31982R2148

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 2148 /82 of 2 August 1982 introducing a countervailing charge on peaches originating in Yugoslavia

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN Whereas, in accordance with Article 3 ( 1 ) of Regula­ COMMUNITIES, tion (EEC) No 211 8 /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 ; Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, Whereas, for Yugoslavian peaches the entry price calculated in this way has remained at least 0-6 ECU below the reference price for two consecutive market days ; whereas a countervailing charge should therefore Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No be introduced for these peaches ; 1035/72 of 18 May 1972 on the common organization of the market in fruit and vegetables ('), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1738/82 (2), and in Whereas, if the system is to operate normally, the particular the second subparagraph of Article 27 (2) entry price should be calculated on the following thereof, basis :

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

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1335/82 of 28 May 1982 fixing the reference prices for peaches for the 1982 marketing year (3) fixed the reference price for products of Class I for the month of July Article 1 1982 at 61-81 ECU per 100 kilograms net ;

A countervailing charge of 22-32 ECU per 100 kilo­ grams net is applied to peaches (subheading 08.07 B of the Common Customs Tariff) originating in Yugo­ Whereas the entry price for a given exporting country slavia . is equal to the lowest representative prices recorded for 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 Article 2 Regulation ( EEC) No 1035/72 ; whereas the meaning of representative price is defined in Article 24 (2) of This Regulation shall enter into force on 4 August Regulation (EEC) No 1035 / 72 ; 1982 .

(') OJ No L 118 , 20 . 5 . 1972, p . 1 . (2) OJ No L 190, 1 . 7 . 1982, p . 7. (4) OJ No L 220, 10 . 8 . 1974, p . 20 . 0 OJ No L 150 , 29 . 5 . 1982, p . 81 . (5) 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, 2 August 1982.

For the Commission Poul DALSAGER Member of the Commission