NoL321/20 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 30.11.85
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No3355/85
of29November 1985
fixingtheexportrefundsonsyrupsandcertainothersugarproductsexportedin
thenaturalstate
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No1785/81
of30June1981onthecommonorganizationofthe
marketsinthesugarsector('),aslastamendedbyRegula­
tion(EEC)No1482/8S(2),andinparticularArticle19(4)
thereof,rulesfortheproductionrefundonsugarusedinthe
chemicalindustryf),totheproductslistedintheAnnex
tothelastmentionedRegulation;
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 ;
Whereastheapplicationofthebasicamountmaybe
limitedtosomeoftheproductslistedinArticle1(1)(d)
ofRegulation(EEC)No1785/81;HavingregardtotheopinionoftheMonetaryCommittee,
WhereasArticle19ofRegulation(EEC)No1785/81
providesthatthedifferencebetweenquotationsorprices
ontheworldmarketfortheproductslistedinArticle1
(1)(d)ofthatRegulationandpricesforthoseproducts
withintheCommunitymaybecoveredbyanexport
refund;
WhereasArticle8ofCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
766/68of18June1968layingdowngeneralrulesfor
grantingexportrefundsonsugar(3),aslastamendedby
Regulation(EEC)No1489/76(4),providesthattheexport
refundon100kilogramsoftheproductslistedinArticle
1(1)(d)ofRegulation(EEC)No1785/81isequaltothe
basicamountmultipliedbythesucrosecontent,inclu­
ding,whereappropriate,othersugarsexpressedas
sucrose;whereasthesucrosecontentoftheproductin
questionisdeterminedinaccordancewithArticle13of
CommissionRegulation(EEC)No394/70of2March
1970ondetailedrulesforgrantingexportrefundson
sugar(*),aslastamendedbyRegulation (EEC)No
1467/77(<);WhereasArticle19ofRegulation (EEC)No1785/81
makesprovisionforsettingrefundsforexportinthe
naturalstateofproductsreferredtoinArticle1(1)(f)and
(g)ofthatRegulation;whereastherefundmustbefixed
per100kilogramsofdrymatter,takingaccountofthe
exportrefundforproductswithinsubheading17.02BII
a)oftheCommonCustomsTariffandforproducts
referredtoinArticle1(1)(d)ofRegulation(EEC)No
1785/81andoftheeconomicaspectsoftheintended
exports;whereastherefundistobegrantedonlyfor
productscomplyingwiththeconditionsinArticle3of
CommissionRegulation(EEC)No1469/77of30June
1977layingdownrulesforapplyingthelevyandthe
refundinrespectofisoglucoseandamendingRegulation
(EEC)No192/75(8);
Whereas,iftherefundsystemistooperatenormally,
refundsshouldbecalculatedonthefollowingbasis:
—inthecaseofcurrencieswhicharemaintainedinrela­
tiontoeachotheratanygivenmomentwithinaband
of2,25%,arateofexchangebasedontheircentral
rate,multipliedbythecoefficientprovidedforin
Article2b(2)ofRegulation(EEC)No974/71(9),as
lastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)No855/84(10),WhereasArticle7.ofRegulation (EEC)No766/68
providesthatthebasicamountoftherefundonsorbose
exportedinthenaturalstatemustbeequaltothebasic
amountoftherefundlessone-hundredth oftheproduc­
tionrefundapplicable,pursuanttoCouncilRegulation
(EEC)No1400/78of20June1978layingdowngeneral
(')OJNoL177,1.7.1981,p.4.
(2)OJNoL151,10.6.1985,p.1.
OOJNoL143,25.6.1968,p.6.0OJNoL167,26.6.1976,p.13.
OOJNoL50,4.3.1970,p.1.
MOJNoL162,1.7.1977,p.6.OOJNoL170,27.6.1978,p.9.
(8)OJNoL162,1.7.1977,p.9.
OOJNoL106,12.5.1971,p.1.HOJNoL90,1.4.1984,p.1.

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—forothercurrencies,anexchangeratebasedonthe
arithmeticmeanofthespotmarketratesofeachof
thesecurrenciesrecordedoveragivenperiodinrela­
tiontotheCommunitycurrenciesreferredtointhe
previousindent,andtheaforesaidcoefficient ;WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulationare
inaccordancewiththeopinionoftheManagement
CommitteeforSugar,
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
TheexportrefundsontheproductslistedinArticle1(1)
(d),(f)and(g)ofRegulation(EEC)No1785/81,exported
inthenaturalstate,shallbeassetoutintheAnnex
hereto.
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1December
1985.Whereastherefundsreferredtoabovemustbefixedevery
month;whereastheymaybealteredintheintervening
period;
Whereasapplicationofthesequotasresultsinfixing
refundsfortheproductsinquestionatthelevelsgivenin
theAnnextothisRegulation ;
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,29November1985.
FortheCommission
FransANDRIESSEN
Vice-President

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ANNEX
totheCommissionRegulationof29November1985fixingtheexportrefundsonsyrups
andcertainothersugarproductsexportedinthenaturalstate
(ECU)
CCT
heading
NoDescriptionBasicamount
perpercentagepoint
ofsucrosecontent
andper100kgnet
oftheproduct
inquestion(')Amountofrefund
per100kg
ofdrymatter^
17.02 Othersugarsinsolidform;sugarsyrups,notcontainingaddedflavou­
ringorcolouringmatter;artificialhoney,whetherornotmixedwith
naturalhoney;caramel:
D.Othersugarsandsyrups(otherthanlactose,glucoseandmalto­
dextrine):
I.Isoglucose
exII.Other,excludingsorbose 0,401840,18
E.Artificialhoney,whetherornotmixedwithnaturalhoney 0,4018—
F.I.Caramelizedsugarandmolassescontaining,inthedrystate,50%
ormorebyweightofsucrose 0,4018—
21.07 Foodpreparationsnotelsewherespecifiedorincluded:
F.Flavouredorcolouredsugarsyrups:
III.Isoglucose
IV.Other(otherthanlactose,glucoseandmalto-dextrine syrups)0,401840,18
(')Thebasicamountisnotapplicabletosyrupswhicharelessthan85%pure(Regulation(EEC)No394/70).Sucrosecontentisdeter­
minedinaccordancewithArticle13ofRegulation(EEC)No394/70.
(2)ApplicableonlytoproductsreferredtoinArticle3ofRegulation(EEC)No1469/77.