31986R1554

No L 136/ 28 Official Journal of the European Communities 23 . 5 . 86

COMMISSION REGULATION ( EEC) No 1554/ 86 of 22 May 1986 introducing a countervailing charge on aubergines originating in Spain (except the Canary Islands)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES , (EEC) No 381 1 / 85 (5), 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 Whereas, for aubergines originating in Spain (except the Economic Community, Canary Islands) 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 Having regard to the Act of Accession of Spain and charge should therefore be introduced for these auber­ Portugal , gines ;

Whereas, if the system is to operate normally, the entry Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1035/72 price should be calculated on the following basis : of 18 May 1972 on the common organization of the — in the case of currencies which are maintained in rela­ market in fruit and vegetables ('), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1351 / 86 (2), and in particular the tion to each other at any given moment within a band of 2,25 % , a rate of exchange based on their central second subparagraph of Article 27 (2) thereof, rate, multiplied by the corrective factor provided for in the last paragraph of Article 3 ( 1 ) of Regulation (EEC) No 1 676/ 85 (% Whereas Article 25 ( 1 ) of Regulation (EEC) No 1035/72 — for other currencies , an exchange rate based on the provides that, if the entry price of a product imported arithmetic mean of the spot market rates of each of from a third country remains at least 0,6 ECU below the reference price for two consecutive market days, a coun­ these currencies recorded over a given period in rela­ tervailing charge must be introduced in respect of the tion to the Community currencies referred to in the previous indent, and the aforesaid coefficient ; exporting country concerned, save in exceptional circum­ stances ; whereas this charge is equal to the difference Whereas, pursuant to Article 136 (2) of the Act of Acces­ between the reference price and the arithmetic mean of sion of Spain and Portugal Q, the arrangements applicable the last two entry prices available for that exporting to trade between , on the one hand , a new Member State country ; and, on the other, the Community as constituted at 31 December 1985, must be those which were applicable before accession ; Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 986/86 of 4 April 1986 fixing for the 1986 marketing year the Whereas Article 140 ( 1 ) provides for a 2 % reduction in reference prices for aubergines (3) fixed the reference price the countervailing charges applicable under Regulation for products of class I for the month of May 1986 at 82,00 ( EEC) No 1035/72 during the first year after accession , ECU per 100 kilograms net ;

Whereas the entry price for a given exporting country is HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : equal to the lowest representative prices recorded for at least 30 % of the quantities from the exporting country concerned which are marketed on all representative A rticle 7 markets for which prices are available less the duties and the charges indicated in Article 24 (3) of Regulation (EEC) A countervailing charge of 3,75 ECU per 100 kilograms No 1035/72 ; whereas the meaning of representative price net is applied to aubergines (subheading 07.01 T II of the is defined in Article 24 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No Common Customs Tariff) originating in Spain (except the 1035/ 72 ; Canary Islands).

Article 2 Whereas, in accordance with Article 3 ( 1 ) of Regulation (EEC) No 21 18 /74 (4), as last amended by Regulation This Regulation shall enter into force on 24 May 1986.

(') OJ No L 118 , 20 . 5 . 1972, p. 1 . (2) OJ No L 119 , 8 . 5 . 1986 , p. 46 . 0 OJ No L 368 , 31 . 12 . 1985, p . 1 . 0 OJ No L 90 , 5 . 4 . 1986 , p. 27 . (6) OJ No L 164, 24. 6 . 1985, p . 1 . (4) OJ No L 220 , 10 . 8 . 1974, p. 20, 0 OJ No L 302, 15 . 11 . 1985, p . 9 .

23 . 5 . 86 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 136/29

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

Done at Brussels, 22 May 1986 .

For the Commission Frans ANDRIESSEN Vice-President