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(Actswhosepublicationisobligatory)
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC)No1833/97
of24September1997
fixingtherepresentative pricesandtheadditionalimportdutiesformolassesin
thesugarsector
severalpricesasabasis,providedthatthisaverageis
representative ofactualmarkettrends;
Whereastheinformationmustbedisregardedifthe
goodsconcernedarenotofsoundandfairmarketable
qualityorifthepricequotedintheofferrelatesonlytoa
smallquantitythatisnotrepresentative ofthemarket;
whereasofferpriceswhichcanberegardedasnotrep­
resentativeofactualmarkettrendsmustalsobedis­
regarded;
Whereas,ifinformationonmolassesofthestandard
qualityistobecomparable,pricesmust,dependingon
thequalityofthemolassesoffered,beincreasedor
reducedinthelightoftheresultsachievedbyapplying
Article6ofRegulation (EEC)No785/68;THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
Community ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No1785/81
of30June1981onthecommonorganizationofthe
marketinsugar('),aslastamendedbyRegulation(EC)
No1599/96(2),
HavingregardtoCommissionRegulation (EC)No
1422/95of23June1995layingdowndetailedrulesof
applicationforimportsofmolassesinthesugarsector
andamendingRegulation (EEC)No785/68(3),andin
particularArticles1(2)and3(1)thereof,
WhereasRegulation(EC)No1422/95stipulatesthatthe
cifimportpriceformolasses,hereinafterreferredtoas
the'representative price',shouldbesetinaccordance
withCommission Regulation (EEC)No785/68(4);
whereasthatpriceshouldbefixedforthestandard
qualitydefinedinArticle1oftheaboveRegulation;
Whereastherepresentative priceformolassesiscalcu­
latedatthefrontiercrossingpointintotheCommunity ,
inthiscaseAmsterdam ;whereasthatpricemustbebased
onthemostfavourablepurchasingopportunities onthe
worldmarketestablishedonthebasisofthequotations
orpricesonthatmarketadjustedforanydeviationsfrom
thestandardquality;whereasthestandardqualityfor
molassesisdefinedinRegulation(EEC)No785/68;
Whereas,whenthemostfavourablepurchasingoppor­
tunitiesontheworldmarketarebeingestablished ,
accountmustbetakenofallavailableinformation on
offersontheworldmarket,onthepricesrecordedon
importantthird-countrymarketsandonsalesconcluded
ininternationaltradeofwhichtheCommission isaware,
eitherdirectlyorthroughtheMemberStates;whereas,
underArticle7ofRegulation (EEC)No785/68,the
CommissionmayforthispurposetakeanaverageofWhereasarepresentativepricemaybeleftunchangedby
wayofexceptionforalimitedperiodiftheofferprice
whichservedasabasisforthepreviouscalculationofthe
representative priceisnotavailabletotheCommission
andiftheofferpriceswhichareavailableandwhich
appearnottobesufficientlyrepresentative ofactual
markettrendswouldentailsuddenandconsiderable
changesintherepresentative price;
Whereaswherethereisadifferencebetweenthetrigger
pricefortheproductinquestionandtherepresentative
price,additionalimportdutiesshouldbefixedunderthe
conditionssetoutinArticle3ofRegulation (EC)No
1422/95;whereasshouldtheimportdutiesbesuspended
pursuanttoArticle5ofRegulation(EC)No1422/95,
specificamountsforthesedutiesshouldbefixed;
(')OJL177,1.7.1981,p.4.
(2)OJL206,16.8.1996,p.43.
0OJL141,24.6.1995,p.12.
(4OJL145,27.6.1968,p.12.Whereasapplicationoftheseprovisionswillhavethe
effectoffixingtherepresentative pricesandtheaddi­
tionalimportdutiesfortheproductsinquestionasset
outintheAnnextothisRegulation;

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WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulationareinaccordancewiththeopinion
oftheManagementCommitteeforSugar,
HASADOPTED THISREGULATION :
Article1
Therepresentative pricesandtheadditionaldutiesapplyingtoimportsoftheproducts
referredtoinArticle1ofRegulation(EC)No1422/95arefixedintheAnnexhereto.
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon25September1997.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,24September1997.
FortheCommission
FranzFISCHLER
MemberoftheCommission
ANNEX
fixingtherepresentative pricesandadditionalimportdutiesapplyingtoimportsofmolassesin
thesugarsector
CNcodeAmountoftherepresentative
priceinECUper100kgnetof
theproductinquestionAmountoftheadditional
dutyinECUper100kgnetof
theproductinquestionAmountofthedutytobe
appliedtoimportsinECU
per100kgnetofthe
productinquestion
becauseofsuspensionas
referredtoinArticle5of
Regulation (EC)No1422/95(2)
17031000(') 8,11— 0,10
17039000(') 11,75— 0,00
(')ForthestandardqualityasdefinedinArticle1ofamendedRegulation (EEC)No785/68.
(2)Thisamountreplaces,inaccordancewithArticle5ofRegulation(EC)No1422/95,therateoftheCommonCustoms
Tariffdutyfixedfortheseproducts.