Document ID: 32023R2092
Language: ENG

<table><col/><col/><col/><col/><tbody><tr><td><p>29.9.2023&#160;&#160;&#160;</p></td><td><p>EN</p></td><td><p>Official Journal of the European Union</p></td><td><p>L 241/116</p></td></tr></tbody></table>
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2023/2092
of 28 September 2023
on fixing the representative prices, import duties and additional import duties applicable to molasses in the sugar sector from 1 October 2023
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 December 2013 establishing a common organisation of the markets in agricultural products and repealing Council Regulations (EEC) No 922/72, (EEC) No 234/79, (EC) No 1037/2001 and (EC) No 1234/2007 ( 1 ) , and in particular Article 183 and 193a thereof,
Whereas:
<table><col/><col/><tbody><tr><td><p>(1)</p></td><td><p>Commission Regulation (EC) No&#160;951/2006&#160;<a>(<span>2</span>)</a> provides that the cif import price for molasses of the standard quality defined in Article&#160;27 of that Regulation is to be considered the &#8216;representative price&#8217;.</p></td></tr></tbody></table>
<table><col/><col/><tbody><tr><td><p>(2)</p></td><td><p>For the purposes of fixing the representative prices, account must be taken of all the information provided for in Article&#160;29 of Regulation (EC) No&#160;951/2006, except in the cases provided for in Article&#160;30 of that Regulation and those prices should be fixed, where appropriate, in accordance with the method provided for in Article&#160;33 of that Regulation.</p></td></tr></tbody></table>
<table><col/><col/><tbody><tr><td><p>(3)</p></td><td><p>Prices not relating to the standard quality should be adjusted upwards or downwards, according to the quality of the molasses offered, in accordance with Article&#160;32 of Regulation (EC) No&#160;951/2006.</p></td></tr></tbody></table>
<table><col/><col/><tbody><tr><td><p>(4)</p></td><td><p>Pursuant to Article&#160;40 of the Regulation (EC) No&#160;951/2006, where the molasses representative price referred to in Article&#160;34(2) plus the import duty applicable to cane molasses falling within CN code 1703&#160;10&#160;00, or to beet molasses falling within CN code 1703&#160;90&#160;00, exceed, for the product in question, 8,21&#160;EUR/100 kg, the import duties shall be suspended and replaced by the amount of the difference found by the Commission.</p></td></tr></tbody></table>
<table><col/><col/><tbody><tr><td><p>(5)</p></td><td><p>Should the import duties be suspended pursuant to Article&#160;40 of Regulation (EC) No&#160;951/2006, specific amounts for these duties should be fixed at the same time as the representative prices.</p></td></tr></tbody></table>
<table><col/><col/><tbody><tr><td><p>(6)</p></td><td><p>Where there is a difference between the trigger price for the product concerned and the representative price, additional import duties should be fixed in accordance with Article&#160;39 of Regulation (EC) No&#160;951/2006.</p></td></tr></tbody></table>
<table><col/><col/><tbody><tr><td><p>(7)</p></td><td><p>The representative prices, import duties and additional import duties applicable to the imports of molasses covered by CN codes 1703&#160;10&#160;00 and 1703&#160;90&#160;00 should be fixed in accordance with Article&#160;34 and Article&#160;40 of Regulation (EC) No&#160;951/2006.</p></td></tr></tbody></table>
<table><col/><col/><tbody><tr><td><p>(8)</p></td><td><p>Commission Implementing Regulation (EU)&#160;2022/1675&#160;<a>(<span>3</span>)</a> should therefore be repealed.</p></td></tr></tbody></table>
<table><col/><col/><tbody><tr><td><p>(9)</p></td><td><p>Given the need to ensure that this measure applies as soon as possible after the updated data have been made available, this Regulation should enter into force on the second day following that of its publication,</p></td></tr></tbody></table>
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
The representative prices, the import duties and additional import duties applicable to the import of molasses covered by CN codes 1703 10 00 and 1703 90 00 are set out in the Annex to this Regulation.
Article 2
Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/1675 is repealed.
Article 3
This Regulation shall enter into force on the second day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union .
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 28 September 2023.
For the Commission,
On behalf of the President,
Wolfgang BURTSCHER
Director-General
Directorate-General for Agriculture and Rural Development
( 1 ) OJ L 347, 20.12.2013, p. 671 .
( 2 ) Commission Regulation (EC) No 951/2006 of 30 June 2006 laying down detailed rules for the implementation of Council Regulation (EC) No 318/2006 as regards trade with third countries in the sugar sector ( OJ L 178, 1.7.2006, p. 24 ).
( 3 ) Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/1675 of 29 September 2022 fixing the representative prices, import duties and additional import duties applicable to molasses in the sugar sector from 1 October 2022 ( OJ L 252, 30.9.2022, p. 14 ).
ANNEX
REPRESENTATIVE PRICES, IMPORT DUTIES AND ADDITIONAL IMPORT DUTIES APPLICABLE TO MOLASSES IN THE SUGAR SECTOR FROM 1 OCTOBER 2023
<table><col/><col/><col/><col/><tbody><tr><td><p>(in EUR)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>CN code</p></td><td><p>Representative price per 100 kg net of the product concerned</p></td><td><p>Import duty per 100 kg net of the product concerned<a>&#160;(<span>1</span>)</a></p></td><td><p>Additional duty per 100 kg net of the product concerned</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1703&#160;10&#160;00<a>&#160;(<span>2</span>)</a></p></td><td><p>23,22</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1703&#160;90&#160;00<a>&#160;(<span>2</span>)</a></p></td><td><p>19,57</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr></tbody></table>
<note>
( 1 ) This amount replaces, in accordance with Article 40 of Regulation (EC) No 951/2006, the rate of the Common Customs Tariff duty fixed for these products.
( 2 ) For the standard quality as defined in Article 27 of Regulation (EC) No 951/2006.
</note>