15.2.86 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL40/23
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No337/86
of14February1986
introducingacountervailing chargeonapplesoriginatinginSpain
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,Regulation(EEC)No3110/83(^thepricestobetaken
intoconsiderationmustberecordedontherepresentative
marketsor,incertaincircumstances ,onothermarkets;
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No1035/72
of18May1972onthecommonorganizationofthe
marketinfruitandvegetables('),aslastamendedby
Regulation(EEC)No3768/85(2),andinparticularthe
secondsubparagraph ofArticle27(2)thereof,•Whereas,forapplesoriginatinginSpaintheentryprice
calculatedinthiswayhasremainedatleast0,6ECU
belowthereferencepricefortwoconsecutivemarket
days;whereasacountervailing chargeshouldthereforebe
introducedfortheseapples;
Whereas,ifthesystemistooperatenormally,theentry
priceshouldbecalculatedonthefollowingbasis:
—inthecaseofcurrencieswhicharemaintainedinrela­
tiontoeachotheratanygivenmomentwithinaband
of2,25%,arateofexchangebasedontheircentral
rate,multipliedbythecorrectivefactorprovidedforin
thelastparagraphofArticle3(1)ofCouncilRegula­
tion(EEC)No1676/85^,
—forothercurrencies,anexchangeratebasedonthe
arithmeticmeanofthespotmarketratesofeachof
thesecurrenciesrecordedoveragivenperiodinrela­
tiontotheCommunitycurrenciesreferredtointhe
previousindent,andtheaforesaidcoefficient ;
WhereasunderthetermsofArticle394(3)oftheActof
AccessionofSpainandofPortugalQthearrangements
applicabletotradebetweenanewMemberStateandthe
Communityasconstitutedon31December1985are
thosethatappliedbeforeaccession,WhereasArticle25(1)ofRegulation(EEC)No1035/72
providesthat,iftheentrypriceofaproductimported
fromathirdcountryremainsatleast0,6ECUbelowthe
referencepricefortwoconsecutivemarketdays,acoun­
tervailingchargemustbeintroducedinrespectofthe
exportingcountryconcerned,saveinexceptionalcircum­
stances;whereasthischargeisequaltothedifference
betweenthereferencepriceandthearithmeticmeanof
thelasttwoentrypricesavailableforthatexporting
country;
WhereasCommissionRegulation(EEC)No1849/85of2
July1985fixingforthe1985/86marketingyearthe
referencepricesforapples(3)fixedthereferencepricefor
productsofclassIforthemonthofFebruary1986at
48,83ECUper100kilogramsnet;
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Whereastheentrypriceforagivenexportingcountryis
equaltothelowestrepresentativepricesrecordedforat
least30%ofthequantitiesfromtheexportingcountry
concernedwhicharemarketedonallrepresentative
marketsforwhichpricesareavailablelessthedutiesand
thechargesindicatedinArticle24(3)ofRegulation(EEC)
No1035/72;whereasthemeaningofrepresentativeprice
isdefinedinArticle24(2)ofRegulation (EEC)No
1035/72:Article1
Acountervailing chargeof6,46ECUper100kilograms
netisappliedtoapples(subheading08.06AIIofthe
CommonCustomsTariff)originatinginSpain.
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon18February
1986.Whereas,inaccordancewithArticle3(1)ofCommission
Regulation(EEC)No2118/74(4),aslastamendedby
(')OJNoL118,20.5.1972,p.1.
(2)OJNoL362,31.12.1985,p.8.0OJNoL174,4.7.1985,p.18.
*)OJNoL220,10.8.1974,p.20.0OJNoL303,5.11.1983,p.5.0OJNoL164,24.6.1985,p.1.
Ì7)OJNoL302,15.11.1985,p.9.

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ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,14February1986.
FortheCommission
FransANDRIESSEN
Vice-President