NoL278/16 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 1.10.87
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No2916/87
of30September1987
fixingtheimportleviesonsyrupsandcertainotherproductsinthesugarsector
betweenthedayonwhichitisfixedandthefirstdayof
themonthfollowingthemonthforwhichthebasic
amountisapplicable,ifthelevyonwhitesugardiffersby
atleast0,73ECUfromtheaveragereferredtoaboveor
fromthelevyonwhitesugarusedtofixthebasic
amount;whereas,inthiscase,thebasicamountmustbe
equaltoone-hundredth ofthelevyonwhitesugarusedto
calculatethealteration ;
Whereasthebasicamountthusfixedmustbeadjustedon
thebasisofvariationsinthethresholdpriceforwhite
sugaroccurringbetweenthemonthinwhichthebasic
amountisfixedandtheperiodofapplication ;whereas
thisadjustment,equaltoone-hundredth of*hedifference
betweenthesetwothresholdprices,mustbededucted
fromoraddedtothebasicamountinthecircumstances
providedforinArticle7(6)ofRegulation (EEC)No
837/68­THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtotheActofAccessionofSpainand
Portugal,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No1785/81
of30June1981onthecommonorganizationofthe
marketsinthesugarsector('),aslastamendedbyRegula­
tion(EEC)No229/87(2),andinparticularArticle16(8)
thereof,
HavingregardtotheopinionoftheMonetaryCommittee ,
WhereasArticle16(1)ofRegulation (EEC)No1785/81
providesforchargingalevyonimportsoftheproducts
listedinArticle1(1)ofthatRegulation ;
WhereasthelevyontheproductslistedinArticle1(1)(d);
ofRegulation (EEC)No1785/81mustbecalculated,.
whereappropriate ,atastandard..rateonthebasisofthe;
sucrosecontent(includingothersugarsexpressedas:
sucrose)oftheproductconcernedandofthelevyon
whitesugar;whereas,however,theleviesonmaplesugar
andmaplesyruparelimitedtotheamountresultingfrom
applicationoftherateofdutyboundwithinGATT;
WhereasArticle7ofCommissionRegulation (EEC)No
837/68of28June1968ondetailedrulesfortheapplica­
tionofleviesonsugar(3),aslastamendedbyRegulation
(EEC)No1428/78(4),providesthatthebasicamountof
thelevyfor100kilogramsofproductmustbefixedper
percentagepointofsucrosecontent;
Whereasthebasicamountofthelevymustbeequalto
one-hundredth oftheaverageoftheleviesapplicableto
100kilogramsofwhitesugarduringthefirst20daysof
themonthprecedingthemonthforwhichthebasic
amountofthelevyisfixed;whereas,however,thelevy
applicabletowhitesugaronthedayofthefixingofthe
basicamountmustbesubstitutedfortheaverageofthe
levies,wherethatlevydiffersbyatleast0,73ECUfrom
thataverage;
Whereasthebasicamountmustbefixedeachmonth;
whereasitmust,however,bealteredduringthe.periodWhereasthelevyontheproductsreferredtoinArticle1
(1)(f)and(g)ofRegulation(EEC)No1785/81comprises,
underArticle16,(6)ofthatRegulation ,avariableelement"1
andafixedelement,withthelatter,per100kilogramsof
drymatter,beingequaltoone-tenthofthefixedelement
establishedpursuanttopointBofArticle14{1)of
CouncilRegulation(EEC)No2727/75(^aslastamended
byRegulation (EEC)No1900/87(*),forthefixingofthe
importlevyontheproductsfallingwithinsubheading
17.02BIIoftheCommonCustomsTariff,andthevari­
ableelement,per100kilogramsofdrymatter,being
equaltoonehundredtimesthebasicimportlevyappli­
cableasfromthefirstofeachmonthinthecaseofthe
productslistedinArticle1(1)(d)ofRegulation(EEC)No
1785/81;whereasthelevymustbefixedeachmonth;
Whereas,ifthelevysystemistooperatenormally,levies
shouldbe'calculatedonthefollowingbasis:
—inthecaseofcurrencieswhicharemaintainedinrela­
tiontoeachotheratanygivenmomentwithinaband
of2,25%,arateofexchangebasedontheircentral
rate,multipliedbythecorrectivefactorprovidedforin
thelastparagraphofArticle3(1)ofCouncilRegula­
tion(EEC)No1676/85Q,aslastamendedbyRegula­
tion(EEC)No1636/87(8),
(')OJNoL177,1.7.1981,p.4.
(2)OJNoL25,28.'1.1987,p.1.
(3)OJNoL151,-30.6.1968,p.42.
4OJNoL171,28.6.1978,p.34.0OJNoL281,1.11.1975,p.1.
Is)OJNoL182,-3.7.1987,:p.40.
0OJNoL164,24.6.1985,p.1.
(8)OJNoL153,13.6.1987,p.1.

1.10.87 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL278/17
—forothercurrencies,anexchangeratebasedonthe
arithmeticmeanofthespotmarketratesofeachof
,thesecurrenciesrecordedoveragivenperiodinrela­
tiontotheCommunitycurrenciesreferredtointhe
previousindent,andtheaforesaidcoefficient ;HASADOPTED THISREGULATION :
Article1
TheimportleviesontheproductslistedinArticle1(1)
(d),(f)and(g)ofRegulation(EEC)No1785/81shallbeas
indicatedintheAnnexhereto.
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1October1987.Whereasitfollowsfromtheapplicationoftheseprovi­
sionsthattheimportleviesontheproductsconcerned
shouldbeasindicatedintheAnnextothisRegulation,
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States. ,
DoneatBrussels,30September1987.
FortheCommission
FransANDRIESSEN
Vice-President
ANNEX
totheCommissionRegulationof30September1987fixingtheimportleviesonsyrupsand
certainotherproductsinthesugarsector
. '(ECU)
CCT
heading
NoDescriptionBasicamount
perpercentagepoint
ofsucrosecontent
andper100kgnet
oftheproduct
inquestionAmountoflevy
per100kg
ofdrymatter
17.02 Othersugarsinsolidform;sugarsyrups,notcontainingadded
flavouringorcolouringmatter;artificialhoney,whetherornot
mixedwithnaturalhoney;caramel:
C.Maplesugarandothersyrup 0,5261—
D.Othersugarsandsyrups(otherthanlactose,glucoseand
malto-dextrine ):
I.Isoglucose
exII.Other 0,526162,28
I E.Artificialhoney,whetherornotmixedwithnaturalhoney 0,5261—
IF.I.Caramelizedsugarandmolassescontaining,inthedry
state,50%ormorebyweightofsucrose 0,5261—
21.07 Foodpreparationsnotelsewherespecifiedorincluded:
F.Flavouredorcolouredsugarsyrups:
III.Isoglucose
IV.Other 0,526162,28