NoL141/8OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 25.5.89
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No1409/*9
of24May1989
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)No.1636/870,
—forothercurrencies,anexchangeratebasedonthe
arithmeticmeanofthespotmarketratesofeachof
thesecurrenciesrecordedoveragivenperiodinrela­
tiontotheCommunitycurrenciesreferredtointhe
previousindent,andtheaforesaidcoefficient ;
Whereastherefundmustbefixedeverytwoweeks;
whereasitmaybealteredintheinterveningperiod;
Whereasitfollowsfromapplyingtherulessetoutabove
tothepresentsituationonthemarketinsugarandin
particulartoquotationsorpricesforsugarwithinthe
Communityandontheworldmarketthattherefund
shouldbeassetoutintheAnnexhereto;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulationare
inaccordancewiththeopinionoftheManagement
CommitteeforSugar,THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity,
HavingregardtotheActofAccessionofSpainand
Portugal,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No1785/81
of30June1981onthecommonorganizationofthe
marketsinthesugarsector('),aslastamendedbyRegula­
tion(EEC)No1069/89(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
grantingexportrefundsonsugar(6),aslastamendedby
Regulation(EEC)No1714/88Q;whereastherefundthusHASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
TheexportrefundsontheproductslistedinArticle1(1)
(a)ofRegulation(EEC)No1785/81undenaturedand
exportedintheirunalteredstateshallbeassetoutinthe
Annexhereto.
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon25May1989.(')OJNoL177,1.7.1981,p.4.
(2)OJNoL114,27.4.1989,p.1.
(3)OJNoL143,25.6.1968,p.6.
(4)OJNoL167,26.6.1976,p.13.0OJNoL89,10.4.1968,p.3.
(6)OJNoL50,4.3.1970,p.1. (8)OJNoL164,24.6.1985,p.1.
(')OJNoL153,13.6.1987,p.1. (7)OJNoL152,18.6.1988,p.23.

25.5.89 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL141/9
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,24May1989.
FortheCommission
RayMACSHARRY
MemberoftheCommission
ANNEX
totheCommissionRegulationof24May1989fixingtheexportrefundsonwhitesugarand
rawsugarexportedinitsunalteredstate
(ECU)
ProductcodeAmountofrefund
per100kgperpercentagepointof
sucrosecontentand
per100kgnetofthe
productinquestion
17011190100
17011190910
17011190950
17011290100
17011290910
17011290950
17019100000
17019910100
17019910910
17019910950
1701999010026,36(')
28,33(')
0
26,360
28,33(')
(2)
28,66
30,80
29,300,2866
0,2866
(')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).