CELEX: 31995R0728
Language: en
Date: 1995-03-31 00:00:00
Title: COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 728/95 of 31 March 1995 fixing the reduced levy on imports into Finland and Portugal of certain quantities of raw sugar intended for Finnish and Portuguese refineries

No L 73/50         IEN                 Official Journal of the European Communities                                 1 . 4. 95
                                      COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 728/95
                                                        of 31 March 1 995
                   fixing the reduced levy on imports into Finland and Portugal of certain
                       quantities of raw sugar intended for Finnish and Portuguese refineries
 THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,                        for Finland referred to in Article 16a (2a) of Regulation
                                                                    (EEC) No 1785/81 is to be that established, fixed and
  Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European             applied in accordance with paragraphs 3, 4 and 5 of the
  Community,                                                        said Article 1 6a for Portugal ;
  Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1785/81              Whereas the representative market rates defined in Article
 of 30 June 1981 on the common organization of the                  1 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 3813/92 (4), as last
 markets in the sugar sector ('), as last amended by Regula­        amended by Regulation (EC) No 1 50/95 (*), are used to
 tion (EC) No 283/95 (2), and in particular Article 16 (5)          convert amounts expressed in third country currencies
 thereof,                                                           and are used as the basis for determining the agricultural
                                                                    conversion rates of the Member States' currencies ;
 Whereas Article 16 a (1 ) of Regulation (EEC) No 1785/81           whereas detailed rules on the application and determina­
 provides for a reduced rate levy to apply during the               tion of these conversions were set by Commission Regu­
  1994/95 marketing year to Portuguese imports of certain           lation (EEC) No 1068/93 (6), as last amended by Regula­
 quantities of raw sugar originating in specified third             tion (EC) No 157/95 0 ;
 countries and for use by Portuguese refineries ;
                                                                    Whereas application of the abovementioned provisions
 Whereas Article 16 a (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 1785/81            gives a reduced rate import levy for the raw sugar
 stipulates that this reduced levy is to equal the interven­        concerned of the amount indicated in this Regulation,
 tion price for raw sugar as indicated in Article 3 (2) of that
 Regulation applicable when the sugar is imported, less an
 amount equal to the average of the spot prices, adjusted           HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
 where necessary to the cif stage, quoted on the London
 market during the first 20 days of the month preceding                                         Article 1
 that for which the reduced levy amount is set ;
                                                                   The reduced levy on imports into Finland and Portugal of
 Whereas pursuant to Article 1 6 a (5) the reduced levy is to       the quantities of raw sugar for refining (CN codes
 be set each month for the following month ;                        1701 11 10 and 1701 12 10) indicated in Article 16 a of
                                                                    Regulation (EEC) No 1785/81 shall, for standard quality,
Whereas under Article 3 of Commission Regulation (EC)              be ECU 25,05 per 100 kg.
 No 3300/94 of 21 December 1994 laying down transi­
 tional measures to apply in the sugar sector following the                                     Article 2
 accession of Austria, Finland and Sweden (3), during the
 period from 1 January to 30 June 1995, the reduced levy           This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 April 1995.
                  This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
                  States.
                  Done at Brussels, 31 March 1995.
                                                                             For the Commission
                                                                                Franz FISCHLER
                                                                         Member of the Commission
                                                                   (4) OJ  No  L 387, 31 . 12. 1992, p. 1 .
(') OJ No L 177, 1 . 7. 1981 , p. 4.                               O   OJ  No  L 22, 31 . 1 . 1995, p. 1 .
H OJ No L 34, 14. 2. 1995, p. 3.                                   (6) OJ  No  L 108, 1 . 5. 1993, p. 106.
(3) OJ No L 341 , 30. 12. 1994, p. 39.                             0   OJ  No L  24, 1 . 2. 1995, p. 1 .