NoL124/24 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 18.5.88
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No1342/88
of17May1988
introducingacountervailing chargeontomatoesoriginatingintheCanary
Islands
coefficientfixedinthesecondindentofArticle1(2)of
Regulation(EEC)No723/88;
Whereas,fortomatoesoriginatingintheCanaryIslands
theentrypricecalculatedinthiswayhasremainedat
least0,6ECUbelowthereferencepricefortwoconsecu­
tivemarketdays;whereasacountervailing chargeshould
thereforebeintroducedforthesetomatoes;
Whereas,ifthesystemistooperatenormally,theentry
priceshouldbecalculatedonthefollowingbasis:
—inthecaseofcurrencieswhicharemaintainedinrela­
tiontoeachotheratanygivenmomentwithinaband
of2,25%,arateofexchangebasedontheircentral
rate,multipliedbythecorrectivefactorprovidedforin
thelastparagraphofArticle3(1)ofRegulation(EEC)
No1676/85(6),aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)
No1636/87Q,
—'forothercurrencies,anexchangeratebasedonthe
arithmeticmeanofthespotmarketratesofeachof
thesecurrenciesrecorded,overagivenperiodinrela­
tiontotheCommunitycurrenciesreferredtointhe
previousindent,andtheaforesaidcoefficient;
Whereas,inaccordancewithArticle1(5)ofProtocol2to
theActofAccessionofSpainandPortugal(8),the
CommunitymustapplyinitstradewiththeCanary
Islands,forproductscoveredbyAnnexIItotheEEC
Treaty,thegeneralarrangementswhichitappliesinits
foreigntrade;
Whereas,inaccordancewithArticle4ofthesaid
Protocol,theproducts,includingtomatoes,specifiedin
AnnexAtotheProtocol,qualifyforpreferentialarrange­
ments,subjecttothetariffquotaopenedbywayof
CommissionRegulation(EEC)No4063/87(9),THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtotheActofAccessionofSpainand
Portugal,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No1035/72
of18May1972onthecommonorganizationofthe
marketinfruitandvegetables('),aslastamendedby
Regulation(EEC)No1117/88(2),andinparticularthe
secondsubparagraphofArticle27(2)thereof,
WhereasArticle-25(1)ofRegulation(EEC)No1035/72
providesthat,iftheentrypriceofaproductimported
fromathirdcountryremainsatleast0,6ECUbelowthe
referencepricefortwoconsecutivemarketdays,acoun­
tervailingchargemustbeintroducedinrespectofthe
exportingcountryconcerned,saveinexceptionalcircum­
stances;whereasthischargeisequaltothedifference
betweenthereferencepriceandthearithmeticmeanof
thelasttwoentrypricesavailableforthatexporting
country;
WhereasCommissionRegulation(EEC)No723/88of18
March1988fixingforthe1988marketingyearthe
referencepricesfortomatoes(3)fixedthereferenceprice
forproductsofclassIforthemonthofMay1988at
136,75ECUper100kilogramsnet;
Whereastheentrypriceforagivenexportingcountryis
equaltothelowestrepresentativepricesrecordedforat
least30%ofthequantitiesfromtheexportingcountry
concernedwhicharemarketedonallrepresentative
marketsforwhichpricesareavailablelessthedutiesand
thechargesindicatedinArticle24(3)ofRegulation(EEC)
No1035/72;whereasthemeaningofrepresentativeprice
isdefinedinArticle24(2)ofRegulation(EEC)No
1035/72;
Whereas,inaccordancewithArticle3(1)ofRegulation
(EEC)No2118/74(4),aslastamendedbyRegulation
(EEC)No3811/850,thepricestobetakeninto
consideration mustberecordedontherepresentative
marketsor,incertaincircumstances ,onothermarkets;
whereasitisnecessarytomultiplythepriceswiththeHASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
WhentomatoesfallingwithinCNcode070200and
originatingintheCanaryIslandsareimported,acounte­
vailingchargeshallbelevied,theamountofwhichshall
befixedat:
(*)OJNoL164,24.6.1985,p.1.
OOJNoL153,13.6.1987,p.1.(■)OJNoL118,20.5.1972,p.1.
(2)OJNoL107,28.4.1988,p.1.
(3)OJNoL74,19.3.1988,p.51.
(<)OJNoL220,10.8.1974,p.20.0OJNoL368,31.12.1985,p.1.(8)OJNoL302,15.11.1985,p.9.0OJNoL380,31.12.1987,p.17.

18.5.88OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL124/25
—25,43ECUper100kilogramsnetweightforquanti­
tieswithinthetariffquotalaiddownbyRegulation
(EEC)No4063/87,Howeverthischargeshallnotbeleviedonquantities
importedintoSpainwithinthetariffquotaslaiddownby
Regulation(EEC)No4063/87.
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon19May1988. —27,05ECUper100kilograms,forotheramounts.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,17May1988.
FortheCommission
FransANDRIESSEN
Vice-President