28.1.77 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL24/19
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No171/77
of27January1977
introducingacountervailing chargeoncertainvarietiesofsweetorangesorigi­
natinginAlgeriaandinGreece
Whereas,fororangesfromAlgeriaandGreeceofthe
varietieslistedinArticle1(3)(c)ofRegulation (EEC)
No2755/76,theentrypricescalculatedinthisway
haveremainedatleast0-50unitofaccountbelowthe
referencepricefortwoconsecutivemarketdays;
whereasacountervailing chargeshouldthereforebe
introducedforcertainvarietiesofsweetorangesorigi­
natinginAlgeriaandinGreece;
Whereastheentrypricesavailableatpresentforthese
twoexportingcountriesallowtheapplicationofone
charge,equaltothedifferencebetweenthereference
priceandthearithmeticmeanoftheaverageentry
pricesestablishedforeachexportingcountry;whereas
Commission Regulation (EEC)No132/77of24
January1977introducing acountervailing chargeon
certainvarietiesofsweetorangesoriginatingin
Algeria(6)shouldthereforeberepealed;
Whereas,ifthesystemistooperatenormally,the
entrypricesshouldbecalculated :
—inthecaseofcurrencieswhicharemaintained in
relationtoeachother,atanygivenmoment,
withinabandof2-25%,arateofexchangebased
ontheireffectiveparity;
—forothercurrenciesanexchangeratebasedonthe
arithmeticmeanofthespotmarketratesofeach
ofthesecurrenciesrecordedforagivenperiod,in
relationtotheCommunitycurrenciesreferredto
intheprevioussubparagraph ,THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
1035/72of18May1972onthecommonorganization
ofthemarketinfruitandvegetables('),aslast
amendedbyRegulation (EEC)No795/76(2),andin
particularthesecondsubparagraph ofArticle27(2)
thereof,
WhereasArticle25(1)ofRegulation (EEC)No
1035/72providesthat,iftheentrypriceofaproduct
importedfromathirdcountryremainsatleast0-50
unitofaccountbelowthereferencepricefortwo
consecutivemarketdays,acountervailing chargemust
beintroducedinrespectoftheexportingcountry
concerned,saveinexceptionalcircumstances ;
WhereasCommissionRegulation(EEC)No2755/76
of11November1976fixingthereferencepricesfor
sweetorangesforthe1976/77marketingyear(3)fixed
thereferencepriceforClassIproductsofGroupIIat
16-28unitsofaccountper100kilogramsnet;
Whereastheentrypriceforagivenexportingcountry
isequaltothelowestrepresentative pricesrecorded
foratleast30%ofthequantitiesfromtheexporting
countryconcernedwhicharemarketedonallrepre­
sentativemarketsforwhichpricesareavailable,less
thedutiesandthechargesindicatedinArticle24(3)
ofRegulation (EEC)No1035/72;whereasthe
meaningofrepresentative priceisdefinedinArticle
24(2)ofRegulation (EEC)No1035/72;
Whereasitisnecessarytorecordthepricestobe
takenintoconsideration ontherepresentative markets
referredtoinRegulation (EEC)No2118/74(4),as
amendedbyRegulation (EEC)No385/75(5),andto
affectthispricewhereapplicablebythecoefficients
fixedinArticle 1(4)ofRegulation (EEC)No
2755/76;HASADOPTED THISREGULATION :
ArticleI
1.Acountervailing chargeof1-58unitsofaccount
per100kilogramsnetisappliedtofreshsweet
oranges(subheadingex08.02AIoftheCommon
CustomsTariff)orginatinginAlgeriaandinGreece
otherthanthevarietiesMoro,Tarocco,Biondo
comune(Blancacomuna,Blondecommune),Grano
deOro(Imperial,Sucrena),Baladi,Pera,Macetera,(')O)No1.118,20.S.1972,p.I.
(')OJNo1.91,8.4.1976,p.6.
OOJNo1.*12,1.1.II.1976,p..17.
(•»)O'jNo1.220,10.8.1974,p.20.
(s)OJNoI.44,18.2.1975,p.8. (*)O|NoI.21,25.1.1977,p..14.

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Pineapple,Bloodoval(Doblefina,Doublefine),Portu­
guesesanguine,Sanguinaredonda(Entrefina),
SurinamvarietiesandtheordinarySanguinavariety,
withtheexceptionofNavelsanguines(improved
Doublefine,Washingtonsanguina,Sanguinagrande)
andMaltesesanguines.2.Regulation(EEC)No132/77isherebyrepealed.
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon29January
1977.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,27January1977.
FortheCommission
FinnGUNDELACH
Vice-President