NoL150/40 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 22.6.93
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No1522/93
of21June1993
introducingacountervailing chargeonfreshlemonsoriginatinginSouthAfrica
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,Regulation(EEC)No249/93(5),thepricestobetaken
intoconsiderationmustberecordedontherepresentative
marketsor,incertaincircumstances ,onothermarkets:
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,WhereasforfreshlemonsoriginatinginSouthAfricathe
entrypricescalculatedinthiswayhaveforfiveconsecu­
tivemarketdaysbeenalternativelyaboveandbelowthe
referenceprice;whereasthreeoftheseentrypricesareat
leastECU0,6belowthereferenceprices;whereasa
countervailing chargeshouldthereforebeintroducedfor
thesefreshlemons:HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No1035/72
of18May1972onthecommonorganizationofthe
marketinfruitandvegetables('),aslastamendedby
Regulation(EEC)No638/93(2),andinparticularthe
secondsubparagraphofArticle27(2)thereof,
WhereastherepresentativemarketratesdefinedinArticle
1ofCouncilRegulation(EEC)No3813/92(6)areusedto
convertamountsexpressedinthirdcountrycurrencies
andareusedasthebasisfordeterminingtheagricultural
conversionratesoftheMemberStates'currencies ;
whereasdetailedrulesontheapplicationanddetermina­
tionoftheseconversionsweresetbyCommissionRegu­
lation(EEC)No1068/93Q,WhereasArticle25a(1)ofRegulation(EEC)No1035/72
providesthat,iftheentrypriceofaproductimported
fromanon-membercountryisalternativelyaboveand
belowthereferencepriceforfivetosevenconsecutive
marketdaysacountervailing chargeisintroducedin
respectofthatnon-membercountry,saveinexceptional
cases;whereasthatchargeisintroducedwhenthreeentry
pricesfallbelowthereferencepriceandoneofthose
entrypricesisatleastECU0,6belowthereferenceprice;
whereasthatchargeisequaltothedifferencebetweenthe
referencepriceandthelastavailableentrypricebyat
leastECU0,6belowthereferenceprice;
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
WhereasCommissionRegulation(EEC)No1319/93of
28May1993fixingforthe1993/94marketingyearthe
referencepricesforfreshlemons(J)fixedthereference
priceforproductsofclassIforthemonthofJune1993
atECU54,59per100kilogramsnet;Article1
Acountervailing chargeofECU2,25per100kilograms
netisappliedtofreshlemons(CNcodeex08053010),
originatinginSouthAfrica. Whereastheentrypriceforagivenexportingcountryis
equaltothelowestrepresentativepricesrecordedforat
least30%ofthequantitiesfromtheexportingcountry
concernedwhicharemarketedonallrepresentative
marketsforwhichpricesareavailablelessthedutiesand
thechargesindicatedinArticle24(3)ofRegulation(EEC)
No1035/72;whereasthemeaningofrepresentativeprice
isdefinedinArticle24(2)ofRegulation(EEC)No
1035/72;Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon23June1993.
Subjecttotheprovisionsofthesecondsubparagraphof
Article26(2)ofRegulation(EEC)No1035/72,thisRegu­
lationshallbeapplicableuntil28June1993.Whereas,inaccordancewithArticle3(1)ofCommission
Regulation(EEC)No2118/74(4),aslastamendedby
oOJNoL28,5.2.1993,p.45.(')OJNoL118,20.5.1972,p.1.0OJNoL69,20.3.1993,p.7.
OOJNoL132,29.5.1993,p.90.
(4OJNoL220,10.8.1974,p.20.(')OJNoL387,31.12.1992,p.1.
Ç)OJNoL108,1.5.1993,p.106.

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ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,21June1993.
FortheCommission
ReneSTEICHEN
MemberoftheCommission