31973R2550

No L 264/ 10 Official Journal of the European Communities 20 . 9 . 73

REGULATION ( EEC) No 2550 /73 OF THE COMMISSION of 19 September 1973 fixing the import levy on molasses

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN — for other currencies an exchange rate based on the COMMUNITIES , arithmetic mean of the spot market rates of each of these currencies recorded for a given period, in Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European relation to the Community currencies referred toin Economic Community ; the previous subparagraph ; Having regard to Council Regulation No 1009/ Whereas it follows from applying the rules and other 67/ EEC ( 1 ) of 18 December 1967 on the common provisions contained in Regulation ( EEC) No 1739/73 organization of the market in sugar, as last amended to the information at present available to the Commis­ by Regulation (EEC) No 1 928/73 (2), and in particular sion that the levy at present in force should be altered Article 1 4 (7) thereof ; as shown in the Annex to this Regulation ; Having regard to the Opinion of the Monetary Committee ; HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : Whereas the import levy on molasses was fixed by Article 1 Regulation (EEC) No 1739/73 and subsequent amending Regulations (3) ; The levy referred to in Article 14(1 ) of Regulation No Whereas if the levy system is to operate normally, 1009/67/EEC is, in respect of molasses, hereby fixed levies should be calculated on the following basis : as shown in the Annex to this Regulation .

— in the case of currencies which are maintained in Article 2 relation to each other, at any given moment, within a band of 2-25 % , a rate of exchange based This Regulation shall enter into force on 20 on their effective parity ; September 1973 .

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

Done at Brussels, 19 September 1973 . For the Commission P.J. LARDINOIS Member of the Commission

(!) OJ No 308 , 18 . 12. 1967, p. 1 . (2) OJ No L 199, 19 . 7. 1973, p. 7. P) OJ No L 176, 30 . 6 . 1973 , p. 32 .

ANNEX

(u.a.1100 kg)

heading Description of goods Levy No

17.03 Molasses, whether or not decolourized 0