14.4.89 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL102/41
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No962/89
of13April1989
introducingacountervailing chargeonartichokesoriginatinginSpain(except
theCanaryIslands)
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtotheActofAccessionofSpainand
Portugal,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No1035/72
of18May1972onthecommonorganizationofthe
marketinfruitandvegetables('),aslastamendedby
Regulation(EEC)No2238/88(2),andinparticularthe
secondsubparagraph ofArticle27(2)thereof,Regulation(EEC)No3811/85(*),thepricestobetaken
intoconsiderationmustberecordedontherepresentative
marketsor,incertaincircumstances ,onothermarkets;
Whereas,forartichokesoriginatinginSpain(exceptthe
CanaryIslands)theentrypricecalculatedinthiswayhas
remainedatleast0,6ECUbelowthereferencepricefor
twoconsecutivemarketdays;whereasacountervailing
chargeshouldthereforebeintroducedforthesearti­
chokes;
Whereas,ifthesystemistooperatenormally,theentry
priceshouldbecalculatedonthefollowingbasis:
—inthecaseofcurrencieswhicharemaintainedinrela­
tiontoeachotheratanygivenmomentwithinaband
of2,25%,arateofexchangebasedontheircentral
rate,multipliedbythecorrectivefactorprovidedforin
thelastparagraphofArticle3(1)ofCouncilRegula­
tion(EEC)No1676/85(6)aslastamendedbyRegula­
tion(EEC)No1636/87Q,
—forothercurrencies,anexchangeratebasedonthe
arithmeticmeanofthespotmarketratesofeachof
thesecurrenciesrecordedoveragivenperiodinrela­
tiontotheCommunitycurrenciesreferredtointhe
previousindentandtheaforesaidcoefficient;
Whereas,pursuanttoArticle136(2)oftheActofAcces­
sionofSpainandPortugalthearrangementsapplicableto
tradebetween,ontheonehand,anewMemberStateand,
ontheother,theCommunity asconstitutedat31
December1985,mustbethosewhichwereapplicable
beforeaccession;
WhereasArticle140(1)providesforan8%reductionin
thecountervailing chargesapplicableunderRegulation
(EEC)No1035/72duringthefourthyearafteraccession,WhereasArticle25(1)ofRegulation(EEC)No1035/72
providesthat,iftheentrypriceofaproductimported
fromathirdcountryremainsatleast0,6ECUbelowthe
referencepricefortwoconsecutivemarketdays,acoun­
tervailingchargemustbeintroducedinrespectofthe
exportingcountryconcerned,saveinexceptionalcircum­
stances;whereasthischargeisequaltothedifference
betweenthereferencepriceandthearithmeticmeanof
thelasttwoentrypricesavailableforthatexporting
country;
WhereasCommissionRegulation(EEC)No3138/88of
12October1987fixingforthe1988/89marketingyear
thereferencepricesforartichokes(3)fixedthereference
priceforproductsofclassIat78,03ECUper100kilo­
gramsnetfortheperiod1Januaryto30April1989;
HASADOPTED THISREGULATION :Whereastheentrypriceforagivenexportingcountryis
equaltothelowestrepresentative pricesrecordedforat
least30%ofthequantitiesfromtheexportingcountry
concernedwhicharemarketedonallrepresentative
marketsforwhichpricesareavailablelessthedutiesand
thechargesindicatedinArticle24(3)ofRegulation(EEC)
No1035/72;whereasthemeaningofrepresentative price
isdefinedinArticle24(2)ofRegulation(EEC)No
1035/72;Article1
Acountervailing chargeof16,16ECUper100kilograms
netisappliedtoartichokes(CNcode07091000)origina­
tinginSpain(excepttheCanaryIslands).
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon15April1989.Whereas,inaccordancewithArticle3(1)ofCommission
Regulation(EEC)No2118/74(4),aslastamendedby
(')OJNoL118,20.5.1972,p.1.0OJNoL198,26.7.1988,p.1.
(3)OJNoL280,13.10.1988,p.13.0OJNoL368,31.12.1985,p.1.
(6)OJNoL164,24.6.1985,p.1.f)OJNoL153,13.6.1987,p.1. nOJNoL220,10.8.1974,p.20.

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ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,13April1989.
FortheCommission
RayMACSHARRY
MemberoftheCommission