CELEX: 32000R0651
Language: en
Date: 2000-03-29 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EC) No 651/2000 of 29 March 2000 fixing the export refunds on white sugar and raw sugar exported in its unaltered state

30.3.2000              EN                      Official Journal of the European Communities                                       L 79/15
                                            COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 651/2000
                                                            of 29 March 2000
                   fixing the export refunds on white sugar and raw sugar exported in its unaltered state
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,                                       export refunds in the sugar sector (4); 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
                                                                                  and, accordingly, be fixed per 1 % of the said content.
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2038/1999 of 13
September 1999 on the common organisation of the markets                  (4)     The world market situation or the specific requirements
in the sugar sector (1), and in particular point (a) of the second                of certain markets may make it necessary to vary the
subparagraph of Article 18(5) thereof,                                            refund for sugar according to destination.
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
        Community may be covered by an export refund.                     (7)     It follows from applying the rules set out above to the
                                                                                  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
        world markets in sugar and in particular of the price and         (8)     The measures provided for in this Regulation are in
        cost factors set out in Article 19 of that Regulation;                    accordance with the opinion of the Management
        whereas the same Article provides that the economic                       Committee for Sugar,
        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
        Council Regulation (EC) No 431/68 of 9 April 1968                                               Article 1
        determining the standard quality for raw sugar and                The export refunds on the products listed in Article 1(1)(a) of
        fixing the Community frontier crossing point for calcu-           Regulation (EC) No 2038/1999, undenatured and exported in
        lating cif prices for sugar (2), as amended by Regulation         the natural state, are hereby fixed to the amounts shown in the
        (EC) No 3290/94 (3); furthermore, this refund should be           Annex hereto.
        fixed in accordance with Article 19(4) of Regulation (EC)
        No 2038/1999; candy sugar is defined in Commission                                              Article 2
        Regulation (EC) No 2135/95 of 7 September 1995
        laying down detailed rules of application for the grant of        This Regulation shall enter into force on 30 March 2000.
                      This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
                      Done at Brussels, 29 March 2000.
                                                                                        For the Commission
                                                                                          Franz FISCHLER
                                                                                    Member of the Commission
(1) OJ L 252, 25.9.1999, p. 1.
(2) OJ L 89, 10.4.1968, p. 3.
(3) OJ L 349, 31.12.1994, p. 105.                                         (4) OJ L 214, 8.9.1995, p. 16.
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                                                                   ANNEX
        to the Commission Regulation of 29 March 2000 fixing the export refunds on white sugar and raw sugar
                                                  exported in its unaltered state
                                        Product code                             Amount of refund
                                                                                — EUR/100 kg —
                                    1701 11 90 9100                                43,23     (1)
                                    1701 11 90 9910                                42,67     (1)
                                    1701 11 90 9950                                          (2)
                                    1701 12 90 9100                                43,23     (1)
                                    1701 12 90 9910                                42,67     (1)
                                    1701 12 90 9950                                          (2)
                                                                         — EUR/1 % of sucrose × 100 kg —
                                    1701 91 00 9000                                  0,4699
                                                                                — EUR/100 kg —
                                    1701 99 10 9100                                46,99
                                    1701 99 10 9910                                48,60
                                    1701 99 10 9950                                46,39
                                                                         — EUR/1 % of sucrose × 100 kg —
                                    1701 99 90 9100                                  0,4699
                          ( ) Applicable to raw sugar with a yield of 92 %; if the yield is other than 92 %,
                           1
                              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).