NoL64/8 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 8.3.89
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No590/89
of7March1989
introducingacountervailing chargeonfreshlemonsoriginatinginSpain
(exceptdieCanaryIslands)
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,Whereas,inaccordancewithArticle3(1)ofRegulation
(EEC)No2118/74(4),aslastamendedbyRegulation
(EEC)No3811/85(0,thepricestobetakeninto
consideration mustberecordedontherepresentative
marketsor,incertaincircumstances ,onothermarkets; HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity,
HavingregardtotheActofAccessionofSpainand
Portugal,WhereasforfreshlemonsoriginatinginSpain(exceptthe
CanaryIslands)theentrypricescalculatedinthisway
haveforfiveconsecutivemarketdaysbeenalternatively
aboveandbelowthereferenceprice;whereasoneof
theseentrypricesareatleast0,6ECUbelowthereference
prices;whereasacountervailing chargeshouldtherefore
beintroducedforthesefreshlemons:HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No1035/72
of18May1972onthecommonorganizationofthe
marketinfruitandvegetables('),aslastamendedby
Regulation(EEC)No2238/88(2),andinparticularthe
secondsubparagraphofArticle27(2)thereof,
Whereas,ifthesystemistooperatenormally,theentry
priceshouldbecalculatedonthefollowingbasis:
WhereasArticle25a(1)ofRegulation(EEC)No1035/72
providesthat,iftheentrypriceofaproductimported
fromanon-membercountryisalternativelyaboveand
belowthereferencepriceforfivetosevenconsecutive
marketdaysacountervailing chargeisintroducedin
respectofthatnon-membercountry,saveinexceptional
cases;whereasthatchargeisintroducedwhenthreeentry
pricesfallbelowthereferencepriceandoneofthose
entrypricesisatleast0,6ECUbelowthereferenceprice;
whereasthatchargeisequaltothedifferencebetweenthe
referencepriceandthelastavailableentrypricebyat
least0,6ECUbelowthereferenceprice;—inthecaseofcurrencieswhicharemaintainedinrela­
tiontoeachotheratanygivenmomentwithinaband
of2,25%,arateofexchangebasedontheircentral
rate,multipliedbythecorrectivefactorprovidedforin
thelastparagraphofArticle3(1)ofRegulation(EEC)
No1676/850,aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)
No1636/870,
—forothercurrencies,anexchangeratebasedonthe
arithmeticmeanofthespotmarketratesofeachof
thesecurrenciesrecordedoveragivenperiodinrela­
tiontotheCommunitycurrenciesreferredtointhe
previousindent,andtheaforesaidcoefficient, WhereasCommissionRegulation(EEC)No1386/88of
20May1988fixingforthe1988/89marketingyearthe
referencepricesforfreshlemons(3)fixedthereference
priceforproductsofclassIfortheperiodfrom
November1988toApril1989atECU47,15per100kilo­
gramsnet;Whereas,pursuanttoArticle136(2)oftheActofAcces­
sionofSpainandPortugal,thearrangements applicable
totradebetween,ontheonehand,anewMemberState
and,ontheother,theCommunityasconstitutedat31
December1985,mustbethosewhichwereapplicable
beforeaccession;Whereastheentrypriceforagivenexportingcountryis
equaltothelowestrepresentativepricesrecordedforat
least30%ofthequantitiesfromtheexportingcountry
concernedwhicharemarketedonallrepresentative
marketsforwhichpricesareavailablelessthedutiesand
thechargesindicatedinArticle24(3)ofRegulation(EEC)
No1035/72;whereasthemeaningofrepresentativeprice
isdefinedinArticle24(2)ofRegulation (EEC)No
1035/72:WhereasArticle140(1)providesfora8%reductionin
thecountervailing chargesapplicableunderRegulation
(EEC)No1035/72duringthefourthyearafteraccession,
(4)OJNoL220,10.8.1974,p.20.
OOJNoL368,31.12.1985,p.1.
OOJNoL164,24.6.1985,p.1.0OJNoL153,13.6.1987,p.1.(')OJNoL118,20.5.1972,p.1.0OJNoL198,26.7.1988,p.1.
(3)OJNoL128,21.5.1988,p.21.

8.3.89 NoL64/9 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
Acountervailing chargeofECU1,21per100kilograms
netisappliedtofreshlemons(CNcodeex08053010)
originatinginSpain(excepttheCanaryIslands).Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon9March1989.
Subjecttotheprovisionsofthesecondsubparagraphof
Article26(2)ofRegulation(EEC)No1035/72,thisRegu­
lationshallbeapplicableuntil14March1989.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,7March1989.
FortheCommission
RayMACSHARRY
MemberoftheCommission