31993R1602

25. 6. 93 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 153/41

COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 1602/93 of 24 June 1993 introducing a countervailing charge on cherries originating in Hungary

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Whereas, in accordance with Article 3 (1 ) of Regulation (EEC) No 2118/74 of the Commission (4), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 249/93 (*), the prices to be taken Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European into consideration must be recorded on the representative markets or, in certain circumstances, on other markets ; Economic Community,

whereas, for cherries originating in Hungary the entry price calculated in this way has remained at least ECU 0,6 Having regard to Regulation (EEC) No 1035/72 of the below the reference price for two consecutive market Council of 18 May 1972 on the common organization of days ; whereas a countervailing charge should therefore be the market in fruit and vegetables ('), as last amended by introduced for these cherries ; 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 convert amounts expressed in third country Whereas Article 25 (1 ) of Regulation (EEC) No 1035/72 currencies and are used as the basis for determining the provides that, if the entry price of a product imported agricultural conversion rates of the Member States' curren­ from a third country remains at least ECU 0,6 below the cies ; whereas detailed rules on the application and deter­ reference price for two consecutive market days, a coun­ mination of these conversions were set by Commission tervailing charge must be introduced in respect of the Regulation (EEC) No 1068/93 Q, 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 1234/93 of Article 1 19 May 1993 fixing for the 1993 marketing year the reference prices for cherries (3) fixed the reference price for products of class I at ECU 125,70 per 100 kilograms net for the month of June 1993 ; A countervailing charge of ECU 61,82 per 100 kilograms net is applied to cherries (CN code 0809 20) originating in Hungary.

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 Article 2 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) No 1035/72 ; whereas the meaning of representative price is defined in Article 24 (2) of Regulation (EEC) This Regulation shall enter into force on 26 June 1993 . No 1035/72 ; (4) OJ No L 220, 10 . 8 . 1974, p. 20 . (') OJ No L 118, 20. 5. 1972, p. 1 . (5 OJ No L 28 , 5. 2. 1993, p. 45 . O OJ No L 69, 20 . 3. 1993, p. 7. (6) OJ No L 387, 31 . 12. 1992, p . 1 . (3) OJ No L 124, 20. 5. 1993, p. 32. O OJ No L 108, 1 . 5. 1993, p. 106.

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

Done at Brussels, 24 June 1993.

For the Commission Rene STEICHEN Member of the Commission