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COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 1404/83

of 1 June 1983

amending Regulation (EEC) No 2742/82 on protective measures applicable to imports of dried grapes

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN

COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 516/77 of 14 March 1977 on the common organization of the market in products processed from fruit and vegetables (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1088/83 (2), and in particular Article 14 (2) thereof,

Having regard to Council Regulation No 129 on the value of the unit of account and the exchange rates to be applied for the purposes of the common agricultural policy (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2543/73 (4), and in particular Article 3 thereof,

Whereas Article 2 (3) of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2742/82 of 13 October 1982 (5), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 789/83 (6), provides that the minimum price and the countervailing charge shall after having been converted into national currency be multiplied by a coefficient;

Whereas that multiplication is made to ensure that the minimum price expressed in national currency should not lead to distortion of trade;

Whereas certain conversion rates of the currencies of the Member States have changed, in particular that for the pound sterling;

Whereas that fact could lead to distortion of trade; whereas, to avoid that risk, the coefficients in force should be adapted,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Article 2 (3) of Regulation (EEC) No 2742/82 is replaced by the following:

'3. After having converted the minimum price and the countervailing charge into national currency, by applying the representative rate, the resulting amount shall be multiplied by the following coefficient:

for DM: 0,860

for Fl: 0,906

for Dr: 1,074

for Bfr/Lfr: 1,000

for FF: 1,096

for Lit: 1,000

for Dkr: 0,977

for £: 0,940

for £ Irl: 1,000'

Article 2

The amended coefficients shall, on request from the person concerned, apply in respect of import entries which are accepted by the customs authorities from 23 May 1983.

Article 3

This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.

Done at Brussels, 1 June 1983.

For the Commission

Poul DALSAGER

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ No L 73, 21. 3. 1977, p. 1.

(2) OJ No L 118, 5. 5. 1983, p. 16.

(3) OJ No 106, 30. 10. 1962, p. 2553/62.

(4) OJ No L 263, 19. 9. 1973, p. 1.

(5) OJ No L 290, 14. 10. 1982, p. 28.

(6) OJ No L 88, 6. 4. 1983, p. 13.