31982R1166

15 . 5 . 82 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 134/37

COMMISSION REGULATION ( EEC) No 1166/82 of 14 May 1982 introducing a countervailing charge on cucumbers originating in Albania

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN Whereas, in accordance with Article 3 ( 1 ) of Regula­ COMMUNITIES, tion (EEC) No 21 18/74 (4), as last amended by Regula­ tion (EEC) No 3011 /81 (*), the prices to be taken into consideration must be recorded on the representative markets or, in certain circumstances, on other markets ; whereas it is necessary to multiply the prices Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European with the coefficient fixed in the first subparagraph of Economic Community, Article 1 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 303/ 82 ;

Whereas, for Albanian cucumbers, the entry price calculated in this way has remained at least 0-6 ECU Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No below the reference price for two consecutive market 1035/72 of 18 May 1972 on the common organization days ; whereas a countervailing charge should therefore of the market in fruit and vegetables ('), as last be introduced for these cucumbers ; amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1116/81 (2), and in particular the second subparagraph of Article 27 (2) thereof, Whereas if the system is to operate normally the entry price should be calculated on the following basis :

— in the case of currencies which are maintained in Whereas Article 25 ( 1 ) of Regulation (EEC) No relation to each other at any given moment within 1035/72 provides that, if the entry price of a product a band of 2 25 % , a rate of exchange based on imported from a third country remains at least 0-6 their central rate, ECU below the reference price for two consecutive — for other currencies, an exchange rate based on the market days, a countervailing charge must be intro­ arithmetic mean of the spot market rates of each of duced in respect of the exporting country concerned, these currencies recorded for a given period in save in exceptional circumstances ; whereas this charge relation to the Community currencies referred to is equal to the difference between the reference price in the previous indent, and the arithmetic mean of the last two entry prices available for that exporting country ;

Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 303/82 of HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : 9 February 1982 fixing the reference price for cucum­ bers for the 1982 marketing year (3) fixed the reference price for products of Class I for the month of May 1982 at 68-05 ECU per 100 kilograms net ; Article 1

A countervailing charge of 1 3-59 ECU per 100 kilo­ Whereas the entry price for a given exporting country grams net is applied to cucumbers (subheading 07.01 is equal to the lowest representative prices recorded for P I of the Common Customs Tariff) originating in Albania . at least 30 % of the quantities from the exporting 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) of Regulation (EEC) No 1035/72 ; whereas the meaning Article 2 of representative price is defined in Article 24 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 1035/72 ; This Regulation shall enter into force on 18 May 1982.

(') OJ No L 118, 20 . 5. 1972, p. 1 . (2) OJ No L 118, 30. 4. 1981 , p. 1 . 0 OJ No L 220, 10 . 8 . 1974, p. 20. 0 OJ No L 37, 10 . 2. 1982, p . 12. 0 OJ No L 301 , 22. 10 . 1981 , p. 18 .

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

Done at Brussels, 14 May 1982. For the Commission Poul DALSAGER Member of the Commission