CELEX: 31980R0955
Language: en
Date: 1980-04-18 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EEC) No 955/80 of 17 April 1980 fixing the import levies on white sugar and raw sugar

No L 101 /46                             Official Journal of the European Communities                               18 . 4. 80
                                    COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 955/80
                                                        of 17 April 1980
                               fixing the import levies on white sugar and raw sugar
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN                                     ments, proposed by the Commission, to be adopted in
COMMUNITIES,                                                       time by the Council ; whereas, in order to avoid a
                                                                   break in the arrangements resulting, in particular, in
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European              alterations in the level of prices and of other amounts
Economic Community,                                                in national currency, it appears necessary, in the
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No                       manifest public interest, as a precautionary measure
3330/74 of 19 December 1974 on the common organ­                   and pending a final decision on the matter by the
ization of the market in sugar (*), as last amended by             Council, to continue the application of the arrange­
Regulation (EEC) No 1 396/78 (2), and in particular                ments in their present form ;
Article 15 (7) thereof,
                                                                   Whereas it follows from applying the detailed rules
Whereas the import levies on white sugar and raw                   contained in Regulation (EEC) No 1328/79 to the
sugar were fixed by Regulation (EEC) No 1328/79 (3),               information known to the Commission that the levies
as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 928 /80 (4) ;               at present in force should be altered to the amounts
                                                                   set out in the Annex hereto,
Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 652/79 of 29
March 1979 on the impact of the European monetary
system on the common agricultural policy (5), as                   HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1 264/79 (6), intro­
duced the ECU into the common agricultural policy ;                                         Article 1
whereas, since that time, pursuant to existing provi­
sions, the ECU has been taken into account in the                  The import levies referred to in Article 15 ( 1 ) of Regu­
fixing of amounts relating to :                                    lation (EEC) No 3330/74 shall be, in respect of white
— the application of the common agricultural policy,               sugar and standard quality raw sugar, as set out in the
                                                                   Annex hereto.
— the special trade arrangements for goods resulting
      from the processing of agricultural products ;
                                                                                           Article 2
Whereas the period of validity of the aforesaid Regula­
tion was limited to 31 March 1980 ; whereas it has not             This Regulation shall enter into force on 18 April
been possible for a prolongation of those arrange                   1980 .
              This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
              States .
               Done at Brussels, 17 April 1980.
                                                                             For the Commission
                                                                              Finn GUNDELACH
                                                                                 Vice-President
 ')  OJ  No L 359, 31 . 12. 1974, p. 1 .
 ')  OJ  No L 170, 27. 6. 1978, p. 1 .
 3)  OJ  No L 162, 30. 6. 1979, p. 85.
 *)  OJ  No L 99, 17. 4. 1980, p. 20.
 5)  OJ  No L 84, 4. 4. 1979, p. 1 .
 *>) OJ  No L 161 , 29 . 6. 1979, p. 1 .
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                                                                          ANNEX
           to die Commission Regulation of 17 April 1980 fixing the import levies on white sugar
                                                                     and raw sugar
                                                                                                                                      (HCI '/ 100 k ")
                   CCT
                  heading                                                 Description                                                    Levy
                    No
           17.01                    Beet sugar and cane sugar, in solid form :                                                    |
                                   A. White sugar ; flavoured or coloured sugar                                                        8-34
                                    B. Raw sugar                                                                                       315 (')
           (') Applicable to raw sugar with a yield of 92 % ; if the yield is other than 92 % , the levy applicable is calculated in accordance with
               the provisions of Article 2 of Regulation (EEC) No 837/68 .