NoL28/14 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities1.2.85
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No256/85
of31January1985
fixingtheexportrefundsonsyrupsandcertainothersugarproductsexportedin
thenaturalstate.
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
1785/81of30June1981onthecommonorganization
ofthemarketsinthesugarsector('),aslastamended
byRegulation(EEC)No606/82(2),andinparticular
Article19(4)thereof,
HavingregardtotheopinionoftheMonetary
Committee ,
WhereasArticle19ofRegulation(EEC)No1785/81
providesthatthedifferencebetweenquotationsor
pricesontheworldmarketfortheproductslistedin
Article1(1)(d)ofthatRegulationandpricesforthose
productswithintheCommunitymaybecoveredbyan
exportrefund;
WhereasArticle8ofCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
766/68of18June1968layingdowngeneralrulesfor
grantingexportrefundsonsugar(3),aslastamended
byRegulation (EEC)No1489/76(4),providesthatthe
exportrefundon100kilogramsoftheproductslisted
inArticle1(1)(d)ofRegulation(EEC)No1785/81is
equaltothebasicamountmultipliedbythesucrose
content,including,whereappropriate ,othersugars
expressedassucrose;whereasthesucrosecontentof
theproductinquestionisdeterminedinaccordance
withArticle13ofCommissionRegulation (EEC)No
394/70of2March1970ondetailedrulesforgranting
exportrefundsonsugar(*),aslastamendedbyRegula­
tion(EEC)No1467/77(6);
WhereasArticle7ofRegulation (EEC)No766/68
providesthatthebasicamountoftherefundon
sorboseexportedinthenaturalstatemustbeequalto
thebasicamountoftherefundlessone-hundredth of
theproductionrefundapplicable,pursuanttoCouncil
Regulation (EEC)No1400/78of20June1978layingdowngeneralrulesfortheproductionrefundonsugar
usedinthechemicalindustryQ,totheproductslisted
intheAnnextothelastmentionedRegulation ;
Whereasthebasicamountoftherefundontheother
productslistedinArticle1(1)(d)ofRegulation (EEC)
No1785/81exportedinthe,naturalstatemustbe
equaltoone-hundredth ofanamountwhichtakes
account,ontheonehand,ofthedifferencebetween
theinterventionpriceforwhitesugarfortheCommu­
nityareaswithoutdeficitforthemonthforwhichthe
basicamountisfixedandquotationsorpricesfor
whitesugarontheworldmarketand,ontheother,of
theneedtoestablishabalancebetweentheuseof
Communitybasicproductsinthemanufacture of
processedgoodsforexporttothirdcountriesandthe
useofthirdcountryproductsbroughtinunderinward
processingarrangements ;
Whereastheapplicationofthebasicamountmaybe
limitedtosomeoftheproductslistedinArticle1(1)
(d)ofRegulation (EEC)No1785/81;
WhereasArticle19ofRegulation (EEC)No1785/81
makesprovisionforsettingrefundsforexportinthe
naturalstateofproductsreferredtoinArticle1(1)(f)
and(g)ofthatRegulation ;whereastherefundmustbe
fixedper100kilogramsofdrymatter,takingaccount
oftheexportrefundforproductswithinsubheading
17.02BIIa)oftheCommonCustomsTariffandfor
productsreferredtoinArticle1(1)(d)ofRegulation
(EEC)No1785/81andoftheeconomicaspectsofthe
intendedexports;whereastherefundistobegranted
onlyforproductscomplyingwiththeconditionsin
Article3ofCommission Regulation (EEC)No
1469/77of30June1977layingdownrulesfor
applyingthelevyandtherefundinrespectofisoglu­
coseandamendingRegulation(EEC)No192/75(8);
Whereas,iftherefundsystemistooperatenormally,
refundsshouldbecalculatedonthefollowingbasis:
—inthecaseofcurrencieswhicharemaintainedin
relationtoeachotheratanygivenmomentwithin
abandof2,25%,arateofexchangebasedon
theircentralrate,multipliedbythecoefficient
providedforinArticle2b(2)ofRegulation (EEC)
No974/71(9),aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)
No855/84(l()),
(')OJNoL177,1.7.1981,p.4.
(2)OJNoL74,18.3.1982,p.1.
(3)OJNoL143,25.6.1968,p.6.
(4)OJNoL167,26.6.1976,p.13.
OOJNoL50,4.3.1970,p.1.0OJNoL170,27.6.1978,p.9.
(8)OJNoL162,1.7.1977,p.9.0OJNoL106,12.5.1971,p.1.
('")OJNoL90,1.4.1984,p.1. (6)OJNoL162,1.7.1977,p.6.

1.2.85 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL28/15
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
TheexportrefundsontheproductslistedinArticle1
(1)(d),(f)and(g)ofRegulation(EEC)No1785/81,
exportedinthenaturalstate,shallbeassetoutinthe
Annexhereto.—forothercurrencies,anexchangeratebasedonthe
arithmeticmeanofthespotmarketratesofeachof
thesecurrenciesrecordedoveragivenperiodin
relationtotheCommunitycurrenciesreferredto
inthepreviousindent,andtheaforesaidcoeffi­
cient;
Whereastherefundsreferredtoabovemustbefixed
everymonth;whereastheymaybealteredinthe
interveningperiod;
Whereasapplicationofthesequotasresultsinfixing
refundsfortheproductsinquestionatthelevelsgiven
intheAnnextothisRegulation ;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
areinaccordancewiththeopinionoftheManagement
CommitteeforSugar,Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1February
1985.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,31January1985.
FortheCommission
FransANDRIESSEN
Vice-President

NoL28/16 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 1.2.85
ANNEX
totheCommissionRegulationof31January1985fixingtheexportrefundsonsyrupsand
certainothersugarproductsexportedinthenaturalstate
(ECU)
CCT
heading
NoDescriptionBasicamount
perpercentagepoint
ofsucrosecontent
andper100kgnet
oftheproduct
inquestion(')Amountofrefund
per100kg
ofdrymatter(2)
17.02 Othersugarsinsolidform;sugarsyrups,notcontainingadded
flavouringorcolouringmatter;artificialhoney,whetherornot
mixedwithnaturalhoney;caramel:
D.Othersugarsandsyrups(otherthanlactose,glucoseand
malto-dextrine ):
I.Isoglucose
exII.Other,excludingsorbose 0,398139,81
E.Artificialhoney,whetherornotmixedwithnaturalhoney 0,3981—
F.I.Caramelizedsugarandmolassescontaining,inthedry
state,50%ormorebyweightofsucrose 0,3981—
21.07 Foodpreparationsnotelsewherespecifiedorincluded:
F.Flavouredorcolouredsugarsyrups:
III.Isoglucose
IV.Other(otherthanlactose,glucoseandmalto-dextrine
syrups) 0,398139,81
k(')Thebasicamountisnotapplicabletosyrupswhicharelessthan85%pure(Regulation(EEC)No394/70).Sucrosecontentis
determinedinaccordancewithArticle13ofRegulation (EEC)No394/70.
(2)ApplicableonlytoproductsreferredtoinArticle3ofRegulation(EEC)No1469/77.