CELEX: 31996R2522
Language: en
Date: 1996-12-30 00:00:00
Title: COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2522/96 of 30 December 1996 fixing the production refund for white sugar used in the chemical industry

31 . 12. 96           I EN               Official Journal of the European Communities                            No L 345/71
                                        COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2522/96
                                                       of 30 December 1996
                      fixing the production refund for white sugar used in the chemical industry
 THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,                        shing the production refund; whereas Article 1 of Regula­
                                                                    tion (EEC) No 1729/78 provides that the production
 Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European              refund for white sugar shall be fixed at three-monthly
 Community,                                                         intervals for the periods beginning 1 July, 1 October, 1
 Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1785/81               January and 1 April; whereas the application of the
 of 30 June 1981 on the common organization of the                  abovementioned method entails fixing the production
 markets in the sugar sector ('), as last amended by Regula­        refund as stated in Article 1 for the period referred to
 tion (EC) No 1 599/96 (2), and in particular Article 9 (6)         therein ;
 thereof,
                                                                    Whereas the amendment of the definition of white sugar
 Whereas pursuant to Article 9 (3) of Regulation (EEC) No           and raw sugar referred to in Article 1 (2) (a) and (b) of
 1785/81 it may be decided to grant production refunds on           Regulation (EEC) No 1785/81 has the consequence that
 the products listed in Article 1 ( 1 ) (a) and (f) and on the      flavoured sugars or sugars containing added colouring
 syrups listed in Article 1 ( 1 ) (d) thereof which are in one      agents or other substances are no longer considered as
 of the situations referred to in Article 9 (2) of the Treaty       falling within these definitions but are to be considered as
 and which      are     used in   the   manufacture  of certain     'other sugars'; whereas Article 1 of Regulation (EEC) No
 products of the chemical industry;                                 1010/86 provides for these sugars to be eligible as basic
                                                                    products to the production refund; whereas a method of
 Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 1010/86 of 25                  calculation based on their sucrose content should be laid
 March 1986 laying down general rules for the production            down for establishing the production refund applicable to
 refund on certain sugar products used in the chemical              these products;
 industry (3), as last amended by Commission Regulation
                                                                    Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are
 (EC) No 1 126/96 (4), establishes the framework within
                                                                    in accordance with the opinion of the Management
 which the production refunds may be determined and                 Committee for Sugar,
 lists the chemical products of which the manufacture
 makes it possible to grant a production refund for the
 basic products used in their manufacture; whereas Articles         HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
 5, 6 and 7 of Regulation (EEC) No 1010/86 provide that
 the production refund granted for raw sugar, sucrose                                         Article 1
 syrups and unprocessed isoglucose shall be derived from
 the refund fixed for white sugar according to a method of          The production refund per 100 kilograms of white sugar
 calculation peculiar to each of these basic products;              referred to in Article 4 of Regulation (EEC) No 1010/86 is
                                                                    hereby fixed at ECU 37,624 for the quarter 1 January to
 Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1729/78 of                  31 March 1997 .
 24 July 1978 laying down detailed rules of application in
 respect of the production refund for sugar used in the                                       Article 2
 chemical industry (*), as last amended by Regulation (EC)
 No 1126/96, specifies the method to be used for establi­           This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 January 1997.
                    This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
                    States .
                    Done at Brussels, 30 December 1996 .
                                                                              For the Commission
                                                                                Franz FISCHLER
                                                                         Member of the Commission
(') OJ  No  L  177, 1 . 7. 1981 , p. 4.
(2) OJ  No  L  206, 16. 8 . 1996, p. 43 .
0   OJ  No  L  94, 9 . 4. 1986, p. 9.
(4) OJ  No  L  150, 25. 6. 1996, p. 3 .
 5) OJ  No  L  201 , 25. 7. 1978 , p. 26.