NoL58/20 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 1.3.86
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No600/86
of28February1986
layingdowndetailedrulesfortheapplicationofthearrangementsforimportsinto
PortugalatareducedlevyofcertainquantitiesofrawsugarintendedforPortugese
refineries
qualityforrawsugarandfixingtheCommunityfron­
tiercrossingpointforcalculatingcifpricesforsugar(3),
thelevyshallbeadjustedonthebasisofthisdifference
accordingtothecustomaryrulesforrawsugartransac­
tionsontheworldmarket;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
areinaccordancewiththeopinionoftheManagement
Committeeforsugar,
HASADOPTED THISREGULATION :THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtotheActofAccessionofSpainand
Portugal,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)
No1785/81of30June1981onthecommonorgan­
izationofthemarketsinthesugarsector('),aslast
amendedbyRegulation(EEC)No3768/85(2),andin
particularArticle13(2),Article16(7)andthesecond
subparagraph ofArticle39thereof,
WhereasArticle303oftheActofAccessionofSpain
andPortugal,hereinaftercalled'theAct',providesin
particularthat,duringtheperiodofsevenyearsfollow­
ingaccession,thelevyonrawcanesugaroriginatingin
certainthirdcountries,whichisimportedintoPortugal
uptoamaximumannualquantityof75000tonnes
expressedaswhitesugar,shallbeequaltotheamount
ofthelevyonrawsugarcalculatedinaccordancewith
therulesofthecommonorganizationofthemarkets,
reducedbythedifferencebetweenthethresholdprice
andtheinterventionpriceforrawsugar;
Whereasthecommonorganizationofthemarketsin
thesugarsectorisbased,inparticular,onthenotionof
themarketingyeardefinedinArticle2(1)ofRegula­
tion(EEC)No1785/81asbeginningon1Julyand
expiringon30Juneofthefollowingyear;whereas,
therefore,inordertofacilitatethemanagementofthe
arrangementsprovidedforinArticle303oftheAct,the
periodsofapplicationofthemaximumannualquan­
tityreferredtoaboveshouldbedeterminedbyrefer­
encetothemarketingyear;
Whereastoensurethattheseimportarrangements are
properlymanagedandfulfiltheirpurpose,specific
provisionsonimportlicencesandcommunications
shouldbelaiddown;whereas,tothesameend,it
shouldbelaiddownthat,iftheyieldoftherawsugar
inquestionisdifferentfromthatofthestandard
qualityasdefinedinCouncilRegulation(EEC)
No431/68of9April1968determiningthestandardArticle1
1.Thelevyapplicabletorawsugarofthestandard
qualityasdefinedinArticle1ofRegulation (EEC)
No431/68,whichisimportedfromthethirdcountries
referredtointhefirstsubparagraph ofArticle303of
theAct,hereinaftercalledthereducedlevy,shallbe
equalto:
(a)theinterventionpriceforrawsugarreferredtoin
Article3(2)ofRegulation (EEC)No1785/81
applicableatthetimeofimport,
less
(b)anamountequaltotheaverageofthespotprices
forrawsugarquotedontheLondonsugarmarket,
brought,whereappropriate ,tothecifstage,during
thefirst20daysofthemonthprecedingthemonth
inrespectofwhichthereducedlevyisfixed.
2.Wherethepolarizationoftheimportedrawsugar
deviatesfrom96°thereducedlevyshall,accordingto
thecircumstances ,beincreasedorreducedby0,14%
foreachtenthofadegreeofdeviationrecorded.
3.Thereducedlevyshallbefixedeachmonthinres­
pectofthefollowingmonth.
Article2
1.Themaximumannualquantityreferredtointhe
firstsubparagraphofArticle303oftheActtowhich
thereducedlevyshallapplyforeachofthemarketing
yearsincludedintheperiodofsevenyearsfollowing
accessionshallbeequalto75000tonnesexpressedas
whitesugar.
(')OJNoL177,1.7.1981,p.4.
OOJNoL362,31.12.1985,p.8. OOJNoL89,10.4.1968,p.3.

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2.Themaximumannualquantityreferredtointhe
secondsubparagraphofArticle303oftheActtowhich
thereducedlevyshallapplyshall:
(a)fortheperiod1Marchto30June1986,beequalto
25000tonnesexpressedaswhitesugar;
(b)fortheperiod1Julyto31December1992,beequal
to37500tonnesexpressedaswhitesugar.3.Thefollowingindicationshallbeincludedinbox
12oftheapplicationfortheimportlicenceandofthe
licenceitself:
'importofrawsugaratareducedlevyoriginating
in...(indicationofthecountryorcountries
referredtointhefirstsubparagraph ofArticle303)
pursuanttoRegulation(EEC)No600/86.'
4.Theamountofthesecurityrelatingtothelicences
referredtoinparagraph2shallbe0,25ECUper100
kilogramsnetweightofsugar.Article3
AnyquantitiesofrawsugarimportedintoPortugalata
reducedlevyduringeitheroftheperiodsreferredtoin
Article2thatareinexcessofthemaximumquantity
fixedforthecorresponding period,may,atthe
importer'srequest,becharged,uptoalimitof5%of
themaximumquantityinquestion,againsttheperiod
immediatelyfollowingtheperiodofimport.Noquan­
titymaybesochargedafter31December1992.Article5
Portugalshallcommunicate totheCommission :
(a)eachmonth,inrespectoftheprecedingmonth:
—thetelquelquantitiesofrawsugarinrespectof
whichtheimportlicencesreferredtoinArticle4
havebeenissued,
—thetelquelquantitiesofrawsugarthathavebeen
effectivelyimportedusingthelicencesreferredto
inArticle4;
(b)everythreemonths,thetelquelquantitiesofraw
sugarinquestionexpressedaswhitesugarthat
havebeenrefinedduringthethreemonthspreced­
ingthecommunication .
However,thecommunication shallbemadenot
laterthan31July1986forthequantitiesofraw
sugarrefinedduringtheperiod1Marchto30June
1986.Article4
1.Licencesforimportsofrawsugarunderthe
arrangements providedforinArticle303oftheAct
shallbevalidfromthedateonwhichtheywereissued
untiltheendoftherelevantperiodreferredtoin
Article2duringwhichtheywereissued.
2.Applicationsforthelicencesreferredtoinpara­
graph1mustbepresentedtothecompetentbodyof
Portugalandbeaccompanied byadeclarationfroma
refinerinwhichthelattershallundertaketorefinethe
quantityofrawsugarinquestioninPortugalwithinsix
monthsofimport.
Wherethesugarinquestionhasnotbeenrefined
withinthespecifiedtime,theimportermustpayan
amountequaltothedifferencebetweenthethreshold
priceandtheinterventionpriceforrawsugarappli­
cableatthetimethissugarwasimported .Article6
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthedayofits
publicationintheOfficialJournaloftheEuropean
Communities .
Itshallapplywitheffectfrom1March1986.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinalltheMem­
berStates.
DoneatBrussels,28February1986.
FortheCommission
FransANDRIESSEN
Vice-President