31992R3357

21 . 11 . 92 No L 337/ 13 Official Journal of the European Communities

COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 3357/92 of 20 November 1992 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 1 676/85 (*), as last amended by Regu­ Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European lation (EEC) No 2205/90 (*), 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 61 /92 (2), and in particular Article 16 (8) cient referred to in the preceding indent ; thereof, Whereas these exchange rates being those recorded on 19 Whereas the import levies on white sugar and raw sugar November 1992, were fixed by Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1813/92 (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3348/92 (4) ; HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :

Whereas it follows from applying the detailed rules contained in Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1813/92 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 21 November rate, multiplied by the corrective factor provided for in 1992.

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

Done at Brussels, 20 November 1992.

For the Commission Ray MAC SHARRY Member of the Commission

(') OJ No L 177, 1 . 7. 1981 , p. 4. 0 OJ No L 6, 11 . 1 . 1992, p. 19. O OJ No L 183, 3 . 7. 1992, p. 18 . O OJ No L 164, 24. 6. 1985, p. 1 . (4) OJ No L 336, 20. 11 . 1992, p. 22. («) OJ No L 201 , 31 . 7. 1990, p. 9 .

No L 337/14 Official Journal of the European Communities 21 . 11 . 92

ANNEX

to the Commission Regulation of 20 November 1992 fixing the import levies on white sugar and raw sugar

(ECU/100 kg)

CN code Levy (3)

1701 11 10 39,16 (') 1701 11 90 39,1 6 (') 1701 12 10 39,16 (') 1701 12 90 39,16 (') 1701 91 00 46,02 1701 99 10 46,02 1701 99 90 46,02 (2)

(') The levy applicable is calculated in accordance with the provisions of Article 2 or 3 of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 837/68 . (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. (3) No import levy applies to OCT originating products according to Article 101 (1 ) of Decision 91 /482/EEC. However, an amount equal to the amount fixed by Regulation (EEC) No 1870/91 B to be levied in accordance with Article 101 (4) of the abovementioned Decision.