31994R1595

1 . 7. 94 No L 167/31 Official Journal of the European Communities

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1595/94 of 30 June 1994 fixing the import levies on syrups and certain other products in the sugar sector

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, July 1994 ; whereas the price factors determined by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1518/94 (^ should accordingly be taken into account for the calculation of the levies in order to ensure that the import arrangements Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European continue to operate in the sector concerned ; Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1785/81 of 30 June 1981 on the common organization of the Whereas the basic amount must be fixed each month ; markets in the sugar sector ('), as last amended by Regula­ tion (EC) No 133/94 (2), and in particular Article 16 (8) whereas it must, however, be altered during the period thereof, between the day on which it is fixed and the first day of the month following the month for which the basic amount is applicable, if the levy on white sugar differs by at least ECU 0,73 from the average referred to above or whereas Article 16 (1 ) of Regulation (EEC) No 1785/81 from the levy on white sugar used to fix the basic provides for charging a levy on imports of the products amount ; whereas, in this case, the basic amount must be listed in Article 1 (1 ) of that Regulation ; equal to one-hundredth of the levy on white sugar used to calculate the alteration ;

Whereas the levy on the products listed in Article 1 (1 ) (d) of Regulation (EEC) No 1785/81 must be calculated, where appropriate, at a standard rate on the basis of the sucrose content (including other sugars expressed as Whereas the basic amount thus fixed must be adjusted on sucrose) of the product concerned and of the levy on the basis of variations in the threshold price for white white sugar ; whereas, however, the levies on maple sugar sugar occurring between the month in which the basic and maple syrup are limited to the amount resulting from amount is fixed and the period of application ; whereas application of the rate of duty bound within GATT ; this adjustment, equal to one-hundredth of the difference between these two threshold prices, must be deducted from or added to the basic amount in the circumstances Whereas Article 7 of Commission Regulation (EEC) No provided for in Article 7 (6) of Regulation (EEC) No 837/68 of 28 June 1968 on detailed rules for the applica­ 837/68 ; tion of levies on sugar (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1428/78 (4), provides that the basic amount of the levy for 100 kilograms of product must be fixed per percentage point of sucrose content ;

Whereas the levy on the products referred to in Article 1 (1 ) (f) and (g) of Regulation (EEC) No 1785/81 comprises, Whereas the basic amount of the levy must be equal to under Article 16 (6) of that Regulation, a variable element one-hundredth of the average of the levies applicable to and a fixed element, with the latter, per 100 kilograms of 100 kilograms of white sugar during the first 20 days of dry matter, being equal to one-tenth of the fixed element the month preceding the month for which the basic established pursuant to point B of Article 11 ( 1 ) of amount of the levy is fixed ; whereas, however, the levy Council Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 (*), as amended by applicable to white sugar on the day of the fixing of the Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2193/93 (J), for the basic amount must be substituted for the average of the fixing of the import levy on the products falling within levies, where that levy differs by at least ECU 0,73 from CN codes 1702 30 91 , 1702 30 99, 1702 40 90 and that average ; 1702 90 50, and the variable element, per 100 kilograms of dry matter, being equal to 100 times the basic import levy applicable as from the first of each month in the case Whereas the Council has not to date adopted the prices of the products listed in Article 1 ( 1 ) (d) of Regulation for the 1994/95 marketing year, which commences on 1 (EEC) No 1785/81 ; whereas the levy must be fixed each month ; 0 OJ No L 177, 1 . 7. 1981 , p. 4. 0 OJ No L 22, 27. 1 . 1994, p. 7. O OJ No L 162, 30. 6. 1994, p. 43. 0 OJ No L 151 , 30. 6. 1968, p. 42. (0 OJ No L 181 , 1 . 7. 1992, p. 21 . (4) OJ No L 171 , 28. 6. 1978, p. 34. O OJ No L 196, 5. 8. 1993, p. 22.

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Whereas, as a consequence of the amendment of Article 1 tion of these conversions were set by Commission Regu­ (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 1785/81 and by virtue of lation (EEC) No 1068/93 (4), as amended by Regulation Article 16 thereof, a levy is chargeable on imports of (EC) No 547/94 0 ; inuline syrup ; whereas the levy is defined in paragraph 6 (a) of the said Article 16 as equal, per 100 kilograms of Whereas it follows from the application of these provi­ dry matter, to the levy fixed in accordance with paragraph sions that the import levies on the products concerned 6 of that Article multiplied by a coefficient of 1,9 ; should be as indicated in the Annex to this Regulation,

Whereas, pursuant to Article 101 (1 ) of Council Decision 91 /482/EEC of 25 July 1991 on the association of the HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : overseas countries and territories with the European Economic Community (*), no levies shall apply on imports of products originating in the overseas countries Article 1 and territories ; The import levies on the products listed in Article 1 (1 ) Whereas the representative market rates defined in Article (d), (f), (g) and (h) of Regulation (EEC) No 1785/81 shall 1 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 3813/92 (2), as be as indicated in the Annex hereto. amended by Regulation (EC) No 3528/93 (3), are used to convert amounts expressed in third country currencies and are used as the basis for determining the agricultural Article 2 conversion rates of the Member States' currencies ; whereas detailed rules on the application and determina­ This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 July 1994.

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

Done at Brussels, 30 June 1994.

For the Commission Rene STEICHEN Member of the Commission

(') OJ No L 263, 19. 9. 1991 , p. 1 . O OJ No L 387, 31 . 12. 1992, p. 1 . (4) OJ No L 108, 1 . 5. 1993, p. 106. O OJ No L 320, 22. 12. 1993, p. 32. 0 OJ No L 69, 12. 3. 1994, p. 1 .

1 . 7. 94 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 167/33

ANNEX

to the Commission Regulation of 30 June 1994 fixing the basic amount of the import levy on syrups and certain other products in the sugar sector

(ECU) Basic amount per percentage point CN code Amount of levy per 100 kg of sucrose content and per 100 kg net of dry matter (') of the. product in question (')

1702 20 10 0,4044 — 1702 20 90 0,4044 — 1702 30 10 — 50,11 1702 40 10 — 50,11 1702 60 10 — 50,11 1702 60 90 10 (2) — 95,21 1702 60 90 90 (3) 0,4044 — 1702 90 30 — 50,11 1702 90 60 0,4044 — 1702 90 71 0,4044 — 1702 90 90 10 (4) — 95,21 1702 90 90 90 (*) 0,4044 — 2106 90 30 — 50,11 2106 90 59 0,4044 —

(') No import levy applies to OCT originating products according to Article 101 (1 ) of Decision 91 /482/EEC. (2) Taric code : Inulin syrup. For the purposes of classification under this subheading, 'Inulin syrup' means the immediate product obtained by hydro­ lysis of inulin or oligofructoses. (3) Taric code : CN code 1702 60 90, other than inulin syrup. (*) Taric code : Inulin syrup. For the purposes of classification under this subheading, 'Inulin syrup' means the immediate product, other than that falling within subheading 1702 60 90, obtained by hydrolysis of inulin or oligofructoses, containing by weight in the dry state at least 10 % fruc­ tose in free form or as sucrose. (S) Taric code : CN code 1702 90 90, other than inulin syrup.