COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2026/120

| Official Journal of the European Union | EN L series ---|---|--- * * * | 2026/120 | 15.1.2026 ---|---|--- COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2026/120 of 13 January 2026 fixing the representative prices, import duties and additional import duties applicable to molasses in the sugar sector from 15 January 2026 THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION, Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, Having regard to Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 December 2013 establishing a common organisation of the markets in agricultural products and repealing Council Regulations (EEC) No 922/72, (EEC) No 234/79, (EC) No 1037/2001 and (EC) No 1234/2007 (1), and in particular Articles 183 and 193a thereof, Whereas: (1) | Article 25(5) of Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/2834 (2) provides that the cost, insurance and freight (‘CIF’) import price for molasses is to be considered as the ‘representative price’ referred to in Article 182(3) of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013. ---|--- (2) | CIF import prices not relating to the standard quality defined in Article 31 of Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/2834, should be adjusted according to the quality of the molasses offered, in accordance with Article 32 of that Implementing Regulation. ---|--- (3) | The CIF representative prices applicable to the import of molasses covered by CN codes 1703 10 00 and 1703 90 00 should be fixed in accordance with Article 25 of Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/2834. ---|--- (4) | Pursuant to Article 8 of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2023/2835 (3), where the molasses CIF representative price referred to in Article 25 of Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/2834 plus the import duty applicable to cane molasses falling within CN code 1703 10 00 , or to beet molasses falling within CN code 1703 90 00 , exceed, for the product in question, 8,21 EUR/100 kg, the import duties are to be suspended or reduced to the amount found by the Commission. This amount is to be fixed at the same time as the representative prices referred to in Article 25 of Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/2834. ---|--- (5) | The import duties applicable to the imports of the said molasses should be fixed in accordance with Article 8 of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2023/2835. ---|--- (6) | Where there is a difference between the trigger price for the product concerned and the CIF representative price, additional import duties should be fixed in accordance with Article 33 of Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/2834. ---|--- (7) | The CIF representative prices should be fixed for each marketing year in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 183 of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 and the Commission may amend them pursuant to Article 25(6) of Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/2834. ---|--- (8) | Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/2657 (4) sets out the representative prices, import duties and additional import duties applicable to the import of molasses covered by CN codes 1703 10 00 and 1703 90 00 from 23 December 2025. ---|--- (9) | Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/2657 should therefore be repealed. ---|--- (10) | In order to ensure fair access to the Union market for molasses imported to that market, it is necessary that this Regulation applies as soon as possible after the updated data have been made available. Therefore, this Regulation should enter into force on the day of its publication, ---|--- HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: Article 1 The representative prices, the import duties and additional import duties applicable to the import of molasses covered by CN codes 1703 10 00 and 1703 90 00 are set out in the Annex to this Regulation. Article 2 Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/2657 is repealed. Article 3 This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union. This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. Done at Brussels, 13 January 2026. For the Commission, On behalf of the President, Elisabeth WERNER Director-General Directorate-General for Agriculture and Rural Development * * * (1) OJ L 347, 20.12.2013, p. 671, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2013/1308/oj. (2) Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/2834 of 10 October 2023 laying down rules for the application of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards imports in the sectors of rice, cereals, sugar and hops (OJ L, 2023/2834, 21.12.2023, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg_impl/2023/2834/oj). (3) Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2023/2835 of 10 October 2023 supplementing Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards rules on import in the sectors of rice, cereals, sugar and hops, and repealing Commission Regulations (EC) No 3330/94, (EC) No 2810/95, (EC) No 951/2006, (EC) No 972/2006, (EC) No 504/2007, (EC) No 1375/2007, (EC) No 402/2008, (EC) No 1295/2008, (EC) No 1312/2008 and (EU) No 642/2010, (EEC) No 1361/76, (EEC) No 1842/81, (EEC) No 3556/87, (EEC) No 3846/87, (EEC) No 815/89, (EC) No 765/2002, (EC) No 1993/2005, (EC) No 1670/2006, (EC) No 1731/2006, (EC) No 1741/2006, (EC) No 433/2007, (EC) No 1359/2007, (EC) No 1454/2007, (EC) No 508/2008, (EC) No 903/2008, (EC) No 147/2009, (EC) No 612/2009, (EU) No 817/2010, (EU) No 1178/2010, (EU) No 90/2011 and Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1373/2013 (OJ L, 2023/2835, 21.12.2023, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg_del/2023/2835/oj). (4) Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/2657 of 19 December 2025 fixing the representative prices, import duties and additional import duties applicable to molasses in the sugar sector from 23 December 2025 (OJ L, 2025/2657, 23.12.2025, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg_impl/2025/2657/oj). * * * ANNEX REPRESENTATIVE PRICES, IMPORT DUTIES AND ADDITIONAL IMPORT DUTIES APPLICABLE TO MOLASSES IN THE SUGAR SECTOR FROM 15 JANUARY 2026 (in EUR) --- CN code (1) | Representative price per 100 kg net of the product concerned | Import duty per 100 kg net of the product concerned (2) | Additional duty per 100 kg net of the product concerned 1703 10 00 | 22,47 | 0 | - 1703 90 00 | 9,93 | 0 | - * * * (1) For the standard quality as defined in Article 31 of Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/2834. (2) This amount replaces, in accordance with Article 8 of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2023/2835, the rate of the Common Customs Tariff duty fixed for these products. * * * ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg_impl/2026/120/oj ISSN 1977-0677 (electronic edition) * * *