OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunitiesNoL168/53I.7.88
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No1887/88
of30June1988
fixingtheimportlevyonmolasses
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,ningthestandardqualityandlayingdowndetailedrules
forcalculating,thecifpriceformolasses(*);
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity,
HavingregardtotheActofAccessionofSpainand
Portugal,Whereas,whenthemostfavourablepurchasingopportu­
nitiesontheworldmarketarebeingestablished,the
Commission musttakeaccountofallavailableinforma­
tiononoffersontheworldmarket,onquotationsonthe
exchangeswhichareimportantforworldtrade,onprices
recordedonimportantthird-countrymarketsandonsales
concludedininternational tradeofwhichithasknow­
ledge,eitherdirectlyorthroughtheagencyofthe
MemberStates;whereas,underthetermsofArticle7of
Regulation(EEC)No785/68,theCommissionmayfor
thispurposetakeanaverageofseveralpricesasabasis,
providedthisaveragecanberegardedasbeingrepresenta­
tiveofactualmarkettrends:HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No1785/81
of30June1981onthecommonorganizationofthe
marketinsugar('),aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)
No1107/88(2),andinparticularArticle16(8)thereof,
HavingregardtotheopinionoftheMonetaryCommittee,WhereastheCommissionmustdisregardinformationif
thegoodsconcernedarenotofsoundandfairmarketable
qualityorifthepricequotedinanofferrelatestoasmall
quantityandisnotrepresentative ofthemarket;whereas
offerpriceswhichcanberegardedasnotrepresentative of
actualmarkettrendsmustalsobedisregarded ;WhereasArticle16(1)ofRegulation(EEC)No1785/81
providesforchargingalevyonimportsoftheproducts
listedinArticle1(1)(c)ofthatRegulation;
Whereasanypricesoroffertakenintoconsideration
whicharenotfordeliverycifRotterdammustbeadjusted,
accountbeingtakeninparticularofthedifferencesinthe
costoftransportingthegoodsbetweentheportofloading
andtheportofdestinationandbetweentheportof
loadingandRotterdam ;WhereastheCouncilhasnottodateadoptedtheprices
forthe1988/89marketingyear,whichcommences
on1July1988;whereasthepricefactorsdetermined
byCommissionRegulation(EEC)No1912/88(3)should
accordinglybetakenintoaccountforthecalculationof
theleviesinordertoensurethattheimportarrangements
continuetooperateinthesectorconcerned;
Whereas,ifinformationonmolassesofthestandard
qualityistobecomparable,pricesmust,dependingon
thequalityofthemolassesoffered,beincreasedor
reducedinthelightoftheresultsobtainedbyapplying
Article6ofRegulation(EEC)No785/68;Whereasthecifpriceformolassesiscalculatedbythe
CommissionforaCommunityfrontiercrossingpoint
whichwasfixedatRotterdambyCouncilRegulation
(EEC)No431/68of9April1968determiningthestan­
dardqualityforrawsugarandfixingheCommunityfron­
tiercrossingpointforcalculatingcifpricesforsugar(4);Whereasthecifpricemay,bywayofexception,beleft
unchangedforalimitedperiodiftheofferpricewhich
servedasabasisforthepreviouscalculationofthecif
priceisnotavailabletotheCommissionandiftheoffer
priceswhichareavailableandwhichappearnottobe
sufficientlyrepresentative ofactualmarkettrendswould
entailsuddenandconsiderablechangesinthecifprice;Whereasthispricemustbebasedonthemostfabourable
purchasingopportunitiesontheworldmarketestablished
foreachproductonthebasisofquotationsorpriceson
thatmarketadjustedforanydeviationfromthestandard
qualityforwhichthethresholdpriceisfixed;whereasthe
standardqualityformolasseswasdefinedbyCommission
Regulation(EEC)No785/68of26June1968determi­Whereasthelevymustbefixedeachweek;whereas
pursuanttoArticle5ofCommissionRegulation(EEC)
No837/68of28June1968ondetailedrulesforthe (')OJNoL177,1.7.1981,p.4.0OJNoL110,29.4.1988,p.20.
(3)Seepage115ofthisOfficialJournal.b)OJNoL89,10.4.1968,p.3. OOJNoL145,27.6.1968,p.12.

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thesecurrenciesrecordedoveragivenperiodinrela­
tiontotheCommunitycurrenciesreferredtointhe
previousindentandtheaforesaidcorrectingfactor;
Whereasitfollowsfromapplyingtheseprovisionsthat
thelevyformolassesshouldbeassetoutintheAnnex
hereto,applicationofleviesonsugar('),aslastamendedbyRegu­
lation(EEC)No1428/78(2),thelevyisalteredonlyifthe
variationintheelementsusedtocalculateitwouldentail
anincreaseorareductionofnotlessthan0,06ECUper
100kilogramsinrelationtothelevypreviouslyfixed;
WhereasinaccordancewithArticle21(1)ofRegulation
(EEC)No1785/81,thenomenclatureprovidedforinthis
RegulationisincorporatedintheCommonCustoms
Tariff;
Whereasifthelevysystemistooperatenormally,levies
shouldbecalculatedoncurrenciesfollowingbasis:
—inthecaseofcurrencieswhicharemaintainedinrela­
tiontoeachotheratanygivenmomentwithinaband
of2,25%,arateofexchangebasedontheircentral
rate,multipliedbythecorrectingfactorprovidedfor
inthelastparagraphofArticle3(1)ofRegulation
(EEC)No1676/85(3),aslastamendedbyRegulation
(EEC)No1636/87(4),
—forothercurrencies,anexchangeratebasedonthe
arithmeticmeanofthespotmarketratesofeachofHASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
TheimportlevyreferredtoinArticle16(1)ofamended
Regulation(EEC)No1785/81shallbe,inrespectof
molasses,fallingwithinCNcodes17031000and
17039000,0,75ECU/100kg.
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1July1988.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,30June1988.
FortheCommission
FransANDRIESSEN
Vice-President
(')OJNoL151,30.6.1968,p.42.0OJNoL171,28.6.1978,p.34.
(3)OJNoL164,24.6.1985,p.1.
{*)OJNoL153,13.6.1987,p.1.