31987R2699

No L 258 / 14 8 . 9 . 87 Official Journal of the European Communities

COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 2699/87 of 7 September 1987 introducing a countervailing charge on fresh lemons originating in Argentina

THE COMMISSION « OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, (EEC) No 3811 /85 Q, the prices to be taken into consideration must be recorded on the representative Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European markets or, in certain circumstances, on other markets ; Economic Community, Whereas, for fresh lemons originating in Argentina the Having regard to the Act of Accession of Spain and entry price calculated in this way has remained at least 0,6 Portugal, ECU below the reference price for two consecutive market days ; . whereas a countervailing charge should Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1035/72 therefore be introduced for these fresh lemons ; of 18 May 1972 on the common organization of the market in fruit and vegetables ('), as last amended by Whereas, if the system is to operate normally, the entry Regulation (EEC) No 2275/87 (2), and in particular the price should be calculated on the following basis : second subparagraph of Article 27 (2) thereof, — in the case of currencies which are maintained in rela­ Whereas Article 25 (1 ) of Regulation (EEC) No 1035/72 tion to each other at any given moment within a band provides that, if the entry price of a product imported of 2,25 % , a rate of exchange based on their central from a third country remains at least 0,6 ECU below the rate, multiplied by the corrective factor provided for in reference price for two consecutive market days, a coun­ the last paragraph of Article 3 (1 ) of Council Regula­ tervailing charge must be introduced in respect of the tion (EEC) No 1676/85 (% as amended by Regulation exporting country concerned, save in exceptional circum­ (EEC) No 1636/87Q, stances ; whereas this charge is equal to the difference between the reference price and the arithmetic mean of — for other currencies, an exchange rate based on the the last two entry prices available for that exporting arithmetic mean of the spot market rates of each of country ; these currencies recorded over a given period in rela­ tion to the Community currencies referred to in the Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1426/86 of previous indent, and the aforesaid coefficient, 25 May 1987 fixing for the 1987/ 1988 marketing year the reference prices for fresh lemons (3) fixed the reference price for products of class I for the month of September HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : 1987 at 55,24 ECU per 100 kilograms net ;

Whereas the entry price for a given exporting country is equal to the lowest representative prices recorded for at Article 1 least 30 % of the quantities from the exporting country concerned which are marketed on all representative A countervailing charge of 3,40 ECU per 100 kilograms markets for which prices are available less the duties and net is applied to fresh lemons (subheading 08.02 C of the the charges indicated in Article 24 (3) of Regulation (EEC) Common Customs Tariff) originating in Argentina. No 1035/72 ; whereas the meaning of representative price is defined in Article 24 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No Article 2 1035/72 ;

Whereas, in accordance with Article 3 (1 ) of Regulation This Regulation shall enter into force on 9 September (EEC) No 211 8/74 (4), as last amended by Regulation 1987.

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

Done at Brussels, 7 September 1987.

For the Commission Frans ANDRIESSEN Vice-President

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