31993R2343

No L 213 / 12 Official Journal of the European Communities 24 . 8 . 93

COMMISSION REGULATION ( EEC) No 2343/93 of 23 August 1993 introducing a countervailing charge on certain varieties of prunes originating in Hungary

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, into consideration must be recorded on the representative markets or, in certain circumstances, on other markets ;

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Whereas for these prunes originating in Hungary the Economic Community, entry prices calculated in this way have for six consecutive 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 prunes ; 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 currencies Whereas Article 25a ( 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 non-member country is alternatively above and whereas detailed rules on the application and determina­ below the reference price for five to seven consecutive tion of these conversions were set by Commission Regu­ market days a countervailing charge is introduced in lation (EEC) No 3819/92 (7), 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 HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : least ECU 0,6 below the reference price ;

Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1429/93 of Article 1 10 June 1993 fixing for the 1993/94 marketing year the reference prices for prunes (3) fixed the reference price for products of class I of Group I at ECU 69,39 per 100 kilo­ grams net for the month of August 1 993 ; A countervailing charge of ECU 19,78 per 100 kilograms net is applied to plums (CN codes 0809 40 1 1 and 0809 40 19), other than the following varieties : Altesse Whereas the entry price for a given exporting country is simple (common quetsche, Hauszwetschge), Reine-Claude equal to the lowest representative prices recorded for at d'Oullins (Oullins Gage), Sveskeblommer, Ruth Gerstetter, least 30 % of the quantities from the exporting country Ontario, Wangenheimer (early Wangenheim quetsche), concerned which are marketed on all representative Pershore (Yellow Egg), Mirabelle and Bosnische origina­ markets for which prices are available less the duties and ting in Hungary. 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) No 1035/72 ; Article 2

Whereas, in accordance with Article 3 (1 ) of Commission This Regulation shall enter into force on 25 August 1993 . Regulation (EEC) No 211 8/74 (4), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 249/93 (*), the prices to be taken Subject to the provisions of the second subparagraph of Article 26 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 1035/72, this Regu­ (■) OJ No L 118, 20. 5. 1972, p. 1 . lation shall be applicable until 30 August 1993. (2) OJ No L 69, 20. 3 . 1993, p. 7. (3) OJ No L 140, 11 . 6. 1993, p. 23 . (4) OJ No L 220, 10. 8 . 1974, p. 20 . (6) OJ No L 387, 31 . 12. 1992, p. 1 . (Ó OJ No L 28, 5. 2. 1993, p. 45. 0 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, 23 August 1993.

For the Commission Rene STEICHEN Member of the Commission