31991R0390

No L 45/20 Official Journal of the European Communities 19 . 2. 91

COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 390/91 of 18 February 1991 fixing the import levies on white sugar and raw sugar

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, the last subparagraph of Article 3 ( 1 ) of Council Regu­ lation (EEC) No 1676/85 0, as last amended by Regu­ Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European lation (EEC) No 2205/90 (6), 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 markets in the sugar sector ('), as last amended by Regula­ a period to be determined, multiplied by the coeffi­ tion (EEC) No 305/91 (2), and in particular Article 16 (8) cient referred to in the preceding indent ; thereof, Whereas these exchange rates being those recorded on 15 Whereas the import levies on white sugar and raw sugar February 1991 , were fixed by Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3608/90 (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 379/91 0 ; HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :

Whereas it follows from applying the detailed rules contained in Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3608 /90 Article 1 to the information known to the Commission that the levies at present in force should be altered to the amounts The import levies referred to in Article 16 (1 ) of Regula­ set out in the Annex hereto ; tion (EEC) No 1785/81 shall be, in respect of white sugar and standard quality raw sugar, as set out in the Annex Whereas, if the levy system is to operate normally, levies hereto . should be calculated on ' the following basis : — in the case of currencies which are maintained in rela­ Article 2 tion to each other at any given moment within a band of 2,25 % , a rate of exchange based on their central This Regulation shall enter into force on 19 February rate, multiplied by the corrective factor provided for in 1991 .

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States . Done at Brussels, 18 February 1991 . For the Commission Ray MAC SHARRY / Member of the Commission

(') OJ No L 177, 1 . 7. 1981 , p. 4. (2) OJ No L 37, 9. 2. 1991 , p. 1 . (3) OJ No L 350, 14. 12. 1990, p. 68 . O OJ No L 164, 24. 6. 1985, p. 1 . (4) OJ No L 43, 16. 2. 1991 , p. 40 . (6) OJ No L 201 , 31 . 7. 1990, p. 9.

19 . 2. 91 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 45/21

ANNEX

to the Commission Regulation of 18 February 1991 fixing the import levies on white sugar and raw sugar

(ECU/100 kg)

CN code Levy

17011110 41,83 0 1701 11 90 41,83 (') 1701 12 10 41,83 0 1701 12 90 41,83 0 1701 91 00 45,95 1701 99 10 45,95 1701 99 90 45,95 0

(') The levy applicable is calculated in accordance with the provisions of Article 2 or 3 of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 837/68 (OJ No L 151 , 30. 6. 1968, p. 42). (2) In accordance with Article 16 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 1785/81 this amount is also applicable to sugar obtained from white and raw sugar containing added substances other than flavouring or colouring matter.