31978R0937

4 . 5 . 78 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 120/31

COMMISSION REGULATION ( EEC) No 937 /78 of 3 May 1978 adopting protective measures with regard to the importation of aubergines origi­ nating in Spain

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN Whereas in view of the trend of the crop in Spain it is COMMUNITIES, to be feared that French market prices will decline still further and the difficulty of disposing of West Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Indian aubergines will increase ; Economic Community, Whereas the brief assessment of the market situation Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No set out above leads to the conclusion that the French 1035/72 of 18 May 1972 on the common organization market is experiencing serious disturbances which of the market in fruit and vegetables ('), as last may endanger the objectives set out in Article 39 of amended by Regulation ( EEC) No 1 034/77 (2), and in the Treaty ; whereas in these circumstances protective particular Article 29 (2) thereof, measures should be taken ; Whereas on 29 April 1978 France requested the Whereas for this purpose imports of aubergines into Commission to take protective action over importa­ France should be suspended for as long as it strictly tions of aubergines originating in Spain for sale on the necessary to remove the afore-said disturbances ; French market ; whereas on 2 May 1978 this request was supplemented by additional information ; Whereas it appears that the markets in other regions of the Community have until now not experienced Whereas traditionally during the months of April and any disturbances by reason of these imports ; whereas May more than two-thirds of the French metropolitan the protective measure should therefore be limited in market is supplied from the West Indies ; its application to imports into France, Whereas in the month of April this year there was a marked decline in consignments of West Indian HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : aubergines to the metropolitan market with only half of the normal quantities arriving ; whereas West Article 1 Indian aubergines have fetched particularly low prices which led to consignments being suspended for two The entry into free circulation in France of fresh or weeks ; chilled aubergines (subheading ex 07.01 T of the Common Customs Tariff) originating in Spain is Whereas this situation is due to the very marked hereby suspended from 8 to 31 May 1978 . increase in imports of aubergines originating in Spain , the only other significant supplier of the French Article 2 market during this period , these imports having more than quintupled by comparison with previous years This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its and having been sold at prices which have led to a publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities. general decline in French market prices ;

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

Done at Brussels, 3 May 1978 .

For the Commission

Finn GUNDELACH Vice-President

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