31977R2664

2 . 12 . 77 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 309 / 7

COMMISSION REGULATION ( EEC) No 2664/77 of 1 December 1977 fixing for the marketing year 1977/78 the minimum purchase price for oranges supplied for processing and the amount of financial compensation payable in respect of the processing of such oranges

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation COMMUNITIES, are in accordance with the opinion of the Manage­ Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European ment Committee for Fruit and Vegetables, Economic Community, Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : 2601 /69 of 18 December 1969 laying down special measures to encourage the processing of certain varie­ Article 1 ties of oranges ( ! ), as last amended by Regulation 1 . For the marketing year 1977/78 , the minimum (EEC) No 2483/75 (2), and in particular Articles 2 (3) price referred to in Article 2 (2) of Regulation (EEC) and 3 (2) thereof, No 2601 /69 shall be as follows : Whereas Article 2 of Regulation (EEC) No 2601 /69 — 8-20 units of account per 100 kg net for products provides that the minimum price to be paid under of Class I , contract by the processors to the producers is to be calculated on the basis of the purchase price plus — 6-74 units of account per 100 kg net for products of Class II , 10 % of the basic price of the varieties which, by reason of their commercial characteristics, are usually — 5-30 units of account per 100 kg net for products "sent for processing ; whereas, since the products in of Class III or of mixed grades. question are oranges of the Biondo comune variety, 2. This price shall apply to goods ex producers' the minimum price should be fixed on the basis of packaging station . the average purchase price operative for oranges of that variety in the current marketing year under Article 2 Council Regulation (EEC) No 868 /77 of 26 April 1977 fixing the basic prices and the purchase prices The amount of the financial compensation referred to for sweet oranges (3), and under Commission Regula­ in Article 3 ( 1 ) of Regulation (EEC) No 2601 /69 shall tion (EEC) No 1203/73 of 4 May 1973 fixing the be as follows : conversion factors to be applied to the purchase price — 5-50 units of account per 100 kg net for products for sweet oranges (4), as last amended by Regulation of Class I , (EEC) No 2398 /76 (5), plus 10 % of the average basic — 4-04 units of account per 100 kg net for products price for that period ; of Class II , Whereas, as regards the calculation of the financial — 2-60 units of account per 100 kg net for products compensation, it has proved necessary, in order to of Class III or of mixed grades. provide the maximum incentive for the processing of the products in question , to base it on the difference Article 3 between the minimum price paid to the producer and 80 % of the average price prevailing in the industry in This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day the principal producer Member State during the three following its publication in the Official Journal of marketing years 1974/ 75, 1975/76 and 1976/77 ; the European Communities.

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

Done at Brussels, 1 December 1977 . For the Commission Finn GUNDELACH Vice-President

(') OJ No L 324, 27 . 12. 1969, p. 21 (2 ) OJ No L 254, 1 . 10 . 1975, p. 5 . (3) OJ No L 106, 29 . 4. 1977, p . 5 . (4) OJ No L 123 , 10 . 5 . 1973, p. 1 . (5) OJ No L 270 , 2 . 10 . 1976, p . 17.