31973R0140

23 . 1 . 73 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 18 /9

REGULATION (EEC) No 140/73 OF THE COMMISSION of 22 January 1973 fixing the import levies on white sugar and raw sugar

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN the Monetary Committee, be used for the purpose COMMUNITIES , of calculating levies ; Having regard to the Treaty establishing the Euro­ Whereas it follows from applying the rules and pean Economic Community ; other provisions contained in Regulation (EEC ) No 1394/72 to the information at present available to Having regard to Council Regulation No 1009 / 67/ the Commission that the levies at present in force EEC (*) of 18 December 1967 on the common organ­ should be altered as shown in the Annex to this isation of the market in sugar, as last amended by Regulation ; Regulation (EEC ) No 2429/72 (2 ), and in particular Article 14 (7) thereof; HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : Article 1 Whereas the import levies on white sugar and raw sugar were fixed by Regulation (EEC ) No 1394/ The levies referred to in Article 14 ( 1 ) of Regulation 72 (3 ) and subsequent amending Regulations ; No 1009/67/EEC are, in respect of white sugar and standard quality raw sugar, hereby fixed as shown Whereas, if the currency of a third country moves in the Annex to this Regulation . outside the margins of fluctuation agreed under the Article 2 Washington agreement of 18 December 1971 , a con­ version rate based on the current market rate for This Regulation shall enter into force on 23 January that currency should , following consultation with 1973 .

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

Done at Brussels , 22 January 1973 . For the Commission P.J. LARDINOIS Member of the Commission

(!) OJ No 308 , 18 . 12 . 1967, p . 1 . (2) OJ No L 264 , 23 . 11 . 1972, p . 1 . (3 ) OJ No L 149 , 1 . 7. 1972, p . 59 .

ANNEX

' u . a J 100 kg)

CCT heading Description of goods Levy No

17.01 Beet sugar and cane sugar, solid : A. Denatured : I. White sugar 5.26 II . Raw sugar 3.25 (>) B. Undenatured : I. White sugar 5.26 II . Raw sugar 3.25 ( i )

(') Applicable to raw sugar with a yield of 92% ; if the yield is other than 92%, the levy applicable is calculated in accordance with the provisions of Article 2 of Regulation (EEC) No 837/68 .