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7.4.88 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL90/19
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No915/88
of6April1988
introducingacountervailing chargeontomatoesoriginatinginSpain(except
theCanaryIslands)
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity,
HavingregardtotheActofAccessionofSpainand
Pprtugal,(EEC)No3811/85(*),thepricestobetakeninto
considerationmustberecordedontherepresentative
marketsor,incertaincircumstances ,onothermarkets;
whereasitisnecessarytomultiplythepriceswiththe
coefficientfixedinthefirstindentofArticle1(2)of
Regulation(EEC)No723/88;
Whereas,fortomatoesoriginatinginSpain(exceptthe
CanaryIslands)theentrypricecalculatedinthiswayhas
remainedatleast0,6ECUbelowthereferencepricefor
twoconsecutivemarketdays;whereasacountervailing
chargeshouldthereforebeintroducedforthesetomatoes;
Whereas,ifthesystemistooperatenormally,theentry
priceshould,becalculatedonthefollowingbasis:
—inthecaseofcurrencieswhicharemaintainedinrela­
tiontoeachotheratanygivenmomentwithinaband
of2,25%,arateofexchangebasedontheircentral
rate,multipliedbythecorrectivefactorprovidedforin
thelastparagraphofArticle3(1)ofRegulation(EEC)
No1676/85(*),aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No1035/72
of18May1972onthecommonorganizationofthe
marketinfruitandvegetables('),aslastamendedby
Regulation(EEC)No824/88(2),andinparticularthe
secondsubparagraphofArticle27(2)thereof,
No1636/87Q.WhereasArticle25(1)ofRegulation(EEC)No1035/72
providesthat,iftheentrypriceofaproductimported
fromathirdcountryremainsatleast0,6ECUbelowthe
referencepricefortwoconsecutivemarketdays,acoun­
tervailingchargemustbeintroducedinrespectofthe
exportingcountryconcerned,saveinexceptionalcircum­
stances;whereasthischargeisequaltothedifference
betweenthereferencepriceandthearithmeticmeanof
thelasttwoentrypricesavailableforthatexporting
country;—forothercurrencies,anexchangeratebasedonthe
arithmeticmeanofthespotmarketratesofeachof
thesecurrenciesrecordedoveragivenperiodinrela­
tiontotheCommunitycurrenciesreferredtointhe
previousindent,andtheaforesaidcoefficient,
Whereas,pursuanttoArticle136(2)oftheActofAcces­
sionofSpainandPortugal(8),thearrangementsapplicable
totradebetween,ontheonehand,anewMemberState
and,ontheother,theCommunityasconstitutedat31
December1985,mustbethosewhichwereapplicable
beforeaccession;
WhereasArticle140(1)providesfora6%reductionin
thecountervailing chargesapplicableunderRegulation
(EEC)No1035/72duringthethirdyearafteraccession,WhereasCommissionRegulation(EEC)No723/88of18
March1988fixingforthe1988marketingyearthe
referencepricesfortomatoes(3)fixedthereferenceprice
forproductsofclassIat197,27ECUper100kilograms
netforthemonthofApril1988;
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATIONWhereastheentrypnceforagivenexportingcountryis
equaltothelowestrepresentative pricesrecordedforat
least30%ofthequantitiesfromtheexportingcountry
concernedwhicharemarketedonallrepresentative
marketsforwhichpricesareavailablelessthiedutiesand
thechargesindicatedinArticle24(3)ofRegulation(EEC)
No1035/72;whereasthemeaningofrepresentativeprice
isdefinedinArticle24(2)ofRegulation(EEC)No
1035/72;Article1
Acountervailing chargeof69,18ECUper100kilograms
netisappliedtotomatoes(CNcode070200)originating
inSpain(excepttheCanaryIslands).
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon8April1988.Whereas,inaccordancewithArticle3(1)ofRegulation
(EEC)No2118/74(4),aslastamendedbyRegulation
(')OJNoL118,20.5.1972,p,1.
OOJNoL85,30.3.1988,p.5.(*)OJNoL368,31.12.1985,p.1.
(0OJNoL164,24.6.1985,p.1.0OJNoL153,13.6.1987,p.1." (3)OJNoL74,19.3.1988,p.51.
(4)OJNoL220,10.8.1974,p.20. (*)OJNoL302,15.11.1985,p.9.

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ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,6April1988.
FortheCommission
FransANDRIESSEN
Vice-President