NoL168/16 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 29.6.91
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No1849/91
of28June1991
fixingtheimportleviesonwhitesugarandrawsugar
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,(EEC)No431/68andthatforwhitesugarbyRegulation
(EEC)No793/720;
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtotheActofAccessionofSpainand
Portugal,Whereas,whenthemostfavourablepurchasingopportu­
nitiesontheworldmarketarebeingestablished,the
Commission musttakeaccountofallavailableinforma­
tiononoffersontheworldmarket,onquotationsonthe
exchangeswhichareimportantforworldtrade,onprices
recordedonimportantthird-countrymarkets,andon
salesconcludedininternational tradeofwhichithas
knowledgeeitherdirectlyorthroughtheagencyofthe
MemberStates;HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No1785/81
of30June1981onthecommonorganizationofthe
marketinsugar('),aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)
No464/91(2),andinparticularArticle16(8)thereof,
HavingregardtotheopinionoftheMonetaryCommittee,
WhereasArticle16(1)ofRegulation(EEC)No1785/81
providesforchargingalevyonimportsoftheproducts
listedinArticle1(1)ofthatRegulation ;Whereas,however,pursuanttoRegulation(EEC)No
784/68oftheCommissionof26June1968layingdown
detailedrulesforcalculatingcifpricesforwhitesugarand
rawsugar(6),theCommissionmustdisregardinformation
ifthegoodsconcernedarenotofsoundandfairmarke­
tablequalityorifthepricequotedinanofferrelatesto
smallquantitiesandisnotrepresentative ofthemarket;
whereasofferpriceswhichcanbeassumednottobe
representative oftheactualmarkettrendsmustalsobe
disregarded ;Whereastheimportlevyonwhitesugarandrawsugar
mustbeequaltothethresholdpricelessthecifprice;
whereasthethresholdpriceforeachoftheseproductswas
fixedbyCouncilRegulation(EEC)No1718/91of13
June1991fixing,forthe1991/92marketingyear,the
derivedinterventionpricesforwhitesugar,theinterven­
tionpriceforrawsugar,theminimumpricesforAandB
beet,thethresholdprices,theamountofcompensation
forstoragecostsandthepricestobeappliedinSpainand
Portugal(3);Whereasanyofferorpricestakenintoconsideration
whicharenotforgoodsdeliveredinbulkcifRotterdam
mustbeadjusted;whereaswhenthisadjustmentisbeing
madeaccountmustbetakenofthedifferenceinthecost
oftransportingthegoodsbetweentheportofloadingand
theportofdestinationandbetweentheportofloading
andRotterdam ;whereas,ifthepriceortheofferrelates
togoodsinbags,itmustbereducedbyECU0,73per100
kilogramsunderthetermsofArticle4ofRegulation
(EEC)No784/68;Whereasthecifpriceforrawsugarandwhitesugaris
calculatedbytheCommissionforaCommunityfrontier
crossingpointwhichwasfixedatRotterdambyRegula­
tion(EEC)No431/68oftheCouncilof9April1968
determiningthestandardqualityforrawsugarandfixing
theCommunityfrontiercrossingpointforcalculatingcif
pricesforsugar(4);
Whereasthispricemustbebasedonthemostfavourable
purchasingopportunitiesontheworldmarketestablished
foreachproductonthebasisofquotationsorpriceson
thatmarketadjustedforanydeviationfromthestandard
qualityforwhichthethresholdpriceisfixed;whereasthe
standardqualityforrawsugarwasdefinedbyRegulationWhereas,ifinformationonsugarofthestandardquality
istobecomparable ,thepriceincreasesorreductions
fixedpursuanttoArticle15ofRegulation(EEC)No
1785/81mustbeaddedtoordeductedfromtheoffers
takenintoconsideration inthecaseofwhitesugar;
whereas,inthecaseofrawsugar,thecorrectivefactors
providedforinArticle5ofRegulation(EEC)No784/68
mustbeapplied;
(')OJNoL177,1.7.1981,p.4.
(2)OJNoL54,28.2.1991,p.22.
OOJNoL162,26.6.1991,p.23.
(4)OJNoL89,10.4.1968,p.3.(*)OJNoL94,21.4.1972,p.1.
(6)OJNoL145,27.6.1968,p.10.

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Whereas,pursuanttoArticle7ofRegulation(EEC)No
784/68,aspecialcifpricemaybeestablishedforsugar
whichhasbeenspeciallytreatedorspeciallypackedifthe
offerpriceforsuchsugarislowerthanthecifpriceesta­
blishedpursuanttotheprovisionsreferredtoabove;
Whereasacifpricemay,bywayofexception,beleft
unchangedforalimitedperiodiftheofferpricewhich
servedasabasisforthepreviouscalculationofthecif
priceisnotavailabletotheCommissionandiftheoffer
priceswhichareavailableandwhichappearnottobe
sufficientlyrepresentative ofactualmarkettrendswould
entailsuddenandconsiderablechangesinthecifprice;
Whereasthelevyisalteredonlyifthevariationinthe
elementsusedtocalculateitwouldentailanincreaseora
reductionofnotlessthanECU0,24per100kilogramsin
relationtothelevypreviouslyfixed;
Whereas,inaccordancewithArticle21(1)ofRegulation
(EEC)No1785/81,thenomenclatureprovidedforinthis
RegulationisincorporatedintheCommonCustoms
Tariff;
Whereas,ifthelevysystemistooperatenormally,levies
shouldbecalculatedonthefollowingbasis:
—inthecaseofcurrencieswhicharemaintainedinrela­
tiontoeachotheratanygivenmomentwithinaband
of2,25%,arateofexchangebasedontheircentralrate,multipliedbythecorrectivefactorprovidedforin
thelastsubparagraphofArticle3(1)ofCouncilRegu­
lation(EEC)No1676/85('),aslastamendedbyRegu­
lation(EEC)No2205/90(2),
—fortheothercurrencies,anexchangeratebasedonan
averageoftheecuratespublishedintheOfficial
JournaloftheEuropeanCommunities ,Cseries,over
aperiodtobedetermined,multipliedbythecoeffi­
cientreferredtointheprecedingindent;
Whereastheseexchangeratesbeingthoserecordedon27
June1991;
Whereasitfollowsfromapplyingtheseprovisionsthat
theleviesforwhitesugarandrawsugarshouldbeasset
outintheAnnexhereto,
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
,Article1
TheimportleviesreferredtoinArticle16(1)ofRegula­
tion(EEC)No1785/81shallbe,inrespectofwhitesugar
andstandardqualityrawsugar,assetoutintheAnnex
hereto.
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1July1991.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,28June1991.
FortheCommission
RayMACSHARRY
MemberoftheCommission
(')OJNoL164,24.6.1985,p.1.
(2)OJNoL201,31.7.1990,p.9.

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ANNEX
totheCommissionRegulationof28June1991fixingtheimportleviesonwhitesugarand
rawsugar
(ECU/100kg)
CNcode Levy
17011110 34,42(')
17011190 34,42(')
17011210 34,42(')
17011290.34,420
17019100 40,21
17019910 40,21
17019990 40,21(2)
(')ThelevyapplicableiscalculatedinaccordancewiththeprovisionsofArticle2or3ofCommissionRegulation
(EEC)No837/68(OJNoL151,30.6.1968,p.42).
(2)InaccordancewithArticle16(2)ofRegulation(EEC)No1785/81thisamountisalsoapplicabletosugar
obtainedfromwhiteandrawsugarcontainingaddedsubstancesotherthanflavouringorcolouringmatter.