31979R0261

10 . 2 . 79 No L 36/35 Official Journal of the European Communities

COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 261/79 of 9 February 1979 fixing the import levies on isoglucose

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN Whereas the levy must be fixed each month ; COMMUNITIES, Whereas, to enable the system of levies to function Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European normally, the levies should be calculated using : Economic Community, — in the case of currencies which are maintained in relation to each other at any given moment within Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No a band of 2-25% , a rate of exchange based on 1111 /77 of 17 May 1977 laying down common provi­ their effective parity ; sions for isoglucose (!), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1298/78 (2), and in particular Article 3 (4) — for other currencies, an exchange rate based on the thereof, arithmetic mean of the spot market rates of each of these currencies recorded for a given period in Having regard to the opinion of the Monetary relation of the Community currencies referred to Committee, in the previous subparagraph ; Whereas, pursuant to Article 3 of Regulation (EEC) Whereas in view of the foregoing the levies on isoglu­ No 1111 /77, a levy is to be charged on imports of the cose shall be fixed as shown in the Annex hereto, products specified in Article 1 of that Regulation ; whereas this levy is to consist of a fixed component HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : and a variable component ; Whereas these components are defined in Article 3 ( 1 ) Article 1 of Regulation (EEC) No 1111 /77 ; whereas, pursuant to Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1469/77 of 30 The levies referred to in Article 3 (4) of Regulation June 1977 laying down rules for applying the levy (EEC) No 1111 /77 shall be fixed as indicated in the and the refund in respect of isoglucose and amending Annex hereto . Regulation (EEC) No 192/75 (3), the fixed component referred to in Article 3 of Regulation (EEC) No Article 2 1111 /77 must be equal to that used for fixing the import levy on products falling within subheading This Regulation shall enter into force on 10 February 1979 . 17.02 B II a) of the Common Customs Tariff ;

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

Done at Brussels, 9 February 1979 .

For the Commission

Finn GUNDELACH Vice-President

(J) OJ No L 134, 28 . 5. 1977, p. 4. (2) OJ No L 160, 17. 6. 1978 , p. 9. (J) OJ No L 162, 1 . 7. 1977, p. 9 .

No L 36/36 Official Journal of the European Communities 10 . 2 . 79

ANNEX

to the Commission Regulation of 9 February 1979 fixing the import levies on isoglucose

(in u.a.) Levies per CCT Description 100 kg of heading No dry matter

17.02 Other sugars in solid form ; sugar syrups, not containing added flavouring or colouring matter ; artificial honey, whether or not mixed with natural honey ; caramel : D. Other sugars and syrups : I. Isoglucose 35-30

21.07 Food preparations not elsewhere specified or included : F. Flavoured or coloured sugar syrups : III. Isoglucose 35-30