Commission Regulation (EC) No 1760/2001 of 6 September 2001 fixing the export refunds on white sugar and raw sugar exported in its unaltered state
Date: 2001-09-06
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: export refund, raw sugar, white sugar

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Official Journal of the European Communities

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1760/2001

of 6 September 2001

fixing the export refunds on white sugar and raw sugar exported in its unaltered state

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1260/2001 of 19
June 2001 on the common organisation of the markets in the
sugar sector (1), and in particular the second subparagraph of
Article 27(5) thereof,

Whereas:

Article 27 of Regulation (EC) No 1260/2001 provides
that the difference between quotations or prices on the
world market for the products listed in Article 1(1)(a) of
that Regulation and prices for those products within the
Community may be covered by an export refund.

(4)

(5)

(6)

(7)

(8)

(9)

The world market situation or the specific requirements
of certain markets may make it necessary to vary the
refund for sugar according to destination.

In special cases, the amount of the refund may be fixed
by other legal

instruments.

The refund must be fixed every two weeks. It may be
altered in the intervening period.

It follows from applying the rules set out above to the
present situation on the market in sugar and in partic-
ular
sugar within the
Community and on the world market that the refund
should be as set out in the Annex hereto.

to quotations or prices

for

Regulation (EC) No 1260/2001 does not make provision
to continue the compensation system for storage costs
from 1 July 2001. This should accordingly be taken into
account when fixing the refunds granted when the
export occurs after 30 September 2001.

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

Regulation (EC) No 1260/2001 provides that when
refunds on white and raw sugar, undenatured and
exported in its unaltered state, are being fixed account
must be taken of the situation on the Community and
world markets in sugar and in particular of the price and
cost factors set out in Article 28 of that Regulation. The
same Article provides that the economic aspect of the
proposed exports should also be taken into account.

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

The refund on raw sugar must be fixed in respect of the
standard quality. The latter is defined in Annex I, point
II, to Regulation (EC) No 1260/2001. Furthermore, this
refund should be fixed in accordance with Article 28(4)
of Regulation (EC) No 1260/2001. Candy sugar is
defined in Commission Regulation (EC) No 2135/95 of
7 September 1995 laying down detailed rules of applica-
refunds in the sugar
the grant of export
tion for
sector (2). The
sugar
calculated
thus
refund
containing added flavouring or colouring matter must
apply to their sucrose content and, accordingly, be fixed
per 1 % of the said content.

for

The export refunds on the products listed in Article 1(1)(a) of
Regulation (EC) No 1260/2001, undenatured and exported in
the natural state, are hereby fixed to the amounts shown in the
Annex hereto.

Where an export licence for which the refund amount was
fixed in accordance with the first paragraph is used after 30
September 2001, the refund in question shall be reduced by
EUR 2/100 kg net white sugar equivalent.

Article 2

(1) OJ L 178, 30.6.2001, p. 1.
(2) OJ L 214, 8.9.1995, p. 16.

This Regulation shall enter into force on 7 September 2001.

(1)

(2)

(3)

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

Done at Brussels, 6 September 2001.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

to the Commission Regulation of 6 September 2001 fixing the export refunds on white sugar and raw sugar
exported in its unaltered state

ANNEX

Product code

Destination

Unit of measurement

Amount of refund

1701 11 90 9100
1701 11 90 9910
1701 11 90 9950
1701 12 90 9100
1701 12 90 9910
1701 12 90 9950
1701 91 00 9000

1701 99 10 9100
1701 99 10 9910
1701 99 10 9950
1701 99 90 9100

A00
A00
A00
A00
A00
A00
A00

A00
A00
A00
A00

EUR/100 kg
EUR/100 kg
EUR/100 kg
EUR/100 kg
EUR/100 kg
EUR/100 kg
EUR/1 % of sucrose × net 100 kg
of product
EUR/100 kg
EUR/100 kg
EUR/100 kg
EUR/1 % of sucrose × net 100 kg
of product

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

37,90
35,19

37,90
35,19

0,4120

41,20
41,04
41,04

0,4120

(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 19(4) of Council Regulation (EC) No 1260/2001.

(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).

NB: The product codes and the ‘A’ series destination codes are set out in Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3846/87 (OJ

L 366, 24.12.1987, p. 1) as amended.
The numeric destination codes are set out in Commission Regulation (EC) No 2032/2000 (OJ L 243, 28.9.2000,
p. 14).