31973R0354

13 . 2. 73 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 40/ 13

REGULATION (EEC) No 354/73 OF THE COMMISSION

of 12 February 1973

applying the duty in the Common Customs Tariff to certain varieties of sweet oranges originating in Spain

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN three consecutive market days on the representative COMMUNITIES , markets of the Community with the lowest quotat­ ions : Having regard to the Treaty establishing the Euro­ pean Economic Community, Whereas the conversion factors, the transport costs and import charges other than customs are those Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC ) No used for the purpose of calculating the entry price 2047/70 (*) of 13 Oktober 1970 on imports of citrus referred to in Regulation No 1035/72 ; whereas the fruit originating in Spain, and in particular Article 5 thereof : method of calculating import charges other than cus­ toms duties is, for certain cases, defined in Article Whereas Article 7 of Annex I to the agreement be­ 2 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 2047/70 ; tween the European Economic Community and Whereas application of these rules to quotations Spain provides for a reduced rate of duty on recorded for sweet oranges imported into the Com­ imports into the Community of certains citrus fruit munity and originating in Spain indicates that the originating in Spain ; whereas, during the period in conditions set out in the first paragraph of Article 4 which reference prices are applied, this reduction is of Regulation (EEC) No 2047/70 are fulfilled, for dependent on the observance of a specified price on the varieties listed in Article 2 ( 1 ) ( c) of Regulation the Community market, whereas - detailed rules for (EEC) No 2522/72 (4) fixing reference prices for the application of this system are contained in Regu sweet oranges ; whereas the duty in the Common lation ( EEC) No 2047/70 ; Customs Tariff should, therefore, be applied to the Whereas, in certain respects, these rules refer to products question ; provisions of Regulation No 23 which were incor­ porated in Council Regulation (EEC) No 1035/72 (2 ) HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : of 18 May 1972 on the common organization of the market in fruit and vegetables, as last amended by Article 1 Regulation (EEC) No 2745/72 (3) ; whereas, in this case, reference should be made to Regulation (EEC) As from 14 February 1973 , the duty in the Common No 1035/72, in accordance with the Table which Customs Tariff shall be applied to fresh sweet appears in Annex 'lV thereto ; oranges of the following varieties (subheading ex

08.02 A I of the Common Customs Tariff) imported Whereas Regulation (EEC) No 2047/70 provides that, where one of the products listed in Article 1 of into the Community and originating in Spain : Biondo comune (Blanca comuna, comune), Grano that Regulation is imported, the duty in the Com­ de oro (Imperial, Sucrena), Baladi , Pera, Macetera, mon Customs Tariff is applied where quotations for Pineapple, Blood oval (Dobblefina, Double fine), that product, converted where necessary to Class I Portuguese sanguines, Sanguina redonda (Entre­ in accordance with the provisions of Article 24 (2) fina), Surinam varieties and the ordinary Sanguina of Regulation (EEC) No 1035/72 recorded on the variety, with the exception of Navel sanguines representative Community markets at the importer/ wholesaler stage or converted to that stage, adjusted (improved double fine, Washington sanguina, San­ guina grande) and Maltese sanguines. by the conversion factors and following deduction of transport costs and import charges other than cus­ Article 2 toms duties, remain lower than the reference price in force, plus the incidence of the Common Customs This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of Tariff on that price and a standard amount fixed its publication in the Official Journal of the Euro­ at 1-2 units of account per 100 kilogrammes, for pean Communities.

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

Done at Brussels, 12 February 1973 . For the Commission

The President

Francois-Xavier ORTOLI

(^ OJ No L 228 , 15 . 10. 1970, p. 2 . (2 ) OJ No L 118 , 20. 5 . 1972, p. 1 . (3) OJ No L 291 , 28 . 12 . 1972, p . 147. (4) OJ No L 270, 1 . 12 . 1972, p. 63 .