31973R1291

No L 131 /22 Official Journal of the European Communities 18 . 5 . 73

REGULATION ( EEC) No 1291 /73 OF THE COMMISSION of 17 May 1973 introducing a countervailing charge on tomatoes imported from Bulgaria and Romania

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN markets is defined in Article 24 ( 2) of Regulation COMMUNITIES, ( EEC ) No 1035 /72 ;

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the Euro­ Whereas it is necessary to record the prices to be pean Economic Community ; taken into consideration on the representative markets referred to in Regulation ( EEC ) No Having regard to Council Regulation ( EEC ) No 1291 / 70 ( 4 ), amended by Regulation ( EEC ) No 2846/ 1035 /72 (*) of 18 May 1972 on the common organi­ 72 ( 5 ) and affect this price where applicable by the zation of the market in fruit and vegetables, as last coefficient fixed in Article 1 ( 2 ) of Regulation ( EEC) amended by Regulation ( EEC ) No 2745 / 72 ( 2 ), and No 999 / 73 ; in particular the second subparagraph of Article 27 (2 ) thereof ; Whereas, for tomatoes from Bulgaria and Romania, the entry price calculated in this way has remained Whereas Article 25 ( 1 ) of Regulation ( EEC ) No 1035 / at least 0-50 unit of account below the reference 72 provides that, if the entry price of a product price for two consecutive market days ; whereas a imported from a third country remains at least 0-50 countervailing charge should therefore be introduced unit of account below the reference price for two for tomatoes imported from Bulgaria and Romania ; consecutive market days, a countervailing charge must be introduced in respect of the exporting Whereas the entry prices available at present for these country concerned, save in exceptional circum­ two exporting countries allow the application of stances ; whereas this charge is equal to the differ­ one charge ; whereas Commission Regulation ( EEC ) ence between the reference price and the arithmetic No 1275 /73 of 16 May introducing a countervailing mean of the last two entry prices available for that charge on tomatoes imported from Bulgaria ( 6) exporting country ; should therefore be repealed ;

"Whereas Commission Regulation ( EEC ) No 999/73 ( 3 ) HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : of 11 April 1973 fixing the reference prices for Article 1 tomatoes for the 1973 marketing year fixes the refe­ rence price for class I products at 46-9 units of 1 . A countervailing charge of 7-3 units of account account per 100 kg net for the month of May 1973 ; per 100 kg net is applied to tomatoes ( subheading 07.01 M of Common Customs Tariff) imported from Whereas the entry price for a given exporting Bulgaria and Romania . country is equal to the lowest representative prices recorded for at least 30 °/o of the quantities from 2 . Regulation ( EEC ) No 1275 / 73 is hereby re­ the exporting country concerned which are pealed . marketed on all representative markets for which Article 2 prices are available, less the duties, and the charges indicated in Article 24 (3 ) of Regulation (EEC) No This Regulation shall enter into force on 19 May 1035 /72 and whereas the meaning of representative 1973 .

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

Done at Brussels , 17 May 1973 . For the Commission The President

Francois-Xavier ORTOLI

(») OJ No L 118 , 20 . 5 . 1972 , p . 1 . {*) OJ No L 144 , 2 . 7. 1970 , p . 10 . (*) OJ No L 291 , 28 . 12 . 1972 , p . 147 . (6) OJ No L 299 , 31 . 12 . 1972 , p . 1 . (») OJ No L 99 , 13 . 4 . 1973 , p . 30 . ( fi ) Of No L 130, 17 . 5 . 1973 , p . 37 .