31991R1279

No L 121 /38 16 . 5 . 91 Official Journal of the European Communities

COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 1279/91

of 15 May 1991

introducing a corrective amount on the import of courgettes into the Community of Ten from Spain (except the Canary Islands)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, remained for two consecutive market days at a level at least ECU 0,6 below the Community offer price ; whereas Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European a corrective amount equal to the difference between the Economic Community, Community offer price and the Spanish offer price must therefore be introduced for these products from Spain Having regard to the Act of Accession of Spain and (except the Canary Islands) ; Portugal,

Whereas if the system is to operate normally the offer Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3709/89 price of the Spanish product should be calculated on the of 4 December 1989 laying down general rules for imple­ following basis : menting the Act of Accession of Spain and Portugal as regards the compensatory mechanism for imports of fruit — in the case of currencies the spot market rates for and vegetables from Spain ('), and in particular Article 4 which are maintained in relationship to each other (2) thereof, within a band of 2,25 % , a rate of exchange based on their central rate, multiplied by the corrective factor Whereas Article 152 of the Act of Accession introduces provided for in the last subparagraph of Article 3 ( 1 ) from 1 January 1990 a compensatory mechanism for of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1676/85 (4), as last imports into the Community as constituted on 31 amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2205/90 (*) ; December 1985, hereinafter called 'the Community of Ten', of fruit and vegetables from Spain (except the — for the other currencies, an exchange rate based on an Canary Islands) for which a reference price is fixed with average of the ecu rates published in the Official Journal of the European Communities, C series, over regard to third countries ; a period to be determined, multiplied by the coeffi­ Whereas Regulation (EEC) No 3709/89 lays down general cient referred to in the preceding indent ; rules for applying the said compensatory mechanism ;

Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 807/91 (2) HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : fixed, for the 1991 marketing year, the Community offer price for courgettes applicable with regard to Spain Article 1 (except Canary Islands) ;

On import into the Community of Ten of courgettes (CN Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 38 1 5/89 (3) ex 0709 90 70) from Spain (except the Canary Islands) a lays down detailed rules for applying the compensatory corrective amount of ECU 3,77 per 100 kilograms net mechanism on imports of fruit and vegetables from Spain shall be levied. (except the Canary Islands) ;

Whereas, in the case of courgettes the offer price for the Article 2 Spanish product as calculated in accordance with the provisions of Council Regulation (EEC) No 3709/89 has This Regulation shall enter into force on 17 May 1991 .

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

Done at Brussels, 15 May 1991 .

For the Commission

Ray MAC SHARRY

Member of the Commission

(') OJ No L 363, 13. 12. 1989, p. 3. 0 OJ No L 82, 28 . 3 . 1991 , p. 43 . (4) OJ No L 164, 24. 6. 1985, p. 1 . 0 OJ No L 371 , 20. 12. 1989, p. 28 . 0 OJ No L 153, 13 . 6. 1987, p. 1 .