1.3.88 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL54/5
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No538/88
of29February1988
fixingtheimportleviesonsyrupsandcertainotherproductsinthesugarsector
atleast0,73ECUfromtheaveragereferredtoaboveor
fromthelevyonwhitesugarusedtofixthebasic
amount;whereas,inthiscase,thebasicamountmustbe
equaltoone-hundredth ofthelevyonwhitesugarusedto
calculatethealteration;
Whereasthebasicamountthusfixedmustbeadjustedon
thebasisofvariationsinthethresholdpriceforwhite
sugaroccurringbetweenthemonthinwhichthebasic
amountisfixedandtheperiodofapplication;whereas
thisadjustment,equaltoone-hundredth ofthedifference
betweenthesetwothresholdprices,mustbededucted
fromoraddedtothebasicamountinthecircumstances
providedforinArticle7(6)ofRegulation(EEC)No
837/68;
WhereasthelevyontheproductsreferredtoinArticle1
(1)(f)and(g)ofRegulation(EEC)No1785/81comprises,
underArticle16(6)ofthatRegulation,avariableelement
andafixedelement,withthelatter,per100kilogramsof
drymatter,beingequaltoone-tenthofthefixedelement
establishedpursuanttopointBofArticle14(1)of
CouncilRegulation(EEC)No2727/75(*),aslastamended
byRegulation(EEC)No3989/87(%forthefixingofthe
importlevyontheproductsfallingwithinsubheadings
17023091,17023099,17024090and17029050ofthe
combinednomenclature ,andthevariableelement,per
100kilogramsofdrymatter,beingequaltoonehundred
timesthebasicimportlevyapplicableasfromthefirstof
eachmonthinthecaseoftheproductslistedinArticle1
(1)(d)ofRegulation(EEC)No1785/81;whereasthelevy
mustbefixedeachmonth;
WhereasCouncilRegulation(EEC)No2658/87Qintro­
ducesfrom1January1988anewcombinednomencla­
turemeetingtherequirements ofboththeCommon
CustomsTariffandtheCommunity'sstatisticsofforeign
tradeandreplacingthepreviousnomenclature ;
Whereas,ifthelevysystemistooperatenormally,levies
shouldbecalculatedonthefollowingbasis:
—inthecaseofcurrencieswhicharemaintainedinrela­
tiontoeachotheratanygivenmomentwithinaband
of2,25%,arateofexchangebasedontheircentral
rate,multipliedbythecorrectivefactorprovidedforin
thelastparagraphofArticle3(1)ofCouncilRegula­
tion(EEC)No1676/85(8),aslastamendedbyRegula­
tion(EEC)No1636/870,THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity,
HavingregardtotheActofAccessionofSpainand
Portugal,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No1785/81
of30June1981onthecommonorganizationofthe
marketsinthesugarsector('),aslastamendedbyRegula­
tion(EEC)No3993/87(2),andinparticularArticle16(8)
thereof,
HavingregardtotheopinionoftheMonetaryCommittee,
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;
WhereasArticle7ofCommissionRegulation(EEC)No
837/68of28June1968ondetailedrulesfortheapplica­
tionofleviesonsugar(3),aslastamendedbyRegulation
(EEC)No1428/78(4),providesthatthebasicamountof
thelevyfor100kilogramsofproductmustbefixedper
percentagepointofsucrosecontent;
Whereasthebasicamountofthelevymustbeequalto
one-hundredth oftheaverageoftheleviesapplicableto
100kilogramsofwhitesugarduringthefirst20daysof
themonthprecedingthemonthforwhichthebasic
amountofthelevyisfixed;whereas,however,thelevy
applicabletowhitesugaronthedayofthefixingofthe
basicamountmustbesubstitutedfortheaverageofthe
levies,wherethatlevydiffersbyatleast0,73ECUfrom
thataverage;
Whereasthebasicamountmustbefixedeachmonth;
whereasitmust,however*bealteredduringtheperiod
betweenthedayonwhichitisfixedandthefirstdayof
themonthfollowingthemonthforwhichthebasic
amountisapplicable,ifthelevyonwhitesugardiffersby
0OJNoL281,1.11.1975,p.1..
(')OJNoL177,1.7.1981,p.4. 0OJNoL377,31.12.1987,p.1.oOJNoL256,7.9.1987,p.1.oOJNoL164,24.6.1985,p.1.0OJNoL153,13.6.1987,p.1.0OJNoL377,31.12.1987,p.23.0OJNoL151,30.6.1968,p.42.
4)OJNoL171,28.6.1978,p.34.

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—forothercurrencies,anexchangeratebasedonthe
arithmeticmeanofthespotmarketratesofeachof
thesecurrenciesrecordedoveragivenperiodinrela­
tiontotheCommunitycurrenciesreferredtointhe
previousindent,andtheaforesaidcoefficient;HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
TheimportleviesontheproductslistedinArticle1(1)
(d),(f)and(g)ofRegulation(EEC)No1785/81shallbeas
indicatedintheAnnexhereto.
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1March1988.Whereasitfollowsfromtheapplicationoftheseprovi­
sionsthattheimportleviesontheproductsconcerned
shouldbeasindicatedintheAnnextothisRegulation,
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,29February1988.
FortheCommission
FransANDRIESSEN
Vice-President
ANNEX
totheCommissionRegulationof19February1988fixingtheimportleviesonsyrupsand
certainotherproductsindiesugarsector
(ECU)
CNcodeBasicamountperpercentagepoint
ofsucrosecontentandper100kgnet
OftheproductinquestionAmountoflevyper100kgofdrymatter
17022010 0,5003
17022090 0,5003
17023010Il 59,70
17024010Il 59,70
17026010Il 59,70
17026090 0,5003
17029030 \ 59,70
17029060 0,5p03
17029071 0,5003
17029090 0,5003
21069030 \ 59,70
21069059 0,5003