NoL169/50 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 29.6.85
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No1795/85
of28June1985
fixingcountervailing chargesonseeds
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
2358/71of26October1971onthecommonorgani­
zationofthemarketinseeds('),aslastamendedby
Regulation (EEC)No1581/83(2),andinparticular
Article6(5)thereof,
WhereasArticle6(3)ofRegulation(EEC)No2358/71
providesthatwherethefree-at-frontier offerprice,plus
customsduties,foratypeofhybridmaizeforsowing
andcomingfromanon-membercountry,islower
thanthecorresponding referenceprice,acountervail­
ingchargeshallbeleviedonimportsofthehybrid
fromthatcountry,subjecttoobligationsresultingfrom
bindingunderGATT;whereasthecountervailing
chargeisequaltothedifferencebetweenthereference
priceandthefree-at-frontier pricepluscustoms
duties;
Whereasthereferencepricesforthe1985/86market­
ingyearforhybridmaizeforsowingwerefixedin
CommissionRegulation (EEC)No1800/85(3);
Whereasthefree-at-frontier offerpricesforeach
countryofprovenancearedeterminedusingall
availablerelevantinformation ;whereassuchrelevant
informationisdefinedinArticle1(1),(2)and(3)of
Commission Regulation (EEC)No1665/72(4);
whereasArticle3ofthesame,Regulationprovidesthat
thefree-at-frontier offerpricesforeachcountryof
provenanceshallbedeterminedfromthemostfavour­
ablepurchasingopportunities fortheproductsin
questioncalculatedinaccordancewithArticles1and
2oftheRegulation ;whereasinformationonoffers
whichhavenoeconomiceffectonthemarketin
particularbecauseoftheinsignificantquantitiesforwhichtheyaremadearetobedisregardedforthe
purposeofcalculatingtheseprices;
Whereas,pursuanttoArticle2ofRegulation(EEC)
No1665/72,anadjustmentmustbemadeinthecase
ofpriceinformationrelatingtoastageotherthanfree­
at-Community-frontier ;whereas,pursuanttoArticle4
(2)ofthatRegulation,thecountervailing chargemust
beamendedwhereasignificantvariationinthefree­
at-frontierofferpriceisrecorded;
Whereas,asaresultoftheapplicationoftheafore­
mentionedprovisionstotheinformationcurrently
availabletotheCommission ,thecountervailing charge
inrespectofcertaintypesofhybridistobefixedat
theamountsindicatedintheAnnextothisRegula­
tion;
Whereas,consequently ,CommissionRegulation(EEC)
No1864/84(*),aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)
No1143/85(6),whichfixedthecountervailing charges
fortheprecedingperiod,shouldberepealed;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
areinaccordancewiththeopinionoftheManagement
CommitteeforSeeds,
HASADOPTED THISREGULATION :
Article1
Thecountervailing chargesonseedsarefixedas
shownintheAnnexhereto.
Article2
Regulation(EEC)No1864/84isherebyrepealed.
Article3
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1July1985.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,28June1985.
FortheCommission
FransANDRIESSEN
Vice-President
(')OJNoL246,5.11.1971,p.1.
(2)OJNoL163,22.6.1983,p.23.
(3)Seepage61ofthisOfficialJournal.
(4)OJNoL175,2.8.1972,p.49.0OJNoL172,30.6.1984,p.69.
(6)OJNoL119,3.5.1985,p.21.

29.6.85 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL169/51
ANNEX
Countervailing chargeonhybridmaizeforsowing
(ECU/100kg)
CCT
heading
NoDescriptionAmountof
countervailing
charge(')Countryoforigin
ex10.05 Maize:
A.Hybridforsowing:
I.Doublehybridsandtopcross
hybrids 7,5HungaryI 36,2 Romania
36,2Othercountries(2)
II.Threecrosshybrids 20,0 RomaniaI 22,2YugoslaviaI 22,9Hungary
22,9Othercountries(3)
III.Singlehybrids 37,3Hungary
37,3Othercountries(4)
(')Thecountervailing chargemaynotexceed4%ofthecustomsvalue.
(2)WiththeexceptionofSpain,USA,Canada,YugoslaviaandAustria.
(3)WiththeexceptionofCanada,Spain,USA,Chile,JapanandAustria.
(4)WiththeexceptionoftheUSA,Bulgaria,Canada,Yugoslavia,RomaniaandSpain.