31991R2929

5. 10 . 91 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 278/ 11

COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 2929/91 of 4 October 1991 fixing for the 1991/92 marketing year the reference prices for broad-leaved (Batavian) endives

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, State plus transport costs for the current year, after this amount has been increased by the rise in production costs less productivity growth ; whereas the reference price may, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European however, not be lower than in the preceding marketing Economic Community, year ;

Whereas, to take seasonal price variations into account, Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1035/72 the marketing year should be divided into several periods of 18 May 1972 on the common organization of the and a reference price fixed for each of these periods ; market in fruit and vegetables ('), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1623/91 (2), and in particular Article 27 (1 ) thereof, Whereas producer prices are to correspond to the average of the prices recorded on the representative market or markets situated in the production areas where prices are lowest, during the three years prior to the date on which Whereas, pursuant to Article 23 (1 ) of Regulation (EEC) the reference price is fixed, for a home-grown product No 1035/72, reference prices valid for the whole Commu­ with defined commercial characteristics, being a product nity are to be fixed at the beginning of the marketing or variety representing a substantial proportion of the year ; production marketed over the year or over part thereof and satisfying specified requirements as regards market preparation ; whereas, when the average of prices recorded Whereas broad-leaved (Batavian) endives (Cichorium on each representative market is being calculated, prices endivia L. var. latifolia) are produced in such quantities which could be considered excessively high or excessively in the Community that reference prices should be fixed low in relation to normal price fluctuations on that for them ; market are to be disregarded ;

Whereas endives harvested during a given crop year are Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are marketed from July to June of the following year ; in accordance with the opinion of the Management whereas the quantities imported from 1 July to 14 Committee for Fruit and Vegetables, November and from 1 April to 30 June of the following year are so small that there is no need to fix reference prices for these periods ; whereas reference prices should be fixed only for the period 15 November up to and including 31 March of the following year ; HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :

Whereas Article 23 (2) (b) of Regulation (EEC) No 1035/72 stipulates that reference prices are to be fixed at Article 1 the same level as for the preceding marketing year, adjusted, after deducting the standard cost of transporting For the 1991 /92 marketing year, the reference prices for Community products between production areas and broad-leaved (Batavian) endives (CN code 0705 29 00), Community consumption centres in the preceding year, expressed in ecus per 100 kilograms net of packed by : products of class I, of all sizes, shall be as follows :

— the increase in production costs for fruit and — from 15 November 1991 to vegetables, less productivity growth, and 31 January 1992 : 58,79, — the standard rate of transport costs in the current — from 1 February 1992 to 31 March 1992 : 63,44. marketing year ;

Whereas the resulting figure may nevertheless not exceed Article 2 the arithmetic mean of producer prices in each Member

(') OJ No L 118, 20. 5. 1972, p. 1 . This Regulation shall enter into force on 15 November 0 OJ No L 150, 15. 6. 1991 , p. 8. 1991 .

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

Done at Brussels, 4 October 1991 .

For the Commission Ray MAC SHARRY Member of the Commission