COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 1289/93 of 27 May 1993 fixing the basic price and buying-in price applicable in the fruit and vegetables sector for the 1993/94 marketing year

THE COUNCIL 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), and in particular Article 16 (1) thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission (2),

Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (3),

Having regard to opinion of the Economic and Social Committee (4),

Whereas, pursuant to Article 16 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 1035/72, a basic price and a buying price are to be fixed for each marketing year for each of the products listed in Annex II to the said Regulation; whereas, in accordance with Article 1 (3) of the above Regulation, the marketing years for the products in question are as follows:

- for tomatoes and aubergines, from 1 January to 31 December,

- for apricots, from 1 May to 31 August,

- for peaches and nectarines, from 1 May to 31 October,

- for cauliflowers and table grapes, from 1 May to 30 April,

- for lemons and pears, from 1 June to 31 May,

- for apples, from 1 July to 30 June,

- for mandarins, satsumas and clementines, from 1 October to 15 May,

- for oranges, from 1 October to 15 July;

Whereas, however, pursuant to the third subparagraph of Article 16 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 1035/72, no basic price or buying-in price need be fixed for the slack marketing periods at the beginning and at the end of the marketing year;

Whereas, when the basic and buying-in prices for fruit and vegetables are fixed, account has to be taken of the objectives of the common agricultural policy; whereas the objectives of the common agricultural policy are, in particular, to guarantee a fair standard of living for the farming community and to ensure that supplies are available and that they reach consumers at reasonable prices;

Whereas the basic prices must be fixed by reference to the trend in the average prices recorded during the three previous years on the most representative producer markets within the Community for a product of defined commercial characteristics, such as variety or type, quality classe, size and packaging; whereas the buying-in prices must be fixed by reference to the basic price in accordance with Article 16 (3) of Regulation (EEC) No 1035/72;

Whereas, pursuant to Article 3 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 3816/92 of 28 December 1992 providing for, in the fruit and vegetables sector, the abolition of the compensation mechanism in trade between Spain and the other Member States and allied measures (5), the basic common and buying-in prices shall be applicable in Spain as from 1 January 1993;

Whereas, pursuant to Article 3 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 742/93 of 17 March 1993 providing for, in the fruit and vegetables sector, the abolition of the compensation mechanism in trade between Portugal and the other Member States (6), the basic common and buying-in prices shall be applicable in Portugal as from 1 April 1993,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

The basic and buying-in prices for fruit and vegetables for the 1993/94 year, the periods during which they apply and the standard qualities to which they refer shall be as set out in the Annex.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.

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

Done at Brussels, 27 May 1993.

For the Council

The President

B. WESTH

(1) OJ No L 118, 20. 5. 1972, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 638/93 (OJ No L 69, 20. 3. 1993, p. 7).

(2) OJ No C 80, 20. 3. 1993, p. 41.

(3) Opinion delivered on 22 April 1993 (not yet published in the Official Journal).

(4) Opinion delivered on 24 March 1993 (not yet published in the Official Journal).

(5) OJ No L 387, 31. 12. 1992, p. 10.

(6) OJ No L 77, 31. 3. 1993, p. 8.

ANNEX

BASIC PRICES AND BUYING-IN PRICES CAULIFLOWERS For the period 1 June 1993 to 30 April 1994

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TOMATOES For the period 11 June to 30 November 1993

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packed 'round' and 'ribbed' tomatoes of quality Class I, size 57/67 mm.

AUBERGINES For the period 1 July to 31 October 1993

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- enlongated aubergines of quality Class I, size over 40 mm,

- globus aubergines of quality Class I, size over 70 mm.

PEACHES For the period 1 June to 30 September 1993

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Springtime varieties of quality Class I, size 61/67 mm.

NECTARINES For the period 1 June to 30 August 1993

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quality Class I, size 61/67 mm

APRICOTS For the period 1 June to 31 July 1993

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LEMONS For the period 1 June 1993 to 31 May 1994

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PEARS (other than perry pears)

For the period 1 July 1993 to 30 April 1994

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refer to the following packed products:

- pears of the Beurré Hardy, Bon Chrétien Williams, Conférence, Coscia (Ercolini), Crystallis (Beurré Napoléon, Blanquilla, Tsakonika), Dr Jules Guyot (Limonera) and Rocha varieties, quality Class I, size 60 mm or more;

- pears of the Empereur Alexandre (Kaiser Alexandre Bosc) variety, quality Class I, size 70 mm or more.

TABLE GRAPES For the period 1 August to 20 November 1993

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Ohanes (Almería) and D. Maria varieties, quality Class I.

APPLES (other than cider apples)

For the period 1 August 1993 to 31 May 1994

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products:

- apples of the Reine des reinettes and Verde Doncella varieties, quality Class I, size 65 mm or more,

- apples of the Delicious Pilafa, Golden Delicious, James Grieve, Red Delicious, Reinette grise du Canada and Starking Delicious varieties, Quality Class I, size 70 mm or more.

MANDARINS For the period 16 November 1993 to 28 February 1994

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SATSUMAS For the period 16 October 1993 to 15 January 1994

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CLEMENTINES For the period 1 December 1993 to 15 February 1994

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SWEET ORANGES For the period 1 December 1993 to 31 May

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Sanguinello and Valencia late varieties, quality Class I, size 67/80 mm.

Note:

The prices given in this Annex do not include the cost of the packaging in which the product is presented.