Article 1

In assessing whether the Community market in one ore more of the products mentioned in Article 1 of Regulation (EEC) No 404/93 is, by reason of imports or exports, experiencing or threatened with serious distrubances within the meaning of Article 23 of the aformentioned Regulation, account shall be taken in particular of:

1. (a)

   the volume of actual or foreseeable imports or exports;

2. (b)

   the volume of Community production and the marketing of Community bananas;

3. (c)

   product availability on the Community market;

4. (d)

   the prices recorded for the domestic products on the Community market, or the foreseeable trend in such prices, and especially any excessive rises or falls compared with prices in recent years;

5. (e)

   the prices recorded on the Community market for products originating in third countries, and especially any excessive fall.