Commission Regulation (EC) No 2855/98 of 30 December 1998 altering the export refunds on white sugar and raw sugar exported in the natural state
Date: 1998-12-30
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: export financing, export refund, raw sugar, white sugar

31. 12. 98

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Official Journal of the European Communities

L 358/67

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2855/98

of 30 December 1998

altering the export refunds on white sugar and raw sugar exported in the natural
state

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 the second
subparagraph of Article 19 (4) thereof,

Whereas the refunds on white sugar and raw sugar
exported in the natural state were fixed by Commission
Regulation (EC) No 2638/98 (3), as amended by Regula-
tion (EC) No 2712/98 (4);

Whereas it
follows from applying the detailed rules
contained in Regulation (EC) No 2638/98 to the informa-
tion known to the Commission that the export refunds at
present in force should be altered to the amounts set out
in the Annex hereto;

Whereas Article 2 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1103/
97 of 17 June 1997 on certain provisions relating to the
the euro (5) 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,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

The export refunds on the products listed in Article 1(1)(a)
of Regulation (EEC) No 1785/81, undenatured and
exported in the natural state, as fixed in the Annex to
Regulation (EC) No 2638/98 are hereby altered to the
amounts shown in the Annex hereto.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 January 1999.

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

Done at Brussels, 30 December 1998.

For the Commission

Karel VAN MIERT

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 177, 1. 7. 1981, p. 4.
(2) OJ L 159, 3. 6. 1998, p. 38.
(3) OJ L 335, 10. 12. 1998, p. 5.
(4) OJ L 342, 17. 12. 1998, p. 3.
(5) OJ L 162, 19. 6. 1997, p. 1.

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to the Commission Regulation of 30 December 1998 altering the export refunds on white
sugar and raw sugar exported in its unaltered state

ANNEX

Product code

1701 11 90 9100
1701 11 90 9910
1701 11 90 9950
1701 12 90 9100
1701 12 90 9910
1701 12 90 9950

Amount of refund

— EUR/100 kg —

42,53
41,54

42,53
41,54

(1)
(1)
(2)
(1)
(1)
(2)

— EUR/1 % of sucrose (cid:253) 100 kg —

1701 91 00 9000

0,4623

1701 99 10 9100
1701 99 10 9910
1701 99 10 9950

— EUR/100 kg —

46,23
46,23
46,23

— EUR/1 % of sucrose (cid:253) 100 kg —

1701 99 90 9100

0,4623

(1) Applicable to raw sugar with a yield of 92 %; if the yield is other than 92 %,
the refund applicable is calculated in accordance with the provisions of
Article 17a (4) of Regulation (EEC) No 1785/81.

(2) Fixing suspended by Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2689/85 (OJ L 255, 26. 9.
1985, p. 12), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3251/85 (OJ L 309, 21. 11.
1985, p. 14).