31991R2104

18 . 7 . 91 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 195/31

COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 2104/91 of 17 July 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 (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 market in sugar ('), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) a period to be determined, multiplied by the coeffi­ No 464/91 (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 16 Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1854/91 (3), as last July 1991 , amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2015/91 (4) ; Whereas it follows from applying the rules and other HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : provisions contained in Regulation (EEC) No 1854/91 to the information at present available to the Commission Article 1 that 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 0,29 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 18 July 1991 .

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

Done at Brussels, 17 July 1991 . For the Commission Ray MAC SHARRY Member of the Commission

(') OJ No L 177, 1 . 7. 1981 , p . 4. 0 OJ No L 54, 28 . 2. 1991 , p . 22. (3) OJ No L 168 , 29. 6. 1991 , p. 27. 0 OJ No L 164, 24. 6. 1985, p. 1 . (< OJ No L 185, 11 . 7. 1991 , p. 10 . (s) OJ No L 201 , 31 . 7. 1990, p. 9.