31978R2418

18 . 10 . 78 No L 292/23 Official Journal of the European Communities

COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 2418 /78 of 17 October 1978 introducing a countervailing charge on cucumbers originating in Greece

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN markets or, in certain circumstances, on other COMMUNITIES, markets ; whereas it is necessary to multiply the prices with the coefficients fixed in the second subparagraph Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European of Article 1 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 1178/78 ; Economic Community, Whereas for Greek cucumbers, the entry prices calcu­ Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No lated in this way have for six consecutive market days 1035/72 of 18 May 1972 on the common organization been alternatively above and below the reference of the market in fruit and vegetables (1), as last price ; whereas two of these entry prices are more than amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1766/78 (2), and in 0-5 unit of account below the reference price ; particular the second subparagraph of Article 27 (2) whereas a countervailing charge should therefore be thereof, introduced for cucumbers originating in Greece ;

Whereas Article 25a ( 1 ) of Regulation (EEC) No Whereas in accordance with the provisions of Article 1035/72 provides that, if the entry price of a product 26 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 1035/72 that charge is imported from a non-member country is alternatively applied in principle for six days ; above and below the reference price for five to seven consecutive market days a countervailing charge is Whereas if the system is to operate normally it should introduced in respect of that non-member country, be calculated on the entry price on the following save in exceptional cases ; whereas that charge is intro­ basis : duced when three entry prices fall below the reference price and one of those entry prices is at least 0-5 unit — in case of currencies which are maintained in rela­ of account below the reference price ; whereas that tion to each other at any given moment within a charge is equal to the difference between the refer­ band of 2-25 % a rate of exchange based on their ence price and the last available entry price by at least effective parity, 0-5 unit of account below the reference price ; — for other currencies an exchange rate based on the Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1178/78 arithmetic mean of the spot market rates of each of 31 May 1978 fixing until the end of the 1978 of these currencies recorded for a given period, in marketing year the reference price for cucumbers (3) relation to the Community currencies referred to fixed the reference price for products of Class I for the in the previous subparagraph, month of October 1978 at 44-16 units of account per 100 kilograms net ;

Whereas the entry price for a given exporting country HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : is equal to the average of the lowest representative prices recorded for at least 30 % of the quantities from the exporting country concerned which are marketed on all representative markets for which Article 1 prices are available, less the duties and the charges referred to in Article 24 (3) of Regulation (EEC) No A countervailing charge of 3-20 units of account per 1035/72 ; whereas the meaning of representative price 100 kilograms net is applied to cucumbers is defined in Article 24 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No (subheading ex 07.01 P of the Common Customs 1035/72 ; Tariff) originating in Greece.

Whereas, in accordance with Article 3 ( 1 ) of Regula­ tion (EEC) No 2118/74 (4), as last amended by Regula­ Article 2 tion (EEC) No 668/78 (5), the prices to be taken into consideration must be recorded on the representative This Regulation shall enter into force on 19 October (») OJ No L 118 , 20 . 5 . 1972, p. 1 . 1978 . Subject to the provisions of the second subpara­ (2) OJ No L 204, 28 . 7. 1978 , p. 12. graph of Article 26 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No (3) OJ No L 145, 1 . 6. 1978 , p. 40 . (4) OJ No L 220, 10 . 8 . 1974, p. 20 . 1035/72, this Regulation shall be applicable until 24 (5) OJ No L 90, 5. 4. 1978 , p. 5. October 1978 .

No L 292/24 18 . 10 . 78 Official Journal of the European Communities

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

Done at Brussels, 17 October 1978 .

For the Commission

Finn GUNDELACH Vice-President