CELEX: 31991R0844
Language: en
Date: 1991-04-05 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EEC) No 844/91 of 4 April 1991 introducing a corrective amount on the import of artichokes into the Community of Ten from Spain (except the Canary Islands)

5. 4. 91                               Official Journal of the European Communities                             No L 85/31
                                   COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 844/91
                                                        of 4 April 1991
                  introducing a corrective amount on the import of artichokes into the
                             Community of Ten from Spain (except the Canary Islands)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,                       remained for two consecutive market days at a level at
                                                                  least ECU 0,6 below the Community offer price ; whereas
 Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European            a corrective amount equal to the difference between the
 Economic Community,                                              Community offer price and the Spanish offer price must
                                                                  therefore be introduced for these products from Spain
 Having regard to the Act of Accession of Spain and               (except the Canary Islands) ;
 Portugal,
                                                                  Whereas if the system is to operate normally the offer
 Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3709/89             price of the Spanish product should be calculated on the
 of 4 December 1989 laying down general rules for imple­          following basis :
 menting the Act of Accession of Spain and Portugal as
 regards the compensatory mechanism for imports of fruit          — in the case of currencies the spot market rates for
 and vegetables from Spain ('), and in particular Article 4            which are maintained in relationship to each other
(2) thereof,                                                           within a band of 2,25 %, a rate of exchange based on
                                                                       their central rate, multiplied by the corrective factor
Whereas Article 152 of the Act of Accession introduces                 provided for in the last subparagraph of Article 3 ( 1 )
 from 1 January 1990 a compensatory mechanism for                      of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1 676/85 (4), as last
 imports into the Community as constituted on 31                       amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2205/90 (*) ;
 December 1985, hereinafter called 'the Community of              — for the other currencies, an exchange rate based on an
Ten', of fruit and vegetables from Spain (except the                   average of the ecu rates published in the Official
 Canary Islands) for which a reference price is fixed with            Journal of the European Communities, C series, over
 regard to third countries ;                                           a period to be determined, multiplied by the coeffi­
Whereas Regulation (EEC) No 3709/89 lays down general                  cient referred to in the preceding indent ;
 rules for applying the said compensatory mechanism ;
Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3542/90 (2)                HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
fixed, for the 1990/1991 marketing year, the Community
 offer price for artichokes applicable with regard to Spain                                  Article 1
(except Canary Islands) ;
                                                                  On import into the Community of Ten of artichokes (CN
Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3815/89 (3)
lays down detailed rules for applying the compensatory            code 0709 10 00) from Spain (except the Canary Islands) a
mechanism on imports of fruit and vegetables from Spain
                                                                  corrective amount of ECU 2,15 per 100 kilograms net
                                                                  shall be levied .
(except the Canary Islands) ;
Whereas, in the case of artichokes, the offer price for the                                  Article 2
 Spanish product as calculated in accordance with the
 provisions of Council Regulation (EEC) No 3709/89 has            This Regulation shall enter into force on 6 April 1991 .
                  This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
                  States.
                  Done at Brussels, 4 April 1991 .
                                                                            For the Commission
                                                                              Ray MAC SHARRY
                                                                        Member of the Commission
(>) OJ No L 363, 13 . 12. 1989, p. 3.
0 OJ No L 344, 8. 12. 1990, p. 17.                                (4) OJ No L 164, 24. 6. 1985, p. 1 .
(3) OJ No L 371 , 20. 12. 1989, p. 28 .                           if) OJ No L 201 , 31 . 7. 1990, p. 9.