NoL362/24 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 30.12.88
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No4139/88
of29December 1988
fixingtheproductionrefundforwhitesugarusedinthechemicalindustry
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,Regulation (EEC)No1729/78providesthatthepro­
ductionrefundforwhitesugarshallbefixedatthree­
monthlyintervalsfortheperiodsbeginning 1July,1
October,1Januaryand1April;whereastheapplication
oftheabovementioned methodentailsfixingthepro­
ductionrefundasstatedinArticle1fortheperiod
referredtotherein;navingregarulumeireaiyesiauiisiiing uiccurupcan
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtotheActofAccessionofSpainand
Portugal,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No1785/81
of30June1981onthecommonorganizationofthe
marketsinthesugarsector('),aslastamendedbyRegu­
lation(EEC)No2306/88(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;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulationare
inaccordancewiththeopinionoftheManagement
CommitteeforSugar,
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :WhereasunderArticle9(3)ofRegulation(EEC)No
1785/81itmaybedecidedtograntproductionrefundson
theproductslistedinArticle1(1)(a)and(f)andonthe
syrupslistedinArticle1(1)(d)thereofwhichareinone
ofthesituationsreferredtoinArticle9(2)oftheTreaty
andwh'ichareusedinthemanufacture ofcertain
productsofthechemicalindustry;
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;
WhereasCommissionRegulation(EEC)No1729/78of
24July1978layingdowndetailedrulesofapplicationin
respect.oftheproductionrefundforsugarusedinthe
chemicalindustry(*),aslastamendedbyRegulation
(EEC)No1053/88(*),specifiesthemethodtobeusedfor
establishingtheproductionrefund;whereasArticle1ofArticle1
Theproductionrefundper100kilogramsofwhitesugar
referredtoinArticle4ofRegulation(EEC)No1010/86is
herebyfixedat33,895ECUforthreemonthsfrom1
Januaryto31March1989.Forflavouredsugarsorsugars
containingaddedcolouringagentsorcontainingother
substancesobtainedfromwhitesugarorrawsugarthe
productionrefundshallbeestablishedbymultiplyingthis
amountbythesucrosecontentofthesugarinquestion
determinedinaccordancewiththepolarimetricmethod
asapercentageofthedrymatterweight.
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthedayofits
publicationintheOfficialJournaloftheEuropean
Communities .
Itshallapplywitheffectfrom1January1989.(')OJNoL177,1.7.1981,p.4.
(2)OJNoL201,27.7.1988,p.65.
(3)OJNoL94,9.4.1986,p.9.
(4)OJNoL201,27.7.1988,p.65.0OJNoL201,25.7.1978,p.26.
(<•)OJNoL103,22.4.1988,p.25.

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ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,29December1988.
FortheCommission
FransANDRIESSEN
Vice-President
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