31975R1643

28 . 6 . 75 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 165/ 51

REGULATION ( EEC) No 1643/75 OF THE COMMISSION of 27 June 1975 fixing for the marketing year 1975/76 the reference prices for pears

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN Whereas producer prices are to correspond to the COMMUNITIES, average of the prices recorded on 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 Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No home-grown product with defined commercial charac­ 1035/72 ( ] ) of 18 May 1972 on the common organiza­ teristics being a product or variety representing a tion of the market in fruit and vegetables, as last substantial proportion of the production marketed amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2745/72 (2), and in over the year or over part thereof and satisfying the particular Article 27(1 ) thereof ; specified requirements as regards market preparation ; whereas, when the average of prices recorded on each Whereas, pursuant to Article 23 ( 1 ) of Regulation representative market is being calculated, prices which (EEC) No 1035/72, reference prices valid for the could be considered excessively high or excessively whole Community are to be fixed before the begin­ low in relation to normal price fluctuations on that ning of each marketing year ; market are to be disregarded ; Whereas pears are produced in such quantities in the Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation Community that reference prices should be fixed for are in accordance with the Opinion of the Manage­ them ; ment Committee for Fruit and Vegetables, Whereas pears harvested during a given crop year are HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : marketed from June of one year to May of the following year ; whereas the quantities marketed in A rticle 1 June and May of the following year are so small that there is no need to fix reference prices ; whereas the 1 . For the marketing year 1975/76, the reference reference prices should therefore be fixed for the prices for pears, other than perry pears (subheading ex period from 1 July up to and including 30 April of 08.06 B II of the Common Customs Tariff), expressed the following year ; in units of account per 100 kg net of packed products of Class I , of all sizes , shall be as follows : Whereas pursuant to Article 23 (2) of Regulation ( EEC) No 1035/72 the reference prices are fixed on 19-29 - July the basis of the arithmetic mean of producer prices in — August 16-08 each Member State plus an amount representing the — September 15-96 cost of transporting Community products from the — October 17-23 production areas to Community marketing centres ; — November 18-48 whereas the trend of average basic prices and the — December 19-85 buying-in prices must also be taken into account ; — January to April inclusive 20-66

Whereas to take seasonal variations into account, the Article 2 year should be divided into several periods and a refer­ ence price fixed for each of these periods ; This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 July 1975.

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

Done at Brussels, 27 June 1975 .

For the Commission

P.J. LARDINOIS Member of the Commission

(') OJ No L 1 18 , 20 . 5 . 1972, p . 1 . (2 ) OJ No L 291 , 28 . 12 . 1972, p . 147 .