31984R1864

30 . 6 . 84 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 172/69

COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 1864/84 of 29 June 1984 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 1761 /83 Q, as last amended by Regulation (EEC) charge is equal to the difference between the reference No 1468/84 (*), which fixed the countervailing charges price and the free-at-frontier price plus customs for the preceding period, should be repealed ; duties ; Whereas the Management Committee for Seeds has Whereas the reference prices for the 1984/85 market­ not delivered an opinion within the time limit set by ing year for hybrid maize for sowing were fixed in its chairman, Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1858/84 (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 1 665/72 (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 1761 /83 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 1984.

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

Done at Brussels, 29 June 1984. For the Commission Poul DALSAGER Member of the Commission

(') OJ No L 246, 5. 11 . 1971 , p. 1 . 0 OJ No L 163, 22. 6. 1983, p. 23. (3) See page 60 of this Official Journal. 0 OJ No L 172, 30. 6. 1983, p. 25. (4) OJ No L 175, 2. 8. 1972, p. 49. (6 OJ No L 142, 29. 5. 1984, p. 29.

No L 172/70 Official Journal of the European Communities 30 . 6. 84

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 : I. Double hybrids and top cross hybrids 173 Romania 173 Other countries (*) II. Three cross hybrids 163 Hungary 16,3 Other countries (3) III. Single hybrids 20,9 Spain 28,8 Hungary 78,9 Austria 78,9 Other countries (4)

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