NoL192/38 11.7.87 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No2054/87
of10July1987
fixingtheimportleviesonwhitesugarandrawsugar
Commission musttakeaccountofallavailableinforma­
tiononoffersontheworldmarket,onquotationsonthe
exchangeswhichareimportantforworldtrade,onprices
recordedonimportantthird-country markets,andon
salesconcludedininternational tradeofwhichithas
knowledgeeitherdirectlyorthroughtheagencyofthe
MemberStates;
whereas,however,pursuanttoCommissionRegulation
(EEC)No784/68of26June1968layingdowndetailed
rulesforcalculatingcifpricesforwhitesugarandraw
sugar(*),theCommissionmustdisregardinformationif
thegoodsconcernedarenotofsoundandfairmarketable
qualityorifthepricequotedinanofferrelatestosmall
quantitiesandisnotrepresentative ofthemarket;
whereasofferpriceswhichcanbeassumednottobe
representative oftheactualmarkettrendsmustalsobe
disregarded ;THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtotheActofAccessionofSpainand
Portugal,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No1785/81
of30June1981onthecommonorganizationofthe
marketinsugar(^aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)
No229/87(2),andinparticularArticle16(8)thereof,
HavingregardtotheopinionoftheMonetaryCommittee,
WhereasArticle16(1)ofRegulation(EEC)No1785/81
providesforchargingalevyonimportsoftheproducts
listedinArticle1(1)ofthatRegulation ;
Whereastheimportlevyonwhitesugarandrawsugar
mustbeequaltothethresholdpricelessthecifprice;
whereasthethresholdpriceforeachoftheseproductswas
fixedbyCouncilRegulation(EEC)No1913/87of2July
1987fixingforthe.1987/1988marketingyearthederived
interventionpricesforwhitesugar,theinterventionprice
forrawsugar,theminimumpricesforAandBbeet,the
thresholdpricesandtheamountofcompensation for
storagecosts(3);
Whereasthecifpriceforrawsugarandwhitesugaris
calculatedbytheCommissionforaCommunityfrontier
crossingpointwhichwasfixedatRotterdambyCouncil
Regulation(EEC)No431/68of9April1968determining
thestandardqualityforrawsugarandfixingtheCommu­
nityfrontiercrossingpointforcalculatingcifpricesfor
sugar(4);
Whereasthispricemustbebasedonthemostfavourable
purchasingopportunitiesontheworldmarketestablished
foreachproductonthebasisofquotationsorpriceson
thatmarketadjustedforanydeviationfromthestandard
qualityforwhichthethresholdpriceisfixed;whereasthe
standardqualityforrawsugarwasdefinedbyRegulation
(EEC)No431/68andthatforwhitesugarbyRegulation
(EEC)No793/72of17April1972(0;
Whereas,whenthemostfavourablepurchasingopportu­
nitiesontheworldmarketarebeingestablished ,theWhereasanyofferorpricestakenintoconsideration
whicharenotforgoodsdeliveredinbulkcifRotterdam
mustbeadjusted;whereaswhenthisadjustmentisbeing
madeaccountmustbetakenofthedifferenceinthecost
oftransportingthegoodsbetweentheportofloadingand
theportofdestinationaridbetweentheportofloading
andRotterdam ;whereas,ifthepriceortheofferrelates
togoodsinbags,itmustbereducedby0,73ECUper100
kilogramsunderthetermsofArticle4ofRegulation
(EEC)No784/68;
Whereas,ifinformationonsugarofthestandardquality
istobecomparable,thepriceincreasesorreductions
fixedpursuanttoArticle15ofRegulation(EEC)No
1785/81mustbeaddedtoordeductedfromtheoffers
takenintoconsideration inthecaseofwhitesugar;
whereas,inthecaseofrawsugar,thecorrectivefactors
providedforinArticle5ofRegulation(EEC)No784/68
mustbeapplied;
Whereas,pursuanttoArticle7ofRegulation(EEC)No
784/68,aspecialcifpricemaybeestablishedforsugar
whichhasbeenspeciallytreatedorspeciallypackedifthe
offerpriceforsuchsugarislowerthanthecifpriceesta­
blishedpursuanttotheprovisionsreferredtoabove;
Whereasacifpricemay,bywayofexception,beleft
unchangedforalimitedperiodiftheofferpricewhich
servedasabasisforthepreviouscalculationofthecif(')OJNoL177,1.7.1981,p.4.0OJNoL25,28.1.1987,p.1.
(3)OJNoL183,3.7.1987,p.3.
(4)OJNoL89,10.4.1968,p.3.0OJNoL94,21.4.1972,p.1. OJNoL145,27.6.1968,p.10.

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thesecurrenciesrecordedoveragivenperiodinrela­
tiontotheCommunitycurrenciesreferredtointhe
previousindentandtheaforesaidcoefficient;
Whereasitfollowsfromapplyingtheseprovisionsthat
theleviesforwhitesugarandrawsugarshouldbeasset
outintheAnnexhereto,
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :priceisnotavailabletotheCommissionandiftheoffer
priceswhichareavailableandwhichappearnottobe
sufficientlyrepresentative ofactualmarkettrendswould
entailsuddenandconsiderablechangesinthecifprice;
Whereasthelevyisalteredonlyifthevariationinthe
elementsusedtocalculateitwouldentailanincreaseora
reductionofnotlessthan0,24ECUper100kilogramsin
relationtothelevypreviouslyfixed;
Whereas,inaccordancewithArticle21(1)ofRegulation
(EEC)No1785/81,thenomenclature providedforinthis
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
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon11July1987.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,10July1987.
FortheCommission
FransANDRIESSEN
Vice-President
ANNEX
totheCommissionRegulationof10July1987fixingtheimportleviesonwhitesugarand
rawsugar
(ECU/100kg)
CCT
heading
NoDescription Levy
17.01 Beetsugarandcanesugar,insolidform:
A.Whitesugar:flavouredorcolouredsugar 52,310
lB.Rawsugar 43,92(l)(2)
(')Applicabletorawsugarwithayieldof92%;iftheyieldisotherthan92%,thelevyapplicableiscalculatedin
accordancewiththeprovisionsofArticle2ofRegulation(EEC)No837/68.
(*)Theseamountswillbeadjusted,whereappropriate ,onthebasisofthedecisionstakeninrespectofpricesforthe
1987/88marketingyear.
(')OJNoL164,24.6.1985,p.1.
(2)OJNoL153,13.6.1987,p.1.