31973R0500

No L 49/ 16 Official Journal of the European Communities 22 . 2 . 73

REGULATION (EEC) No 500/73 OF THE COMMISSION of 15 February 1973 fixing the reference prices for pears for the rest of season 1972/73

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN whereas, under Article 1 ( 1 ) of Regulation (EEC) COMMUNITIES, No 1291/70, the prices to be used in determining those producer prices must relate to the 'ex-pro­ ducers group' stage or to any other comparable Having regard to the Treaty establishing the Euro­ marketing stage ; whereas , under the first subpara­ pean Economic Community ; graph of Article 24 (2) of Regulation ( EEC) No 1035/72, the entry prices of imported products must be calculated at or converted to the ' import/ Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No wholesale' stage ; whereas these prices are then 1035 /72 (*) of 18 May 1972 on the common organi­ directly comparable with the arithmetic mean of the zation of the market in fruit and vegetables, as last producer prices and therefore do not need to be amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2745/72 (2 ), and increased by the amount referred to above ; in particular Article 27 ( 1 ) thereof ;

"Whereas Article 23 (2 ) of Regulation ( EEC ) No Whereas, pursuant to Article 23 ( 1 ) of Regulation 1035 /72 provides that producer prices in each (EEC) No 1035/72 and to Article 1 ( 1 ) of Commis­ Member State are to correspond to the average of sion Regulation ( EEC) No 1291/70 (3 ) of 1 July the prices recorded during the three years prior to 1970 laying down detailed rules for the application the date of fixing the reference price, on the repre­ of that Article, reference prices for the whole sentative market or markets situated in the produc­ Community are fixed each year before the begin­ tion areas where prices are lowest ; whereas the ning of the marketing year ; whereas for the present prices on which calculations are based, must, under marketing year, however, since the Treaty ( 4 ) Article 1 ( 1 ) of Regulation (EEC) No 1291 /70, concerning the Accession of new Member States to relate to Class I products , of all sizes, packed , the the European Economic Community and the Euro­ packing costs being included in the price ; pean Atomic Energy Community, signed at Brussels on 22 January 1972, is to apply to this sector from 1 February 1973 , reference prices for pears were Whereas Article 23 (3 ) of Regulation ( EEC ) No fixed up to 31 January 1973 only ; whereas these 1035/72 further provides that only prices recorded prices should therefore be fixed for the rest of the for products or varieties representing a considerable marketing year, account being taken of conditions proportion of the production marketed for part of of production in respect of the products in question the year or throughout the whole year shall be in the new Member States ; used :

Whereas pursuant to Article 57 of the Act annexed to the aforesaid Treaty, prices in the new Member Whereas the measures provided for in this Regu­ States are to be reduced by the compensatory lation are in accordance with the Opinion of the amounts ; Management Committee for Fruit and Vegetables ;

Whereas for a home-grown product with defined commercial characteristics the reference price is equal to the arithmetic mean of the producer prices HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : in each Member State, plus an amount, based on marketing costs, calculated with a view to enabling the reference price and prices of imported products to be compared at the same markeing stage : Article 1

The reference prices for pears other than perry (*) OJ No L 118 , 20. 5 . 1972, p. 1 . pears ( subheading ex 08.06 B II of the Common (2) OJ No L 291 , 28 . 12 . 1972, p . 147 . (3) OJ No L 144, 2 . 7. 1970, p. 10 . Custions Tariff), expressed in units of account per (4) OJ No L 73 , 27. 3 . 1972 , p. 5 . 100 kg net, shall in resipect of variety Groups I , II

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and III, for Class I products of all sizes, packed, be Article 2 as follows : February ) This Regulation shall enter into force on the day March > 15-0 following its publication in the Official Journal of April ) the European Communities . It shall apply until 31 May — May 1973 .

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

Done at Brussels , 15 February 1973 .

For the Commission

The President

Fiancois-Xavier ORTOLI