31974R0216
26 . 1 . 74 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 22/ 59
REGULATION ( EEC) No 216/74 OF THE COMMISSION of 25 January 1974 introducing a countervailing charge on certain varieties of sweet oranges imported from Algeria
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN Whereas, for oranges imported from Algeria of the COMMUNITIES , varieties listed in Article 1 (3) (c), of Regulation (EEC) No 3303/73 the entry price calculated in this way has remaind at least 0-50 unit of account below the refer Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community ; ence price for two consecutive market days ; whereas a countervailing charge should therefore be introduced for certain varieties of sweet oranges imported from Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No Algeria ; 1035/72 ( l) of 18 May 1972 on the common organiza tion of the market in fruit and vegetables, as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2745/72 (2), and in Whereas if the refund system is to operate normally particular the second subparagraph of Article 27 (2) refunds should be calculated on the following basis : thereof ; — in the case of currencies which are maintained in Whereas Article 25 ( 1 ) of Regulation ( EEC) No relation to each other, at any given moment 1035/72 provides that, if the entry price of a product within a band of 2-25 % a rate of exchange based imported from a third country remains at least 0-50 on their effective parity ; unit of account below the reference price for two consecutive market days, a countervailing charge must — for other currencies an exchange rate based on the be introduced in respect of the exporting country arithmetic mean of the spot market rates of each concerned, save in exceptional circumstances ; of these currencies recorded for a given period, in whereas this charge is equal to the difference between relation to the Community currencies referred to the reference price and the arithmetic mean of the in the previous subparagraph, last two entry prices available for that exporting country ;
Whereas Commission Regulation ( EEC) No 3303/73 (3) of 6 December 1973 fixing the reference HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : prices for sweet oranges for the 1973/74 marketing year fixed the reference price for Class I products of Group II at 15-5 units of account per 100 kg net ;
Article 1 Whereas the entry price for a given exporting country is equal to the lowest representative prices recorded for at least 30 % of the quantities from the exporting A countervailing charge of 3-2 units of account per country concerned which are marketed on all repre 100 kg net is applied to fresh sweet oranges sentative markets for which prices are available , less (subheading No ex 08.02 A I of the Common the duties and the charges indicated in Article 24 (3) Customs Tariff) imported from Algeria other than the of Regulation (EEC) No 1035/72, and whereas the varieties Moro, Tarocco, Biondon comune (Blanca meaning of representative price is defined in Article comuna, Blonde commune), Grano de Oro (Imperial, 24 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 1035/72 ; Sucrena), Baladi, Pera, Macetera, Pineapple, Blood oval (Doble-fina, Double fine), Portuguese sanguine, Whereas it is necessary to record the prices to be Sanguina redonda (Entrefina), Surinam varieties and taken into consideration on the representative markets the ordinary Sanguina variety, with the exception of referred to in Regulation (EEC) No 1 29 1 /70 (4), Navel sanguines (improved Double fine, Washington amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2846/72 (5) and sanguina, Sanguina grande) and Maltese sanguines. affect this price where applicable by the coefficients fixed in Article 1 (4) of Regulation (EEC) No 3303/73 ; Article 2 (') OJ No L 118, 20 . 5. 1972, p. 1 . (2) OJ No L 291 , 28 . 12. 1972, p. 147. (3) OJ No L 338 , 7 . 12. 1973 , p. 32. (*) OJ No L 144, 2. 7. 1970, p. 10 . This Regulation shall enter into force on 29 January (5) OJ No L 299, 31 . 12. 1972, p. 1 . 1974 .
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This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States .
Done at Brussels, 25 January 1974. For the Commission The President Francois-Xavier ORTOLI