31973R1919

No L 198 /22 Official Journal of the European Communities 18 . 7 . 73

REGULATION (EEC) No 1919/73 OF THE COMMISSION of 16 July 1973 fixing the reference prices for apples for the 1973/74 marketing year

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN or markets situated in the production areas where COMMUNITIES , prices are lowest, for the products or varieties which represent a considerable proportion of pro­ Having regard to the Treaty establishing the Euro­ duction marketed throughout the year or during pean Economic Community ; part of it, and which satisfy specified requirements as regards market preparation ; whereas, when the Having regard to Council Regulation ( EEC) No average of prices recorded on each representative 1035/72 (*) of 18 May 1972 on the common organi­ market is being calculated, prices which could be zation of the market in fruit and vegetables, as last considered excessively high or excessively low in amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2745/72 (2 ), and relation to normal price fluctuations on the market in particular Article 27 ( 1 ) thereof ; should be disregarded ;

Whereas, under Article 23 ( 1 ) of Regulation (EEC ) Whereas, for the purposd of calculating entry prices, No 1035/72, reference prices valid for the whole the varieties imported from third countries of which Community are to be fixed each year, before the the entry prices are to be compared to the prices beginning of the marketing year, in respect of the fixed for Group I and to those fixed for Group II whole marketing year ; and Group III respectively should be specified ;

Whereas apples are produced in such quantities in Whereas the measures provided for in this Regula­ the Community that a reference price should be tion are in accordance with the Opinion of the fixed for them ; Management Committee for Fruit and Vegetables ; Whereas apples harvested during a given crop year are marketed from July to June of the next year ; whereas reference prices should be fixed for the HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : period from 1 July to 30 June of the next year ;

Whereas, pursuant to Article 23 (2 ) of Regulation (EEC ) No 1035/72, reference prices are to be equal Article 1 to the arithmetic mean of producer prices in each Member State plus an amount representing the costs of transporting Community products from the pro­ 1 . For the 1973/74 marketing year the reference duction areas to Community marketing centres ; prices for apples other than cider apples ( subheading ex 08.06 A II of the Common Customs Tariff), ex­ whereas the trend of average basic prices and buying­ in prices should also be taken into account ; pressed in units of account per 100 kg net of packed products of Class I of all sizes, shall be as follows Whereas , since the varieties of apples are not all for each of the groups of varieties : comparable as regards the estimation of their com­ mercial value, these varieties should be classified in three groups ; Group I Group II Group III

15-9 — — Whereas to take seasonal variations into account, - July 13-5 — — the marketing year should be divided into several — August periods and a reference price fixed for each of — September 14-5 13-4 8-3 those periods ; — October 14-6 12-3 8-7 — November 15-2 12-3 8-8 Whereas the producer prices are to correspond to the — December 15-9 12-5 9-0 averages of the prices recorded during the three — January 17-1 12-8 9-3 years prior to the date of fixing of the reference price for a home-grown product with defined com­ — February 18-5 13-9 101 mercial characteristics on the representative market — March 19-3 14-6 10-3 — April 20-2 10-6 — May 20-9 11-0 j 16-1

(') Of No L 118 , 20 . 5 . 1972 , p . 1 . — — — June 22-2 (*) Of No L 291 , 28 . 12 . 1972 , p . 147 .

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2 . The groups of varieties referred to in paragraph ton 's superb , Scarlet pearmain, White winter 1 composed of the following varieties : pearmain, Geeveston Fanny, Tydeman's early Worcester, Benoni, Stark earliest, Winston , Rei­ Group 1 : nette du Canada, Berlepsch, Annurca, Lodi, Yellow Transparant ( Transparente jaune, Klarapfel), Gravensteiner, Miller's Seedling, Worcester pear­ main, various varieties of Cox's other than James Grieve, Gravensteiner, Golden Delicious, Cox's orange pippin, Stark Delicious, rouges améri­ Cox's pomona, and mutations of the above caines , Ingrid Marie, Reinette du Canada, Belle de varieties ; Boskoop, Millers' Seedling, Tydemans early, Wor­ ( b ) to the prices fixed for Group II, where the im­ cester pearmain , and mutations of these varieties ; ported products belong to varieties other than Group II : those shown in ( a) and ( c ) ; (c) to the prices fixed for Group III, where the im­ Reine des Reinettes (Goldparmane), Glockenapfel, Jonathan, Imperatore (Morgenduft), Grenadier, Lord ported products belong to the following varie­ Derby, Lord Lambourne, and mutations of these ties : Abbondanza (Belfort), Rambour d'hiver, varieties ; Brettacher, Horneburger, Krügers Dickstiel, Kir­ chenwerder, Finkenwerder, Winter Banana, Li­ Group III : moncella, Commercio , Reinette clochard, On­ tario, Reinette du Mans, Lemoenapfel, Bramley's Abbondanza (Belfort), Horneburger, Bramley's Seed­ Seedling (Triomphe de Kiel), Pella, Cox's ling, and mutations of these varieties . pomona . 3 . The entry prices of imported products are to Any amendments to the preceding subparagraph be compared : shall be adopted in accordance with the procedure in ( a) to the prices fixed for Group I, where the im­ Article 33 of Regulation (EEC) No 1035/72 in keep­ ported products belong to the following varie­ ing with changes in the varieties imported from third countries . ties : Golden Delicious, Red Delicious, Richared, Stark Delicious, Starking, Starkrimson , Yellow Transparant (Transparente jaune), James Grieve, Article 2 Belle de Boskoop, Stayman Winesap, Stayman­ red, Black Winesap, Granny Smith, Dunn's Seed­ This Regulation shall enter into force on the day ling, King Cole, Cleopatra, Democrat, Yellow following its publication in the Official Journal of Newton, Crofton, Ingrid Marie, Sturmer, Lax the European Communities .

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

Done at Brussels, 16 July 1973 .

■ For the Commission The President Francois-Xavier ORTOLI