NoL321/18 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 30.11.85
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No3354/85
of29November 1985
fixingtheimportleviesonsyrupsandcertainotherproductsinthesugarsector
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,Whereasthebasicamountmustbefixedeachmonth;
whereasitmust,however,bealteredduringtheperiod
betweenthedayonwhichitisfixedandthefirstdayof
themonthfollowingthemonthforwhichthebasic
amountisapplicable,ifthelevyonwhitesugardiffersby
atleast0,73ECUfromtheaveragereferredtoaboveor
fromthelevyonwhitesugarusedtofixthebasic
amount;whereas,inthiscase,thebasicamountmustbe
equaltoone-hundredth ofthelevyonwhitesugarusedto
calculatethealteration :HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No1785/81
of30June1981onthecommonorganizationofthe
marketsinthesugarsector('),aslastamendedbyRegula­
tion(EEC)No1482/85(2),andinparticularArticle16(8)
thereof,
HavingregardtotheopinionoftheMonetaryCommittee,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;WhereasthelevyontheproductsreferredtoinArticle1
(1)(f)and(g)ofRegulation(EEC)No1785/81comprises,
underArticle16(6)ofthatRegulation,avariableelement
andafixedelement,withthelatter,per100kilogramsof
drymatter,beingequaltoone-tenthofthefixedelement
establishedpursuanttopointBofArticle14(1)ofRegu­
lation(EEC)No2727/75(*)forthefixingoftheimport
levyontheproductsfallingwithinsubheading 17.02BII
oftheCommonCustomsTariff,andthevariableelement,
per100kilogramsofdrymatter,beingequaltoone
hundredtimesthebasicimportlevyapplicableasfrom
thefirstofeachmonthinthecaseoftheproductslisted
inArticle1(1)(d)ofRegulation(EEC)No1785/81;
whereasthelewmustbefixedeachmonth;WhereasArticle7ofCommissionRegulation(EEC)No
837/68of28June1968ondetailedrulesfortheapplica­
tionofleviesonsugar(3),aslastamendedbyRegulation
(EEC)No1428/78(4),providesthatthebasicamountof
thelevyfor100kilogramsofproductmustbefixedper
percentagepointofsucrosecontent;
Whereas,ifthelevysystemistooperatenormally,levies
shouldbecalculatedonthefollowingbasis:Whereasthebasicamountofthelevymustbeequalto
one-hundredth oftheaverageoftheleviesapplicableto
100kilogramsofwhitesugarduringthefirst20daysof
themonthprecedingthemonthforwhichthebasic
amountofthelevyisfixed;whereas,however,thelevy
applicabletowhitesugaronthedayofthefixingofthe
basicamountmustbesubstitutedfortheaverageofthe
levies,wherethatlevydiffersbyatleast0,73ECUfrom
thataverage;—inthecaseofcurrencieswhicharemaintainedinrela­
tiontoeachotheratanygivenmomentwithinaband
of2,25%,arateofexchangebasedontheircentral
rate,multipliedbythecoefficientprovidedforin
Article2b(2)ofRegulation(EEC)No974/71(*),as
lastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)No855/84C),
(')OJNoL177,1.7.1981,p.4.
(2)OJNoL151,10.6.1985,p.1.0OJNoL151,30.6.1968,p.42.
(4)OJNoL171,28.6.1978,p.34.0OJNoL281,1.11.1975,p.1.(jOJNoL106,12.5.1971,p.1.
0OJNoL90,1.4.1984,p.1.

30.11.85 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL321/19
—forothercurrencies,anexchangeratebasedonthe
arithmeticmeanofthespotmarketratesofeachof
thesecurrenciesrecordedoveragivenperiodinrela­
tiontotheCommunitycurrenciesreferredtointhe
previousindent,andtheaforesaidcoefficient;HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
TheimportleviesontheproductslistedinArticle1(1)
(d),(f)and(g)ofRegulation(EEC)No1785/81shallbeas
indicatedintheAnnexhereto.
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1December
1985.Whereasitfollowsfromtheapplicationoftheseprovi­
sionsthattheimportleviesontheproductsconcerned
shouldbeasindicatedintheAnnextothisRegulation,
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,29November1985.
FortheCommission
FransANDRIESSEN
Vice-President
ANNEX
totheCommissionRegulationof29November1985fixingtheimportleviesonsyrupsand
certainotherproductsinthesugarsector
(ECU)
CCT
heading
NoDescriptionBasicamount
perpercentagepoint
ofsucrosecontent
andper100kgnet
oftheproduct
inquestionAmountoflevy
per100kg
ofdrymatter
17.02 Othersugarsinsolidform;sugarsyrups,notcontainingadded
flavouringorcolouringmatter;artificialhoney,whetherornot
mixedwithnaturalhoney;caramel:
C.Maplesugarandothersyrup 0,4614—
D.Othersugarsandsyrups(otherthanlactose,glucoseand
malto-dextrine ):
I.Isoglucose
exII.Other 0,461455,81
E.Artificialhoney,whetherornotmixedwithnaturalhoney 0,4614—
F.I.Caramelizedsugarandmolassescontaining,inthedry
state,50%ormorebyweightofsucrose 0,4614—
21.07 Foodpreparationsnotelsewherespecifiedorincluded:
F.Flavouredorcolouredsugarsyrups:
III.Isoglucose
IV.Other 0,461455,81