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( 1 ) OJ NO L 118 , 20 . 5 . 1972 , P . 1 .

( 2 ) OJ NO L 125 , 19 . 5 . 1977 , P . 1 .

( 3 ) OJ NO L 123 , 10 . 5 . 1973 , P . 1 .

( 4 ) OJ NO L 270 , 2 . 10 . 1976 , P . 17 .

( 5 ) OJ NO L 106 , 29 . 4 . 1977 , P . 5 .

COMMISSION REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 250/78

OF 7 FEBRUARY 1978

AMENDING REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1203/73 FIXING THE CONVERSION FACTORS TO BE APPLIED TO THE BUYING-IN PRICES FOR FRUIT AND VEGETABLES

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN

COMMUNITIES ,

HAVING REGARD TO THE TREATY ESTABLISHING THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY ,

HAVING REGARD TO COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1035/72 OF 18 MAY 1972 ON THE COMMON ORGANIZATION OF THE MARKET IN FRUIT AND VEGETABLES ( 1 ), AS LAST AMENDED BY REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1034/77 ( 2 ), AND IN PARTICULAR ARTICLE 16 ( 4 ) THEREOF ,

WHEREAS COMMISSION REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1203/73 OF 4 MAY 1973 ( 3 ), AS LAST AMENDED BY REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 2398/76 ( 4 ), FIXED THE CONVERSION FACTORS TO BE APPLIED TO THE BUYING-IN PRICES FOR FRUIT AND VEGETABLES ;

WHEREAS IT IS NECESSARY TO REVISE THE CONVERSION FACTORS FOR CERTAIN VARIETIES OF PEACH AS A RESULT OF THE TREND IN PRICES IN COMMUNITY REPRESENTATIVE MARKETS IN RECENT SEASONS ;

WHEREAS COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 868/77 OF 26 APRIL 1977 FIXING CERTAIN PRICES AND OTHER AMOUNTS APPLICABLE IN THE FRUIT AND VEGETABLES SECTOR , FOR THE 1977/78 MARKETING YEAR ( 5 ) EXTENDED , FOR SWEET ORANGES , APPLICATION OF THE BASIC AND BUYING-IN PRICES TO THE MONTH OF MAY ; WHEREAS IT IS THUS NECESSARY TO EXTEND TO THAT MONTH APPLICATION OF THE VARIETY CONVERSION FACTORS LAID DOWN IN ANNEX IX TO REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1203/73 ;

WHEREAS THE MEASURES PROVIDED FOR IN THIS REGULATION ARE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE OPINION OF THE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE FOR FRUIT AND VEGETABLES ,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :

ARTICLE 1

1 . IN ANNEX III TO REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1203/73 , THE TABLE HEADED ' PEACHES , " VARIETY " CONVERSION FACTOR ' IS AMENDED AS FOLLOWS .

THE CONVERSION FACTOR ' 1.10 ' IN THE FIRST LINE UNDER THE HEADING ' JUNE ' AND ' JULY ' IS IN EACH CASE REPLACED BY ' 1.05 ' .

2 . IN ANNEX IX TO REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1203/73 , ' SWEET ORANGES , " VARIETY " CONVERSION FACTOR ' , THE WORD ' MAY ' IS ADDED UNDER THE HEADING ' CONVERSION FACTOR ' AFTER ' JANUARY , FEBRUARY , MARCH AND APRIL ' .

ARTICLE 2

THIS REGULATION SHALL ENTER INTO FORCE THE DAY FOLLOWING ITS PUBLICATION IN THE OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES .

THIS REGULATION SHALL BE BINDING IN ITS ENTIRETY AND DIRECTLY APPLICABLE IN ALL MEMBER STATES .

DONE AT BRUSSELS , 7 FEBRUARY 1978 .

FOR THE COMMISSION

FINN GUNDELACH

VICE-PRESIDENT