1.7.86 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL173/91
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No2051/86
of30June1986
fixingtheimportleviesonwhitesugarandrawsugar
Commission musttakeaccountofallavailableinforma­
tiononoffersontheworldmarket,onquotationsonthe
exchangeswhichareimportantforworldtrade,onprices
recordedonimportantthird-country markets,andon
salesconcludedininternational tradeofwhichithas
knowledgeeitherdirectlyorthroughtheagencyofthe
MemberStates:
Whereas,however,pursuanttoCommissionRegulation
(EEC)No784/68of26June1968layingdowndetailed
rulesforcalculatingcifpricesforwhitesugarandraw
sugar(6),theCommissionmustdisregardinformationif
thegoodsconcernedarenotofsoundandfairmarketable
qualityorifthepricequotedinanofferrelatestosmall
quantitiesandisnotrepresentative ofthemarket;
whereasofferpriceswhichcanbeassumednottobe
representative oftheactualmarkettrendsmustalsobe
disregarded ;THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtotheActofAccessionofSpainand
Portugal,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No1785/81
of30June1981onthecommonorganizationofthe
marketinsugar('),aslastamendedbyRegulation (EEC)
No934/86(2),andinparticularArticle16(8)thereof,
HavingregardtotheopinionoftheMonetaryCommittee ,
WhereasArticle16(1)ofRegulation (EEC)No1785/81
providesforchargingalevyonimportsoftheproducts
listedinArticle1(1)ofthatRegulation ;
Whereastheimportlevyonwhitesugarandrawsugar
mustbeequaltothethresholdpricelessthecifprice;
whereasthethresholdpriceforeachoftheseproductswas
fixedbyCouncilRegulation(EEC)No1453/86of21May
1986fixingforthe1986/87marketingyearthederived
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)No793/72of17April19720;
Whereas,whenthemostfavourablepurchasingopportu­
nitiesontheworldmarketarebeingestablished,theWhereasanyofferorpricestakenintoconsideration
whicharenotforgoodsdeliveredinbulkcifRotterdam
mustbeadjusted;whereaswhenthisadjustmentisbeing
madeaccountmustbetakenofthedifferenceinthecost
oftransportingthegoodsbetweentheportofloadingand
theportofdestinationandbetweentheportofloading
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.
(2)OJNoL87,2.4.1986,p.1.
3OJNoL133,21.5.1986,p.6.
(4)OJNoL89,10.4.1968,p.3.
MOJNoL94,21.4.1972,p.1. (6)OJNoL145,27.6.1968,p.10.

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thesecurrenciesrecordedoveragivenperiodinrela­
tiontotheCommunitycurrenciesreferredtointhe
previousindentandtheaforesaidcoefficient ;
Whereasitfollowsfromapplyingtheseprovisionsthat
theleviesforwhitesugarandrawsugarshouldbeasset
outintheAnnexhereto,
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :priceisnotavailabletotheCommissionandiftheoffer
priceswhichareavailableandwhichappearnottobe
sufficientlyrepresentative ofactualmarkettrendswould
entailsuddenandconsiderablechangesinthecifprice;
Whereasthelevyi§alteredonlyifthevariationinthe
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
1676/850),
—forothercurrencies,anexchangeratebasedonthe
arithmeticmeanofthespotmarketratesofeachofArticle1
TheimportleviesreferredtoinArticle16(1)ofRegula­
tion(EEC)No1785/81shallbe,inrespectofwhitesugar
andstandardqualityrawsugar,assetoutintheAnnex
hereto.
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1July1986.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,30June1986.
FortheCommission
FransANDRIESSEN
Vice-President
ANNEX
totheCommissionRegulationof30June1986fixingtheimportleviesonwhitesugarand
rawsugar
(ECU/100kg)
CCT
heading
NoDescription Levy
17.01 Beetsugarandcanesugar,insolidform:
A.Whitesugar:flavouredorcolouredsugar 49,39
B.Rawsugar 43,12(')
(')Applicabletorawsugarwithayieldof92%;iftheyieldisotherthan92%,thelevyapplicable
iscalculatedinaccordancewiththeprovisionsofArticle2ofRegulation(EEC)No837/68.
(')OJNoL164,24.6.1985,p.1.