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COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No29/93
of8January1993
fixingtheimportleviesonwhitesugarandrawsugar
crossingpointwhichwasfixedatRotterdambyRegula­
tion(EEC)No431/68oftheCouncilof9April1968
determiningthestandardqualityforrawsugarandfixing
theCommunityfrontiercrossingpointforcalculatingcif
pricesforsugar(6);
Whereasthispricemustbebasedonthemostfavourable
purchasingopportunitiesontheworldmarketestablished
foreachproductonthebasisofquotationsorpriceson
thatmarketadjustedforanydeviationfromthestandard
qualityforwhichthethresholdpriceisfixed;whereasthe
standardqualityforrawsugarwasdefinedbyRegulation
(EEC)No431/68andthatforwhitesugarbyRegulation
(EEC)No793/72Q;
Whereas,whenthemostfavourablepurchasingopportu­
nitiesontheworldmarketarebeingestablished,the
Commission musttakeaccountofallavailableinforma­
tiononoffersontheworldmarket,onquotationsonthe
exchangeswhichareimportantforworldtrade,onprices
recordedonimportantthird-country markets,andon
salesconcludedininternational tradeofwhichithas
knowledgeeitherdirectlyorthroughtheagencyofthe
MemberStates;THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtotheActofAccessionofSpainand
Portugal,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No1785/81
of30June1981onthecommonorganizationofthe
marketinsugar('),aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)
No3814/92(2),andinparticularArticle16(8)thereof,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No3813/92
of28December1992ontheunitofaccountandthe
conversionratestobeappliedforthepurposesofthe
commonagriculturalpolicy(3),andinparticularArticle5
thereof,
WhereasArticle16(1)ofRegulation(EEC)No1785/81
providesforchargingalevyonimportsoftheproducts
listedinArticle1(1)ofthatRegulation ;
Whereastheimportlevyonwhitesugarandrawsugar
mustbeequaltothethresholdpricelessthecifprice;
whereasthethresholdpriceforeachoftheseproductswas
fixedbyCouncilRegulation(EEC)No1748/92(4)fixing,
forthe1992/93marketingyear,thederivedintervention
pricesforwhitesugar,theinterventionpriceforraw
sugar,theminimumpricesforAandBbeet,thethre­
sholdprices,theamountofcompensation forstorage
costsandthepricestobeappliedinSpainandPortugal;
Whereas,pursuanttoArticle101(1)ofCouncilDecision
91/482/EECof25July1991ontheassociationofthe
overseascountriesandterritorieswiththeEuropean
EconomicCommunityQ,noleviesshallapplyon
importsofproductsoriginatingintheoverseascountries
andterritories;whereas,however,pursuanttoArticle101
(4)oftheabovementioned Decision,aspecialamount
shallbechargedonimportsofcertainproductsorigi­
natingintheoverseascountriesandterritoriesinorderto
preventproductsoriginatingfromthesecountriesand
territoriesfromreceivingmorefavourabletreatmentthan
similarproductsimportedfromSpainorPortugalintothe
Communityasconstitutedon31December1985;
Whereasthecifpriceforrawsugarandwhitesugaris
calculatedbytheCommissionforaCommunityfrontierWhereas,however,pursuanttoRegulation(EEC)No
784/68oftheCommissionof26June1968layingdown
detailedrulesforcalculatingcifpricesforwhitesugarand
rawsugar(8),theCommissionmustdisregardinformation
ifthegoodsconcernedarenotofsoundandfairmarke­
tablequalityorifthepricequotedinanofferrelatesto
smallquantitiesandisnotrepresentative ofthemarket;
whereasofferpriceswhichcanbeassumednottobe
representative oftheactualmarkettrendsmustalsobe
disregarded ;
Whereasanyofferorpricestakenintoconsideration
whicharenotforgoodsdeliveredinbulkcifRotterdam
mustbeadjusted;whereaswhenthisadjustmentisbeing
madeaccountmustbetakenofthedifferenceinthecost
oftransportingthegoodsbetweentheportofloadingand
theportofdestinationandbetweentheportofloading
andRotterdam;whereas,ifthepriceortheofferrelates
togoodsinbags,itmustbereducedbyECU0,73per100
kilogramsunderthetermsofArticle4ofRegulation
(EEC)No784/68;
(')OJNoL177,1.7.1981,p.4.
(2)OJNoL387,31.12.1992,p.7.
OOJNoL387,31.12.1992,p.1.
(4)OJNoL181,1.7.1992,p.13.
(0OJNoL263,19.9.1991,p.1.(6)OJNoL89,10.4.1968,p.3.f)OJNoL94,21.4.1972,p.1.
(8)OJNoL145,27.6.1968,p.10.

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Whereas,ifinformationonsugarofthestandardquality
istobecomparable ,thepriceincreasesorreductions
fixedpursuanttoArticle15ofRegulation(EEC)No
1785/81mustbeaddedtoordeductedfromtheoffers
takenintoconsideration inthecaseofwhitesugar;
whereas,inthecaseofrawsugar,thecorrectivefactors
providedforinArticle5ofRegulation(EEC)No784/68
mustbeapplied;
Whereas,pursuanttoArticle7ofRegulation(EEC)No
784/68,aspecialcifpricemaybeestablishedforsugar
whichhasbeenspeciallytreatedorspeciallypackedifthe
offerpriceforsuchsugarislowerthanthecifprice
establishedpursuanttotheprovisionsreferredtoabove;
Whereasacifpricemay,bywayofexception,beleft
unchangedforalimitedperiodiftheofferpricewhich
servedasabasisforthepreviouscalculationofthecif
priceisnotavailabletotheCommissionandiftheoffer
priceswhichareavailableandwhichappearnottobe
sufficientlyrepresentativeofactualmarkettrendswould
entailsuddenandconsiderablechangesinthecifprice;
Whereasthelevyisalteredonlyifthevariationinthe
elementsusedtocalculateitwouldentailanincreaseora
reductionofnotlessthanECU0,24per100kilogramsin
relationtothelevypreviouslyfixed;Whereas,inaccordancewithArticle21(1)ofRegulation
(EEC)No1785/81,thenomenclatureprovidedforinthis
RegulationisincorporatedintheCommonCustoms
Tariff;
Whereas,inordertomakeitpossibleforthelevyarrange­
mentstofunctionnormally,therepresentative market
rateestablishedduringthereferenceperiodfrom7
January1993,asregardsfloatingcurrencies,shouldbe
usedtocalculatethelevies;
Whereasitfollowsfromapplyingtheseprovisionsthat
theleviesforwhitesugarandrawsugarshouldbeasset
outintheAnnexhereto,
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
TheimportleviesreferredtoinArticle16(1)'ofRegula­
tion(EEC)No1785/81shallbe,inrespectofwhitesugar
andstandardqualityrawsugar,assetoutintheAnnex
hereto.
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon9January1993.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,8January1993.
FortheCommission
ReneSTEICHEN
MemberoftheCommission

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ANNEX
totheCommissionRegulationof8January1993fixingtheimportleviesonwhitesugar
andrawsugar
(ECU/100kg)
CNcode Levy(3)
17011110 40,29(')
17011190 40,29(')
17011210 40,29(')
17011290 40,29(')
17019100 46,40
17019910 46,40
17019990 46,40(2)
(')ThelevyapplicableiscalculatedinaccordancewiththeprovisionsofArticle2or3ofCommissionRegulation
(EEC)No837/68.
(2)InaccordancewithArticle16(2)ofRegulation(EEC)No1785/81thisamountisalsoapplicabletosugar
obtainedfromwhiteandrawsugarcontainingaddedsubstancesotherthanflavouringorcolouringmatter.
(3)NoimportlevyappliestoOCToriginatingproductsaccordingtoArticle101(1)ofDecision91/482/EEC.
However,anamountequaltotheamountfixedbyRegulation(EEC)No1870/91Btobeleviedinaccordance
withArticle101(4)oftheabovementioned Decision.