NoL28/14 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 4.2.92
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No262/92
of3February1992
fixingtheimportleviesonwhitesugarandrawsugar
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)No1718/91of13
June1991fixing,forthe1991/92marketingyear,the
derivedinterventionpricesforwhitesugar,theinterven­
tionpriceforrawsugar,theminimumpricesforAandB
beet,thethresholdprices,theamountofcompensation
forstoragecostsandthepricestobeappliedinSpainand
Portugal(3);
Whereas,pursuanttoArticle101(1)ofCouncilDecision
91/482/EECof25July1991ontheassociationofthe
overseascountriesandterritorieswiththeEuropean
EconomicCommunity (4),noleviesshallapplyon
importsofproductsoriginatingintheoverseascountries
andterritories;whereas,however,pursuanttoArticle101
(4)oftheabovementioned Decision,aspecialamount
shallbechargedonimportsofcertainproductsorigi­
natingintheoverseascountriesandterritoriesinorderto
preventproductsoriginatingfromthesecountriesand
territoriesfromreceivingmorefavourabletreatmentthan
similarproductsimportedfromSpainorPortugalintothe
Communityasconstitutedon31December1985;
Whereasthecifpriceforrawsugarandwhitesugaris
calculatedbytheCommissionforaCommunityfrontier
crossingpointwhichwasfixedatRotterdambyRegula­
tion(EEC)No431/68oftheCouncilof9April1968
determiningthestandardqualityforrawsugarandfixingtheCommunityfrontiercrossingpointforcalculatingcif
pricesforsugar(*);
Whereasthispricemustbebasedonthemostfavourable
purchasingopportunitiesontheworldmarketestablished
foreachproductonthebasisofquotationsorpriceson
thatmarketadjustedforanydeviationfromthestandard
qualityforwhichthethresholdpriceisfixed;whereasthe
standardqualityforrawsugarwasdefinedbyRegulation
(EEC)No431/68andthatforwhitesugarbyRegulation
(EEC)No793/72(6);
Whereas,whenthemostfavourablepurchasingopportu­
nitiesontheworldmarketarebeingestablished,the
Commission musttakeaccountofallavailableinforma­
tiononoffersontheworldmarket,onquotationsonthe
exchangeswhichareimportantforworldtrade,onprices
recordedonimportantthird-country markets,andon
salesconcludedininternational tradeofwhichithas
knowledgeeitherdirectlyorthroughtheagencyofthe
MemberStates;
Whereas,however,pursuanttoRegulation(EEC)No
784/68oftheCommissionof26June1968layingdown
detailedrulesforcalculatingcifpricesforwhitesugarand
rawsugarf),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;
Whereas,ifinformationonsugarofthestandardquality
istobecomparable,thepriceincreasesorreductions
fixedpursuanttoArticle15ofRegulation (EEC)No
1785/81mustbeaddedtoordeductedfromtheoffers
takenintoconsideration inthecaseofwhitesugar;
whereas,inthecaseofrawsugar,thecorrectivefactors
providedforinArticle5ofRegulation(EEC)No784/68
mustbeapplied;
(')OJNoL177,1.7.1981,p.4.0OJNoL6,11.1.1992,p.19.
(3)OJNoL162,26.6.1991,p.23.
(4)OJNoL263,19.9.1991,p.1.OOJNoL89,10.4.1968,p.3.
(6)OJNoL94,21.4.1972.p.1.0OJNoL145,27.6.1968,p.10.

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Whereas,pursuanttoArticle7ofRegulation(EEC)No
784/68,aspecialcifpricemaybeestablishedforsugar
whichhasbeenspeciallytreatedorspeciallypackedifthe
offerpriceforsuchsugarislowerthanthecifprice
establishedpursuanttotheprovisionsreferredtoabove;
Whereasacifpricemay,bywayofexception,beleft
unchangedforalimitedperiodiftheofferpricewhich
servedasabasisforthepreviouscalculationofthecif
priceisnotavailabletotheCommissionandiftheoffer
priceswhichareavailableandwhichappearnottobe
sufficientlyrepresentativeofactualmarkettrendswould
entailsuddenandconsiderablechangesinthecifprice;
Whereasthelevyisalteredonlyifthevariationinthe
elementsusedtocalculateitwouldentailanincreaseora
reductionofnotlessthanECU0,24per100kilogramsin
relationtothelevypreviouslyfixed;
Whereas,inaccordancewithArticle21(1)ofRegulation
(EEC)No1785/81,thenomenclatureprovidedforinthis
RegulationisincorporatedintheCommonCustoms
Tariff;
Whereas,ifthelevysystemistooperatenormally,levies
shouldbecalculatedonthefollowingbasis:
—inthecaseofcurrencieswhicharemaintainedinrela­
tiontoeachotheratanygivenmomentwithinaband
of2,25%,arateofexchangebasedontheircentralrate,multipliedbythecorrectivefactorprovidedforin
thelastsubparagraphofArticle3(1)ofCouncilRegu­
lation(EEC)No1676/85('),aslastamendedbyRegu­
lation(EEC)No2205/90(2),
—fortheothercurrencies,anexchangeratebasedonan
averageoftheecuratespublishedintheOfficial
JournaloftheEuropeanCommunities ,Cseries,over
aperiodtobedetermined,multipliedbythecoeffi­
cientreferredtointheprecedingindent;
Whereastheseexchangeratesbeingthoserecordedon31
January1992;
Whereasitfollowsfromapplyingtheseprovisionsthat
theleviesforwhitesugarandrawsugarshouldbeasset
outintheAnnexhereto,
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
TheimportleviesreferredtoinArticle16(1)ofRegula­
tion(EEC)No1785/81shallbe,inrespectofwhitesugar
andstandardqualityrawsugar,assetoutintheAnnex
hereto.
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon4February1992.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,3February1992.
FortheCommission
RayMACSHARRY
MemberoftheCommission
(')OJNoL164,24.6.1985,p.1.0OJNoL201,31.7.1990,p.9.

NoL28/16 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 4.2.92
ANNEX
totheCommissionRegulationof3February1992fixingtheimportleviesonwhitesugar
andrawsugar
(ECU/100kg)
CNcode Levy(')
17011110 40,81(')
17011190 40,81(')
17011210 40,81(')
17011290 40,81(')
17019100 45,63
17019910 45,63
17019990 45,63(2)
(')ThelevyapplicableiscalculatedinaccordancewiththeprovisionsofArticle2or3ofCommissionRegulation
(EEC)No837/68.
(2)InaccordancewithArticle16(2)ofRegulation(EEC)No1785/81thisamountisalsoapplicabletosugar
obtainedfromwhiteandrawsugarcontainingaddedsubstancesotherthanflavouringorcolouringmatter.
(')NoimportlevyappliestoOCToriginatingproductsaccordingtoArticle101(1)ofDecision91/482/EEC.