31991R0236

1 . 2. 91 No L 27/25 Official Journal of the European Communities

COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 236/91 of 31 January 1991 fixing the import levies on syrups and certain other products in the sugar sector

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, between the day on which it is fixed and the first day of the month following the month for which the basic amount is applicable, if the levy on white sugar differs by Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European at least ECU 0,73 from the average referred to above or Economic Community, from the levy on white sugar used to fix the basic amount ; whereas, in this case, the basic amount must be equal to one-hundredth of the levy on white sugar used to Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1785/81 calculate the alteration ; of 30 June 1981 on the common organization of the markets in the sugar sector ('), as last amended by Regula­ tion (EEC) No 3577/90 (2), and in particular Article 16 (8) thereof, Whereas the basic amount thus fixed must be adjusted on the basis of variations in the threshold price for white sugar occurring between the month in which the basic Having regard to the opinion of the Monetary Committee, amount is fixed and the period of application ; whereas this adjustment, equal to one-hundredth of the difference between these two threshold prices, must be deducted Whereas Article 16 (1 ) of Regulation (EEC) No 1785/81 from or added to the basic amount in the circumstances provides for charging a levy on imports of the products provided for in Article 7 (6) of Regulation (EEC) No listed in Article 1 ( 1 ) of that Regulation ; 837/68 :

Whereas the levy on the products listed in Article 1 ( 1 ) (d) of Regulation (EEC) No 1785/81 must be calculated, where appropriate, at a standard rate on the basis of the Whereas the levy on the products referred to in Article 1 sucrose content (including other sugars expressed as (1 ) (f) and (g) of Regulation (EEC) No 1785/81 comprises, sucrose) of the product concerned and of the levy on under Article 1 6 (6) of that Regulation, a variable element white sugar ; whereas, however, the levies on maple sugar and a fixed element, with the latter, per 100 kilograms of and maple syrup are limited to the amount resulting from dry matter, being equal to one-tenth of the fixed element application of the rate of duty bound within GATT ; established pursuant to point B of Article 14 ( 1 ) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2727/75 (*), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3577/90, for the fixing of the Whereas Article 7 of Commission Regulation (EEC) No import levy on the products falling within CN codes 837/68 of 28 June 1968 on detailed rules for the applica­ 1702 30 91 , 1702 30 99, 1702 40 90 and 1702 90 50 , and tion of levies on sugar (3), as last amended by Regulation the variable element, per 100 kilograms of dry matter, (EEC) No 1428/78 (4), provides that the basic amount of being equal to 100 times the basic import levy applicable the levy for 100 kilograms of product must be fixed per as from the first of each month in the case of the percentage point of sucrose content ; products listed in Article 1 ( 1 ) (d) of Regulation (EEC) No 1785/81 ; whereas the levy must be fixed each month ;

Whereas the basic amount of the levy must be equal to one-hundredth of the average of the levies applicable to 100 kilograms of white sugar during the first 20 days of Whereas, if the levy system is to operate normally, levies the month preceding the month for which the basic should be calculated on the following basis : amount of the levy is fixed ; whereas, however, the levy applicable to white sugar on the day of the fixing of the basic amount must be substituted for the average of the — in the case of currencies which are maintained in rela­ levies, where that levy differs by at least ECU 0,73 from that average ; tion to each other at any given moment within a band of 2,25 % , a rate of exchange based on their central rate, multiplied by the corrective factor provided for in Whereas the basic amount must be fixed each month ; the last subparagraph of Article 3 ( 1 ) of Council Regu­ whereas it must, however, be altered during the period lation (EEC) No 1676/85 (6), as last amended by Regu­ lation (EEC) No 2205/90 O,

(') OJ No L 177, 1 . 7. 1981 , p. 4. (2) OJ No L 353, 17. 12. 1990, p. 23 . O OJ No L 281 , 1 . 11 . 1975, p. 1 . (3) OJ No L 151 , 30. 6. 1968 , p. 42. (6) OJ No L 164, 24. 6. 1985, p. 1 . 4) OJ No L 171 , 28 . 6. 1978 , p. 34. O OJ No L 201 , 31 . 7. 1990, p. 9 .

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HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : — for the other currencies, an exchange rate based on an average of the ecu rates published in the Official Journal of the European Communities, C series, over Article 1 a period to be determined, multiplied by the coeffi­ The import levies on the products listed in Article 1 (1 ) cient referred to in the preceding indent ; (d), (f) and (g) of Regulation (EEC) No 1785/81 shall be as indicated in the Annex hereto.

Whereas it follows from the application of these provi­ Article 2 sions that the import levies on the products concerned should be as indicated in the Annex to this Regulation, This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 February 1991 .

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

Done at Brussels, 31 January 1991 .

For the Commission Ray MAC SHARRY Member of the Commission

ANNEX .

to the Commission Regulation of 31 January 1991 fixing the import levies on syrups and certain other products in the sugar sector

(ECU) Basic amount per percentage point CN code of sucrose content and per 100 kg net Amount of levy per 100 kg of dry matter of the product in question

1702 20 10 0,4509 1702 20 90 0,4509 — 1702 30 10 — 54,76 1702 40 10 — 54,76 1702 60 10 — 54,76 1702 60 90 0,4509 — 1702 90 30 — 54,76 1702 90 60 0,4509 — 1702 90 71 0,4509 — 1702 90 90 0,4509 — 2106 90 30 — 54,76 2106 90 59 0,4509 —