31987R1527

2. 6 . 87 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 142/35

COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 1527/87 of 1 June 1987 introducing a countervailing charge on apples originating in Chile

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Whereas, in accordance with Article 3 (1 ) of Regulation (EEC) No 211 8/74 (4), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3811 /85 (5), the prices to be taken into conside­ ration must be recorded on the representative markets or, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European in certain circumstances, on other markets ; Economic Community, Whereas for apples originating in Chile the entry prices calculated in this way have for five consecutive market days been alternatively above and below the reference Having regard to the Act of Accession of Spain and price ; whereas two of these entry prices are at least 0,6 Portugal, ECU below the reference prices ; whereas a countervailing charge should therefore be introduced for these apples ;

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1035/72 Whereas, if the system is to operate normally, the entry of 18 May 1972 on the common organization of the price should be calculated on the following basis : market in fruit and vegetables ('), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1351 /86 (2), and in particular the — in the case of currencies which are maintained in rela­ second subpargraph of Article 27 (2) thereof, tion to each other at any given moment within a band of 2,25 % , a rate of exchange based on their central rate, multiplied by the corrective factor provided for in the last paragraph of Article 3 (1 ) of Regulation (EEC) Whereas Article 25a ( 1 ) of Regulation (EEC) No 1035/72 No 1676/85 (<), provides that, if the entry price of a product imported — for other currencies, an exchange rate based on the from a non-member country is alternatively above and arithmetic mean of the spot market rates of each of below the reference price for five to seven consecutive these currencies recorded over a given period in rela­ market days a countervailing charge is introduced in tion to the Community currencies referred to in the respect of that non-member country, save in exceptional previous indent, and the aforesaid coefficient, cases ; whereas that charge is introduced when three entry prices fall below the reference price and one of those entry prices is at least 0,6 ECU below the reference price ; whereas that charge is equal to the difference between the reference price and the last available entry price by at least 0,6 ECU below the reference price ; HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :

Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2034/86 of Article 1 30 June 1986 fixing for the 1986/87 marketing year the reference prices for apples (3) fixed the reference price for products of class I at 56,05 ECU per 100 kilograms net A countervailing charge of 0,66 ECU per 100 kilograms for the month of May 1987 ; net is applied to apples (subheading 08.06 A II of the Common Customs Tariff) originating in Chile.

Whereas the entry price for a given exporting country is Article 2 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 This Regulation shall enter into force on 30 May 1987. markets for which prices are available less the duties and the charges indicated in Article 24 (3) of Regulation (EEC) No 1035/72 ; whereas the meaning of representative price Subject to the provisions of the second subparagraph of is defined in Article 24 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No Article 26 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 1035/72, this Regu­ 1035/72 ; lation shall be applicable from 3 until 4 June 1987.

(») OJ No L 118, 20 . 5. 1972, p . 1 . (4) OJ No L 220, 10 . 8 . 1974, p. 20 . (2) OJ No L 119, 8 . 5. 1986, p. 45. 0 OJ No L 368 , 31 . 12. 1985, p. 1 . 0 OJ No L 173, 1 . 7. 1986, p . 52. 00 OJ No L 164, 24. 6. 1985, p. 1 .

No L 142/36 2. 6 . 87 Official Journal of the European Communities

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

Done at Brussels, 1 June 1987.

For the Commission Frans ANDRIESSEN Vice-President