NoL246/28 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 27.8.92
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No2475/92
of26August1992
introducingacountervailing chargeonapplesoriginatinginArgentina
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,Regulation(EEC)No3811/85(*),thepricestobetaken
intoconsiderationmustberecordedontherepresentative
marketsor,incertaincircumstances ,onothermarkets;
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity,
HavingregardtotheActofAccessionofSpainand
Portugal,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No1035/72
of18May1972onthecommonorganizationofthe
marketinfruitandvegetables('),aslastamendedby
Regulation(EEC)No1754/92(2),andinparticularthe
secondsubparagraphofArticle27(2)thereof,Whereas,forapplesoriginatinginArgentina,theentry
pricecalculatedinthiswayhasremainedatleastECU0,6
belowthereferencepricefortwoconsecutivemarket
days;whereasacountervailing chargeshouldthereforebe
introducedfortheseapples;
Whereas,ifthesystemistooperatenormally,theentry
priceshouldbecalculatedonthefollowingbasis:
—inthecaseofcurrencieswhicharemaintainedinrela­
tiontoeachotheratanygivenmomentwithinaband
of2,25%,arateofexchangebasedontheircentral
rate,multipliedbythecorrectivefactorprovidedforin
thelastparagraphofArticle3(1)ofCouncilRegula­
tion(EEC)No1676/85(6),aslastamendedbyRegula­
tion(EEC)No2205/900,
—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)No1660/92of
26June1992fixingforthe1992/93marketingyearthe
referencepricesforapples(3)fixedthereferencepricefor
productsofclassIforthemonthofAugust1992atECU
41,11per100kilogramsnet;HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1 Whereastheentrypriceforagivenexportingcountryis
equaltothelowestrepresentative pricesrecordedforat
least30%ofthequantitiesfromtheexportingcountry
concernedwhicharemarketedonallrepresentative
marketsforwhichpricesareavailablelessthedutiesand
thechargesindicatedinArticle24(3)ofRegulation(EEC)
No1035/72;whereasthemeaningofrepresentativeprice
isdefinedinArticle24(2)ofRegulation (EEC)No
1035/72:Acountervailing chargeofECU4,87per100kilograms
netisappliedtoapples(CNcodes08081091,08081093
and08081099)originatinginArgentina.
Article2
Whereas,inaccordancewithArticle3(1)ofCommission
Regulation(EEC)No2118/74(4),aslastamendedby
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon28August1992.
(')OJNoL118,20.5.1972,p.1.0OJNoL180,1.7.1992,p.23.
(3)OJNoL172,27.6.1992,p.57.b)OJNoL220,10.8.1974,p.20.0OJNoL368,31.12.1985,p.1.
(6)OJNoL164,24.6.1985,p.1.
OOJNoL201,31.7.1990,p.9.

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ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,26August1992.
FortheCommission
RayMACSHARRY
MemberoftheCommission