31990R3859

No L 367/57 29 . 12. 90 Official Journal of the European Communities

COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 3859/90 of 28 December 1990 fixing the reduced levy on imports into Portugal of certain quantities of raw sugar intended for Portuguese refineries

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, — in the case of currencies which are maintained m rela­ tion to each other at any given moment within a band Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European of 2,25 % , a rate of exchange based on their central Economic Community, rate, multiplied by the corrective factor provided for in Having regard to the Act of Accession of Spain and the last subparagraph of Article 3 (1 ) of Council Regu­ Portugal, lation (EEC) No 1 676/85 (*), as last amended by Regu­ lation (EEC) No 2205/90 (*), Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1785/81 — for the other currencies, an exchange rate based on an of 30 June 1981 on the common organization of the average of the ecu rates published in the Official markets in the sugar sector ('), as last amended by Regula­ Journal of the European Communities, C series, over tion (EEC) No 3577/90 (2) and in particular Article 1 6 (8) a period to be determined, multiplied by the coeffi­ thereof, cient referred to in the preceding indent ; Whereas, in accordance with Article 303 of the Act of Accession, a reduced levy is applied during the period of Whereas these exchange rates being those recorded on 27 seven years following accession on imports into Portugal December 1990, of certain quantitites of raw sugar originating in certain third countries ; HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 599/86 (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3462/90 (4), fixes the reduced levy applicable on imports into Portugal of Article 1 certain quantities of raw sugar intended for Portuguese refineries ; The reduced levy on imports into Portugal of raw sugar Whereas the levy should, in the light of the application of intended for refining (CN codes 1701 11 10 and the detailed rules and arrangements specified in Regula­ 1701 12 10) is fixed for this quality type at ECU 28,11 per tion (EEC) No 599/86 to the data available to the 100 kilograms. Commission, be fixed as shown in Article 1 of this Regu­ lation ; Article 2 Whereas, if the levy system is to operate normally, levies should be calculated on the following basis : This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 January 1991 .

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

Done at Brussels, 28 December 1990 .

For the Commission Ray MAC SHARRY Member of the Commission

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