NoL370/26 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 30.12.78
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No3115/78
of29December 1978
fixingtheratesoftherefundsapplicablefrom1January1979tosugarand
molassesexportedintheformofgoodsnotcoveredbyAnnexIItotheTreaty
thosewhichusethird-country productsunder
inwardprocessingarrangements ;
WhereasArticle4(3)ofRegulation(EEC)No2682/72
providesthat,whentherateoftherefundisbeing
fixed,accountshouldbetaken,whereappropriate,of
refunds,aidsorothermeasureshavingequivalent
effectapplicableinallMemberStatesinaccordance
withtheRegulationonthecommonorganizationof
themarketintheproductinquestiontothebasic
productslistedinAnnexAtothatRegulationorto
assimilatedproducts;
Whereasaproductionrefundisgrantedinrespectof
whitesugarorrawsugarundertheconditionslaid
downinCouncilRegulation(EEC)No1400/78of20
June1978layingdowngeneralrulesfortheproduc­
tionrefundonsugarusedinthechemical
industry(5);
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
areinaccordancewiththeopinionoftheManage­
mentCommitteeforSugar,THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
3330/74of19December1974onthecommonorgani­
zationofthemarketinsugar(J),aslastamendedby
Regulation(EEC)No1396/78(2),andinparticularthe
firstsentenceofthesixthsubparagraphofArticle19
(2)thereof,
WhereasArticle19(1)ofRegulation (EEC)No
3330/74providesthatthedifferencebetweenquota­
tionsorpricesontheworldmarketfortheproducts
listedinArticle1(1)(a),(c)and(d)ofthatRegulation
andpriceswithintheCommunitymaybecoveredby
anexportrefund;whereasCouncilRegulation(EEC)
No2682/72of12December1972layingdown
generalrulesforgrantingexportrefundsoncertain
agriculturalproductsexportedintheformofgoods
notcoveredbyAnnexIItotheTreaty,andthecriteria
forfixingtheamountofsuchrefunds(3),aslast
amendedbyRegulation -(EEC)No707/78(4),specifies
theproductsforwhicharateofrefundshouldbe
fixed,tobeappliedwheretheseproductsareexported
intheformofgoodslistedinAnnexItoRegulation
(EEC)No3330/74;
Whereas,inaccordancewiththefirstsubparagraphof
Article4(1)ofRegulation(EEC)No2682/72,therate
oftherefundper100kilogramsforeachofthebasic
productsinquestionmustbefixedforeachmonth;
Whereas,inaccordancewithparagraph2ofthat
Article,thatratemustbedeterminedwithparticular
referenceto:
(a)theaveragecostsincurredbyprocessingindustries
inobtainingsuppliesofthebasicproductsinques­
tionontheCommunitymarketandtheprices
rulingontheworldmarkets;
(b)theleveloftherefundsonexportsofprocessed
agriculturalproductscoveredbyAnnexIItothe
Treatywhicharemanufactured undersimilar
conditions ;
(c)theneedtoensureequalityofcompetitionforthe
industrieswhichuseCommunityproductsandHASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
Theratesoftherefundsapplicablefrom1January
1979tothebasicproductsappearinginAnnexAto
Regulation(EEC)No2682/72andlistedinArticle1
(1)ofRegulation(EEC)No3330/74,exportedinthe
formofgoodslistedinAnnexItoRegulation(EEC)
No3330/74,arefixedasshown:
(a)inTableIoftheAnnexheretoforthosesame
goods,insofarastheyareshownintheAnnexto
Regulation(EEC)No1400/78;
(b)inTableIIoftheAnnexheretoforgoodsother
thanthosementionedunder(a).
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1January
1979.(»)OJNoL359,31.12.1974,p.1.
(2)OJNoL170,27.6.1978,p.1.
(})OJNoL289,27.12.1972,p.13.
4)OJNoL94,8.4.1978,p.7. (5)OJNoL170,27.6.1978,p.9.

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ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,29December1978.
FortheCommission
ÉtienneDAVIGNON
MemberoftheCommission
ANNEX
totheCommission Regulationof29December1978fixingtheratesoftherefunds
applicablefrom1January1979tosugarandmolassesexportedintheformofgoodsnot
coveredbyAnnex11totheTreaty
TableI
20.56
14.41Rateofrefundinu.a./100kg:Whitesugar:
Rawsugar:
Syrupsofbeetsugarorcanesugarcon­
taining,inthedrystate,98%ormore
byweightofsucrose(includinginvert
sugarexpressedassucrose):S(»)20.56-100
Molasses :
TableII
23.96
17.54Rateofrefundinu.a./100kg:Whitesugar:
Rawsugar:
Syrupsofbeetsugarorcanesugarcon­
taining,inthedrystate,98%ormore
byweightofsucrose(includinginvert
sugarexpressedassucrose):
Molasses :S(»)
23.96100
(')'S'representstheweightofsucrose(includinginvertsugarexpressedissucrose)in100kilogramsofsyrup