20.6.86 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL164/13
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No1904/86
of19June1986
applyingthedutyintheCommonCustomsTarifftofreshlemonsoriginatingin
Israel
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,calculatingtheentrypricereferredtoinRegulation(EEC)
No1035/72;whereasthemethodofcalculatingimport
chargesotherthancustomsdutiesis,forcertaincases,
definedinArticle2ofRegulation(EEC)No1627/75;
Whereas,ifthesystemistooperatenormally,itshouldbe
calculatedonthefollowingbasis:
—inthecaseofcurrencieswhicharemaintainedinrela­
tiontoeachotheratanygivenmomentwithinaband
of2,25%,arateofexchangebasedontheircentral
rate,multipliedbythecorrectivefactorprovidedforin
thelastparagraphofArticle3(1)ofCouncil
Regulation(EEC)No1676/85(4),
—forothercurrencies,anexchangeratebasedonthe
arithmeticmeanofthespotmarketratesofeachof
thesecurrenciesrecordedoveragivenperiodinrela­
tiontotheCommunitycurrenciesreferredtointhe
previousindentandtheaforesaidcoefficient ;
Whereasapplicationoftheserulestoquotationsrecorded
forlemonsimportedintotheCommunityandoriginating
inIsraelindicatesthattheconditionssetoutinthefirst
paragraphofArticle4ofRegulation(EEC)No1627/75
arefulfilled;whereasthedutyintheCommonCustoms
Tariffshould,therefore,beappliedtotheproductsin
question,HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtotheActofAccessionofSpainand
Portugal,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No1627/75
of26June1975onimportsoffreshlemonsoriginating
inIsrael('),andinparticularArticle5thereof;
WhereasArticle8ofProtocolItotheAgreement
betweentheEuropeanEconomicCommunityandIsrael
providesforareducedrateofdutyonimportsintothe
Community offreshlemonsoriginatinginIsrael;
whereas,duringtheperiodinwhichreferencepricesare
applied,thisreductionisdependentontheobservanceof
aspecifiedpriceontheCommunitymarket;whereas
detailedrulesfortheapplicationofthissystemare
containedinRegulation (EEC)No1627/75;
Whereas,incertainrespects,theserulesrefertoprovi­
sionsofCouncilRegulation(EEC)No1035/72of18May
1972onthecommonorganizationofthemarketinfruit
andvegetables(2)aslastamendedbyRegulation (EEC)
No1351/86(3);
WhereasRegulation (EEC)No1627/75providesthat,
whereproductsareimported,thedutyintheCommon
CustomsTariffisappliedwherequotationsforthat
product,inaccordancewiththeprovisionsofArticle
24(2)ofRegulation (EEC)No1035/72recordedonthe
representative Communitymarketsattheimporter/
wholesalerstageorconvertedtothatstage,adjustedbythe
conversionfactorsandfollowingdeductionofimport
chargesotherthancustomsduties,remainlowerthanthe
referencepriceinforce,plustheincidenceofthe
CommonCustomsTariffonthatpriceandastandard
amountfixedat1,2unitsofaccount(1,44ECU)per100
kilograms,forthreeconsecutivemarketdaysontherepre­
sentativemarketsoftheCommunitywiththelowest
quotations ;
Whereastheconversionfactorsandimportchargesother
thancustomsdutiesarethoseusedforthepurpose"ofHASADOPTED THISREGULATION :
Article1
Asfrom23June1986,thedutyintheCommonCustoms
Tariffshallbeappliedtofreshlemons(subheading08.02
CoftheCommonCustomsTariff)importedintothe
CommunityandoriginatinginIsrael.
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthedayofits
publicationintheOfficialJournaloftheEuropean
Communities .
(')OJNoL165,28.6.1975,p.9.
(2)OJNoL118,20.5.1972,p.1.
3OJNoL119,8.5.1986,p.46. OOJNoL164,24.6.1985,p.1.

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ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,19June1986.
FortheCommission
FransANDRIESSEN
Vice-President