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30.6.68 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL151/35
REGULATION (EEC)No835/68OFTHECOMMISSION
of28June1968
layingdowndetailedrulesfortheapplicationoftheproductionrefundonsugarusedin
thechemicalindustry
State;whereas,inordertocounteracttheeffectsof
delaysinpaymentoftherefund,provisionshouldbe
madeforanadvancetobepaidtotheholderofthe
certificateassoonasthebasicproductshavebeen
placedundercontrol;whereas,correspondingly ,pro­
visionshouldbemadeforthelodgingofanadequate
deposittoserveasaguaranteetotheMemberState
concerned,shouldprocessingofthebasicproductnot
becarriedoutinaccordancewiththeconditionslaid
downintherefundcertificate;whereas,however,the
MemberStateconcernedshouldbefreetodecide
onappropriatemeasurestodealwithcasesofforce
majeurewhichpreventacertificateholderfromful­
fillinghisobligations;
Whereassincefinalpaymentoftheproductionre­
fundmaybemadeonlyafterprocessinghastaken
placeandsincethetradehasaninterestinbeing
paidasearlyaspossible,thismustbeeffectedshortly
afterprocessing;
Whereastheproductionrefundappliesonlytothe
quantitiesofbasicproductsactuallyused;whereas
paymentisthereforelimitedtothesequantities;
whereas,however,whereaconversionratioisused,
itactsasaceilingforpayment;
Whereastheamountoftheproductionrefundshould
beadjustedundercertaincircumstances inthelight
ofalterationsintheinterventionpricesusedasa
basisforfixingtheamountofthatrefund;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
areinaccordancewiththeOpinionoftheManage­
mentCommitteeforSugar;THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COM­
MUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulationNo1009/67/
EEC1of18December1967onthecommonorganis­
ationofthemarketinsugar,andinparticular
Article9(8)thereof;
WhereasCouncilRegulation (EEC)No765/68/EEC2
of18June1968laiddowngeneralrulesforthepro­
ductionrefundonsugarusedinthechemicalin­
dustry;whereasde'tailedrulesfortheapplicationof
thatRegulationappeartobenecessary;
Whereasnodecisiononthegrantingoftheproduction
refundcanbetakenunlesspreciseinformationis
available;whereaspersonsqualifyingfortherefund
shouldthereforeberequestedtosubmitapriorappli­
cationinwritingwhichwouldgivecertainin­
formation;
Whereas,forthepurposesofdocumentation and
control,arefundcertificatemustbeintroducedwhich
isvalidforaperiodwhichislongenoughtoallowthe
tradetomakelong-termarrangementsandgivesthe
informationnecessarytofixtheproductionrefund;
whereas,inordertoguaranteethatthesugarcon­
cernedisusedforthepurposeforwhichtherefund
certificatewasissued,onlytheapplicantshouldbe
abletoclaimonthebasisofthecertificateafterthe
basicproductinquestionhasbeenprocessed;
Whereas,inordertomakeitpossibletocheckthat
thebasicproductshavebeenputtotheintendeduse,
acompetentbodywhichwouldhaveaccesstoall
necessaryinformationmustbesetupineachMemberHASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
1OJNo308,18.12.1967,p.1.
2OJNoL143,25.6.1968,p.1.1.Applicationforaproductionrefundshallbe
madeinwriting.

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2.Theapplicationshallstate: Article5
(a)thenameandaddressoftheprocessor;
(b)thequantityofbasicproductstobeprocessed,
expressedintermsofwhitesugar;
(c)thenatureofthebasicproductstobeprocessed;
(d)theusetowhichthebasicproductsaretobe
put;and1.MemberStatesshalldesignatethecompetent
authoritiestoeffectcontroloftheprocessingofbasic
products.
2.Theholderofarefundcertificateshallgivethe
followinginformationinwritingintimetoenable
theauthoritiesreferredtoinparagraph1toeffect
thecontrol:
(e)theplaceofprocessing.
(a)hisnameandaddress;
Thestatementoftheusetowhichthebasicproducts
aretobeputshallindicatetheAnnextoRegulation
(EEC)No765/68/EECwhichliststhechemicalprod­
uctintowhichthebasicproductwillbeprocessed.
3.MemberStatesmayrequireapplicantstofurnish
additionalinformation .(b)thenatureandquantityofthebasicproductsto
beprocessed;
(c)theplacewherethebasicproductsinquestion
arelocatedwhentheinformation isfurnished.
MemberStatesmayrequirecertificateholdersto
furnishadditionalinformation .
Article2
Article61.MemberStatesshallissuearefundcertificateon
receiptoftheapplication.
2.MemberStatesshallusenationalformsforthe
refundcertificatewhich,withoutprejudicetothe
provisionsofotherRegulations ,DirectivesorDe­
cisionsadoptedbyCommunityinstitutions,shallcon­
tainatleasttheinformationsetoutinparagraph3.
3.Therefundcertificateshallindicate:Assoonasthebasicproductshavebeenplacedunder
control,MemberStatesmaymakeanadvancepay­
menttothecertificateholderamountingtonotmore
than80%)oftheproductionrefundindicatedonthat
certificate .
Article7
(a)thenameandaddressoftheholder;
(b)thedateonwhichtheapplicationwaslodged;
(c)thequantityofbasicproductstobeprocessed,
expressedintermsofwhitesugar;
(d)theusetowhichthebasicproductistobeput;
(e)theproductionrefundforwhitesugarapplicable
thedayonwhichtheapplicationwaslodged;
(f)thelastdayofvalidityofthecertificate;
(g)theplaceofprocessing.
Article31.Ifanadvanceispaid,MemberStatesshallre­
quireadepositorrecognisedequivalentguaranteeto
belodged,ensuringrepaymentoftheadvanceplus
5°/o.
2.Thedepositshallbereleasedonceprocessinghas
takenplaceinaccordancewiththeconditionslaid
downintherefundcertificateorwhentheadvance
plus5%hasbeenrepaid.
3.Subjecttotheprovisionsofparagraph4,there­
paymentreferredtoinparagraph1shallbeinpro­
portiontothequantitiesofbasicproductswhich
havenotbeenprocessedundertheconditionslaid
downintherefundcertificate .
Iftheadvanceisnotrepaid,thedepositshallbefor­
feitedinproportiontotheamountoftheadvance
toberecovered .
4.Ifprocessingcannotbecarriedoutunderthe
conditionslaiddownintherefundcertificateowing
tocircumstances tobeconsideredtoconstitutecases
offorcemajeure,andifanapplicationismadeto
havesuchcircumstances takenintoconsideration ,the
MemberStateconcernedshalladoptthemeasures
whichitconsidersnecessaryinthelightofthe
circumstances invoked.1.Theissueofarefundcertificateconferstheright
topaymentoftheproductionrefundindicatedinthe
certificateafterthebasicproductshavebeenpro­
cessedinaccordancewiththeconditionslaiddown
inthecertificate .
1.Therightsconferredbythecertificatearenot
transferable .
Article4
Therefundcertificateshallbevalidfromtheday
ofissuetotheendofthefifthmonthfollowingthe
monthofissue.

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Article8
Theproductionrefundor,whereanadvancehas
beenpaid,thedifferencebetweentheamountad­
vancedandtheamountoftheproductionrefund,
shallbepaid:
(1)attheearliest,afterithasbeenestablishedthat
thebasicproductshavebeenprocessedunder
theconditionslaiddownintherefundcertificate;
(2)atthelatest,attheendofthemonthfollowing
themonthinwhichitwasestablishedthatpro­
cessingwascompleted.(1)thereisanalterationintheinterventionpricefor
whitesugarvalidfortheareainwhichtheplace
ofprocessingissituated,inthecaseofbasicprod­
uctsusedinthemanufactureofproductslisted
inAnnexesIandIItoRegulation (EEC)No
756/68;
(2)thereisanalterationinthearithmeticmeanof
theinterventionpriceforwhitesugarvalidfor
theCommunityareahavingthelargestsurplus
andtheinterventionpriceforwhitesugarvalid
fortheareainwhichtheplaceofprocessingis
situated,inthecaseofbasicproductsusedinthe
manufactureofproductslistedinAnnexesIand
IItoRegulation (EEC)No765/68;
theproductionrefundtobepaidshallbeequalto
thatindicatedintherefundcertificate,adjustedinthe
lightofthealterationinquestion.Therefundsshall
nothoweverbeadjustedinthecaseofbasicprod­
uctswhicharestillunderprocessingcontrolwhen
thealterationoccurs.Article9
1.Theproductionrefundshallbepaidinrespect
ofthequantityofbasicproductprocessed.
2.However,whereaconversionratioisused,the
productionrefundmaynotexceedanamountcal­
culatedbymultiplyingthequantityofchemicalprod­
uctsobtainedbythatratio.
ForthepurposesofthisRegulation,'conversion
ratio'meansthecoefficientequaltothequantityof
basicproduct,expressedinkilogrammes ofwhite
sugar,neededforthemanufactureofonekilogramme
ofchemicalproduct.•Article ■11
ForthepurposesofthisRegulation,syrupcontaining
sucroseshallbetreatedasequivalenttoaquantity
ofwhitesugarcorresponding totheamountof
sucrosecontainedinthatsyrup.
Article10
Ifbetweenthedateonwhichtheapplicationfor
theproductionrefundislodgedandthedateon
whichthebasicproductsareprocessed:Article12
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1July1968.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMemberStates.
DoneatBrussels,28.June1968.
FortheCommission
ThePresident
JeanREY