6.2.92 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL30/17
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No277/92
of5February1992
fixingtheimportlevyonmolasses
foreachproductonthebasisofquotationsorpriceson
thatmarketadjustedforanydeviationfromthestandard
qualityforwhichthethresholdpriceisfixed;whereasthe
standardqualityformolasseswasdefinedbyRegulation
(EEC)No785/68oftheCommissionof26June1968
determiningthestandardqualityandlayingdown
detailedrulesforcalculatingthecifpriceformolasses(*);
Whereas,whenthemostfavourablepurchasingopportu­
nitiesontheworldmarketarebeingestablished,the
Commission musttakeaccountofallavailableinforma­
tiononoffersontheworldmarket,onquotationsonthe
exchangeswhichareimportantforworldtrade,onprices
recordedonimportantthird-countrymarketsandonsales
concludedininternational tradeofwhichithasknow­
ledge,eitherdirectlyorthroughtheagencyofthe
MemberStates;whereas,underthetermsofArticle7of
Regulation(EEC)No785/68,theCommissionmayfor
thispurposetakeanaverageofseveralpricesasabasis,
providedthisaveragecanberegardedasbeingrepresenta­
tiveofactualmarkettrends;THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No1785/81
of30June1981onthecommonorganizationofthe
marketinsugar(>),aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)
No61/92(2),andinparticularArticle16(8)thereof,
WhereasArticle16(1)ofRegulation(EEC)No1785/81
providesforchargingalevyonimportsoftheproducts
listedinArticle1(1)(c)ofthatRegulation;
Whereas,pursuanttoArticle101(1)ofCouncilDecision
91/482/EECof25July1991ontheassociationofthe
overseascountriesandterritorieswiththeEuropean
EconomicCommunity (3),noleviesshallapplyon
importsofproductsoriginatingintheoverseascountries
andterritories;whereas,pursuanttoArticle101(4)ofthe
abovementioned Decision,aspecialamountshallbe
chargedonimportsofcertainproductsoriginatinginthe
overseascountriesandterritoriesinordertoprevent
productsoriginatingfromthesecountriesandterritories
fromreceivingmorefavourabletreatmentthansimilar
productsimportedfromSpainorPortugalintothe
Communityasconstitutedon31December1985;
Whereastheimportlevyonmolassesmustbeequalto
thethresholdpricelessthecifprice;whereasthe
thresholdpriceformolasseswasfixedbyCouncilRegula­
tion(EEC)No1718/91of13June1991fixing,forthe
1991/92marketingyear,thederivedinterventionprices
forwhitesugar,theinterventionpriceforrawsugar,the
minimumpricesforAandBbeet,thethresholdprices,
theamountofcompensation forstoragecostsandthe
pricestobeappliedinSpainandPortugal(4);
Whereasthecifpriceformolassesiscalculatedbythe
CommissionforaCommunityfrontiercrossingpoint
whichwasfixedatRotterdambyRegulation(EEC)No
431/68oftheCouncilof9April1968determiningthe
standardqualityforrawsugarandfixingtheCommunity
frontiercrossingpointforcalculatingcifpricesfor
sugar0;
Whereasthispricemustbebasedonthemostfavourable
purchasingopportunitiesontheworldmarketestablishedWhereastheCommissionmustdisregardinformationif
thegoodsconcernedarenotofsoundandfairmarketable
qualityorifthepricequotedinanofferrelatestoasmall
quantityandisnotrepresentative ofthemarket;whereas
offerpriceswhichcanberegardedasnotrepresentativeof
actualmarkettrendsmustalsobedisregarded ;
Whereasanypricesoroffertakenintoconsideration
whicharenotfordeliverycifRotterdammustbeadjusted,
accountbeingtakeninparticularofthedifferencesinthe
costoftransportingthegoodsbetweentheportofloading
andtheportofdestinationandbetweentheportof
loadingandRotterdam;
Whereas,ifinformationonmolassesofthestandard
qualityistobecomparable,pricesmust,dependingon
thequalityofthemolassesoffered,beincreasedor
reducedinthelightoftheresultsobtainedbyapplying
Article6ofRegulation(EEC)No785/68;
Whereasthecifpricemay,bywayofexception,beleft
unchangedforalimitedperiodiftheofferpricewhich
servedasabasisforthepreviouscalculationofthecif
priceisnotavailabletotheCommissionandiftheoffer
priceswhichareavailableandwhichappearnottobe
sufficientlyrepresentative ofactualmarkettrendswould
entailsuddenandconsiderablechangesinthecifprice;'(')OJNoL177,1.7.1981,p.4.0OJNoL6,11.1.1992,p.19.
(3)OJNoL263,19.9.1991,p.1.
(4)OJNoL162,26.6.1991,p.23.0OJNoL89,10.4.1968,p.3. (6)OJNoL145,27.6.1968,p.12.

NoL30/18 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 6.2.92
JournaloftheEuropeanCommunities ,Cseries,over
aperiodtobedetermined,multipliedbythecoeffi­
cientreferredtointheprecedingindent;
Whereastheseexchangeratesbeingthoserecordedon4
February1992,Whereasthelevymustbefixedeachweek;whereas
pursuanttoArticle5ofRegulation(EEC)No837/68of
theCommissionof28June1968ondetailedrulesforthe
applicationofleviesonsugar('),aslastamendedbyRegu­
lation(EEC)No1428/78(2),thelevyisalteredonlyifthe
variationintheelementsusedtocalculateitwouldentail
anincreaseorareductionofnotlessthanECU0,06per
100kilogramsinrelationtothelevypreviouslyfixed;
WhereasinaccordancewithArticle21(1)ofRegulation
(EEC)No1785/81,thenomenclatureprovidedforinthis
RegulationisincorporatedintheCommonCustoms
Tariff;
Whereasifthelevysystemistooperatenormally,levies
shouldbecalculatedoncurrenciesonthefollowingbasis:
—inthecaseofcurrencieswhicharemaintainedinrela­
tiontoeachotheratanygivenmomentwithinaband
of2,25%,arateofexchangebasedontheircentral
rate,multipliedbythecorrectingfactorprovidedfor
inthelastsubparagraph ofArticle3(1)ofCouncil
Regulation(EEC)No1676/85(3),aslastamendedby
Regulation(EEC)No2205/90(4),
—fortheothercurrencies,anexchangeratebasedonan
averageoftheecuratespublishedintheOfficialHASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
1.TheimportlevyreferredtoinArticle16(1)ofRegu­
lation(EEC)No1785/81isnowECU0,63per100kilo­
gramsinrespectofmolassesfallingwithinCNcodes
17031000and17039000.
2.However,noimportlevyappliestoOCToriginating
productsaccordingtoArticle101(1)ofDecision
91/482/EEC.
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon6February1992.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,5February1992.
FortheCommission
RayMACSHARRY
MemberoftheCommission
(')OJNoL151,30.6.1968,p.42.
(2)OJNoL171,28.6.1978,p.34.
(3)OJNoL164,24.6.1985,p.1.
OOJNoL201,31.7.1990,p.9.