2.9.89 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL257/23
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No2670/89
of1September1989
introducingacountervailing chargeonapplesoriginatinginAustralia
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity,
HavingregardtotheActofAccessionofSpainand
Portugal,byRegulation(EEC)No3811/850,thepricestobe
takenintoconsiderationmustberecordedontherepre­
sentativemarketsor,incertaincircumstances ,onother
markets;
Whereas,forapplesoriginatinginAustraliatheentry
pricecalculatedinthiswayhasremainedatleastECU0,6
belowthereferencepricefortwoconsecutivemarket
days;whereasacountervailing chargeshouldthereforebe
introducedfortheseapples;
Whereas,ifthesystemistooperatenormally,theentry
priceshouldbecalculatedonthefollowingbasis:
—inthecaseofcurrencieswhicharemaintainedinrela­
tiontoeachotheratanygivenmomentwithinaband
of2,25%,arateofexchangebasedontheircentral
rate,multipliedbythecorrectivefactorprovidedforin
thelastparagraphofArticle3(1)ofCouncilRegula­
tion(EEC)No1676/85(6),aslastamendedbyRegula­
tion(EEC)No1636/870,
—forothercurrencies,anexchangeratebasedonthe
arithmeticmeanofthespotmarketratesofeachof
thesecurrenciesrecordedoveragivenperiodinrela­
tiontotheCommunitycurrenciesreferredtointhe
previousindent,andtheaforesaidcoefficient,HavingregardtoRegulation(EEC)No1035/72ofthe
Councilof18May1972onthecommonorganizationof
themarketinfruitandvegetables('),aslastamendedby
Regulation(EEC)No1119/89(2),andinparticularthe
secondsubpargraphofArticle27(2)thereof,
WhereasArticle25(1)ofRegulation(EEC)No1035/72
providesthat,iftheentrypriceofaproductimported
fromathirdcountryremainsatleastECU0,6belowthe
referencepricefortwoconsecutivemarketdays,acoun­
tervailingchargemustbeintroducedinrespectofthe
exportingcountryconcerned,saveinexceptionalcircum­
stances;whereasthischargeisequaltothedifference
betweenthereferencepriceandthearithmeticmeanof
thelasttwoentrypricesavailableforthatexporting
country;
WhereasCommissionRegulation(EEC)No1736/89of
19June1989fixingforthe1989/90marketingyearthe
referencepricesforapples(3)fixedthereferencepricefor
productsofclassIatECU40,86per100kilogramsnet
forthemonthofAugust1989;HASADOPTED THISREGULATION :
Article1
Acountervailing chargeofECU2,54per100kilograms
netisappliedtoapples(CNcodes08081091,08081093
and08081099)originatinginAustralia.Whereastheentrypriceforagivenexportingcountryis
equaltothelowestrepresentative pricesrecordedforat
least30%ofthequantitiesfromtheexportingcountry
concernedwhicharemarketedonallrepresentative
marketsforwhichpricesareavailablelessthedutiesand
thechargesindicatedinArticle24(3)ofRegulation(EEC)
No1035/72;whereasthemeaningofrepresentative price
isdefinedinArticle24(2)ofRegulation (EEC)No
1035/72;
Article2
Whereas,inaccordancewithArticle3(1)ofRegulation
(EEC)No2118/74oftheCommission (4),aslastamended ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon5September
1989.
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0OJNoL220,10.8.1974,p.20.0OJNoL368,31.12.1985,p.1.
(6)OJNoL164,24.6.1985,p.1.
OOJNoL153,13.6.1987,p.1.

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ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,1September1989.
FortheCommission
RayMACSHARRY
MemberoftheCommission