27.2.93 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL49/37
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No449/93
of26February1993
fixingtheexportrefundsonsyrupsandcertainothersugarproductsexportedin
thenaturalstate
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,(EEC)No1400/78of20June1978layingdowngeneral
rulesfortheproductionrefundonsugarusedinthe
chemicalindustryf),totheproductslistedintheAnnex
tothelastmentionedRegulation;
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No1785/81
of30June1981onthecommonorganizationofthe
marketsinthesugarsector('),aslastamendedbyRegula­
tion(EEC)No3814/92(2),andinparticularArticle19(4)
thereof,Whereasthebasicamountoftherefundontheother
productslistedinArticle1(1)(d)ofRegulation(EEC)No
1785/81exportedinthenaturalstatemustbeequalto
one-hundredth ofanamountwhichtakesaccount,onthe
onehand,ofthedifferencebetweentheintervention
priceforwhitesugarfortheCommunityareaswithout
deficitforthemonthforwhichthebasicamountisfixed
andquotationsorpricesforwhitesugarontheworld
marketand,ontheother,oftheneedtoestablisha
balancebetweentheuseofCommunitybasicproductsin
themanufactureofprocessedgoodsforexporttothird
countriesandtheuseofthirdcountryproductsbrought
inunderinwardprocessingarrangements ;WhereasArticle19ofRegulation(EEC)No1785/81
providesthatthedifferencebetweenquotationsorprices
ontheworldmarketfortheproductslistedinArticle1
(1)(d)ofthatRegulationandpricesforthoseproducts
withintheCommunitymaybecoveredbyanexport
refund;
Whereastheapplicationofthebasicamountmaybe
limitedtosomeoftheproductslistedinArticle1(1)(d)
ofRegulation(EEC)No1785/81;WhereasArticle8ofCouncilRegulation(EEC)No
766/68of18June1968layingdowngeneralrulesfor
grantingexportrefundsonsugar(3),aslastamendedby
Regulation(EEC)No1489/76(4),providesthattheexport
refundon100kilogramsoftheproductslistedinArticle
1(1)(d)ofRegulation(EEC)No1785/81isequaltothe
basicamountmultipliedbythesucrosecontent,includ­
ing,whereappropriate,othersugarsexpressedassucrose;
whereasthesucrosecontentoftheproductinquestionis
determinedinaccordancewithArticle13ofCommission
Regulation(EEC)No394/70of2March1970ondetailed
rulesforgrantingexportrefundsonsugar(*),aslast
amendedbyRegulation(EEC)No1684/92(*);WhereasArticle19ofRegulation(EEC)No1785/81
makesprovisionforsettingrefundsforexportinthe
naturalstateofproductsreferredtoinArticle1(1)(f)and
(g)ofthatRegulation;whereastherefundmustbefixed
per100kilogramsofdrymatter,takingaccountofthe
exportrefundforproductsfallingwithinCNcode
17023091andforproductsreferredtoinArticle1(1)(d)
ofRegulation(EEC)No1785/81andoftheeconomic
aspectsoftheintendedexports;whereastherefundisto
begrantedonlyforproductscomplyingwiththecondi­
tionsinArticle3ofCommissionRegulation(EEC)No
1469/77of30June1977layingdownrulesforapplying
thelevyandtherefundinrespectofisoglucoseand
amendingRegulation(EEC)No192/75(8),asamendedby
Regulation(EEC)No1714/88f);WhereasArticle7ofRegulation (EEC)No766/68
providesthatthebasicamountoftherefundonsorbose
exportedinthenaturalstatemustbeequaltothebasic
amountoftherefundlessone-hundredth oftheproduc­
tionrefundapplicable,pursuanttoCouncilRegulation
(')OJNoL177,1.7.1981,p.4.0OJNoL387,31.12.1992,p.7.
(3)OJNoL143,25.6.1968,p.6.
(4)OJNoL167,26.6.1976,p.13.
Is)OJNoL50,4.3.1970,p.1.
0OJNoL176,30.6.1992,p.31.OOJNoL170,27.6.1978,p.9.0OJNoL162,1.7.1977,p.9.
OOJNoL152,18.6.1988,p.23.

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enumerationlaiddowninArticles2and3;whereasthis
shouldbetakenintoaccountwhenrefundsarefixed;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulationare
inaccordancewiththeopinionoftheManagement
CommitteeforSugar,WhereastherepresentativemarketratesdefinedinArticle
1ofCouncilRegulation(EEC)No3813/92(»)areusedto
convertamountsexpressedinthirdcountrycurrencies
andareusedasthebasisfordeterminingtheagricultural
conversionratesoftheMemberStates'currencies;
whereasdetailedrulesontheapplicationanddetermina­
tionoftheseconversionsweresetbyCommissionRegu­
lation(EEC)No3819/92(2);
Whereastherefundsreferredtoabovemustbefixedevery
month;whereastheymaybealteredintheintervening
period;
Whereasapplicationofthesequotasresultsinfixing
refundsfortheproductsinquestionatthelevelsgivenin
theAnnextothisRegulation;
WhereasCouncilRegulation(EEC)No1432/92(3),aslast
amendedbyRegulation(EEC)No3534/92(4),prohibits
tradebetweentheCommunityandtheRepublicsof
SerbiaandMontenegro ;whereasthisprohibitiondoes
notapplytocertainsituationsasgiveninthelimitativeHASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
TheexportrefundsontheproductslistedinArticle1(1)
(d),(f)and(g)ofRegulation(EEC)No1785/81,exported
inthenaturalstate,shallbesetourintheAnnexhereto.
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1March1993.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,26February1993.
FortheCommission
ReneSTEICHEN
MemberoftheCommission
(')OJNoL387,31.12.1992,p.1.
(2)OJNoL387,31.12.1992,p.17.0OJNoL151,3.6.1992,p.4.
(4)OJNoL358,8.12.1992,p.16.

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ANNEX
totheCommissionRegulationof26February1993fixingtheexportrefundsonsyrupsand
certainothersugarproductsexportedinthenaturalstate
Productcode Amountofrefund
—ECU/100kgdrymatter—
17024010100 38,06(2)(3)
17026010000 38,06(2)(3)
—ECU/1%sucrosex100kg—
17026090000 0,3806(')(3>
—ECU/100kgdrymatter—
17029030000 38,06(2)(3)
—ECU/1%sucrosex100kg—
17029060000 0,3806(')(3)
17029071000 0,3806(')(3)
17029090900 0,3806(')(3)
—ECU/100kgdrymatter—
21069030000 38,06(2)(3)
—ECU/1%sucrosex100kg—
21069059000 0,3806(')(3)
(')Thebasicamountisnotapplicabletosyrupswhicharelessthan85%pure
(Regulation(EEC)No394/70).Sucrosecontentisdeterminedinaccordance
withArticle13ofRegulation(EEC)No394/70.
(2)ApplicableonlytoproductsreferredtoinArticle3ofRegulation(EEC)
No1469/77.
(3)RefundsforexportstotheRepublicsofSerbiaandMontenegromayonlybe
grantedforhumanitarianaidsuppliedbycharitableorganizationsfulfillingthe
conditionslaiddowninArticle2(a)andArticle3ofCouncilRegulation(EEC)
No1432/92.
NB:TheproductcodesandthefootnotesaredefinedinCommission
Regulation(EEC)No3846/87(OJNoL366,24.12.1987,p.1),as
lastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)No252/93(OJNoL28,5.2.
1993,p.48).