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

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

COMMISSION REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1412/81

OF 26 MAY 1981

FIXING , FOR THE 1981 MARKETING YEAR , THE MAXIMUM LEVELS OF THE WITHDRAWAL PRICES FOR TOMATOES GROWN UNDER GLASS

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 THE LAST SUBPARAGRAPH OF ARTICLE 18 ( 1 ) THEREOF ,

WHEREAS , UNDER THE LAST SUBPARAGRAPH OF ARTICLE 18 ( 1 ) OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1035/72 , PRODUCERS ' ORGANIZATIONS MAY BE AUTHORIZED , IN VIEW OF THE CHARACTERISTICS OF THE MARKET UNDER CONSIDERATION , TO FIX , UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS , WITHDRAWAL PRICES ABOVE THE LEVELS REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 18 ( 1 ) ( A ) OF THAT REGULATION ;

WHEREAS THE MARKET IN TOMATOES GROWN UNDER GLASS HAS DIFFERENT CHARACTERISTICS FROM THOSE OF THE MARKET IN OPEN-GROWN TOMATOES ; WHEREAS TOMATOES GROWN UNDER GLASS ARE MAINLY ' EXTRA ' CLASS AND CLASS I PRODUCTS , THE PRICES FOR WHICH ARE CONSIDERABLY HIGHER THAN THOSE FOR OPEN-GROWN PRODUCTS ;

WHEREAS , IN ORDER TO PROVIDE MORE EFFECTIVE SUPPORT FOR THE MARKET IN TOMATOES GROWN UNDER GLASS , PRODUCERS ' ORGANIZATIONS OR ASSOCIATIONS OF SUCH ORGANIZATIONS SHOULD BE ALLOWED TO FIX THEIR WITHDRAWAL PRICE AT A LEVEL HIGHER THAN THE COMMUNITY WITHDRAWAL PRICE ; WHEREAS , IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAST SUBPARAGRAPH OF ARTICLE 18 ( 1 ), IT APPEARS THAT THE MAXIMUM LEVEL OF THE WITHDRAWAL PRICE FOR THESE PRODUCTS CAN JUSTIFIABLY BE FIXED BY APPLYING , TO THE PRICES FIXED FOR THE 1980 MARKETING YEAR , AN INCREASE OF THE SAME ORDER AS THE INCREASE APPLIED BY THE COUNCIL WHEN FIXING THE BASIC PRICES AND BUYING-IN PRICES FOR TOMATOES ;

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 MARKETING YEAR , PRODUCERS ' ORGANIZATIONS OR ASSOCIATIONS OF SUCH ORGANIZATIONS MAY FIX WITHDRAWAL PRICES , NOT EXCEEDING THE FOLLOWING MAXIMA , IN ECU PER 100 KILOGRAMS NET , FOR TOMATOES GROWN UNDER GLASS :

- JUNE ( 11 TO 20):32.75 ( 21 TO 30):30.33 - JULY ( 1 TO 10):28.56 ( 11 TO 20):26.91 ( 21 TO 31):25.13 - AUGUST:25.13 - SEPTEMBER:25.13 - OCTOBER:25.13 - NOVEMBER:25.13 ARTICLE 2

THE PRODUCERS ' ORGANIZATIONS SHALL SUPPLY THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION TO THE NATIONAL AUTHORITIES , WHO SHALL COMMUNICATE IT TO THE COMMISSION :

- THE PERIOD DURING WHICH WITHDRAWAL PRICES ARE APPLICABLE ,

- THE LEVELS OF WITHDRAWAL PRICES PROPOSED AND OF THOSE APPLIED .

ARTICLE 3

THIS REGULATION SHALL ENTER INTO FORCE ON 11 JUNE 1981 .

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

DONE AT BRUSSELS , 26 MAY 1981 .

FOR THE COMMISSION

POUL DALSAGER

MEMBER OF THE COMMISSION