NoL203/22 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 28.7.88
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No2336/88
of27July1988
fixingtheimportleviesonwhitesugarandrawsugar
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtotheActofAccessionofSpainand
Portugal,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No1785/81
of30June1981onthecommonorganizationofthe
marketinsugar('),aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)
No2250/88(2),andinparticularArticle16(8)thereof,
HavingregardtotheopinionoftheMonetaryCommittee,
WhereasArticle16(1)ofRegulation(EEC)No1785/81
providesforchargingalevyonimportsoftheproducts
listedinArticle1(1)ofthatRegulation ;
Whereastheimportlevyonwhitesugarandrawsugar
mustbeequaltothethresholdpricelessthecifprice;
Whereastheimportlevyonwhitesugarandrawsugar
mustbeequaltothethresholdpricelessthecifprice;
whereasthethresholdpriceforeachoftheseproductswas
fixedbyCouncilRegulation(EEC)No2252/88of19July
1988fixingforthe1988/89marketingyearthederived
interventionpricesforwhitesugar,theinterventionprice
forrawsugar,theminimumpricesforAandBbeet,the
thresholdpricesandtheamountofcompensation for
storagecosts(3);
Whereasthecifpriceforrawsugarandwhitesugaris
calculatedbytheCommissionforaCommunityfrontier
crossingpointwhichwasfixedatRotterdambyCouncil
Regulation(EEC)No431/68of9April1968determining
thestandardqualityforrawsugarandfixingtheCommu­
nityfrontiercrossingpointforcalculatingcifpricesfor
sugar(4);
Whereasthispricemustbebasedonthemostfavourable
purchasingopportunitiesontheworldmarketestablished
foreachproductonthebasisofquotationsorpriceson
thatmarketadjustedforanydeviationfromthestandard
qualityforwhichthethresholdpriceisfixed;whereasthe
standardqualityforrawsugarwasdefinedbyRegulation(EEC)No431/68andthatforwhitesugarbyRegulation
(EEC)No793/72of17April19720;
Whereas,whenthemostfavourablepurchasingopportu­
nitiesontheworldmarketarebeingestablished,the
Commission musttakeaccountofallavailableinforma­
tiononoffersontheworldmarket,onquotationsonthe
exchangeswhichareimportantforworldtrade,onprices
recordedonimportantthird-country markets,andon
salesconcludedininternational tradeofwhichithas
knowledgeeitherdirectlyorthroughtheagencyofthe
MemberStates;
Whereas,however,pursuanttoCommissionRegulation
(EEC)No784/68of26June1968layingdowndetailed
rulesforcalculatingcifpricesforwhitesugarandraw
sugar(*),theCommissionmustdisregardinformationif
thegoodsconcernedarenotofsoundandfairmarketable
qualityorifthepricequotedinanofferrelatestosmall
quantitiesandisnotrepresentative ofthemarket;
whereasofferpriceswhichcanbeassumednottobe
representative oftheactualmarkettrendsmustalsobe
disregarded ;
Whereasanyofferorpricestakenintoconsideration
whicharenotforgoodsdeliveredinbulkcifRotterdam
mustbeadjusted;whereaswhenthisadjustmentisbeing
madeaccountmustbetakenofthedifferenceinthecost
oftransportingthegoodsbetweentheport,ofloadingand
theportofdestinationandbetweentheportofloading
andRotterdam;whereas,ifthepriceortheofferrelates
togoodsinbags,itmustbereducedby0,73ECUper100
kilogramsunderthetermsofArticle4ofRegulation
(EEC)No784/68;
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
offerpriceforsuchsugarislowerthanthecifpriceesta­
blishedpursuanttotheprovisionsreferredtoabove;
Whereasacifpricemay,bywayofexception,beleft
unchangedforalimitedperiodiftheofferpricewhich
servedasabasisforthepreviouscalculationofthecif
(')OJNoL177,1.7.1981,p.4.0OJNoL198,26.7.1988.0OJNoL198,26.7.1988.0OJNoL89,10.4.1968,p.3.0OJNoL94,21.4.1972,p.1.
fóOJNoL145,27.6.1968,p.10.

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thesecurrenciesrecordedoveragivenperiodinrela­
tiontotheCommunitycurrenciesreferredtointhe
previousindentandtheaforesaidcoefficient;
Whereasitfollowsfromapplyingtheseprovisionsthat
theleviesforwhitesugarandrawsugarshouldbeasset
outintheAnnexhereto,
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATIONpriceisnotavailabletotheCommissionandiftheoffer
priceswhichareavailableandwhichappearnottobe
sufficientlyrepresentativeofactualmarkettrendswould
entailsuddenandconsiderablechangesinthecifprice;
Whereasthelevyisalteredonlyifthevariationinthe
elementsusedtocalculateitwouldentailanincreaseora
reductionofnotlessthan0,24ECUper100kilogramsin
relationtothelevypreviouslyfixed;
Whereas,inaccordancewithArticle21(1)ofRegulation
(EEC)No1785/81,thenomenclatureprovidedforinthis
RegulationisincorporatedintheCommonCustoms
Tariff;
Whereas,ifthelevysystemistooperatenormally,levies
shouldbecalculatedonthefollowingbasis:
—inthecaseofcurrencieswhicharemaintainedinrela­
tiontoeachotheratanygivenmomentwithinaband
of2,25%,arateofexchangebasedontheircentral
rate,multipliedbythecorrectivefactorprovidedforin
Article3(1),lastindent,ofRegulation (EEC)No
1676/85('),aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)No
1636/87(2);
—forothercurrencies,anexchangeratebasedonthe
arithmeticmeanofthespotmarketratesofeachofArticle1
TheimportleviesreferredtoinArticle16(1)ofRegula­
tion(EEC)No1785/81shallbe,inrespectofwhitesugar
andstandardqualityrawsugar,assetoutintheAnnex
hereto.
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon28July1988.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,27July1988.
FortheCommission
FransANDRIESSEN
Vice-President
ANNEX
totheCommissionRegulationof27July1988fixingtheimportleviesonwhitesugarand
rawsugar
(ECU/100kg)
CNcode Levy
17011110 30,940
17011190 30,94(')
17011210 30,94(')
17011290 30,940
17019100 42,68
17019910 42,68
17019990 42,680
(')Applicabletorawsugarwithayieldof92%;iftheyieldisotherthan92%,thelevyapplicableiscalculatedin
accordancewiththeprovisionsofArticle2ofRegulation(EEC)No837/68.
(2)InaccordancewithArticle16(2)ofRegulation(EEC)No1785/81thisamountisalsoapplicabletosugar
obtainedfromwhiteandrawsugarcontainingaddedsubstancesotherthanflavouringorcolouringmatter.
(')OJNoL164,24.6.1985,p.1.
(2OJNoL153,13.6.1987,p.1.