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COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 1998/87

of 7 July 1987

laying down certain derogations for the 1987/88 marketing year from Regulation (EEC) No 3587/86 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 1926/87 (2), and in particular Article 16 (4) thereof,

Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3587/86 (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1997/87 (4), fixes the conversion factors to be applied to the buying-in prices of products having different commercial characteristics from those of the product used for the fixing of the basic price; whereas provision should be made for the progressive application of certain new factors for tomatoes, peaches, pears, apples and oranges and for derogations for the 1987/88 marketing year from the factors laid down in the abovementioned Regulation;

Whereas the basic and buying-in prices for some of the products concerned are applicable from 1 June; whereas this Regulation must therefore apply from that date;

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 1987/88 marketing year, the derogations set out in the Annex hereto shall apply to the factors fixed in Annexes II, IV, VII, IX and XI to Regulation (EEC) No 3587/86.

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 1987.

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

Done at Brussels, 7 July 1987.

For the Commission

Frans ANDRIESSEN

Vice-President

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

(2) OJ No L 183, 3. 7. 1987.

(3) OJ No L 334, 27. 11. 1986, p. 1.

(4) See page 29 of this Official Journal.

ANNEX

1. ANNEX II:

TOMATOES

Conversion factors

1.2 // (a) type: // // Varieties: // // - elongated: // // - San Marzano // 1,00 // - other // 0,85 // (b) quality class: // // - II: // 0,75 // (c) sizing: // // 1. round and ribbed varieties: // // - 67 mm or more // 0,85 // - at least 35 mm but less than 47 mm // 0,775 // - mixed sizings // 0,775 // 2. elongated varieties: // // - at least 30 mm but less than 40 mm // 0,775 // - mixed sizings // 0,775

2. ANNEX IV:

PEACHES

Conversion factors

1.2 // (c) sizing: // // - at least 51 mm but less than 61 mm // 0,90

3. ANNEX VII:

PEARS

Conversion factors

1.2 // (a) variety: // // - Passa crassana // 0,85 // (b) quality class: // // - II // 0,675 // (c) sizing: // // 1. varieties of large dessert pears: // // - less than 70 mm // 0,775 // - mixed sizings // 0,775 // 2. other varieties: // // - less than 60 mm // 0,725 // - mixed sizings // 0,725

4. ANNEX IX:

APPLES

Conversion factors

1.2 // (b) quality class: // // - II // 0,675 // (c) sizing: // // 1. varieties of large dessert apples: // // - less than 70 mm // 0,675 // - mixed sizings // 0,675 // 2. other varieties: // // - less than 65 mm // 0,625 // - mixed sizings // 0,625

5. ANNEX XI:

ORANGES

Conversion factors

1.2 // (c) sizing: // // - more than 88 mm/80 mm/76 mm // 0,875 // - less than 73 mm/67 mm/60 mm (with minimum of 53 mm) // 0,875 // - mixed sizings // 0,875