31974R1957

26 . 7 . 74 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 204 / 39

REGULATION ( EEC) No 1957 / 74 OF THE COMMISSION of 25 July 1974 fixing the reference prices for apples for the 1974/75 marketing year

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN for the products or varieties which represent a consid­ COMMUNITIES, erable proportion of production marketed throughout the year or during part of it, and which satisfy speci­ fied requirements as regards market preparation ; Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community ; whereas, when the average of prices recorded on each representative market is being calculated, prices which could be considered excessively high or excessively Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No low in relation to normal price fluctuations on the 1035/72 (') of 18 May 1972 on the common organiza­ market should be disregarded ; tion of the market in fruit and vegetables, as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2745/72 (2), and in particular Article 27 ( 1 ) thereof ; Whereas, for the purpose of calculating entry prices, the varieties imported from third countries of which Whereas under Article 23 ( 1 ) of Regulation ( EEC) No the entry prices are to be compared to the prices fixed for Group I and to those fixed for Group II and 1035/72, reference prices valid for the whole Commu­ Group III respectively should be specified ; nity are to be fixed each year, before the beginning of the marketing year ; Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation Whereas apples are produced in such quantities in the are in accordance with the Opinion of the Manage­ Community that a reference price should be fixed for ment Committee for Fruit and Vegetables, them ;

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 period from 1 HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : July to 30 June of the next year ;

Whereas, pursuant to Article 23 (2) of Regulation Article 1 (EEC) No 1035/72, reference prices are to be equal to the arithmetic mean of producer prices in each Member State plus an amount representing the costs 1 . For the 1974/75 marketing year the reference of transporting Community products from the produc­ prices for apples other than cider apples (subheading tion areas to Community marketing centres ; whereas ex 08.06 A II of the Common Customs Tariff), the trend of average basic prices and buying-in prices expressed in units of account per 100 kg net of should also be taken into account ; packed products of Class I of all sizes, shall be as follows for each of the groups of varieties : Whereas, since the varieties of apples are not all Group I Group II Group III comparable as regards the estimation of their commer­ 17-.1 — — cial value , these varieties should be classified in three July 14-5 — — groups ; August September 15-6 14-4 9-0 October 15-7 1 3-3 9-4 Whereas to take seasonal variations into account, the November 16-4 1 2-5 9-5 marketing year should be divided into several periods December 1 6-9 12-7 9-7 and a reference price for each of those periods ; 18-0 January 1 3 0 10-0 February 18-7 14-1 10-9 Whereas the producer prices are to correspond to the March 20-6 14-8 11-1 averages of the prices recorded during the three years April 21-1 ) 11-4 1 6-3 prior to the date of fixing of the reference price for a May 21-3 \ 1 1 -9 home-grown product with defined commercial charac­ 23-8 — — June teristics on the representative market or markets situ­ ated in the production areas where prices are lowest ,

(') OJ No L 1 18 , 20 . 5 . 1972 , p. 1 . 2 . The groups of varieties referred to in paragraph 1 (-) OJ No L 291 , 28 . 12 . 1972, p. 147 . are composed of the following varieties :

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Group I : Geeveston Fanny, Tydeman s early Worcester, Benoni , Stark earlist, Winston , Reinette du Yellow Transparant (Transparante jaune, Klarapfel), Canada , Berlepsch , Annurca, Lodi, Gravensteiner, James Grieve, Gravensteiner, Golden Delicious, Cox's Miller's Seedling, Worcester pearmain , Weißwinter­ orange pippin , Stark Delicious, rouges américaines, glockenapfel, Cortland, Spartan , Red Mac Intosh, Ingrid Marie, Reinette du Canada, Belle de Boskoop, various varieties of Cox's other than Cox's Miller's Seedling, Tydemans early Worcester, pomona, and mutations of the above varieties ; Worcester pearmain, Weißwinterglockenapfel, and mutations of these varieties ; (b) to the prices fixed for Group II, where the imported products belong to varieties other than Group II : those shown in (a) and (c) ; Reine des Reinettes (Goldparmane), Jonathan , Impera­ (c) to the prices fixed for Group III, where the tore (Morgenduft), Grenadier, Lord Derby, Lord imported products belong to the following varie­ Lambourne, and mutations of these varieties ; ties : Abbondanza (Belfort), Rambour d'hiver, Brett­ acher, Horneburger, Krügers Dickstiel, Kirchen­ Group III : werder, Finkenwerder, Winter Banana , Limoncella, Abbondanza ( Belfort), Horneburger, Finkenwerder, Commercio, Reinette clochard, Ontario, Reinette Bramley's Seedling, and mutations of these varieties. du Mans, Lemoenapfel, Bramley's Seedling (Triomphe de Kiel), Pella, Cox's pomona. 3 . The entry prices of imported products are to be compared : Any amendments to the preceding subparagraph shall (a) to the prices fixed for Group I, where the imported be adopted in accordance with the procedure in products belong to the following varieties : Golden Article 33 of Regulation ( EEC) No 1035/72 in Delicious, Red Delicious, Richared , Stark Deli­ keeping with changes in the varieties imported from third countries . cious, Starking, Starkrimson , Yellow Transparant (Transparante jaune), James Grieve, Belle de Boskoop, Stayman Winesap, Staymanred, Black Article 2 Winesap, Granny Smith, Dunn 's Seedling, King Cole, Cleopatra, Democrat, Yellow Newton , This Regulation shall enter into force on the day Crofton, Ingrid Marie, Sturmer, Laxton 's superb, following its publication in the Official Journal of Scarlet pearmain , White winter pearmain , the European Communities.

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

Done at Brussels, 25 July 1974.

For the Commission

The President

Francois-Xavier ORTOLI