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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC)No2282/96
of29November 1996
fixingtheexportrefundsonsyrupsandcertainothersugarproductsexportedin
thenaturalstate
lation(EC)No1126/960,totheproductslistedinthe
AnnextothelastmentionedRegulation;
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 ;THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
Community ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No1785/81
of30June1981onthecommonorganizationofthe
marketsinthesugarsector('),aslastamendedbyRegula­
tion(EC)No1599/96(2),andinparticularArticle17(5)
thereof,
WhereasArticle17ofRegulation (EEC)No1785/81
providesthatthedifferencebetweenquotationsorprices
ontheworldmarketfortheproductslistedinArticle1
(1)(d)ofthatRegulationandpricesforthoseproducts
withintheCommunitymaybecoveredbyanexport
refund;
WhereasArticle3ofCommissionRegulation (EC)No
2135/95of7September1995layingdowndetailedrules
ofapplicationforthegrantofexportrefundsinthesugar
sector(3),providesthattheexportrefundon100kilo­
gramsoftheproductslistedinArticle1(1)(d)ofRegula­
tion(EEC)No1785/81isequaltothebasicamount
multipliedbythesucrosecontent,including,where
appropriate ,othersugarsexpressedassucrose;whereasthe
sucrosecontentoftheproductinquestionisdetermined
inaccordancewithArticle3ofCommissionRegulation
(EC)No2135/95;
WhereasArticle17(6)ofRegulation (EEC)No1785/81
providesthatthebasicamountoftherefundonsorbose
exportedinthenaturalstatemustbeequaltothebasic
amountoftherefundlessone-hundredth oftheproduc­
tionrefundapplicable,pursuanttoCouncilRegulation
(EEC)No1010/86of25March1986layingdowngeneral
rulesfortheproductionrefundonsugarusedinthe
chemicalindustry(4),lastamendedbyCommissionRegu­Whereastheapplicationofthebasicamountmaybe
limitedtosomeoftheproductslistedinArticle1(1)(d)
ofRegulation (EEC)No1785/81;
WhereasArticle17ofRegulation (EEC)No1785/81
makesprovisionforsettingrefundsforexportinthe
naturalstateofproductsreferredtoinArticle1(1)(f)and
(g)and(h)ofthatRegulation;whereastherefundmustbe
fixedper100kilogramsofdrymatter,takingaccountof
theexportrefundforproductsfallingwithinCNcode
17023091andforproductsreferredtoinArticle1(1)(d)
ofRegulation (EEC)No1785/81andoftheeconomic
aspectsoftheintendedexports;whereas,inthecaseof
theproductsreferredtointhesaidArticle(1)(f)and(g),
therefundistobegrantedonlyforproductscomplying
withtheconditionsinArticle5ofRegulation(EC)No
2135/95;whereas,fortheproductsreferredtoinArticle1
(1)(h),therefundshallbegrantedonlyforproducts
complyingwiththeconditionsinArticle6ofRegulation
(EC)No2135/95; (')OJNoL177,1.7.1981,p.4.
(2)OJNoL206,16.8.1996,p.43.
(3)OJNoL214,8.9.1995,p.16.
(4OJNoL94,9.4.1986,p.9. OOJNoL150,25.6.1996,p.3.

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Whereastherefundsreferredtoabovemustbefixedevery
month;whereastheymaybealteredintheintervening
period;
Whereasapplicationofthesequotasresultsinfixing
refundsfortheproductsinquestionatthelevelsgivenin
theAnnextothisRegulation ;
WhereasCouncilRegulation (EEC)No990/93('),as
amendedbyRegulation (EC)No1380/95(2),prohibits
tradebetweentheEuropeanCommunityandtheFederal
RepublicofYugoslavia (SerbiaandMontenegro );whereas
thisprohibitiondoesnotapplyincertainsituationsas
comprehensively listedinArticles2,4,5and7thereof
andinCouncilRegulation (EC)No462/96(3);whereas
accountshouldbetakenofthisfactwhenfixingthe
refunds;
Whereas,inthelightoftheamendmentintroducedby
Regulation(EC)No1222/96(4),thefigure9afterthefirst
eightdigitscorresponding tothecombinednomenclaturesubheadingsshouldberegardedasformingpartofthe
refundnomenclature codefrom1January1997;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulationare
inaccordancewiththeopinionoftheManagement
CommitteeforSugar,
HASADOPTED THISREGULATION :
Article1
TheexportrefundsontheproductslistedinArticle1(1)
(d),(f),(g)and(h)ofRegulation (EEC)No1785/81,
exportedinthenaturalstate,shallbesetoutintheAnnex
hereto.
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1December
1996.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,29November1996.
FortheCommission
FranzFISCHLER
MemberoftheCommission
(')OJNoL102,28.4.1993,p.14.
(2)OJNoL138,21.6.1995,p.1.0OJNoL65,15.3.1996,p.1.
(4)OJNoL161,29.6.1996,p.62.

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ANNEX
totheCommissionRegulationof29November1996fixingtheexportrefundsonsyrups
andcertainothersugarproductsexportedinthenaturalstate
Productcode Amountofrefund
—ECU/100kgdrymatter—
17024010100 43,69OH
17026010000 43,69OH
17026090200 83,01HH
—ECU/1%sucrosex100kg—
17026090800 0,4369HH
—ECU/100kgdrymatter—
17029030000 43,69HH
—ECU/1%sucrosex100kg—
17029060000 0,4369(')H
17029071000 0,4369(')H
17029099900 0,4369(')HH
—ECU/100kgdrymatter—
21069030000 43,69(i)(')
—ECU/1%sucrosex100kg—
21069059000 0,4369HH
(')Thebasicamountisnotapplicabletosyrupswhicharelessthan85%pure
(Regulation (EEC)No394/70).Sucrosecontentisdeterminedinaccordance
withArticle13ofRegulation (EEC)No394/70.
(2)ApplicableonlytoproductsreferredtoinArticle3ofRegulation (EEC)
No1469/77.
P)RefundsonexportstotheFederalRepublicofYugoslavia (Serbiaand
Montenegro )maybegrantedonlywheretheconditionslaiddowninamended
Regulation (EEC)No990/93andRegulation (EC)No462/96areobserved.
(4)Thebasicamountisnotapplicabletotheproductdefinedunderpoint2ofthe
AnnextoRegulation (EEC)No3513/92(OJNoL355,5.12.1992,p.12).
0ApplicableonlytoproductsdefinedunderArticle13(3)ofRegulation (EEC)
No394/70.
NB:Theproductcodesandthefootnotesaredefinedinamended
CommissionRegulation (EEC)No3846/87(OJNoL366,24.12.
1987,p.1).