NoL159/36 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 1.7.93
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No1693/93
of30June1993
fixingtheimportlevyonmolasses
standardqualityforrawsugarandfixingtheCommunity
frontiercrossingpointforcalculatingcifpricesfor
sugarP);THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No1785/81
of30June1981onthecommonorganizationofthe
marketinsugar('),aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)
No1548/93(2),andinparticularArticle16(8)thereof,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No3813/92
of28December1992ontheunitofaccountandthe
conversionratestobeappliedforthepurposesofthe
commonagriculturalpolicy(3),andinparticularArticle5
thereof,Whereasthispricemustbebasedonthemostfavourable
purchasingopportunitiesontheworldmarketestablished
foreachproductonthebasisofquotationsorpriceson
thatmarketadjustedforanydeviationfromthestandard
qualityforwhichthethresholdpriceisfixed;whereasthe
standardqualityformolasseswasdefinedbyRegulation
(EEC)No785/68oftheCommissionof26June1968
determiningthestandardqualityandlayingdown
detailedrulesforcalculatingthecifpriceformolasses(8);
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;WhereasArticle16(1)ofRegulation(EEC)No1785/81
providesforchargingalevyonimportsoftheproducts
listedinArticle1(1)(c)ofthatRegulation;
Whereas,pursuanttoArticle101(1)ofCouncilDecision
91/482/EECof25July1991ontheassociationofthe
overseascountriesandterritorieswiththeEuropean
EconomicCommunity (4),noleviesshallapplyon
importsofproductsoriginatingintheoverseascountries
andterritories ;
Whereastheimportlevyonmolassesmustbeequalto
thethresholdpricelessthecifprice;whereasthe
thresholdpriceformolasseswasfixedbyCouncilRegula­
tion(EEC)No1550/93of14June1993fixing,forthe
1993/1994marketingyear,thederivedinterventionprices
forwhitesugar,theinterventionpriceforrawsugar,the
minimumpricesforAandBbeet,thethresholdprices,
theamountofcompensation forstoragecosts(*);
WhereasCommissionRegulation (EEC)No1724/93(6)
laysdownthepricesandamountsfixedinecusapplicable
inthesugarsectorforthe1993/94marketingyearasa
resultofthemonetaryrealignmentsduringthe1992/93
marketingyear;
Whereasthecifpriceformolassesiscalculatedbythe
CommissionforaCommunityfrontiercrossingpoint
whichwasfixedatRotterdambyRegulation(EEC)No
431/68oftheCouncilof9April1968determiningtheWhereastheCommissionmustdisregardinformationif
thegoodsconcernedarenotofsoundandfairmarketable
qualityorifthepricequotedinanofferrelatestoasmall
quantityandisnotrepresentative ofthemarket;whereas
offerpriceswhichcanberegardedasnotrepresentative of
actualmarkettrendsmustalsobedisregarded ;
Whereasanypricesoroffertakenintoconsideration
whicharenotfordeliverycifRotterdammustbeadjusted,
accountbeingtakeninparticularofthedifferencesinthe
costoftransportingthegoodsbetweentheportofloading
andtheportofdestinationandbetweentheportof
loadingandRotterdam;
Whereas,ifinformationonmolassesofthestandard
qualityistobecomparable ,pricesmust,dependingon
thequalityofthemolassesoffered,beincreasedor
reducedinthelightoftheresultsobtainedbyapplying
Article6ofRegulation(EEC)No785/68;(')OJNoL177,1.7.1981,p.4.0OJNoL154,25.6.1993,p.10.
0OJNoL387,31.12.1992,p.1.
(4)OJNoL263,19.9.1991,p.1.0OJNoL154,25.6.1993,p.15.
(6)Seepage127ofthisOfficialJournal.0OJNoL89,10.4.1968,p.3.
(8)OJNoL145,27.6.1968,p.12.

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rateestablishedduringthereferenceperiodfrom29June
1993,asregardsfloatingcurrencies,shouldbeusedto
calculatethelevies,
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :Whereasthecifpricemay,bywayofexception,beleft
unchangedforalimitedperiodiftheofferpricewhich
servedasabasisforthepreviouscalculationofthecif
priceisnotavailabletotheCommissionandiftheoffer
priceswhichareavailableandwhichappearnottobe
sufficientlyrepresentative ofactualmarkettrendswould
entailsuddenandconsiderablechangesinthecifprice;
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;
Whereas,inordertomakeitpossibleforthelevyarrange­
mentstofunctionnormally,therepresentative marketArticle1
1.TheimportlevyreferredtoinArticle16(1)ofRegu­
lation(EEC)No1785/81isnowECU0,20per100kilo­
gramsinrespectofmolassesfallingwithinCNcodes
17031000and17039000.
2.However,noimportlevyappliestoOCToriginating
productsaccordingtoArticle101(1)ofDecision
91/482/EEC.
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1July1993.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,30June1993.
FortheCommission
ReneSTEICHEN
MemberoftheCommission
(<)OJNoL151,30.6.1968,p.42.0OJNoL171,28.6.1978,p.34.