NoL111/24 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 30.4.94
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC)No980/94
of29April1994
fixingtheimportleviesonsyrupsandcertainotherproductsinthesugarsector
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES ,atleastECU0,73fromtheaveragereferredtoaboveor
fromthelevyonwhitesugarusedtofixthebasic
amount;whereas,inthiscase,thebasicamountmustbe
equaltoone-hundredth ofthelevyonwhitesugarusedto
calculatethealteration;HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
Community,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No1785/81
of30June1981onthecommonorganizationofthe
marketsinthesugarsector('),aslastamendedbyRegula­
tion(EC)No133/94(2),andinparticularArticle16(8)
thereof,Whereasthebasicamountthusfixedmustbeadjustedon
thebasisofvariationsinthethresholdpriceforwhite
sugaroccurringbetweenthemonthinwhichthebasic
amountisfixedandtheperiodofapplication;whereas
thisadjustment,equaltoone-hundredth ofthedifference
betweenthesetwothresholdprices,mustbededucted
fromoraddedtothebasicamountinthecircumstances
providedforinArticle7(6)ofRegulation(EEC)No
837/68;WhereasArticle16(1)ofRegulation(EEC)No1785/81
providesforchargingalevyonimportsoftheproducts
listedinArticle1(1)ofthatRegulation ;
WhereasthelevyontheproductslistedinArticle1(1)(d)
ofRegulation(EEC)No1785/81mustbecalculated,
whereappropriate,atastandardrateonthebasisofthe
sucrosecontent(includingothersugarsexpressedas
sucrose)oftheproductconcernedandofthelevyon
whitesugar;whereas,however,theleviesonmaplesugar
andmaplesyruparelimitedtotheamountresultingfrom
applicationoftherateofdutyboundwithinGATT;WhereasCommissionRegulation(EEC)No1724/93(^
laysdownthepricesandamountsfixedinecusapplicable
inthesugarsectorforthe1993/94marketingyearasa
resultofthemonetaryrealignmentsduringthe1992/93
marketingyear;
WhereasArticle7ofCommissionRegulation(EEC)No
837/68of28June1968ondetailedrulesfortheapplica­
tionofleviesonsugar(3),aslastamendedbyRegulation
(EEC)No1428/78(4),providesthatthebasicamountof
thelevyfor100kilogramsofproductmustbefixedper
percentagepointofsucrosecontent;WhereasthelevyontheproductsreferredtoinArticle1
(1)(f)and(g)ofRegulation(EEC)No1785/81comprises,
underArticle16(6)ofthatRegulation,avariableelement
andafixedelement,withthelatter,per100kilogramsof
drymatter,beingequaltoone-tenthofthefixedelement
establishedpursuanttopointBofArticle11(1)of
CouncilRegulation (EEC)No1766/92(6),asamendedby
CommissionRegulation (EEC)No2193/93Q,forthe
fixingoftheimportlevyontheproductsfallingwithin
CNcodes17023091,17023099,17024090and
17029050,andthevariableelement,per100kilograms
ofdrymatter,beingequalto100timesthebasicimport
levyapplicableasfromthefirstofeachmonthinthecase
oftheproductslistedinArticle1(1)(d)ofRegulation
(EEC)No1785/81;whereasthelevymustbefixedeach
month;Whereasthebasicamountofthelevymustbeequalto
one-hundredth oftheaverageoftheleviesapplicableto
100kilogramsofwhitesugarduringthefirst20daysof
themonthprecedingthemonthforwhichthebasic
amountofthelevyisfixed;whereas,however,thelevy
applicabletowhitesugaronthedayofthefixingofthe
basicamountmustbesubstitutedfortheaverageofthe
levies,wherethatlevydiffersbyatleastECU0,73from
thataverage;
Whereasthebasicamountmustbefixedeachmonth;
whereasitmust,however,bealteredduringtheperiod
betweenthedayonwhichitisfixedandthefirstdayof
themonthfollowingthemonthforwhichthebasic
amountisapplicable,ifthelevyonwhitesugardiffersbyWhereas,pursuanttoArticle101(1)ofCouncilDecision
91/482/EECof25July1991ontheassociationofthe
overseascountriesandterritorieswiththeEuropean
EconomicCommunity (8),noleviesshallapplyon
importsofproductsoriginatingintheoverseascountries
andterritories :
(')OJNoL177,1.7.1981,p.4.
OOJNoL22,27.1.1994,p.7.
(3)OJNoL151,30.6.1968,p.42.
(4)OJNoL171,28.6.1978,p.34.(5)OJNoL159,1.7.1993,p.127.
(*)OJNoL181,1.7.1992,p.21.
OOJNoL196,5.8.1993,p.22.
(8)OJNoL263,19.9.1991,p.1.

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WhereastherepresentativemarketratesdefinedinArticle
1ofCouncilRegulation(EEC)No3813/92('),as
amendedbyRegulation(EC)No3528/93(2),areusedto
convertamountsexpressedinthirdcountrycurrencies
andareusedasthebasisfordeterminingtheagricultural
conversionratesoftheMemberStates'currencies;
whereasdetailedrulesontheapplicationanddetermina­
tionoftheseconversionsweresetbyCommissionRegu­
lation(EEC)No1068/93(3),asamendedbyRegulation
(EC)No547/94(4);
Whereasitfollowsfromtheapplicationoftheseprovi­
sionsthattheimportleviesontheproductsconcerned
shouldbeasindicatedintheAnnextothisRegulation,HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
TheimportleviesontheproductslistedinArticle1(1)
(d),(f)and(g)ofRegulation(EEC)No1785/81shallbeas
indicatedintheAnnexhereto.
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1May1994.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,29April1994.
FortheCommission
RenéSTEICHEN
MemberoftheCommission
ANNEX
totheCommissionRegulationof29April1994fixingthebasicamountoftheimportlevy
onsyrupsandcertainotherproductsinthesugarsector
'ECU)
CNcodeBasicamountperpercentagepoint
ofsucrosecontentandper100kgnet
oftheproductinquestion(')Amountoflevyper100kg
ofdrymatter(')
17022010 0,3896 —
17022090 0,3896 —
17023010 — 48,63
17024010 — 48,63
17026010 — 48,63
17026090 0,3896 —
17029030 — 48,63
17029060 0,3896 —
17029071 0,3896 —
17029090 0,3896 —
21069030 — 48,63
21069059 0,3896 —
(*)NoimportlevyappliestoOCToriginatingproductsaccordingtoArticle101(1)ofDecision91/482/EEC.
OOJNoL387,31.12.1992,p.1.0OJNoL320,22.12.1993,p.32.
OOJNoL108,1.5.1993,p.106.
(4)OJNoL69,12.3.1994,p.1.