31978R0467

7 . 3 . 78 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 64 / 15

COMMISSION REGULATION ( EEC) No 467 / 78 of 6 March 1978 introducing a countervailing charge on cucumbers originating in Greece , Spain and Romania

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN consideration must be recorded on the representative COMMUNITIES , markets or, in certain circumstances, on other markets ; whereas it is necessary to multiply the prices with the coefficients fixed in the first indent of Article 1 (2) of Regulation ( EEC) No 244/78 ; Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,

Whereas for Romanian cucumbers the entry prices Having regard to Council Regulation ( EEC) No calculated in this way have remained at least 0-50 unit 1035/72 of 18 May 1972 on the common organization of account below the reference price for two consecu­ of the market in fruit and vegetables ('), as last tive market days ; whereas a countervailing charge has amended by Regulation ( EEC) No 1034/77 (2), and in therefore to be introduced for these cucumbers ; particular the second subparagraph of Article 27 (2) thereof,

Whereas Commission Regulation ( EEC) No 426/78 of 28 February 1 978 (6), has introduced a countervailing Whereas Article 25 ( 1 ) of Regulation ( EEC) No charge on cucumbers originating in Greece ; 1035/72 provides that, if the entry price of a product imported from a third country remains at least 0-50 unit of account below the reference price for two consecutive market days , a countervailing charge must Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 445/78 of be introduced in respect of the exporting country 2 March 1978 (7) introduced a countervailing charge concerned, save in exceptional circumstances ; on cucumbers originating in Spain ;

Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 244/78 of Whereas the entry prices available at present for these 6 February 1978 fixing for the months February to three exporting countries allow the application of one April 1978 the reference price for cucumbers (3), fixed charge , equal to the difference between the reference the reference price for Class I products at 62-63 units price and the arithmetic mean of the average entry of account per 100 kilograms for the month of March prices established for each exporting country ; whereas 1978 ; Commission Regulations ( EEC) No 426/78 and (EEC) No 445/78 should therefore be repealed ;

Whereas the entry price for a given exporting country is equal to the lowest representative prices recorded Whereas, if the system is to operate normally, it for at least 30 % of the quantities from the exporting should be calculated for the entry price on the country concerned which are marketed on all repre­ sentative markets for which prices are available, less following basis : the duties and the charges indicated in Article 24 (3) of Regulation (EEC) No 1035/72 ; whereas the — in the case of currencies which are maintained in meaning of representative markets is defined in relation to each other at any given moment within Article 24 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 1035/72 ; a band of 2-25 % , a rate of exchange based on their effective parity ;

Whereas, in accordance with Article 3 ( 1 ) of Regula­ — for other currencies, an exchange rate based on the tion (EEC) No 21 18 /74 (4), as last amended by Regula­ arithmetic mean of the spot market rates of each tion (EEC) No 385/ 75 (5 ), the prices to be taken into of these currencies recorded for a given period in relation to the Community currencies referred to (>) OJ No L 118, 20 . 5. 1972, p. 1 . in the previous subparagraph , (2) OJ No L 125, 19 . 5. 1977, p. 1 . (3) OJ No L 37, 7 . 2. 1978 , p. 11 . (4) OJ No L 220, 10 . 8 . 1974, p. 20 . (6) OJ No L 59, 1 . 3 . 1978 , p. 41 . (5) OJ No L 44, 18 . 2. 1975, p. 8 . ( 7) OJ No L 61 , 3 . 3 . 1978 , p. 8 .

No L 64/ 16 Official Journal of the European Communities 7 . 3 . 78

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : 2. Regulations ( EEC) No 426/78 and (EEC) No 445/78 are hereby repealed . Article 1

1 . A countervailing charge of 8.57 units of account Article 2 per 100 kilograms net is applied to cucumbers falling within subheading ex 07.01 P of the Common Customs Tariff and originating in Greece, Spain and This Regulation shall enter into force on 8 March Romania . 1978 .

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

Done at Brussels, 6 March 1978 .

For the Commission

Finn GUNDELACH Vice-President