NoL173/12 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities5.7.88
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No1965/88
of4July1988
introducinganewcountervailingchargeonfreshlemonsoriginatinginArgen
tina,andrepealingRegulation (EEC)No1828/88
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtotheActofAccessionofSpainand
Portugal,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No1035/72
of18May1972onthecommonorganizationofthe
marketinfruitandvegetables('),aslastamendedby
Regulation(EEC)No1117/88(2),andinparticularthe
secondsubparagraphofArticle27(2)thereof,Regulation(EEC)No3811/85(*),thepricestobetaken
intoconsiderationmustberecordedontherepresentative
marketsor,incertaincircumstances ,onothermarkets;
Whereastheentrypricethuscalculatedforfreshlemons
originatinginArgentina,resultsinthefixingofahigher
countervailingchargethanthatlaiddownbyCommission
Regulation(EEC)No1828/88of28June1988,introdu­
cingacountervailingchargeonfreshlemonsoriginating
inArgentina(6);
Whereas,pursuanttoArticle26(2)ofRegulation(EEC)
No1035/72,anewcountervailingchargeshouldbefixed
andRegulation(EEC)No1828/88shouldberepealed;
Whereas,ifthesystemistooperatenormally,theentry
priceshouldbecalculatedonthefollowingbasis:
—inthecaseofcurrencieswhicharemaintainedinrela­
tiontoeachotheratanygivenmomentwithinaband
of2,25%,arateofexchangebasedontheircentral
rate,multipliedbythecorrectivefactorprovidedforin
thelastparagraphofArticle3(1)ofCouncilRegula­
tion(EEC)No1676/85Q,aslastamendedbyRegula­
tion(EEC)No1636/87,
—forothercurrencies,anexchangeratebasedonthe
arithmeticmeanofthespotmarketratesofeachof
thesecurrenciesrecordedoveragivenperiodinrela­
tiontotheCommunitycurrenciesreferredtointhe
previousindent,andtheaforesaidcoefficient;WhereasArticle25(1)ofRegulation(EEC)No1035/72
providesthat,iftheentrypriceofaproductimported
fromathirdcountryremainsatleast0,6ECUbelowthe
referencepricefortwoconsecutivemarketdays,acoun­
tervailingchargemustbeintroducedinrespectofthe
exportingcountryconcerned,saveinexceptionalcircum­
stances;whereasthischargeisequaltothedifference
betweenthereferencepriceandthearithmeticmeanof
thelasttwoentrypricesavailableforthatexporting
country;
WhereasCommissionRegulation(EEC)No1386/88of
20May1988fixingforthe1988/89marketingyearthe
referencepricesforfreshlemons(3)fixedthereference
priceforproductsofclassIat60,24ECUper100kilo­
gramsnetforthemonthsofJulyandAugust1988;HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
Acountervailingchargeof10,42ECUper100kilograms
netisappliedtofreshlemons(CNcodeex08053010)
originatinginArgentina.Whereastheentrypriceforagivenexportingcountryis
equaltothelowestrepresentativepricesrecordedforat
least30%ofthequantitiesfromtheexportingcountry
concernedwhicharemarketedonallrepresentative
marketsforwhichpricesareavalablelessthedutiesand
thechargesindicatedinArticle24(3)ofRegulation(EEC)
No1035/72;whereasthemeaningofrepresentativeprice
isdefinedinArticle24(2)ofRegulation(EEC)No
1035/72;Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon5July1988.
CommissionRegulation(EEC)No1828/88ishereby
repealed.Whereas,inaccordancewithArticle3(1)ofCommission
Regulation(EEC)No2118/74(4),aslastamendedby
(')OJNoL118,20.5.1972,p.1.
(2)OJNoL107,28.4.1988,p.1.
OOJNoL128,21.5.1988,p.21.
MOJNoL220,10.8.1974,p.20.OOJNoL368,31.12.1985,p.1.
(«)OJNoL162,29.6.1988,p.40.
OOJNoL164,24.6.1985,p.1.

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ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,4July1988.
FortheCommission
FransANDRIESSEN
Vice-President