1.5.87 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL115/11
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No1200/87
of30April1987
fixingtheimportleviesonsyrupsandcertainotherproductsinthesugarsector
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,Whereasthebasicamountmustbefixedeachmonth;
whereasitmust,however,bealteredduringtheperiod
betweenthedayonwhichitisfixedandthefirstdayof
themonthfollowingthemonthforwhichthebasic
amountisapplicable,ifthelevyonwhitesugardiffersby
atleast0,73ECUfromtheaveragereferredtoaboveor
fromthelevyonwhitesugarusedtofixthebasic
amount;whereas,inthiscase,thebasicamountmustbe
equaltoone-hundredth ofthelevyonwhitesugarusedto
calculatethealteration ;HavingregardtotheActofAccessionofSpainand
Portugal,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No1785/81
of30June1981onthecommonorganizationofthe
marketsinthesugarsector('),aslastamendedbyRegula­
tion(EEC)No229/87(2),andinparticularArticle16(8)
thereof,whereasthebasicamountthusfixedmustbeadjustedon
thebasisofvariationsinthethresholdpriceforwhite
sugaroccurringbetweenthemonthinwhichthebasic
amountisfixedandtheperiodofapplication ;whereas
thisadjustment,equaltoone-hundredth ofthedifference
betweenthesetwothresholdprices,mustbededucted
fromoraddedtothebasicamountinthecircumstances
providedforinArticle7(6)ofRegulation(EEC)No
837/68;HavingregardtotheopinionoftheMonetaryCommittee ,
WhereasthelevyontheproductsreferredtoinArticle1
(1)(f)and(g)ofRegulation(EEC)No1785/81comprises,
underArticle16(6)ofthatRegulation,avariableelement
andafixedelement,withthelatter,per100kilogramsof
drymatter,beingequaltoone-tenthofthefixedelement
establishedpursuanttopointBofArticle14(1)of
CouncilRegulation(EEC)No2727/75(*),aslastamended
byRegulation(EEC)No1579/86(*),forthefixingofthe
importlevyontheproductsfallingwithinsubheading
17.02BIIoftheCommonCustomsTariff,andthevari­
ableelement,per100kilogramsofdrymatter,being
equaltoonehundredtimesthebasicimportlevyappli­
cableasfromthefirstofeachmonthinthecaseofthe
productslistedinArticle1(1)(d)ofRegulation(EEC)No
1785/81;whereasthelevymustbefixedeachmonth;WhereasArticle16(1)ofRegulation(EEC)No1785/81
providesforchargingalevyonimportsoftheproducts
listedinArticle1(1)ofthatRegulation ;
WhereasthelevyontheproductslistedinArticle1(1)(d)
ofRegulation (EEC)No1785/81mustbecalculated,
whereappropriate,atastandardrateonthebasisofthe
sucrosecontent(includingothersugarsexpressedas
sucrose)oftheproductconcernedandofthelevyon
whitesugar;whereas,however,theleviesonmaplesugar
andmaplesyruparelimitedtotheamountresultingfrom
applicationoftherateofdutyboundwithinGATT;
WhereasArticle7ofCommissionRegulation(EEC)No
837/68of28June1968ondetailedrulesfortheapplica­
tionofleviesonsugar(3),aslastamendedbyRegulation
(EEC)No1428/78(4),providesthatthebasicamountof
thelevyfor100kilogramsofproductmustbefixedper
percentagepointofsucrosecontent;
Whereasthebasicamountofthelevymustbeequalto
one-hundredth oftheaverageoftheleviesapplicableto
100kilogramsofwhitesugarduringthefirst20daysof
themonthprecedingthemonthforwhichthebasic
amountofthelevyisfixed;whereas,however,thelevy
applicabletowhitesugaronthedayofthefixingofthe
basicamountmustbesubstitutedfortheaverageofthe
levies,wherethatlevydiffersbyatleast0,73ECUfrom
thataverage;Whereas,ifthelevysystemistooperatenormally,levies
shouldbecalculatedonthefollowingbasis:
—inthecaseofcurrencieswhicharemaintainedinrela­
tiontoeachotheratanygivenmomentwithinaband
of2,25%,arateofexchangebasedontheircentral
rate,multipliedbythecorrectivefactorprovidedforin
thelastparagraphofArticle3(1)ofCouncilRegula­
tion(EEC)No1676/850,
(')OJNoL177,1.7.1981,p.4.
(2)OJNoL25,28.1.1987,p.1.
(3)OJNoL151,30.6.1968,p.42.h)OJNoL171,28.6.1978,p.34.OOJNoL281,1.11.1975,p.1.
(<)OJNoL139,24.5.1986,p.29.
0OJNoL164,24.6.1985,p.1.

NoL115/12 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 1.5.87
—forothercurrencies,anexchangeratebasedonthe
arithmeticmeanofthespotmarketratesofeachof
thesecurrenciesrecordedoveragivenperiodinrela­
tiontotheCommunitycurrenciesreferredtointhe
previousindent,andtheaforesaidcoefficient ;HASADOPTED THISREGULATION :
Article1
TheimportleviesontheproductslistedinArticle1(1)
(d),(f)and(g)ofRegulation(EEC)No1785/81shallbeas
indicatedintheAnnexhereto.
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1May1987.Whereasitfollowsfromtheapplicationoftheseprovi­
sionsthattheimportleviesontheproductsconcerned
shouldbeasindicatedintheAnnextothisRegulation ,
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,30April1987.
FortheCommission
FransANDRIESSEN
Vice-President
ANNEX
totheCommissionRegulationof30April1987fixingtheimportleviesonsyrupsand
certainotherproductsinthesugarsector
(ECU)
CCT
heading
NoDescriptionBasicamount
perpercentagepoint
ofsucrosecontent
andper100kgnet
oftheproduct
inquestionAmountoflevy
per100kg
ofdrymatter
17.02
21.07Othersugarsinsolidform;sugarsyrups,notcontainingadded
flavouringorcolouringmatter;artificialhoney,whetherornot
mixedwithnaturalhoney;caramel:
C.Maplesugarandothersyrup
D.Othersugarsandsyrups(otherthanlactose,glucoseand
malto-dextrine ):
I.Isoglucose
exII.Other
E.Artificialhoney,whetherornotmixedwithnaturalhoney
F.I.Caramelizedsugarandmolassescontaining,inthedry
state,50%ormorebyweightofsucrose
Foodpreparationsnotelsewherespecifiedorincluded:
F.Flavouredorcolouredsugarsyrups:
III.Isoglucose
IV.Other0,5191
0,5191
0,5191
0,5191
0,519161,58
61,58