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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
COM(78)183final
Brussels.28April1978
Proposalfora
COUNCILregulation(EEC)
layingdowngeneralrulesfortheproductionrefund
onsugarusedinthechemicalindustry
(submittedtotheCouncil "bytheCommission)
78)183final

EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
1.Article9(4)ofthebasicsugarRegulation (EEC)No3330/74(1)providesthat
productionrefundsmaybegrantedonsugarandcertainsyrupscoveredbythat
Regulation whentheyareusedinthemanufactureofcertainproductsofthe
chemicalindustry.
2.However,owingtothe1974/1975shortageandmorespecifically,since1October
1974,nofurtherproductionrefundhasbeenfixed.
Thesituationhas.changedinthemeantimeintheCommunitywheretheproduction
largelyexceedstherequirements andthereisalsoasurplusontheworldmarket,where
pricesaremuchlowerthanthoseintheCommunity.
Furthermore,since1968andinparticularafterthelongdiscussions .whichled
totheadoptionoftheCouncilResolutionof5April1968(2)andofthe
subsequentregulationsinthisspheretechniquesforthemanufactureofthe
chemicalproductslistedintheAnnexestoRegulation (EEC)No765/68<3>have
changedconsiderably .Atpresent,accordingtoinformationreceivedbythe
Commissionfromthetradeandindustrialorganizations themselves,allthese
chemicalproductsmaybemanufactured usingeitherstarchesorsucrose.
Consequently theCommission,forthesakeofequalityoftreatmentoftwo
competingagricultural products,considersthatinfuturearrangements should
beprovidedforinrespectofsucroseofferingsimilarconditionstothoseprovided
forinrespectofstarches.
3.Inviewoftheforegoing,theCommissionproposestotheCouncilthatthe
9^productionrefundshouldcorrespondtothatprovidedfor,pursuantto
Article11(1)(a)ofthebasiccerealsRegulation(EEC)No2727/75(4),in
respectofmaizeusedinstarchmanufactureintheCommunity.Thisrefundis
currently17unitsofaccountpertonneofmaizewhichwouldmakeitpossible
tohaveaproductionrefundonwhitesugarofabout2.70to2.90unitsof
accountper100kilograms.Inthisrespect,theCommissionpointsoutthat
thequantityofsugaractuallyusedintheCommunityduringthelastsugaryear
inwhichrefundswereapplied,i.e.in1973/1974,wasabout93600tonnes(value
inwhitesugar).In1976/1977thisquantitywouldhavebeenabout76.800tonnes
(valueinwhitesugar).Thereintroduction ofrefundsmightallowareturntothe
levelusedin1973/1974,andevenmakeitpossibletoexceeditbysomethousands
oftonnes.
(1)O.J.NoL.359,31.12,1974,p.1.
(2)O.J.NoC33,10.4.1968,p.1.
(3)O.J.NoL143,25.6.1968,p.1.
(4)O.J.NoL281,1.11.1975,p.1.

PROPOSAL FORACOUNCILREGULATION
Layingdowngeneralrulesfortheproductionrefundonsugarused
inthechemicalindustry
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishing theEuropeanEconomicCommunity,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No3330/74of19December1974onthe
commonorganization ofthemarketinsugar(1),aslastamendedbyRegulation (EEC)
No705/78(2),andinparticularArticle9(5)thereof,
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission,
WhereasunderArticle9(4)ofRegulation (EEC)No3330/74productionrefundsmay
begrantedonsugarandsyrupscoveredbythesaidRegulationwhichareusedinthe
manufacture ofcertainproductsofthechemicalindustry;
Whereas,asaresultoftechnicaldevelopments inthechemicalindustry,the
productsofthisindustry,whichformerlycouldbemanufactured onlyfromsugar
orfrommaize,maynowbeobtainedfromeitheroneofthesebasicproducts;
whereas,consequently,withaviewtoequalityoftreatment,provisionshouldbe
madeforthegrantingofaproductionrefundonsugarcorresponding tothatgranted
onmaizeprocessedintostarchafter application ofayieldcoefficient;
whereastheamountoftheproductionrefundwillthereforebeafunctionof-
thatonmaise;
Whereasrawsugarandsyrupscontaining'sucrosecanalsobeusedintheprocessing
industry;whereastheproductionrefundsforthoseproductsshouldtherefore "be
thoseforwhitesugar,adjustedbyreferencetotheirrespectiveyields;
Whereas,havingregardtotheconditionsunderwhichpenicillinisproduced,therefund
{
onthatproductshouldbedeterminedonthebasisofaspecialconversionratio;j
ι
Whereas,toavoidabuses,provisionshouldbemadefortheproductionrefundtobej
grantedonlyifotherusesareexcludedbymeansofcontrols; ..f
,' I{
_^ ■ï
(1)O.J.NoL359,31.12.1974,p.1.
(2)O.J.NoL94,8.4.1978,p.1. |

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Whereascontrolcanbefacilitatediftheproductionrefundispaidonlyon
application bytheprocessor;
Whereascontrolswould,incertaincases,berenderedmoreeffectiveifprovision
werealsomadeforprocessorstobeofficiallyapproved;whereastheMember
Stateinwhoseterritoryprocessingtakesplaceshouldbefreetodecide
whetherornottorequiresuchapproval;
WhereasCouncilRegulation .(EEC)No765/68of18Jane1968layingdowngeneral
rulesfortheproductionrefundonsugarusedinthechemicalindustry(3),aslast
amendedbyRegulation(EEC)No2477/74(4),shouldberepealed,'
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article 1
Aproductionrefundshallbegrantedtindertheconditionslaiddowninthefollow­
ingArticles,ontheproductslistedinArticle1(l)(a)ofRegulation(EEC)
Wo3330/74andonthesyrupsofsucroseofsub-heading17*02DIIoftheCommon
CustomsTariff(hereinaftercalled,rbasicproducts")whichareusedinthemanu­
factureoftheproductsofthechemicalindustrylistedintheAnnex(hereinafter
called"chemicalproducts).
Article2–
1.TheproductionrefundshallbegrantedbytheMemberStateinwhose
territoryprocessingofthebasicproductstakesplace.
2.TheMemberStatemaygranttherefundonlyifcustomscontrol,or
administrative inspectionofferingequivalentguarantees,ensuresthatthebasic
productsareusedforthepurposeindicatedintheapplicationreferredtoin
Article3.
(3)O.J.NoL143,25.6.1968,p.1.
(4)O.J.NoL264,1.10.1974,p.71.

Article ^
1.-Lheproduction refund may ,begranted only toprocessors whoguarantee
that thecontrol provided forinArticle 2canbecarried outatanytime
and whohave submitted anapplication specifying that thebasic product
istobeused forthemanufacture ofachemical product appearing inthe
list setoutintheAnnex hereto ._
2.TheMember State concerned maymake entitlement totherefund subject
toprior approval ofsuch processors inaccordance with criteria tobe
laid down .
Article â
Theproduction refund onwhite sugar shall beequal totheproduction refund
fixed ,pursuant toArticle 11(l)(a)ofRegulation (EEC)No2727/75(5)j
aslast amended byRegulation (EEC)No2560/77(6),formaize used inthe
Community inthemanufacture ofstarch ,calculated per100kilogrammes ofdry
matter ofglucose using ayield coefficient tobedetermined .
Article "5
Theproduction refund per 100kilogrammes ofrawsugar shall be
equal toonehundredth oftherefund applicable ontheuse ofwhite sugar ,
multiplied bytheyield oftherawsugar used ,which yield shall be
determined inaccordance with Article 1ofRegulation (EEC)No43l/68(6).
Article 6
Theproduction refund per100kilogrammes ofthesucrose syrups referred
toinArticle 1shall beequal toonehundredth oftherefund applicable
ontheuseofwhite sugar ,multiplied bythesucrose content ofthesyrups
used .
(5)OJNoL281,1.11.1975 ,p.l
,(6)OJNoL303 ,28.11.1977 ,P.l
(7)OJNoL89.10.4.1968 ,p.3

ArUql97
Forthemanufactureofonekilogrammeofpenicillin fromthebasicproducts
referredtoinArticle1,MemberStateshallgrantaproductionrefundin
respectofthequantityofwhitesugaractuallyused,providedthatsuch
quantityshallnotexceed15*3kilograms.
Article8
Regulation(EEC)No765/68isherebyrepealed.
~Article_9
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthethirddayfollowingits
publicationintheOfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities#
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinall
MemberStates. ■
DoneatBrussels, FortheCouncil •

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ANHEX
l'istofDroducta
CCT
headingNo
ex15.11Β
ex17-02DII
28.17 A
ex23.453
ex29.04 CI
29.04 CII
29M CIII
29.04cIV
29.05 AIII
ex29.1° Β
ex29.14 AorB
29.15 AI
ex29.15 AV
29.16 AI
29.16AIII
29.16 AIV
ex29.16 AVIII
29.16 GII
ex29.1t>
29.19 A
29.23 D
29.35 A
29.35 Β
29.35 ±J
ex29.35Q
ex29.39 Ε
SX Β
29-4-1
ex32Λ1Β
32λ;Α
32"-5 CDescription ofgoods
Glycerol,otherthancrude
Sorbose
Sodiumhydroxide(causticsoda)
Sodiumsilicates
Dio'ls
Manni'iol
Sorbitol
Otherpolyhydricalcohols
Sterol3andinositols
i'îethy1~glucosides
Mannitolandsorbitolesters
Oxalicacid,itssaltsandesters
Citraconicacid,itaconicacid,succinicacid,theirsaltsandesters
Lacticacid,itssaltsandesters
Tartaricacid,itssaltsandesters
Citricacid,itssaltsandesters
Glycericacid,glycollicacid,saccharonicacid,isosaccharonic acid,
hept-^.saccharicacid,theirsaltsandesters
Kei&glutaric acid,levulinic acid,theirsaltsar.desters
Gluctironicacid,ketogluconic acid,theirsaltsandestersjlacto –
biona.tcs
Lactophoaphatea
Amino–acids
Furfural\fur.furol)andbenzofuran (coumarone)
"urfuryiandtetrahydrofxirfuryl alcohols
Nucleiaacidsandtheirsalts
Hydroxy ;.ethylfurfuralandderivatives ,lactide,purine,pjrrimidins,
luaitcl,i3omaltol,piperi&ine,piperazine ,lactonesofglueaxicacid,
laconesofglucuronicacid,anii.yt!.ric compoundsofnannitoland
soroitol,asforexamplesorbitan,excludingmaltola.ndisoinaltol,
Othorhormones
Fr.jctor-3^,itssaltsendesters,sorbose,itssaltsand.esters
Penicillins
Tanninothers
Syntheticorganicdyestuffs
Syntheticorganicproductsof.thetypeusedaa"luminophores "

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OCT
headingNo ■Descriptionofgoods
I
32.05DProductsofthekindknownasopticalbleachingagents,substantive
tothefibre
ex34.01 Translucentsoaps
34.02 Organicsurface–activeagents}surface–activepreparations and
washingpreparations fwhetherornotcontainingsoap
ex35.03B Gluesderivedfrombones,hides9nervesy.tendonsorsimilarproducts
andfishglues
ex38.11Β Organo-copper preparations
ex38.11DDisinfectants ,insecticides ,fungicides,herbicides,ratpoisons,
anti-parasite preparations andsimilarproductsputupinformor
packingsforsalebyretailorpresentedintheformofarticles
(forexamplesulphur-treated bands,wicksandcandles,fly-papers)
excludingpreparations basedonethylenedibroraidecontaininga
maximumof7O/0byweightofethylenedibrornide(l,2-dibromoethane )
presentedintheformofemulsionscontaininganemulysifying productinaproportionof3-5$byweightandhavingasdiluentxyleneor
petroleum
ex38.19U
*Foundrycorebindersbasedonsyntheticresins}productsfroncracking
ofsorbitol,partingagentsforexposedaggregateconcrete,retarding
agentsforcementhardening ?softeningagents,foundrycorebinders
basedonsodiumsilicate,expoxypolishers )calciumpolylactate }
lactoglycerides .
39.01CIPhenoplasts
39.01cIIAminoplasts
ex39.01CVIIPolyalkylene glycolethers

FINANCIAL STATEMENT
DAT2l13.4,1978
1.BUDCETLINECCNCSRJJED «Chap«64♦art•641tpOste64H
CREDITS:p«m«
2.action-1ProposalofCouncilRegulation(ESC)ongeneralrules,forapplicationof
productionrefundsonsugarusedinthechemicalindustry .,
I3*i£0ALBA2IS1Article9(5)ofRegulation(EEC)N0333°/74
V 1111
54.objectivestProvidestforanewsystemofgrantingproductionrefundsforsugar
1 usedinThechemicalindustryandbasedontheprincipleofequal
!treatmentofsugarandmaize
5.FINANCIAL CONSEQUENCE
ç.oexpemitursPEHIOD0F12H0STHS CURRENTFINANCIAL TEAR IumFOLLOWINGFINANCIALTEAR!
(79)
–CHARGE!)TOTK5ECBUDCET
'(-ÜÄ«-/!NTERVENTIONS)'2,6MUA'1,75MUA2,6MDAI
(3,1mio.É.u.fc.)(2,1mioE.u.a#)
*'•î}(3,1mioE.u.a.)I
5.1RECEIPTS <
-CWRESOURCES OFTHEEC
(LEVIK3/CUSTOMDUTIES)1
\-,''
–NATIONAL
-
1980
TEAS1981TEAR1.Q7A....TEAR.
.0.1fia'ria-vjùjai»PATTE35OFexpenditure .2,6miou.a.2,6miou.a.*,2,6miou.al
,1.1pluriannualpatternOFRECEiPTS(3,1mioE.u.a.),(3,1E.u.a.)(3,1E.u.a.)
5.2KE7H0DCFCALCULAT!ON
Estimatedyearlyquantityconcernedv"t'
Estimatedproductionrefund*^27,4u.a./t
(17u.a./toftoaizex1,61yieldcoefficient).
J6.0FINANCINGPOSSIBLEWITHCREDITSINSCRIBEDINRELEVANTCHAPTEROFCURRENTBUDGET? Ϊ3Ε/Ν0
t
fi11»!11–rw–«a–BW8BWWP7
|6.1FINANCING POSSIBLEBYTRANSFERBETWEENCHAPTERSOFCURRENTBUDGET?
I,TES/REk
6.2NECESSITY FORASUPPLEMENTARY BUDGET?ÏE5/N0
Ii.yC.HEDITUTOBSWRITTENINTOFUTUREBUDGETS?
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