31992R0557

5. 3 . 92 No L 60/ 15 Official Journal of the European Communities

COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 557/92 of 4 March 1992 fixing the import levy on molasses

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, — for the other currencies, an exchange rate based on an average of the ecu rates published in the Official Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Journal of the EurQpean Communities, C series, over Economic Community, a period to be determined, multiplied by the coeffi­ Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1785/81 cient referred to in the preceding indent ; of 30 June 1981 on the common organization of the market in sugar ('), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) Whereas these exchange rates being those recorded on 3 No 61 /92 (2), and in particular Article 16 (8) thereof, March 1992, Whereas the import levy on molasses was fixed by Commission Regulation (EEC) No 277/92 (3), as amended HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : by Regulation (EEC) No 400/92 (4) ; Whereas it follows from applying the rules and other provisions contained in Regulation (EEC) No 277/92 to Article 1 the information at present available to the Commission that the levy at present in force should be altered 1 . The import levy referred to in Article 16 (1 ) of Regulation (EEC) No 1785/81 shall be, in respect of pursuant to Article 1 of this Regulation ; molasses falling within CN codes 1703 10 00 and Whereas, if the levy system is to operate normally, levies 1703 90 00, ECU 0,30 per 100 kilograms. should be calculated on the following basis : — in the case of currencies which are maintained in rela­ 2. However, no import levy applies to OCT originating tion to each other at any given moment within a band products according to Article 101 (1 ) of Council Decision of 2,25 %, a rate of exchange based on their central 91 /482/EEC f). rate, multiplied by the corrective factor provided for in the last subparagraph of Article 3 (1 ) of Council Regu­ Article 2 lation (EEC) No 1 676/85 (% as last amended by Regu­ lation (EEC) No 2205/90 (*), This Regulation shall enter into force on 5 March 1 992.

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

Done at Brussels, 4 March 1992.

For the Commission Ray MAC SHARRY Member of the Commission

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