CELEX: 31977R0132
Language: en
Date: 1977-01-25 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EEC) No 132/77 of 24 January 1977 introducing a countervailing charge on certain varieties of sweet oranges originating in Algeria

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                                     COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 132/77
                                                        of 24 January 1977
              introducing a countervailing charge on certain varieties of sweet oranges origi
                                                         nating in Algeria
                                                                            »
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN                                       Whereas, for oranges from Algeria of the varieties
COMMUNITIES,                                                         listed in Article 1 (3) (c) of Regulation (EEC) No
                                                                     2755/76, 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 originating in
1035/72 of 18 May 1972 on the common organization                    Algeria ;
of the market in fruit and vegetables ( J ), as last
amended by Regulation (EEC) No 795/76 (2), and in                    Whereas if the system is to operate normally the entry
particular the second subparagraph of Article 27 (2)                 prices should be calculated :
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 2755/76
of 11 November 1976 fixing the reference prices for                  HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
sweet oranges for the 1976/77 marketing year (3) fixed
the reference price for Class I products of Group II at
 16-28 units of account per 100 kilograms 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 1-48 units of account per
country concerned which are marketed on all repre­                    100 kilograms net is applied to fresh sweet oranges
sentative markets for which prices are available, less               (subheading ex 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                Blonde commune), Grano de Oro (Imperial, Sucrena),
24 (2) of Regulation ( EEC) No 1035/72 ;                              Baladi, Pera, Macetera, Pineapple, Blood oval (Doble­
                                                                      fina, Double fine), Portuguese sanguine, Sanguina
Whereas it is necessary to record the prices to be                    redonda (Entrefina), Surinam varieties and the ordi­
 taken into consideration on the representative markets               nary Sanguina variety, with the exception of Navel
 referred to in Regulation ( EEC) No 211 8 /74 (4), as                sanguines (improved Double fine, Washington
 amended by Regulation ( EEC) No 385/75 (5 ), and to                  sanguina, Sanguina grande) and Maltese sanguines.
 affect this price where applicable by the coefficients
 fixed in Article 1 (4) of Regulation ( EEC) No
 2755/76 ;
                                                                                              Article 2
(')  OJ No  L 1 18 , 20 . 5 . 1972, p. 1 .
(2 ) OJ No  L 93 , 8 . 4 . 1976, p. 6 .
(3 ) OJ No  L 312, 13 . 11 . 1976, p . 37 .
(«)  OJ No  L 220, 10 . 8 . 1974, p . 20 .                            This Regulation shall enter into force on 26 January
(5)  OJ No  L 44, 18 . 2. 1975, p . 8 .                               1977 .
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            This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
            States .
            Done at Brussels, 24 January 1977.
                                                                   For the Commission
                                                                    Finn GUNDELACH
                                                                       Vice-President