External prices shall be, in general, actual average c.i.f. unit values for the importing country.

Where average c.i.f. unit values are not available or appropriate, external prices shall be either:

(a) if the difference between the c.i.f. import price of the shipment expressed in terms of the domestic currency (hereinafter referred to as the "import price") and the trigger price as defined under that subparagraph is less than or equal to 10 per cent of the trigger price, no additional duty shall be imposed;

(b) the price at which imports of that product may enter the customs territory of the Member granting the concession, as determined on the basis of the c.i.f. import price of the shipment concerned expressed in terms of its domestic currency, falls below a trigger price equal to the average 1986 to 1988 reference price(2) for the product concerned.

2 The reference price used to invoke the provisions of this subparagraph shall, in general, be the average c.i.f. unit value of the product concerned, or otherwise shall be an appropriate price in terms of the quality of the product and its stage of processing.

The fixed external reference price shall be based on the years 1986 to 1988 and shall generally be the average f.o.b. unit value for the basic agricultural product concerned in a net exporting country and the average c.i.f. unit value for the basic agricultural product concerned in a net importing country in the base period.

Where free quotations on the world market are not a determining factor for the offer price and where this price is lower than world market prices, a price determined on the basis of the offer price shall be substituted for the c.i.f. price in respect of these imports and these imports only.

If the threshold price is higher than the c.i.f. price, a levy equal to the difference between these two prices shall be charged on imports of unrefined olive oil from third countries.

The c.i.f. price, calculated for a Community frontier crossing point, shall be determined on the basis of the most favourable purchasing opportunities on the world market.

The criteria for determining the c.i.f. price and the price referred to in paragraph 3 shall be laid down and detailed rules for the application of this Article shall be adopted in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 38.

Regulation (EEC) No 785/68 of the Commission of 26 June 1968 determining the standard quality and laying down detailed rules for calculating the c.i.f. price for molasses

reduced by not more than the difference between the c.i.f. forward delivery price and the c.i.f. price when the former exceeds the latter by more than 0,025 units of account per 100 kilogrammes;

increased by not more than the difference between the c.i.f. price and the c.i.f. forward delivery price when the former exceeds the latter by more than 0,025 units of account per 100 kilogrammes

WHERE THE OFFER PRICE FOR SUGAR WHICH HAS BEEN SPECIALLY TREATED OR SPECIALLY PACKED, AFTER DEDUCTION OF COSTS ATTRIBUTABLE TO SUCH SPECIAL TREATMENT OR PACKAGING AND ADJUSTMENT TO THE PRICE C.I.F. ROTTERDAM, IS LESS THAN THE C.I.F. PRICE ESTABLISHED PURSUANT TO ARTICLES 2 TO 6, A SPECIAL C.I.F. PRICE BASED ON THE OFFER PRICE SHALL BE CALCULATED FOR THAT SUGAR.

A C.I.F. PRICE MAY, BY WAY OF EXCEPTION, BE LEFT UNCHANGED FOR A LIMITED PERIOD WHERE THE OFFER PRICE FOR A GIVEN QUALITY OR A SPECIFIC ORIGIN WHICH SERVED AS A BASIS FOR FIXING THE PREVIOUS C.I.F. PRICE IS NOT AVAILABLE TO THE COMMISSION WHEN THE NEXT C.I.F. PRICE IS TO BE FIXED AND WHERE THE OFFER PRICES WHICH ARE AVAILABLE AND WHICH THE COMMISSION CONSIDERS NOT TO BE SUFFICIENTLY REPRESENTATIVE OF ACTUAL MARKET TRENDS WOULD ENTAIL SUDDEN AND CONSIDERABLE CHANGES IN THE C.I.F. PRICE.

A C.I.F. PRICE MAY, BY WAY OF EXCEPTION, BE LEFT UNCHANGED FOR A LIMITED PERIOD WHERE THE OFFER PRICE FOR A GIVEN QUALITY OR A SPECIFIC ORIGIN WHICH SERVED AS A BASIS FOR FIXING OF THE PREVIOUS C.I.F. PRICE IS NOT AVAILABLE TO THE COMMISSION WHEN THE NEXT C.I.F. PRICE IS TO BE FIXED AND WHERE THE OFFER PRICES WHICH ARE AVAILABLE AND WHICH THE COMMISSION CONSIDERS NOT TO BE SUFFICIENTLY REPRESENTATIVE OF ACTUAL MARKET TRENDS WOULD ENTAIL SUDDEN AND CONSIDERABLE CHANGES IN THE C.I.F. PRICE.

whereas, in accordance with Article 1 of Commission Regulation No 474/67/EEC of 21 August 1967 on the advance fixing of the export refund on rice and broken rice, the corrective amount is equal to the difference between the c.i.f. price and c.i.f. forward delivery price;

THE COMMISSION SHALL DETERMINE THE C.I.F. PRICE FOR MOLASSES EACH WEEK ON THE BASIS OF THE MOST FAVOURABLE PURCHASING OPPORTUNITIES ON THE WORLD MARKET.

whereas, however, the levy is fixed only where the difference between the c.i.f. price and the market target price for unrefined olive oil might give rise to exports which could lead to disturbances on the Community market;

REGULATION (EEC) No 785/68 OF THE COMMISSION OF 26 JUNE 1968 DETERMINING THE STANDARD QUALITY AND LAYING DOWN DETAILED RULES FOR CALCULATING THE C.I.F. PRICE FOR MOLASSES

WHEREAS, TO PREVENT THE COMMUNITY MARKET FROM BEING DISTURBED BY IMPORTS OF SUGAR WHICH HAS BEEN SPECIALLY TREATED OR SPECIALLY PACKAGED, A SPECIAL C.I.F. PRICE MUST BE CALCULATED FOR SUCH IMPORTS IN CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES;

WHEREAS IT SEEMS APPROPRIATE TO FIX THE C.I.F. PRICE FOR MOLASSES ONCE A WEEK TO TAKE THE PECULIAR CHARACTERISTICS OF THE MARKET IN MOLASSES INTO ACCOUNT AND TO FACILITATE BUSINESS PLANNING BY PROCESSING INDUSTRIES AND THE TRADE;

WHEREAS TO AVOID DISTURBANCES OF THE COMMUNITY MARKET BY SUDDEN AND CONSIDERABLE ALTERATIONS IN THE LEVY WHICH DO NOT REFLECT ACTUAL PRICE MOVEMENTS ON THE WORLD MARKET, THE COMMISSION SHOULD BE ABLE, IN CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES AND FOR A LIMITED PERIOD, TO LEAVE A C.I.F. PRICE UNCHANGED AS AN EXCEPTIONAL MEASURE;

WHEREAS, TO AVOID DISTURBANCES OF THE COMMUNITY MARKET BY SUDDEN AND CONSIDERABLE ALTERATIONS IN THE LEVY WHICH DO NOT REFLECT ACTUAL PRICE MOVEMENTS ON THE WORLD MARKET, THE COMMISSION SHOULD BE ABLE, IN CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES AND FOR A LIMITED PERIOD, TO LEAVE A C.I.F. PRICE UNCHANGED AS AN EXCEPTIONAL MEASURE;

PRICES WHICH ARE NOT VALID FOR DELIVERY IN BULK C.I.F. ROTTERDAM SHALL BE ADJUSTED.

WHEREAS DISPARITIES ARISING WHEN THE C.I.F. PRICE IS BEING CALCULATED FROM THE CALCULATION OF THE YIELD OF RAW BEET SUGAR IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE DETAILED RULES LAID DOWN IN PARAGRAPH 3 OF THAT ARTICLE CAN BE DISREGARDED AND WHEREAS, THEREFORE, THE YIELD OF BOTH TYPES OF RAW SUGAR SHOULD BE CALCULATED IN ACCORDANCE WITH PARAGRAPH 3 OF THAT ARTICLE;

WHEREAS, SINCE OFFER PRICES FOR MOLASSES OFTEN IMPLY TERMS OTHER THAN DELIVERY C.I.F. ROTTERDAM, PROVISION MUST BE MADE FOR AN ADJUSTMENT;

WHEREAS, TO ENSURE OBJECTIVITY AND THAT THE C.I.F. PRICES TO BE CALCULATED ARE REPRESENTATIVE, CERTAIN INFORMATION MUST BE DISREGARDED WHEN C.I.F. PRICES ARE BEING CALCULATED, PARTICULARLY IF THE QUANTITIES INVOLVED ARE SMALL OR IF THE GOODS ARE NOT OF SOUND AND FAIR MARKETABLE QUALITY;

WHEREAS, TO ENSURE OBJECTIVITY AND THAT THE C.I.F. PRICES TO BE CALCULATED ARE REPRESENTATIVE, CERTAIN INFORMATION MUST BE DISREGARDED WHEN THE C.I.F. PRICES ARE BEING CALCULATED, PARTICULARLY IF THE QUANTITIES INVOLVED ARE SMALL OR IF THE GOODS ARE NOT OF SOUND AND FAIR MARKETABLE QUALITY;

REGULATION (EEC) No 784/68 OF THE COMMISSION OF 26 JUNE 1968 LAYING DOWN DETAILED RULES FOR CALCULATING C.I.F. PRICES FOR WHITE SUGAR AND RAW SUGAR

THE COMMISSION SHALL DETERMINE THE C.I.F. PRICES FOR WHITE SUGAR AND RAW SUGAR ON THE BASIS OF THE MOST FAVOURABLE PURCHASING OPPORTUNITIES ON THE WORLD MARKET.

if the difference between the c.i.f. import price of the shipment expressed in terms of the domestic currency (hereinafter referred to as the 'import price') and the trigger price as defined under that subparagraph is less than or equal to 10 per cent of the trigger price, no additional duty shall be imposed;

WHEREAS, SINCE OFFER PRICES FOR WHITE SUGAR AND RAW SUGAR ARE OFTEN QUOTED FOR DELIVERY OTHERWISE THAN IN BULK C.I.F. ROTTERDAM, PROVISION MUST BE MADE FOR ADJUSTMENTS;

WHEREAS ARTICLE 13 (4) OF REGULATION No 1009/67/EEC PROVIDES THAT DETAILED RULES MUST BE LAID DOWN FOR CALCULATING C.I.F. PRICES AND ADJUSTING THEM TO ALLOW FOR ANY DEVIATIONS FROM THE STANDARD QUALITY;

the prize at which imports of that product may enter the customs territory of the Member granting the concession, as determined on the basis of the c.i.f. import price of the shipment concerned expressed in terms of its domestic currency, falls below a trigger price equal to the average 1986 to 1988 reference price (2) for the product concerned.

WHEREAS, MOREOVER, ARTICLE 13 (4) OF THE ABOVE-MENTIONED REGULATION PROVIDES THAT DETAILED RULES MUST BE LAID DOWN FOR CALCULATING C.I.F. PRICES AND FOR ADJUSTING THEM TO ALLOW FOR ANY DEVIATIONS FROM THE STANDARD QUALITY;

The yield shall be calculated in accordance with the provisions of Article 1 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 431/68 of 9 April 1968 determining the standard quality for raw sugar and fixing the Community frontier crossing point for calculating c.i.f. prices for sugar.

WHEREAS, WHEN OFFERS OF RAW BEET SUGAR ARE BEING EXAMINED, IT IS UNLIKELY THAT THE RESULTS OF THE ANALYSES WHICH MUST, PURSUANT TO ARTICLE 1 (2) OF COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 431/68 OF 9 APRIL 1968 DETERMINING THE STANDARD QUALITY FOR RAW SUGAR AND FIXING THE COMMUNITY FRONTIER CROSSING POINT FOR CALCULATING C.I.F. PRICES FOR SUGAR, BE TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT FOR THE PURPOSE OF CALCULATING YIELD WILL NORMALLY BE AVAILABLE;