31.10.87 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunitiesNoL309/13
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No3259/87
of30October1987
fixingtheexportrefundsonsyrupsandcertainothersugarproductsexportedin
thenaturalstate
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtotheActofAccessionofSpainand
Portugal,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No1785/81
of30June1981onthecommonorganizationofthe
marketsinthesugarsector('),aslastamendedbyRegula­
tion(EEC)No229/87(2),andinparticularArticle19(4)
thereof,
HavingregardtotheopinionoftheMonetaryCommittee,
WhereasArticle19ofRegulation (EEC)No1785/81
providesthatthedifferencebetweenquotationsorprices
ontheworldmarketfortheproductslistedinArticle1
(1)(d)ofthatRegulationandpricesforthoseproducts
withintheCommunitymaybecoveredbyanexport
refund;
WhereasArticle8ofCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
766/68of18June1968layingdowngeneralrulesfor
grantingexportrefundsonsugar(3),aslastamendedby
Regulation(EEC)No1489/76(4),providesthattheexport
refundon100kilogramsoftheproductslistedinArticle
1(1)(d)ofRegulation(EEC)No1785/81isequaltothe
basicamountmultipliedbythesucrosecontent,inclu­
ding,whereappropriate,othersugarsexpressedas
sucrose;whereasthesucrosecontentoftheproductin
questionisdeterminedinaccordancewithArticle13of
CommissionRegulation(EEC)No394/70of2March
1970ondetailedrulesforgrantingexportrefundson
sugar(*),aslastamendedbyRegulation (EEC)No
1467/77(*);
WhereasArticle7ofRegulation (EEC)No766/68
providesthatthebasicamountoftherefundonsorbose
exportedinthenaturalstatemustbeequaltothebasic
amountoftherefundlessone-hundredth oftheproduc­
tionrefundapplicable,pursuanttoCouncilRegulation
(EEC)No1400/78of20June1978layingdowngeneral
rulesfortheproductionrefundonsugarusedinthe
chemicalindustryf7),totheproductslistedintheAnnex
tothelastmentionedRegulation ;
Whereasthebasicamountoftherefundontheother
productslistedinArticle1(1)(d)ofRegulation(EEC)No1785/81exportedinthenaturalstatemustbeequalto
one-hundredth ofanamountwhichtakesaccount,onthe
onehand,ofthedifferencebetweentheintervention
priceforwhitesugarfortheCommunityareaswithout
deficitforthemonthforwhichthebasicamountisfixed
andquotationsorpricesforwhitesugarontheworld
marketand,ontheother,oftheneedtoestablisha
balancebetweentheuseofCommunitybasicproductsin
themanufactureofprocessedgoodsforexporttothird
countriesandtheuseofthirdcountryproductsbrought
inunderinwardprocessingarrangements ;
Whereastheapplicationofthebasicamountmaybe
limitedtosomeoftheproductslistedinArticle1(1)(d)
ofRegulation(EEC)No1785/81;
WhereasArticle19ofRegulation(EEC)No1785/81
makesprovisionforsettingrefundsforexportinthe
naturalstateofproductsreferredtoinArticle1(1)(f)and
(g)ofthatRegulation;whereastherefundmustbefixed
per100kilogramsofdrymatter,takingaccountofthe
exportrefundforproductswithinsubheading17.02BII
a)oftheCommonCustomsTariffandforproducts
referredtoinArticle1(1)(d)ofRegulation(EEC)No
1785/81andoftheeconomicaspectsoftheintended
exports;whereastherefundistobegrantedonlyfor
productscomplyingwiththeconditionsinArticle3of
CommissionRegulation(EEC)No1469/77of30June
1977layingdownrulesforapplyingthelevyandthe
refundinrespectofisoglucoseandamendingRegulation
(EEC)No192/750;
Whereas,iftherefundsystemistooperatenormally,
refundsshouldbecalculatedonthefollowingbasis:
—inthecaseofcurrencieswhicharemaintainedinrela­
tiontoeachotheratanygivenmomentwithinaband
of2,25%,arateofexchangebasedontheircentral
rate,multipliedbythecorrectivefactorprovidedforin
thelastparagraphofArticle3(1)ofCouncilRegula­
tion(EEC)No1676/85(9),aslastamendedbyRegula­
tion(EEC)No1636/87(10);
—forothercurrencies,anexchangeratebasedonthe
arithmeticmeanofthespotmarketratesofeachof
thesecurrenciesrecordedoveragivenperiodinrela­
tiontotheCommunitycurrenciesreferredtointhe
previousindent,andtheaforesaidcoefficient;
Whereastherefundsreferredtoabovemustbefixedevery
month;whereastheymaybealteredintheintervening
period;(')OJNoL177,1.7.1981,p.4.0OJNoL25,28.1.1987,p.1.0OJNoL143,25.6.1968,p.6.
(4)OJNoL167,26.6.1976,p.13.0OJNoL50,4.3.1970,p.1.
(«)OJNoL162,1.7.1977,p.6.0OJNoL170,27.6.1978,p.9.(•)OJNoL162,1.7.1977,p.9.0OJNoL164,24.6.1985,p.1.
HOJNoL153,13.6.1987,p.1.

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Whereasapplicationofthesequotasresultsinfixing
refundsfortheproductsinquestionatthelevelsgivenin
theAnnextothisRegulation;
Whereas,pursuanttoArticle275oftheActofAccession
ofSpainandPortugal,refundsmaybegrantedinthecase
ofexportestoPortugal;whereas,inthelightofthesitua­
tionandthelevelofpricesnorefundshouldbefixedin
thecaseofexportstoPortugal;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulationare
inaccordancewiththeopinionoftheManagement
CommitteeforSugar,HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
TheexportrefundsontheproductslistedinArticle1(1)
(d),(f)and(g)ofRegulation(EEC)No1785/81,exported
inthenaturalstate,shallbeassetoutintheAnnex
hereto. '
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1November
1987.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,30October1987.
FortheCommission
FransANDRIESSEN
Vice-President
ANNEX
totheCommissionRegulationof30October1987fixingtheexportrefundsonsyrupsand
certainothersugarproductsexportedinthenaturalstate
(ECU)
CCT
heading
NoDescriptionBasicamount
perpercentagepoint
ofsucrosecontent
andper100kgnet
oftheproduct
inquestion(')Amountofrefund
per100kg
ofdrymatter(*)
17.02 Othersugarsinsolidform;sugarsyrups,notcontainingaddedflavou­
ringorcolouringmatter;artificialhoney,whetherornotmixedwith
naturalhoney;caramel:
D.Othersugarsandsyrups(otherthanlactose,glucoseandmalto­
dextrine):
I.Isoglucose
exII.Other,excludingsorbose 0,449944,99
E.Artificialhoney,whetherornotmixedwithnaturalhoney 0,4499—
F.I.Caramelizedsugarandmolassescontaining,inthedrystate,50%
ormorebyweightofsucrose 0,4499—
21.07 Foodpreparationsnotelsewherespecifiedorincluded:
F.Flavouredorcolouredsugarsyrups:
III.Isoglucose
TV.Other(otherthanlactose,glucoseandmalto-dextrine syrups)0,449944,99
(')Thebasicamountisnotapplicabletosyrupswhicharelessthan85%pure(Regulation(EEC)No394/70).Sucrosecontentisdeterminedinaccordance
withArticle13ofRegulation(EEC)No394/70.
(*)ApplicableonlytoproductsreferredtoinArticle3ofRegulation(EEC)No1469/77.