31977R1926

26 . 8 . 77 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 218/29

COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 1926/77 of 25 August 1977 introducing a countervailing charge on peaches originating in Greece

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN Whereas, in accordance with Article 3 ( 1 ) of Regula­ COMMUNITIES, tion (EEC) No 211 8/74 (4), as last amended by Regula­ tion (EEC) No 385/75 (5), the prices to be taken into Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European consideration must be recorded on the representative Economic Community, markets or, in certain circumstances, on other Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No markets ; 1035/72 of 18 May 1972 on the common organization Whereas, for Greek peaches, the entry price calculated of the market in fruit and vegetables (J), as last in this way has remained at least 0-50 unit of account amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1 034/77 (2), and in below the reference price for two consecutive market particular the second subparagraph of Article 27 (2) days ; whereas a countervailing charge should there­ thereof, fore be introduced for these peaches ; Whereas Article 25 ( 1 ) of Regulation (EEC) No Whereas if the system is to operate normally the entry 1035/72 provides that, if the entry price of a product price should be calculated on the following basis : imported from a third country remains at least 0-50 unit of account below the reference price for two — in the case of currencies which are maintained in consecutive market days, a countervailing charge must relation to each other, at any given moment, be introduced in respect of the exporting country within a band of 2-25 % , a rate of exchange based concerned, save in exceptional circumstances ; on their effective parity ; whereas this charge is equal to the difference between — for other currencies, an exchange rate based on the the reference price and the arithmetic mean of the arithmetic mean of the spot market rates of each last two entry prices available for that exporting of these currencies recorded for a given period, in country ; relation to the Community currencies referred to Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1214/77 in the previous subparagraph , of 7 June 1977 fixing the reference price for peaches for the 1977 marketing year (3) fixed the reference HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : price for products of Class I at 33-88 units of account per 100 kilograms net for the months of August and Article 1 September 1977 ; Whereas the entry price for a given exporting country A countervailing charge of 2-18 units of account per is equal to the lowest representative prices recorded 100 kilograms net is applied to peaches (subheading for at least 30 % of the quantities from the exporting 08.07 B of the Common Customs Tariff) originating country concerned which are marketed on all repre­ in Greece . sentative markets for which prices are available , less the duties, and the charges indicated in Article 24 (3) Article 2 of Regulation (EEC) No 1035/72 ; whereas the meaning of representative price is defined in Article This Regulation shall enter into force on 27 August 19 77 . 24 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 1035/72 ;

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

Done at Brussels, 25 August 1977. For the Commission Finn GUNDELACH Vice-President

(') OJ No L 118 , 20 . 5 . 1972, p. 1 . $ OJ No L 125, 19. 5. 1977, p. 1 . (4) OJ No L 220, 10 . 8 . 1974, p. 20 . (J) OJ No L 140 , 8 . 6 . 1977, p. 13 . (5) OJ No L 44, 18 . 2. 1975, p. 8 .