CELEX: 31992R0791
Language: en
Date: 1992-04-01
Title: Commission Regulation (EEC) No 791/92 of 31 March 1992 fixing the import levies on syrups and certain other products in the sugar sector

No L 86/ 10                             Official Journal of the European Communities                                     1 . 4. 92
                                        COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 791 /92
                                                        of 31 March 1992
                     fixing the import levies on syrups and certain other products in the sugar sector
 THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,                        at least ECU 0,73 from the average referred to above or
                                                                    from the levy on white sugar used to fix the basic
                                                                    amount ; whereas, in this case, the basic amount must be
  Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European             equal to one-hundredth of the levy on white sugar used to
  Economic Community,                                               calculate the alteration ;
  Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1785/81
 of 30 June 1981 on the common organization of the
 markets in the sugar sector ('), as last amended by Regula­        Whereas the basic amount thus fixed must be adjusted on
 tion (EEC) No 6 1 /92 (2), and in particular Article 16 (8)        the basis of variations in the threshold price for white
 thereof,                                                           sugar occurring between the month in which the basic
                                                                    amount is fixed and the period of application ; whereas
                                                                    this adjustment, equal to one-hundredth of the difference
 Whereas Article 16 (1 ) of Regulation (EEC) No 1785/81             between these two threshold prices, must be deducted
 provides for charging a levy on imports of the products            from or added to the basic amount in the circumstances
 listed in Article 1 (1 ) of that Regulation ;                      provided for in Article 7 (6) of Regulation (EEC) No
                                                                    837/68 :
 Whereas the levy on the products listed in Article 1 (1 ) (d)
 of Regulation (EEC) No 1785/81 must be calculated,
 where appropriate, at a standard rate on the basis of the
 sucrose content (including other sugars expressed as               Whereas the levy on the products referred to in Article 1
 sucrose) of the product concerned and of the levy on               (1 ) (f) and (g) of Regulation (EEC) No 1785/81 comprises,
 white sugar ; whereas, however, the levies on maple sugar          under Article 1 6 (6) of that Regulation, a variable element
 and maple syrup are limited to the amount resulting from           and a fixed element, with the latter, per 100 kilograms of
 application of the rate of duty bound within GATT ;                dry matter, being equal to one-tenth of the fixed element
                                                                    established pursuant to point B of Article 14 (1 ) of
                                                                    Council Regulation (EEC) No 2727/75 (*), as last amended
Whereas Article 7 of Commission Regulation (EEC) No                 by Regulation (EEC) No 674/92 (6), for the fixing of the
 837/68 of 28 June 1968 on detailed rules for the applica­          import levy on the products falling within CN codes
 tion of levies on sugar (3), as last amended by Regulation         1702 30 91 , 1702 30 99, 1702 40 90 and 1702 90 50, and
 (EEC) No 1428/78 (4), provides that the basic amount of            the variable element, per 100 kilograms of dry matter,
 the levy for 100 kilograms of product must be fixed per            being equal to 100 times the basic import levy applicable
 percentage point of sucrose content ;                              as from the first of each month in the case of the
                                                                    products listed in Article 1 ( 1 ) (d) of Regulation (EEC) No
                                                                    1785/81 ; whereas the levy must be fixed each month ;
Whereas the basic amount of the levy must be equal to
 one-hundredth of the average of the levies applicable to
 100 kilograms of white sugar during the first 20 days of
 the month preceding the month for which the basic
amount of the levy is fixed ; whereas, however, the levy            Whereas, pursuant to Article 101 ( 1 ) of Council Decision
applicable to white sugar on the day of the fixing of the           91 /482/EEC of 25 July 1991 on the association of the
basic amount must be substituted for the average of the             overseas countries and territories with the European
levies, where that levy differs by at least ECU 0,73 from           Economic Community Q, no levies shall apply on
that average ;                                                      imports of products originating in the overseas countries
                                                                    and territories ; whereas, however, pursuant to Article 101
                                                                    (4) of the abovementioned Decision, a special amount
Whereas the basic amount must be fixed each month ;                 shall be charged on imports of certain products origina­
whereas it must, however, be altered during the period              ting in the overseas countries and territories in order to
between the day on which it is fixed and the first day of           prevent products originating from these countries and
the month following the month for which the basic                   territories from receiving more favourable treatment than
amount is applicable, if the levy on white sugar differs by         similar products imported from Spain or Portugal into the
                                                                    Community as constituted on 31 December 1985 ;
(') OJ  No  L  177, 1 . 7. 1981 , p. 4.
O   OJ  No  L 6, 11 . 1 . 1992, p. 19 .                            O OJ No L 281 , 1 . 11 . 1975, p. 1 .
(3) OJ  No  L  151 , 30. 6. 1968, p. 42.                           (6) OJ No L 73, 19. 3 . 1992, p. 7.
(<) OJ  No  L  171 , 28 . 6. 1978, p. 34.                          o OJ No L 263, 19. 9. 1991 , p. 1 .
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 1 . 4. 92                                    Official Journal of the European Communities                                             No L 86/11
 Whereas, if the levy system is to operate normally, levies                     Whereas it follows from the application of these provi­
 should be calculated on the following basis :                                  sions that the import levies on the products concerned
                                                                                should be as indicated in the Annex to this Regulation,
 — in the case of currencies which are maintained in rela­
       tion to each other at any given moment within a band
       of 2,25 %, a rate of exchange based on their central                     HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
       rate, multiplied by the corrective factor provided for in
       the last subparagraph of Article 3 (1 ) of Council Regu­                                                Article 1
       lation (EEC) No 1676/85 ('), as last amended by Regu­
       lation (EEC) No 2205/90 (2),                                             The import levies on the products listed in Article 1 (1 )
                                                                                (d), (f) and (g) of Regulation (EEC) No 1785/81 shall be as
 — for the other currencies, an exchange rate based on an                       indicated in the Annex hereto.
       average of the ecu rates published in the Official
      Journal of the European Communities, C series, over                                                      Article 2
       a period to be determined, multiplied by the coeffi­
      cient referred to in the preceding indent ;                               This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 April 1992.
                     This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
                     States.
                     Done at Brussels, 31 March 1992.
                                                                                             For the Commission
                                                                                              Ray MAC SHARRY
                                                                                       Member of the Commission
                                                                       ANNEX
                     to the Commission Regulation of 31 March 1992 fixing the import levies on syrups and
                                                 certain other products in the sugar sector
                                                                                                                                            (ECU) <
         '                                                 Basic amount per percentage point
                        CN code                         of sucrose content and per 100 kg net         Amount of levy per 100 kg of dry matter (')
                                                              of the product in question (')
                       1702 20 10                                        0,4487                                           —
                       1702 20 90                                        0,4487                                           —
                       1702 30 10                                          —                                            54,54
                       1702 40 10                                          —                                            54,54
                       1702 60 10                                          —                                            54,54
                       1702 60 90                                       0,4487                                            —
                       1702 90 30                                          —                                            54,54
                       1702 90 60                                       0,4487                                            —
                       1702 90 71                                       0,4487                                            —
                       1702 90 90                                       0,4487                                            —
                       2106 90 30                                          —                                            54,54
                       2106 90 59                                       0,4487                                            —
     (') No import levy applies to OCT originating products according to Article 101 (1 ) of Decision 91 /482/EEC. However, an amount equal to the
         amount fixed by Regulation (EEC) No 1870/91 B to be levied in accordance with Article 101 (4) of the abovementioned Decision.
(') OJ No L 164, 24. 6. 1985, p. 1 .
0 OJ No L 201 , 31 . 7. 1990, p. 9.