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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 ) SEE PAGE 1 OF THIS OFFICIAL JOURNAL .

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

( 5 ) OJ NO L 298 , 31 . 7 . 1980 , P . 25 .

COMMISSION REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1529/81

OF 5 JUNE 1981

FIXING THE CONVERSION FACTORS TO BE APPLIED TO THE BUYING-IN PRICE FIXED IN COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1517/81 FOR APPLES

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 16 ( 4 ) THEREOF ,

WHEREAS THE BASIC PRICE AND THE BUYING-IN PRICE FOR APPLES WERE FIXED FOR JUNE 1981 BY COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1517/81 ( 3 ); WHEREAS THESE PRICES RELATE TO PACKAGED , QUALITY CLASS I GOLDEN DELICIOUS APPLES OF THE SIZING GRADE 70 MM OR MORE ; WHEREAS ARTICLE 16 ( 4 ) OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1035/72 PROVIDES THAT CONVERSION FACTORS MUST BE FIXED IN ORDER TO CALCULATE THE BUYING-IN PRICE FOR PRODUCTS WITH DIFFERENT CHARACTERISTICS ; WHEREAS THE CONVERSION FACTORS FIXED FOR MAY BY COMMISSION REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1203/73 OF 4 MAY 1973 FIXING THE CONVERSION FACTORS TO BE APPLIED TO THE BUYING-IN PRICES FOR FRUIT AND VEGETABLES ( 4 ), AS LAST AMENDED BY REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 2032/80 ( 5 ), SHOULD BE RETAINED FOR JUNE ;

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

THE CONVERSION FACTORS TO BE APPLIED DURING JUNE 1981 TO THE BUYING-IN PRICE FOR APPLES SHALL BE THE FACTORS APPLICABLE DURING MAY 1981 .

ARTICLE 2

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

IT SHALL APPLY WITH EFFECT FROM 1 JUNE 1981 .

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

DONE AT BRUSSELS , 5 JUNE 1981 .

FOR THE COMMISSION

THE PRESIDENT

GASTON THORN