31991R0449

27. 2. 91 No L 52/31 Official Journal of the European Communities

COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 449/91 of 26 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 (^ 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 25 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 435/91 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 27 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, 26 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 . (<) OJ No L 51 , 26. 2. 1991 , p. 12. (6) OJ No L 201 , 31 . 7. 1990, p. 9.

No L 52/32 27. 2. 91 Official Journal of the European Communities

ANNEX

to the Commission Regulation of 26 February 1991 fixing the import levies on white sugar and raw sugar

(ECU/100 kg)

CN code Levy

1701 11 10 41,15 (') 1701 11 90 41,15 0 1701 12 10 41,15 0 1701 12 90 41,15 0 1701 91 00 45,31 1701 99 10 45,31 1701 99 90 45,31 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). P) 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.