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COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 1693/83

of 23 June 1983

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 1738/82 (2), and in particular Article 16 (4) thereof,

Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1203/73 (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1333/83 (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 factor for apples of the 'Mutsu' variety as a result of the trend in prices of the Community representative markets in recent seasons;

Whereas, moreover, the commercialization of the large dessert apple variety 'Mutsu' has become economically important on certain Community markets; whereas the said variety should be included in the list of varieties of large dessert apples shown in Annex VII 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

In Regulation (EEC) No 1203/73 in Annex VII 'Apples', under the heading 'Variety conversion factor':

- the variety 'Mutsu' is inserted in the seventh box, after the variety Bramley's Seedling.

- the variety 'Mutsu' is added to the list entitled 'List of varieties of large dessert apples'.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 July 1983.

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.

Done at Brussels, 23 June 1983.

For the Commission

Poul DALSAGER

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ No L 118, 20. 5. 1972, p. 1.

(2) OJ No L 190, 1. 7. 1982, p. 7.

(3) OJ No L 123, 10. 5. 1973, p. 1.

(4) OJ No L 139, 28. 5. 1983, p. 21.