31981R1757

1 . 7 . 81 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 175/27

COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 1757/81 of 30 June 1981 fixing countervailing charges on seeds

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN they are made are to be disregarded for the purpose of COMMUNITIES, calculating these prices ; Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Whereas pursuant to Article 2 of Regulation (EEC) No Economic Community, 1665/72, an adjustment must be made in the case of price information relating to a stage other than free­ Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No at-Community-frontier ; whereas pursuant to Article 4 2358/71 of 26 October 1971 on the common organi­ (2) of that Regulation, the countervailing charge must zation of the market in seeds ('), as last amended by be amended where a significant variation in the free­ the Act of Accession of Greece, and in particular at-frontier offer price is recorded ; Article 6 (5) thereof, Whereas, as a result of the application of the afore­ Whereas Article 6 (3) of Regulation (EEC) No 2358/71 mentioned provisions to the information currently provides that where the free-at-frontier offer price, plus available to the Commission, the countervailing charge customs duties, for a type of hybrid maize for sowing in respect of certain types of hybrid is to be fixed at and coming from a non-member country, is lower the amounts indicated in the Annex to this Regula­ than the corresponding reference price, a countervail­ tion ; ing charge shall be levied on imports of the hybrid from that country, subject to obligations resulting from Whereas, consequently, Commission Regulation (EEC) binding under GATT ; whereas the countervailing No 1682/80 (4), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) charge is equal to the difference between the reference No 1394/81 (*), which fixed the countervailing charges price and the free-at-frontier price plus customs for the preceding period, should be repealed ; duties ; Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation Whereas the reference prices for the 1981 /82 marke­ are in accordance with the opinion of the Management ting year for hybrid maize for sowing were fixed in Committe for Seeds, Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1756/81 (2) ; Whereas the free-at-frontier offer prices for each HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : country of provenance are determined using all avail­ able relevant information ; whereas such relevant infor­ Article 1 mation is defined in Article 1 (1 ), (2) and (3) of The countervailing charges on seeds are fixed as Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1 665/72 (3) ; shown in the Annex hereto. whereas Article 3 of the same Regulation provides that the free-at-frontier offer prices for each country of Article 2 provenance shall be determined from the most favou­ rable purchasing opportunities for the products in Regulation (EEC) No 1682/80 is hereby repealed. question calculated in accordance with Articles 1 and 2 of the Regulation ; whereas information on offers Article 3 which have no economic effect on the market in parti­ cular because of the insignificant quantities for which This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 July 1981 .

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

Done at Brussels, 30 June 1981 . For the Commission The President Gaston THORN

(') OJ No L 246, 5. 11 . 1971 , p. 1 . (2) See page 25 of this Official Journal . (<) OJ No L 166, 1 . 7 . 1980 , p. 43 . (3) OJ No L 175, 2. 8 . 1972, p. 49 . 0 OJ No L 140, 26. 5. 1981 , p. 18 .

No L 175/ 28 Official Journal of the European Communities 1 . 7 . 81

ANNEX

Countervailing charge on hybrid maize for sowing

(ECU/100 kg) CCT Amount of heading Description countervailing Country of origin No charge (')

ex 10.05 Maize : A. Hybrid for sowing : I. Double hybrids and top cross hybrids 3-6 Austria 5-6 USA 10-4 Romania 14-7 Canada 32-4 Yugoslavia 32-4 Other countries (2) II . Three cross hybrids 14-9 Hungary 29-8 Romania 29-8 Other countries (3) III . Single hybrids 3-2 USA 8-5 Canada 33-6 Spain 33-6 Other countries (4)

(') The countervailing charge may not exceed 4 % of the customs value . (2) With the exception of Spain and Hungary. (3) With the exception of Austria, Canada, Spain, USA and Yugoslavia. (4) With the exception of Austria, Hungary, Romania and Yugoslavia.