31974R1682

No L 175/ 90 Official Journal of the European Communities 29 . 6 . 74

REGULATION ( EEC) No 1682/74 OF THE COMMISSION of 28 June 1974 fixing the special export levy for white sugar and raw sugar

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN Whereas in order to achieve the objectives pursued COMMUNITIES, the special levy may be fixed taking into considera­ tion the price levels within the Community and on Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European the world market as well as an evaluation of the risk Economic Community ; of a lack of supplies within the limits of the threshold Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1009/ price in all the Community regions ; 67/ EEC (') of 18 December 1967 on the Common Whereas the list of products subject to the special levy organization of the market in sugar, as last amended is given in Commission Regulation (EEC) No by Regulation ( EEC) No 1 602/74 (2) ; 1 076/72 (5 ) of 25 May 1972 laying down detailed rules Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No for applying export levies on sugar, as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 58/74 (6) ; 608 /72 (3) of 23 March 1972 laying down rules to be applied in cases of considerable price rises on the Whereas to enable the arrangements to function world sugar market, and in particular Article 1 (2) smoothly the calculation of the levies should be thereof ; based :

Having regard to the Opinion of the Monetary — for currencies which are kept within a maximum Committee ; spread at any given moment of 2-25 % on a conversion rate, based on their actual parities ; Whereas, pursuant to Article 16 of Regulation No — for other currencies, on a conversion rate based on 1009 /67/ EEC, where the Community or any region the arithmetic mean of the spot exchange rates thereof cannot be supplied with sugar at prices within recorded over a given period for those currencies the limit of the threshold price, provision may be against those mentioned in the preceding subpara­ made for charging a special export levy on sugar ; graph , Whereas the threshold prices for white sugar and raw sugar were fixed by Regulation (EEC) No 1 600/74 (4) ; HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :

Whereas the present world market situation allows Article 1 sugar exports from the Community at a price level which is susceptible to a rise in the ex-works price in The special export levy on sugar provided for in the the area of the Community having the greatest surplus second subparagraph of Article 16 ( 1 ) of Regulation for a delivery, such that in particular the deliveries No 1009/ 67/ EEC shall be as shown in the Annex . within the limits of the threshold price to the south of Italy, which is the most distant deficit region , risk Article 2 becoming uncertain , whereas a special export levy should , therefore be fixed ; This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 July 1974.

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

Done at Brussels, 28 June 1974.

For the Commission

P.J. LARDINOIS Member of the Commission

(') OJ No 308 , 18 . 12. 1967, p. 1 . (2 )' OJ No L 172, 27 . 6 . 1974, p. 7. (J) OJ No L 75, 28 . 3 . 1972, p. 5. (5) OJ No L 121 , 26 . 5 . 1972, p. 22 . (4 OJ No L 172, 27 . 6 . 1974, p. 3 . 6 OJ No L 8 , 10 . 1 . 1974, p. 13 .

29 . 6 . 74 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 175/91

ANNEX

to the Commission Regulation of 28 June 1974 fixing the special export levy on white sugar and raw sugar

(u.a . / 100 kg) Amount of the (XT heading', No Description of gooils special expon levy

17.01 lieer sugar and cane sugar, solid :

Λ . Denatured : I. White sugar 30-50 II . Raw sugar 23-00 (')

I ». Undenatured : I. White sugar 30-50 ex II . Raw sugar other than candy sugar 23-00 (»)

' This amount applies to raw sugar with a 92% yield . !f the yield of the exported raw sugar is different from 92 •/• the levy to be - applied shall be calculated in conformity with Article 2 of Regulation ( EEC) No 1076/72 .