31993R0234

4. 2. 93 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 27/27

COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 234/93 of 3 February 1993 introducing a countervailing charge on fresh Clementines originating in Morocco

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Clementines originating in Morocco being applicable ; whereas the meaning of representative price is defined in Article 24 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 1035/72 ;

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, Whereas, in accordance with Article 3 (1 ) of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 21 18/74 0, as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 381 1 /85 (^, the prices to be taken into consideration must be recorded on the representative Having regard to the Act of Accession of Spain and markets or, in certain circumstances, on other markets ; Portugal,

Whereas, for fresh Clementines originating in Morocco the entry price calculated in this way has remained at Having regard to Regulation (EEC) No 1035/72 of the least ECU 0,6 below the reference price for two consecu­ Council of 18 May 1972 on the common organization of tive market days ; whereas a countervailing charge should the market in fruit and vegetables ('), as last amended by therefore be introduced for these fresh Clementines : Regulation (EEC) No 1754/92 (2), and in particular the second subparagraph of Article 27 (2) thereof, Whereas the representative market rates defined in Article 1 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 3813/92 Q are used to convert amounts expressed in third country currencies Whereas Article 25 (1 ) of Regulation (EEC) No 1035/72 and are used as the basis for determining the agricultural provides that, if the entry price of a product imported conversion rates of the Member States' currencies ; from a third country remains at least ECU 0,6 below the whereas detailed rules on the application and determina­ reference price for two consecutive market days, a coun­ tion of these conversions were set by Commission Regu­ tervailing charge must be introduced in respect of the lation (EEC) No 3819/92 (8), exporting country concerned, save in exceptional circum­ stances ; whereas this charge is equal to the difference between the reference price and the arithmetic mean of the last two entry prices available for that exporting country ;

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :

Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3401 /92 of 26 November 1992 fixing for the 1992/93 marketing year the reference prices for fresh Clementines (3) fixed the reference price for products of class I at ECU 59,57 per Article 1 100 kilograms net for the period December 1992 to February 1993 ; A countervailing charge of ECU 1,09 per 100 kilograms net is applied to fresh Clementines (CN code 0805 20 10) originating in Morocco. 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 markets for which prices are available less the duties and Article 2 the charges indicated in Article 24 (3) of Regulation (EEC) No 1035/72, the provisions of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3133/92 (4) altering the entry price of fresh This Regulation shall enter into force on 5 February 1993.

(') OJ No L 118, 20. 5. 1972, p. 1 . O OJ No L 220, 10. 8 . 1974, p. 20. (2) OJ No L 180, 1 . 7. 1992, p. 23. O OJ No L 368 , 31 . 12. 1985, p. 1 . (3) OJ No L 346, 27. 11 . 1992, p. 19. 0 OJ No L 387, 31 . 12. 1992, p. 1 . (4) OJ No L 313, 30. 10. 1992, p. 18. (») OJ No L 387, 31 . 12. 1992, p. 17.

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

Done at Brussels, 3 February 1993.

For the Commission Rene STEICHEN Member of the Commission