NoL189/44 1.7.82 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No1717/82
of30June1982
fixingtheimportlevyonmolasses
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
1785/81of30June1981onthecommonorganization
ofthemarketinsugar('),aslastamendedbyRegula­
tion(EEC)No606/82(2),andinparticularArticle16
(8)thereof,
HavingregardtotheopinionoftheMonetary
Committee ,
WhereasArticle16(1)ofRegulation (EEC)No
1785/81providesforchargingalevyonimportsofthe
productslistedinArticle1(1)(c)ofthatRegulation ;
Whereastheimportlevyonmolassesmustbeequalto
thethresholdpricelessthecifprice;whereasthe
thresholdpriceformolasseswasfixedbyCouncil
Regulation (EEC)No1411/82of18May1982fixing,
forthe1982/83marketingyear,thederivedinterven­
tionpricesforwhitesugar,theinterventionpricefor
rawsugar,theminimumpricesforAandBbeet,the
thresholdpricesandtheamountofcompensation for
storagecosts(3);
Whereasthecifpriceformolassesiscalculatedbythe
CommissionforaCommunityfrontiercrossingpoint
whichwasfixedatRotterdambyCouncilRegulation
(EEC)No431/68of9April1968determiningthe
standardqualityforrawsugarandfixingheCommu­
nityfrontiercrossingpointforcalculatingcifprices
forsugar(4);
Whereasthispricemustbebasedonthemostfabour­
ablepurchasingopportunities ontheworldmarket
establishedforeachproductonthebasisofquotations
orpricesonthatmarketadjustedforanydeviation
fromthestandardqualityforwhichthethreshold
priceisfixed;whereasthestandardqualityfor
molasseswasdefinedbyCommission Regulation
(EEC)No785/68of26June1968determiningthestandardqualityandlayingdowndetailedrulesfor
calculatingthecifpriceformolasses(*);
Whereas,whenthemostfavourablepurchasingoppor­
tunitiesontheworldmarketarebeingestablished ,the
Commission musttakeaccountofallavailableinfor­
mationonoffersontheworldmarket,onquotations
ontheexchangeswhichareimportantforworldtrade,
onpricesrecordedonimportantthird-countrymarkets
andonsalesconcludedininternational tradeofwhich
ithasknowledge,eitherdirectlyorthroughtheagency
oftheMemberStates;whereas,underthetermsof
Article7ofRegulation (EEC)No785/68,the
Commissionmayforthispurposetakeanaverageof
severalpricesasabasis,providedthisaveragecanbe
regardedasbeingrepresentative ofactualmarket
trends;
WhereastheCommissionmustdisregardinformation
ifthegoodsconcernedarenotofsoundandfair
marketablequalityorifthepricequotedinanoffer
relatestoasmallquantityandisnotrepresentative of
themarket;whereasofferpriceswhichcanbe
regardedasnotrepresentative ofactualmarkettrends
mustalsobedisregarded ;
Whereasanypricesoroffertakenintoconsideration
whicharenotfordeliverycifRotterdammustbe
adjusted,accountbeingtakeninparticularofthediffe­
rencesinthecostoftransportingthegoodsbetween
theportofloadingandtheportofdestinationand
betweentheportofloadingandRotterdam ;
Whereas,ifinformationonmolassesofthestandard
qualityistobecomparable ,pricesmust,dependingon
thequalityofthemolassesoffered,beincreasedor
reducedinthelightoftheresultsobtainedby
applyingArticle6ofRegulation (EEC)No785/68;
Whereasthecifpricemay,bywayofexception,beleft
unchangedforalimitedperiodiftheofferpricewhich
servedasabasisforthepreviouscalculationofthecif
priceisnotavailabletotheCommissionandifthe
offerpriceswhichareavailableandwhichappearnot
tobesufficientlyrepresentative ofactualmarkettrends
wouldentailsuddenandconsiderablechangesinthe
cifprice;
Whereasthelevymustbefixedeachweek;whereas
pursuanttoArticle5ofCommissionRegulation(EEC)
No837/68of28June1968ondetailedrulesforthe (')OJNoL177,1.7.1981,p.4.
(2OJNoL74.18.3.1982,p.1.
(3)OJNoL162,12.6.1982,p.3
0OJNoL89,10.4.1968,p.3. OOJNoL145,27.6.1968,p.12.

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relationgtotheCommunitycurrenciesreferredto
inthepreviousindent;
Whereasitfollowsfromapplyingtheseprovisionsthat
thelevyformolassesshouldbeassetoutinthe
Annexhereto,
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :applicationofleviesonsugar('),aslastamendedby
Regulation (EEC)No1428/78(2),thelevyisaltered
onlyifthevariationintheelementsusedtocalculate
itwouldentailanincreaseorareductionofnotless
than0-06ECUper100kilogramsinrelationtothe
levypreviouslyfixed;
WhereasinaccordancewithArticle21(1)ofRegula­
tion(EEC)No1785/81,thenomenclatureprovidedfor
inthisRegulationisincorporatedintheCommon
CustomsTariff;
Whereasifthelevysystemistooperatenormally,
leviesshouldbecalculatedoncurrenciesfollowing
basis:
—inthecaseofcurrenceswhicharemaintainedin
relationtoeachotheratanygivenmomentwithin
abandof2-25%,arateofexchangebasedonthe
centralrate,
—forothercurrencies,anexchangeratebasedonthe
arithmeticmeanofthespotmarketratesofeachof
thesecurrenciesrecordedforagivenperiodinArticle1
TheimportlevyreferredtoinArticle16(1)ofRegula­
tion(EEC)No1785/81shallbe,inrespectof
molasses,assetoutintheAnnexhereto.
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1July1982.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,30June1982.
FortheCommission
PoulDALSAGER
MemberoftheCommission
ANNEX
totheCommissionRegulationof30June1982fixingtheimportlevyonmolasses
(ECU/100kg)
CCT
heading Description Levy
No
17.03 Molasses,whetherornotdecolorized 0
(')OJNoL151,30.6.1968,p.42.
nOJNoL171,28.6.1978,p.34.