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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC)No1528/97
of31July1997
fixingtheexportrefundsonsyrupsandcertainothersugarproductsexportedin
thenaturalstate
marketand,ontheother,oftheneedtoestablisha
balancebetweentheuseofCommunitybasicproductsin
themanufactureofprocessedgoodsforexporttothird
countriesandtheuseofthirdcountryproductsbrought
inunderinwardprocessingarrangements ;
Whereastheapplicationofthebasicamountmaybe
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;
Whereastherefundsreferredtoabovemustbefixedevery
month;whereastheymaybealteredintheintervening
period;
Whereasapplicationofthesequotasresultsinfixing
refundsfortheproductsinquestionatthelevelsgivenin
theAnnextothisRegulation ;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulationare
inaccordancewiththeopinionoftheManagement
CommitteeforSugar,THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
Community ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No1785/81
of30June1981onthecommonorganization ofthe
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('),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),lastamendedbyCommissionRegu­
lation(EC)No1126/960,totheproductslistedinthe
AnnextothelastmentionedRegulation ;
Whereasthebasicamountoftherefundontheother
productslistedinArticle1(1)(d)ofRegulation(EEC)No
1785/81exportedinthenaturalstatemustbeequalto
one-hundredth ofanamountwhichtakesaccount,onthe
onehand,ofthedifferencebetweentheintervention
priceforwhitesugarfortheCommunityareaswithout
deficitforthemonthforwhichthebasicamountisfixed
andquotationsorpricesforwhitesugarontheworldHASADOPTED THISREGULATION :
Article1
TheexportrefundsontheproductslistedinArticle1(1)
(d),(f),(g)and(h)ofRegulation (EEC)No1785/81,
exportedinthenaturalstate,shallbesetoutintheAnnex
hereto.
(')OJNoL177,1.7.1981,p.4.
(2)OJNoL206,16.8.1996,p.43.
(3)OJNoL214,8.9.1995,p.16.
(4)OJNoL94,9.4.1986,p.9.
(5OJNoL150,25.6.1996,p.3.Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1August1997.

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ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,31July1997.
FortheCommission
FranzFISCHLER
MemberoftheCommission

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ANNEX
totheCommissionRegulationof31July1997fixingtheexportrefundsonsyrupsand
certainothersugarproductsexportedinthenaturalstate
Productcode Amountofrefund
—ECU/100kgdrymatter—
170240109100 36,05(2)
170260109000 36,05(2)
170260909200 68,50(4)
—ECU/1%sucrosex100kg—
170260909800 0,3605(')
—ECU/100kgdrymatter—
170290309000 36,050
—ECU/1%sucrosex100kg—
170290609000 0,3605(')
170290719000 0,36050
170290999900 0,3605(')C)
—ECU/100kgdrymatter—
210690309000 36,05(2)
—ECU/1%sucrosex100kg—
210690599000 0,3605(')
(')Thebasicamountisnotapplicabletosyrupswhicharelessthan85%pure
(Regulation(EC)No2135/95).Sucrosecontentisdeterminedinaccordance
withArticle3ofRegulation(EC)No2135/95.
(2)ApplicableonlytoproductsreferredtoinArticle5ofRegulation (EC)
No2135/95.
(-1)Thebasicamountisnotapplicabletotheproductdefinedunderpoint2ofthe
AnnextoRegulation(EEC)No3513/92(OJNoL355,5.12.1992,p.12).
(4)ApplicableonlytoproductsdefinedunderArticle6ofRegulation (EC)No
2135/95.
NB:Theproductcodesandthefootnotesaredefinedinamended
CommissionRegulation (EEC)No3846/87(OJNoL366,24.12.
1987,p.1).