31.3.90 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL85/17
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No796/90
of30March1990
fixingtheproductionrefundforwhitesugarusedinthechemicalindustry
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,Regulation(EEC)No1729/78providesthatthepro­
ductionrefundforwhitesugarshallbefixedatthree­
monthlyintervalsfortheperiodsbeginning 1July,1
October,1Januaryand1April;whereastheapplication
oftheabovementioned methodentailsfixingthepro­
ductionrefundasstatedinArticle1fortheperiod
referredtotherein:HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtotheActofAccessionofSpainand
Portugal,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No1785/81
of30June1981onthecommonorganizationofthe
marketsinthesugarsector('),aslastamendedbyRegu­
lation(EEC)No1069/85(2),andinparticularArticle9(6)
thereof,Whereastheamendmentofthedefinitionofwhitesugar
andrawsugarreferredtoinArticle1(2)(a)and(b)of
Regulation(EEC)No1785/81hastheconsequencethat
flavouredsugarsorsugarscontainingaddedcolouring
agentsorothersubstancesarenolongerconsideredas
fallingwithinthesedefinitionsbutaretobeconsideredas
'othersugars';whereasArticle1ofRegulation(EEC)No
1010/86providesforthesesugarstobeeligibleasbasic
productstotheproductionrefund;whereasamethodof
calculationbasedontheirsucrosecontentshouldbelaid
downforestablishingtheproductionrefundapplicableto
theseproducts; WhereaspursuanttoArticle9(3)ofRegulation(EEC)No
1785/81itmaybedecidedtograntproductionrefundson
theproductslistedinArticle1(1)(a)and(f)andonthe
syrupslistedinArticle1(1)(d)thereofwhichareinone
ofthesituationsreferredtoinArticle9(2)oftheTreaty
andwhichareusedinthemanufacture ofcertain
productsofthechemicalindustry;WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulationare
inaccordancewiththeopinionoftheManagement
CommitteeforSugar,
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :WhereasCouncilRegulation(EEC)No1010/86of25
March1986layingdowngeneralrulesfortheproduction
refundoncertainsugarproductsusedinthechemical
industry(3),aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)No
2306/88(4),establishestheframeworkwithinwhichthe
productionrefundsmaybedeterminedandliststhe
chemicalproductsofwhichthemanufacturemakesit
possibletograntaproductionrefundforthebasic
productsusedintheirmanufacture ;whereasArticles5,6
and7ofRegulation(EEC)No1010/86providethatthe
productionrefundgrantedforrawsugar,sucrosesyrups
andunprocessedisoglucoseshallbederivedfromthe
refundfixedforwhitesugaraccordingtoamethodof
calculationpeculiartoeachofthesebasicproducts;Article1
Theproductionrefundper100kilogramsofwhitesugar
referredtoinArticle4ofRegulation(EEC)No1010/86is
herebyfixedatECU22,817forthreemonthsfrom1
Aprilto30June1990.Forflavouredsugarsorsugars
containingaddedcolouringagentsorcontainingother
substancesobtainedfromwhitesugarorrawsugarthe
productionrefundshallbeestablishedbymultiplyingthis
amountbythesucrosecontentofthesugarinquestion
determinedinaccordancewiththepolarimetricmethod
asapercentageofthedrymatterweight.WhereasCommissionRegulation(EEC)No1729/78of
24July1978layingdowndetailedrulesofapplicationin
respectoftheproductionrefundforsugarusedinthe
chemicalindustry(*),aslastamendedbyRegulation
(EEC)No748/89(%specifiesthemethodtobeusedfor
establishingtheproductionrefund;whereasArticle1of
Article2
(■)OJNoL177,1.7.1981,p.4.0OJNoL114,27.4.1989,p.1.
(3)OJNoL94,9.4.1986,p.9.
(4)OJNoL201,27.7.1988,p.65.0OJNoL201,25.7.1978,p.26.
(<)OJNoL80,23.3.1989,p.51.ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1April1990.

NoL85/18 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 31.3.90
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,30March1990.
FortheCommission
RayMACSHARRY
MemberoftheCommission