31972R2539

20 Official Journal of the European Communities

No L 272/22 Official Journal of the European Communities 5.12.72

REGULATION (EEC) No 2539/72 OF THE COMMISSION of 4 December 1972 fixing the conversion factors to be applied to the buying-in price provided for, in respect of sweet oranges, by Council Regulation (EEC) No 2431/72

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COM­ Article 21 ( 1 ) (a) of Regulation (EEC) No MUNITIES , 1035/72 the buying-in of these products ' in­ clusive of packing' should be provided for in Having regard to the Treaty establishing the this case, when the packing is not retrieved for European Economic Community; re-use; whereas such buying-in operations Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) could be carried out only if the use of packing No 1035/721 of 18 May 1972 on the common of this type, which is rather expensive, were organisation of the market in fruit and vege­ justified by the trade value of the products in question; whereas the buying-in of products tables, as amended by Regulation (EEC) 'inclusive of packing' should therefore be No 2454/72,2 and in particular Article 16 (4) thereof ; restricted to the Quality Classes 'Extra', T and C II'; Whereas in Regulation (EEC) No 2430/723 the Whereas the measures provided for in this Council fixed the basic price and buying-in price for sweet oranges for the period from Regulation are in accordance with the Opinion of the Management Committee for Fruit and 1 December 1972 to 30 April 1973 ; whereas Vegetables ; these prices relate to packed products of certain varieties of Quality Class I, of certain sizes ; whereas under Article 16 (4) of Regulation HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : (EEC) No 1035/72 the conversion factors by which the prices of products of a different Article 1 nature are calculated should be fixed; whereas , as regards quality, the provisions of the second The conversion factors provided for in subparagraph of\ Article 19 (2) of Regulation Article 16 (4) of Regulation (EEC) No 1035/72 (EEC) No 1035/72 are such that it is enough regarding variety, quality class , sizing and to fix the conversion factors for Classes II form of packings shall be as follows for sweet and III; oranges : 'Variety' conversion factor Whereas the various conversion factors required must be based on prices recorded on the Conversion factor markets ; Whereas , moreover, the packaging in which Variety January the product is presented is not taken into February December March consideration in calculating the basic price and April buying-in price; whereas, however, products in respect of which intervention may take place as provided for in Articles 18 and 19 of Regulation Moro, Tarocco, Ovale Cala­ brese, Belladonna 1-00 1-10 (EEC) No 1035/72 may be presented in new packings of the ' Perdu' type; whereas to Sanguinello group, Navel encourage the disposal of these products in comune, Valencia late 0-90 1-00 accordance with the first and sixth indents of Sanguigno group 0-70 0-80

Biondo comune and other 1 OJ No L 118, 20.5.1972, p . 1 . varieties 0-35 0-40 2 OJ No L 266, 25.11.1972, p . 1 . 3 OJ No L 264, 23.11.1972, p. 7 ,

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'Quality class' conversion factor 'Presentation' conversion factor

Quality class Conversion factor Presentation Conversion factor

i II 0-75 — packed 1-00

— in bulk in a vehicle 0-95 III , 0-50

Article 2 Where, in respect of sweet oranges of the Quality Classes 'Extra', T and II', presented in new packing of the 'Perdu' type, the inter­ 'Sizing' conversion factor vention operations provided for in Articles 18 and 19 respectively of Regulation (EEC) Conversion factor No 1035/72 are carried out 'inclusive of Sizing packing' the buying-in price shall be adjusted not only by the conversion factors provided (a) Tarocco variety: for in Article 1 but also by a packing conversion — more than 88 mm 0-9 factor, in cases where the products are distri­ — 73 - 88 mm 1-0 buted in accordance with the first and sixth — less than 73 mm 0-9 indents of Article 21 ( 1 ) (a) of Regulation (EEC) — mixed 0-9 No 1035/72 and the packing is not retrieved for re-use . (b) Varieties listed in the Annex: The conversion factor provided for in the — more than 80 mm 0-9 — 67 - 88 mm 1-0 preceding subparagraph shall be so fixed that — less than 67 mm 0-9 when applied to the buying-in price as already — mixed 0-9 adjusted by the other factors it results in an increase in the price of 1-7 units of account per 100 kilogrammes net. (c) Other varieties: — more than 76 mm 0-9 Article 3 — 60-76 mm 1-0 — less than 60 mm 0-9 This Regulation shall enter into force on — mixed 0-9 1 December 1972. It shall apply until 30 April 1973 .

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States . Done at Brussels , 4 December 1972 . For the Commission

The President

S. L. MANSHOLT

ANNEX

— Moro — Ovale calabrese — Belladonna — Sanguinello group — Sanguigiio group — Navel comune — Valencia late