31990R2546

No L 237/ 100 Official Journal of the European Communities 1 . 9 . 90

COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 2546/90 of 31 August 1990 introducing a countervailing charge on certain varieties of plum originating in Romania

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, into consideration must be recorded on the representative markets or, in certain circumstances, on other markets ;

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, Whereas, for plums of group I originating in Romania the entry price calculated in this way has remained at least ECU 0,6 below the reference price for two consecutive market days ; whereas a countervailing charge should Having regard to the Act of Accession of Spain and therefore be introduced for these plums ; Portugal,

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 market in fruit and vegetables ('), as last amended by — in the case of currencies which are maintained in rela­ Regulation (EEC) No 1 193/90 (2), and in particular the tion to each other at any given moment within a band second subparagraph of Article 27 (2) thereof, of 2,25 %, a rate of exchange based on their central rate, multiplied by the corrective factor provided for in Article 3 (1 ) last paragraph of Council Regulation Whereas Article 25 (1 ) of Regulation (EEC) No 1035/72 (EEC) No 1676/85 (6), as last amended by Regulation provides that, if the entry price of a product imported (EEC) No 2205/90 0, from a third country remains at least ECU 0,6 below the reference price for two consecutive market days, a coun­ — for the other currencies, an exchange rate based on an tervailing charge must be introduced in respect of the average of the ecu rates published in the 'C series of exporting country concerned, save in exceptional circum­ the Official Journal of the European Communities stances ; whereas this charge is equal to the difference over a period to be determined, multiplied by the between the reference price and the arithmetic mean of factor referred to in the preceding indent, the last two entry prices available for that exporting country ;

Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1523/90 of 6 HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : June 1990 fixing for the 1990 marketing year the reference prices for plums (3) fixed the reference price for class I, group I at 69,39 ECU per 100 kilograms net for the month of August 1990 ; Article 1

Whereas the entry price for a given exporting country is A countervailing charge of ECU 8,88 per 100 kilograms equal to the lowest representative prices recorded for at net is applied to plums (CN codes 0809 40 1 1 and least 30 % of the quantities from the exporting country 0809 40 19), of the following varieties : Altesse simple concerned which are marketed on all representative (common quetsche, Hauszwetschge), Reine-Claude d'Oul­ markets for which prices are available, less the duties, and lins (Oullins Gage), Sveskeblommer, Ruth Gerstetter, the charges indicated in Article 24 (3) of Regulation (EEC) Ontario, Wangenheimer (early Wangenheim quetsche), No 1035/72 ; whereas the meaning of representative price Pershore (Yellow Egg), Mirabelle and Bosniche, origina­ is defined in Article 24 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No ting in Romania. 1035/72 ;

Whereas, in accordance with Article 3 ( 1 ) of Commission Article 2 Regulation (EEC) No 211 8/74 (4), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3811 /85 0, the prices to be taken This Regulation shall enter into force on 4 September (*) OJ No L 118, 20 . 5. 1972, p. 1 . 1990 . 2) OJ No L 119, 11 . 5. 1990, p. 43 . O OJ No L 144, 7. 6. 1990, p. 11 . O OJ No L 220, 10 . 8 . 1974, p. 20 . («) OJ No L 164, 24. 6. 1985, p. 1 . 0 OJ No L 368, 31 . 12. 1985, p. 1 . 0 OJ No L 201 , 31 . 7. 1990, p. 9.

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

Done at Brussels, 31 August 1990.

For the Commission Ray MAC SHARRY Member of the Commission