2.3.77 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL57/5
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No433/77
of1March1977
introducing acountervailing chargeonlemonsoriginatinginCyprusand
Greece
0-50unitofaccountbelowthereferencepricefortwo
consecutivemarketdays;whereasacountervailing
chargehasthereforetobeintroducedforthese
lemons;
Whereastheentrypricesavailableatpresentforthese
twoexportingcountriesallowtheapplicationofone
charge,equaltothedifferencebetweenthereference
priceandthearithmeticmeanoftheaverageentry
pricesestablishedforeachexportingcountry;whereas
CommissionRegulation (EEC)No422/77of28
February1977introducingacountervailing chargeon
lemonsoriginatinginGreece(6)shouldthereforebe
repealed;
Whereasifthesystemistooperatenormally,it
shouldbecalculatedfortheentrypriceonthe
followingbasis:
—inthecaseofcurrencieswhicharemaintainedin
relationtoeachother,atanygivenmoment,
withinabandof2-25%,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)No1227/76
of25May1976fixingforthe1976/77marketingyear
thereferencepricesforlemons(3),fixedthereference
priceforClassIproductsat19-71unitsofaccount
per100kilogramsnetforthemonthofFebruary
1977;
Whereastheentrypriceforagivenexportingcountry
isequaltothelowestrepresentative pricesrecorded
foratleast30%ofthequantitiesfromtheexporting
countryconcernedwhicharemarketedonallrepre­
sentativemarketsforwhichpricesareavailable,less
theduties,andthechargesindicatedinArticle24(3)
ofRegulation (EEC)No1035/72;whereasthe
meaningofrepresentative marketsisdefinedin
Article24(2)ofRegulation (EEC)No1035/72;
Whereasitisnecessarytorecordthepricestobe
takenintoconsiderationontherepresentativemarkets
referredtoinRegulation (EEC)No2118/74(4),as
amendedbyRegulation (EEC)No385/75(5);
WhereasforCyprianandGreeklemonstheentry
pricescalculatedinthiswayhaveremainedatleastHASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
1.Acountervailing chargeof1-79unitsofaccount
per100kilogramsnetisappliedtolemons,falling
withinsubheadingex08.02CoftheCommon
CustomsTariff,originatinginCyprusandGreece.
2.Regulation(EEC)No422/77isherebyrepealed.
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon3March
1977.(')OJNoL118,20.5.1972,p.1.
(2)OJNoL93,8.4.1976,p.6.
(})OJNoL137,26.5.1976,p.23.
(<)OJNoL220,10.8.1974,p.20.
(5)OJNoL44,18.2.1975,p.8. (6)OJNoL56,1.3.1977,p.49.

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ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,1March1977.
FortheCommission
FinnGUNDELACH
Vice-President