Commission Regulation (EC) No 682/2000 of 31 March 2000 fixing the production refund for white sugar used in the chemical industry
Date: 2000-03-31
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: chemical industry, production refund, white sugar

1.4.2000

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

L 81/29

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 682/2000

of 31 March 2000

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,

Whereas:

(4)

(1)

(2)

(3)

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 prod-
industry.
ucts of the chemical

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 (2), as last amended by Commission Regulation
(EC) No 1148/98 (3), 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. 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.

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. The application of the
abovementioned method entails fixing the production
refund as stated in Article 1 for the period referred to
therein.

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 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’. Article 1 of Regulation (EEC) No 1010/86
provides for these sugars to be eligible as basic products
to the production refund. A method of calculation based
on their sucrose content should be laid down for estab-
lishing the production refund applicable to these prod-
ucts.

(5)

The measures provided for in this Regulation are in
the Management
accordance with the opinion of
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 45,823 for the quarter 1 April to 30 June
2000.

This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 April 2000.

Article 2

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

Done at Brussels, 31 March 2000.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

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.