Commission Regulation (EC) No 2815/1999 of 30 December 1999 fixing the production refund for white sugar used in the chemical industry
Date: 1999-12-30
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: chemical industry, production refund, white sugar

L 340/94

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

31. 12. 1999

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2815/1999

of 30 December 1999

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 (EC) No 2038/1999 of 13
September 1999 on the common organization of the markets
in the sugar sector (1), and in particular Article 9(6) thereof,

(1) Whereas pursuant to Article 9(3) of Regulation (EC) No
2038/1999 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 products of the chemical

industry;

(2) Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 1010/86 of 25
March 1986 laying down general rules for the produc-
tion refund on certain sugar products used in the chem-
ical industry (2), as last amended by Commission Regula-
tion (EC) No 1148/98 (3), establishes the framework
within which the production refunds may be determined
and lists the chemical products of which the manufac-
ture 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;

(3) 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 (4), as last amended by Regulation (EC)
No 1148/98, specifies the method to be used for estab-
lishing the production refund; whereas Article 1 of

Regulation (EEC) No 1729/78 provides that the produc-
tion refund for white sugar shall be fixed at
three-
monthly intervals for the periods beginning 1 July, 1
October, 1 January and 1 April; whereas the application
of
fixing the
production refund as stated in Article 1 for the period
referred to therein;

the abovementioned method entails

sugars

flavoured sugars or

(4) Whereas the amendment of the definition of white sugar
and raw sugar referred to in Article 1(2)(a) and (b) of
Regulation (EC) No 2038/1999 has the consequence
that
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 produc-
tion refund applicable to these products;

(5) 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 45,716 for the quarter 1 January to 31
March 2000.

This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 January 2000.

Article 2

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

Done at Brussels, 30 December 1999.

For the Commission

Margot WALLSTRÖM

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 252, 25.9.1999, p. 1.
(2) OJ L 94, 9.4.1986, p. 9.
(3) OJ L 159, 3.6.1998, p. 38.
(4) OJ L 201, 25.7.1978, p. 26.