20.3.97 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL78/1
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(Actswhosepublicationisobligatory)
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC)No499/97
of19March1997
fixingtherepresentative pricesandtheadditionalimportdutiesformolassesin
thesugarsector
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,hereinafterreferredtoasthe
'representativeprice',shouldbesetinaccordancewith
CommissionRegulation(EEC)No785/68(4);whereasthat
priceshouldbefixedforthestandardqualitydefinedin
Article1oftheaboveRegulation ;
Whereastherepresentative priceformolassesiscalcu­
latedatthefrontiercrossingpointintotheCommunity,
inthiscaseAmsterdam ;whereasthatpricemustbebased
onthemostfavourablepurchasingopportunitiesonthe
worldmarketestablishedonthebasisofthequotationsor
pricesonthatmarketadjustedforanydeviationsfromthe
standardquality,whereasthestandardqualityformolasses
isdefinedinRegulation (EEC)No785/68;
Whereas,whenthemostfavourablepurchasingopportu­
nitiesontheworldmarketarebeingestablished,account
mustbetakenofallavailableinformationonofferson
theworldmarket,onthepricesrecordedonimportant
third-countrymarketsandonsalesconcludedininterna­
tionaltradeofwhichtheCommission isaware,eitherdirectlyorthroughtheMemberStates;whereas,under
Article7ofRegulation(EEC)No785/68,theCommis­
sionmayforthispurposetakeanaverageofseveralprices
asabasis,providedthatthisaverageisrepresentative of
actualmarkettrends;
Whereastheinformationmustbedisregardedifthegoods
concernedarenotofsoundandfairmarketablequalityor
ifthepricequotedintheofferrelatesonlytoasmall
quantitythatisnotrepresentative ofthemarket;whereas
offerpriceswhichcanberegardedasnotrepresentative of
actualmarkettrendsmustalsobedisregarded ;
Whereas,ifinformationonmolassesofthestandard
qualityistobecomparable ,pricesmust,dependingon
thequalityofthemolassesoffered,beincreasedor
reducedinthelightoftheresultsachievedbyapplying
Article6ofRegulation (EEC)No785/68;
Whereasarepresentative pricemaybeleftunchangedby
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;
Whereasapplicationoftheseprovisionswillhavethe
effectoffixingtherepresentative pricesandtheaddi­
tionalimportdutiesfortheproductsinquestionasset
outintheAnnextothisRegulation ;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulationare
inaccordancewiththeopinionoftheManagement
CommitteeforSugar,(')OJNoL177,1.7.1981,p.4.
(2)OJNoL206,16.8.1996,p.43.
(3)OJNoL141,24.6.1995,p.12.
(4OJNoL145,27.6.1968,p.12.

NoL78/21EN1 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 20.3.97
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
Therepresentative pricesandtheadditionaldutiesapplyingtoimportsoftheproducts
referredtoinArticle1ofRegulation(EC)No1422/95arefixedintheAnnexhereto.
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon20March1997.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,19March1997.
FortheCommission
FranzFISCHLER
MemberoftheCommission
ANNEX
fixingtherepresentative pricesandadditionalimportdutiesapplyingtoimportsofmolassesin
thesugarsector
CNcodeAmountoftherepresentative
priceinECUper100kgnetof
theproductinquestionAmountoftheadditional
dutyinECUper100kgnetof
theproductinquestionAmountofthedutytobe
appliedtoimportsinECU
per100kgnetofthe
productinquestion
becauseofsuspensionas
referredtoinArticle5of
Regulation(EC)No1422/95(2)
17031000(·) 8,31— 0,00
17039000(') 12,13 — 0,00
(')ForthestandardqualityasdefinedinArticle1ofamendedRegulation(EEC)No785/68.
(2)Thisamountreplaces,inaccordancewithArticle5ofRegulation(EC)No1422/95,therateoftheCommonCustoms
Tariffdutyfixedfortheseproducts.