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REGULATION (EEC) No 334/73 OF THE COMMISSION of 31 January 1973 fixing the conversion factors to be applied to the buying-in price for apples fixed by Council Regulation (EEC) No 183/73

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN should be provided for in this case, when the pack­ COMMUNITIES, ing is not retrieved for re-use ; whereas such buy­ ing-in operations could be carried out only if the use of packing of this type, which is rather expen­ sive, were justified by the trade value of the pro­ Having regard to the Treaty establishing the Euro­ ducts in question ; whereas the buying-in of pro­ pean Economic Community ; ducts 'inclusive of packing' should, therefore be res­ tricted to the Classes 'Extra', 'I' and ' II' ;

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No Whereas the measures provided for in this Regula­ 1035/72 (*) of 18 May 1972 on the common organi­ tion are in accordance with the Opinion of the zation of the market in fruit and vegetables, as last Management Committee for Fruit and Vegetables ; amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2745 /72 (2), and in particular Article 16 (4) thereof ;

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :

Whereas in Regulation (EEC) No 183/73 (3) the Article 1 Council fixed the basic price and buying-in price for apples for the period from 1 February 1973 to 31 May 1973 ; whereas these prices relate to packed pro­ The conversion factors provided for in Articles 16 (4) ducts of certain varieties of Class I, of certain of Regulation (EEC) No 1035/72 regarding variety, sizes ; whereas under Article 16 (4) of Regula­ class, sizing and form of packing shall be as follows tion (EEC) No 1035/72 the conversion factors by for apples : which the prices of products having different charac­ teristics are calculated should be fixed ; whereas , as 'Variety' conversion factor regards quality, the provisions of the second sub­ paragraph of Article 19 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No Conversion 1035/72 are such that it is enough to fix the conver­ Varieties factor sion factors for Classes II and III ;

— Cox's orange pippin — February : 1-20 — from Whereas the various conversion factors required March : must be based on prices recorded on the markets ; 1-00

— Golden Delicious, Winston , Belle de Whereas, moreover, the packaging in which the pro­ Boskoop and mutations, Reinette du Canada 1-00 duct is presented is not taken into consideration in calculating the basic price and buying-in price ; whereas, however, products in respect of which inter­ — Red Delicious , Richard, Stark Deli­ vention may take place as provided for in Articles 18 cious, Starking, Starkrimson — until and 19 of Regulation (EEC) No 1035/72 may be pre­ March in­ sented in new packages of the 'Perdu' type ; clusive : 1-00 whereas, to encourage the disposal of these products — from in accordance with the first and sixth indents of Art­ April : icle 21 ( 1 ) ( a ) of Regulation ( EEC ) No 1035/72, the 0-90 buving-in of these products ' inclusive of packing'

— Berlepsch, different varieties of Cox's other than Cox's orange pippin and Cox's pomona, Annurca , Laxton's (') 0 [ No L 118 , 20.5.1972, p. 1 . superb, Ingrid Marie 0-90 (*) Of No L 291 , 28.12.1972 , p. 147. (3) O J No L 25 , 30. I. 1973 , p. 15 .

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'Sizing' conversion factor Conversion Varieties factor Conversion Sizing factor — Democrat, Stayman winesap, Stay­ manred and mutations , Zuccalmaglio 1 . Class reinette, Lombartscalville, Jonathan and mutations, Lavina 0-75 EXTRA, I and H a ) Varieties listed in the Annex — 70 mm or more 1-00 — W. Winterglockenapfel — February : — less than 70 mm 0-70 0-65 — mixed 0-70 — from March : b ) Other varieties 0-75 — 65 mm or more 1-00 — less than 65 mm 0-60 — mixed 0-60 — Reinette de France, Reinette étoilée 2 . Class III ( Rote Sternreinette , Sterappel ), Rosa — all sizings 1-00 Mantovana, Rosa del Caldaro ( Käl­ terer), Reinette de Chénée, Ellison's orange , Golden Nobel ( Gelber Edel ), ' Presentation' conversion factor Sergente, Geheimrat Dr. Oldenburg, s ' Winter winesap 0-65 Presentation Conversion factor

— Reine des reinettes ( Goldparmäne, — packed 1-00 Permena dorata), Gravensteiner, Im­ — in bulk in a vehicle 0-95 peratore ( Rome Beauty, Morgenduft), Glorie van Holland, James Grieve and mutations — February : 0-60 Article 2 — from March : Where, in respect of apples of the Quality Classes 0-55 'Extra', ' I' and ' II', presented in new packing of the ' Perdu' type, the intervention operations - provided for in Articles 18 and 19 respectively of Regulation — Finkenwerder, Winter Banana, Li­ ( EEC ) No 1035 /72 are carried out 'inclusive of pack­ moncella, Commercie, Reinette Clo­ ing', the buying-in price shall be adjusted not only chard, Ontario, Reinette du Mans, Lemoenapfel , Bramley's Seedling 0-50 by the conversion factors provided for in Article 1 but also by a packing conversion factor in cases where the products are distributed in accordance — other varieties 0-40 with the first and sixth indents of Article 21 ( 1 ) ( a ) of Regulation (EEC ) No 1035/72 and the packing ir not retrieved for re-use . The conversion factor provided for in the preceding subparagraph shall be so fixed that when applied to the buying-in price as already adjusted by the other ' Class ' conversion factor factors it results in an increase in the price of 1*9 units of account per 100 kilogrammes net .

Article 3 Class Conversi on factor This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the Euro­ II 0·7 pean Communities . III 0·35 It shall be applicable from 1 Febri""-/ V n2> until 31 May 1973 .

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

Done at Brussels , 31 January 1973 . For the Commission The President Francois-Xavicr > I<.TOLI

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ANNEX

List of varieties of large eating apples

— Belle de Boskoop and mutations (Boskoop und Mutationen, Bella di Boskoop e mutazioni, Schone van Boskoop of Goudreinette en mutaties ) — Golden Delicious — Gravenstein (Gravensteiner) — James Grieve and mutations (James Grieve und Mutationen, James Grieve e mutazioni, James Grieve en mutaties) — Reinette de Landsberg ( Landsberger, Landsberger Reinette) — Triomphe de Luxembourg ( Luxemburger Triumph) — Ontario — Rambour d'hiver (Winter Rambour, Winterrambour) — Transparente de Croncels ( Croncels) — Winter Banana ( Winterbananenapfel) — Groupe des Calvilles ( Gruppe Kalvill, Gruppo delle Calville, Calvillegroep) — Red Delicious and mutations ( Red Delicious und Mutationen, Red Delicious e mutazioni, Red Delicious en mutaties) — Starkrimson — Reinette blanche and Reinette grise du Canada ( Kanada Renette, Renetta del Canada, Reinette van Canada ) — Black Stayman — Staymanred and mutations — Stayman Winesap — Jacques Lebel ( Lebel, Jacob Lebel ) — Belle double flower (Doppelter Bellefleur, Dubbele Bellefleur) — Bramley's Seedling (Bramley, Triomphe de Kiel ) — Bismarck — Black Ben Davis — Democrat — Morgenduft ( Rome Beauty) — Imperatore — Charles Ross — Cox's pomona — Crimson Bramley — Ellison's orange ( Ellison ) — Reinette de France ( France Reinette, Renetta di Francia) — Saure Camerse ( Camerse zure) — Glorie van Holland — Grossherzog Friedrich von Baden ( Groothertog Frederik van Baden ) — Graham ( Graham Royal Jubilé) — Tydeman 's Early Worcester — Lane 's Prince Albert

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— Lemoen Apfel (Lemoenappel) — Notarapfel (Notaris, Notarisappel) — Orleans Reinette — Pater v. d . Elsen — Signe Tillisch — Königin (The Queen) — Zigeunerin — Altländer — Finkenwerder — Gelber Edel — Blenheim — Brettacher — Horneburger — Jacob Fischer — Musch — Zabergäu — Melrose