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

( 2 ) OJ NO L 140 , 5 . 6 . 1980 , P . 24 .

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

( 4 ) OJ NO L 251 , 5 . 10 . 1979 , P . 11 .

COMMISSION REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1657/80

OF 27 JUNE 1980

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 1367/80 ( 2 ), AND IN PARTICULAR ARTICLE 16 ( 4 ) THEREOF ,

WHEREAS COMMISSION REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1203/73 ( 3 ), AS LAST AMENDED BY REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 2172/79 ( 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 ' MANTET ' AND ' KARMYN DE SONNAVILLE ' VARIETIES AS A RESULT OF THE TREND IN PRICES OF THE COMMUNITY REPRESENTATIVE MARKETS IN RECENT SEASONS ;

WHEREAS , MOREOVER , HYBRID VARIETIES DEVELOPED FROM THE ' JONATHAN ' VARIETY HAVE COMPARABLE COMMERCIAL CHARACTERISTICS TO THOSE OF THAT VARIETY ; WHEREAS , ACCORDINGLY , THE CONVERSION FACTOR APPLICABLE TO THE ' JONATHAN ' VARIETY SHOULD BE ADOPTED FOR THE SAID HYBRIDS ;

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 ' MANTET ' IS INSERTED IN THE THIRD BOX , AFTER THE VARIETY ' GRENADIER ' ,

- THE VARIETY ' KARMYN DE SONNAVILLE ' , IS INSERTED IN THE SEVENTH BOX , AFTER THE VARIETY ' JONAGOLD ' ,

- THE VARIETY GIVEN IN THE SECOND AND 10TH BOXES , UNDER THE NAME ' JONATHAN ' , IS HEREBY AMENDED TO READ ' JONATHAN AND HYBRIDS ' .

ARTICLE 2

THIS REGULATION SHALL ENTER INTO FORCE ON 1 JULY 1980 .

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

DONE AT BRUSSELS , 27 JUNE 1980 .

FOR THE COMMISSION

FINN GUNDELACH

VICE-PRESIDENT