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(Acts whose publication is obligatory)

REGULATION (EEC) No 1343 /73 OF THE COUNCIL of 15 May 1973

fixing the basic prices and buying-in prices for fruit and vegetables for the 1973/74 marketing year

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, — as regards apples, from July to June of the following year, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the — as regards mandarins, from November to March European Economic Community, and in particular of the following year, Article 43 thereof; — as regards sweet oranges, from October to June Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No of the following year ; 1035/72 (*) of 18 May 1972 on the common organization of the market in fruit and vegetables, as last amended by Regulation (EEC ) No 2745 /72 (2), Whereas, however, pursuant to the third and in particular Article 16 ( 1 ) thereof; subparagraph of Article 16 ( 1 ) of Regulation (EEC) No 1035/72, no basic price or buying-in price must Having regard to the proposal from the Commission ; be fixed for the slack marketing periods at the beginning and at the end of the marketing year; whereas, moreover, a basic price and a buying-in Having regard to the Opinion of the European price have already been fixed for the month of May Parliament ; by Regulation (EEC) No 1111 /73 (3);

Whereas, pursuant to Article 16 ( 1 ) of Regulation (EEC) No 1035/72, a basic price and a buying-in Whereas, when the basic prices and buying-in prices price must be fixed for each marketing year for each for fruit and vegetables are fixed, account should be of the products listed in Annex II to the said taken of the objectives of the Common Agricultural Regulation ; whereas the products in question, Policy and the contribution which the Community harvested in a given production year, are marketed : desires to make to the harmonious development of world trade; whereas the objectives of the Common — as regards cauliflowers, from May to April of the Agricultural Policy are in particular to ensure a fair following year, standard of living for the agricultural community, to ensure that supplies are available and that they reach — as regards tomatoes, from January to December, consumers at reasonable prices ;

— as regards peaches, from May to October, Whereas the basic prices must be fixed by reference — as regards lemons, from June to May of the to the trend in the average prices recorded during the following year, three preceding years on the most representative — as regards pears, from June to May of the producer markets within the Community for a product with defined commercial characteristics, such following year, as variety or type, quality class, size and packaging; — as regards table grapes, from May to April of the whereas the buying-in prices must be fixed by following year, reference to the basic price in accordance with Article 16 (3 ) of Regulation (EEC) No 1035/72;

(!) OJ No L 118 , 20. 5 . 1972, p. 1 . (2 ) OJ No L 291 , 28 . 12 . 1972, p . 147. (3) OJ No L 114, 30. 4. 1973 , p . 3 .

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HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : Class I, size 57/67 mm and packed 'elongated' tomatoes of Quality Class I, size 40/47 mm. Article 1

Article 3 1 . For the period from 1 June 1973 to 30 April 1974, the basic price and buying-in price for cauliflowers, in units of account per 100 kilogrammes 1 . For the period from 1 June to 30 September net, shall be as follows : 1973 , the basic price and buying-in price for peaches (excluding nectarines), in units of account per 100 Basic price Buying-in price kilogrammes net, shall be as follows : June 10-9 4-6 Basic price Buying-in price July 8-7 3-6 June 20-0 12-0 August 8-7 3-6 July . 17-7 11-0 September 9-8 4-0 August 17-8 10-6 October 11-0 4-5 September 18-3 11-0 November 7-4 3-2 December 7-4 3-2 2. The prices quoted in paragraph 1 relate to the following packed products : January 7-4 3-1 — peaches of the Fior di Maggio (May Flower) February 6-5 2-6 variety, Quality Class I, size 51/61 mm, for the month of June, March 7 -6 3-1 — peaches of the Amsden, Charles Ingouf, and April 7-2 3-1 Sant'Anna varieties, Quality Class I, size 61/67 mm, for the month of July, 2. The prices quoted in paragraph 1 relate to the following packed products : — peaches of the Red Haven and Fair Haven varieties, Quality Class I, size 61 /67 mm, for the — 'trimmed' cauliflowers of Quality Class I, for the month of August, months of June, July, August, September and October, — peaches of the J. H. Hale variety, Quality Class I, size 61 /67 mm, for the month of September. — cauliflowers 'with leaves' of Quality Class I, for the months of November, December, January, February, March and April. Article 4

Article 2 1 . For the period from 1 June 1973 to 31 May 1974, the basic price and buying-in price of lemons, in units of account per 100 kilogrammes net, shall be 1 - For the period from 1 June 1973 to 30 as follows : November 1973 , the basic price and buying-in price for tomatoes, in units of account per 100 Basic price Buying-in price kilogrammes net, shall be as follows : June 20-6 11-9 Basic price Buying-in price 21-4 121 July June first ten days — — 21-3 12-6 August second ten days 14-0 5-8 September 17-6 11-6 third ten days 11-9 5-1 October 15-9 11-4 July 9-8 3-9 November 15-1 8-5 August 7 -6 3-3 December 14-6 8-0 September 8-6 3-7 January 15-4 7 -9 October 12-4 5-1 February 14-4 8-0 November 14-0 6-2 March 15-5 7-9 April 16-8 9-0 2. The prices quoted in paragraph 1 relate to packed 'round' and 'ribbed' tomatoes of Quality May 17-5 9-8

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2. The prices quoted in paragraph 1 relate to grapes, in units of account per 100 kilogrammes net, packed lemons of Quality Class I, size 53 /62 mm. shall be as follows :

Basic price Buying-in price Article 5 August 15-2 10-2 1 . For the period from 1 July 1973 to 30 April September 12-0 7-2 1974, the basic price and buying-in price for pears, October 12-4 7-5 other than perry pears, in units of account per 100 kilogrammes net, shall be as follows :

Basic price Buying-in price 2. The prices quoted in paragraph I relate to packed table grapes of the Regina dei Vigneti and July 13-8 6-9 Regina (mennavacca bianca) varieties , Quality 11-8 6-5 Class I. August September 10-9 6-0

October 11-7 6-0 Article 7 November 11-9 6-2 December 12-0 6-5 1 ■ For the period from 1 August 1973 to 31 May 12-1 6-7 1974, the basic price and buying-in price for apples, January other than cider apples, in units of account per 100 February to April 12-5 6-9 kilogrammes net, shall be as follows :

2. The prices quoted in paragraph 1 relate to the Basic price Buying-in price following packed products : August 10-8 5-5

(a) pears of the Dr Jules Guyot variety, Quality Class September 10-8 5-6 I, size 60 mm or more, for the month of July, October 10-8 5-7 (b) pears of the Dr Jules Guyot, Clapp's favourite, November 11-1 5-9 and Bon chretien Williams varieties, Quality Class I, size 60 mm or more, for the month of December 12-0 6 - 4 August, January 13-4 7-1 (c) pears of the Bon chretien Williams and 14-8 7-5 February Conference varieties, Quality Class I, size 60 mm or more, for the months of September and March 15-8 8-1 October, April and May 17-2 8-6 (d) — pears of the Conference and Alexandrine Douillard varieties, Quality Class I, size 60 mm or more, for the month of November, 2. The prices quoted in paragraph 1 relate to the following packed products : — pears of the Passe-crassane variety, Quality Class I , size 70 mm or more, for the month of November, ( a) apples of the James Grieve variety, Quality Class I, size 70 mm or more, for the month of August, (e) — pears of the Conference variety, Quality Class I, size 60 mm or more, for the months ( b) — apples of the James Grieve and Golden December to April, Delicious varieties, Quality Class I, size 70 — pears of the Passe-crassane variety, Quality mm or more, for the month of September, Class I, size 70 mm or more, for the months — apples of the Reine des reinettes variety, December to April. Quality Class I, size 65 mm or more, for the month of September, Article 6 (c) apples of the Golden Delicious variety, Quality 1 . For the period from 1 August to 31 October Class I, size 70 mm or more, for the months 1973, the basic price and buying-in price for table October to May.

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Article 8 Basic price Buying-in price December 17-0 11-4 1 . For the period from 16 November 1973 to 28 January 14-4 10-0 February 1974, the basic price and buying-in price for mandarins, in units of account per 100 kilogrammes February 14-7 10-2 net, shall be as follows : March 16-2 10-4

April 16-7 10-6 Basic price Buying-in price 16—30 November 19-5 12-9 2. The prices quoted in paragraph 1 relate to the following packed products : December 19-3 12-6 — oranges of the Moro variety, Quality Class I, size January 18-7 11-6 67/80 mm, for the month of December, February 16-7 10-8 — oranges of the Sanguinello variety, Quality Class I, size 67/80 mm, for the months January to April. 2. The prices quoted in paragraph 1 relate to packed mandarins of Quality Class I, size 54/64 mm. Article 10

The prices quoted in Articles 1 to 9 do not include Article 9 the cost of the packaging in which the product is presented .

1 . For the period from 1 December 1973 to 30 Article 11 April 1974, the basic price and buying-in price for sweet oranges, in units of account per 100 This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 June kilogrammes net, shall be as follows : 1973 .

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

Done at Brussels, 15 May 1973 .

For the Council

The President

A. LAVENS