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COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 2184/87

of 22 July 1987

fixing the minimum price applicable to dried grapes during the marketing year 1987/88 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 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 1928/87 (2), and in particular Article 9 (6) thereof,

Whereas, according to Article 9 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 426/86, 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 750/87 (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 1987/88 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 2 kg or less: // // // // a) Currants // 9 (b) // 3 // // b) Other // 9 (b) // 3 // // II. Other: // // // // a) Currants // 9 (b) // 3 // // b) Other // 9 (b) // 3' // // // //

Article 3

This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 September 1987.

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

Done at Brussels, 22 July 1987.

For the Commission

Frans ANDRIESSEN

Vice-President

(1) OJ No L 49, 27. 2. 1986, p. 1.

(2) OJ No L 183, 3. 7. 1987, p. 32.

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

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

(5) OJ No L 76, 18. 3. 1987, p. 1.

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 2 kg or less: // // // a) Currants // 1 013,95 // // b) Other // 1 060,75 // // II. Other: // // // a) Currants // 900,90 // // b) Other // 942,48 // // //

ANNEX II

Countervailing charges

1. Currants falling within subheadings 08.04 B I 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 // // // // // 1 013,95 // 1 003,81 // 10,14 // 1 003,81 // 983,53 // 30,42 // 983,53 // 953,11 // 60,84 // 953,11 // 922,69 // 91,26 // 922,69 // - // 217,57 // // //

2. Currants falling within subheadings 08.04 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 // // // // // 900,90 // 891,89 // 9,01 // 891,89 // 873,87 // 27,03 // 873,87 // 846,85 // 54,05 // 846,85 // 819,82 // 81,08 // 819,82 // - // 104,52 // // //

3. Dried grapes falling within subheadings 08.04 B I 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 // // // // // 1 060,75 // 1 050,14 // 10,61 // 1 050,14 // 1 028,93 // 31,82 // 1 028,93 // 997,10 // 63,65 // 997,10 // 965,28 // 95,47 // 965,28 // - // 264,37 // // //

4. Dried grapes falling within subheadings 08.04 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 // // // // // 942,48 // 933,05 // 9,43 // 933,05 // 914,20 // 28,28 // 914,20 // 885,93 // 56,55 // 885,93 // 857,66 // 84,82 // 857,66 // - // 146,10 // // //

Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2184/87 of 22 July 1987 fixing the minimum price applicable to dried grapes during the marketing year 1987/88 as well as the countervailing charges to be imposed where that price is not observed, and amending Council Regulation (EEC) No 950/68

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