1.7.93 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunitiesNoL159/43
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No1696/93
of30June1993
fixingtheexportrefundsonsyrupsandcertainothersugarproductsexportedin
thenaturalstate
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,(EEC)No1400/78of20June1978layingdowngeneral
rulesfortheproductionrefundonsugarusedinthe
chemicalindustryQ,totheproductslistedintheAnnex
tothelastmentionedRegulation ;
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No1785/81
of30June1981onthecommonorganizationofthe
marketsinthesugarsector('),aslastamendedbyRegula­
tion(EEC)No1548/93(2),andinparticularArticle19(4)
thereof,Whereasthebasicamountoftherefundontheother
productslistedinArticle1(1)(d)ofRegulation(EEC)No
1785/81exportedinthenaturalstatemustbeequalto
one-hundredth ofanamountwhichtakesaccount,onthe
onehand,ofthedifferencebetweentheintervention
priceforwhitesugarfortheCommunityareaswithout
deficitforthemonthforwhichthebasicamountisfixed
andquotationsorpricesforwhitesugarontheworld
marketand,ontheother,oftheneedtoestablisha
balancebetweentheuseofCommunitybasicproductsin
themanufactureofprocessedgoodsforexporttothird
countriesandtheuseofthirdcountryproductsbrought
inunderinwardprocessingarrangements ;WhereasArticle19ofRegulation(EEC)No1785/81
providesthatthedifferencebetweenquotationsorprices
ontheworldmarketfortheproductslistedinArticle1
(1)(d)ofthatRegulationandpricesforthoseproducts
withintheCommunitymaybecoveredbyanexport
refund:
Whereastheapplicationofthebasicamountmaybe
limitedtosomeoftheproductslistedinArticle1(1)(d)
ofRegulation(EEC)No1785/81;WhereasArticle8ofCouncilRegulation(EEC)No
766/68of18June1968layingdowngeneralrulesfor
grantingexportrefundsonsugar(3),aslastamendedby
Regulation(EEC)No1489/76(4),providesthattheexport
refundon100kilogramsoftheproductslistedinArticle
1(1)(d)ofRegulation(EEC)No1785/81isequaltothe
basicamountmultipliedbythesucrosecontent,includ­
ing,whereappropriate,othersugarsexpressedassucrose;
whereasthesucrosecontentoftheproductinquestionis
determinedinaccordancewithArticle13ofCommission
Regulation(EEC)No394/70of2March1970ondetailed
rulesforgrantingexportrefundsonsugar(*),aslast
amendedbyRegulation(EEC)No1684/92(*);WhereasArticle19ofRegulation (EEC)No1785/81
makesprovisionforsettingrefundsforexportinthe
naturalstateofproductsreferredtoinArticle1(1)(f)and
(g)ofthatRegulation;whereastherefundmustbefixed
per100kilogramsofdrymatter,takingaccountofthe
exportrefundforproductsfallingwithinCNcode
17023091andforproductsreferredtoinArticle1(1)(d)
ofRegulation(EEC)No1785/81andoftheeconomic
aspectsoftheintendedexports;whereastherefundisto
begrantedonlyforproductscomplyingwiththecondi­
tionsinArticle3ofCommissionRegulation(EEC)No
1469/77of30June1977layingdownrulesforapplying
thelevyandtherefundinrespectofisoglucoseand
amendingRegulation(EEC)No192/75(8),asamendedby
Regulation(EEC)No1714/88(9);WhereasArticle7ofRegulation(EEC)No766/68
providesthatthebasicamountoftherefundonsorbose
exportedinthenaturalstatemustbeequaltothebasic
amountoftherefundlessone-hundredth oftheproduc­
tionrefundapplicable,pursuanttoCouncilRegulation
(')OJNoL177,1.7.1981,p.4.
(2)OJNoL154,25.6.1993,p.10.0OJNoL143,25.6.1968,p.6.
(<)OJNoL167,26.6.1976,p.13.0OJNoL50,4.3.1970,p.1.
6)OJNoL176,30.6.1992,p.31.OOJNoL170,27.6.1978,p.9.
(8)OJNoL162,1.7.1977,p.9.
(9OJNoL152,18.6.1988,p.23.

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4,5and7thereof;whereasaccountshouldbetakenof
thisfactwhenfixingtherefunds;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulationare
inaccordancewiththeopinionoftheManagement
CommitteeforSugar,WhereastherepresentativemarketratesdefinedinArticle
1ofCouncilRegulation(EEC)No3813/92(')areusedto
convertamountsexpressedinthirdcountrycurrencies
andareusedasthebasisfordeterminingtheagricultural
conversionratesoftheMemberStates'currencies;
whereasdetailedrulesontheapplicationanddetermina­
tionoftheseconversionsweresetbyCommissionRegu­
lation(EEC)No1068/93(2);
Whereastherefundsreferredtoabovemustbefixedevery
month;whereastheymaybealteredintheintervening
period;
Whereasapplicationofthesequotasresultsinfixing
refundsfortheproductsinquestionatthelevelsgivenin
theAnnextothisRegulation ;
WhereasCouncilRegulation(EEC)No990/93(3)prohi­
bitstradebetweentheEuropeanEconomicCommunity
andtheFederalRepublicofYugoslavia(Serbiaand
Montenegro);whereasthisprohibitiondoesnotapplyin
certainsituationsascomprehensively listedinArticles2,HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
TheexportrefundsontheproductslistedinArticle1(1)
(d),(f)and(g)ofRegulation(EEC)No1785/81,exported
inthenaturalstate,shallbesetourintheAnnexhereto.
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1July1993.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,30June1993.
FortheCommission
ReneSTEICHEN
MemberoftheCommission
(>)OJNoL387,31.12.1992,p.1.
(2)OJNoL108,1.5.1993,p.106.
(3)OJNoL102,28.4.1993,p.14.

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ANNEX
totheCommissionRegulationof30June1993fixingtheexportrefundsonsyrupsand
certainothersugarproductsexportedinthenaturalstate
Productcode Amountofrefund
—ECU/100kgdrymatter—
17024010100 38,64(2)(3)
17026010000 38,64(2)(3)
—ECU/1%sucrosex100kg—
17026090000 0,3864(>)(3)
—ECU/100kgdrymatter—
17029030000 38,64Q(3)
—ECU/1%sucrosex100kg—
17029060000 0,3864(')(3)
17029071000 0,3864C)(3)
17029090900 0,3864(l)(3)(4)
—ECU/100kgdrymatter—
21069030000 38,64(J)(3)
—ECU/1%sucrosex100kg—
21069059000 0,3864(>)(3)
(')Thebasicamountisnotapplicabletosyrupswhicharelessthan85%pure
(Regulation(EEC)No394/70).Sucrosecontentisdeterminedinaccordance
withArticle13ofRegulation(EEC)No394/70.
(2)ApplicableonlytoproductsreferredtoinArticle3ofRegulation(EEC)
No1469/77.
(3)RefundsonexportstotheFederalRepublicofYugoslavia(SerbiaandMonte­
negro)maybegrantedonlywheretheconditionslaiddowninRegulation
(EEC)No990/93areobserved.
(4)Thebasicamountisnotapplicabletotheproductdefinedunderpoint2ofthe
AnnextoRegulation(EEC)No3513/92(OJNoL355,5.12.1992,p.12).
NB:TheproductcodesandthefootnotesaredefinedinCommission
Regulation(EEC)No3846/87(OJNoL366,24.12.1987,p.1),as
lastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)No1457/93(OJNoL142,
12.6.1993,p.55).