31977R0188

29 . 1 . 77 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 25/25

COMMISSION REGULATION ( EEC) No 188 /77 of 28 January 1977 laying down certain rules for the application of the system of minimum prices for tomato concentrates and amending Regulation ( EEC) No 2055 /75 fixing the coefficients to be applied to those minimum prices

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN Whereas the coefficients at present established relate COMMUNITIES , to the different degrees of concentration of the tomato concentrates, but they do not distinguish between Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European these concentrates and tomato concentrates in powder Economic Community, form ; whereas tomato concentrates in powder form , Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No which are produced from the said concentrates, have a 865/68 of 28 June 1968 on the common organization high dry extract content ; whereas the appropriate concentration coefficient for this product should there­ of the markets in products processed from fruit and vegetables ('), as last amended by Regulation ( EEC) fore be specified ; No 11 64/76 (2 ), Whereas the Management Committee for Products Having regard to Council Regulation ( EEC) No Processed from Fruit and Vegetables has not delivered 1927/75 of 22 July 1975 concerning the system of an opinion within the time limit set by its chairman, trade with non-member countries in the market in products processed from fruit and vegetables (3), and HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : in particular Article 2 ( 5) and (6) thereof, Whereas, in order that the term ' tomato concentrate ' Article 1 should be applied in a standard manner in relation to 'Tomato concentrates' of subheading 20.02 ex C of the all Community imports, it is necessary that it be defined ; Common Customs Tariff, means products obtained from tomatoes and having a dry extract content of Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2055 / 75 1 2 % or more . of 31 July 1 975 (4) fixed the coefficients to be applied to the minimum and special minimum price for Article 2 tomato concentrates in order to take account of differ­ ences in relation to the qualities and packaging for The Annex to Regulation ( EEC) No 2055 /75 is which those prices were fixed ; amended to read as follows :

(') OJ No L I 5 .}, I. 7 . 1968 , p. 8 . (-') OJ No L 115 , 24 . 5 . 1976, p. ,?8 ( 3 ) OJ No L 198 , 29 . 7 . 1975 , p. 7 . H OJ No L 209 , 7 . 8 . 1975 , p. 7 .

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•ANNEX

Coefficients to be applied to the minimum price and special minimum price for tomato concentrates

Dry extract content Immediate Immediate Immediate Immediate Immediate packings less packings less packings less packings less Immediate packings of than 4 kg than 1 S kg than 0*7 kg than 0-25 kg packings less Not less than But less than 4 kg or over but not but not but not but not than 01 5 kg % % less than less than less than less than is ^ 0-7 kg 0-2.5 kg 01 5 kg

12 20 76.3 82.2 90.0 94.0 109.6 114.5 20 22 82.7 86.8 951 99.2 115.7 124.0 22 24 87.0 91 .4 1001 104.4 121.8 130.5 24 26 91.3 95.9 105.0 109.6 127.8 137.0 26 28 95.6 100.5 1 10.0 114.8 133.9 143.5 28 30 1000 105.0 1 1 5-0 120.0 1400 150.0 30 32 104.3 109.6 120.0 1 25.2 146.1 156.5 32 34 108.7 114.1 1 25.0 130.4 152.1 1630 34 36 1 1 3 0 118.7 129.9 135.6 158.2 169.5 36 38 117.3 123.2 1 34.9 140.8 164.3 1760 38 40 121.7 127.8 1 39.9 146.0 170.3 182.5 40 42 126.0 132.3 144.6 151.2 176.4 189.0 42 93 1 30.3 1 36.8 149.9 156.4 182.5 195.5

93 100 390.0 all packings'

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

Done at Brussels, 28 January 1977.

For the Commission

Finn GUNDELACH

Vice-President