NoL277/14 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 4.10.91
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No2918/91
of3October1991
introducingacountervailing chargeonapplesoriginatinginArgentina
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,Regulation(EEC)No3811/850,thepricestobetaken
intoconsiderationmustberecordedontherepresentative
marketsor,incertaincircumstances ,onothermarkets;
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity,Whereas,forapplesoriginatinginArgentina,theentry
pricecalculatedinthiswayhasremainedatleastECU0,6
belowthereferencepricefortwoconsecutivemarket
days;whereasacountervailing chargeshouldthereforebe
introducedfortheseapples;HavingregardtotheActofAccessionofSpainand
Portugal,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No1035/72
of18May1972onthecommonorganizationofthe
marketinfruitandvegetables('),aslastamendedby
Regulation(EEC)No1623/91(2),andinparticularthe
secondsubparagraph ofArticle27(2)thereof,Whereas,ifthesystemistooperatenormally,theentry
priceshouldbecalculatedonthefollowingbasis:,
—inthecaseofcurrencieswhicharemaintainedinrela­
tiontoeachotheratanygivenmomentwithinaband
of2,25%,arateofexchangebasedontheircentral
rate,multipliedbythecorrectivefactorprovidedforin
thelastparagraphofArticle3(1)ofCouncilRegula­
tion(EEC)No1676/85(6),aslastamendedbyRegula­
tion(EEC)No2205/90O,
—forothercurrencies,anexchangeratebasedonan
averageoftheecuratespublishedintheOfficial
JournaloftheEuropeanCommunities ,Cseries,over
aperiodtobedetermined,multipliedbythecoeffi­
cientreferredtointhepreviousindent,WhereasArticle25(1)ofRegulation(EEC)No1035/72
providesthat,iftheentrypriceofaproductimported
fromathirdcountryremainsatleastECU0,6belowthe
referencepricefortwoconsecutivemarketdays,acoun­
tervailingchargemustbeintroducedinrespectofthe
exportingcountryconcerned,saveinexceptionalcircum­
stances;whereasthischargeisequaltothedifference
betweenthereferencepriceandthearithmeticmeanof
thelasttwoentrypricesavailableforthatexporting
country;
WhereasCommissionRegulation(EEC)No1875/91of
28June1991fixingforthe1991/92marketingyearthe
referencepricesforapples(3)fixedthereferencepricefor
productsofclassIforthemonthofOctober1991atECU
48,78per100kilogramsnet;HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION
Article1 Whereastheentrypriceforagivenexportingcountryis
equaltothelowestrepresentative pricesrecordedforat
least30%ofthequantitiesfromtheexportingcountry
concernedwhicharemarketedonallrepresentative
marketsforwhichpricesareavailablelessthedutiesand
thechargesindicatedinArticle24(3)ofRegulation(EEC)
No1035/72;whereasthemeaningofrepresentativeprice
isdefinedinArticle24(2)ofRegulation(EEC)No
1035/72:Acountervailing chargeofECU1,44per100kilograms
netisappliedtoapples(CNcodes08081091,08081093
and08081099)originatinginArgentina.
Article2
Whereas,inaccordancewithArticle3.(1)ofCommission
Regulation(EEC)No2118/74(4),aslastamendedby
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon5October1991.
(')OJNoL118,20.5.1972,p.1.0OJNoL150,15.6.1991,p.8.0OJNoL168,29.6.1991,p.70.
4)OJNoL220,10.8.1974,p.20.0OJNoL368,31.12.1985,p.1.
(6)OJNoL164,24.6.1985,p.1.0OJNoL201,31.7.1990,p.9.

4.10.91 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL277/15
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,3October1991.
FortheCommission
RayMACSHARRY
MemberoftheCommission
/