31975R0840

28 . 3 . 75 No L 79/59 Official Journal of the European Communities

REGULATION (EEC) No 840/75 OF THE COMMISSION of 26 March 1975 fixing for the 1975 marketing year the reference prices for tomatoes

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN Whereas producer prices are to correspond to the COMMUNITIES, average of the prices recorded 6n the representative market or markets situated in the production areas Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European where prices are lowest, during the three years prior to Economic Community ; the date on which the reference price is fixed, for a home-grown product with defined commercial charac­ teristics, being a product or variety representing a Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No substantial proportion of the production marketed 1035/72 (') of 18 May 1972 on the common organiza­ over the year or over part thereof and satisfying speci­ tion of the market in fruit and vegetables, as last fied requirements as regards market preparation ; amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2745/72 (2), and in whereas, when the average of prices recorded on each particular Article 27(1 ) thereof ; 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 that 474/75 (3) of 27 February 1975 fixing the basic prices market are to be disregarded ; and buying-in prices for fruit and vegetables for the 1975/76 marketing year and derogating for this marketing year from Article 23 of Regulation (EEC) No 1035/72 as regards certain reference prices, and in particular Article 1 1 thereof ; Whereas up to 10 July Community-produced toma­ Whereas, pursuant to Article 23(1 ) of Regulation toes are grown mainly under glass ; whereas the refer­ (EEC) No 1035/72, reference prices valid for the ence prices for the first part of the marketing year whole Community are to be fixed at the beginning of must therefore be fixed for a product of that type ; the marketing year ; whereas, taking into account the increase in produc­ tion costs consequent principally upon higher fuel costs, there is reason to provide for this period an addi­ Whereas tomatoes are produced in such quantities , in tional increase in the reference* price ; whereas toma­ the Community that reference prices should be fixed toes imported from certain third countries will have for them ; been grown in the open ; whereas, although such tomatoes may be classed in Class I, their quality and Whereas tomatoes harvested during a given crop year price are not comparable with those of products are marketed from January to December ; whereas the grown under glass ; whereas the prices for tomatoes quantities harvested from January to March and not grown under glass should therefore be adjusted by during the last 10 days of December are so small that a conversion factor ; there is no need to fix reference prices for the whole year ; whereas reference prices should be fixed only for the period from the beginning of April up to and including 20 December ;

Whereas pursuant to Article 23 (2) of Regulation Whereas, from October to December inclusive, toma­ (EEC) No 1035/72 the reference prices are to be equal toes imported from certain third countries will have to the arithmetic mean of ! producer prices in each been cultivated under glass ; whereas a conversion Member State plus an amount representing the costs factor should also be applied to the prices of these of transporting Community products from the produc­ tomatoes to make them comparable with the refer­ tion areas to Community marketing centres ; whereas ence prices calculated during this period on the basis the trend of average basic prices and buying-in prices of prices of Community products cultivated in the must also be taken into account ; open ;

Whereas, to take seasonal variations into account, the year should be divided into several periods and a refer­ ence price fixed for each of these periods ;

Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation (') OJ No L 118 , 20 . 5 . 1972, p. 1 . (2 ) OJ No L 292, 28 . 12. 1972, p. 147. are in accordance with the Opinion of the Manage­ (3) OJ No L 52, 28 . 2. 1975, p. 24. ment Committee for Fruit and Vegetables,

No L 79/ 60 Official Journal of the European Communities 28 . 3 . 75

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : 2. For the purpose of calculating the entry price : (a) the prices for tomatoes not produced under glass Article 1 and imported from third countries, shall , after deduction of customs duties, be multiplied during 1 . For the 1975 marketing year, the reference the period 1 April to 10 July by a conversion prices for tomatoes (subheading 07.01 M of the factor of 1 -80 . Common Customs Tariff), expressed in units of (b) the price for tomatoes produced under glass and account per 100 kg net of packed products of Class I, imported from third countries shall , after deduc­ of all sizes, shall be as follows : tion of customs duties, be multiplied during the — April : 89.95 period 1 October to 20 December by a conversion 67.38 factor of 0-55 . — May : — 1 June to 10 July : 49.17 Article 2 — 11 July to 31 August : 16.69 — September : 18.21 This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 April — 1 October to 20 December : 20.77 1975 .

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

Done at Brussels, 26 March 1975.

' For the Commission

P.J. LARDINOIS

Member of the Commission