31991R0469

28 . 2. 91 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 54/31

COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 469/91 of 27 February 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 (6), 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 305/91 (2), and in particular Article 16 (8) thereof, Whereas these exchange rates being those recorded on 26 Whereas the import levy on molasses was fixed by February 1991 , Commission Regulation (EEC) No 15/91 (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 403/91 (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 0,01 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 28 February the last subparagraph of Article 3 ( 1 ) of Council Regu­ 1991 .

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

Done at Brussels, 27 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 2, 4. 1 . 1991 , p. 8 . O OJ No L 164, 24. 6. 1985, p. 1 . (4) OJ No L 48, 21 . 2. 1991 , p. 18 . (6) OJ No L 201 , 31 . 7. 1990, p. 9.