CELEX: 32000R2067
Language: en
Date: 2000-09-29 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EC) No 2067/2000 of 29 September 2000 fixing the production refund for white sugar used in the chemical industry

L 246/22                EN                     Official Journal of the European Communities                                      30.9.2000
                                          COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2067/2000
                                                          of 29 September 2000
                           fixing the production refund for white sugar used in the chemical industry
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,                                      Regulation (EEC) No 1729/78 provides that the produc-
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European                            tion refund for white sugar shall be fixed at three-
Community,                                                                       monthly intervals for the periods beginning 1 July, 1
                                                                                 October, 1 January and 1 April. The application of the
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2038/1999 of 13                      abovementioned method entails fixing the production
September 1999 on the common organization of the markets                         refund as stated in Article 1 for the period referred to
in the sugar sector (1), and in particular Article 9(6) thereof,                 therein.
Whereas:                                                                  (4)    The amendment of the definition of white sugar and raw
(1)     Pursuant to Article 9(3) of Regulation (EC) No 2038/                     sugar referred to in Article 1(2)(a) and (b) of Regulation
        1999 it may be decided to grant production refunds on                    (EC) No 2038/1999 has the consequence that flavoured
        the products listed in Article 1(1)(a) and (f) and on the                sugars or sugars containing added colouring agents or
        syrups listed in Article 1(1)(d) thereof which are in one                other substances are no longer considered as falling
        of the situations referred to in Article 9(2) of the Treaty              within these definitions but are to be considered as
        and which are used in the manufacture of certain prod-                   ‘other sugars’. Article 1 of Regulation (EEC) No 1010/86
        ucts of the chemical industry.                                           provides for these sugars to be eligible as basic products
                                                                                 to the production refund. A method of calculation based
(2)     Council Regulation (EEC) No 1010/86 of 25 March
                                                                                 on their sucrose content should be laid down for estab-
        1986 laying down general rules for the production
                                                                                 lishing the production refund applicable to these prod-
        refund on certain sugar products used in the chemical
                                                                                 ucts.
        industry (2), as last amended by Commission Regulation
        (EC) No 1888/2000 (3), establishes the framework within           (5)    The measures provided for in this Regulation are in
        which the production refunds may be determined and                       accordance with the opinion of the Management
        lists the chemical products of which the manufacture                     Committee for Sugar,
        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             HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
        production refund granted for raw sugar, sucrose syrups
        and unprocessed isoglucose shall be derived from the                                            Article 1
        refund fixed for white sugar according to a method of
        calculation peculiar to each of these basic products.             The production refund per 100 kilograms of white sugar
                                                                          referred to in Article 4 of Regulation (EEC) No 1010/86 is
(3)     Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1729/78 of 24 July                 hereby fixed at EUR 34,160 for the quarter 1 October to 31
        1978 laying down detailed rules of application in                 December 2000.
        respect of the production refund for sugar used in the
        chemical industry (4), as last amended by Regulation (EC)                                       Article 2
        No 1148/98, specifies the method to be used for estab-
        lishing the production refund; whereas Article 1 of               This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 October 2000.
                       This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
                       Done at Brussels, 29 September 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  227, 7.9.2000, p. 15.
(4) OJ L  201, 25.7.1978, p. 26.