CELEX: 31992R1708
Language: en
Date: 1992-07-01 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1708/92 of 30 June 1992 fixing the reduced levy on imports into Portugal of certain quantities of raw sugar intended for Portuguese refineries

1 / 7. 92                                  Official Journal of the European Communities                              No L 179/41
                                         COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 1708/92
                                                          of 30 June 1992
                   fixing the reduced levy on imports into Portugal of certain quantities of raw
                                            sugar intended for Portuguese refineries
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,                           Commission, be fixed as shown in Article 1 of this Regu­
                                                                      lation ;
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Economic Community,                                                   Whereas, if the levy system is to operate normally, levies
                                                                      should be calculated on the following basis :
Having regard to the Act of Accession of Spain and
                                                                      — in the case of currencies which are maintained in rela­
Portugal,
                                                                          tion to each other at any given moment within a band
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1785/81                      of 2,25 %, a rate of exchange based on their central
of 30 June 1981 on the common organization of the                         rate, multiplied by the corrective factor provided for in
markets in the sugar sector ('), as last amended by Regula­               the last subparagraph of Article 3 (1) of Council Regu­
tion (EEC) No 61 /92 (2), and in particular Article 16 (8)                 lation (EEC) No 1676/85 (*), as last amended by Regu­
thereof,                                                                  lation (EEC) No 2205/90 0,
                                                                      — for the other currencies, an exchange rate based on an
Whereas, in accordance with Article 303 of the Act of                     average of the ecu rates published in the Official
Accession, a reduced levy is applied during the period of                 Journal of the European Communities, C series, over
seven years following accession on imports into Portugal                  a period to be determined, multiplied by the coeffi­
of certain quantitites of raw sugar originating in certain                cient referred to in the preceding indent,
third countries ;
Whereas, pending the fixing of the prices applicable for
the 1992/93 marketing year, the threshold prices appli­               HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
cable on 30 June 1992 should be laid down pursuant to
Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1599/92 of 24 June
 1992 on precautionary measure and the suspension of                                            Article 1
advance fixing in certain agricultural sectors (3),
Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 599/86 (4), as                The reduced levy on imports into Portugal of raw sugar
last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1 390/92 (*), fixes               intended for refining (CN codes             1701 11 10 and
the reduced levy applicable on imports into Portugal of               1701 12 10) is fixed for this quality type at ECU 26,63 per
certain quantities of raw sugar intended for Portuguese               100 kilograms.
refineries ;
Whereas the levy should, in the light of the application of                                     Article 2
the detailed rules and arrangements specified in Regula­
tion (EEC) No 599/86 to the data available to the                    This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 July 1992.
                   This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
                   States.
                   Done at Brussels, 30 June 1992.
                                                                                 For the Commission
                                                                                  Ray MAC SHARRY
                                                                            Member of the Commission
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