31993R1522

No L 150/40 Official Journal of the European Communities 22. 6 . 93

COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 1522/93 of 21 June 1993 introducing a countervailing charge on fresh lemons originating in South Africa

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Regulation (EEC) No 249/93 (5), 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 lemons originating in South Africa the entry prices calculated in this way have for five consecu­ tive market days been alternatively above and below the reference price ; whereas three of these entry prices are at Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1035/72 least ECU 0,6 below the reference prices ; whereas a of 18 May 1972 on the common organization of the countervailing charge should therefore be introduced for market in fruit and vegetables ('), as last amended by these fresh lemons : Regulation (EEC) No 638/93 (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 (6) are used to Whereas Article 25a (1 ) of Regulation (EEC) No 1035/72 convert amounts expressed in third country currencies provides that, if the entry price of a product imported and are used as the basis for determining the agricultural conversion rates of the Member States' currencies ; from a non-member country is alternatively above and below the reference price for five to seven consecutive whereas detailed rules on the application and determina­ market days a countervailing charge is introduced in tion of these conversions were set by Commission Regu­ lation (EEC) No 1068 /93Q, respect of that non-member country, save in exceptional cases ; whereas that charge is introduced when three entry prices fall below the reference price and one of those entry prices is at least ECU 0,6 below the reference price ; whereas that charge is equal to the difference between the reference price and the last available entry price by at least ECU 0,6 below the reference price ; HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :

Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1319/93 of 28 May 1993 fixing for the 1993/94 marketing year the reference prices for fresh lemons (J) fixed the reference Article 1 price for products of class I for the month of June 1993 at ECU 54,59 per 100 kilograms net ;

A countervailing charge of ECU 2,25 per 100 kilograms net is applied to fresh lemons (CN code ex 0805 30 10) , Whereas the entry price for a given exporting country is originating in South Africa. 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 the charges indicated in Article 24 (3) of Regulation (EEC) Article 2 No 1035/72 ; whereas the meaning of representative price is defined in Article 24 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 1035/72 ; This Regulation shall enter into force on 23 June 1993 .

Whereas, in accordance with Article 3 ( 1 ) of Commission Subject to the provisions of the second subparagraph of Regulation (EEC) No 211 8/74 (4), as last amended by Article 26 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 1035/72, this Regu­ lation shall be applicable until 28 June 1993.

(') OJ No L 118, 20. 5. 1972, p. 1 . 0 OJ No L 69, 20. 3. 1993, p. 7. o OJ No L 28, 5. 2. 1993, p. 45. O OJ No L 132, 29. 5. 1993, p. 90. (') OJ No L 387, 31 . 12. 1992, p. 1 . (4 OJ No L 220, 10. 8 . 1974, p. 20. Ç) OJ No L 108 , 1 . 5. 1993, p. 106.

22 . 6 . 93 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 150/41

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

Done at Brussels, 21 June 1993.

For the Commission Rene STEICHEN Member of the Commission