21.5.86 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL132/17
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No1515/86
of20May1986
introducing acountervailing chargeontomatoesoriginatingintheCanary
Islands
tivemarketdays;whereasacountervailing chargeshould
thereforebeintroducedforthesetomatoes;
Whereas,ifthesystemistooperatenormally,theentry
priceshouldbecalculatedonthefollowingbasis:
—inthecaseofcurrencieswhicharemaintainedinrela­
tiontoeachotheratanygivenmomentwithinaband
of2,25%,arateofexchangebasedontheircentral
rate,multipliedbythecorrectivefactorprovidedforin
thelastparagraphofArticle3(1)ofRegulation(EEC)
No1676/85(6),
—forothercurrencies,anexchangeratebasedonthe
arithmeticmeanofthespotmarketratesofeachof
thesecurrenciesrecordedoveragivenperiodinrela­
tiontotheCommunitycurrenciesreferredtointhe
previousindent,andtheaforesaidcoefficient,
Whereas,inaccordancewithArticle1(5)ofProtocol2to
theActofAccessionofSpainandPortugalf7),the
CommunitymustapplyinitstradewiththeCanary
Islands,forproductscoveredbyAnnexIItotheEEC
Treaty,thegeneralarrangementswhichitappliesinits
foreigntrade;
Whereas,inaccordancewithArticle4ofthesaid
Protocol,theproducts,includingtomatoes,specifiedin
AnnexAtotheProtocol,qualifyforpreferentialarrange­
ments,subjecttothetariffquotaopenedbywayof
CommunityRegulation (EEC)No3806/85(8);THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtotheActofAccessionofSpainand
Portugal,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No1035/72
of18May1972onthecommonorganizationofthe
marketinfruitandvegetables('),aslastamendedby
Regulation (EEC)No1351/86(2),andinparticularthe
secondsubparagraph ofArticle27(2)thereof,
WhereasArticle25(1)ofRegulation(EEC)No1035/72
providesthat,iftheentrypriceofaproductimported
fromathirdcountryremainsatleast0,6ECUbelowthe
referencepricefortwoconsecutivemarketdays,acoun­
tervailingchargemustbeintroducedinrespectofthe
exportingcountryconcerned,saveinexceptionalcircum­
stances;whereasthischargeisequaltothedifference
betweenthereferencepriceandthearithmeticmeanof
thelasttwoentrypricesavailableforthatexporting
country;
WhereasCommissionRegulation (EEC)No985/86of4
April1986fixingforthe1986marketingyearthe
referencepricesfortomatoes(3)fixedthereferenceprice
forproductsofclassIforthemonthofMay1986at
136,75ECUper100kilogramsnet;
Whereastheentrypriceforagivenexportingcountryis
equaltothelowestrepresentative pricesrecordedforat
least30%ofthequantitiesfromtheexportingcountry
concernedwhicharemarketedonallrepresentative
marketsforwhichpricesareavailablelessthedutiesand
thechargesindicatedinArticle24(3)ofRegulation(EEC)
No1035/72;whereasthemeaningofrepresentative price
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)(a),
ofRegulation (EEC)No985/86;
Whereas,fortomatoesoriginatingintheCanaryIslands
theentrypricecalculatedinthiswayhasremainedat
least0,6ECUbelowthereferencepricefortwoconsecuHASADOPTED THISREGULATION :
Article1
Whentomatoesfallingwithinsubheading07.01Mofthe
CommonCustomsTariffandoriginatingintheCanary
Islandsareimported,acountevailing chargeshallbe
levied,theamountofwhichshallbefixedat:
—9,16ECUper100kilogramsnetweightforquantities
withinthetariffquotalaiddownbyRegulation (EEC)
No3806/85,
—9,35ECUper100kilograms,forotheramounts.
Howeverthischargeshallnotbeleviedonquantities
importedintoSpainwithinthetariffquotaslaiddownby
Regulation (EEC)No3806/85.
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon22May1986.
(•)OJNoL118,20.5.1972,p.1.
(2)OJNoL119,8.5.1986,p.46.
(3)OJNoL90,5.4.1986,p.25.
(4)OJNoL220,10.8.1974,p.20.
OOJNoL368,31.12.1985,p.1.(6)OJNoL164,24.6.1985,p.1.0OJNoL302,15.11.1985,p.9.
(8)OJNoL367,31.12.1985,p.44.

NoL132/18 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 21.5.86
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,20May1986.
FortheCommission
FransANDRIESSEN
Vice-President