30.7.94 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL198/59
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC)No1946/94
of29July1994
fixingtheimportlevyonmolasses
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,frontiercrossingpointforcalculatingcifpricesfor
sugar0;
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
Community, Whereasthispricemustbebasedonthemostfavourable
purchasingopportunitiesontheworldmarketestablished
foreachproductonthebasisofquotationsorpriceson
thatmarketadjustedforanydeviationfromthestandard
qualityforwhichthethresholdpriceisfixed;whereasthe
standardqualityformolasseswasdefinedbyRegulation
(EEC)No785/68oftheCommissionof26June1968
determiningthestandardqualityandlayingdown
detailedrulesforcalculatingthecifpriceformolasses(8);HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No1785/81
of30June1981onthecommonorganizationofthe
marketinsugar(*),aslastamendedbyRegulation(EC)
No133/94(2),andinparticularArticle16(8)thereof,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No3813/92
of28December1992ontheunitofaccountandthe
conversionratestobeappliedforthepurposesofthe
commonagriculturalpolicy(3),asamendedbyRegulation
(EC)No3528/93(4),andinparticularArticle5thereof,Whereas,whenthemostfavourablepurchasingopportu­
nitiesontheworldmarketarebeingestablished,the
Commission musttakeaccountofallavailableinforma­
tiononoffersontheworldmarket,onquotationsonthe
exchangeswhichareimportantforworldtrade,onprices
recordedonimportantthird-countrymarketsandonsales
concludedininternational tradeofwhichithasknow­
ledge,eitherdirectlyorthroughtheagencyofthe
MemberStates;whereas,underthetermsofArticle7of
Regulation(EEC)No785/68,theCommissionmayfor
thispurposetakeanaverageofseveralpricesasabasis,
providedthisaveragecanberegardedasbeingrepresenta­
tiveofactualmarkettrends:WhereasArticle16(1)ofRegulation(EEC)No1785/81
providesforchargingalevyonimportsoftheproducts
listedinArticle1(1)(c)ofthatRegulation;
Whereas,pursuanttoArticle101(1)ofCouncilDecision
91/482/EECof25July1991ontheassociationofthe
overseascountriesandterritorieswiththeEuropean
EconomicCommunity0noleviesshallapplyonimports
ofproductsoriginatingintheoverseascountriesandterri­
tories;WhereastheCommissionmustdisregardinformationif
thegoodsconcernedarenotofsoundandfairmarketable
qualityorifthepricequotedinanofferrelatestoasmall
quantityandisnotrepresentative ofthemarket;whereas
offerpriceswhichcanberegardedasnotrepresentative of
actualmarkettrendsmustalsobedisregarded ;Whereasthethresholdpriceforsugarwasfixedby
CouncilRegulation(EC)No1874/94of27July1994
fixing,forthe1994/95marketingyear,thederivedinter­
ventionpricesforwhitesugar,theinterventionpricefor
rawsugar,theminimumpricesforAandBbeet,the
thresholdprices,theamountofcompensation forstorage
costs(*);Whereasanypricesoroffertakenintoconsideration
whicharenotfordeliverycifRotterdammustbeadjusted,
accountbeingtakeninparticularofthedifferencesinthe
costoftransportingthegoodsbetweentheportofloading
andtheportofdestinationandbetweentheportof
loadingandRotterdam;Whereasthecifpriceformolassesiscalculatedbythe
CommissionforaCommunityfrontiercrossingpoint
whichwasfixedatRotterdambyRegulation(EEC)No
431/68oftheCouncilof9April1968determiningthe
standardqualityforrawsugarandfixingtheCommunityWhereas,ifinformationonmolassesofthestandard
qualityistobecomparable,pricesmust,dependingon
thequalityofthemolassesoffered,beincreasedor
reducedinthelightoftheresultsobtainedbyapplying
Article6ofRegulation (EEC)No785/68;(■)OJNoL177,1.7.1981,p.4.
(2)OJNoL22,27.1.1994,p.7.0OJNoL387,31.12.1992,p.1.
(4)OJNoL320,22.12.1993,p.320OJNoL263,19.9.1991,p.1.
MOJNoL197,30.7.1994,p.12.OOJNoL89,10.4.1968,p.3.
(8)OJNoL145,27.6.1968,p.12.

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Whereasthecifpricemay,bywayofexception,beleft
unchangedforalimitedperiodiftheofferpricewhich
servedasabasisforthepreviouscalculationofthecif
priceisnotavailabletotheCommissionandiftheoffer
priceswhichareavailableandwhichappearnottobe
sufficientlyrepresentative ofactualmarkettrendswould
entailsuddenandconsiderablechangesinthecifprice;
Whereasthelevymustbefixedeachweek;whereas
pursuanttoArticle5ofRegulation(EEC)No837/68of
theCommissionof28June1968ondetailedrulesforthe
applicationofleviesonsugar('),aslastamendedbyRegu­
lation(EEC)No1428/78(2),thelevyisalteredonlyifthe
variationintheelementsusedtocalculateitwouldentail
anincreaseorareductionofnotlessthanECU0,06per
100kilogramsinrelationtothelevypreviouslyfixed;
Whereas,inordertomakeitpossibleforthelevyarrange­
mentstofunctionnormally,therepresentative marketrateestablishedduringthereferenceperiodfrom28July
1994,asregardsfloatingcurrencies,shouldbeusedto
calculatethelevies,
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
1.TheimportlevyreferredtoinArticle16(1)ofRegu­
lation(EEC)No1785/81isnowECU0,00per100kilo­
gramsinrespectofmolassesfallingwithinCNcodes
17031000and17039000.
2.However,noimportlevyappliestoOCToriginating
productsaccordingtoArticle101(1)ofDecision
91/482/EEC.
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1August1994.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,29July1994.
FortheCommission
ReneSTEICHEN
MemberoftheCommission
(•)OJNoL151,30.6.1968,p.42.0OJNoL171,28.6.1978,p.34.