16.2.89 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL44/33
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No384/89
of15February1989
introducingacountervailing chargeonfreshlemonsoriginatinginIsrael
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,(EEC)No3811/850,thepricestobetakeninto
consideration mustberecordedontherepresentative
marketsor,incertaincircumstances ,onothermarkets;
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity,Whereas,forfreshlemonsoriginatinginIsraeltheentry
pricecalculatedinthiswayhasremainedatleastECU0,6
belowthereferencepricefortwoconsecutivemarket
days;whereasacountervailing chargeshouldthereforebe
introducedforthesefreshlemons;HavingregardtotheActofAccessionofSpainand
Portugal,
HavingregardtoRegulation(EEC)No1035/72ofthe
Councilof18May1972onthecommonorganizationof
themarketinfruitandvegetables('),aslastamendedby
Regulation(EEC)No2238/88(*),andinparticularthe
secondsubparagraphofArticle27(2)thereof,Whereas,ifthesystemistooperatenormally,theentry
priceshouldbecalculatedonthefollowingbasis:
—inthecaseofcurrencieswhicharemaintainedinrela­
tiontoeachotheratanygivenmomentwithinaband
of2,25%,arateofexchangebasedontheircentral
rate,multipliedbythecorrectivefactorprovidedforin
thelastparagraphofArticle3(1)ofCouncilRegula­
tion(EEC)No1676/85(*),aslastamendedbyRegula­
tion(EEC)No1636/87Q,
—forothercurrencies,anexchangeratebasedonthe
arithmeticmeanofthespotmarketratesofeachof
thesecurrenciesrecordedoveragivenperiodinrela­
tiontotheCommunitycurrenciesreferredtointhe
previousindent,andtheaforesaidcoefficient,WhereasArticle25(1)ofRegulation(EEC)No1035/72
providesthat,iftheentrypriceofaproductimported
fromathirdcountryremainsatleastECU0,6belowthe
referencepricefortwoconsecutivemarketdays,acoun­
tervailingchargemustbeintroducedinrespectofthe
exportingcountryconcerned,saveinexceptionalcircum­
stances;whereasthischargeisequaltothedifference
betweenthereferencepriceandthearithmeticmeanof
thelasttwoentrypricesavailableforthatexporting
country;
WhereasCommissionRegulation(EEC)No1386/88of
20May1988fixingforthe1386/88marketingyearthe
referencepricesforfreshlemons(3)fixedthereference
priceforproductsofclassIfortheperidNovemberto
April1989atECU47,15per100kilogramsnet;HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
Acountervailing chargeofECU6,24per100kilograms
netisappliedtofreshlemons(CNcodeex08053010)
originatinginIsrael.Whereastheentrypriceforagivenexportingcountryis
equaltothelowestrepresentative pricesrecordedforat
least30%ofthequantitiesfromtheexportingcountry
concernedwhicharemarketedonallrepresentative
marketsforwhichpricesareavailablelessthedutiesand
thechargesindicatedinArticle24(3)ofRegulation(EEC)
No1035/72;whereasthemeaningofrepresentativeprice
isdefinedinArticle24(2)ofRegulation(EEC)No
1035/72;
Article2
Whereas,inaccordancewithArticle3(1)ofRegulation
(EEC)No2118/74(4),aslastamendedbyRegulation ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon17February
1989.
(')OJNoL118,20.5.1972,p.1.0OJNoL198,26.7.1988,p.1.
(3)OJNoL128,21.5.1988,p.21.
(*)OJNoL220,10.8.1974,p.20.0OJNoL368,31.12.1985,p.10OJNoL164,24.6.1985,p.1.oOJNoL153,13.6.1987,p.1.

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ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,15February1989.
FortheCommission
RayMACSHARRY
MemberoftheCommission