31988R1278

11 . 5 . 88 No L 121 / 50 Official Journal of the European Communities

COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 1278/88

of 10 May 1988 abolishing the countervailing charge on tomatoes originating in Spain (except the Canary Islands)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, for two consecutive market days ; whereas the conditions specified in the second indent of Article 26 (1 ) of Regula­ Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European tion (EEC) No 1035/72 are therefore fulfilled and the Economic Community, countervailing charge on imports of these products origi­ nating in Spain (except the Canary Islands) can be aboli­ Having regard to the Act of Accession of Spain and shed ; Portugal, Whereas, pursuant to Article 136 (2) of the Act of Acces­ Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1035/72 sion (*), the arrangements applicable to trade between, on of 18 May 1972 on the common organization of the the one hand, a new Member State and, on the other, the market in fruit and vegetables ('), as last amended by Community as constituted at 31 December 1985, must be Regulation (EEC) No 1117/88 (2), and in particular the those which were applicable before accession, second subparagraph of Article 27 (2) thereof,

Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1224/88 (3) introduced a countervailing charge on tomatoes origina­ HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : ting in Spain (except the Canary Islands) ;

Article 1 Whereas the present trend of prices for products origina­ ting in Spain (except the Canary Islands) on the represen­ Regulation (EEC) No 1224/88 is hereby repealed. tative markets referred to in Regulation (EEC) No 21 18/74 (4), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No Article 2 381 1 /85 0, recorded or calculated in accordance with the provisions of Article 5 of that Regulation, indicated that This Regulation shall enter into force on 11 May 1988 . entry prices have been at least equal to the reference price

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

Done at Brussels, 10 May 1988 . For the Commission

Frans ANDRIESSEN Vice -President

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