21.4.89 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL110/43
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No1038/89
of20April1989
introducingacountervailing chargeontomatoesoriginatinginSpain(except
theCanaryIslands)
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity,
HavingregardtotheActofAccessionofSpainand
Portugal,
HavingregardtoRegulation(EEC)No1035/72ofthe
Councilof18May1972onthecommonorganizationof
themarketinfruitandvegetables('),aslastamendedby
Regulation(EEC)No1010/89(2),andinparticularthe
secondsubparagraphofArticle27(2)thereof,Regulation(EEC)No3811/85(*),thepricestobetaken
intoconsiderationmustberecordedontherepresentative
marketsor,incertaincircumstances ,onothermarkets;
whereasitisnecessarytomultiplythepriceswiththe
coefficientfixedinArticle1(2)(a),firstindent,ofRegula­
tion(EEC)No674/89;
Whereas,fortomatoesoriginatinginSpain(exceptthe
CanaryIslands)theentrypricecalculatedinthiswayhas
remainedatleastECU0,6belowthereferencepricefor
twoconsecutivemarketdays;whereasacountervailing
chargeshouldthereforebeintroducedforthesetomatoes;
Whereas,ifthesystemistooperatenormally,theentry
priceshouldbecalculatedonthefollowingbasis:
—inthecaseofcurrencieswhicharemaintainedinrela­
tiontoeachotheratanygivenmomentwithinaband
of2,25%,arateofexchangebasedontheircentral
rate,multipliedbythecorrectivefactorprovidedforin
thelastparagraphofArticle3(1)ofCouncilRegula­
tion(EEC)No1676/85(6),aslastamendedbyRegula­
tion(EEC)No1636/87f),
—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,WhereasArticle25(1)ofRegulation(EEC)No1035/72
providesthat,iftheentrypriceofaproductimported
fromathirdcountryremainsatleastECU0,6belowthe
referencepricefortwoconsecutivemarketdays,acoun­
tervailingchargemustbeintroducedinrespectofthe
exportingcountryconcerned,saveinexceptionalcircum­
stances;whereasthischargeisequaltothedifference
betweenthereferencepriceandthearithmeticmeanof
thelasttwoentrypricesavailableforthatexporting
country;
WhereasCommissionRegulation(EEC)No674/89of16
March1989fixingforthe1989marketingyearthe
referencepricesfortomatoes(3)fixedthereferenceprice
forproductsofclassIatECU197,27per100kilograms
netforthemonthofApril1989;
Whereastheentrypriceforagivenexportingcountryis
equaltothelowestrepresentative pricesrecordedforat
least30%ofthequantitiesfromtheexportingcountry
concernedwhicharemarketedonallrepresentative
marketsforwhichpricesareavailablelessthedutiesand
thechargesindicatedinArticle24(3)ofRegulation(EEC)
No1035/72;whereasthemeaningofrepresentativeprice
isdefinedinArticle24(2)ofRegulation (EEC)No
1035/72;"HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
Acountervailing chargeofECU19,51per100kilograms
netisappliedtotomatoes(CNcode070200)originating
inSpain(excepttheCanaryIslands).
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon22April1989.Whereas,inaccordancewithArticle3(1)"ofCommission
Regulation(EEC)No2118/74(4),aslastamendedby
(')OJNoL118,20.5.1972,p.1.
OOJNoL109,20.4.1989,p.3.
OOJNoL73,17.3.1989,p.14.
(*)OJNoL220,10.8.1974,p.20.OOJNoL368,31.12.1985,p.1.
(6)OJNoL164,24.6.1985,p.1.
OOJNoL153,13.6.1987,p.1.

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ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,20April1989.
FortheCommission
RayMACSHARRY
MemberoftheCommission