31974R0547

No L 66/28 Official Journal of the European Communities 8 . 3 . 74

REGULATION (EEC) No 547 / 74 OF THE COMMISSION of 7 March 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 remained 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 ( ] ) 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 system is to operate normally it should particular the second subparagraph of Article 27 (2) 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 1 unit of account per 100 country concerned which are marketed on all repre­ kg net is applied to fresh sweet oranges (subheading sentative markets for which prices are available, less No ex 08-02 A I of the Common Customs Tariff) the duties and the charges indicated in Article 24 (3) imported from Algeria other than the varieties Moro, of Regulation (EEC) No 1035/72, and whereas the Tarocco, Biondo comune (Blanca comuna, Blonde meaning of representative price is defined in Article commune), Grano de Oro (Imperial, Sucrena), Baladi , 24 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 1035/72 ; Pera, Macetera, Pineapple, Blood oval (Doble-fina, Double fine), Portuguese sanguine, Sanguina redonda Whereas it is necessary to record the prices to be (Entrefina), Surinam varieties and the ordinary taken into consideration on the representative markets Sanguina variety, with the exception of Navel referred to in Regulation (EEC) No 1291 /70 (4), 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. This Regulation shall enter into force on 9 March («) OJ No L 144, 2. 7. 1970 , p . 10 . 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 , 7 March 1974. For the Commission The President

Francois-Xavier ORTOLI