CELEX: 32000R2671
Language: en
Date: 2000-12-06 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EC) No 2671/2000 of 6 December 2000 fixing the export refunds on white sugar and raw sugar exported in its unaltered state

L 306/16               EN                      Official Journal of the European Communities                                      7.12.2000
                                           COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2671/2000
                                                           of 6 December 2000
                   fixing the export refunds on white sugar and raw sugar exported in its unaltered state
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,                                       laying down detailed rules of application for the grant of
                                                                                  export refunds in the sugar sector (5); the refund thus
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
                                                                                  calculated for sugar containing added flavouring or
Community,
                                                                                  colouring matter must apply to their sucrose content
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2038/1999 of 13                       and, accordingly, be fixed per 1 % of the said content.
September 1999 on the common organisation of the markets
                                                                          (4)     The world market situation or the specific requirements
in the sugar sector (1), as amended by Commission Regulation
                                                                                  of certain markets may make it necessary to vary the
(EC) No 1527/2000 (2), and in particular point (a) of the
                                                                                  refund for sugar according to destination.
second subparagraph of Article 18(5) thereof,
Whereas:                                                                  (5)     In special cases, the amount of the refund may be fixed
                                                                                  by other legal instruments.
(1)     Article 18 of Regulation (EC) No 2038/1999 provides
        that the difference between quotations or prices on the           (6)     The refund must be fixed every two weeks; whereas it
        world market for the products listed in Article 1(1)(a) of                may be altered in the intervening period.
        that Regulation and prices for those products within the          (7)     It follows from applying the rules set out above to the
        Community may be covered by an export refund.                             present situation on the market in sugar and in partic-
(2)     Regulation (EC) No 2038/1999 provides that when                           ular to quotations or prices for sugar within the
        refunds on white and raw sugar, undenatured and                           Community and on the world market that the refund
        exported in its unaltered state, are being fixed account                  should be as set out in the Annex hereto.
        must be taken of the situation on the Community and               (8)     The measures provided for in this Regulation are in
        world markets in sugar and in particular of the price and                 accordance with the opinion of the Management
        cost factors set out in Article 19 of that Regulation;                    Committee for Sugar,
        whereas the same Article provides that the economic
        aspect of the proposed exports should also be taken into
        account.                                                          HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
(3)     The refund on raw sugar must be fixed in respect of the
        standard quality; the latter is defined in Article 1 of                                         Article 1
        Council Regulation (EC) No 431/68 of 9 April 1968                 The export refunds on the products listed in Article 1(1)(a) of
        determining the standard quality for raw sugar and                Regulation (EC) No 2038/1999, undenatured and exported in
        fixing the Community frontier crossing point for calcu-           the natural state, are hereby fixed to the amounts shown in the
        lating cif prices for sugar (3), as amended by Regulation         Annex hereto.
        (EC) No 3290/94 (4); furthermore, this refund should be
        fixed in accordance with Article 19(4) of Regulation (EC)                                       Article 2
        No 2038/1999; candy sugar is defined in Commission
        Regulation (EC) No 2135/95 of 7 September 1995                    This Regulation shall enter into force on 7 December 2000.
                      This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
                      Done at Brussels, 6 December 2000.
                                                                                        For the Commission
                                                                                          Franz FISCHLER
                                                                                    Member of the Commission
(1) OJ L  252, 25.9.1999, p. 1.
(2) OJ L  175, 14.7.2000, p. 59.
(3) OJ L  89, 10.4.1968, p. 3.
(4) OJ L  349, 31.12.1994, p. 105.                                        (5) OJ L 214, 8.9.1995, p. 16.
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                                                                             ANNEX
          to the Commission Regulation of 6 December 2000 fixing the export refunds on white sugar and raw sugar
                                                            exported in its unaltered state
                     Product code                 Destination                     Unit of measurement                       Amount of refund
                  1701 11 90 9100                    A00                             EUR/100 kg                                  35,16     (1)
                  1701 11 90 9910                    A00                             EUR/100 kg                                  32,39     (1)
                  1701 11 90 9950                    A00                             EUR/100 kg                                            (2)
                  1701 12 90 9100                    A00                             EUR/100 kg                                  35,16     (1)
                  1701 12 90 9910                    A00                             EUR/100 kg                                  32,39     (1)
                  1701 12 90 9950                    A00                             EUR/100 kg                                            (2)
                  1701 91 00 9000                    A00                EUR/1 % of sucrose × net 100 kg                           0,3822
                                                                                      of product
                  1701 99 10 9100                    A00                             EUR/100 kg                                  38,22
                  1701 99 10 9910                    A00                             EUR/100 kg                                  39,53
                  1701 99 10 9950                    A00                             EUR/100 kg                                  39,53
                  1701 99 90 9100                    A00                EUR/1 % of sucrose × net 100 kg                           0,3822
                                                                                      of product
          (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 Regulation (EC) No 2038/1999.
          (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 2543/1999 (OJ L 307, 2.12.1999,
                 p. 46).