NoL72/12 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 18.3.76
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No607/76
of17March1976
introducingacountervailing chargeoncucumbersoriginatinginBulgaria
amendedbyRegulation (EEC)No385/75(5),andto
applythecoefficientfixedinArticle1(2)ofRegula­
tion(EEC)No248/76tothoseprices;
WhereasforBulgariancucumbers,theentryprices
calculatedinthiswayhaveforfiveconsecutivemarket
daysbeenalternativelyaboveandbelowthereference
price;whereasthreeoftheseentrypricesaremore
than0-5unitofaccountbelowthereferenceprice;
whereasacountervailing chargeshouldthereforebe
introducedforcucumbersoriginatinginBulgaria;
WhereasinaccordancewiththeprovisionsofArticle
26(2)ofRegulation (EEC)No1035/72thatchargeis
appliedinprincipleforsixdays;
Whereasifthesystemistooperatenormallyitshould
becalculatedonthefollowingbasis:
—inthecaseofcurrencieswhicharemaintained in
relationtoeachotheratanygivenmomentwithin
abandof2-25%arateofexchangebasedon
theireffectiveparity,
—forothercurrenciesanexchangeratebasedonthe
arithmeticmeanofthespotmarketratesofeach
ofthesecurrenciesrecordedforagivenperiod,in
relationtotheCommunitycurrenciesreferredto
intheprevioussubparagraph ;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
areinaccordancewiththeopinionoftheManage­
mentCommitteeforFruitandVegetables,THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
1035/72of18May1972onthecommonorganization
ofthemarketinfruitandvegetables(!),aslast
amendedbyRegulation(EEC)No2482/75(2),andin
particularthefirstsubparagraph ofArticle27(2)
thereof,
WhereasArticle25a(1)ofRegulation (EEC)No
1035/72providesthat,iftheentrypriceofaproduct
importedfromanon-membercountryisalternatively
aboveandbelowthereferencepriceforfivetoseven
consecutivemarketdaysacountervailing chargeis
introducedinrespectofthatnon-membercountry,
saveinexceptionalcases;whereasthatchargeisintro­
ducedwhenthreeentrypricesfallbelowthereference
priceandoneofthoseentrypricesisatleast0-5unit
ofaccountbelowthereferenceprice;
Whereasthatchargeisequaltothedifference
betweenthereferencepriceandthelastavailable
entrypricebyatleast0-5unitofaccountbelowthe
referenceprice;
WhereasCommissionRegulation (EEC)No248/76of
4February1976,fixing,forthemonthsofFebruary
andMarch1976,thereferencepricesforcucum­
bers(3),fixedfortheproductsofcategoryqualityI,
thereferencepriceat59-94unitsofaccountper100
kgnetforthemonthofMarch1976;
Whereastheentrypriceforagivenexportingcountry
isequaltothelowestontheaverageofthelowest
representative pricesrecordedforatleast30%ofthe
quantitiesfromtheexportingcountryconcerned
whicharemarketedonallrepresentative marketsfor
whichpricesareavailable,lessthedutiesandthe
chargesreferredtoinArticle24(3)ofRegulation
(EEC)No1035/72;whereasthemeaningofrepresen­
tativepriceisdefinedinArticle24(2)ofRegulation
(EEC)No1035/72;
Whereasitisnecessarytorecordthepricestobe
takenintoconsideration ontherepresentative markets
referredtoinRegulation (EEC)No2118/74(4),asHASADOPTED THISREGULATION :
Article1
Acountervailing chargeof12-11unitsofaccountper
100kgnetisappliedtocucumbers (subheadingex
07.01PoftheCommonCustomsTariff)originating
inBulgaria.
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon19March
1976.Subjecttotheprovisionsofthesecondsubpara­
graphofArticle26(2)ofRegulation (EEC)No
1035/72,thisRegulationshallbeapplicableuntil24
March1976.(>)OJNoL118,20.5.1972,p.1.
(2)OJNoL254,1.10.1975,p.3.
(3)OJNoL30,5.2.1976,p.8.
4OJNoL220,10.8.1974,p.20, (5)OJNoL44,18.2.1975,p.8.

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ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,17March1976.
FortheCommission
P.J.LARDINOIS
MemberoftheCommission