices fixed for thus directly comparable with the arithmetic Groups I, II and III must be specified; whereas, mean of the producer prices and therefore do moreover, certain varieties imported from third not need to be increased by the amount referred countries are not directly comparable, as to above; regards their value in trade, with Community groups of varieties; whereas , therefore, on the basis of their respective trading values , conver­ 1 OJ No L 118, 20.5.1972, p. 1 . 2 OJ No L 266, 25.11.1972, p . 1 . sion factors should be fixed and applied, in 3 OJ No L 144, 2.7.1973, p. 10. calculating the entry price, to the prices for

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these varieties imported from third countries , Article 2 so as to make them comparable with Com­ munity groups of varieties ; 1 . The entry prices of imported products shall be compared : Whereas the measures provided for in this (a) with the price fixed for Group I, as regards Regulation are in accordance with the Opinion the Moro and Tarocco varieties ; of the Management Committee for Fruit and Vegetables; (b) with the price fixed for Group III, as regards Biondo comune (Blanca comuna, Blonde commune), Grano de Cro (Imperial, Sucrena), Baladi, Pera, Macetera , Pineapple, Blood oval (Doblefina , Double fine), Portu­ HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : guese Blood, Sanguina redonda (Entrefina), the Surinam varieties and the Ordinary Blood variety with the exception of Navel Blood (Double fine improved, Washington Article 1 Blood, large Blood) and Maltese Blood ; (c) as regards varieties not listed under (a) 1 . The reference prices for fresh sweet and (b): oranges (subheading 08.02 A I of the Common (i) for the month of December, with the Customs Tariff), expressed in units of account price for Group I ; per 100 kg net of each of the varieties of Groups I, II and III for Class I products , of all (ii) for the period from 1 January to 30 April, sizes , packed , shall be: with the price fixed for Group II.

Group I: from 1 December to 2 . In calculating the entry price referred to in 31 March inclusive : 17-2 paragraph 1 , the prices for products imported from third countries shall be adjusted: Group II : from 1 January to (i) for products listed in paragraph 1 (b), by 30 April inclusive : 14-8 the conversion factor 0-76;

Group III: from 1 December to (ii) for products to which the first indent of 30 April inclusive: 8-2 . paragraph 1 (c) applies, by the conversion factor 1-20; (iii) for products to which the second indent of 2 . The groups of varieties referred to in paragraph 1 (c) applies , by the conversion paragraph 1 shall consist of the following factor 1·00 . varieties :

Group I: Moro and Tarocco Article 3

Group II: Sanguinello This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 December 1972. It shall apply until Group III: Biondo comune. 30 September 1973 .

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States . Done at Brussels , 30 November 1972. For the Commission The President

S. L. MANSHOLT