Commission Regulation (EC) No 2775/98 of 21 December 1998 fixing the production refund for white sugar used in the chemical industry
Date: 1998-12-21
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: chemical industry, production refund, white sugar

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2775/98

of 21 December 1998

fixing the production refund for white sugar used in the chemical industry

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1785/81
of 30 June 1981 on the common organization of the
markets in the sugar sector (1), as last amended by Regula-
tion (EC) No 1148/98 (2), and in particular Article 9 (6)
thereof,

Whereas pursuant to Article 9 (3) of Regulation (EEC) No
1785/81 it may be decided to grant production refunds on
the products listed in Article 1 (1) (a) and (f) and on the
syrups listed in Article 1 (1) (d) thereof which are in one
of the situations referred to in Article 9 (2) of the Treaty
and which are used in the manufacture of certain prod-
ucts of the chemical industry;

Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 1010/86 of 25
March 1986 laying down general rules for the production
refund on certain sugar products used in the chemical
industry (3), as last amended by Commission Regulation
(EC) No 1126/96 (4), establishes the framework within
which the production refunds may be determined and
lists the chemical products of which the manufacture
makes it possible to grant a production refund for the
basic products used in their manufacture; whereas Articles
5, 6 and 7 of Regulation (EEC) No 1010/86 provide that
the production refund granted for raw sugar, sucrose
syrups and unprocessed isoglucose shall be derived from
the refund fixed for white sugar according to a method of
calculation peculiar to each of these basic products;

Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1729/78 of
24 July 1978 laying down detailed rules of application in
respect of the production refund for sugar used in the
chemical industry (5), as last amended by Regulation (EC)
No 1730/97 (6), specifies the method to be used for estab-
lishing the production refund; whereas Article 1 of Regu-
lation (EEC) No 1729/78 provides that the production
refund for white sugar shall be fixed at three-monthly
intervals for the periods beginning 1 July, 1 October, 1
the
January and 1 April; whereas the application of

(1) OJ L 177, 1. 7. 1981, p. 4.
(2) OJ L 159, 3. 6. 1998, p. 38.
(3) OJ L 94, 9. 4. 1986, p. 9.
(4) OJ L 150, 25. 6. 1996, p. 3.
(5) OJ L 201, 25. 7. 1978, p. 26.
(6) OJ L 243, 5. 9. 1997, p. 5.

abovementioned method entails fixing the production
refund as stated in Article 1 for the period referred to
therein;

Whereas the amendment of the definition of white sugar
and raw sugar referred to in Article 1 (2) (a) and (b) of
Regulation (EEC) No 1785/81 has the consequence that
flavoured sugars or sugars containing added colouring
agents or other substances are no longer considered as
falling within these definitions but are to be considered as
‘other sugars'; whereas Article 1 of Regulation (EEC) No
1010/86 provides for these sugars to be eligible as basic
products to the production refund; whereas a method of
calculation based on their sucrose content should be laid
down for establishing the production refund applicable to
these products;

Whereas Article 2 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1103/
97 of 17 June 1997 on certain provisions relating to the
the euro (7) provides that, as from 1
introduction of
January 1999, all references to the ecu in legal instru-
ments are to be replaced by references to the euro at the
rate of EUR 1 to ECU 1; whereas, for the sake of clarity,
the denomination ‘euro' should be used in this Regula-
tion since it is to apply from 1 January 1999;

Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are
in accordance with the opinion of
the Management
Committee for Sugar,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

The production refund per 100 kilograms of white sugar
referred to in Article 4 of Regulation (EEC) No 1010/86 is
hereby fixed at EUR 44,164 for the quarter 1 January to
31 March 1999.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 January 1999.

(7) OJ L 162, 19. 6. 1997, p. 1.

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This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
States.

Done at Brussels, 21 December 1998.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission