25.3.77 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL77/35
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No621/77
of24March1977
introducing acountervailing chargeoncucumbersoriginatinginSpainand
Romania
ofaccountbelowthereferencepricefortwoconsecu­
tivemarketdays;whereasacountervailing chargehas
thereforetobeintroducedforthesecucumbers ;
WhereasCommissionRegulation(EEC)No507/77of
11March1977(6),aslastamendedbyRegulation
(EEC)No591/77(7),hasintroducedacountervailing
chargeoncucumbersoriginatinginSpain;
Whereastheentrypricesavailableatpresentforthese
twoexportingcountriesallowtheapplicationofone
charge,equaltothedifferencebetweenthereference
priceandthearithmeticmeanoftheaverageentry
pricesestablishedforeachexportingcountry;whereas
Commission Regulation (EEC)No507/77of11
March1977shouldthereforeberepealed;
Whereas,ifthesystemistooperatenormally,it
shouldbecalculatedfortheentrypriceonthe
followingbasis:
—inthecaseofcurrencieswhicharemaintainedin
relationtoeachother,atanygivenmoment,
withinabandof225%,arateofexchangebased
ontheireffectiveparity;
—forothercurrencies,anexchangeratebasedonthe
arithmeticmeanofthespotmarketratesofeach
ofthesecurrenciesrecordedforagivenperiod,in
relationtotheCommunitycurrenciesreferredto
intheprevioussubparagraph ,THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
1035/72of18May1972onthecommonorganization
ofthemarketinfruitandvegetables('),aslast
amendedbyRegulation (EEC)No795/76(2),andin
particularthesecondsubparagraph ofArticle27(2)
thereof,
WhereasArticle25(1)ofRegulation (EEC)No
1035/72providesthat,iftheentrypriceofaproduct
importedfromathirdcountryremainsatleast0-50
unitofaccountbelowthereferencepricefortwo
consecutivemarketdays,acountervailing chargemust
beintroducedinrespectoftheexportingcountry
concerned,saveinexceptionalcircumstances ;
WhereasCommissionRegulation (EEC)No256/77of
4February1977fixingforthemonthsofFebruaryto
April1977thereferencepriceforcucumbers (3),fixed
thereferencepriceforClassIproductsat61-69units
ofaccountper100kilogramsnetforthemonthof
March1977;
Whereastheentrypriceforagivenexportingcountry
isequaltothelowestrepresentative pricesrecorded
foratleast30%ofthequantitiesfromtheexporting
countryconcernedwhicharemarketedonallrepre­
sentativemarketsforwhichpricesareavailable,less
theduties,andthechargesindicatedinArticle24(3)
ofRegulation (EEC)No1035/72;whereasthe
meaningofrepresentative marketsisdefinedin
Article24(2)ofRegulation (EEC)No1035/72;
Whereas,inaccordancewithArticle3(1)ofRegula­
tion(EEC)No2118/74(4),aslastamendedbyRegula­
tion(EEC)No385/75(5),thepricestobetakeninto
consideration mustberecordedontherepresentative
marketsor,incertaincircumstances ,onother
markets;whereasitisnecessarytomultiplytheprices
withthecoefficientsfixedinthefirstindentofArticle
1(2)ofRegulation (EEC)No256/77;
WhereasforRomaniancucumberstheentryprices
calculatedinthiswayhaveremainedatleast0-50unitHASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
1.Acountervailing chargeof1685unitsof
accountper100kilogramsnetisappliedtocucum­
bersfallingwithinsubheadingex07.01Pofthe
CommonCustomsTariffandoriginatinginSpainand
Romania .
2.Regulation (EEC)No507/77isherebyrepealed.
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon26March
1977.')O)NoL118,20.V1972,p.1.
')0|NoL93,8.4.1976,p.6.
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*)O'lNoL44,18.2.1975,p.S.(")OlNoL66,12.3.1977,p.30.
OO.INoL7.5,23.3.1977,p.29.

NoL77/36 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 25.3.77
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,24March1977.
FortheCommission
FinnGUNDELACH
Vice-President