NoL92/12 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 6.4.78
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No678/78
of5April1978
introducing acountervailing chargeoncucumbersoriginatinginGreeceand
Romania
ofaccountbelowthereferencepricefortwoconsecu­
tivemarketdays;whereasacountervailing chargehas
thereforetobeintroducedforthesecucumbers ;
WhereasCommissionRegulation (EEC)No665/78of
3April1978(6)hasintroducedacountervailing
chargeoncucumbersoriginatinginGreece;
Whereastheentrypricesavailableatpresentforthese
twoexportingcountriesallowtheapplicationofone
charge,equaltothedifferencebetweenthereference
priceandthearithmeticmeanoftheaverageentry
pricesestablishedforeachexportingcountry;whereas
Commission Regulation (EEC)No665/78should
thereforeberepealed;
Whereas,ifthesystemistooperatenormally,it
shouldbecalculatedfortheentrypriceonthe
followingbasis:
—inthecaseofcurrencieswhicharemaintainedin
relationtoeachotheratanygivenmomentwithin
abandof2-25%,arateofexchangebasedon
theireffectiveparity;
—forothercurrencies,anexchangeratebasedonthe
arithmeticmeanofthespotmarketratesofeach
ofthesecurrenciesrecordedforagivenperiodin
relationtotheCommunitycurrenciesreferredto
intheprevioussubparagraph ,THECOMMISSION OPTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
1035/72of18May1972onthecommonorganization
ofthemarketinfruitandvegetables('),aslast
amendedbyRegulation (EEC)No1034/77(2),andin
particularthesecondsubparagraph ofArticle27(2)
thereof,
WhereasArticle25(1)ofRegulation (EEC)No
1035/72providesthat,iftheentrypriceofaproduct
importedfromathirdcountryremainsatleast0-50
unitofaccountbelowthereferencepricefortwo
consecutivemarketdays,acountervailing chargemust,
beintroducedinrespectoftheexportingcountry
concerned,saveinexceptionalcircumstances ;
WhereasCommissionRegulation (EEC)No244/78of
6February 1978fixingforthemonthsFebruaryto
April1978thereferencepriceforcucumbers (3)fixed
thereferencepriceforClassIproductsat50-47units
ofaccountper100kilogramsforthemonthofApril
1978;
Whereastheentrypriceforagivenexportingcountry
isequaltothelowestrepresentative pricesrecorded
foratleast30%ofthequantitiesfromtheexporting
countryconcernedwhicharemarketedonallrepre­
sentativemarketsforwhichpricesareavailable,less
thedutiesandthechargesindicatedinArticle24(3)
ofRegulation (EEC)No1035/72;whereasthe
meaningofrepresentative marketsisdefinedin
Article24(2)ofRegulation (EEC)No1035/72;
Whereas,inaccordancewithArticle3(1)ofRegula­
tion(EEC)No2118/74(4),aslastamendedbyRegula­
tion(EEC)No385/75(5),thepricestobetakeninto
consideration mustberecordedontherepresentative
marketsor,incertaincircumstances ,onother
markets;whereasitisnecessarytomultiplytheprices
withthecoefficients fixedinthefirstindentofArticle
1(2)ofRegulation(EEC)No244/78;
WhereasforRomaniancucumberstheentryprices
calculatedinthiswayhaveremainedatleast0-50unitHASADOPTED THISREGULATION
Article1
1.Acountervailing chargeof368unitsofaccount
per100kilogramsnetisappliedtocucumbersfalling
withinsubheadingex0701PoftheCommun
CustomsTariffandoriginatinginGreeceand
Romania .
2.Regulation (EEC)No665/78arehereby
repealed.
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon7April
1978.(')OJNoL118,20.5.1972,p.1.
\2)OJNoL125,19.5.1977,p.1.
(})OJNoLX7,7.2.1978,p.11.
HOJNoL220,10.8.1974,p.20.
(5)OJNoL44,18.2.1975,p.8. (o)OJNoL89,4.4.1978,p.22.

6.4.78 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL92/13
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,5April1978.
I-'(Ifthe(
FinnGUNDELACH
Via-President