NoL103/22 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 15.4.78
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No767/78
of14April1978
introducingacountervailing chargeoncucumbersoriginatinginBulgaria,
Greece,SpainandRomania
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
1035/72of18May1972onthecommonorganization
ofthemarketinfruitandvegetables(!),aslast
amendedbyRegulation(EEC)No1034/77(2),andin
particularthefirstsubparagraph ofArticle27(2)
thereof,
WhereasArticle25(1)ofRegulation (EEC)No
1035/72providesthat,iftheentrypriceofaproduct
importedfromathirdcountryremainsatleast0-50
unitofaccountbelowthereferencepricefortwo
consecutivemarketdays,acountervailing chargemust
beintroducedinrespectoftheexportingcountry
concerned,saveinexceptionalcircumstances ;
WhereasCommissionRegulation(EEC)No244/78of
6February1978fixingforthemonthsFebruaryto
April1978thereferencepriceforcucumbers(3),fixed
thereferencepriceforClassIproductsat50-47units
ofaccountper100kilogramsforthemonthofApril
1978;
Whereastheentrypriceforagivenexportingcountry
isequaltothelowestrepresentative pricesrecorded
foratleast30%ofthequantitiesfromtheexporting
countryconcernedwhicharemarketedonallrepre­
sentativemarketsforwhichpricesareavailable,less
thedutiesandthechargesindicatedinArticle24(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)No668/78(5),thepricestobetakeninto
consideration mustberecordedontherepresentative
marketsor,incertaincircumstances ,onother
markets;whereasitisnecessarytomultiplythepriceswiththecoefficientsfixedinthefirstindentofArticle
1(2)ofRegulation (EEC)No244/78;
WhereasCommissionRegulation(EEC)No744/78of
12April1978(6)introduced,pursuanttoArticle25(a)
ofRegulation (EEC)No1035/72,acountervailing
chargeonimportsofcucumbersoriginatingin
Bulgaria;
WhereasinaccordancewithArticle26(2)ofRegula­
tion(EEC)No1035/72,thechargeintroduced
pursuanttoArticle25(a)isappliedforsixdaysand
maybewithdrawnbeforethisperiodonlyiftheappli­
cationofArticle25(1)ofRegulation (EEC)No
1035/72resultsinthefixingofanewhighercounter­
vailingcharge;
Whereas,forBulgariancucumbers,theentryprices
calculatedpursuanttotheaboveprovisionshave
duringtwosuccessivemarketdatesremainedatleast
0-5unitofaccountbelowthereferencepriceand
resultinthefixingofanewcountervailing charge
higherthanthatfixedbyRegulation (EEC)No
744/78;
WhereasCommissionRegulation(EEC)No727/78of
10April1978(7)introducedacountervailing charge
onimportsofcucumbersoriginatinginGreece,Spain
andRomania;
Whereasthereshouldbearegroupingofthe
exportingcountriespursuanttoArticle26ofRegula­
tion(EEC)No1035/72;
Whereastheentrypricesavailableatpresentforthese
fourexportingcountriesallowtheapplicationofone
charge,equaltothedifferencebetweenthereference
priceandthearithmeticmeanoftheaverageentry
pricesestablishedforeachexportingcountry;whereas
CommissionRegulations (EEC)No727/78and(EEC)
No744/78shouldthereforeberepealed;
Whereas,ifthesystemistooperatenormally,it
shouldbecalculatedfortheentrypriceonthe
followingbasis:(*)OJNoL118,20.5.1972,p.1.
(2)OJNoL125,19.5.1977,p.1.
(3)OJNoL37,7.2.1978,p.11.
(4)OJNoL220,10.8.1974,p.20.
(5)OJNoL90,5.4.1978,p.5.(6)OJNoL100,13.4.1978,p.18.
(7)OJNoL98,11.4.1978,p.15.

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—inthecaseofcurrencieswhicharemaintainedin
relationtoeachotheratanygivenmomentwithin
abandof2-25%,arateofexchangebasedon
theireffectiveparity,
—forothercurrencies,anexchangeratebasedonthe
arithmeticmeanofthespotmarketratesofeach
ofthesecurrenciesrecordedforagivenperiodin
relationtotheCommunitycurrenciesreferredto
intheprevioussubparagraph ;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
areinaccordancewiththeopinionoftheManage­
mentCommitteeforFruitandVegetables,HASADOPTED THISREGULATION :
Article1
1.Acountervailing chargeof14.22unitsof
accountper100kilogramsnetisappliedtocucum­
bersfallingwithinsubheadingex07.01Pofthe
CommonCustomsTariffandoriginatinginBulgaria,
Greece,SpainandRomania.
2.Regulations (EEC)No727/78and(EEC)No
744/78areherebyrepealed.
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon15April
1978.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,14April1978.
FortheCommission
FinnGUNDELACH
Vice-President