NoL168/96 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities1.7.88
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No1904/88
of30June1988
fixingtheimportleviesonwhitesugarandrawsugar
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,Whereas,whenthemostfavourablepurchasingopportu­
nitiesontheworldmarketarebeingestablished,the
Commission musttakeaccountofallavailableinforma­
tiononoffersontheworldmarket,onquotationsonthe
exchangeswhichareimportantforworldtrade,onprices
recordedonimportantthird-countrymarkets,andon
salesconcludedininternational tradeofwhichithas
knowledgeeitherdirectlyorthroughtheagencyofthe
MemberStates;HavingregardtotheActofAccessionofSpainand
Portugal,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No1785/81
of30June1981onthecommonorganizationofthe
marketinsugar('),aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)
No1107/88(2j,andinparticularArticle16(8)thereof,whereas,however,pursuanttoCommissionRegulation
(EEC)No784/68of26June1968layingdowndetailed
rulesforcalculatingcifpricesforwhitesugarandraw
sugar(%theCommissionmustdisregardinformationif
thegoodsconcernedarenotofsoundandfairmarketable
qualityorifthepricequotedinanofferrelatestosmall
quantitiesandisnotrepresentative ofthemarket;
whereasofferpriceswhichcanbeassumednottobe
representative oftheactualmarkettrendsmustalsobe
disregarded ;HavingregardtotheopinionoftheMonetaryCommittee,
WhereasArticle16(1)ofRegulation(EEC)No1785/81
providesforchargingalevyonimportsoftheproducts
listedinArticle1(1)ofthatRegulation;
Whereastheimportlevyonwhitesugarandrawsugar
mustbeequaltothethresholdpricelessthecifprice;Whereasanyofferorpricestakenintoconsideration
whicharenotforgoodsdeliveredinbulkcifRotterdam
mustbeadjusted;whereaswhenthisadjustmentisbeing
madeaccountmustbetakenofthedifferenceinthecost
oftransportingthegoodsbetweentheportofloadingand
theportofdestinationandbetweentheportofloading
andRotterdam;whereas,ifthepriceortheofferrelates
togoodsinbags,itmustbereducedby0,73ECUper100
kilogramsunderthetermsofArticle4ofRegulation
(EEC)No784/68;WhereastheCouncilhasnottodateadoptedtheprices
forthe1988/89marketingyear,whichcommences
on1July1988;whereasthepricefactorsdetermined
byCommissionRegulation(EEC)No1912/88(3)should
accordinglybetakenintoaccountforthecalculationof
theleviesinordertoensurethattheimportarrangements
continuetooperateinthesectorconcerned;
Whereas,ifinformationonsugarofthestandardquality
istobecomparable,thepriceincreasesorreductions
fixedpursuanttoArticle15ofRegulation(EEC)No
1785/81mustbeaddedtoordeductedfromtheoffers
takenintoconsideration inthecaseofwhitesugar;
whereas,inthecaseofrawsugar,thecorrectivefactors
providedforinArticle5ofRegulation(EEC)No784/68
mustbeapplied;Whereasthecifpriceforrawsugarandwhitesugaris
calculatedbytheCommissionforaCommunityfrontier
crossingpointwhichwasfixedatRotterdambyCouncil
Regulation(EEC)No431/68of9April1968determining
thestandardqualityforrawsugarandfixingtheCommu­
nityfrontiercrossingpointforcalculatingcifpricesfor
sugar(4);
Whereasthispricemustbebasedonthemostfavourable
purchasingopportunitiesontheworldmarketestablished
foreachproductonthebasisofquotationsorpriceson
thatmarketadjustedforanydeviationfromthestandard
qualityforwhichthethresholdpriceisfixed;whereasthe
standardqualityforrawsugarwasdefinedbyRegulation
(EEC)No431/68andthatforwhitesugarbyRegulation
(EEC)No793/72of17April19720;Whereas,pursuanttoArticle7ofRegulation(EEC)No
784/68,aspecialcifpricemaybeestablishedforsugar
whichhasbeenspeciallytreatedorspeciallypackedifthe
offerpriceforsuchsugarislowerthanthecifpriceesta­
blishedpursuanttotheprovisionsreferredtoabove;
Whereasacifpricemay,bywayofexception,beleft
unchangedforalimitedperiodiftheofferpricewhich
servedasabasisforthepreviouscalculationofthecif0OJNoL177,1.7.1981,p.4.0OJNoL110,29.4.1988,p.20.0Seepage115ofthisOfficialJournal.0OJNoL89,10.4.1968,p.3.0OJNoL94,21.4.1972,p.1. 0OJNoL145,27.6.1968,p.10.

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thesecurrenciesrecordedoveragivenperiodinrela­
tiontotheCommunitycurrenciesreferredtointhe
previousindentandtheaforesaidcoefficient;
Whereasitfollowsfromapplyingtheseprovisionsthat
theleviesforwhitesugarandrawsugarshouldheasset
outintheAnnexhereto,
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :priceisnotavailabletotheCommissionandiftheoffer
priceswhichareavailableandwhichappearnottobe
sufficientlyrepresentative ofactualmarkettrendswould
entailsuddenandconsiderablechangesinthecifprice;
Whereasthelevyisalteredonlyifthevariationinthe
elementsusedtocalculateitwouldentailanincreaseora
reductionofnotlessthan0,24ECUper100kilogramsin
relationtothelevypreviouslyfixed;
Whereas,inaccordancewithArticle21(1)ofRegulation
(EEC)No1785/81,thenomenclatureprovidedforinthis
RegulationisincorporatedintheCommonCustoms
Tariff;
Whereas,ifthelevysystemistooperatenormally,levies
shouldbecalculatedonthefollowingbasis:
—inthecaseofcurrencieswhicharemaintainedinrela­
tiontoeachotheratanygivenmomentwithinaband
of2,25%,arateofexchangebasedontheircentral
rate,multipliedbythecorrectivefactorprovidedforin
Article3(1),lastindentofRegulation(EEC)No
1676/85('),asamendedbyRegulation (EEC)No
1636/87(2);
—forothercurrencies,anexchangeratebasedonthe
arithmeticmeanofthespotmarketratesofeachofArticle1
TheimportleviesreferredtoinArticle16(1)ofRegula­
tion(EEC)No1785/81shallbe,inrespectofwhitesugar
andstandardqualityrawsugar,assetoutintheAnnex
hereto.
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1July1988.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,30June1988.
FortheCommission
FransANDRIESSEN
Vice-President
ANNEX
totheCommissionRegulationof30June1988fixingtheimportleviesonwhitesugarand
rawsugar
(ECU/100kg)
CNcode Levy
17011110 32,30(')
17011190 32,30(')
17011210 32,30(')
17011290 32,30(')
17019100 43,11
17019910 43,11
17019990 43,11
(')Applicabletorawsugarwithayieldof92%;iftheyieldisotherthan92%,thelevyapplicableiscalculatedin
accordancewiththeprovisionsofArticle2ofRegulation(EEC)No837/68.
(')OJNoL164,24.6.1985,p.1.
(2)OJNoL153,13.6.1987,p.1.