NoL117/76 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 29.4.78
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No905/78
of28April1978
introducingacountervailing chargeoncucumbersoriginatinginGreeceand
Bulgaria
ofaccountbelowthereferencepricefortwoconsecu­
tivemarketdays;whereasacountervailing chargehas
thereforetobeintroducedforthesecucumbers ;
WhereasCommissionRegulation(EEC)No845/78of
26April1978(6)hasintroducedacountervailing
chargeoncucumbersoriginatinginGreece;
Whereastheentrypricesavailableatpresentforthese
twoexportingcountriesallowtheapplicationofone
charge,equaltothedifferencebetweenthereference
priceandthearithmeticmeanoftheaverageentry
pricesestablishedforeachexportingcountry;whereas
Regulation (EEC)No845/78shouldthereforebe
repealed;
Whereas,ifthesystemistooperatenormally,it
shouldbecalculatedfortheentrypriceonthe
followingbasis:
—inthecaseofcurrencieswhicharemaintainedin
relationtoeachotheratanygivenmomentwithin
abandof2-25%,arateofexchangebasedon
theireffectiveparity;
—forothercurrencies,anexchangeratebasedonthe
arithmeticmeanofthespotmarketratesofeach
ofthesecurrenciesrecordedforagivenperiodin
relationtotheCommunitycurrenciesreferredto
intheprevioussubparagraph ,THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
1035/72of18May1972onthecommonorganization
ofthemarketinfruitandvegetables(*),aslast
amendedbyRegulation(EEC)No1034/77(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)No244/78of
6February1978fixingforthemonthsFebruaryto
April1978thereferencepriceforcucumbers(3)fixed
thereferencepriceforClassIproductsat50-47units
ofaccountper100kilogramsforthemonthofApril
1978;
Whereastheentrypriceforagivenexportingcountry
isequaltothelowestrepresentative pricesrecorded
foratleast30%ofthequantitiesfromtheexporting
countryconcernedwhicharemarketedonallrepre­
sentativemarketsforwhichpricesareavailable,less
thedutiesandthechargesindicatedinArticle24(3)
ofRegulation (EEC)No1035/72;whereasthe
meaningofrepresentative marketsisdefinedin
Article24(2)ofRegulation(EEC)No1035/72;
Whereas,inaccordancewithArticle3(1)ofRegula­
tion(EEC)No2118/74(4),aslastamendedbyRegula­
tion(EEC)No668/78(5),thepricestobetakeninto
considerationmustberecordedontherepresentative
marketsor,incertaincircumstances ,onother
markets;whereasitisnecessarytomultiplytheprices
withthecoefficientsfixedinthefirstindentofArticle
1(2)ofRegulation(EEC)No244/78;
WhereasforBulgariancucumberstheentryprices
calculatedinthiswayhaveremainedatleast0-50unitHASADOPTED THISREGULATION :
Article1
1.Acountervailing chargeof7-90unitsofaccount
per100kilogramsnetisappliedtocucumbersfalling
withinsubheadingex0701PoftheCommon
CustomsTariffandoriginatinginGreeceand
Bulgaria.
2.Regulation (EEC)No845/78arehereby
repealed.
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon3May1978.(')OJNoL118,20.5.1972,p.1.
(2)OJNoL125,19.5.1977,p.1.
(3)OJNoL37,7.2.1978,p.11.
(4)OJNoL220,10.8.1974,p.20.
(5)OJNoL90,5.4.1978,p.5. (6)OJNoL115,27.4.1978,p.39.

29.4.78 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL117/77
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,28April1978.
FortheCommission
FinnGUNDELACH
Vice-President