31991R0102

17 . 1 . 91 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 12/ 11

COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 102/91 of 16 January 1991 fixing the import levy on molasses

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, lation (EEC) No 1676/85 (*), as last amended by Regula­ tion (EEC) No 2205/90 (% Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, — for the other currencies, an exchange rate based on an average of the ecu rates published in the Official Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1785/81 Journal of the European Communities, C series, over of 30 June 1981 on the common organization of the a period to be determined, multiplied by the coeffi­ market in sugar ('), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) cient referred to in the preceding indent ; No 3577/90 (2), and in particular Article 16 (8) thereof, Whereas these exchange rates being those recorded on 1 5 Whereas the import levy on molasses was fixed by January 1991 , Commission Regulation (EEC) No 15/91 (3), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 52/91 (4) ; HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : Whereas it follows from applying the rules and other provisions contained in Regulation (EEC) No 15/91 to the information at present available to the Commission that Article 1 the levy at present in force should be altered pursuant to Article 1 of this Regulation ; The import levy referred to in Article 16 (1 ) of Regulation (EEC) No 1785/81 shall be, in respect of molasses falling Whereas, if the levy system is to operate normally, levies within CN codes 1703 10 00 and 1703 90 00 , ECU 0,55 should be calculated on the following basis : per 100 kilograms. — in the case of currencies which are maintained in rela­ tion to each other at any given moment within a band Article 2 of 2,25 %, a rate of exchange based on their central rate, multiplied by the corrective factor provided for in This Regulation shall enter into force on 17 January 1991 . the last subparagraph of Article 3 (1 ) of Council Regu­

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

Done at Brussels, 16 January 1991 . For the Commission Ray MAC SHARRY Member of the Commission

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