31973R0506

22 . 2 . 73 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 49/31

REGULATION ( EEC) No 506/73 OF THE COMMISSION of 21 February 1973 fixing the basic amount of the import levy on syrups and certain other sugar products

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN where that levy differs by at least 0-40 unit of ac­ COMMUNITIES, count from that average ;

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the Euro­ Whereas the basic amount must be fixed every pean Economic Community ; month ; whereas it must, however, be altered during the period between the day on which it is fixed and Having regard to Council Regulation No the first day of the month following the month for 1009/67/EEC (*) of 18 December 1967 on the com­ which the basic amount is applicable, if the levy on mon organization of the market in sugar, as last white sugar differs by at least 0-40 unit of account amended by Regulation (EEC) No 174/73 (2 ), and from the average referred to above or from the levy in particular Article 14 (7) thereof ; on white sugar used to fix the basic amount ; where­ as, in this case, the basic amount must be equal to one hundredth of the levy on white sugar used to Having regard to the Opinion of the Monetary calculate the alteration ; Committee ;

Whereas Article 14 ( 1 ) of Regulation No Whereas, if the levy system is to operate normally, 1009/67/EEC provides for charging a levy on im­ levies should be calculated on the basis of an ports of the products listed in Article 1 ( 1 ) of that exchange rate which is based, in the case of currencies Regulation ; which are floating or whose central rate differs from the official parity, on the effective rate or the central rate of these currencies and , in the case of Whereas the levy on the products listed in Article 1 the US dollar, on the change in parity announced ( 1 ) (d) of Regulation No 1009/67/EEC must be cal­ on 13 February 1973 ; culated, where appropriate, at a standard rate on the basis of the sucrose content ( including other sugars expressed as sucrose) of the product concerned Whereas the basic amount thus fixed must be ad­ and of the levy on white sugar ; whereas, however, justed on the basis of variations in the threshold price the levies on maple sugar and maple syrup are limi­ for white sugar occurring between the month in ted to the amount resulting from application of the which the basic amount is fixed and the period of rate of duty bound within GATT ; application ; whereas this adjustment, equal to one hundredth of the difference between these two Whereas Article 7 of Commission Regulation ( EEC) threshold prices, must be deducted from or added to No 837/68 (3) of 28 June 1968 on detailed rules for the basic amount in the circumstances provided for in the application of levies on sugar, as amended by Article 7 ( 6) of Regulation ( EEC ) No 837/68 ; Regulation (EEC ) No 878/69 (4), provides that the basic amount of the levy for 100 kilogrammes of product must be fixed per percentage of sucrose con­ tent ; HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : Whereas the basic amount of the levy must be equal to one hundredth of the average of the levies appli­ Article 1 cable to 100 kilogrammes of white sugar during the first twenty days of the month preceding the month The basic amount of the import levy on the pro for which the basic amount of the levy is fixed ; ducts listed in Article 1 ( 1 ) ( d) of Regulation No whereas, however, the levy applicable to white sugar 1009/67/EEC is hereby fixed, per 100 kilogrammes on the day preceding the fixing of the basic amount of product, at 0-0592 unit of account per percentage must be substituted for the average of the levies , point of sucrose content.

Article 2 1 OJ No 308 , 18 . 12 . 1967, p . 1 . ( 2 ) OJ No L 25 , 30 . 1 . 1973 , p. 1 . This Regulation shall enter into force on 22 February (3 ) OJ No I. 151 , 30 . 6. 1968 , p. 42 . ( 4 ) OJ No I. 114, 13 . 5 . 1969, p. 9 . 1973 .

No L 49/32 Official Journal of the European Communities 22 . 2 . 73

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

Done at Brussels, 21 February 1973 .

For the Commission P.J. LARDINOIS Member of the Commission