NoL181/30 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 2.7.81
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No1811/81
of30June1981
fixingtheimportlevyonmolasses
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
1785/81of30June1981onthecommonorganization
ofthemarketinsugar('),andinparticularArticle16
(8)thereof,
HavingregardtotheopinionoftheMonetary
Committee ,
WhereasArticle16(1)ofRegulation (EEC)No
1785/81providesforchargingalevyonimportsofthe
productslistedinArticle1(1)(c)ofthatRegulation ;
Whereastheimportlevyonmolassesmustbeequalto
thethresholdpricelessthecifprice;whereasthe
thresholdpriceformolasseswasfixedbyCouncil
Regulation(EEC)No1788/81of30June1981fixing,
forthe1981/82marketingyear,thederivedinterven­
tionpricesforwhitesugar,theinterventionpricefor
rawsugar,theminimumpricesforAandBbeet,the
thresholdpricesandtheamountofcompensation for
storagecosts(2);
Whereasthecifpriceformolassesiscalculatedbythe
CommissionforaCommunityfrontiercrossingpoint
whichwasfixedatRotterdambyCouncilRegulation
(EEC)No431/68of9April1968determiningthe
standardqualityforrawsugarandfixingheCommu­
nityfrontiercrossingpointforcalculatingcitprices
forsugar(3);
Whereasthispricemustbebasedonthemostfabour­
ablepurchasingopportunitiesontheworldmarket
establishedforeachproductonthebasisofquotations
orpricesonthatmarketadjustedforanydeviation
fromthestandardqualityforwhichthethreshold
priceisfixed;whereasthestandardqualityfor
molasseswasdefinedbyCommission Regulation
(EEC)No785/68of26June1968determiningthestandardqualityandlayingdowndetailedrulesfor
calculatingthecifpriceformolasses(4);
Whereas,whenthemostfavourablepurchasingoppor­
tunitiesontheworldmarketarebeingestablished,the
Commission musttakeaccountofallavailableinfor­
mationonoffersontheworldmarket,onquotations
ontheexchangeswhichareimportantforworldtrade,
onpricesrecordedonimportantthird-countrymarkets
andonsalesconcludedininternational tradeofwhich
ithasknowledge,eitherdirectlyorthroughtheagency
oftheMemberStates;whereas,underthetermsof
Article7ofRegulation (EEC)No785/68,the
Commissionmayforthispurposetakeanaverageof
severalpricesasabasis,providedthisaveragecanbe
regardedasbeingrepresentative ofactualmarket
trends;
WhereastheCommissionmustdisregardinformation
ifthegoodsconcernedarenotofsoundandfair
marketablequalityorifthepricequotedinanoffer
relatestoasmallquantityandisnotrepresentative of
themarket;whereasofferpriceswhichcanbe
regardedasnotrepresentative ofactualmarkettrends
mustalsobedisregarded ;
Whereasanypricesoroffertakenintoconsideration
whicharenotfordeliverycifRotterdammustbe
adjusted,accountbeingtakeninparticularofthediffe­
rencesinthecostoftransportingthegoodsbetween
theportofloadingandtheportofdestinationand
betweentheportofloadingandRotterdam;
Whereas,ifinformationonmolassesofthestandard
qualityistobecomparable ,pricesmust,dependingon
thequalityofthemolassesoffered,beincreasedor
reducedinthelightoftheresultsobtainedby
applyingArticle6ofRegulation(EEC)No785/68;
Whereasthecifpricemay,bywayofexception,beleft
unchangedforalimitedperiodiftheofferpricewhich
servedasabasisforthepreviouscalculationofthecif
priceisnotavailabletotheCommissionandifthe
offerpriceswhichareavailableandwhichappearnot
tobesufficientlyrepresentative ofactualmarkettrends
wouldentailsuddenandconsiderablechangesinthe
cifprice;
Whereasthelevymustbefixedeachweek;whereas
pursuanttoArticle5ofCommissionRegulation(EEC)
No837/68of28June1968ondetailedrulesforthe
0OJNoL177,1.7.1981,p.4.
OOJNoL177,1.7.1981,p.37.
3)OJNoL89,10.4.1968,p.3. OOJNoL145,27.6.1968,p.12.

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relationgtotheCommunitycurrenciesreferredto
inthepreviousindent;
Whereasitfollowsfromapplyingtheseprovisionsthat
thelevyformolassesshouldbeassetoutinthe
Annexhereto,
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :applicationofleviesonsugar('),aslastamendedby
Regulation (EEC)No1428/78(2),thelevyisaltered
onlyifthevariationintheelementsusedtocalculate
itwouldentailanincreaseorareductionofnotless
than0-06ECUper100kilogramsinrelationtothe
levypreviouslyfixed;
WhereasinaccordancewithArticle21(1)ofRegula­
tion(EEC)No1785/81,thenomenclatureprovidedfor
inthisRegulationisincorporatedintheCommon
CustomsTariff;
Whereasifthelevysystemistooperatenormally,
leviesshouldbecalculatedoncurrenciesfollowing
basis:
—inthecaseofcurrenceswhicharemaintainedin
relationtoeachotheratanygivenmomentwithin
abandof2-25%,arateofexchangebasedon
theireffectiveparity;
—forothercurrencies,anexchangeratebasedonthe
arithmeticmeanofthespotmarketratesofeachof
thesecurrenciesrecordedforagivenperiodinArticle1
TheimportlevyreferredtoinArticle16(1)ofRegula­
tion(EEC)No1785/81shallbe,inrespectof
molasses,assetoutintheAnnexhereto.
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon2July1981.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,30June1981.
FortheCommission
ThePresident
GastonTHORN
ANNEX
totheCommissionRegulationof30June1981fixingtheimportlevyonmolasses
(ECU/100kg)
CCT
headingDescription Levy
No
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17.03 Molasses,whetherornotdecolorized 0
(')OJNoL151,30.6.1968,p.42.0OJNoL171,28.6.1978,p.34.