NoL98/16 18.4.90 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No966/90
of17April1990
introducingacountervailing chargeontomatoesoriginatinginIsrael
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtotheActofAccessionofSpamand
Portugal,
HavingregardtoRegulation(EEC)No1035/72ofthe
Councilof18May1972onthecommonorganizationof
themarketinfruitandvegetables('),aslastamendedby
Regulation(EEC)No1119/89(2),andinparticularthe
secondsubparagraphofArticle27(2)thereof,Regulation(EEC)No3811/85(^thepricestobetaken
intoconsiderationmustberecordedontherepresentative
marketsor,incertaincircumstances ,onothermarkets;
whereasitisnecessarytomultiplythepriceswiththe
coefficientfixedinthefirstindentofArticle1(2)of
Regulation(EEC)No830/90;
Whereas,fortomatoesoriginatinginIsraeltheentryprice
calculatedinthiswayhasremainedatleastECU0,6
belowthereferencepricefortwoconsecutivemarket
days;whereasacountervailing chargeshouldthereforebe
introducedforthesetomatoes;
Whereas,ifthesystemistooperatenormally,theentry
priceshouldbecalculatedonthefollowingbasis:
—inthecaseofcurrencieswhicharemaintainedinrela­
tiontoeachotheratanygivenmomentwithinaband
of2,25%,arateofexchangebasedontheircentral
rate,multipliedbythecorrectivefactorprovidedforin
thelastparagraphofArticle3(1)ofCouncilRegula­
tion(EEC)No1676/85(6),aslastamendedbyRegula­
tionNo1636/87Q,
—forothercurrencies,anexchangeratebasedonthe
arithmeticmeanofthespotmarketratesofeachof
thesecurrenciesrecordedoveragivenperiodinrela­
tiontotheCommunitycurrenciesreferredtointhe
previousindent,andtheaforesaidcoefficient,WhereasArticle25(1)ofRegulation(EEC)No1035/72
providesthat,iftheentrypriceofaproductimported
fromathirdcountryremainsatleastECU0,6belowthe
referencepricefortwoconsecutivemarketdays,acoun­
tervailingchargemustbeintroducedinrespectofthe
exportingcountryconcerned,saveinexceptionalcircum­
stances;whereasthischargeisequaltothedifference
betweenthereferencepriceandthearithmeticmeanof
thelasttwoentrypricesavailableforthatexporting
country;
WhereasCommissionRegulation(EEC)No830/90of30
March1990fixingforthe1990marketingyearthe
referencepricesfortomatoes(3)fixedthereferenceprice
forproductsofclassIatECU197,27per100kilograms
netforthemonthofApril1990;HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1Whereastheentrypriceforagivenexportingcountryis
equaltothelowestrepresentative pricesrecordedforat
least30%ofthequantitiesfromtheexportingcountry
concernedwhicharemarketedonallrepresentative
marketsforwhichpricesareavailablelessthedutiesand
thechargesindicatedinArticle24(3)ofRegulation(EEC)
No1035/72;whereasthemeaningofrepresentativeprice
isdefinedinArticle24(2)"of-Regulation(EEC)No
1035/72;Acountervailing chargeofECU3,94per100kilograms
netisappliedtotomatoes(CNcode070200)originating
inIsrael.
Article2
Whereas,inaccordancewithArticle3(1)ofCommission
Regulation(EEC)No2118/74(4),aslastamendedbyThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon19April1990.
(>)OJNoL118,20.5.1972,p.1.
(*)OJNoL118,29.4.1989,p.12.
(3)OJNoL86,31.3.1990,p.22.
MOJNoL220,10.8.1974,p.20.OOJNoL368,31.12.1985,p.1.
(«)OJNoL164,24.6.1985,p.1.f)OJNoL153,13.6.1987,p.1.

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ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,17April1990.
FortheCommission
RayMACSHARRY
MemberoftheCommission