30.6.84 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL172/55
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No1855/84
of27June1984
fixingtheimportlevyonmolasses
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No
1785/81of30June1981onthecommonorganization
ofthemarketinsugar('),aslastamendedbyRegula­
tion(EEC)No606/82(2),andinparticularArticle16
(8)thereof,
HavingregardtotheopinionoftheMonetary
Committee,
WhereasArticle16(1)ofRegulation(EEC)No
1785/81providesforchargingalevyonimportsofthe
productslistedinArticle1(1)(c)ofthatRegulation;
Whereastheimportlevyonmolassesmustbeequalto
thethresholdpricelessthecifprice;whereasthe
thresholdpriceformolasseswasfixedbyCouncil
Regulation(EEC)No1106/84of31March1984
fixing,forthe1984/85marketingyear,thederived
interventionpricesforwhitesugar,theintervention
priceforrawsugar,theminimumpricesforAandB
beet,thethresholdpricesandtheamountofcompen­
sationforstoragecosts(3);
Whereasthecifpriceformolassesiscalculatedbythe
CommissionforaCommunityfrontiercrossingpoint
whichwasfixedatRotterdambyCouncilRegulation
(EEC)No431/68of9April1968determiningthe
standardqualityforrawsugarandfixingheCommu­
nityfrontiercrossingpointforcalculatingcifprices
forsugar(4);
Whereasthispricemustbebasedonthemostfabour­
ablepurchasingopportunitiesontheworldmarket
establishedforeachproductonthebasisofquotations
orpricesonthatmarketadjustedforanydeviation
fromthestandardqualityforwhichthethreshold
priceisfixed;whereasthestandardqualityfor
molasseswasdefinedbyCommissionRegulation
(EEC)No785/68of26June1968determiningthestandardqualityandlayingdowndetailedrulesfor
calculatingthecifpriceformolasses(*);
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.4.0OJNoL74,18.3.1982,p.1.
(3)OJNoL113,28.4.1984,p.14.
MOJNoL89,10.4.1968,p.3. HOJNoL145,27.6.1968,p.12.

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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
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1July1984.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,27June1984.
FortheCommission
PoulDALSAGER
MemberoftheCommission
ANNEX
totheCommissionRegulationof27June1984fixingdieimportlevyonmolasses
(.ECU/100kg)
CCT
heading
NoDescription Levy
17.03 Molasses,whetherornotdecolorized 0
(■)OJNoL151,30.6.1968,p.42.
(2)OJNoL171,28.6.1978,p.34.