31977R1215

No L 140/ 14 Official Journal of the European Communities 8 . 6. 77

COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 1215/77 of 7 June 1977 fixing, for the 1977 marketing year, the reference prices for table grapes

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

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, Whereas producer prices are to correspond to the average of the prices recorded on the representative market or markets situated in the production areas Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No where prices are lowest, during the three years prior to 1035/72 of 18 May 1972 on the common organization the date on which the reference price is fixed, for a of the market in fruit and vegetables (J), as last home-grown product with defined commercial charac­ amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1 034/77 (2), and in teristics ; being a product or variety representing a particular Article 27 ( 1 ) thereof, substantial proportion of the production marketed over the year or over part thereof and satisfying speci­ fied 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 at the beginning of low in relation to normal price fluctuations on that the marketing year ; market are to be disregarded ;

Whereas table grapes are produced in such quantities Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation in the Community that reference prices should be are in accordance with the opinion of the Manage­ fixed for them : ment Committee for Fruit and Vegetables,

Whereas table grapes harvested during a given crop year are marketed from May to April of the next year ; whereas the quantities harvested in May and June, HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : during the first 10 days of July and also January to April of the next year are so small that there is no need to fix reference prices for these periods ; whereas, due principally to developments in production tech­ niques, a relatively large increase in the marketing of Article 1 Community products during the last 10 days of November and in the month of December can be For the 1977 marketing year, the reference price for expected ; whereas, however, the figures at present table grapes (subheading 08.04 A I of the Common available are insufficiently conclusive to justify fixing Customs Tariff), expressed in units of account per 100 a reference price for that period ; whereas reference kilograms net of packed products of Class I, of all prices should be fixed only for the period from 11 sizes, shall be as follows : July up to and including 20 November ; — July (1 1 to 20) : 33-93 (21 to 31 ): 29-20 Whereas, pursuant to Article 23 (2) of Regulation — August : 29-20 (EEC) No 1035/72, the reference prices are fixed on the bases of the arithmetic mean of producer prices in — September and October : 25-72 each Member State plus an amount representing the — November (1 to 20) : 25-99 costs of transporting Community products from the production areas to Community marketing centres ; whereas the trend of average basic prices and Article 2 buying-in prices must also be taken into account ;

(') OJ No L 118 , 20. 5. 1972, p. 1 . This Regulation shall enter into force on 11 July (2) OJ No L 125, 19 . 5. 1977, p . 1 . 1977 .

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

Done at Brussels, 7 June 1977. For the Commission Finn GUNDELACH Vice-President