31991R3012

16. 10 . 91 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 286/27

COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 3012/91 of 15 October 1991 introducing a corrective amount on the import of cucumbers into the Community of Ten from Spain

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, offer price and whereas three of these entry prices are at least ECU 0,6 below the offer price ; whereas a corrective Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European amount equal to the difference between the Community Economic 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 Portugal, Whereas if the system is to operate normally the offer price of the Spanish product should be calculated on the Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3709/89 following basis : of 4 December 1989 laying down general rules for imple­ menting the Act of Accession of Spain and Portugal as — in the case of currencies the spot market rates for regards the compensatory mechanism for imports of fruit which are maintained in relationship to each other and vegetables from Spain ('), and in particular Article 4 within a band of 2,25 %, a rate of exchange based on (2) thereof, their central rate, multiplied by the corrective factor provided for in the last subparagraph of Article 3 (1 ) Whereas Article 152 of the Act of Accession introduces of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1676/85 (4), as from 1 January 1990 a compensatory mechanism for amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2205/90 0 ; imports into the Community as constituted on 31 — for the other currencies, an exchange rate based on an December 1985, hereinafter called 'the Community of average of the ecu rates published in the Official Ten', of fruit and vegetables from Spain for which a Journal of the European Communities, C series, over reference price is fixed with regard to third countries ; a period to be determined, multiplied by the coeffi­ Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 3709/89 lays cient referred to in the preceding indent, down general rules for applying the said compensatory mechanism ; HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3815/89 (2), lays down detailed rules for applying the compensatory Article 1 mechanism on imports of fruit and vegetables from Spain ; On import into the Community of Ten of cucumbers CN codes 0707 00 11 and 0707 00 19, from Spain a corrective Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 221 /91 of 30 amount of ECU 9,34 per 100 kilograms net shall be January 1991 (3) fixed, for the 1991 marketing year, the levied. Community offer price for cucumbers applicable with regard to Spain ; Article 2 Whereas, in the case of cucumbers, the Spanish offer This Regulation shall enter into force on 17 October price as calculated in accordance with the provisions of 1991 . Council Regulation (EEC) No 3709/89 has been, for five consecutive market days, alternately above and below the It shall be valid until 22 October 1991 .

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

Done at Brussels, 15 October 1991 .

For the Commission Ray MAC SHARRY Member of the Commission

(') OJ No L 363, 13. 12. 1989, p. 3. (2) OJ No L 371 , 20. 12. 1989, p. 28 . (4) OJ No L 164, 24. 6. 1985, p. 1 . 0 OJ No L 26, 31 . 1 . 1991 , p. 26. 0 OJ No L 201 , 31 . 7. 1990, p. 9.