31975R2023

No L 205 / 30 Official Journal of the European Communities 4 . 8 . 75

REGULATION (EEC) No 2023 /75 OF THE COMMISSION

of 1 August 1975

laying down the protective measures applicable to the import of tomato concentrates

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN tomato concentrates may be imported from third COMMUNITIES , countries at very low prices ;

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the Whereas it is to be feared that such imports would European Economic Community ; cause grave harm to the Community processing industry ; whereas, moreover, they could lead to a Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No considerable reduction in the opportunities for 865 / 68 ( l ) of 28 June 1968 on the common disposing of fresh tomatoes from the new crop ; organization of the market in products processed from fruit and vegetables, as last amended by Regulation (EEC ) No 1420/75 (2); Whereas an assessment of the situation on the market, the main points of which are outlined above, Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No leads to the conclusion that imports threaten the 1427/71 (3 ) of 2 July 1971 concerning the community market with serious disturbances which introduction of protective measures in products could jeopardize the objectives of Article 39 of the processed from fruit and vegetables, and in particular Treaty ; whereas in these circumstances it is necessary Article 1 (2 ) thereof; to take protective measures ;

Whereas in 1974 production of tomato concentrates, Whereas there is need to have recourse to a system of in the Community as well as in third countries, has minimum import prices sufficient to ensure, with the been much above that of preceding years ; whereas, as least possible delay, that the price level provided for a result, large stocks still remain to be disposed of; in Regulation (EEC ) No 1927/75 is respected ; whereas the stock on the community market has risen to approximately 45 000 metric tons, that is to say approximately one-third of community Whereas, in order to avoid diversions of trade which production, while stocks in third countries have could result from the difference in the minimum reached a volume of the order of 60 000 metric tons ; prices applicable respectively in the Community as originally constituted and in the new member States, Whereas the offer prices in third countries have it is necessary in intra-community trade, to provide undergone a considerable fall by comparison with for the levying of an amount to compensate for this those of the preceding year; whereas those prices difference ; stand at the moment at a level representing 60 to 70 % of the cost price in the Community industry ; whereas, in consequence, the application of those Whereas it appears neccessary to ensure that these prices would tend to accentuate the difficulties of amounts are taken account of within the framework production and disposal for the community of the financial system of the common agricultural producers ; policy ; whereas the special arrangements governing trade with Greece permit of its exclusion from the Whereas the system of minimum price and special system defined in the present Regulation, minimum price defined in Article 2 of Council Regulation (EEC ) No 1927/75 (4) of 22 July 1975, concerning the system of trade with third countries in HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : products processed from fruit and vegetables is to apply from 1 September 1975 ; whereas pending that date, there is a risk that considerable quantities of Article 1

In the period from 7 to 31 August 1975 , all imports (*) OJ No L 153 , 1 . 7. 1968 , p. 8 . of tomato concentrates (sub-heading 20.02 C of the (2 ) OJ No L 141 , 3 . 6. 1975 , p. 1 . Common Customs Tariff) into the Community are (3 ) OJ No L 151 , 7 . 7. 1971 , p. 5 . required to observe the minimum price specified in (4) OJ No L 198 , 29 . 7. 1975 , p. 7. the annex.

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Article 2 composition and the minimum price applicable in the new Member States, and Proof of observance of the minimum price is — the import customs duties applicable toward the furnished by presentation : new Member States .

— of the copy of the bill for the product concerned, and 2. /The provisions of paragraph 1 do not apply to products first imported from Greece. — of a banker's certificate certifying that payment of the purchase price indicated in the bill has been effected. Article 4

The amounts set forth in Article 3 levied on trade Article 3 between the Member States are considered, for the purpose of common agriculture policy finance, as 1 . In the case of intra-community trade in tomato forming part of the interventions designed to concentrates imported into the Community and put regularize the agricultural market. into free circulation in accordance with Article 10 ( 1 ) of the Treaty, Member States of the Community in its original composition will levy on imports coming Article 5 from the new Member States an amount equal to the difference between : This regulation shall enter into force the day — the variation between the minimum price following its publication in the Official Journal of the applicable in the Community in its original European Communities.

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

Done at Brussels, 1 August 1975 .

For the Commission

P. J. LARDINOIS

Member of the Commission

No L 205 /32 Official Journal of the European Communities 4. 8 . 75

ANNEX

Minimum import price into the Community as originally constituted in u.a./100 kg net weight, customs rights included

Dry weight content Immediate Immediate Immediate Immediate Immediate In immediate packings less packings less packings less packings less packings packings of than 4 kg but than 1.5 kg than 0.7 kg than 0.25 kg less than Not less than But less than 4 kg or over not less than but not less but not less but not less 0.15 kg ( % ) ( % ) 1.5 kg than 0.7 kg than 0.25 kg than 0.15 kg

20 45.78 49-32 54.00 56-40 65-76 68.70 20 22 49.62 52-08 57-06 59.52 69-42 74.40 22 24 52.20 54-84 60-06 62.64 73-08 78-30 24 26 54.78 57-54 63.00 65-76 76.68 82-20 26 28 57-36 60-30 66.00 68-88 80-34 86.10 28 30 60.00 63.00 69.00 72.00 84.00 90.00 30 32 62-58 65.76 72-00 75-12 87.66 93-90 32 34 65-22 68-46 75.00 78-24 91-26 97-80 34 36 67.80 71-22 77-94 81-36 94.92 101.70 36 38 70-38 73-92 80.94 84.48 98-58 105.60 38 40 73.02 76-68 83.94 87-60 102-18 109.50 40 42 75.60 79.38 86-76 90-72 105-84 113-40 42 78.18 82-08 89-94 93-84 109.50 117-30

Minimum import price into the new Member States, in u.a./100 kg net weight, customs rights included

Dry weight content Immediate Immediate Immediate Immediate Immediate In immediate packings less packings less packings less packings less packings packings of than 4 kg but than 1-5 kg than 0-7 kg than 0.25 kg less than Not less than But less than 4 kg or over not less than but not less but not less but not less 0.15 kg ( % ) ( % ) 1.5 kg than 0.7 kg than 0.25 kg than 0.15 kg

20 30-52 32.88 36.00 37.60 43-84 45-80 20 22 33-08 34.72 38-04 39-68 / 46-28 49.60 22 24 34-80 36-56 40-04 41-76 48.72 52-20 24 26 36-52 38.36 42.00 43-84 51-12 54-80 26 28 38-24 40.20 44.00 45-92 53-56 57-40 28 30 40.00 42.00 46.00 48.00 56.00 60.00 30 32 41-72 43-84 48.00 50-08 58-44 62.60 32 34 43-48 45-64 50.00 52-16 60-84 65-20 34 36 45.20 47.48 51-96 54-24 63-28 67-80 36 38 46.92 49-28 53-96 56.32 65.72 70.40 38 40 48-68 51-12 55.96 58.40 68-12 73.00 40 42 50.40 52-92 57-84 60.48 70-56 75-60 42 52.12 54-72 59-96 62-56 73.00 78.20