7.4.88 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL90/21
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No916/88
of6April1988
tintroducingacountervailing chargeontomatoesoriginatinginMorocco
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity,
HavingregardtotheActofAccessionofSpainand
Portugal,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No1035/72
of18May1972onthecommonorganizationofthe
marketinfruitandvegetables('),aslastamendedby
Regulation(EEC)No824/88(2),andinparticularthe
secondsubparagraphofArticle27(2)thereof,(EEC)No3811/85(*),thepricestobetakenintoconside­
rationmustberecordedontherepresentativemarketsor,
incertaincircumstances ,onothermarkets;whereasitis
necessarytomultiplythepriceswiththecoefficientfixed
inthefirstindentofArticle1(2)ofRegulation(EEC)No
723/88;
Whereas,fortomatoesoriginatinginMoroccotheentry
pricecalculatedinthiswayhasremainedatleast0,6ECU
belowthereferencepricefortwoconsecutivemarket
days;whereasacountervailing chargeshouldthereforebe
introducedforthesetomatoes;
Whereas,ifthesystemistooperatenormally,theentry
priceshouldbecalculatedonthefollowingbasis:
—inthecaseofcurrencieswhicharemaintainedinrela­
tiontoeachotheratanygivenmomentwithinaband
of2,25%,arateofexchangebasedontheircentral
rate,multipliedbythecorrectivefactorprovidedforin
thelastparagraphofArticle3(1)ofCouncilRegula­
tion(EEC)No1676/85(*),aslastamendedbyRegula­
tionNo1636/87f),
—forothercurrencies,anexchangeratebasedonthe
arithmeticmeanofthespotmarketratesofeachof
thesecurrenciesrecordedoveragivenperiodinrela­
tiontotheCommunitycurrenciesreferredtointhe
previousindent,andtheaforesaidcoefficient,WhereasArticle25(1)ofRegulation(EEC)No1035/72
providesthat,iftheentrypriceofaproductimported
fromathirdcountryremainsatleast0,6ECUbelowthe
referencepricefortwoconsecutivemarketdays,acoun­
tervailingchargemustbeintroducedinrespectofthe
exportingcountryconcerned,saveinexceptionalcircum­
stances;whereasthischargeisequaltothedifference
betweenthereferencepriceandthearithmeticmeanof
thelasttwoentrypricesavailableforthatexporting
country;
WhereasCommissionRegulation(EEC)No723/88of18
March1988fixingforthe1988marketingyearthe
referencepricesfortomatoes(3)fixedthereferenceprice
forproductsofclassIat197,27ECUper100kilograms
netforthemonthofApril1988;HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1Whereastheentrypriceforagivenexportingcountryis
equaltothelowestrepresentative pricesrecordedforat
least30%ofthequantitiesfromtheexportingcountry
concernedwhicharemarketedonallrepresentative
marketsforwhichpricesareavailablelessthedutiesand
thechargesindicatedinArticle24(3)ofRegulation(EEC)
No1035/72;whereasthemeaningofrepresentativeprice
isdefinedinArticle24(2)ofRegulation(EEC)No
1035/72:Acountervailing chargeof70,65ECUper100kilograms
netisappliedtotomatoes(CNcode070200)originating
inMorocco.
Article2
Whereas,inaccordancewithArticle3(1)ofRegulation
(EEC)No2118/74(4),aslastamendedbyRegulation
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon8April1988.
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(*)OJNoL85,30.3.1988,p.5.0OJNoL74,19.3.1988,p.51.
(4)OJNoL220,10.8.1974,p.20.OOJNoL368,31.12.1985,p.1.
(«)OJNoL164,24.6.1985,p.1.f)OJNoL153,13.6.1987,p.1.

7.4.88 NoL90/22 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,6April1988.
FortheCommission
FransANDRIESSEN
Vice-President