31991R3351

No L 317/20 Official Journal of the European Communities 19 . 11 . 91

COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 3351 /91 of 18 November 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 464/91 (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 November 1991 , were fixed by Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1849/91 (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3343/91 (4) ; HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : Whereas it follows from applying the detailed rules contained in Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1849/91 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 November 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 November 1991 . For the Commission Ray MAC SHARRY Member of the Commission

(') OJ No L 177, 1 . 7. 1981 , p. 4. (J) OJ No L 54, 28 . 2. 1991 , p. 22. 3) OJ No L 168, 29. 6. 1991 , p. 16. O OJ No L 164, 24. 6. 1985, p. 1 . (4) OJ No L 316, 16. 11 . 1991 , p. 35. (6) OJ No L 201 , 31 . 7. 1990, p. 9 .

19 . 11 . 91 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 317/21

ANNEX

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

(ECU/100 kg)

CN code Levy

1701 11 10 39,80 (') 1701 11 90 39,80 (') 1701 12 10 39,80 (') 1701 12 90 39,80 (■) 1701 91 00 43,77 1701 99 10 43,77 1701 99 90 43,77 (2)

(') 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.