31977R0549

17 . 3 . 77 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 70/ 17

COMMISSION REGULATION ( EEC) No 549/77 of 16 March 1977 fixing the import levies on white sugar and raw sugar

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN sion that the levies at present in force should be COMMUNITIES , altered as shown in the Annex to this Regulation , Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3330/74 of 19 December 1974 on the common organ­ Article 1 ization of the market in sugar ( 1 ), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3138/76 (2), and in particular The levies referred to in Article 15 ( 1 ) of Regulation Article 15 (7) thereof, (EEC) No 3330/74 are, in respect of white sugar and standard quality raw sugar, hereby fixed as shown in Whereas the import levies on white sugar and raw the Annex to this Regulation . sugar were fixed by Regulation (EEC) No 1 564/76 (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 537/77 (4) ; Article 2 Whereas it follows from applying the rules and other provisions contained in Regulation (EEC) No 1564/ 76 This Regulation shall enter into force on 17 March to the information at present available to the Commis­ 1977 .

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

Done at Brussels, 16 March 1977 . For the Commission

Finn GUNDELACH Vice-President

(>) OJ No L 359 , 31 . 12. 1974, p. 1 . (2) OJ No L 354, 24. 12. 1976, p. 1 . (3 ) OJ No L 172, 1 . 7 . 1976, p. 31 . (4) OJ No L 69 , 16 . 3 . 1977, p. 13 .

ANNEX

to the Commission Regulation of 16 March 1977 fixing the import levies on white sugar and raw sugar (u.a./100

CCT heading Description of goods Levy No

17.01 Beet sugar and cane sugar, solid : A. White sugar 20.27 B. Raw sugar 16.91 (')

(') Applicable to raw sugar with a yield of 92 % ; if the yield is other than 92 % , the levy applicable is calculated in accordance with the provisions of Article 2 of Regulation ( EEC) No 8,^7/ 68 .