31993R2641

28 . 9 . 93 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 242/ 13

COMMISSION REGULATION ( EEC) No 2641 /93 of 27 September 1993 introducing a new countervailing charge on apples originating in South Africa, and repealing Regulation (EEC) No 2584/93

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 the entry price thus calculated for apples orig­ Economic Community, inating in South Africa results in the fixing of a higher countervailing charge than that laid down by Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2584/93 of 21 September 1993 introducing a countervailing charge on apples originating Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1035/72 in South Africa (6) ; of 18 May 1972 on the common organization of the market in fruit and vegetables ('), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 638/93 (2), and in particular the Whereas, pursuant to Article 26 (2) of Regulation (EEC) second subparagraph of Article 27 (2) thereof, No 1035/72, a new countervailing charge should be fixed and Regulation (EEC) No 2584/93 should be repealed ;

Whereas Article 25 ( 1 ) of Regulation (EEC) No 1035/72 Whereas the representative market rates defined in Article provides that, if the entry price of a product imported 1 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 3813/92 Q are used to from a third country remains at least ECU 0,6 below the convert amounts expressed in third country currencies reference price for two consecutive market days, a coun­ and are used as the basis for determining the agricultural tervailing charge must be introduced in respect of the conversion rates of the Member States' currencies ; exporting country concerned, save in exceptional circum­ whereas detailed rules on the application and determina­ stances ; whereas this charge is equal to the difference tion of these conversions were set by Commission Regu­ between the reference price and the arithmetic mean of lation (EEC) No 1068/93 (8), the last two entry prices available for that exporting country ;

Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1640/93 of HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : 28 June 1993 fixing for the 1993/94 marketing year the reference prices for apples (3) fixed the reference price for products of class I at ECU 43,98 per 100 kilograms net for September 1993 ; Article 1

A countervailing charge of ECU 7,50 per 100 kilograms Whereas the entry price for a given exporting country is net is applied to apples (CN codes 0808 10 31 , equal to the lowest representative prices recorded for at 0808 10 33, 0808 10 39, 0808 10 51 , 0808 10 53, least 30 % of the quantities from the exporting country 0808 10 59, 0808 10 81 , 0808 10 83 and 0808 10 89) origi­ concerned which are marketed on all representative nating in South Africa. 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) No 1035/72 ; Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 28 September 1993 . Whereas, in accordance with Article 3 ( 1 ) of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 211 8/74 (4), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 249/93 0, the prices to be taken Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2584/93 is hereby repealed. (■) OJ No L 118 , 20 . 5. 1972, p. 1 . O OJ No L 69, 20 . 3. 1993, p. 7. (3) OJ No L 157, 29 . 6. 1993, p. 8 . (6) OJ No L 237, 22. 9. 1993, p. 16. 0 OJ No L 220, 10 . 8 . 1974, p. 20 . 0 OJ No L 387, 31 . 12. 1992, p. 1 . O OJ No L 28 , 5. 2. 1993, p. 45. (8) 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, 27 September 1993.

For the Commission Rene STEICHEN Member of the Commission