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COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 2238/85

of 31 July 1985

fixing the minimum price applicable to dried grapes during the marketing year 1985/86 as well as the countervailing charges to be imposed where that price is not observed, and amending Council Regulation (EEC) No 950/68

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 746/85 (2), and in particular Article 4a (6) thereof,

Whereas, according to Article 4a (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 516/77 the minimum import price for dried grapes shall be determined having regard to:

- the free-at-frontier price on import into the Community,

- the prices obtaining in international trade,

- the situation on the internal Community market,

- the trend of trade with third countries;

Whereas Article 2 (1) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2089/85 of 23 July 1985 laying down general rules relating to the system of minimum import prices for dried grapes (3) provides that countervailing charges shall be fixed by reference to a scale of import prices; whereas the maximum countervailing charge shall be determined on the basis of the most favourable prices applied on the world market for significant quantities by the most representative non-member countries;

Whereas the tariff nomenclature resulting from the application of this Regulation is reproduced in the Common Customs Tariff; whereas a minimum import price must be fixed for currants and other dried grapes;

Whereas the Common Customs Tariff annexed to Council Regulation (EEC) No 950/68 (4), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 483/85 (5), should be amended accordingly;

Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Products Processed from Fruit and Vegetables,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

1. The minimum import price applicable to dried grapes during the marketing year 1985/86 shall be as set out in Annex I.

2. The countervailing charge to be imposed where the minimum import price referred to in paragraph 1 is not observed, shall be as set out in Annex II.

Article 2

Subheading 08.04 B of the Common Customs Tariff annexed to Regulation (EEC) No 950/68 is replaced by the following:

1.2.3,4 // // // // 'Heading No // Description // Rate of duty 1.2.3.4 // // // Autonomous % or levy (L) // Conventional % // // // // // 1 // 2 // 3 // 4 // // // // // 08.04 // B. Dried: // // // // I. In immediate containers of a net capacity of 15 kg or less: // // // // a) Currants // 9 (b) // 3,3 // // b) Other // 9 (b) // 3,3 // // II. Other: // // // // a) Currants // 9 (b) // 3,1 // // b) Other // 9 (b) // 3,1' // // // //

Article 5

This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 September 1985.

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

Done at Brussels, 31 July 1985.

For the Commission

Frans ANDRIESSEN

Vice-President

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

(2) OJ No L 81, 23. 3. 1985, p. 10.

(3) OJ No L 197, 27. 7. 1985, p. 10.

(4) OJ No L 172, 22. 7. 1968, p. 1.

(5) OJ No L 59, 27. 2. 1985, p. 14.

ANNEX I

MINIMUM IMPORT PRICES

(ECU/tonne)

1.2.3 // // // // CCT heading No // Description // Minimum import price // // // // 08.04 // B. Dried grapes: // // // I. In immediate containers of a net capacity of 15 kg or less: // // // a) Currants // 1 178 // // b) Other // 1 232 // // II. Other: // // // a) Currants // 1 178 // // b) Other // 1 232 // // //

ANNEX II

COUNTERVAILING CHARGES

1. Currants falling within subheadings 08.04 B I a) or B II a) of the Common Customs Tariff:

(ECU/tonne)

1,2.3 // // // Import price applied // Countervailing charge to be levied // 1.2.3 // less than // but not less than // // // // // 1178,0 // 1166,2 // 11,8 // 1166,2 // 1142,7 // 35,3 // 1142,7 // 1107,3 // 70,7 // 1107,3 // 1072,0 // 106,0 // 1072,0 // // 180,0 // // //

2. Dried grapes falling within subheadings 08.04 B I b) or B II b) of the Common Customs Tariff:

(ECU/tonne)

1,2.3 // // // Import price applied // Countervailing charge to be levied // 1.2.3 // less than // but not less than // // // // // 1232,0 // 1219,7 // 12,3 // 1219,7 // 1195,0 // 37,0 // 1195,0 // 1158,1 // 73,9 // 1158,1 // 1121,1 // 110,9 // 1121,1 // // 234,0 // // //