31992R3716

No L 378/26 Official Journal of the European Communities 23 . 12 . 92

COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 3716/92 of 22 December 1992 adjusting the corrective amount on the import of artichokes into the Community of Ten from Spain

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3531 /92 (3), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3606/92 (4), intro­ Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European duces a corrective amount on imports of artichokes into Economic Community, the Community of Ten from Spain ; Having regard to the Act of Accession of Spain and Whereas Article 3 (4) of Regulation (EEC) No 3709/89 Portugal, lays down the conditions under which a corrective Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3709/89 amount introduced pursuant to Article 3 ( 1 ) of the said of 4 December 1989 laying down general rules for imple­ Regulation, is to be adjusted ; whereas the said conditions menting the Act of Accession of Spain and Portugal as require that the corrective amount on imports of regards the compensatory mechanism for imports of fruit artichokes from Spain into the Community of Ten be and vegetables from Spain ('), and in particular Article 4 adjusted, (2) thereof,

Whereas Article 152 of the Act of Accession introduces HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : from 1 January 1990 a compensatory mechanism for imports into the Community as constituted on 31 Article 1 December 1985, hereinafter called 'the Community of Ten', of fruit and vegetables from Spain for which a In Article 1 of Regulation (EEC) No 3531 /92 'ECU 22,55' reference price is fixed with regard to third countries ; is replaced by 'ECU 9,34.' Whereas Regulation (EEC) No 3709/89 lays down general rules for applying the said compensatory mechanism and Article 2 Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3820/90 (2) lays down detailed rules for applying the said compensatory This Regulation shall enter into force on 23 December mechanism : 1992.

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

Done at Brussels, 22 December 1992.

For the Commission Ray MAC SHARRY Member of the Commission

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