15.8.91 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL227/29
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No2476/91
of14August1991
introducingacountervailing chargeonfreshlemonsoriginatinginArgentina
Regulation(EEC)No3811/85(6),thepricestobetaken
intoconsiderationmustberecordedontherepresentative
marketsor,incertaincircumstances ,onothermarkets:
Whereas,forfreshlemonsoriginatinginArgentina,the
entrypricecalculatedinthiswayhasremainedatleast
ECU0,6belowthereferencepricefortwoconsecutive
marketdays;whereasacountervailing chargeshould
thereforebeintroducedforthesefreshlemons;
Whereas,ifthesystemistooperatenormally,theentry
priceshouldbecalculatedonthefollowingbasis:
—inthecaseofcurrencieswhicharemaintainedinrela­
tiontoeachotheratanygivenmomentwithinaband
of2,25%,arateofexchangebasedontheircentral
rate,multipliedbythecorrectivefactorprovidedforin
thelastparagraphofArticle3(1)ofCouncilRegula­
tion(EEC)No1676/85Q,aslastamendedbyRegula­
tion(EEC)No2205/90(8),
—forothercurrencies,anexchangeratebasedonan
averageoftheecuratespublishedintheOfficial
JournaloftheEuropeanCommunities ,Cseries,over
aperiodtobedetermined,multipliedbythecoeffi­
cientreferredtointhepreviousindent,THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean <
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtotheActofAccessionofSpainand
Portugal,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No1035/72
of18May1972onthecommonorganizationofthe
marketinfruitandvegetables('),aslastamendedby
Regulation(EEC)No1623/91(2),andinparticularthe
secondsubparagraph ofArticle27(2)thereof,
WhereasArticle25(1)ofRegulation(EEC)No1035/72
providesthat,iftheentrypriceofaproductimported
fromathirdcountryremainsatleastECU0,6belowthe
referencepricefortwoconsecutivemarketdays,acoun­
tervailingchargemustbeintroducedinrespectofthe
exportingcountryconcerned,saveinexceptionalcircum­
stances;whereasthischargeisequaltothedifference
betweenthereferencepriceandthearithmeticmeanof
thelasttwoentrypricesavailableforthatexporting
country;
WhereasCommissionRegulation(EEC)No1438/91of
30May1991fixingforthe1991/92marketingyearthe
referencepricesforfreshlemons(3)fixedthereference
priceforproductsofclassIforthemonthofAugust1991
atECU60,82per100kilogramsnet;
Whereastheentrypriceforagivenexportingcountryis
equaltothelowestrepresentative pricesrecordedforat
least30%ofthequantitiesfromtheexportingcountry
concernedwhicharemarketedonallrepresentative
marketsforwhichpricesareavailablelessthedutiesand
thechargesindicatedinArticle24(3)ofRegulation(EEC)
No1035/72accordingtothedispositionsofCommission
Regulation(EEC)No3982/89of20December1989alte­
ringtheentrypriceforcitrusfruitoriginatingincertain
Mediterranianthirdcountries(4);whereasthemeaningof
representativepriceisdefinedinArticle24(2)ofRegula­
tion(EEC)No1035/72;
Whereas,inaccordancewithArticle3(1)ofCommission
Regulation(EEC)No2118/740,aslastamendedbyHASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
Acountervailing chargeofECU11,76per100kilograms
netisappliedtofreshlemons(CNcodeex08053010)
originatinginArgentina.
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon16August1991.
(')OJNoL118,20.5.1972,p.1.
2)OJNoL150,15.6.1991,p.8.
(3)OJNoL137,31.5.1991,p.25.
(4)OJNoL380,29.12.1989,p.24.
Is)OJNoL220,10.8.1974,p.20.(6)OJNoL368,31.12.1985,p.1.0OJNoL164,24.6.1985,p.1.¥)OJNoL201,31.7.1990,p.9.

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ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,14August1991.
FortheCommission
RayMACSHARRY
MemberoftheCommission