16.3.89 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL72/21
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No663/89
of15March1989
fixingtheexportrefundsonwhitesugarandrawsugarexportedinitsunaltered
state
calculatedforsugarcontainingaddedflavouringorcolou­
ringmattermustapplytotheirsucrosecontentand,
accordingly,befixedper1%ofthesaidcontent;
Whereastheworldmarketsituationorthespecific
requirementsofcertainmarketsmaymakeitnecessaryto
varytherefundforsugaraccordingtodestination;
Whereas,inspecialcases,theamountoftherefundmay
befixedbyotherlegalinstruments ;
Whereas,iftherefundsystemistooperatenormally,
refundsshouldbecalculatedonthefollowingbasis:
—inthecaseofcurrencieswhicharemaintainedinrela­
tiontoeachotheratanygivenmomentwithinaband
of2,25%,arateofexchangebasedontheircentral
rate,multipliedbythecorrectivefactorprovidedforin
thelastsubparagraphofArticle3(1)ofCouncilRegu­
lation(EEC)No1676/85(8),aslastamendedbyRegu­
lation(EEC)No1636/87Q,
—forothercurrencies,anexchangeratebasedonthe
arithmeticmeanofthespotmarketratesofeachof
thesecurrenciesrecordedoveragivenperiodinrela­
tiontotheCommunitycurrenciesreferredtointhe
previousindent,andtheaforesaidcoefficient;
Whereastherefundmustbefixedeverytwoweeks;
whereasitmaybealteredintheinterveningperiod;
Whereasitfollowsfromapplyingtherulessetoutabove
tothepresentsituationonthemarketinsugarandin
particulartoquotationsorpricesforsugarwithinthe
Communityandontheworldmarketthattherefund
shouldbeassetoutintheAnnexhereto;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulationare
inaccordancewiththeopinionoftheManagement
CommitteeforSugar,THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity,
HavingregardtotheActofAccessionofSpainand
Portugal,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No1785/81
of30June1981onthecommonorganizationofthe
marketsinthesugarsector('),aslastamendedbyRegula­
tion(EEC)No2306/88(2),andinparticularpoint(a)of
thefirstsubparagraphofArticle19(4)thereof,
HavingregardtotheopinionoftheMonetaryCommittee,
WhereasArticle19ofRegulation(EEC)No1785/81
providesthatthedifferencebetweenquotationsorprices
ontheworldmarketfortheproductslistedinArticle1
(1)(a)ofthatRegulationandpricesforthoseproducts
withintheCommunitymaybecoveredbyanexport
refund;
WhereasRegulation(EEC)No766/68oftheCouncilof
18June1968layingdowngeneralrulesforgranting
exportrefundsonsugar(3),aslastamendedbyRegulation
(EEC)No1489/76(4),providesthatwhenrefundson
whiteandrawsugar,undenaturedandexportedinits
unalteredstatearebeingfixedaccountmustbetakenof
thesituationontheCommunityandworldmarketsin
sugarandinparticularofthepriceandcostfactorssetout
inArticle3ofthatRegulation;whereasthesameArticle
providesthattheeconomicaspectoftheproposedexports
shouldalsobetakenintoaccount;
Whereastherefundonrawsugarmustbefixedinrespect
ofthestandardquality;whereasthelatterisdefinedin
Article1ofRegulation(EEC)No431/68oftheCouncil
of9April1968determiningthestandardqualityforraw
sugarandfixingtheCommunityfrontiercrossingpoint
forcalculatingcifpricesforsugar(*);whereas,further­
more,thisrefundshouldbefixedinaccordancewith
Article5(2)ofRegulation(EEC)No766/68;whereas
candysugarisdefinedinRegulation(EEC)No394/70of
theCommission of2March1970ondetailedrulesfor
grantingexportrefundsonsugarf),aslastamendedby
Regulation(EEC)No1714/88f);whereastherefundthusHASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
TheexportrefundsontheproductslistedinArticle1(1)
(a)ofRegulation(EEC)No1785/81undenaturedand
exportedintheirunalteredstateshallbeassetoutinthe
Annexhereto.
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon16March1989.(')OJNoL177,1.7.1981,p.4.0OJNoL201,27.7.1988,p.65.
0OJNoL143,25.6.1968,p.6.
(4)OJNoL167,26.6.1976,p.13.0OJNoL89,10.4.1968,p.3.
(«)OJNoL50,4.3.1970,p.1.0OJNoL152,18.6.1988,p.23.(8)OJNoL164,24.6.1985,p.1.
OOJNoL153,13.6.1987,p.1.

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ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,15March1989.
FortheCommission
RayMACSHARRY
MemberoftheCommission
ANNEX
totheCommissionRegulationof15March1989fixingtheexportrefundsonwhitesugar
andrawsugarexportedinitsunalteredstate
(ECU)
lAmountofrefund
Productcode
per100kgperpercentagepointof
sucrosecontentand
per100kgnetofthe
productinquestion
17011190100 30,06(')
17011190910 29,00(')
17011190950 0
17011290100 30,06(')
17011290910 29,00(')
17011290950 (2)
17019100000Il 0,3268
17019910100 32,68
17019910910 33,24
17019910950 33,24
17019990100 0,3268
(')Applicabletorawsugarwithayieldof92%;iftheyieldisotherthan92%,
therefundapplicableiscalculatedinaccordancewiththeprovisionsofArticle
5(3)ofRegulation(EEC)No766/68.
(*)FixingsuspendedbyCommissionRegulation(EEC)No2689/85(OJNoL255,
26.9.1985,p.12),asamendedbyRegulation(EEC)No3251/85(OJNoL309,
21.11.1985,p.14).