31982R1880

14 . 7. 82 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 206/31

COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 1880/82 of 13 July 1982

introducing a countervailing charge on lemons originating in Spain

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN markets or, in certain circumstances, on other COMMUNITIES, markets ; whereas it is necessary to multiply the prices with the coefficient fixed in the third indent of Article 1 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 643/82 ; Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, Whereas for lemons from Spain the entry prices calcu­ lated in this way have for six consecutive market days Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No been alternatively above and below the reference 1035/72 of 18 May 1972 on the common organization price ; whereas one of these entry prices is at least 0-6 of the market in fruit and vegetables ('), as last ECU below the reference price ; whereas a counter­ amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1203/82 (2), and in vailing charge should therefore be introduced for particular the second subparagraph of Article 27 (2) lemons ; thereof,

Whereas in accordance with the provisions of Article Whereas Article 25a ( 1 ) of Regulation (EEC) No 26 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 1035/72 that charge is 1035/72 provides that, if the entry price of a product applied in principle for six days ; imported from a non-member country is alternatively 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 basis : save in exceptional cases ; whereas that charge is intro­ duced when three entry prices fall below the reference — in case of currencies which are maintained in rela­ price and one of those entry prices is at least 0-6 ECU below the reference price ; whereas that charge is equal tion to each other at any given moment within a to the difference between the reference price and the band of 2-25 % a rate of exchange based on their central rate, last available entry price by at least 0-6 ECU below the reference price ; — for other currencies an exchange rate based on the arithmetic mean of the spot market rates of each of Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1336/82 these currencies recorded for a given period, in of 28 May 1982 fixing, for the 1982/83 marketing year relation to the Community currencies referred to the reference prices for lemons (3) fixed the reference in the previous indent, price for products of Class I for the month of July 1982 at 37 ECU 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 prices are Article 1 available, less the duties and the charges referred to in Article 24 (3) of Regulation (EEC) No 1035/72 ; A countervailing charge of 0-82 ECU per 100 kilo­ whereas the meaning of representative price is defined grams net is applied to lemons (subheading ex 08.02 C in Article 24 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 1035/72 ; of the Common Customs Tariff) originating in Spain .

Whereas, in accordance with Article 3 ( 1 ) of Regula­ tion (EEC) No 211 8/74 (4), as last amended by Regula­ Article 2 tion (EEC) No 3011 /81 (*), the prices to be taken into consideration must be recorded on the representative This Regulation shall enter into force on 15 July 1982. (') OJ No L 118, 20. 5. 1972, p. 1 . (2) OJ No L 140, 20 . 5. 1982, p. 36. Subject to the provisions of the second subparagraph 3 OJ No L 150 , 29 . 5. 1982, p. 83 . (4) OJ No L 220, 10. 8 . 1974, p. 20. of Article 26 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 1035/72, this Ó OJ No L 301 , 22. 10. 1981 , p. 18 . Regulation shall be applicable until 21 July 1982.

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

Done at Brussels, 13 July 1982.

For the Commission Poul DALSAGER Member of the Commission