31976R1444

No L 161 / 8 Official Journal of the European Communities 23 . 6 . 76

COMMISSION REGULATION ( EEC) No 1444/ 76 of 22 June 1976 fixing for the 1976/77 marketing year the reference prices for hybrid maize for sowing

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN for sale to be taken into consideration for the purpose COMMUNITIES, of fixing the reference price ; Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation Economic Community, are in accordance with the opinion of the Manage­ ment Committee for Seeds , Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2358/71 of 26 October 1971 on the common organiza­ tion of the market in seeds ('), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 671 /75 (2), and in particular HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : Article 6 (5) thereof, Whereas Article 6 ( 1 ) of Regulation (EEC) No 2358/71 Article 1 provides that a reference price for each type of hybrid maize for sowing shall be fixed annually ; whereas For the 1976/77 marketing year the reference prices these reference prices must be fixed on the basis of for the various types of hybrid maize for sowing the free-at-frontier prices recorded during the past falling within subheading 10.05 A of the Common three marketing years, abnormally low prices being Customs Tariff shall be as shown in the Annex hereto . disregarded ; whereas pursuant to Article 2 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1578 /72 of 20 July 1972 laying Article 2 down general rules for fixing the reference prices and determining free-at-frontier offer prices for hybrid This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day maize for sowing (3), only prices for third-country following its publication in the Official Journal of imports which are representative as regards quantity the European Communities. and quality should be taken into account ; Whereas Article 1 of the abovementioned Regulation This Regulation shall apply with effect from 1 July defines the conditions of marketing and putting up 1976 .

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

Done at Brussels , 22 June 1976 . For the Commission P.J. LARDINOIS Member of the Commission

(>) OJ No L 246, 5 . 11 . 1971 , p . 1 . (2) OJ No L 72, 20 . 3 . 1975, p . 21 . (3 ) OJ No L 168 , 26 . 7 . 1972, p . 1 .

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ANNEX

FAO classification Reference price No of type Type of hybrid in u.a ./ 100 kg

1 Double hybrids 0 to 270 57

2 Double hybrids 270 to 450 53 Top cross hybrids 0 to 270 53

3 Double hybrids 450 and over 49 Top cross hybrids 270 and over 49

4 Three-cross hybrids 0 to 270 74

5 Three-cross hybrids 270 and over 70

6 — 107 Single hybrids