31.8.91OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL243/23
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No2596/91
of30August1991
fixingtheexportrefundsonsyrupsandcertainothersugarproductsexportedin
thenaturalstate
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES ,(EEC)No1400/78of20June1978layingdowngeneral
rulesfortheproductionrefundonsugarusedinthe
chemicalindustryQ,totheproductslistedintheAnnex
tothelastmentionedRegulation;
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No1785/81
of30June1981onthecommonorganizationofthe
marketsinthesugarsector('),aslastamendedbyRegula­
tion(EEC)No464/91(2),andinparticularArticle19(4)
thereof,Whereasthebasicamountoftherefundontheother
productslistedinArticle1(1)(d)ofRegulation(EEC)No
1785/81exportedinthenaturalstatemustbeequalto
one-hundredth ofanamountwhichtakesaccount,onthe
onehand,ofthedifferencebetweentheintervention
priceforwhitesugarfortheCommunityareaswithout
deficitforthemonthforwhichthebasicamountisfixed
andquotationsorpricesforwhitesugarontheworld
marketand,ontheother,oftheneedtoestablisha
balancebetweentheuseofCommunitybasicproductsin
themanufactureofprocessedgoodsforexporttothird
countriesandtheuseofthirdcountryproductsbrought
inunderinwardprocessingarrangements ;HavingregardtotheopinionoftheMonetaryCommittee,
WhereasArticle19ofRegulation(EEC)No1785/81
providesthatthedifferencebetweenquotationsorprices
ontheworldmarketfortheproductslistedinArticle1
(1)(d)ofthatRegulationandpricesforthoseproducts
withintheCommunitymaybecoveredbyanexport
refund: Whereastheapplicationofthebasicamountmaybe
limitedtosomeoftheproductslistedinArticle1(1)(d)
ofRegulation(EEC)No1785/81;
whereasArticle8ofCouncilRegulation(EEC)No
766/68of18June1968layingdowngeneralrulesfor
grantingexportrefundsonsugar(3),aslastamendedby
Regulation(EEC)No1489/76(4),providesthattheexport
refundon100kilogramsoftheproductslistedinArticle
1(1)(d)ofRegulation(EEC)No1785/81isequaltothe
basicamountmultipliedbythesucrosecontent,includ­
ing,whereappropriate,othersugarsexpressedassucrose;
whereasthesucrosecontentoftheproductinquestionis
determinedinaccordancewithArticle13ofCommission
Regulation(EEC)No394/70of2March1970ondetailed
rulesforgrantingexportrefundsonsugarQ,aslast
amendedbyRegulation(EEC)No1714/88(6);WhereasArticle19ofRegulation(EEC)No1785/81
makesprovisionforsettingrefundsforexportinthe
naturalstateofproductsreferredtoinArticle1(1)(f)and
(g)ofthatRegulation;whereastherefundmustbefixed
per100kilogramsofdrymatter,takingaccountofthe
exportrefundforproductsfallingwithinCNcode
17023091andforproductsreferredtoinArticle1(1)(d)
ofRegulation(EEC)No1785/81andoftheeconomic
aspectsoftheintendedexports;whereastherefundisto
begrantedonlyforproductscomplyingwiththecondi­
tionsinArticle3ofCommissionRegulation(EEC)No
1469/77of30June1977layingdownrulesforapplying
thelevyandtherefundinrespectofisoglucoseand
amendingRegulation(EEC)No192/75(8),asamendedby
Regulation(EEC)No1714/88;WhereasArticle7ofRegulation(EEC)No766/68
providesthatthebasicamountoftherefundonsorbose
exportedinthenaturalstatemustbeequaltothebasic
amount'oftherefundlessone-hundredth oftheproduc­
tionrefundapplicable,pursuanttoCouncilRegulation
Whereas,iftherefundsystemistooperatenormally,
refundsshouldbecalculatedonthefollowingbasis:(')OJNoL177,1.7.1981,p.4.
(2)OJNoL54,28.2.1991,p.22.
(3)OJNoL143,25.6.1968,p.6.
(4)OJNoL167,26.6.1976,p.13.0OJNoL50,4.3.1970,p.1.4OJNoL152,18.6.1988,p.23.OOJNoL170,27.6.1978,p.9.
(8)OJNoL162,1.7.1977,p.9.

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WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulationare
inaccordancewiththeopinionoftheManagement
CommitteeforSugar,
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :—inthecaseofcurrencieswhicharemaintainedinrela­
tiontoeachotheratanygivenmomentwithinaband
of2,25%,arateofexchangebasedontheircentral
rate,multipliedbythecorrectivefactorprovidedforin
thelastsubparagraphofArticle3(1)ofCouncilRegu­
lation(EEC)No1676/85('),aslastamendedbyRegu­
lation(EEC)No2205/90(2),
—fortheothercurrencies,anexchangeratebasedonan
averageoftheecuratespublishedintheOfficial
JournaloftheEuropeanCommunities ,Cseries,over
aperiodtobedetermined,multipliedbythecoeffi­
cientreferredtointheprecedingindent;
Whereastherefundsreferredtoabovemustbefixedevery
month;whereastheymaybealteredintheintervening
period;
Whereasapplicationofthesequotasresultsinfixing
refundsfortheproductsinquestionatthelevelsgivenin
theAnnextothisRegulation;Article1
TheexportrefundsontheproductslistedinArticle1(1)
(d),(f)and(g)ofRegulation(EEC)No1785/81,exported
inthenaturalstate,shallbesetourintheAnnexhereto.
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1September
1991.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,30August1991.
FortheCommission
RayMACSHARRY
MemberoftheCommission
(')OJNoL164,24.6.1985,p.1.0OJNoL201,31.7.1990,p.9.

31.8.91 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL243/25
ANNEX
totheCommissionRegulationof30August1991fixingtheexportrefundsonsyrupsand
certainothersugarproductsexportedinthenaturalstate
(ECU)
ProductcodeBasicamountperpercentagepoint
ofsucrosecontentand
per100kgnetoftheproduct
inquestion(')Amountofrefundper100kg
ofdrymatter(2)
17024010100 36,55
17026010000 36,55
17026090000 0,3655 \
17029030000 36,55
17029060000 0,3655 \
17029071000 0,3655 \
17029090900 0,3655 \
21069030000 36,55
21069059000 0,3655
I
(')Thebasicamountisnotapplicabletosyrupswhicharelessthan85%pure(Regulation(EEC)No394/70).
SucrosecontentisdeterminedinaccordancewithArticle13ofRegulation(EEC)No394/70.
(2)ApplicableonlytoproductsreferredtoinArticle3ofRegulation(EEC)No1469/77.
NB:TheproductcodesandthefootnotesaredefinedinamendedCommissionRegulation(EEC)
No3846/87(OJNoL366,24.12.1987,p.1).