31978R0565

No L 77 / 6 Official Journal of the European Communities 21 . 3, 78

COMMISSION REGULATION ( EEC) No 565 /78 of 20 March 1978 introducing a countervailing charge on cucumbers originating in Greece

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN Whereas, in accordance with Article 3 ( 1 ) of Regula­ COMMUNITIES , tion ( EEC) No 21 18 /74 (4 ), as amended by Regulation ( EEC) No 385/75 (5 ), the prices to be taken into consideration must be recorded on the representative markets or, in certain circumstances, on other Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European markets ; whereas it is necessary to multiply the prices Economic Community, with the coefficients fixed in Article 1 (2) of Regula­ tion ( EEC) No 244/78 ;

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No whereas, for Greek cucumbers, the entry price calcu­ 1035/ 72 of 18 May 1972 on the common organization lated in this way has remained at least 0-50 unit of of the market in fruit and vegetables ('), as last account below the reference price for two consecutive amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1 034/77 (2 ), and in market days ; whereas a countervailing charge should particular the second subparagraph of Article , 27 (2) therefore be introduced for these cucumbers ; thereof,

whereas if the system is to operate normally the entry price should be calculated on the following basis : Whereas Article 25 ( 1 ) of Regulation ( EEC) No 1035/72 provides that, if the entry price of a product — in the case of currencies which are maintained in imported from a third country remains at least 0-50 relation to each other at any given moment within unit of account below the reference price for two a band of 2-25 % , a rate of exchange based on consecutive market days, a countervailing charge must their effective parity ; be introduced in respect of the exporting country concerned, save in exceptional circumstances ; — for other currencies, an exchange rate based on the whereas this charge is equal to the difference between arithmetic mean of the spot market rates of each the reference price and the arithmetic mean of the of these currencies recorded for a given period in last two entry prices available for that exporting relation to the Community currencies referred to country ; in the previous subparagraph ,

Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 244/78 of 6 February 1978 fixing the reference price for cucum­ HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : bers for the months February to April 1978 (3) fixed the reference price for products of Class I for the month of March 1978 at 62-63 units of account per 100 kilograms net ; Article 1

A countervailing charge of 5-09 units of account per Whereas the entry price for a given exporting country 100 kilograms net is applied to cucumbers is equal to the lowest representative prices recorded (subheading ex 07.01 P of the Common Customs for at least 30 % of the quantities from the exporting Tariff) orginating in Greece. country concerned which are marketed on all repre­ 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 24 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 1035/72 ; This Regulation shall enter into force on 22 March 1978 . (') OJ No L 118 , 20 . 5. 1972, p. 1 . (2) OJ No L 125, 19 . 5 . 1977, p. 1 . (4) OJ No L 220, 10 . 8 . 1974, p. 20. (3) OJ No L 37, 7. 2. 1978 , p. 11 . (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 March 1978 .

For the Commission Finn GUNDELACH Vice-President