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

( 2 ) OJ NO L 118 , 30 . 4 . 1981 , P . 1 .

( 3 ) OJ NO L 318 , 18 . 12 . 1969 , P . 1 .

COMMISSION REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1333/81

OF 19 MAY 1981

FIXING , FOR THE 1981/82 MARKETING YEAR , THE REFERENCE PRICES FOR LEMONS

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 1116/81 ( 2 ), AND IN PARTICULAR ARTICLE 27 ( 1 ) THEREOF ,

WHEREAS , PURSUANT TO ARTICLE 23 ( 1 ) OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1035/72 , REFERENCE PRICES VALID FOR THE WHOLE COMMUNITY ARE TO BE FIXED AT THE BEGINNING OF THE MARKETING YEAR ;

WHEREAS LEMONS ARE PRODUCED IN SUCH QUANTITIES IN THE COMMUNITY THAT REFERENCE PRICES SHOULD BE FIXED FOR THEM ;

WHEREAS LEMONS HARVESTED DURING A CROP YEAR ARE MARKETED FROM JUNE TO MAY OF THE NEXT YEAR ; WHEREAS THE REFERENCE PRICE SHOULD THEREFORE BE FIXED FOR A PERIOD RUNNING FROM 1 JUNE TO 31 MAY OF THE FOLLOWING YEAR ;

WHEREAS , TO TAKE SEASONAL VARIATIONS INTO ACCOUNT , THE YEAR SHOULD BE DIVIDED INTO SEVERAL PERIODS AND A REFERENCE PRICE FIXED FOR EACH OF THESE PERIODS ;

WHEREAS , IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE SECOND PARAGRAPH OF ARTICLE 23 ( 2 ) OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1035/72 , REFERENCE PRICES FOR LEMONS ARE TO BE FIXED AT A LEVEL EQUAL TO THAT OF THE PREVIOUS MARKETING YEAR , ADJUSTED AS NECESSARY BY A PERCENTAGE NOT EXCEEDING THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE PERCENTAGES REPRESENTING RESPECTIVELY THE VARIATIONS COMPARED WITH THE PRECEDING MARKETING YEAR IN BASIC AND BUYING-IN PRICES AND IN THE FINANCIAL COMPENSATION PROVIDED FOR BY COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 2511/69 ( 3 ), AS LAST AMENDED BY REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1116/81 ;

WHEREAS , FOR THE 1981/82 MARKETING YEAR THE FINANCIAL COMPENSATIONS PROVIDED FOR BY REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 2511/69 HAVE BEEN INCREASED , COMPARED WITH THE PRECEDING MARKETING YEAR , BY A PERCENTAGE EQUAL TO THAT USED FOR INCREASES IN THE BASIC AND BUYING-IN PRICES ; WHEREAS THE REFERENCE PRICES FOR THE 1981/82 MARKETING YEAR SHOULD THEREFORE BE MAINTAINED AT THE LEVEL FIXED FOR THE 1980/81 MARKETING YEAR ;

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

FOR THE 1981/82 MARKETING YEAR , THE REFERENCE PRICES FOR FRESH LEMONS ( SUBHEADING EX 08.02 C OF THE COMMON CUSTOMS TARIFF ), EXPRESSED IN ECU PER 100 KILOGRAMS NET OF PACKED PRODUCTS OF CLASS I , OF ALL SIZES , SHALL BE AS FOLLOWS :

- JUNE:29 81 - JULY:33.04 - AUGUST:34.36 - SEPTEMBER:30.28 - OCTOBER:26.31 - NOVEMBER:23.39 - DECEMBER:24.08 - JANUARY:25.36 - FEBRUARY:23.83 - MARCH:24.35 - APRIL:24.76 - MAY:27.19 ARTICLE 2

THIS REGULATION SHALL ENTER INTO FORCE ON 1 JUNE 1981 .

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

DONE AT BRUSSELS , 19 MAY 1981 .

FOR THE COMMISSION

POUL DALSAGER

MEMBER OF THE COMMISSION