31.3.73 NoL85/69 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities
REGULATION (EEC)No872/73OFTHECOMMISSION
of30March1973
fixingproductionrefundsonwhitesugarusedinthechemicalindustry
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ;sugarshallbefixedbyreferencetothechemical
productslistedinthevariousannexesinwhosemanu­
facturetheyaretobeused;whereas,inpursuanceof
Article4ofthatRegulation,thoserefundsarefixed
quarterlyeach1July,1October,1Januaryand1
April;whereaspursuanttoArticle8ofRegulation
(EEC)No765/68theproductionrefundsonrawsugar
andontheabovementioned syrupsaretobecalcu­
latedfromtheproductionrefundonwhitesugar; HavingregardtotheTreaty(])concerningtheAcces­
sionofnewMemberStatestotheEuropeanEconomic
CommunityandtotheEuropeanAtomicEnergy
Community,signedatBrusselson22January1972,
andinparticularArticle63(1)oftheAct(2)annexed
thereto;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulationNo1009/
67/EEC(3)of18December1967onthecommon
organizationofthemarketinsugar,aslastamended
byRegulation(EEC)No174/73(4),andinparticular
Article9(8)thereof;WhereasunderRegulation(EEC)No765/68oneof
thecommonbasestobeusedincalculatingproduc­
tionrefundsonwhitesugaristheinterventionprice
forwhitesugarvalidfortheareainwhichtheplaceof
processingofthesugarissituated;whereas,with
respecttoIrelandandtheUnitedKingdom,Regula­
tion(EEC)No364/73providesthatproduction
refundsforregionsotherthanthoseofItalyandthe
Frenchoverseasdepartmentsaretobereducedbyany
'Accession'compensatoryamountontheonehand
andontheotherhandthattheserefundsaregranted
asatransitionalmeasurebythenewMemberStates
alsotoabasicproductusedinthemanufactureof
certainproductslistedintheAnnexthereof;WhereasArticle9(6)ofRegulationNo1009/67/EEC
providesforthegrantingofaproductionrefundon
theproductslistedinArticle1(1)(a)ofthatRegula­
tion,andonthesyrupscontainingsucroselistedin
Article1(1)(d),areusedinthemanufactureofcertain
productsofthechemicalindustry;Whereasproductionrefundsonwhitesugarusedin
themanufactureoftheproductslistedinAnnexIto
Regulation(EEC)No765/68areequaltothediffer­
encebetweentherelevantinterventionprice,or
derivedinterventionprice,forwhitesugarandthe
sumof13-30unitsofaccount;WhereasCouncilRegulation(EEC)No765/68(5)of
18June1968layingdowngeneralrulesforthe
productionrefundonsugarusedinthechemical
industry,aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)No
2723/71(6)andCommissionRegulation (EEC)No
364/73(7)of31January1973adoptingspecial
measuresfornewMemberStatesforwhitesugarused
inthechemicalindustry,specifiedthechemical
productsinrespectofwhosemanufactureproduction
refundsaretobegrantedonthecorresponding basic
products;whereasthosechemicalproductswerelisted
inthreeannexes;Whereasproductionrefundsonwhitesugarusedin
themanufactureoftheproductslistedinAnnexIIto
Regulation(EEC)No765/68areequaltotherelevant
interventionprice,orderivedinterventionprice,for
whitesugar,less(i)thefigureobtainedbydividingby
0-48thepricespecifiedformolassesinArticle6(1)(a)
ofthatRegulationand(ii)0-50unitofaccount;
whereasthoseproductionrefundsmay,however,not
exceedtherefundsonwhitesugarusedinthemanu­
factureoftheproductslistedinAnnexIIItothat
Regulation ;WhereasArticles5to7ofRegulation (EEC)No
765/68providethatproductionrefundsonwhite
(')OJNoL73,27.3.1972,p.1.
P)OJNoL73,27.3.1972,p.14.
P)OJNo308,18.12.1967,p.1.
(«)OJNoL25,30.1.1973,p.1.
(5)OJNoL143,25.6.1968,p.1.
(*)OJNoL282,23.12.1971,p.2.
P)OJNoL39,12.2.1973,p.22.Whereasproductionrefundsonwhitesugarusedin
themanufactureoftheproductslistedinAnnexIIIto
Regulation(EEC)No7.65/68areequaltothearith­
meticmeanoftheinterventionpriceforwhitesugar
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NoL85/70 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 31.3.73
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
Theproductionrefundsonwhitesugarreferredtoin
Articles5to7ofRegulation(EEC)No765/68shall
beasshownintheAnnextothisRegulation .validfortheCommunityareahavingthelargest
surplusandtheinterventionprice,orderivedinterven­
tionprice,forthewhitesugarinquestion,less(i)the
arithmeticmeanofpricesrecordedontheworld
marketoverareferenceperiodand(ii)2-00unitsof
account;
Whereas,however,whentheproductionrefundis
beingfixedforaquarter,analterationmaybemade
onlyifavariationinthefactorsusedtocalculateit
resultsintherefundper100kgofwhitesugarbeing
atleastoneunitofaccounthigherorlowerthanthe
refundvalidforthepreviousquarter;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
areinaccordancewiththeOpinionoftheManage­
mentCommitteeforSugar;Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1April
1973,
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,30March1973.
FortheCommission
ThePresident
François-Xavier ORTOLI
ANNEX
ProductionrefundsonwhitesugarusedinthemanufactureoftheproductslistedinAnnexesI
toIIIofRegulation (EEC)No765/68andinthemanufactureoftheproductslistedinthe
AnnexofRegulation (EEC)No364/73
AreaofapplicationQuarterrunningfrom
1April1973to30June1973
AnnexI
u.a./100kgAnnexII
u.a./100kgAnnexIII
u.a./100kg
1.AllregionsofItaly 11-54 0-25 0-25
2.Frenchoverseasdepartments 9-71 0 0
3.OtherregionsoftheCommunity 10-040)0 0
(')WithrespecttoIrelandandtheUnitedKingdom,thisamountistobereducedbyany'Accession'compensatory
amountfixedpursuanttoRegulation (EEC)No364/73forthetradebetweenthoseMemberStateswiththe
otherMemberStates.