594 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities
NoL309/4 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 24.12.68
REGULATION (EEC)No2100/68OFTHECOUNCIL
of20December1968
amendingRegulationNo1009/67/EEConthecommonorganisationofthemarket
insugar
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES ,WhereasArticle17(1)ofRegulationNo1009/67/
EECprovidesforanexportrefundtobegrantedon
whitesugar,rawsugarandcertainsyrupsfalling
withinheadingsnos17.02and17.05oftheCommon
CustomsTariff,exportedinthenatural§tateor
intheformofgoodslistedintheAnnextothat
Regulation;whereasArticle5(1)ofCouncilRegula­
tion(EEC)No765/683of18June1968layingdown
generalrulesfortheproductionrefundonsugar
usedinthechemicalindustryfixedtheproduction
refundfor100kilogrammesofwhitesugarusedin
themanufactureoftheproductslistedinAnnex1
tothatRegulation,andinparticularinthemanu­
factureofmannitol,sorbitolandcertainoftheir
derivatives,atanamountequaltotheintervention
pricevalidfortheareainwhichthesugaris
processed,less13-30unitsofaccount;whereasthe
worldmarketpriceforsugarisnormallymuchlower
than13-30unitsofaccountper100kilogrammes ;
whereasprovisionshouldthereforebemadeforthe
possibilityofgrantinganexportrefundnotonlyon
mannitolandsorbitol,asprovidedinRegulation
No1009/67/EEC,butalsoontheirderivatives;
whereastheAnnextothatRegulationshould
thereforebeamendedaccordingly ;
Whereasactivenaturalbakers'yeastsaretheonly
productsfallingwithinheadingNo21.06ofthe
CommonCustomsTariffwhichare.obtainedfrom
molasses;whereasthatAnnexshouldthereforebe
amendedaccordingly;
Whereas,inviewoftheamendmentsmadetothe
nomenclatureoftheCommonCustomsTariff,anew
versionofthatAnnexshouldbeprepared;HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingthe
EuropeanEconomicCommunity,andinparticular
Article43thereof;
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission ;
HavingregardtotheOpinionoftheEuropean
Parliament 1;
WhereasArticle8ofCouncilRegulationNo1009/67/
EEC2of18December1967onthecommonorganis­
ationofthemarketinsugarprovidesforthereim­
bursementofstoragecostsforwhitesugarandraw
sugar;whereasinsomeinstancessugarmanufacturers
process.beetintoanintermediateliquidproduct,
knownassyrup,whichcanbestored;whereasthis
syrupisultimatelyprocessedintowhitesugar;
whereasthis.sugarisnormallydisposedofasand
•whenitismanufactured sothat,althoughitis
subjecttothepaymentofthelevychargedunder
thearrangementstooffsetstoragecosts,itderives
littlebenefitfromthereimbursement ofthesecosts;
whereasinthesecircumstances reimbursement of
storagecostsshouldbeextendedtothesyrup
mentionedabove;
Whereasdetailedrulesarenecessaryforthe
applicationofArticle27-ofRegulationNo1009/67/
EEC,inparticularwithregardtothedatesonwhich
thelevyprovidedforfallsdue;
WhereasintheFrenchdepartmentsofGuadeloupe
andMartiniquethemanufacturing periodforsugar
beginsinJanuaryandfinishestowardstheendof
June;whereasitisthereforenecessaryinrespectof
thesedepartmentstospecifydatesotherthanthose
specifiedinArticle32ofRegulationNo1009/67/
EECforthecarry-forward fromonemarketingyear
tothenext;HASADOPTED THISREGULATION :
Article1
ThefollowingshallbesubstitutedforArticle8(1)
ofRegulationNo1009/67/EEC:
1OJNoC135,14.12.1968,p.18.
2OJNo308,18.12.1967,p.1. 3OJNoL143,25.6.1968,p.1.

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'1SubjecttotheprovisionsofArticle32(2),
storagecostsforwhitesugar,rawsugar,and
certainsyrupsproducedpriortothecrystallising
stage,manufactured frombeetorcaneharvested
intheCommunity,shall,bereimbursedataflat
ratebytheMemberStates.
MemberStatesshallchargealevyoneachsugar
manufacturer perunitofweightofsugar
produced.
Theamountofthereimbursement shallbethe
sameforthewholeCommunity .Thesamerule
shallapplytothelevy.''Asfarasfactoriesorundertakingssituatedin
theFrenchdepartmentsofGuadeloupeand
Martiniqueareconcerned,however,1February
inthefirstindentofthefirstsubparagraphshall
bereplacedby1Mayandtheperiod1February
to31Januaryofthefollowingyearinthe
secondindentofthesamesubparagraphshallbe
replacedby1Mayto30Aprilofthefollowing
yeaj.Iffinalproductionforthemarketingyear
inquestionfallsshortoftheestimatesmade
whenthedecisiontocarryforwardwastaken,
thequantitycarriedforwardmaybeadjusted
retroactivelybefore1Augustofthefollowing
marketingyear.'
Article2
Article4
ThetextoftheAnnextothisRegulationshallbe
substitutedforthatoftheAnnextoRegulation
No1009/67/EEC.1.Thesecondsubparagraph ofArticle27(2)of
RegulationNo1009/67/EECisherebyrepealed.
2.Thefollowingparagraph5shallbeaddedto
Article27ofRegulationNo1009/67/EEC:
'5Detailedrulesfortheapplicationofthis
Articleshallbeadoptedinaccordancewiththe
procedurelaiddowninArticle40.'Article5
Article31.ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthe
thirddayfollowingitspublicationintheOfficial
JournaloftheEuropeanCommunities .
2.TheprovisionsofArticle1shalltakeeffecton
1July1968.ThefollowingshallbeaddedtoArticle32(2)of
RegulationNo1009/67/EEC:
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,20December1968.
FortheCouncil
ThePresident
V.LATTANZIO

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ANNEX
CCT
heading
NoDescriptionofgoods
17.04 Sugarconfectionery ,notcontainingcocoa:
B.Chewinggum
C.Whitechocolate
D.Notspecified
ex18.06 Chocolateandotherfoodpreparationscontainingcocoaandsugar(sucrose
orinvertsugar)
ex19.02 Preparationsofflour,starchormaltextract,ofakindusedasinfantfood
orfordieteticorculinarypurposes,containinglessthan50%byweight
ofcocoa,containingsugar(sucroseorinvertsugar)
ex19.08 Pastry,biscuits,cakesandotherfinebakers'wares,whetherornotcontaining
cocoainanyproportion,containingsugar(sucroseorinvertsugar)
21.06 Naturalyeasts(activeorinactive);preparedbakingpowders:
A.Activenaturalyeasts:
II.Bakers'yeast
ex21.07 Foodpreparationsnotelsewherespecifiedorincluded,containingsugar
(sucroseorinvertsugar)
ex22.02 Lemonade,flavouredspawatersandflavouredaeratedwaters,andother
non-alcholicbeverages,containingsugar(sucroseorinvertsugar),not
includingfruitandvegetablejuicesfallingwithinheadingNo20.07
22.09 Spirits(otherthanthoseofheadingNo22.08);liqueursandotherspirituous
beverages;compoundalcoholicpreparations (knownas'concentrated
extracts')forthemanufactureofbeverages:
C.Spirituousbeverages:
exV.Other,containingsugar(sucroseorinvertsugar)
29.04 Acyclicalcoholsandtheirhalogenated,sulphonated ,nitratedornitrosated
derivatives :
C.Polyhydric 1alcohols:
II.Mannitol
III.Sorbitol
29.16 Alcohol-acids ,aldehyde-acids ,ketone-acids ,phenol-acidsandothersingle
orcomplexoxygen-function acids,andtheiranhydrides,acidhalides,acid
peroxidesandperacids,andtheirhalogenated ,sulphonated ,nitratedor
nitrosatedderivatives :
exA.Mannitolorsorbitolesters;
glycericacid,glycollicacid,
saccharonicacid,heptasaccharic acid,
andtheirsaltsandesters
29.35 Heterocycliccompounds ;nucleicacids:
exT.Other,anhydriccompoundsofmannitolorsorbitol(as,forexample,
sorbitans)notincludingmaltolandisomaltol
29.43 Sugars,chemicallypure,otherthansucrose,glucoseandlactose;sugar
ethersandsugaresters,andtheirsalts,otherthanproductsofheadings
Nos29.39,29.41and29.42:
exB.Other,sorbose,itssaltsandesters;
methylglucosides
38.19 Chemicalproductsandpreparations ofthechemicaloralliedindustries
(includingthoseconsistingofmixturesofnaturalproducts),notelsewhere
specifiedorincluded;residualproductsofthechemicaloralliedindustries,
notelsewherespecifiedorincluded.
R.Foundrycorebindersbasedonsyntheticresins
exT.Other,sorbitolcrackingproducts