11.12.97 EN OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities L340/13
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC)No2450/97
of10December 1997
fixingtherepresentative pricesandtheadditionalimportdutiesformolassesin
thesugarsector
resentativeofactualmarkettrendsmustalsobedis­
regarded;
Whereas,ifinformationonmolassesofthestandard
qualityistobecomparable,pricesmust,dependingon
thequalityofthemolassesoffered,beincreasedor
reducedinthelightoftheresultsachievedbyapplying
Article6ofRegulation(EEC)No785/68;
Whereasarepresentativepricemaybeleftunchangedby
wayofexceptionforalimitedperiodiftheofferprice
whichservedasabasisforthepreviouscalculationofthe
representative priceisnotavailabletotheCommission
andiftheofferpriceswhichareavailableandwhich
appearnottobesufficientlyrepresentative ofactual
markettrendswouldentailsuddenandconsiderable
changesintherepresentative price;
Whereaswherethereisadifferencebetweenthetrigger
pricefortheproductinquestionandtherepresentative
price,additionalimportdutiesshouldbefixedunderthe
conditionssetoutinArticle3ofRegulation(EC)No
1422/95;whereasshouldtheimportdutiesbesuspended
pursuanttoArticle5ofRegulation(EC)No1422/95,
specificamountsforthesedutiesshouldbefixed;
Whereasapplicationoftheseprovisionswillhavethe
effectoffixingtherepresentative pricesandtheaddi­
tionalimportdutiesfortheproductsinquestionasset
outintheAnnextothisRegulation;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulationare
inaccordancewiththeopinionoftheManagement
CommitteeforSugar,THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
Community ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No1785/81
of30June1981onthecommonorganizationofthe
marketinsugar('),aslastamendedbyRegulation(EC)
No1599/96(2),
HavingregardtoCommissionRegulation (EC)No
1422/95of23June1995layingdowndetailedrulesof
applicationforimportsofmolassesinthesugarsector
andamendingRegulation (EEC)No785/68(3),andin
particularArticles1(2)and3(1)thereof,
WhereasRegulation(EC)No1422/95stipulatesthatthe
cifimportpriceformolasses,hereinafterreferredtoas
the'representative price',shouldbesetinaccordance
withCommission Regulation (EEC)No785/68(4);
whereasthatpriceshouldbefixedforthestandard
qualitydefinedinArticle1oftheaboveRegulation;
Whereastherepresentative priceformolassesiscalcu­
latedatthefrontiercrossingpointintotheCommunity ,
inthiscaseAmsterdam ;whereasthatpricemustbebased
onthemostfavourablepurchasingopportunities onthe
worldmarketestablishedonthebasisofthequotations
orpricesonthatmarketadjustedforanydeviationsfrom
thestandardquality;whereasthestandardqualityfor
molassesisdefinedinRegulation (EEC)No785/68;
Whereas,whenthemostfavourablepurchasingoppor­
tunitiesontheworldmarketarebeingestablished,
accountmustbetakenofallavailableinformation on
offersontheworldmarket,onthepricesrecordedon
importantthird-countrymarketsandonsalesconcluded
ininternationaltradeofwhichtheCommission isaware,
eitherdirectlyorthroughtheMemberStates;whereas,
underArticle7ofRegulation (EEC)No785/68,the
Commissionmayforthispurposetakeanaverageof
severalpricesasabasis,providedthatthisaverageis
representative ofactualmarkettrends;
Whereastheinformationmustbedisregardedifthe
goodsconcernedarenotofsoundandfairmarketable
qualityorifthepricequotedintheofferrelatesonlytoa
smallquantitythatisnotrepresentative ofthemarket;
whereasofferpriceswhichcanberegardedasnotrep­HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
Therepresentative pricesandtheadditionalduties
applyingtoimportsoftheproductsreferredtoinArticle
1ofRegulation(EC)No1422/95arefixedintheAnnex
hereto.
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon11December
1997.(')OJL177,1.7.1981,p.4.
(2)OJL206,16.8.1996,p.43.
(3)OJL141,24.6.1995,p.12.
4)OJL145,27.6.1968,p.12.

L340/14 1EN OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 11.12.97
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,10December1997.
FortheCommission
FranzFISCHLER
MemberoftheCommission
ANNEX
fixingtherepresentative pricesandadditionalimportdutiesapplyingtoimportsofmolassesin
thesugarsector
CNcodeAmountoftherepresentative
priceinECUper100kgnetof
theproductinquestionAmountoftheadditional
dutyinECUper100kgnetof
theproductinquestionAmountofthedutytobe
appliedtoimportsinECU
per100kgnetofthe
productinquestion
becauseofsuspensionas
referredtoinArticle5of
Regulation(EC)No1422/95(2)
17031000(■) 8,33— 0,00
17039000(') 11,41— 0,00
(')ForthestandardqualityasdefinedinArticle1ofamendedRegulation(EEC)No785/68.
(2)Thisamountreplaces,inaccordancewithArticle5ofRegulation(EC)No1422/95,therateoftheCommonCustoms
Tariffdutyfixedfortheseproducts.