31983R1761

30 . 6 . 83 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 172/25

COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 1761/83 of 29 June 1983 fixing countervailing charges on seeds

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN which they are made are to be disregarded for the COMMUNITIES, purpose of calculating these prices ; Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Whereas, pursuant to Article 2 of Regulation (EEC) Economic Community, No 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 Regulation (EEC) No 1581 /83 (2), 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 1686/82 0, as last amended by Regulation (EEC) charge is equal to the difference between the reference No 1455/83 (6), 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fixed the countervailing charges price and the free-at-frontier price plus customs for the preceding period, should be repealed ; duties ; Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation Whereas the reference prices for the 1983/84 market­ are in accordance with the opinion of the Management ing year for hybrid maize for sowing were fixed in Committee for Seeds, Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1758 /83 (3); Whereas the free-at-frontier offer prices for each HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : country of provenance are determined using all available relevant information ; whereas such relevant Article 1 information is defined in Article 1 ( 1 ), (2) and (3) of The countervailing charges on seeds are fixed as Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1665/72 (4); 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 favour­ able purchasing opportunities for the products in Regulation (EEC) No 1686/82 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 particular because of the insignificant quantities for This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 July 1983 .

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

Done at Brussels, 29 June 1983 . For the Commission Poul DALSAGER Member of the Commission

(') OJ No L 246, 5. 11 . 1971 , p. 1 . (2) OJ No L 1 63, 22. 6. 1983, p. 23 . (3) See page 15 of this Official Journal . 0 OJ No L 186, 30 . 6. 1982, p. 27 . (4) OJ No L 175, 2. 8 . 1972, p. 49 . f) OJ No L 149, 7. 6 . 1983, p. 11 .

No L 172/ 26 Official Journal of the European Communities 30 . 6 . 83

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 : I

A. Hybrid for sowing : l I. Double hybrids and top cross \l hybrids 10,9 Hungary 17,0 Austria \ 20,5 Yugoslavia 25,5 Romania I 25,5 Other countries (2) II . Three cross hybrids 13,1 Yugoslavia 15,6 Austria l 23,5 Hungary \ 31,5 Romania \ 31,5 Other countries (3) III. Single hybrids 53,6 Spain 80,8 Yugoslavia 80,8 Other countries (■*)

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