30.6.83 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL172/25
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No1761/83
of29June1983
fixingcountervailing chargesonseeds
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
2358/71of26October1971onthecommonorgani­
zationofthemarketinseeds('),aslastamendedby
Regulation(EEC)No1581/83(2),andinparticular
Article6(5)thereof,
WhereasArticle6(3)ofRegulation(EEC)No2358/71
providesthatwherethefree-at-frontier offerprice,plus
customsduties,foratypeofhybridmaizeforsowing
andcomingfromanon-membercountry,islower
thanthecorresponding referenceprice,acountervail­
ingchargeshallbeleviedonimportsofthehybrid
fromthatcountry,subjecttoobligationsresultingfrom
bindingunderGATT;whereasthecountervailing
chargeisequaltothedifferencebetweenthereference
priceandthefree-at-frontier pricepluscustoms
duties;
Whereasthereferencepricesforthe1983/84market­
ingyearforhybridmaizeforsowingwerefixedin
CommissionRegulation(EEC)No1758/83(3);
Whereasthefree-at-frontier offerpricesforeach
countryofprovenancearedeterminedusingall
availablerelevantinformation ;whereassuchrelevant
informationisdefinedinArticle1(1),(2)and(3)of
Commission Regulation (EEC)No1665/72(4);
whereasArticle3ofthesameRegulationprovidesthat
thefree-at-frontier offerpricesforeachcountryof
provenanceshallbedeterminedfromthemostfavour­
ablepurchasingopportunities fortheproductsin
questioncalculatedinaccordancewithArticles1and
2oftheRegulation ;whereasinformationonoffers
whichhavenoeconomiceffectonthemarketin
particularbecauseoftheinsignificantquantitiesforwhichtheyaremadearetobedisregardedforthe
purposeofcalculatingtheseprices;
Whereas,pursuanttoArticle2ofRegulation(EEC)
No1665/72,anadjustmentmustbemadeinthecase
ofpriceinformationrelatingtoastageotherthanfree­
at-Community-frontier ;whereas,pursuanttoArticle4
(2)ofthatRegulation,thecountervailing chargemust
beamendedwhereasignificantvariationinthefree­
at-frontierofferpriceisrecorded;
Whereas,asaresultoftheapplicationoftheafore­
mentionedprovisionstotheinformationcurrently
availabletotheCommission ,thecountervailingcharge
inrespectofcertaintypesofhybridistobefixedat
theamountsindicatedintheAnnextothisRegula­
tion;
Whereas,consequently ,CommissionRegulation(EEC)
No1686/820,aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)
No1455/83(6),whichfixedthecountervailing charges
fortheprecedingperiod,shouldberepealed;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
areinaccordancewiththeopinionoftheManagement
CommitteeforSeeds,
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
Thecountervailing chargesonseedsarefixedas
shownintheAnnexhereto.
Article2
Regulation(EEC)No1686/82isherebyrepealed.
Article3
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1July1983.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,29June1983.
FortheCommission
PoulDALSAGER
MemberoftheCommission
(')OJNoL246,5.11.1971,p.1.
(2)OJNoL163,22.6.1983,p.23.
(3)Seepage15ofthisOfficialJournal.
(4)OJNoL175,2.8.1972,p.49.0OJNoL186,30.6.1982,p.27.f)OJNoL149,7.6.1983,p.11.

NoL172/26 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 30.6.83
ANNEX
Countervailing chargeonhybridmaizeforsowing
(ECU/100kg)
CCT
heading
NoDescriptionAmountof
countervailing
charge(')Countryoforigin
ex10.05 Maize:I
A.Hybridforsowing:l
I.Doublehybridsandtopcross\l
hybrids 10,9Hungary\ 17,0 Austria
20,5YugoslaviaI 25,5 Romania
25,5Othercountries(2)
II.Threecrosshybrids 13,1Yugoslavial 15,6 Austria\ 23,5Hungary\ 31,5 Romania
31,5Othercountries(3)
III.Singlehybrids 53,6Spain
80,8Yugoslavia
80,8Othercountries (■*)
(')Thecountervailing chargemaynotexceed4%ofthecustomsvalue.
(2)WiththeexceptionofSpain,USAandCanada.
(3)WiththeexceptionofCanada,SpainandUSA.
(4)WiththeexceptionoftheUSA,Canada,Austria,HungaryandRomania.