NoL108/28 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities1.5.79
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No858/79
of27April1979
fixingtheratesoftherefundsapplicablefrom1May1979tosugarandmolasses
exportedintheformofgoodsnotcoveredbyAnnexIItotheTreaty
(c)theneedtoensureequalityofcompetitionforthe
industrieswhichuseCommunityproductsand
thosewhichusethird-country productsunder
inwardprocessingarrangements ;
WhereasArticle4(3)ofRegulation(EEC)No2682/72
providesthat,whentherateoftherefundisbeing
fixed,accountshouldbetaken,whereappropriate,of
refunds,aidsorothermeasureshavingequivalent
effectapplicableinallMemberStatesinaccordance
withtheRegulationonthecommonorganizationof
themarketintheproductinquestiontothebasic
productslistedinAnnexAtothatRegulationorto
assimilatedproducts;
Whereasaproductionrefundisgrantedinrespectof
whitesugarorrawsugarundertheconditionslaid
downinCouncilRegulation(EEC)No1400/78of20
June1978layingdowngeneralrulesfortheproduc­
tionrefundonsugarusedinthechemical
industry(5);
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
areinaccordancewiththeopinionoftheManage­
mentCommitteeforSugar,THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
3330/74of19December1974onthecommonorgani­
zationofthemarketinsugar(*),aslastamendedby
Regulation(EEC)No1396/78(2),andinparticularthe
firstsentenceofthesixthsubparagraph ofArticle19
(2)thereof,
WhereasArticle19(1)ofRegulation (EEC)No
3330/74providesthatthedifferencebetweenquota­
tionsorpricesontheworldmarketfortheproducts
listedinArticle1(1)(a),(c)and(d)ofthatRegulation
andpriceswithintheCommunitymaybecoveredby
anexportrefund;whereasCouncilRegulation(EEC)
No2682/72of12December1972layingdown
generalrulesforgrantingexportrefundsoncertain
agriculturalproductsexportedintheformofgoods
notcoveredbyAnnexIItotheTreaty,andthecriteria
forfixingtheamountofsuchrefunds(3),aslast
amendedbyRegulation(EEC)No707/78(4),specifies
theproductsforwhicharateofrefundshouldbe
fixed,tobeappliedwheretheseproductsareexported
intheformofgoodslistedinAnnexItoRegulation
(EEC)No3330/74;
Whereas,inaccordancewiththefirstsubparagraph of
Article4(1)ofRegulation(EEC)No2682/72,therate
oftherefundper100kilogramsforeachofthebasic
productsinquestionmustbefixedforeachmonth;
Whereas,inaccordancewithparagraph2ofthat
Article,thatratemustbedeterminedwithparticular
referenceto:
(a)theaveragecostsincurredbyprocessingindustries
inobtainingsuppliesofthebasicproductsinques­
tionontheCommunitymarketandtheprices
rulingontheworldmarkets;
(b)theleveloftherefundsonexportsofprocessed
agriculturalproductscoveredbyAnnexIItothe
Treatywhicharemanufactured undersimilar
conditions :HASADOPTED THISREGULATION :
Article1
Theratesoftherefundsapplicablefrom1May1979
tothebasicproductsappearinginAnnexAtoRegula­
tion(EEC)No2682/72andlistedinArticle1(1)of
Regulation(EEC)No3330/74,exportedintheform
ofgoodslistedinAnnexItoRegulation (EEC)No
3330/74,arefixedasshown:
(a)inTableIoftheAnnexheretoforthosesame
goods,insofarastheyareshownintheAnnexto
Regulation (EEC)No1400/78;
(b)inTableIIoftheAnnexheretoforgoodsother
thanthosementionedunder(a).
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1May1979.(i)OJNoL359,31.12.1974,p.1.
ÌAOJNoL170,27.6.1978,p.1.
(>)OJNoL289,27.12.1972,p.13.
(«)OJNoL94,8.4.1978,p.7. (5)OJNoL170,27.6.1978,p.9.

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ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,27April1979.
FortheCommission
ÉtienneDAVIGNON
MemberoftheCommission
ANNEX
totheCommissionRegulationof27April1979fixingtheratesoftherefundsapplicable
from1May1979tosugarandmolassesexportedintheformofgoodsnotcoveredby
AnnexIItotheTreaty
TableI
RateofrefundinECU/100kg:Whitesugar: 23-47
Rawsugar: 13-46
Syrupsofbeetsugarorcanesugarcon­
taining,inthedrystate,98%ormore
byweightofsucrose(includinginvert
sugarexpressedassucrose):so23-47X100
Molasses :
TableII
RateofrefundinECU/100kg:Whitesugar: 27-58
Rawsugar: 17-24
Syrupsofbeetsugarorcanesugarcon­
taining,inthedrystate,98%ormore
byweightofsucrose(includinginvert
sugarexpressedassucrose): 27.58XS(M
100
Molasses:
(')'S'representstheweightofsucrose(includinginvertsugarexpressedassucrose)in100kilogramsofsyrup.