31994R1949

No L 198/66 Official Journal of the European Communities 30 . 7 . 94

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1949/94

of 29 July 1994

fixing the reduced levy on imports into Portugal of certain quantities of raw sugar intended for Portuguese refineries

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, amended by Regulation (EC) No 3528/93 (4), are used to convert amounts expressed in third country currencies Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European and are used as the basis for determining the agricultural Community, conversion rates of the Member States' currencies ; Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1785/81 whereas detailed rules on the application and determina­ of 30 June 1981 on the common organization of the tion of these conversions were set by Commission Regu­ markets in the sugar sector ('), as last amended by Regula­ lation (EEC) No 1068/93 0, as amended by Regulation tion (EC) No 133/94 0, and in particular Article 16 (5) (EC) No 547/94 0 ; thereof, Whereas application of the abovementioned provisions Whereas Article 16 a (1 ) of Regulation (EEC) No 1785/81 gives a reduced rate import levy for the raw sugar provides for a reduced rate levy to apply during the concerned of the amount indicated in this Regulation, 1994/95 marketing year to Portuguese imports of certain quantities of raw sugar originating in specified third countries and for use by Portuguese refineries ; HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : Whereas Article 16 a (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 1785/81 stipulates that this reduced levy is to equal the interven­ Article 1 tion price for raw sugar as indicated in Article 3 (2) of that Regulation applicable when the sugar is imported, less an The reduced levy on imports into Portugal of the quanti­ amount equal to the average of the spot prices, adjusted ties of raw sugar for refining (CN codes 1701 11 10 and where necessary to the cif stage, quoted on the London 1701 12 10) indicated in Article 16 a of Regulation (EEC) market during the first 20 days of the month preceding No 1785/81 shall, for standard quality, be ECU 23,31 per that for which the reduced levy amount is set ; 100 kg. Whereas pursuant to Article 1 6 a (5) the reduced levy is to be set each month for the following month ; Article 2 Whereas the representative market rates defined in Article 1 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 3813/92 0, as This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 August 1994.

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

Done at Brussels, 29 July 1994.

For the Commission

Rene STEICHEN

Member of the Commission

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