1.7.81 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL175/59
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No1772/81
of30June1981
fixingtheimportleviesonwhitesugarandrawsugar
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
3330/74of19December1974onthecommon
organizationofthemarketinsugar('),aslastamended
byRegulation(EEC)No3455/80(2),andinparticular
Article15(7)thereof,
HavingregardtotheopinionoftheMonetary
Committee ,
WhereasArticle15(1)ofRegulation (EEC)No
3330/74providesfofchargingalevyonimportsofthe
productslistedinArticle1(1)ofthatRegulation ;
Whereastheimportlevyonwhitesugarandrawsugar
mustbeequaltothethresholdpricelessthecifprice;
whereasthethresholdpriceforeachoftheseproducts
wasfixedbyCouncilRegulation(EEC)No1594/80of
24June1980fixing,forthe1980/81sugaryear,the
derivedinterventionprices,theinterventionpricefor
rawbeetsugar,theminimumpricesforbeet,thethre­
sholdprices,themaximumamountoftheproduction
levyandtheamountoftherepaymenttooffsetstorage
costsandthecoefficientforcalculatingthespecial
maximumquota(3);
Whereasthecifpriceforrawsugarandwhitesugaris
calculatedbytheCommissionforaCommunityfron­
tiercrossingpointwhichwasfixedatRotterdamby
CouncilRegulation(EEC)No431/68of9April1968
determiningthestandardqualityforrawsugarand
fixingtheCommunityfrontiercrossingpointfor
calculatingcifpricesforsugar(4);
Whereasthispricemustbebasedonthemostfavour­
ablepurchasingopportunities ontheworldmarket
establishedforeachproductonthebasisofquotations
orpricesonthatmarketadjustedforanydeviation
fromthestandardqualityforwhichthethreshold
priceisfixed;whereasthestandardqualityforraw
sugarwasdefinedbyRegulation(EEC)No431/68and
thatforwhitesugarbyRegulation(EEC)No793/72of
17April1972(0;
Whereas,whenthemostfavourablepurchasingoppor­
tunitiesontheworldmarketarebeingestablished,the
Commission musttakeaccountofallavailableinfor­
mationonoffersontheworldmarket,onquotationsontheexchangeswhichareimportantforworldtrade,
onpricesrecordedonimportantthird-country
markets,andonsalesconcludedininternationaltrade
ofwhichithasknowledgeeitherdirectlyorthrough
theagencyoftheMemberStates;
Whereas,however,pursuanttoCommissionRegula­
tion(EEC)No784/68of26June1968layingdown
detailedrulesforcalculatingcifpricesforwhitesugar
andrawsugar(6),theCommissionmustdisregard
informationifthegoodsconcernedarenotofsound
andfairmarketablequalityorifthepricequotedinan
offerrelatestosmallquantitiesandishotrepresenta­
tiveofthemarket;whereasofferpriceswhichcanbe
assumednottoberepresentative oftheactualmarket
trendsmustalsobedisregarded ;
Whereasanyofferorpricestakenintoconsideration
whicharenotforgoodsdeliveredinbulkcif
Rotterdammustbeadjusted;whereaswhenthis
adjustmentisbeingmadeaccountmustbetakenof
thedifferenceinthecostoftransportingthegoods
betweentheportofloadingandtheportofdestina­
tionandbetweentheportofloadingandRotterdam ;
whereas,ifthepriceortheofferrelatestogoodsin
bags,itmustbereducedby1-40ECUper100kilo­
gramsunderthetermsofRegulation (EEC)No
784/68;
Whereas,ifinformationonsugarofthestandard
qualityistobecomparable ,thepriceincreasesor
reductionsfixedpursuanttoArticle14ofRegulation
(EEC)No3330/74mustbeaddedtoordeductedfrom
theofferstakenintoconsideration inthecaseofwhite
sugar;whereas,inthecaseofrawsugar,thecorrective
factorsprovidedforinArticle5ofRegulation(EEC)
No784/68mustbeapplied;
Whereas,pursuanttoArticle7ofRegulation(EEC)
No784/68,aspecialcifpricemaybeestablishedfor
sugarwhichhasbeenspeciallytreatedorspecially
packediftheofferpriceforsuchsugarislowerthan
thecifpriceestablishedpursuanttotheprovisions
referredtoabove;
Whereasacifpricemay,bywayofexception,beleft
unchangedforalimitedperiodiftheofferpricewhich
servedasabasisforthepreviouscalculationofthecif
priceisnotavailabletotheCommissionandifthe
offerpriceswhichareavailableandwhichappearnot
tobesufficientlyrepresentative ofactualmarkettrends
wouldentailsuddenandconsiderablechangesinthe
cifprice;
Whereasthelevyisalteredonlyifthevariationinthe
elementsusedtocalculateitwouldentailanincrease(')OJNoL359,31.12.1974,p.1.
(2)OJNoL360,31.12.1980,p.17.
(3)OJNoL160,26.6.1980,p.16.
(4)OJNoL89,10.4.1968,p.3.
(*)OJNoL94,21.4.1972,p.1. (6)OJNoL145,27.6.1968,p.10.

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seriousdisturbancesonthemarkets,itisnecessary,
pendingtheCouncil'sdecisiononthematter,tofix
leviesonthebasisofthedatausedupto30June
1981;
Whereasitfollowsfromapplyingtheseprovisionsthat
theleviesforwhitesugarandrawsugarshouldbeas
setoutintheAnnexhereto,orareductionofnotlessthan0-24ECUper100kilo­
gramsinrelationtothelevypreviouslyfixed;
Whereas,inaccordancewithArticle21(1)ofRegula­
tion(EEC)No3330/74,thenomenclatureprovidedfor
inthisRegulationisincorporatedintheCommon
CustomsTariff;
Whereas,ifthelevysystemistooperatenormally,
leviesshouldbecalculatedonthefollowingbasis:
—inthecaseofcurrencieswhicharemaintainedin
relationtoeachotheratanygivenmomentwithin
abandof2-25%,arateofexchangebasedontheir
effectiveparity,
—forothercurrencies,anexchangeratebasedonthe
arithmeticmeanofthespotmarketratesofeachof
thesecurrenciesrecordedforagivenperiodin
relationtotheCommunitycurrenciesreferredto
inthepreviousindent;
WhereastheCouncilhasnotyetdefinitelyfixedthe
pricesapplicableforthenewmarketingyearinthe
sugarsector;whereas,inordertopreventahitchof
continuityinthelevyschemesthatwouldcauseHASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
TheimportleviesreferredtoinArticle15(1)ofRegu­
lation(EEC)No3330/74shallbe,inrespectofwhite
sugarandstandardqualityrawsugar,assetoutinthe
Annexhereto.
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1July1981.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,30June1981.
FortheCommission
ThePresident
«
GastonTHORN
ANNEX
totheCommissionRegulationof30June1981fixingtheimportleviesonwhitesugarand
rawsugar
(ECU/100kg)
CCT
heading Description Levy
No
17.01 Beetsugarandcanesugar,insolidform:
A.Whitesugar:flavouredorcolouredsugar 12-30
B.Rawsugar 8-81(')
(')Applicabletorawsugarwithayieldof92%;iftheyieldisotherthan92%,thelevyapplicable
iscalculatedinaccordancewiththeprovisionsofArticle2ofRegulation(EEC)No837/68.