NoL45/15 17.2.89 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No396/89
of16February1989
introducingacountervailing chargeoncucumbersoriginatinginSpain(except
theCanaryIslands)
Whereas,forcucumbersoriginatinginSpain(exceptthe
CanaryIslands)theentrypricecalculatedinthiswayhas
remainedatleast0,6ECUbelowthereferencepricefor
twoconsecutivemarketdays;whereasacountervailing
chargeshouldthereforebeintroducedforthesecucum­
bers;
Whereas,ifthesystemistooperatenormally,theentry
priceshouldbecalculatedonthefollowingbasis:
—inthecaseofcurrencieswhicharemaintainedinrela­
tiontoeachotheratanygivenmomentwithinaband
of2JZ5%,arateofexchangebasedontheircentral
rate,multipliedbythecorrectivefactorprovidedforin
thelastparagraphofArticle3(1)ofRegulation(EEC)
No1676/850aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)
No1636/87Q,THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity,
HavingregardtotheActofAccessionofSpainand
Portugal,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No1035/72
of18May1972onthecommonorganizationofthe
marketinfruitandvegetables('),aslastamendedby
Regulation(EEC)No2238/880,andinparticularthe
secondsubparagraphofArticle27(2)thereof,
WhereasArticle25(1)ofRegulation(EEC)No1035/72
providesthat,iftheentrypriceofaproductimported
fromathirdcountryremainsatleast0,6ECUbelowthe
referencepricefortwoconsecutivemarketdays,acoun­
tervailingchargemustbeintroducedinrespectofthe
exportingcountryconcerned,saveinexceptionalcircum­
stances;whereasthischargeisequaltothedifference
betweenthereferencepriceandthearithmeticmeanof
thelasttwoentrypricesavailableforthatexporting
country;
WhereasCommissionRegulation(EEC)No291/89of3
February1989fixingforthe1989marketingyearthe
referencepricesforcucumbers0fixedthereferenceprice
forproductsofclassIat143,36ECUfortheperiod11to
20February1989per100kilogramsnet;
Whereastheentrypriceforagivenexportingcountryis
equaltothelowestrepresentative pricesrecordedforat
least30%ofthequantitiesfromtheexportingcountry
concernedwhicharemarketedonallrepresentative
marketsforwhichpricesareavailablelessthedutiesand
thechargesindicatedinArticle24(3)ofRegulation(EEC)
No1035/72;whereasthemeaningofrepresentativeprice
isdefinedinArticle24(2)ofRegulation(EEC)No
1035/72;
Whereas,inaccordancewithArticle3(1)ofRegulation
(EEC)No2118/74(4),aslastamendedbyRegulation
(EEC)No3811/85(%thepricestobetakeninto
consideration mustberecordedontherepresentative
marketsor,incertaincircumstances ,onothermarkets;
whereasitisnecessarytomultiplythepriceswiththe
coefficientfixedinthesecondindentofArticle1(2)of
Regulation(EEC)No291/89;—forothercurrencies,anexchangeratebasedonthe
arithmeticmeanofthespotmarketratesofeachof
these,currenciesrecordedoveragivenperiodinrela­
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,
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
Acountervailing chargeofECU5,58per100kilograms
netisappliedtocucumbers(CNcodes07070011and
07070019)originatinginSpain(excepttheCanary
Islands).
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon18February
1989. (')OJNoL118,20.5.1972,p.1.0OJNoL198,26.7.1988,p.1.
(3)OJNoL33,4.2.1989,p.29.0OJNoL220,10.8.1974,p.20.0OJNoL368,31.12.1985,p.1.(*)OJNoL164,24.6.1985,p.1.
P)OJNoL153,13.6.1987,p.1.

NoL45/16 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 17.2.89
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,16February1989.
FortheCommission
RayMACSHARRY
MemberoftheCommission