31978R0348

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COMMISSION REGULATION ( EEC) No 348 / 78 of 20 February 1978 introducing a countervailing charge on mandarins (including tangerines and satsumas), Clementines, wilkings and other similar citrus hybrids originating in Morocco

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN (EEC) No 385/75 (5 ), the prices to be taken into COMMUNITIES , consideration must be recorded on the representative markets or, in certain circumstances, on other markets ; whereas it is necessary, where appropriate, to Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European multiply the prices with the coefficients fixed in Economic Community, Article 1 ( 2), of Regulation ( EEC) No 2592/77 ;

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No Whereas for those products originating in Morocco 1035/72 of 18 May 1972 on the common organization the entry price calculated in this way has remained at of the market in fruit and vegetables ('), as last least 0-50 unit of account below the reference price amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1034/77 (2), and in for two consecutive market days ; whereas a counter­ particular the second subparagraph of Article 27 (2) vailing charge should therefore be introduced for thereof, these fresh mandarins (including tangerines and satsumas), Clementines , wilkings and other similar citrus hybrids originating in Morocco ; Whereas Article 25 ( 1 ) of Regulation (EEC) No 1035/72 provides that, if the entry price of a product imported from a third country remains at least 0-50 Whereas if the system is to operate normally the entry unit of account below the reference price for two price should be calculated on the following basis : consecutive market days, a countervailing charge must be introduced in respect of the exporting country — in the case of currencies which are maintained in concerned, save in exceptional circumstances ; relation to each other at any given moment within whereas this charge is equal to the difference between a band of 2-25 % , a rate of exchange based on the reference price and the arithmetic mean of the their effective parity ; last two entry prices available for that exporting country ; — for other currencies, an exchange rate based on the arithmetic mean of the spot market rates of each of these currencies recorded for a given period in Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2592/77 relation to the Community currencies referred to of 24 November 1977 fixing for the 1977/78 in previous subparagraph , marketing year the reference price for mandarins (including tangerines and satsumas), Clementines, wilk­ ings and other similar citrus hybrids (3), fixed for those products of quality Class I the reference price at 19-74 units of account per 100 kg net for the period 1 HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : November 1977 to 28 February 1978 ;

Whereas the entry price for a given exporting country Article 1 is equal to the lowest representative prices recorded for at least 30 % of the quantities from the exporting A countervailing charge of 3-59 units of account per country concerned which are marketed on all repre­ sentative markets for which prices are available, less 100 kg net is applied to fresh mandarins (including the duties, and the charges indicated in Article 24 (3) tangerines and satsumas), Clementines, wilkings and of Regulation (EEC) No 1035/72 ; whereas the other similar citrus hybrids (subheading ex 08.02 B of meaning of representative price is defined in Article the Common Customs Tariff) originating in Morocco. 24 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 1035/72 ;

Article 2 Whereas in accordance with Article 3 ( 1 ) of Regula­ tion (EEC) No 211 8/74 (4), as amended by Regulation This Regulation shall enter into force on 22 February (') OJ No L 118 , 20 . 5 . 1972, p. 1 . 1978 . (2) OJ No L 125, 19 . 5 . 1977, p. 1 . (3) OJ No L 301 , 25. 11 . 1977, p. 20 . (") OJ No L 220, 10 . 8 . 1974, p. 20 . (5 ) OJ No L 44, 18 . 2. 1975, p. 8 .

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

Done at Brussels, 20 February 1978

For the Commission Finn GUNDELACH Vice-President