NoL307/32 1.11.78 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No2555/78
of31October1978
fixingtheratesoftherefundsapplicablefrom1November1978tosugarand
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
firstsentenceofthesixthsubparagraph ofArticle19
(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
Theratesoftherefundsapplicablefrom1November
1978tothebasicproductsappearinginAnnexAto
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
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1November
1978.(})OJNoL359,31.12.1974,p.1.
(2)OJNoL170,27.6.1978,p.1.
P)OJNoL289,27.12.1972,p.13.b)OJNoL94,8.4.1978,p.7. (»)OJNoL170,27.6.1978,p.9.

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ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,31October1978.
FortheCommission
FinnGUNDELACH
Vice-President
ANNEX
totheCommissionRegulationof31October1978fixingtheratesoftherefundsapplicable
from1November1978tosugarandmolassesexportedintheformofgoodsnotcoveredby
AnnexIItotheTreaty
Table1
Rateofrefundinu.a./100kg:Whitesugar: 18.61
Rawsugar: 13.23
Syrupsofbeetsugarorcanesugarcon­
taining,inthedrystare,98%ormore
byweightofsucrose(includinginvert
sugarexpressedassucrose):SO)
18.61100
Molasses :
TableII
Rateofrefundinu.a./100kg:Whitesugar: 22.01
Rawsugar: 16.36
Syrupsofbeetsugarorcanesugarcon­
taining,inthedrystate,98%ormore
byweightofsucrose(includinginvert
sugarexpressedassucrose):so
22-01<100
Molasses : —
(')'S'representstheweightofsucrose(includinginvertsugarexpressedassucrose)in100kilogramsofsyrup