28.9.93 NoL242/13 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No2641/93
of27September1993
introducinganewcountervailing chargeonapplesoriginatinginSouthAfrica,
andrepealingRegulation (EEC)No2584/93
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No1035/72
of18May1972onthecommonorganizationofthe
marketinfruitandvegetables('),aslastamendedby
Regulation(EEC)No638/93(2),andinparticularthe
secondsubparagraph ofArticle27(2)thereof,intoconsiderationmustberecordedontherepresentative
marketsor,incertaincircumstances ,onothermarkets;
Whereastheentrypricethuscalculatedforapplesorig­
inatinginSouthAfricaresultsinthefixingofahigher
countervailing chargethanthatlaiddownbyCommission
Regulation(EEC)No2584/93of21September1993
introducingacountervailing chargeonapplesoriginating
inSouthAfrica(6);
Whereas,pursuanttoArticle26(2)ofRegulation(EEC)
No1035/72,anewcountervailing chargeshouldbefixed
andRegulation(EEC)No2584/93shouldberepealed;
WhereastherepresentativemarketratesdefinedinArticle
1ofCouncilRegulation(EEC)No3813/92Qareusedto
convertamountsexpressedinthirdcountrycurrencies
andareusedasthebasisfordeterminingtheagricultural
conversionratesoftheMemberStates'currencies;
whereasdetailedrulesontheapplicationanddetermina­
tionoftheseconversionsweresetbyCommissionRegu­
lation(EEC)No1068/93(8),WhereasArticle25(1)ofRegulation(EEC)No1035/72
providesthat,iftheentrypriceofaproductimported
fromathirdcountryremainsatleastECU0,6belowthe
referencepricefortwoconsecutivemarketdays,acoun­
tervailingchargemustbeintroducedinrespectofthe
exportingcountryconcerned,saveinexceptionalcircum­
stances;whereasthischargeisequaltothedifference
betweenthereferencepriceandthearithmeticmeanof
thelasttwoentrypricesavailableforthatexporting
country;
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION : WhereasCommissionRegulation(EEC)No1640/93of
28June1993fixingforthe1993/94marketingyearthe
referencepricesforapples(3)fixedthereferencepricefor
productsofclassIatECU43,98per100kilogramsnet
forSeptember1993;Article1
Acountervailing chargeofECU7,50per100kilograms
netisappliedtoapples(CNcodes08081031,
08081033,08081039,08081051,08081053,
08081059,08081081,08081083and08081089)origi­
natinginSouthAfrica.Whereastheentrypriceforagivenexportingcountryis
equaltothelowestrepresentative pricesrecordedforat
least30%ofthequantitiesfromtheexportingcountry
concernedwhicharemarketedonallrepresentative
marketsforwhichpricesareavailablelessthedutiesand
thechargesindicatedinArticle24(3)ofRegulation(EEC)
No1035/72;whereasthemeaningofrepresentativeprice
isdefinedinArticle24(2)ofRegulation(EEC)No
1035/72; Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon28September
1993.
CommissionRegulation (EEC)No2584/93ishereby
repealed.Whereas,inaccordancewithArticle3(1)ofCommission
Regulation (EEC)No2118/74(4),aslastamendedby
Regulation (EEC)No249/930,thepricestobetaken
(■)OJNoL118,20.5.1972,p.1.
OOJNoL69,20.3.1993,p.7.
(3)OJNoL157,29.6.1993,p.8.0OJNoL220,10.8.1974,p.20.
OOJNoL28,5.2.1993,p.45.(6)OJNoL237,22.9.1993,p.16.0OJNoL387,31.12.1992,p.1.
(8)OJNoL108,1.5.1993,p.106.

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ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,27September1993.
FortheCommission
ReneSTEICHEN
MemberoftheCommission