NoL46/14 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 22.2.90
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No440/90
of21February1990
introducingacountervailing chargeonfreshlemonsoriginatinginCyprus
(EEC)No3811/85(*),thepricestobetakeninto
consideration mustberecordedontherepresentative
marketsor,incertaincircumstances ,onothermarkets;
Whereas,forfreshlemonsoriginatinginCyprustheentry
pricecalculatedinthiswayhasremainedatleastECU0,6
belowthereferencepricefortwoconsecutivemarket
days;whereasacountervailing chargeshouldthereforebe
introducedforthesefreshlemons;
Whereas,ifthesystemistooperatenormally,theentry
priceshouldbecalculatedonthefollowingbasis:
—inthecaseofcurrencieswhicharemaintainedinrela­
tiontoeachotheratanygivenmomentwithinaband
of2,25%,arateofexchangebasedontheircentral
rate,multipliedbythecorrectivefactorprovidedforin
thelastparagraphofArticle3(1)ofCouncilRegula­
tion(EEC)No1676/85Q,aslastamendedbyRegula­
tion(EEC)No1636/87(8),
—forothercurrencies,anexchangeratebasedonthe
arithmeticmeanofthespotmarketratesofeachof
thesecurrenciesrecordedoveragivenperiodinrela­
tiontotheCommunitycurrenciesreferredtointhe
previousindent,andtheaforesaidcoefficient,THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity,
HavingregardtotheActofAccessionofSpainand
Portugal,
HavingregardtoRegulation(EEC)No1035/72ofthe
Councilof18May1972onthecommonorganizationof
themarketinfruitandvegetables('),aslastamendedby
Regulation(EEC)No1119/89(2),andinparticularthe
secondsubparagraphofArticle27(2)thereof,
WhereasArticle25(1)ofRegulation(EEC)No1035/72
providesthat,iftheentrypriceofaproductimported
fromathirdcountryremainsatleastECU0,6belowthe
referencepricefortwoconsecutivemarketdays,acoun­
tervailingchargemustbeintroducedinrespectofthe
exportingcountryconcerned,saveinexceptionalcircum­
stances;whereasthischargeisequaltothedifference
betweenthereferencepriceandthearithmeticmeanof
thelasttwoentrypricesavailableforthatexporting
country;
WhereasCommissionRegulation(EEC)No1373/89of
19May1989fixingforthe1989/90marketingyearthe
referencepricesforfreshlemons(3)fixedthereference
priceforproductsofclassIfortheperiodJanuaryto
April1990atECU47,15per100kilogramsnet;
Whereastheentrypriceforagivenexportingcountryis
equaltothelowestrepresentativepricesrecordedforat
least30%ofthequantitiesfromtheexportingcountry
concernedwhicharemarketedonallrepresentative
marketsforwhichpricesareavailablelessthedutiesand
thechargesindicatedinArticle24(3)ofRegulation(EEC)
No1035/72accordingtothedispositionsofRegulation
(EEC)No3982/89of20December1989alteringthe
entrypriceforcitrusfruitoriginatingincertainMediterra­
nianthirdcountries(4);whereasthemeaningofrepresent
tativepriceisdefinedinArticle24(2)ofRegulation
(EEC)No1035/72;
Whereas,inaccordancewithArticle3(1)ofRegulation
(EEC)No2118/74(*),aslastamendedbyRegulationHASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
Acountervailing chargeofECU2,10per100kilograms
netisappliedtofreshlemons(CNcodeex08053010)
originatinginCyprus.
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon23February
1990.
(■)OJNoL118,20.5.1972,p.1.
P)OJNoL118,29.4.1989,p.12.0OJNoL137,20.5.1989,p.24.0OJNoL380,29.12.1989,p.24.
MOJNoL220,10.8.1974,p.20.0OJNoL368,31.12.1985,p.1.0OJNoL164,24.6.1985,p.1.
(»)OJNoL153,13.6.1987,p.1.

22.2.90 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL46/15
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,21February1990.
FortheCommission
RayMACSHARRY
MemberoftheCommission