NoL254/22 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 31.8.89
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No2631/89
of30August1989
introducingacountervailing chargeonapplesoriginatinginArgentina
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity,
HavingregardtotheActofAccessionofSpainand
Portugal,
HavingregardtoRegulation(EEC)No1035/72ofthe
Councilof18May1972onthecommonorganizationof
themarketinfruitandvegetables(l),aslastamendedby
Regulation(EEC)No1119/89(2),andinparticularthe
secondsubpargraphofArticle27(2)thereof,byRegulation(EEC)No3811/850,thepricestobe
takenintoconsiderationmustberecordedontherepre­
sentativemarketsor,incertaincircumstances ,onother
markets;
Whereas,forapplesoriginatinginArgentinatheentry
pricecalculatedinthiswayhasremainedatleastECU0,6
belowthereferencepricefortwoconsecutivemarket
days;whereasacountervailingchargeshouldthereforebe
introducedfortheseapples;
Whereas,ifthesystemistooperatenormally,theentry
priceshouldbecalculatedonthefollowingbasis:
—inthecaseofcurrencieswhicharemaintainedinrela­
tiontoeachotheratanygivenmomentwithinaband
of2,25%,arateofexchangebasedontheircentral
rate,multipliedbythecorrectivefactorprovidedforin
thelastparagraphofArticle3(1)ofCouncilRegula­
tion(EEC)No1676/85(*),aslastamendedbyRegula­
tion(EEC)No1636/87Q,
—forothercurrencies,anexchangeratebasedonthe
arithmeticmeanofthespotmarketratesofeachof
thesecurrenciesrecordedoveragivenperiodinrela­
tiontotheCommunitycurrenciesreferredtointhe
previousindent,andtheaforesaidcoefficient,WhereasArticle25(1)ofRegulation(EEC)No1035/72
providesthat,iftheentrypriceofaproductimported
fromathirdcountryremainsatleastECU0,6belowthe
referencepricefortwoconsecutivemarketdays,acoun­
tervailingchargemustbeintroducedinrespectofthe
exportingcountryconcerned,saveinexceptionalcircum­
stances;whereasthischargeisequaltothedifference
betweenthereferencepriceandthearithmeticmeanof
thelasttwoentrypricesavailableforthatexporting
country;
WhereasCommissionRegulation(EEC)No1736/89of
19June1989fixingforthe1989/90marketingyearthe
referencepricesforapples(3)fixedthereferencepricefor
productsofclassIatECU40,86per100kilogramsnet
forthemonthofAugust1989;HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
Acountervailing chargeofECU16,40per100kilograms
netisappliedtoapples(CNcodes08081091,08081093
and08081099)originatinginArgentina.Whereastheentrypriceforagivenexportingcountryis
equaltothelowestrepresentativepricesrecordedforat
least30%ofthequantitiesfromtheexportingcountry
concernedwhicharemarketedonallrepresentative
marketsforwhichpricesareavailablelessthedutiesand
thechargesindicatedinArticle24(3)ofRegulation(EEC)
No1035/72;whereasthemeaningofrepresentativeprice
isdefinedinArticle24(2)ofRegulation(EEC)No
1035/72:
Article2
Whereas,inaccordancewithArticle3(1)ofRegulation
(EEC)No2118/74oftheCommission (4),aslastamended ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1September
1989.
(>)OJNoL118,20.5.1972,p.1.0OJNoL118,29.4.1989,p.12.
(3)OJNoL171,20.6.1989,p.28.
(4OJNoL220,10.8.1974,p.20.0OJNoL368,31.12.1985,p.1.
(*)OJNoL164,24.6.1985,p.1.0OJNoL153,13.6.1987,p.1.

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ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,30August1989.
FortheCommission
RayMACSHARRY
MemberoftheCommission