15.6.91 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 150/1 (Acts whose publication is obligatory) COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 1622/91 of 13 June 1991 fixing, for the 1991/92 marketing year, certain prices and other amounts applicable in the fruit and vegetables sector THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Ecenomic Community, Having regard to the Act of Accession of Spain and Portugal, and in particular Article 89 (1) and Article 234 (2) thereof, Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1035/72 of 18 May 1972 on the common organization of the market in fruit and vegetables (!), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3920/90 (), and in particular Article 16 (1) thereof, Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2511/69 of 9 December 1969 laying down.special measures for improving the production and marketing of Community - citrus fruit (), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1130/89 (*), and in particular Article 7 (2) thereof, Having regard to the proposal from the Commission (), Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (¢), Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social Committee (7), Whereas, pursuant to Article 16 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 1035/72, a basic price and a buying-in 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: (1) O] No L 118, 20. 5. 1972, p. 1. (3) OJ No L 375, 31. 12. 1990, p. 17. (}) O] No L 318, 18. 12. 1969, p. 1. (*) OJ No L 119, 29. 4. 1989, p. 22. (%) OJ No C 104, 19. 4. 1991, p. 69. (¢) Opinion delivered on 16 May 1991 (not yet published in the Official Journal). (7) Opinion delivered on 25 April 1991 (not yet published in the Official Journal). — for cauliflowers, from 1 May to 30 April, — for tomatoes, from 1 January to 31 December, — for peaches and nectarines, from 1 May to 31 October, ~— for lemons, from 1 June to 31 May, — for pears, from 1 June to 31 May, — for table grabes, from 1 May to 30 April, — 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, — for aubergines, from 1 January to 31 December, — for apricots, from 1 May to 31 August; 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 begmnmg and at the end of the marketing year; Whereas, when the basic prices and buying-in prices for fruit and vegetables are fixed, account should be taken of the aims of the common agricultural policy; whereas the objectives of the common agricultural policy are, in particular, to ensure a fair standard of living for the agricultural community, to assure the availability of supplies and to ensure that supplies 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 preceding years on the most representative producer markets within the Community for a product with defined commercial characteristics, such as a variety or type, quality class, size and packaging; whereas the buying-in prices must be fixed by reference tothe basic price in accordance with Article 16 (3) of Regulation (EEC) No 1035/72;