27.8.87 NoL243/48 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No2569/87
of26August1987
fixingtheimportlevyonmolasses
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,ningthestandardqualityandlayingdowndetailedrules
forcalculatingthecifpriceformolasses(*);
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)
No229/87(2),andinparticularArticle16(8)thereof,
HavingregardtotheopinionoftheMonetaryCommittee,
WhereastheCommissionmustdisregardinformationif
thegoodsconcernedarenotofsoundandfairmarketable
qualityorifthepricequotedinanofferrelatestoasmall
quantityandisnotrepresentative ofthemarket;whereas
offerpriceswhichcanberegardedasnotrepresentative of
actualmarkettrendsmustalso.bedisregarded ;WhereasArticle16(1)ofRegulation (EEC)No1785/81
providesforchargingalevyonimportsoftheproducts
listedinArticle1(1)(c)ofthatRegulation ;
Whereasanypricesoroffertakenintoconsideration
whicharenotfordeliverycifRotterdammustbeadjusted,
accountbeingtakeninparticularofthedifferencesinthe
costoftransportingthegoodsbetweentheportofloading
andtheportofdestinationandbetweentheportof
loadingandRotterdam ;Whereastheimportlevyonmolassesmustbeequalto
thethresholdpricelessthecifprice;whereasthe
thresholdpriceformolasseswasfixedbyCouncilRegula­
tion(EEC)No1913/87of2July1987fixing,forthe
1987/88marketingyear,thederivedinterventionprices
forwhitesugar,theinterventionpriceforrawsugar,the
minimumpricesforAandBbeet,thethresholdprices
andtheamountofcompensation forstoragecosts(3);
Whereasthecifpriceformolassesiscalculatedbythe
Commission foraCommunityfrontiercrossingpoint
whichwasfixedatRotterdambyCouncilRegulation
(EEC)No431/68of9April1968determiningthestan­
dardqualityforrawsugarandfixingheCommunityfron­
tiercrossingpointforcalculatingcifpricesforsugar(4);Whereas,ifinformationonmolassesofthestandard
qualityistobecomparable ,pricesmust,dependingon
thequalityofthemolassesoffered,beincreasedor
reducedinthelightoftheresultsobtainedbyapplying
Article6ofRegulation (EEC)No785/68;
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.
>2)OJNoL25,28.1.1987,p.1.
I3)OJNoL183,3.7.1987,p.3.
OINoL89,10.4.1968,p.3. 0OJNoL145,27.6.1968,p.12.

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thesecurrenciesrecordedoveragivenperiodinrela­
tiontotheCommunitycurrenciesreferredtointhe
previousindentandtheaforesaidcorrectingfactor;
Whereasitfollowsfromapplyingtheseprovisionsthat
thelevyformolassesshouldbeassetoutintheAnnex
hereto,
HASADOPTED THISREGULATION :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
arithmeticmeanofthespotmarketratesofeachofArticle1
TheimportlevyreferredtoinArticle16(1)ofRegulation
(EEC)No1785/81shallbe,inrespectofmolasses,asset
outintheAnnexhereto.
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon27August1987.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,26August1987.
FortheCommission
FransANDRIESSEN
Vice-President
■ANNEX
totheCommissionRegulationof26August1987fixingtheimportlevyonmolasses
(ECU/100kg)
CCT
heading
NoDescription Levy
17.03 Molasses,whetherornotdecolorized 0,86
(»)OJNoL151,30.6.1968,p.42.0OJNoL171,28.6.1978,p.34.
(3)OJNoL164,24.6.1985,p.1.
MOJNoL153,13.6.1987,p.1.