31974R0172

No L 20 / 18 Official Journal of the European Communities 24 . 1 . 74

REGULATION (EEC) No 172/74 OF THE COMMISSION of 23 January 1974 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 (') of 18 December 1967 on the common provisions contained in Regulation ( EEC) No 173 9/ 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 14(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 24 January 1 974 . on their effective parity ;

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

Done at Brussels , 23 January 1974 . 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. /lOO kg)

CCT heading Description of goods Levy No

17.03 Molasses , whether or not decolourized 0