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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC)No1362/97
of16July1997
[ixingtherepresentative pricesandtheadditionalimportdutiesformolassesin
thesugarsector
THECOMMISSION ObTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
Community ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No1785/81
of30June1981onthecommonorganizationofthe
marketinsugar('),aslastamendedbyRegulation(EC)
No1599/96(2),
HavingregardtoCommissionRegulation (EC)No
1422/95of23June1995layingdowndetailedrulesof
applicationforimportsofmolassesinthesugarsector
andamendingRegulation(EEC)No785/68(3),andin
particularArticles1(2)and3(1)thereof,
WhereasRegulation(EC)No1422/95stipulatesthatthe
cifimportpriceformolasses,hereinafterreferredtoasthe
'representativeprice',shouldbesetinaccordancewith
CommissionRegulation(EEC)No785/68(4);whereasthat
priceshouldbefixedforthestandardqualitydefinedin
Article1oftheaboveRegulation ;
Whereastherepresentative priceformolassesiscalcu­
latedatthefrontiercrossingpointintotheCommunity ,
inthiscaseAmsterdam ;whereasthatpricemustbebased
Dnthemostfavourablepurchasingopportunitiesonthe
worldmarketestablishedonthebasisofthequotationsor
pricesonthatmarketadjustedforanydeviationsfromthe
standardquality;whereasthestandardqualityformolasses
sdefinedinRegulation(EEC)No785/68;
Whereas,whenthemostfavourablepurchasingopportu­
litiesontheworldmarketarebeingestablished,account
mustbetakenofallavailableinformationonofferson
:heworldmarket,onthepricesrecordedonimportant
:hird-countrymarketsandonsalesconcludedininterna­
:iunaltradeofwhichtheCommission isaware,eitherdirectlyorthroughtheMemberstates;whereas,under
Article7ofRegulation(EEC)No785/68,theCommis­
sionmayforthispurposetakeanaverageofseveralprices
asabasis,providedthatthisaverageisrepresentative of
actualmarkettrends;
Whereastheinformationmustbedisregardedifthegoods
concernedarenotofsoundandfairmarketablequalityor
ifthepricequotedintheofferrelatesonlytoasmall
quantitythatisnotrepresentative ofthemarket;whereas
Dfferpriceswhichcanberegardedasnotrepresentative of
ictualmarkettrendsmustalsobedisregarded ;
Whereas,ifinformationonmolassesofthestandard
qualityistobecomparable ,pricesmust,dependingon
:hequalityofthemolassesoffered,beincreasedor
•educedinthelightoftheresultsachievedbyapplying
\rticle6ofRegulation(EEC)No785/68;
Whereasarepresentative pricemaybeleftunchangedby
vayofexceptionforalimitedperiodiftheofferprice
vhichservedasabasisforthepreviouscalculationofthe
epresentativepriceisnotavailabletotheCommission
indiftheofferpriceswhichareavailableandwhich
ippearnottobesufficientlyrepresentative ofactual
narkettrendswouldentailsuddenandconsiderable
:hangesintherepresentative price;
Whereaswherethereisadifferencebetweenthetrigger
>ricefortheproductinquestionandtherepresentative
mce,additionalimportdutiesshouldbefixedunderthe
:onditionssetoutinArticle3ofRegulation(EC)No
422/95;whereasshouldtheimportdutiesbesuspended
pursuanttoArticle5ofRegulation(EC)No1422/95,
pecificamountsforthesedutiesshouldbefixed;
Whereasapplicationoftheseprovisionswillhavethe
ffectoffixingtherepresentative pricesandtheaddi­
ionalimportdutiesfortheproductsinquestionasset
>utintheAnnextothisRegulation ;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulationare
naccordancewiththeopinionoftheManagement
CommitteeforSugar,')OJNoL177,1.7.1981,p.4.
2)OJNoL206,16.8.1996,p.43.
3)OJNoL141,24.6.1995,p.12.
4)OJNoL145,27.6.1968,p.12.

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HASADOKlbD THlbKbUULAllUM :
Article1
Therepresentative pricesandtheadditionaldutiesapplyingtoimportsoftheproducts
referredtoinArticle1ofRegulation(EC)No1422/95arefixedintheAnnexhereto.
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon17July1997.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,16July1997.
FortheCommission
FranzFISCHLER
MemberoftheCommission
ANNEX
fixingtherepresentative pricesandadditionalimportdutiesapplyingtoimportsofmolassesin
thesugarsector
CNcodeAmountoftherepresentative
priceinECUper100kgnetof
theproductinquestionAmountoftheadditional
dutyinECUper100kgnetof
theproductinquestionAmountofthedutytobe
appliedtoimportsinECU
per100kgnetofthe
productinquestion
becauseofsuspensionas
referredtoinArticle5of
Regulation(EC)No1422/95(2)
17031000(') 8,47— 0,00
17039000(') 12,52— 0,00
[')ForthestandardqualityasdefinedinArticle1ofamendedRegulation(EEC)No785/68.
(2)Thisamountreplaces,inaccordancewithArticle5ofRegulation(EC)No1422/95,therateoftheCommonCustoms
Tariffdutyfixedfortheseproducts.