CELEX: 31974R0547
Language: en
Date: 1974-03-07 00:00:00
Title: Regulation (EEC) No 547/74 of the Commission of 7 March 1974 introducing a countervailing charge on certain varieties of sweet oranges imported from Algeria

No L 66/28                                 Official Journal of the European Communities                                  8 . 3 . 74
                                REGULATION (EEC) No 547/74 OF THE COMMISSION
                                                          of 7 March 1974
               introducing a countervailing charge on certain varieties of sweet oranges
                                                       imported from Algeria
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN                                        Whereas, for oranges imported from Algeria of the
COMMUNITIES,                                                          varieties listed in Article 1 (3) (c), of Regulation (EEC)
                                                                      No 3303/73 the entry price calculated in this way has
                                                                      remained at least 0-50 unit of account below the refer­
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Economic Community ;                                                  ence price for two consecutive market days ; whereas a
                                                                      countervailing charge should therefore be introduced
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No                          for certain varieties of sweet oranges imported from
                                                                      Algeria ;
1035/72 ( ] ) of 18 May 1972 on the common organiza­
tion of the market in fruit and vegetables, as last
amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2745/72 (2), and in                    Whereas if the system is to operate normally it should
particular the second subparagraph of Article 27 (2)                  be calculated on the following basis :
thereof ;
                                                                      — in the case of currencies which are maintained in
Whereas Article 25 ( 1 ) of Regulation (EEC) No                           relation to each other, at any given moment
1035/72 provides that, if the entry price of a product                    within a band of 2-25 % a rate of exchange based
imported from a . third country remains at least 0-50                      on their effective parity ;
unit of account below the reference price for two
consecutive market days, a countervailing charge must                 — for other currencies an exchange rate based on the
be introduced in respect of the exporting country                          arithmetic mean of the spot market rates of each
concerned, save in exceptional circumstances ;                             of these currencies recorded for a given period, in
whereas this charge is equal to the difference between                     relation to the Community currencies referred to
the reference price and the arithmetic mean of the                         in the previous subparagraph,
last two entry prices available for that exporting
country ;
Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No
3303/73 (3 ) of 6 December 1973 fixing the reference                   HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
prices for sweet oranges for the 1973/74 marketing
year fixed the reference price for Class I products of
Group II at 15-5 units of account per 100 kg net ;
                                                                                                Article 1
Whereas the entry price for a given exporting country
is equal to the lowest representative prices recorded
for at least 30 % of the quantities from the exporting                 A countervailing charge of 1 unit of account per 100
country concerned which are marketed on all repre­                     kg net is applied to fresh sweet oranges (subheading
 sentative markets for which prices are available, less                No ex 08-02 A I of the Common Customs Tariff)
 the duties and the charges indicated in Article 24 (3)                imported from Algeria other than the varieties Moro,
 of Regulation (EEC) No 1035/72, and whereas the                       Tarocco, Biondo comune (Blanca comuna, Blonde
 meaning of representative price is defined in Article                 commune), Grano de Oro (Imperial, Sucrena), Baladi ,
 24 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 1035/72 ;                               Pera, Macetera, Pineapple, Blood oval (Doble-fina,
                                                                       Double fine), Portuguese sanguine, Sanguina redonda
 Whereas it is necessary to record the prices to be                    (Entrefina), Surinam varieties and the ordinary
 taken into consideration on the representative markets                Sanguina variety, with the exception of Navel
 referred to in Regulation (EEC) No 1291 /70 (4),                      sanguines (improved Double fine, Washington
 amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2846/72 (5) and                        sanguina, Sanguina grande) and Maltese sanguines .
 affect this price where applicable by the coefficients
 fixed in Article 1 (4) of Regulation (EEC) No
 3303 /73 ;
                                                                                                Article 2
 (!) OJ No   L  118 , 20 . 5 . 1972, p . 1 .
 (2) OJ No   L  291 , 28 . 12. 1972, p . 147.
 (3) OJ  No  L  338 , 7. 12 . 1973 , p . 32.
                                                                       This Regulation shall enter into force on 9 March
 («) OJ  No  L  144,  2. 7. 1970 , p . 10 .
  5  OJ  No  L  299 , 31 . 12 . 1972, p . 1 .                           1974 .
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           This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
           States .
           Done at Brussels , 7 March 1974.
                                                                  For the Commission
                                                                      The President
                                                                 Francois-Xavier ORTOLI