EN Official Journal of the European Communities 22. 12. 98 L 346/42
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2775/98
of 21 December 1998
fixing the production refund for white sugar used in the chemical industry
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1785/81
of 30 June 1981 on the common organization of themarkets in the sugar sector (
1), as last amended by Regula-
tion (EC) No 1148/98 (2), and in particular Article 9 (6)
thereof,
Whereas pursuant to Article 9 (3) of Regulation (EEC) No
1785/81 it may be decided to grant production refunds onthe products listed in Article 1 (1) (a) and (f) and on thesyrups listed in Article 1 (1) (d) thereof which are in oneof the situations referred to in Article 9 (2) of the Treatyand which are used in the manufacture of certain prod-ucts of the chemical industry;
Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 1010/86 of 25
March 1986 laying down general rules for the productionrefund on certain sugar products used in the chemicalindustry (
3), as last amended by Commission Regulation
(EC) No 1126/96 (4), establishes the framework within
which the production refunds may be determined andlists the chemical products of which the manufacturemakes it possible to grant a production refund for thebasic products used in their manufacture; whereas Articles5, 6 and 7 of Regulation (EEC) No 1010/86 provide thatthe production refund granted for raw sugar, sucrosesyrups and unprocessed isoglucose shall be derived fromthe refund fixed for white sugar according to a method ofcalculation peculiar to each of these basic products;
Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1729/78 of
24 July 1978 laying down detailed rules of application inrespect of the production refund for sugar used in thechemical industry (
5), as last amended by Regulation (EC)
No 1730/97 (6), specifies the method to be used for estab-
lishing the production refund; whereas Article 1 of Regu-lation (EEC) No 1729/78 provides that the productionrefund for white sugar shall be fixed at three-monthlyintervals for the periods beginning 1 July, 1 October, 1January and 1 April; whereas the application of theabovementioned method entails fixing the production
refund as stated in Article 1 for the period referred totherein;
Whereas the amendment of the definition of white sugar
and raw sugar referred to in Article 1 (2) (a) and (b) ofRegulation (EEC) No 1785/81 has the consequence thatflavoured sugars or sugars containing added colouringagents or other substances are no longer considered asfalling within these definitions but are to be considered as‘other sugars'; whereas Article 1 of Regulation (EEC) No1010/86 provides for these sugars to be eligible as basicproducts to the production refund; whereas a method ofcalculation based on their sucrose content should be laiddown for establishing the production refund applicable tothese products;
Whereas Article 2 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1103/
97 of 17 June 1997 on certain provisions relating to theintroduction of the euro (
7) provides that, as from 1
January 1999, all references to the ecu in legal instru-ments are to be replaced by references to the euro at therate of EUR 1 to ECU 1; whereas, for the sake of clarity,the denomination ‘euro' should be used in this Regula-tion since it is to apply from 1 January 1999;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are
in accordance with the opinion of the ManagementCommittee for Sugar,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
The production refund per 100 kilograms of white sugar
referred to in Article 4 of Regulation (EEC) No 1010/86 ishereby fixed at EUR 44,164 for the quarter 1 January to31 March 1999.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 January 1999. (1) OJ L 177, 1. 7. 1981, p. 4.
(2) OJ L 159, 3. 6. 1998, p. 38.
(3) OJ L 94, 9. 4. 1986, p. 9.
(4) OJ L 150, 25. 6. 1996, p. 3.
(5) OJ L 201, 25. 7. 1978, p. 26.
(6) OJ L 243, 5. 9. 1997, p. 5. (7) OJ L 162, 19. 6. 1997, p. 1.
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This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
States.
Done at Brussels, 21 December 1998.
For the Commission
Franz FISCHLER
Member of the Commission