NoL278/18 OfficialJournaloftheEuropean Communities 1.10.87
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No2917/87,
of30September 1987
fixingtheexportrefundsonsyrupsandcertainothersugarproductsexportedin
thenaturalstate
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishing theEuropean
Economic Community ,
HavingregardtotheActofAccession ofSpainand
Portugal,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No1785/81
of30June1981onthecommonorganization ofthe
marketsinthesugarsector('),aslastamendedbyRegula­
tion(EEC)No229/87(2),andinparticular Article19(4)
thereof,
HavingregardtotheopinionoftheMonetaryCommittee ,
Whereas Article19ofRegulation (EEC)No1785/81
providesthatthedifference betweenquotations orprices
ontheworldmarketfortheproductslistedinArticle 1
(1)(d)ofthatRegulation andpricesforthoseproducts
withintheCommunity maybecoveredby-anexport
refund; >
Whereas Article8ofCouncilRegulation (EEC)No-
766/68of?18June1968layingdowngeneralrulesfor
grantingexportrefundsonsugar(3),aslastamendedby
Regulation (EEC)No1489/76(4),providesthattheexport
refundon100kilograms oftheproductslistedinArticle
1(1)(d)ofRegulation (EEC)No1785/81isequaltothe
basicamountmultiplied bythesucrosecontent,inclu­
ding,whereappropriate ,othersugarsexpressed as
sucrose ;whereasthesucrosecontentoftheproductin
questionisdetermined inaccordance withArticle13of
Commission Regulation (EEC)No394/70of2March
1970ondetailedrulesforgrantingexportrefundson
sugar(*),aslastamended byRegulation (EEC)No
1467/77(6);
Whereas Article7ofRegulation (EEC)No766/68
providesthatthebasicamountoftherefundonsorbose
exportedinthenaturalstatemustbeequaltothebasic
amountoftherefundlessone-hundredth oftheproduc­
tionrefundapplicable ,pursuant toCouncilRegulation
(EEC)No1400/78of20June1978layingdowngeneral
rulesfortheproduction refundonsugarusedinthe
chemicalindustryQ,totheproductslistedintheAnnex
tothelastmentioned Regulation ;
Whereas thebasicamount oftherefundontheother
productslistedinArticle 1(1)(d)ofRegulation (EEC)No1785/81exported 'inthenaturalstatemust,beequalto
one-hundredth ofanamountwhichtakesaccount,onthe
onehand,ofthedifference betweentheintervention
priceforwhitesugarfortheCommunity areaswithout
deficitforthemonthforwhichthebasicamountisfixed
andquotations orpricesforwhitesugarontheworld
marketand,ontheother,oftheneedtoestablish a
balancebetweentheuseofCommunity basicproductsin
themanufacture ofprocessed goodsforexporttothird
countriesandtheuseofthirdcountryproductsbrought
inunderinwardprocessing arrangements ;
Whereastheapplication ofthebasicamountmaybe
.limitedtosomeoftheproductslistedinArticle 1(1)(d)
ofRegulation (EEC)No1785/81;
WhereasArticle19ofRegulation (EEC)No1785/81
makesprovision for.settingrefundsforexportinthe
naturalstateofproductsreferredtoinArticle 1(1)(f)and
(g)ofthatRegulation ;whereastherefundmustbefixed
per100kilograms ofdrymatter,takingaccountofthe
exportrefund -forproductswithinsubheading -17.02BII
a)oftheCommon CustomsTariffandforproducts
referredtoinArticle 1(1)(d)ofRegulation (EEC)No
1785/81andoftheeconomic aspectsoftheintended
ex-ports;whereastherefundistobegrantedonlyfor
products ,complying withtheconditions inArticle3of
Commission =Regulation (EEC)No1469/77of30June
1977layingdownrulesforapplyingthelevyandthe
refundinrespectofisoglucose andamending Regulation
(EEC)No192/75(8);
Whereas ,iftherefundsystemistooperatenormally ,
refundsshouldbecalculated onthefollowing basis:
—inthecaseofcurrencies whicharemaintained inrela­
tion,toeachotheratanygivenmomentwithinaband
of2,25%,arateofexchangebasedontheircentral
rate,multiplied bythecorrective factorprovidedforin
thelastparagraph ofArticle3(1)ofCouncilRegula­
tion(EEC)No1676/85(9),aslastamendedbyRegula­
tion(EEC)No1636/87(10);
—forothercurrencies ,anexchange ratebasedon,the
arithmetic meanofthespotmarketratesofeachof
thesecurrencies recordedoveragivenperiodinrela­
tiontotheCommunity currencies referredtointhe
previousindent,andtheaforesaidcoefficient ;
Whereastherefundsreferredtoabovemustbefixedevery
month;whereastheymaybealteredintheintervening
period;(■)OJNoL177,1.7.1981,p.4.0OJNoL25,28.1.1987,p.1.
(3)OJNoL143,25.6.1968,p.6.
(4)OJNoL167,26.6.1976,p.13.0OJNoL50,4.3.1970,p.1.
(«)OJNoL162,1.7.1977,p.6.oOJNoL170,27.6.1978,p.9.(8)OJNoL162,1.7.1977,p.9.0OJNoL164,24.6.1985,p.1.
HOJNoL153,13.6.1987,p.1.

1.10.87 OfficialJournaloftheEuropean Communities NoL278/19
HASADOPTED THISREGULATION :
Article 1
TheexportrefundsontheproductslistedinArticle 1(1)
(d),(f)and(g)ofRegulation (EEC)No1785/81,exported
inthenaturalstate,shallbeassetoutintheAnnex
hereto .whereasapplication ofthesequotasresultsinfixing
refundsfortheproductsinquestionatthelevelsgivenin
theAnnextothisRegulation ;
Whereas ,pursuanttoArticle275oftheActofAccession
ofSpainandPortugal ,refundsmaybegrantedinthecase
ofexportestoPortugal ;whereas,inthelightofthesitua­
tionandthelevelofpricesnorefundshouldbefixedin
thecaseofexportstoPortugal ;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation are
inaccordance withtheopinionof.theManagement
Committee forSugar,Article 2
ThisRegulation shallenterintoforceon1October1987.
ThisRegulation shallbebindinginitsentirety ,anddirectlyapplicable inallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels ,30September 1987.
FortheCommission
FransANDRIESSEN
Vice-President
ANNEX
totheCommission Regulation of30September 1987fixingtheexportrefundsonsyrups
andcertainothersugarproductsexported inthenaturalstate
(ECU)
CCT .
heading
NoDescriptionBasicamount
perpercentage point
ofsucrosecontent
^ndper100kgnet
oftheproduct
inquestion(')Amount ofrefund
per100kg-
ofdrymatter(2)
17.02 Othersugarsinsolidform;sugarsyrups,notcontaining addedflavou­
ringorcolouringmatter;artificialhoney,whetherornotmixedwith
naturalhoney;caramel :
D.Othersugarsandsyrups(otherthanlactose,glucoseandmalto­
dextrine):
I.Isoglucose
exII.Other,excluding sorbose 0,453345,33
E.Artificialhoney,whetherornotmixedwithnaturalhoney 0,4533—
F.I.Caramelized sugarandmolassescontaining ,inthedrystate,50%
ormorebyweightofsucrose 0,4533—
21.07 Foodpreparations notelsewhere specifiedorincluded :
F.Flavoured orcolouredsugarsyrups :
III.Isoglucose
IV.Other(otherthanlactose,glucoseandmalto-dextrine syrups) 0,453345,33
(')Thebasicamountisnotapplicable tosyrupswhicharelessthan85%pure(Regulation (EEC)No394/70).Sucrosecontentisdetermined inaccordance
withArticle13ofRegulation (EEC)No394/70.
(2)Applicable onlytoproductsreferredtoinArticle3ofRegulation (EEC)No1469/77.