NoL123/36 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 18.5.91
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No1310/91
of17May1991
introducingacountervailing chargeontomatoesoriginatingintheCanary
Islands
coefficientfixedinthefirstindentofArticle1(2)of
Regulation(EEC)No802/91;
Whereas,fortomatoesoriginatingintheCanaryIslands
theentrypricecalculatedinthiswayhasremainedat
least0,6ECUbelowthereferencepricefortwoconsecu­
tivemarketdays;whereasacountervailing chargeshould
thereforebeintroducedforthesetomatoes;
Whereas,ifthesystemistooperatenormally,theentry
priceshouldbecalculatedonthefollowingbasis:
—inthecaseofcurrencieswhicharemaintainedinrela­
tiontoeachotheratanygivenmomentwithinaband
of2,25%,arateofexchangebasedontheircentral
rate,multipliedbythecorrectivefactorprovidedforin
thelastparagraphofArticle3(1)ofCouncilRegula­
tion(EEC)No1676/85(7),aslastamendedbyRegula­
tion(EEC)No2205/90(8),
—fortheothercurrencies,anexchangeratebasedonan
averageoftheecuratespublishedintheOfficial
JournaloftheEuropeanCommunities ,Cseries,over
aperiodtobedetermined,multipliedbythecoeffi­
cientreferredtointheprecedingindent;
Whereas,inaccordancewithArticle4ofProtocol2tothe
ActofAccessionofSpainandPortugal,theproducts,
includingtomatoes,specifiedinAnnexAtotheProtocol,
qualifyforpreferentialarrangements ,subjecttothetariff
quotadeterminedbyCouncilRegulation(EEC)No
1391/87(9)concerningcertainadjustmentstothearrange­
mentsapplicabletotheCanaryIslands,THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtotheActofAccessionofSpainand
Portugal,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No1035/72
of18May1972onthecommonorganizationofthe
marketinfruitandvegetables('),aslastamendedby
Regulation(EEC)No3920/90(2),andinparticularthe
secondsubparagraphofArticle27(2)thereof,
WhereasArticle25(1)ofRegulation(EEC)No1035/72
providesthat,iftheentrypriceofaproductimported
fromathirdcountryremainsatleastECU0,6belowthe
referencepricefortwoconsecutivemarketdays,acoun­
tervailingchargemustbeintroducedinrespectofthe
exportingcountryconcerned,saveinexceptionalcircum­
stances;whereasthischargeisequaltothedifference
betweenthereferencepriceandthearithmeticmeanof
thelasttwoentrypricesavailableforthatexporting
country;
WhereasCommissionRegulation(EEC)No802/91of27
March1991fixingforthe1991marketingyearthe
referencepricesfortomatoes(3)fixedthereferenceprice
forproductsofclassIforthemonthofMay1991atECU
136,75per100kilogramsnet;
Whereastheentrypriceforagivenexportingcountryis
equaltothelowestrepresentative pricesrecordedforat
least30%ofthequantitiesfromtheexportingcountry
concernedwhicharemarketedonallrepresentative
marketsforwhichpricesareavailablelessthedutiesand
thechargesindicatedinArticle24(3)ofRegulation(EEC)
No1035/72theprovisionsofRegulation(EEC)No
773/90(4)alteringtheentrypricefortomatoesoriginating
inMoroccoandtheCanryIslandsbeingapplicable;
whereasthemeaningofrepresentativepriceisdefinedin
Article24(2)ofRegulation(EEC)No1035/72;
Whereas,inaccordancewithArticle3(1)ofCommission
Regulation(EEC)No2118/74Q,aslastamendedby
Regulation(EEC)No3811/85(6),thepricestobetaken
intoconsiderationmustberecordedontherepresentative
marketsor,incertaincircumstances ,onothermarkets;
whereasitisnecessarytomultiplythepriceswiththeHASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
WhentomatoesfallingwithinCNcode070200and
originatingintheCanaryIslandsareimported,acounte­
vailingchargeshallbelevied,theamountofwhichshall
befixedatECU1,79per100kilogramsnetweight.
Howeverthischargeshallnotbeleviedonquantities
importedintoSpainwithinthetariffquotasfixedby
Regulation(EEC)No1391/87.
Article2
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(2)OJNoL375,31.12.1990,p.17.
(3)OJNoL82,28.3.1991,p.33.
(4)OJNoL83,30.3.1990,p.82.
(5)OJNoL220,10.8.1974,p.20.
(6OJNoL368,31.12.1985,p.1.(7)OJNoL164,24.6.1985,p.1.
(»)OJNoL201,31.7.1990,p.9.
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ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,17May1991.
FortheCommission
RayMACSHARRY
MemberoftheCommission