31978R1532

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COMMISSION REGULATION ( EEC) No 1532/ 78

of 30 June 1978

fixing , for the 1978 /79 marketing year, the reference prices for apples

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN teristics being a product or variety representing a COMMUNITIES, substantial proportion of the production marketed over the year or over part thereof and satisfying speci­ Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European fied requirements as regards market preparation ; Economic Community, whereas, when the average of prices recorded on each representative market is being calculated, prices which could be considered excessively high or excessively Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No low in relation to normal price fluctuations on that 1035/72 of 18 May 1972 on the common organization market are to be disregarded ; of the market in fruit and vegetables ('), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 11 54/78 (2), and in particular Article 27 ( 1 ) thereof, Whereas, for the purpose of calculating the entry

prices, the varieties imported from third countries of Whereas, pursuant to Article 23 ( 1 ) of Regulation which the entry prices are to be compared with the (EEC) No 1035/72, reference prices valid for the prices fixed for Groups I , II and III respectively whole Community are to be fixed before the begin­ should be specified ; ning of each marketing year ;

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

Whereas apples harvested during a given crop year are marketed from July of one year to June of the following year ; whereas reference prices should there­ HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : fore be fixed for the period from 1 July up to and including 30 June of the following year ;

Whereas, pursuant to Article 23 (2) of Regulation Article 1 (EEC) No 1035/72, the reference prices are fixed on the basis of the arithmetic mean of producer prices in each Member State plus an amount representing the 1 . For the 1978 /79 marketing year, the reference cost of transporting Community products from the prices for apples, other than cider apples (subheading production areas to Community marketing centres ; ex 08.06 A II of the Common Customs Tariff), whereas the trend of production costs in the fruit and expressed in units of account per 100 kilograms net of vegetables sector must also be taken into account ; packed products of Class I, of all sizes, for the variety Groups I, II and III shall be as follows : Whereas since the varieties of apples are not all Group I , Group II Group 1 comparable as regards estimation of their commercial — — July 22-87 value, these varieties should be classified in three 19-37 — — August groups ; September 20-85 19-23 11-97 October 20-97 17-76 12-51 Whereas to take seasonal variations into account, the November 21-92 16-68 1 2-66 year should be divided into several periods and a refer­ December 22-60 16-94 12-92 ence price fixed for each of these periods ; 2406 17-35 13-31 January February 25-01 18-83 14-54 Whereas producer prices are to correspond to the March 27-57 19-77 14-81 average of the prices recorded on the representative April 28-24 15-20 market or markets situated in the production areas May 28-51 J 20-77 15-87

where prices are lowest, during the three years prior to 29-69 — — June the date on which the reference price is fixed, for a home-grown product with defined commercial charac

(•) OJ No L 118, 20 . 5 . 1972, p. 1 . 2. The variety groups referred to in paragraph 1 are (2) OJ No L 144, 31 . 5 . 1978 , p. 5. composed as follows :

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Group I : Scarlet pearmain, White winter pearmain, Geeveston Fanny, Tydeman's early Worcester, Yellow Transparent (Transparente jaune, Klarapfel), Benoni , Stark earliest, Winston , Reinette du James Grieve, Gravensteiner, Golden Delicious, Cox's Canada, Berlepsch, Annurca, Lodi, Gravensteiner, orange pippin , Stark Delicious, Rouges américaines, Miller's Seedling, Worcester pearmain, Weißwinter­ Ingrid Marie, Reirette du Canada, Belle de Boskoop, glockenapfel, Cortland, Spartan, Red Macintosh , Miller's Seedling, Tydeman's early Worcester, various varieties of Cox's other than Cox 's Worcester pearmain , Weißwinterglockenapfel , and mutations of these varieties ; pomona, and mutations of the above varieties ;

(b) with the prices fixed for Group II, where the Group II : imported products belong to a variety other than those set out in (a) and (c) ; Reine des Reinettes (Goldparmane), Jonathan , Impera­ tore (Morgenduft), Grenadier, Lord Derby, Lord (c) with the prices fixed for Group III, where the Lamtourne , and mutations of these varieties ; imported product belongs to one of the following varieties : Abbondanza (Belfort), Rambour d'hiver, Group III : Brettacher, Horneburger, Krügers Dickstiel, Abbondanza (Belfort), Horneburger, Finkenwerder, Kirchenwerder, Finkenweder, Winter Banana, Bramley's Seedling, and mutations of these varieties. Limoncella, Commercio, Reinette clochard , Ontario, Reinette du Mans, Lemoenapfel, Bram­ 3 . The entry prices of imported products are to be ley's Seedling (Triomphe de Kiel), Pella, Cox's compared : pomona, and mutations of the above varieties. (a) with prices fixed for Group I , where the imported Any amendments to the preceding subparagraph shall products belong to one of the following varieties : be adopted in accordance with the procedure in Golden Delicious , Red Delicious, Richared , Stark Article 33 of Regulation ( EEC) No 1035/72 by refer­ Delicious, Starking, Starkrimson, Yellow Trans­ ence to the changes in the varieties imported from parent (Transparente jaune), James Grieve, Belle third countries . de Boskoop, Stayman Winesap, Stayman red, Black Winesap, Granny Smith , Dunn 's Seedling, Article 2 King Cole , Cleopatra , Democrat, Yellow Newton , Crofton , Ingrid Marie, Sturmer, Laxton 's superb, This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 July 1978 .

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

Done at Brussels , 30 June 1978 .

For the Commission

Finn GUNDELACH

Vice-President