NoL287/13 5.10.89 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No2996/89
of4October1989
introducingacountervailing chargeoncucumbersoriginatinginSpain(except
theCanaryIslands)
coefficientfixedinthesecondindentofArticle1(2)of
Regulation(EEC)No291/89;
Whereas,forcucumbersoriginatinginSpain(exceptthe
CanaryIslands)theentrypricecalculatedinthiswayhas
remainedatleast0,6ECUbelowthereferencepricefor
twoconsecutivemarketdays;whereasacountervailing
chargeshouldthereforebeintroducedforthesecucum­
bers;
Whereas,ifthesystemistooperatenormally,theentry
priceshouldbecalculatedonthefollowingbasis:
—inthecaseofcurrencieswhicharemaintainedinrela­
tiontoeachotheratanygivenmomentwithinaband
of2,25%,arateofexchangebasedontheircentral
rate,multipliedbythecorrectivefactorprovidedforin
thelastparagraphofArticle3(1)ofRegulation(EEC)
No1676/85(^aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)
No1636/87Q,
—forothercurrencies,anexchangeratebasedonthe
arithmeticmeanofthespotmarketratesofeachof
thesecurrenciesrecordedoveragivenperiodinrela­
tiontotheCommunitycurrenciesreferredtointhe
previousindent,andtheaforesaidcoefficient,
Whereas,pursuanttoArticle136(2)oftheActofAcces­
sion,thearrangementsapplicabletotradebetween,onthe
onehand,anewMemberStateand,ontheother,the
Communityasconstitutedat31December1985,mustbe
thosewhichwereapplicablebeforeaccession;
WhereasArticle140(1)providesfora8%reductionin
thecountervailing chargesapplicableunderRegulation
(EEC)No1035/72duringthefourthyearafteraccession,THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity,
HavingregardtotheActofAccessionofSpainand
Portugal,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No1035/72
of18May1972onthecommonorganizationofthe
marketinfruitandvegetables('),aslastamendedby
Regulation(EEC)No1119/89(2),andinparticularthe
second'subparagraphofArticle27(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
referencepricesforcucumbers(3)fixesthereferenceprice
forproductsofclassIat81,62ECUfortheperiod1
Octoberto30November1989per100kilogramsnet;
Whereastheentrypriceforagivenexportingcountryis
equaltothelowestrepresentative pricesrecordedforat
least30%ofthequantitiesfromtheexportingcountry
concernedwhicharemarketedonallrepresentative
marketsforwhichpricesareavailablelessthedutiesand
thechargesindicatedinArticle24(3)ofRegulation(EEC)
No1035/72;whereasthemeaningofrepresentativeprice
isdefinedinArticle24(2)ofRegulation (EEC)No
1035/72;
Whereas,inaccordancewithArticle3(1)ofCommission
Regulation(EEC)No2118/74(4),aslastamendedby
Regulation(EEC)No3811/85(*),thepricestobetaken
intoconsiderationmustberecordedontherepresentative
marketsor,incertaincircumstances ,onothermarkets;
whereasitis'necessarytomultiplythepriceswiththeHASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
Acountervailing chargeofECU11,88per100kilograms
netisappliedtocucumbers(CNcodes07070011and
07070019)originatinginSpain(excepttheCanary
Islands).
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon6October1989. (')OJNoL118,20.5.1972,p.1.
(2)OJNoL118,29.4.1989,p.12.0OJNoL33,4.2.1989,p.29.
(4)OJNoL220,10.8.1974,p.20.4OJNoL368,31.12.1985,p.1.0OJNoL164,24.6.1985,p.1.
OOJNoL153,13.6.1987,p.1.

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ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,41October1989.
FortheCommission
RayMACSHARRY
MemberoftheCommission