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COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No1782/92
of1July1992
fixingtheimportleviesonwhitesugarandrawsugar
crossingpointwhichwasfixedatRotterdambyRegula­
tion(EEC)No431/68oftheCouncilof9April1968
determiningthestandardqualityforrawsugarandfixing
theCommunityfrontiercrossingpointforcalculatingcif
pricesforsugar(6);
Whereasthispricemustbebasedonthemostfavourable
purchasingopportunitiesontheworldmarketestablished
foreachproductonthebasisofquotationsorpriceson
thatmarketadjustedforanydeviationfromthestandard
qualityforwhichthethresholdpriceisfixed;whereasthe
standardqualityforrawsugarwasdefinedbyRegulation
(EEC)No431/68andthatforwhitesugarbyRegulation
(EEC)No793/72(1;
Whereas,whenthemostfavourablepurchasingopportu­
nitiesontheworldmarketarebeingestablished,the
Commission musttakeaccountofallavailableinforma­
tiononoffersontheworldmarket,onquotationsonthe
exchangeswhichareimportantforworldtrade,onprices
recordedonimportantthird-country markets,andon
salesconcludedininternational tradeofwhichithas
knowledgeeitherdirectlyorthroughtheagencyofthe
MemberStates:THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity,
HavingregardtotheActofAccessionofSpainand
Portugal,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No1785/81
of30June1981onthecommonorganizationofthe
marketinsugar('),aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)
No61/92(2),andinparticularArticle16(8)thereof,
WhereasArticle16(1)ofRegulation(EEC)No1785/81
providesforchargingalevyonimportsoftheproducts
listedinArticle1(1)ofthatRegulation ;
Whereastheimportlevyonwhitesugarandrawsugar
mustbeequaltothethresholdpricelessthecifprice;
whereasthethresholdpriceforeachoftheseproductswas
fixedbyCouncilRegulation(EEC)No1748/92(3)fixing,
forthe1992/93marketingyear,thederivedintervention
pricesforwhitesugar,theinterventionpriceforraw
sugar,theminimumpricesforAandBbeet,thethre­
sholdprices,theamountofcompensation forstorage
costsandthepricestobeappliedinSpainandPortugal;
WhereasCommissionRegulation(EEC)No1735/92(4)
provisionallyfixedtheimportleviesonwhitesugarand
rawsugarasfrom1July1992;whereastheyshouldbe
adjustedtotakeaccountofthedecisionstakeninrespect
ofpricesbytheCouncil;
Whereas,pursuanttoArticle101(1)ofCouncilDecision
91/482/EECof25July1991ontheassociationofthe
overseascountriesandterritorieswiththeEuropean
EconomicCommunity (*),noleviesshallapplyon
importsofproductsoriginatingintheoverseascountries
andterritories;whereas,however,pursuanttoArticle101
(4)oftheabovementioned Decision,aspecialamount
shallbechargedonimportsofcertainproductsorigi­
natingintheoverseascountriesandterritoriesinorderto
preventproductsoriginatingfromthesecountriesand
territoriesfromreceivingmorefavourabletreatmentthan
similarproductsimportedfromSpainorPortugalintothe
Communityasconstitutedon31December1985;
Whereasthecifpriceforrawsugarandwhitesugaris
calculatedbytheCommissionforaCommunityfrontierWhereas,however,pursuanttoRegulation(EEC)No
784/68oftheCommissionof26June1968layingdown
detailedrulesforcalculatingcifpricesforwhitesugarand
rawsugar(8),theCommissionmustdisregardinformation
ifthegoodsconcernedarenotofsoundandfairmarke­
tablequalityorifthepricequotedinanofferrelatesto
smallquantitiesandisnotrepresentative ofthemarket;
whereasofferpriceswhichcanbeassumednottobe
representative oftheactualmarkettrendsmustalsobe
disregarded ;
Whereasanyofferorpricestakenintoconsideration
whicharenotforgoodsdeliveredinbulkcifRotterdam
mustbeadjusted;whereaswhenthisadjustmentisbeing
madeaccountmustbetakenofthedifferenceinthecost
oftransportingthegoodsbetweentheportofloadingand
theportofdestinationandbetweentheportofloading
andRotterdam ;whereas,ifthepriceortheofferrelates
togoodsinbags,itmustbereducedbyECU0,73per100
kilogramsunderthetermsofArticle4ofRegulation
(EEC)No784/68;
(')OJNoL177,1.7.1981,p.4.
(2)OJNoL6,11.1.1992,p.19.
(3)OJNoL181,1.7.1992,p.13.0OJNoL179,1.7.1992,p.121.
OOJNoL263,19.9.1991,p.1.(6)OJNoL89,10.4.1968,p.3.0OJNoL94,21.4.1972,p.1.
(8)OJNoL145,27.6.1968,p.10.

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of2,25%,arateofexchangebasedontheircentral
rate,multipliedbythecorrectivefactorprovidedforin
thelastsubparagraphofArticle3(1)ofCouncilRegu­
lation(EEC)No1676/85('),aslastamendedbyRegu­
lation(EEC)No2205/90(2),
—fortheothercurrencies,anexchangeratebasedonan
averageoftheecuratespublishedintheOfficial
JournaloftheEuropeanCommunities ,Cseries,over
aperiodtobedetermined,multipliedbythecoeffi­
cientreferredtointheprecedingindent;
Whereastheseexchangeratesbeingthoserecordedon30
June1992;
Whereasitfollowsfromapplyingtheseprovisionsthat
theleviesforwhitesugarandrawsugarshouldbeasset
outintheAnnexhereto,Whereas,ifinformationonsugarofthestandardquality
istobecomparable,thepriceincreasesorreductions
fixedpursuanttoArticle15ofRegulation(EEC)No
1785/81mustbeaddedtoordeductedfromtheoffers
takenintoconsideration inthecaseofwhitesugar;
whereas,inthecaseofrawsugar,thecorrectivefactors
providedforinArticle5ofRegulation(EEC)No784/68
mustbeapplied;
Whereas,pursuanttoArticle7ofRegulation(EEC)No
784/68,aspecialcifpricemaybeestablishedforsugar
whichhasbeenspeciallytreatedorspeciallypackedifthe
offerpriceforsuchsugarislowerthanthecifprice
establishedpursuanttotheprovisionsreferredtoabove;
Whereasacifpricemay,bywayofexception,beleft
unchangedforalimitedperiodiftheofferpricewhich
servedasabasisforthepreviouscalculationofthecif
priceisnotavailabletotheCommissionandiftheoffer
priceswhichareavailableandwhichappearnottobe
sufficientlyrepresentative ofactualmarkettrendswould
entailsuddenandconsiderablechangesinthecifprice;
Whereasthelevyisalteredonlyifthevariationinthe
elementsusedtocalculateitwouldentailanincreaseora
reductionofnotlessthanECU0,24per100kilogramsin
relationtothelevypreviouslyfixed;
Whereas,inaccordancewithArticle21(1)ofRegulation
(EEC)No1785/81,thenomenclatureprovidedforinthis
RegulationisincorporatedintheCommonCustoms
Tariff;
Whereas,ifthelevysystemistooperatenormally,levies
shouldbecalculatedonthefollowingbasis:
—inthecaseofcurrencieswhicharemaintainedinrela­
tiontoeachotheratanygivenmomentwithinabandHASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION
Article1
TheimportleviesreferredtoinArticle16(1)ofRegula­
tion(EEC)No1785/81shallbe,inrespectofwhitesugar
andstandardqualityrawsugar,assetoutintheAnnex
hereto.
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthedayofits
publicationintheOfficialJournaloftheEuropean
Communities .
Itshallapplywitheffectfrom1July1992.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,1July1992.
FortheCommission
RayMACSHARRY
MemberoftheCommission
(')OJNoL164,24.6.1985,p.1.
(2)OJNoL201,31.7.1990,p.9.

OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunitiesNoL182/432.7.92
ANNEX
totheCommissionRegulationof1July1992fixingtheimportleviesonwhitesugarand
rawsugar
(ECU/100kg)
CNcode Levy(')
17011110
17011190
17011210
17011290
17019100
17019910
1701999037,12(•)
37,12(')
37,12(')
37,120
44,82
44,82
44,82(2)
(')ThelevyapplicableiscalculatedinaccordancewiththeprovisionsofArticle2or3ofCommissionRegulation
(EEC)No837/68.
(2)InaccordancewithArticle16(2)ofRegulation(EEC)No1785/81thisamountisalsoapplicabletosugar
obtainedfromwhiteandrawsugarcontainingaddedsubstancesotherthanflavouringorcolouringmatter.
(3)NoimportlevyappliestoOCToriginatingproductsaccordingtoArticle101(1)ofDecision91/482/EEC.
However,anamountequaltotheamountfixedbyRegulation(EEC)No1870/91Btobeleviedinaccordance
withArticle101(4)oftheabovementioned Decision.