31973R1370

24. 5 . 73 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 137/ 11

REGULATION (EEC) No 1370/73 OF THE COMMISSION of 23 May 1973 fixing the import levy on molasses

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN rate of these currencies and, in the case of the US COMMUNITIES, dollar, on the change in parity announced on 13 February 1973 ; Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community ; Whereas it follows from applying the rules and other provisions contained in Regulation (EEC) No 1395/72 Having regard to Council Regulation No 1009/ to the information at present available to the Commis­ 67/EEC (1) of 18 December 1967 on the common sion that the levy at present in force should be altered organization of the market in sugar, as last amended as shown in the Annex to this Regulation ; by Regulation (EEC) No 174/73 (2), and in particular Article 14(7) thereof ; HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : Having regard to the Opinion of the Monetary Committee ; Article 1 Whereas the import levy on molasses was fixed by Regulation (EEC) No 1395/72 (3) and subsequent The levy referred to in Article 14(1 ) of Regulation No 1009/67/EEC is, in respect of molasses, hereby fixed amending Regulations ; as shown in the Annex to this Regulation. Whereas, if the levy system is to operate normally, levies should be calculated on the basis of an Article 2 exchange rate which is based, in the case of currencies which are floating or whose central rate differs from This Regulation shall enter into force on 24 May the official parity, on the effective rate or the central 1973 .

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

Done at Brussels, 23 May 1973 . For the Commission

P.J. LARDINOIS Member of the Commission

(!) OJ No 308 , 18 . 12. 1967, p . 1 . (2) OJ No L 25, 30 . 1 . 1973 , p . 1 . 0 OJ No L 149 , 1 . 7. 1972, p . 61 . ANNEX (u.aJlOO kg)

CCT heading Description of goods Levy No

17.03 Molasses, whether or not decolourized 0