Council Regulation (EEC) No 1201/88 of 28 April 1988 establishing import mechanisms for certain processed products obtained from sour cherries and originating in Yugoslavia

COUNCIL  REGULATION (EEC) No 1201/88
of 28 April 1988
establishing import mechanisms for certain processed products obtained from sour cherries and originating in Yugoslavia
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
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Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular Article 113 thereof,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 426/86 of 24 February 1986 on the common organization of the market in products processed from fruit and vegetables (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3909/87 (2) and in particular Articles 15 (3) and 17 (2) thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas the Additional Protocol (3) to the Cooperation Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (4) concluded consequent on the accession of Spain and Portugal provides for the establishment of a system of minimum import prices for processed products obtained from sour cherries, referred to in the Additional Protocol as 'morello cherries', for a maximum of 19 900 tonnes each calendar year;
Whereas the marketing year laid down in Regulation (EEC) No 426/86 for the products in question should be used for the management of these arrangements;
Whereas the said Additional Protocol provides for the possibility of a countervailing charge being collected where the minimum import price for a product is not observed;
Whereas the minimum price for processed products obtained from sour cherries should be fixed, taking into account the price of Community products, the prices of products originating in Yugoslavia and the level of customs duties;
Whereas frozen cherries, whether or not containing added sugar, are marketed either with or without stones and there are substantial differences between the prices of such products; whereas it is therefore necessary to establish a range of minimum prices;
Whereas the current monetary situation results in a difference between the minimum price fixed in ECU and the same price converted into national currency using the representative rate of exchange; whereas this could lead to a distortion of trade; whereas this risk can be averted by use of a coefficient when converting from ECU to national currency;
Whereas the issue of import licences should be suspended as soon as the volume of imports for which licences have been requested exceeds the aforementioned quantity of 19 900 tonnes,