7.4.94 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL90/23
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC)No769/94
of6April1994
introducingacountervailing chargvontomatoesoriginatinginMorocco
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,Whereas,inaccordancewithArticle3(1)ofCommission
Regulation (EEC)No21-18/74(-*),aslastamendedby
Regulation(EEC)No249/93(6),thepricestobetaken
intoconsiderationmustberecordedontherepresentative
marketsor,incertaincircumstances ,onothermarkets;
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
Community,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No1035/72
of18May1972onthecommonorganizationofthe
marketinfruitandvegetables('),aslastamendedby
Regulation(EC)No3669/93(2),andinparticularthe
secondsubparagraph ofArticle27(2)thereof,Whereas,fortomatoesoriginatinginMoroccotheentry
pricecalculatedinthiswayhasremainedatleastECU0,6
belowthereferencepricefortwoconsecutivemarket
days;whereasacountervailing chargeshouldthereforebe
introducedforthesetomatoes;
WhereastherepresentativemarketratesdefinedinArticle
1ofCouncilRegulation (EEC)No3813/92Q,as
amendedbyRegulation(EC)No3528/93(8),areusedto
convertamountsexpressedinthirdcountrycurrencies
andareusedasthebasisfordeterminingtheagricultural
conversionratesoftheMemberStates'currencies;
whereasdetailedrulesontheapplicationanddetermina­
tionoftheseconversionsweresetbyCommissionRegu­
lation(EEC)No1068/93(9),asamendedbyRegulation
(EC)No547/94(10),WhereasArticle25(1)ofRegulation(EEC)No1035/72
providesthat,iftheentrypriceofaproductimported
fromathirdcountryremainsatleastECU0,6belowthe
referencepricefortwoconsecutivemarketdays,acoun­
tervailingchargemustbeintroducedinrespectofthe
exportingcountryconcerned,saveinexceptionalcircum­
stances;whereasthischargeisequaltothedifference
betweenthereferencepriceandthearithmeticmeanof
thelasttwoentrypricesavailableforthatexporting
country;
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
WhereasCommissionRegulation (EC)No703/94of29
March1994fixingforthe1994marketingyearthe
referencepricesfortomatoes(3)fixedthereferenceprice
forproductsofclassIatECU197,27per100kilograms
netforthemonthofApril1994;Article1
Acountervailing chargeofECU32,74per100kilograms
netisappliedtotomatoes(CNcode070200)originating
inMorocco.
Whereastheentrypriceforagivenexportingcountryis
equaltothelowestrepresentative pricesrecordedforat
least30%ofthequantitiesfromtheexportingcountry
concernedwhicharemarketedonallrepresentative
marketsforwhichpricesareavailable,lessthedutiesand
thechargesindicatedinArticle24(3)ofRegulation(EEC)
No1035/72,undertheconditionslaiddowninCommis­
sionRegulation(EEC)No2849/93(4)onvaryingentry
pricesfortomatoesoriginatinginMorocco;whereasthe
meaningofrepresentative priceisdefinedinArticle24
(2)ofRegulation(EEC)No1035/72;Article2
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ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,6April1994.
FortheCommission
ReneSTEICHEN
MemberoftheCommission