NoL58/18 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 1.3.86
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No599/86
of28February1986
fixingthereducedlevyonimportsintoPortugalofcertainquantitiesofrawsugar
intendedforPortugueserefineries
20daysofthemonthprecedingthatforwhichthe
reducedlevyisfixed;
WhereasArticle1(3)ofRegulation(EEC)No600/86
providesthatthereducedlevymustbefixedeach
month,forthefollowingmonth;
Whereas,inordertoallowthelevyarrangements to
operatenormally,theleviesshouldbecalculatedon
thebasisof:
—inthecaseofcurrenciesmaintainedbetweenthem­
selveswithinamaximumspreadatanygiventime
of2,25%,aconversionratebasedonthecentral
rateandmultipliedbythecorrectingfactorprov­
idedforinthesecondsubparagraphofArticle3(1)
ofCouncilRegulation(EEC)No1676/85(4),
-inthecaseofothercurrencies,aconversionrate
basedontheaverageofthespotmarketratesfor
eachofthecurrenciesconcerned,asrecordedover
aperiodtobedetermined ,inrelationtothecurren­
ciesreferredtointheprecedingindent,andthe
coefficientreferredtoabove;
Whereasinthelightoftheprovisionsreferredtoabove,
thereducedlevyonimportsofrawsugarshouldbeas
shownintheAnnextothisRegulation,THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtotheActofAccessionofSpainand
Portugal,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)
No1785/81of30June1981onthecommonorgan­
izationofthemarketsinthesugarsector('),aslast
amendedbyRegulation(EEC)No3768/85,andin
particularArticle16(8)thereof,
HavingregardtotheopinionoftheMonetaryCom­
mittee,
Whereas,pursuanttoArticle16(1)ofRegulation
(EEC)No1785/81,alevymustbechargedonimports
oftheproductslistedinArticle1(1)ofthatRegula­
tion;
Whereas,Article303oftheActofAccessionofSpain
andPortugalprovidesfortheapplication,duringthe
sevenyearsafteraccession,ofareducedlevyon
importsintoPortugalofcertainquantitiesofrawsugar
originatingincertainthirdcountries;
Whereas,inaccordancewithArticle1ofCommission
Regulation(EEC)No600/86of28February1986lay­
ingdowndetailedrulesfortheapplicationofareduced
levyonimportsintoPortugalatareducedlevyofcer­
tainquantitiesofrawsugarintendedforPortuguese
refineries(3),thereducedlevyshouldbeequalto:
—theinterventionpriceforrawsugar,referredtoin
Article3(2)ofRegulation (EEC)No1785/81,
applicablewhenthesugarisimported,
less
—theaverageofthespotpricesbrought,where
appropriate,tothecifstageforrawsugarquoted
ontheLondonsugarmarket,duringthefirstHASADOPTED THISREGULATION :
Article1
ThereducedlevyonimportsintoPortugalofthe
quantitiesofrawsugarspecifiedinArticle2ofRegula­
tion(EEC)No600/86shall,inrespectofthestandard
quality,beasshownintheAnnextothisRegulation .
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1March1986.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,28February1986.
FortheCommission
FransANDRIESSEN
Vice-President
(1)OJNoL177,1.7.1981,p.4.
(2)OJNoL362 ,31.12.1985,p.8.
(3)Seepage20ofthisOfficialJournal. (4)OJNoL164,24.6.1985,p.1.

1.3.86 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL58/19
ANNEX
totheCommissionRegulationof28February1986fixingthereducedlevyonimportsintoPortugalof
certainquantitiesofrawsugarintendedforPortugueserefineries
(ECU/100kg)
CCTheadingNo Description Reducedlevy
17.01 Beetsugarandcanesugar,in
solidform
B.Rawsugar
I.Forrefining 29,87