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

( 2 ) OJ NO L 144 , 31 . 5 . 1978 , P . 5 .

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

( 4 ) OJ NO L 159 , 17 . 6 . 1978 , P . 27 .

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

COMMISSION REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1667/78

OF 14 JULY 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 1154/78 ( 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 1326/78 ( 4 ), FIXED THE CONVERSION FACTORS TO BE APPLIED TO THE BUYING-IN PRICES FOR FRUIT AND VEGETABLES ;

WHEREAS WITH RESPECT TO TABLE GRAPES THE CONVERSION FACTORS SHALL , IN ACCORDANCE WITH ARTICLE 16 ( 4 ) OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1035/72 , BE SO FIXED AS TO MAINTAIN A BALANCE BETWEEN THE PRICE AT WHICH THE PRODUCT IS BOUGHT IN UNDER ARTICLE 19 AND THE PRICE OBTAINED FOR GRAPES PRODUCED WITH A VIEW TO THE OBLIGATORY DISTILLATION OF WINE MADE FROM TABLE GRAPES ;

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

IN ANNEX VI TO REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1203/73 , UNDER ' TABLE GRAPES , " QUALITY CLASS " CONVERSION FACTOR ' , THE FACTOR ' 0.65 ' FOR QUALITY CLASS I IS HEREBY REPLACED BY ' 0.58 ' .

ARTICLE 2

THIS REGULATION SHALL ENTER INTO FORCE ON 1 AUGUST 1978 .

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

DONE AT BRUSSELS , 14 JULY 1978 .

FOR THE COMMISSION

FINN GUNDELACH

VICE-PRESIDENT