31991R0131

19 . 1 . 91 No L 14/47 Official Journal of the European Communities

COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 131 /91 of 18 January 1991 introducing a countervailing charge on fresh sweet oranges originating in Egypt

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, (EEC) No 38 1 1 /85 (6), 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 Economic Community, Whereas, for fresh sweet oranges originating in Egypt the entry price calculated in this way has remained at least ECU 0,6 below the reference price for two consecutive Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1035/72 market days ; whereas a countervailing charge should of 18 May 1972 on the common organization of the therefore be introduced for these fresh sweet oranges ; market in fruit and vegetables ('), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3920/90 (2), and in particular the second subparagraph of Article 27 (2) thereof, Whereas, if the system is to operate normally, the entry price should be calculated on the following basis :

Whereas Article 25 (1 ) of Regulation (EEC) No 1035/72 — in the case of currencies which are maintained in rela­ provides that, if the entry price of a product imported tion to each other at any given moment within a band from a third country remains at least ECU 0,6 below the of 2,25 % , a rate of exchange based on their central reference price for two consecutive market days, a coun­ rate, multiplied by the corrective factor provided for in tervailing charge must be introduced in respect of the the last paragraph of Article 3 (1 ) of Council Regula­ exporting country concerned, save in exceptional circum­ tion (EEC) No 1676/85 (J), as last amended by Regula­ stances ; whereas this charge is equal to the difference tion (EEC) No 2205/90 (8), between the reference price and the arithmetic mean of the last two entry prices available for that exporting — for the other currencies, an exchange rate based on an country ; average of the ecu rates published in the Official Journal of the European Communities, C series, over a period to be determined, multiplied by the coeffi­ Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3009/90 of cient referred to in the preceding indent ; 18 October 1990 fixing for the 1990/91 marketing year the reference prices for fresh sweet oranges (3) fixed the reference price for products of class I for the period 1 December 1990 to 31 May 1991 at ECU 22,75 per 100 kilograms net ;

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : Whereas the entry price for a given exporting country is 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 Article 1 markets for which prices are available less the duties and the charges indicated in Article 24 (3) of Regulation (EEC) No 1035/72 according to the dispositions of Regulation A countervailing charge of ECU 8,52 per 100 kilograms (EEC) No 3982/89 of 20 December 1989 altering the net is applied to fresh sweet oranges (CN code entry price for citrus fruit originating in certain Mediter­ ex 0805 10) originating in Egypt. ranian third countries (4) ; whereas the meaning of repre­ sentative price is defined in Article 24 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 1035/72 ;

Article 2 Whereas, in accordance with Article 3 (1 ) of Regulation (EEC) No 21 18/74 as last amended by Regulation This Regulation shall enter into force on 22 January 1991 . (') OJ No L 118 , 20 . 5. 1972, p. 1 . (2) OJ No L 375, 31 . 12. 1990, p. 17. 3) OJ No L 287, 19. 10. 1990, p. 8 . (*) OJ No L 368, 31 . 12. 1985, p. 1 . (4) OJ No L 380, 29 . 12. 1989, p. 24. O OJ No L 164, 24. 6. 1985, p. 1 . O OJ No L 220, 10. 8 . 1974, p. 20. (8) 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, 18 January 1991 .

For the Commission Ray MAC SHARRY Member of the Commission