13.4.89 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL101/25
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No947/89
of12April1989
introducingacountervailing chargeonfreshlemonsoriginatinginSpain
(excepttheCanaryIslands)
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity,
HavingregardtotheActofAccessionofSpainand
Portugal,Regulation(EEC)No3811/85Q,thepricestobetaken
intoconsiderationmustberecordedontherepresentative
marketsor,incertaincircumstances ,onothermarkets;
Whereas,forfreshlemonsoriginatinginSpain(except
theCanaryIslands)theentrypricecalculatedinthisway
hasremainedatleastECU0,6belowthereferenceprice
fortwoconsecutivemarketdays;whereasacountervailing
chargeshouldthereforebeintroducedforthesefresh
lemons;
Whereas,ifthesystemistooperatenormally,theentry
priceshouldbecalculatedonthefollowingbasis:
—inthecaseofcurrencieswhicharemaintainedinrela­
tiontoeachotheratanygivenmomentwithinaband
of2,25%,arateofexchangebasedontheircentral
rate,multipliedbythecorrectivefactorprovidedforin
thelastparagraphofArticle3(1)ofRegulation(EEC)
No1676/85(6),aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)
No1636/870;
—forothercurrencies,anexchangeratebasedonthe
arithmeticmeanofthespotmarketratesofeachof
thesecurrenciesrecordedoveragivenperiodinrela­
tiontotheCommunitycurrenciesreferredtointhe
previousindent,andtheaforesaidcoefficient,
Whereas,pursuanttoArticle136(2)oftheActofAcces­
sionofSpainandPortugal,thearrangementsapplicable
totradebetween,ontheonehand,anewMemberState
and,ontheother,theCommunityasconstitutedat31
December1985,mustbethosewhichwereapplicable
beforeaccession;
WhereasArticle140(1)providesfora8%reductionin
thecountervailing chargesapplicableunderRegulation
(EEC)No1035/72duringthefourthyearafteraccession,HavingregardtoRegulation(EEC)No1035/72ofthe
Councilof18May1972onthecommonorganizationof
themarketinfruitandvegetables('),aslastamendedby
Regulation(EEC)No2238/88(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)No1386/88of
20May1988fixingforthe1988/89marketingyearthe
referencepricesforfreshlemons(3)fixedthereference
priceforproductsofclassIfortheperiodfrom
November1988toApril1989atECU47,15per100kilo­
gramsnet;
Whereastheentrypriceforagivenexportingcountryis
equaltothelowestrepresentativepricesrecordedforat
least30%ofthequantitiesfromtheexportingcountry
concernedwhicharemarketedonallrepresentative
marketsforwhichpricesareavailablelessthedutiesand
thechargesindicatedinArticle24(3)ofRegulation(EEC)
No1035/72;whereasthemeaningofrepresentativeprice
isdefinedinArticle24(2)ofRegulation(EEC)No
1035/72;HASADOPTED THISREGULATION :
Article1
Acountervailing chargeofECU1,51per100kilograms
netisappliedtofreshlemons(CNcodeex08053010)
originatinginSpain(excepttheCanaryIslands).
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon14April1989.Whereas,inaccordancewithArticle3(1)ofCommission
Regulation(EEC)No2118/74(4),aslastamendedby
(')OJNoL118,20.5.1972,p.1.
(2)OJNoL198,26.7.1988,p.1.
OOJNoL128,21.5.1988,p.21.b)OJNoL220,10.8.1974,p.20.0OJNoL368,31.12.1985,p.1.
(«)OJNoL164,24.6.1985,p.1.0OJNoL153,13.6.1987,p.1.

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ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,12April1989.
FortheCommission
RayMACSHARRY
MemberoftheCommission