CELEX: 31978R0162
Language: en
Date: 1978-01-28 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EEC) No 162/78 of 27 January 1978 introducing a countervailing charge on certain varieties of sweet oranges originating in Algeria

28 . 1 . 78                               Official Journal of the European Communities                           No L 23 /37
                                      COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 162/78
                                                        of 27 January 1978
               introducing a countervailing charge on certain varieties of sweet oranges origi­
                                                         nating in Algeria
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN                                       with the coefficients fixed in Article 1 (4) third indent
COMMUNITIES,                                                         of Regulation (EEC) No 2591 /77 ;
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European                Whereas, for oranges from Algeria of the varieties
Economic Community,                                                  listed in Article 1 (3) (c) of Regulation (EEC) No
                                                                     2591 /77, the entry price calculated in this way has
                                                                     remained at least 0.50 unit of account below the refer­
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No
 1035/72 of 18 May 1972 on the common organization                   ence price for two consecutive market days ; whereas
of the market in fruit and vegetables ('), as last                   a countervailing charge should therefore be intro­
amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1034/77 (2), and in                   duced for certain varieties of sweet oranges originating
particular the second subparagraph of Article 27 (2)                 in Algeria ;
thereof,
                                                                     Whereas if the system is to operate normally the entry
Whereas Article 25 ( 1 ) of Regulation (EEC) No                      prices should be calculated :
 1035/72 provides that, if the entry price of a product
                                                                     — in the case of currencies which are maintained in
 imported from a third country remains at least 0.50
 unit of account below the reference price for two                        relation to each other at any given moment within
consecutive market days, a countervailing charge must                     a band of 2-25 % , a rate of exchange based on
be introduced in respect of the exporting country                         their effective parity ;
 concerned, save in exceptional circumstances ;                      — for other currencies, an exchange rate based on the
whereas this charge is equal to the difference between                    arithmetic mean of the spot market rates of each
 the reference price and the arithmetic mean of the                       of these currencies recorded for a given period in
 last two entry prices available for that exporting                       relation to the Community currencies referred to
 country ;                                                                in the previous subparagraph,
 Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2591 /77
 of 24 November 1977 fixing the reference prices for
 sweet oranges for the 1977/78 marketing year (3) fixed
                                                                      HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
 the reference price for Class I products of Group II at
  16.28 units of account per 100 kilograms net ;
 Whereas the entry price for a given exporting country                                         Article 1
 is equal to the lowest representative prices recorded
 for at least 30 % of the quantities from the exporting
                                                                      A countervailing charge of 1.82 units of account per
 country concerned which are marketed on all repre­
 sentative markets for which prices are available, less
                                                                      100 kilograms net is applied to fresh sweet oranges
                                                                      (subheading 08.02 A I of the Common Customs
 the duties and the charges indicated in Article 24 (3)
                                                                      Tariff) originating in Algeria other than the varieties
 of Regulation (EEC) No 1035/72 ; whereas the
                                                                      Moro, Tarocco, Biondo comune (Blanca comuna,
  meaning of representative price is defined in Article
  24 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 1035/72 ;                             Blonde commune), Grano de Oro (Imperial, Sucrena),
                                                                      Baladi, Pera, Macetera, Pineapple, Blood oval (Doble­
                                                                      fina, Double fine), Portuguese sanguine, Sanguina
 Whereas in accordance with Article 3 ( 1 ) of Regula­                redonda (Entrefina), Surinam varieties and the ordi­
  tion (EEC) No 211 8/74 (4), as amended by Regulation                nary Sanguina variety, with the exception of Navel
  (EEC) No 385/75 (5), the prices to be taken into                    sanguines (improved Double fine, Washington
  consideration must be recorded on the representative                sanguina, Sanguina grande) and Maltese sanguines.
  markets    or,    in    certain   circumstances,    on   other
  markets ; whereas it is necessary to multiply the prices
  (1) OJ  No L   118, 20. 5. 1972, p. 1 .                                                      Article 2
  (2) OJ  No L   125, 19 . 5 . 1977, p. 1 .
  (3) OJ  No L   301 , 25. 11 . 1977, p. 18.
  (4) OJ  No L   220, 10 . 8 . 1974, p. 20 .                          This Regulation shall enter into force on 31 January
  (5) OJ  No L   44, 18 . 2. 1975, p. 8 .                              1978 .
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             This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
             States .
             Done at Brussels, 27 January 1978 .
                                                                    For the Commission
                                                                     Finn GUNDELACH
                                                                        Vice-President