NoL198/88 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 30.7.94
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC)No1957/94
of29July1994
fixingtheimportleviesonwhitesugarandrawsugar
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,theCommunityfrontiercrossingpointforcalculatingcif
pricesforsugarP);
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
Community ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No1785/81
of30June1981onthecommonorganizationofthe
marketinsugar('),aslastamendedbyRegulation(EC)
No133/94(2),andinparticularArticle16(8)thereof,Whereasthispricemustbebasedonthemostfavourable
purchasingopportunitiesontheworldmarketestablished
foreachproductonthebasisofquotationsorpriceson
thatmarketadjustedforanydeviationfromthestandard
qualityforwhichthethresholdpriceisfixed;whereasthe
standardqualityforrawsugarwasdefinedbyRegulation
(EEC)No431/68andthatforwhitesugarbyRegulation
(EEC)No793/72(8);
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No3813/92
of28December1992ontheunitofaccountandthe
conversionratestobeappliedforthepurposesofthe
commonagriculturalpolicy(3),asamendedbyRegulation
(EC)No3528/93(4),andinparticularArticle5thereof,Whereas,whenthemostfavourablepurchasingopportu­
nitiesontheworldmarketarebeingestablished,the
Commission musttakeaccountofallavailableinforma­
tiononoffersontheworldmarket,onquotationsonthe
exchangeswhichareimportantforworldtrade,onprices
recordedonimportantthird-country markets,andon
salesconcludedininternational tradeofwhichithas
knowledgeeitherdirectlyorthroughtheagencyofthe
MemberStates;WhereasArticle16(1)ofRegulation(EEC)No1785/81
providesforchargingalevyonimportsoftheproducts
listedinArticle1(1)ofthatRegulation ;
Whereastheimportlevyonwhitesugarandrawsugar
mustbeequaltothethresholdpricelessthecifprice;
whereasthethresholdpriceforeachoftheseproductswas
fixedbyCouncilRegulation(EC)No1874/94of28July
1994fixing,forthe1994/95marketingyear,thederived
interventionpricesforwhitesugar,theinterventionprice
forrawsugar,theminimumpricesforAandBbeet,the
thresholdprices,theamountofcompensation forstorage
costs(*);Whereas,however,pursuanttoRegulation(EEC)No
784/68oftheCommissionof26June1968layingdown
detailedrulesforcalculatingcifpricesforwhitesugarand
rawsugar(9),theCommissionmustdisregardinformation
ifthegoodsconcernedarenotofsoundandfairmarke­
tablequalityorifthepricequotedinanofferrelatesto
smallquantitiesandisnotrepresentative ofthemarket;
whereasofferpriceswhichcanbeassumednottobe
representative oftheactualmarkettrendsmustalsobe
disregarded ;Whereas,pursuanttoArticle101(1)ofCouncilDecision
91/482/EECof25July1991ontheassociationofthe
overseascountriesandterritorieswiththeEuropean
EconomicCommunity (*),noleviesshallapplyon
importsofproductsoriginatingintheoverseascountries
andterritories;
Whereasthecifpriceforrawsugarandwhitesugaris
calculatedbytheCommissionforaCommunityfrontier
crossingpointwhichwasfixedatRotterdambyRegula­
tion(EEC)No431/68oftheCouncilof9April1968
determiningthestandardqualityforrawsugarandfixingWhereasanyofferorpricestakenintoconsideration
whicharenotforgoodsdeliveredinbulkcifRotterdam
mustbeadjusted;whereaswhenthisadjustmentisbeing
madeaccountmustbetakenofthedifferenceinthecost
oftransportingthegoodsbetweentheportofloadingand
theportofdestinationandbetweentheportofloading
andRotterdam;whereas,ifthepriceortheofferrelates
togoodsinbags,itmustbereducedbyECU0,73per100
kilogramsunderthetermsofArticle4ofRegulation
(EEC)No784/68; (')OJNoL177,1.7.1981,p.4.
(2)OJNoL22,27.1.1994,p.7.
(3)OJNoL387,31.12.1992,p.1.
OOJNoL320,22.11.1993,p.32.0OJNoL197,30.7.1994,p.12.
(0OJNoL263,19.9.1991,p.1.0OJNoL89,10.4.1968,p.3.0OJNoL94,21.4.1972,p.1.0OJNoL145,27.6.1968,p.10.

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Whereas,ifinformationonsugarofthestandardquality
istobecomparable,thepriceincreasesorreductions
fixedpursuanttoArticle15ofRegulation (EEC)No
1785/81mustbeaddedtoordeductedfromtheoffers
takenintoconsideration inthecaseofwhitesugar;
whereas,inthecaseofrawsugar,thecorrectivefactors
providedforinArticle5ofRegulation(EEC)No784/68
mustbeapplied;
Whereas,pursuanttoArticle7ofRegulation(EEC)No
784/68,aspecialcifpricemaybeestablishedforsugar
whichhasbeenspeciallytreatedorspeciallypackedifthe
offerpriceforsuchsugarislowerthanthecifprice
establishedpursuanttotheprovisionsreferredtoabove;
Whereasacifpricemay,bywayofexception,beleft
unchangedforalimitedperiodiftheofferpricewhich
servedasabasisforthepreviouscalculationofthecif
priceisnotavailabletotheCommissionandiftheoffer
priceswhichareavailableandwhichappearnottobe
sufficientlyrepresentative ofactualmarkettrendswould
entailsuddenandconsiderablechangesinthecifprice;
Whereasthel^vyisalteredonlyifthevariationinthe
elementsusedtocalculateitwouldentailanincreaseora
reductionofnotlessthanECU0,24per100kilogramsin
relationtothelevypreviouslyfixed;Whereas,inaccordancewithArticle21(1)ofRegulation
(EEC)No1785/81,thenomenclatureprovidedforinthis
RegulationisincorporatedintheCommonCustoms
Tariff;
Whereas,inordertomakeitpossibleforthelevyarrange­
mentstofunctionnormally,therepresentative market
rateestablishedduringthereferenceperiodfrom28July
1994,asregardsfloatingcurrencies,shouldbeusedto
calculatethelevies;
Whereasitfollowsfromapplyingtheseprovisionsthat
theleviesforwhitesugarandrawsugarshouldbeasset
outintheAnnexhereto,
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
TheimportleviesreferredtoinArticle16(1)ofRegula­
tion(EEC)No1785/81shallbe,inrespectofwhitesugar
andstandardqualityrawsugar,assetoutintheAnnex
hereto.
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon30July1994.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,29July1994.
FortheCommission
ReneSTEICHEN
MemberoftheCommission

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ANNEX
totheCommissionRegulationof29July1994fixingtheimportleviesonwhitesugarand
rawsugar
(ECU/100kg)
CNcode Levy(3)
17011110 33,51(')
17011190 33,51(')
17011210 33,51(')
17011290 33,51(>)
17019100 39,83
17019910 39,83
17019990 39,83(2)
(')ThelevyapplicableiscalculatedinaccordancewiththeprovisionsofArticle2or3ofCommissionRegulation
(EEC)No837/68(OJNoL151,30.6.1968,p.42),aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)No1428/78(OJNoL
171,28.6.1978,p.34).
(2)InaccordancewithArticle16(2)ofRegulation(EEC)No1785/81thisamountisalsoapplicabletosugar*
obtainedfromwhiteandrawsugarcontainingaddedsubstancesotherthanflavouringorcolouringmatter.
(3)NoimportlevyappliestoOCToriginatingproductsaccordingtoArticle101(1)ofDecision91/482/EEC.