31991R0292

No L 35/ 19 7. 2. 91 Official Journal of the European Communities

COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 292/91 of 6 February 1991 fixing the import levy on molasses

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, the last subparagraph of Article 3 (1 ) of Council Regu­ lation (EEC) No 1676/85 (*), as last amended by Regula­ Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European tion (EEC) No 2205/90 (<% Economic Community, — for the other currencies, an exchange rate based on an Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1785/81 average of the ecu rates published in the Official of 30 June 1981 on the common organization of the Journal of the European Communities, C series, over market in sugar ('), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) a period to be determined, multiplied by the coeffi­ No 3577/90 (2), and in particular Article 16 (8) thereof, cient referred to in the preceding indent ;

Whereas the import levy on molasses was fixed by Whereas these exchange rates being those recorded on 5 Commission Regulation (EEC) No 15/91 (3), as last February 1991 , amended by Regulation (EEC) No 225/91 (4) ; Whereas it follows from applying the rules and other HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : 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 0,38 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 7 February 1991 .

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

Done at Brussels, 6 February 1991 .

For the Commission Ray MAC SHARRY Member of the Commission

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