NoL126/30 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 9.5.89
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No1269/89
of8May1989
introducingacountervailing chargeonartichokesoriginatinginEgypt
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity,
HavingregardtotheActofAccessionofSpainand
Portugal,Regulation(EEC)No3811/85(5),thepricestobetaken
intoconsiderationmustberecordedontherepresentative
marketsor,incertaincircumstances ,onothermarkets;
Whereas,forartichokesoriginatinginEgypttheentry
pricecalculatedinthiswayhasremainedatleastECU0,6
belowthereferencepricefortwoconsecutivemarket
days;whereasacountervailing chargeshouldthereforebe
introducedfortheseartichokes;
Whereas,ifthesystemistooperatenormally,theentry
priceshouldbecalculatedonthefollowingbasis:
—inthecaseofcurrencieswhicharemaintainedinrela­
tiontoeachotheratanygivenmomentwithinaband
of2,25%,arateofexchangebasedontheircentral
rate,multipliedbythecorrectivefactorprovidedforin
thelastparagraphofArticle3(1)ofCouncilRegula­
tion(EEC)No1676/85(6),aslastamendedbyRegula­
tion(EEC)No1636/870,
—forothercurrencies,anexchangeratebasedonthe
arithmeticmeanofthespotmarketratesofeachof
thesecurrenciesrecordedoveragivenperiodinrela­
tiontotheCommunitycurrenciesreferredtointhe
previousindent,andtheaforesaidcoefficient,HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No1035/72
of18May1972onthecommonorganizationofthe
marketinfruitandvegetables('),aslastamendedby
Regulation(EEC)No1119/89(2),andinparticularthe
secondsubparagraphofArticle27(2)thereof,
WhereasArticle25(1)ofRegulation(EEC)No1035/72
providesthat,iftheentrypriceofaproductimported
fromathirdcountryremainsatleastECU0,6belowthe
referencepricefortwoconsecutivemarketdays,acoun­
tervailingchargemustbeintroducedinrespectofthe
exportingcountryconcerned,saveinexceptionalcircum­
stances;whereasthischargeisequaltothedifference
betweenthereferencepriceandthearithmeticmeanof
thelasttwoentrypricesavailableforthatexporting
country;
WhereasCommissionRegulation(EEC)No3138/88of
12October1988fixingforthe1988/89marketingyear
thereferencepricesforartichokes(3)fixedthereference
priceforproductsofclassIfortheperiod1Januaryto30
April1989atECU78,03per100kilogramsnetandfor
themonthofMay74,95per100kilogramsnet; HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Whereastheentrypriceforagivenexportingcountryis
equaltothelowestrepresentativepricesrecordedforat
least30%ofthequantitiesfromtheexportingcountry
concernedwhicharemarketedonallrepresentative
marketsforwhichpricesareavailablelessthedutiesand
thechargesindicatedinArticle24(3)ofRegulation(EEC)
No1035/72;whereasthemeaningofrepresentativeprice
isdefinedinArticle24(2)ofRegulation (EEC)No
1035/72;Article1
Acountervailing chargeofECU17,57per100kilograms
netisappliedtoartichokes(CNcode07091000)origina­
tinginEgypt.
Whereas,inaccordancewithArticle3(1)ofCommission
Regulation(EEC)No2118/74(4),aslastamendedbyArticle2
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ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,8May1989.
FortheCommission
RayMACSHARRY
MemberoftheCommission