31975R0066

11 . 1 . 75 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 7 / 33

REGULATION ( EEC) No 66/75 OF THE COMMISSION of 10 January 1975 introducing a countervailing charge on certain varieties of sweet oranges origi­ nating in Algeria

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN Whereas, for oranges from Algeria of the varieties COMMUNITIES, listed in Article 1 (3) (c), of Regulation (EEC) No 3025/74 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 ence price for two consecutive market days ; whereas a Economic Community ; countervailing charge should therefore be introduced for certain varieties of sweet oranges originating in 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 Whereas if the system is to operate normally it should amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2745/72 (2), and in be calculated on the following basis : particular the second subparagraph of Article 27 (2) thereof ; — in the case of currencies which are maintained in relation to each other, at any given moment Whereas Article 25 ( 1 ) of Regulation (EEC) No within a band of 2.25 % a rate of exchange based 1035/72 provides that, if the entry price of a product on their effective parity ; imported from a third country remains at least 0-50 unit of account below the reference price for two — for other currencies an exchange rate based on the consecutive market days, a countervailing charge must arithmetic mean of the spot market rates of each be introduced in respect of the exporting country of these currencies recorded for a given period , in concerned, save in exceptional circumstances ; relation to the Community currencies referred to whereas this charge is equal to the difference between in the previous subparagraph, the reference price and the arithmetic mean of the last two entry prices available for that exporting country ;

Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : 3025/74 (3) of 29 November 1974 fixing the reference prices for sweet oranges for the 1974/75 marketing year fixed the reference price for Class I products of Group II at 16.28 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 A countervailing charge of 0.65 unit of account per for at least 30 % of the quantities from the exporting 100 kg net is applied to fresh sweet oranges country concerned which are marketed on all repre­ (subheading ex 08.02 A I of the Common Customs sentative markets for which prices are available, less Tariff) originating in Algeria other than the varieties the duties and the charges indicated in Article 24 (3) Moro, Tarocco, Biondo comune ( Blanca comuna, of Regulation (EEC) No 1035/72, and whereas the Blonde commune), Grano de Oro (Imperial, Sucrena), meaning of representative price is defined in Article Baladi, Pera, Macetera, Pineapple, Blood oval (Doble­ 24 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 1035/72 ; fina, Double fine), Portuguese sanguine, Sanguina redonda (Entrefina), Surinam varieties and the ordi­ nary Sanguina variety, with the exception of Navel Whereas it is necessary to record the prices to be sanguines (improved Double fine, Washington taken into consideration on the representative markets sanguina, Sanguina grande) and Maltese sanguines . referred to in Regulation ( EEC) No 2118/74 (4), and affect this price where applicable by the coefficients fixed in Article 1 (4) of Regulation (EEC) No 3025 / 74 ; Article 2 (!) OJ No L 118 , 20 . 5 . 1972, p . 1 . (2) OJ No L 291 , 28 . 12 . 1972, p . 147 . This Regulation shall enter into force on 14 January (J) OJ No L 321 , 30 . 11 . 1974, p . 68 . 1975 . 4) OJ No L 220, 10 . 8 . 1974, p . 20 .

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

Done at Brussels, 10 January 1975 .

For the Commission

The President

François-Xavier ORTOLI