29.6.85 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL169/79
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No1810/85
of28June1985
fixingtheimportlevyonmolasses
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
1785/81of30June1981onthecommonorganization
ofthemarketinsugar('),aslastamendedbyRegula­
tion(EEC)No1482/85(2),andinparticularArticle16
(8)thereof, 1
HavingregardtotheopinionoftheMonetary
Committee ,
WhereasArticle16(1)ofRegulation (EEC)No
1785/81providesforchargingalevyonimportsofthe
productslistedinArticle1(1)(c)ofthatRegulation ;
Whereastheimportlevyonmolassesmustbeequalto
thethresholdpricelessthecifprice;whereasthe
thresholdpriceformolasseswasfixedbyCouncil
Regulation(EEC)No1484/85of23May1985fixing,
forthe1985/86marketingyear,thederivedinterven­
tionpricesforwhitesugar,theinterventionpricefor
rawsugar,theminimumpricesforAandBbeet,the
thresholdpricesandtheamountofcompensation for
storagecosts(3);
Whereasthecifpriceformolassesiscalculatedbythe
CommissionforaCommunityfrontiercrossingpoint
whichwasfixedatRotterdambyCouncilRegulation
(EEC)No431/68of9April1968determiningthe
standardqualityforrawsugarandfixingheCommu­
nityfrontiercrossingpointforcalculatingcifprices
forsugar(4);
Whereasthispricemustbebasedonthemostfabour­
ablepurchasingopportunitiesontheworldmarket
establishedforeachproductonthebasisofquotations
orpricesonthatmarketadjustedforanydeviation
fromthestandardqualityforwhichthethreshold
priceisfixed;whereasthestandardqualityfor
molasseswasdefinedbyCommissionRegulation
(EEC)No785/68of26June1968determiningthestandardqualityandlayingdowndetailedrulesfor
calculatingthecifpriceformolassesQ;
Whereas,whenthemostfavourablepurchasingoppor­
tunitiesontheworldmarketarebeingestablished,the
Commission musttakeaccountofallavailableinfor­
mationonoffersontheworldmarket,onquotations
ontheexchangeswhichareimportantforworldtrade,
onpricesrecordedonimportantthird-countrymarkets
andonsalesconcludedininternational tradeofwhich
ithasknowledge,eitherdirectlyorthroughtheagency
oftheMemberStates;whereas,underthetermsof
Article7ofRegulation (EEC)No785/68,the
Commissionmayforthispurposetakeanaverageof
severalpricesasabasis,providedthisaveragecanbe
regardedasbeingrepresentative ofactualmarket
trends;
WhereastheCommissionmustdisregardinformation
ifthegoodsconcernedarenotofsoundandfair
marketablequalityorifthepricequotedinanoffer
relatestoasmallquantityandisnotrepresentative of
themarket;whereasofferpriceswhichcanbe
regardedasnotrepresentative ofactualmarkettrends
mustalsobedisregarded ;
Whereasanypricesoroffertakenintoconsideration
whicharenotfordeliverycifRotterdammustbe
adjusted,accountbeingtakeninparticularofthediffe­
rencesinthecostoftransportingthegoodsbetween
theportofloadingandtheportofdestinationand
betweentheportofloadingandRotterdam;
Whereas,ifinformationonmolassesofthestandard
qualityistobecomparable ,pricesmust,dependingon
thequalityofthemolassesoffered,beincreasedor
reducedinthelightoftheresultsobtainedby
applyingArticle6ofRegulation(EEC)No785/68;
Whereasthecifpricemay,bywayofexception,beleft
unchangedforalimitedperiodiftheofferpricewhich
servedasabasisforthepreviouscalculationofthecif
priceisnotavailabletotheCommissionandifthe
offerpriceswhichareavailableandwhichappearnot
tobesufficientlyrepresentative ofactualmarkettrends
wouldentailsuddenandconsiderablechangesinthe
cifprice;
Whereasthelevymustbefixedeachweek;whereas
pursuanttoArticle5ofCommissionRegulation(EEC)
No837/68of28June1968ondetailedrulesforthe (')OJNoL177,1.7.1981,p.4.
(2)OJNoL151,10.6.1985,p.1.
(3)OJNoL151,10.6.1985,p.5.
(4)OJNoL89,10.4.1968,p.3. 0OJNoL145,27.6.1968,p.12.

NoL169/80 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 29.6.85
applicationofleviesonsugar('),aslastamendedby
Regulation (EEC)No1428/78(2),thelevyisaltered
onlyifthevariationintheelementsusedtocalculate
itwouldentailanincreaseorareductionofnotless
than0,06ECUper100kilogramsinrelationtothe
levypreviouslyfixed;
WhereasinaccordancewithArticle21(1)ofRegula­
tion(EEC)No1785/81,thenomenclatureprovidedfor
inthisRegulationisincorporatedintheCommon
CustomsTariff;
Whereasifthelevysystemistooperatenormally,
leviesshouldbecalculatedoncurrenciesfollowing
basis:
—inthecaseofcurrencieswhicharemaintainedin
relationtoeachotheratanygivenmomentwithin
abandof2,25%,arateofexchangebasedon
theircentralrate,multipliedbythecoefficient
providedforinArticle2b(2)ofRegulation(EEC)
No974/71,aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)
No855/84,—forothercurrencies,anexchangeratebasedonthe
arithmeticmeanofthespotmarketratesofeachof
thesecurrenciesrecordedoveragivenperiodin
relationtotheCommunitycurrenciesreferredto
inthepreviousindentandtheaforesaidcoeffi­
cient;
Whereasitfollowsfromapplyingtheseprovisionsthat
thelevyformolassesshouldbeassetoutinthe
Annexhereto,
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
TheimportlevyreferredtoinArticle16(1)ofRegula­
tion(EEC)No1785/81shallbe,inrespectof
molasses,assetoutintheAnnexhereto.
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1July1985.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,28June1985.
FortheCommission
FransANDRIESSEN
Vice-President
ANNEX
totheCommissionRegulationof28June1985fixingtheimportlevyonmolasses
(ECU/100kg)
CCT
heading
NoDescription Levy
17.03 Molasses,whetherornotdecolorized 0
(')OJNoL151,30.6.1968,p.42.
(2)OJNoL171,28.6.1978,p.34.