CELEX: 31997R1150
Language: en
Date: 1997-06-25 00:00:00
Title: COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1150/97 of 25 June 1997 fixing the export refunds on white sugar and raw sugar exported in its unaltered state

No L 168 /26         EN                 Official Journal of the European Communities                                  26. 6. 97
                                      COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1150/97
                                                         of 25 June 1997
                   fixing the export refunds on white sugar and raw sugar exported in its unaltered
                                                                state
 THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,                            Whereas the world market situation or the specific requi­
                                                                        rements of certain markets may make it necessary to vary
                                                                        the refund for sugar according to destination;
 Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
 Community,                                                            Whereas, in special cases, the amount of the refund may
                                                                       be fixed by other legal instruments;
 Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1785/81                  Whereas the representative market rates defined in Article
 of 1 June 1981 on the common organization of the                       1 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 38 1 3/92 (^ as last
 markets in the sugar sector ('), as last amended by Regula­           amended by Regulation (EC) No 1 50/95 Q, are used to
 tion (EC) No 1599/96 (2), and in particular point (a) of the          convert amounts expressed in third country currencies
 first subparagraph of Article 19 (4) thereof,                         and are used as the basis for determining the agricultural
                                                                       conversion rates of the Member States' currencies; whereas
                                                                       detailed rules on the application and determination of
                                                                       these conversions were set by Commission Regulation
 Whereas Article 19 of Regulation (EEC) No 1785/81                     (EEC) No 1068/93 (8), as last amended by Regulation (EC)
 provides that the difference between quotations or prices             No 1482/96 (9);
 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                      Whereas the refund must be fixed every two weeks;
 refund;                                                               whereas it may be altered in the intervening period;
                                                                       Whereas it follows from applying the rules set out above
 Whereas Regulation (EEC) No 1785/81 provides that                     to the present situation on the market in sugar and in
 when refunds on white and raw sugar, undenatured and                  particular to quotations or prices for sugar within the
 exported in its unaltered state, are being fixed account              Community and on the world market that the refund
                                                                       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
 cost factors set out in Article 17a of that Regulation;              Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are
 whereas the same Article provides that the economic                   in accordance with the opinion of the Management
 aspect of the proposed exports should also be taken into              Committee for Sugar,
 account;
Whereas the refund on raw sugar must be fixed in respect               HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
 of the standard quality; whereas the latter is defined in
Article 1 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 431 /68 of 9
April 1968 determining the standard quality for raw sugar
and fixing the Community frontier crossing point for                                               Article 1
calculating cif prices for sugar (3), as amended by Regula­
tion (EC) No 3290/94 (4); whereas, furthermore, this
refund should be fixed in accordance with Article 17a (4)             The export refunds on the products listed in Article 1 (1 )
of Regulation (EEC) No 1785/81 ; whereas candy sugar is               (a) of Regulation (EEC) No 1785/81 , undenatured and
defined in Commission Regulation (EC) No 2135/95 of 7                 exported in the natural state, are hereby fixed to the
                                                                      amounts shown in the Annex hereto .
September 1995 laying down detailed rules of application
for the grant of export refunds in the sugar sector
whereas the refund thus calculated for sugar containing
added flavouring or colouring matter must apply to their                                           Article 2
sucrose content and, accordingly, be fixed per 1 % of the
said content;
                                                                      This Regulation shall enter into force on 26 June 1997.
(') OJ No L 177, 1 . 7. 1981 , p. 4.
I1) OJ No L 206, 16. 8. 1996, p. 43.                                  («) OJ  No  L 387, 31 . 12. 1992, p. 1 .
(3) OJ No L 89, 10. 4. 1968, p. 3.                                    0   OJ  No  L 22, 31 . 1 . 1995, p. 1 .
(<) OJ No L 349, 31 . 12. 1994, p. 105.                               (8) OJ  No  L 108, 1 . 5. 1993, p. 106.
Is) OJ No L 214, 8. 9. 1995, p. 16.                                    9  OJ  No  L 188 , 27. 7. 1996, p. 22.
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          This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
          States.
          Done at Brussels, 25 June 1997.
                                                                                For the Commission
                                                                                   Franz FISCHLER
                                                                          Member of the Commission
                                                           ANNEX
          to the Commission Regulation of 25 June 1997 fixing the export refunds on white sugar
                                    and raw sugar exported in its unaltered state
                                    Product code                         Amount of refund
                                                                         — ECU/ 1 00 kg —
                                  1701 11 90 9100                            36,68     (')
                                  1701 11 90 9910                            35,74     (')
                                  1701 11 90 9950                                      0
                                  1701 12 90 9100                            36,68     (')
                                  1701 12 90 9910                            35,74     (')
                                  1701 12 90 9950                                      O
                                                              — ECU/ 1 % of sucrose x 100 kg —
                                  1701 91 00 9000                             0,3987
                                                                        — ECU/ 1 00 kg —
                                  1701 99 10 9100                            39,87
                                  1701 99 10 9910                            39,88
                                 1701 99 10 9950                            39,88
                     l                                        — ECU/ 1 % of sucrose x 100 kg —
                                 1701 99 90 9100                              0,3987
                     (') 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 17a (4) of Regulation (EEC) No 1785/81 .
                     (2) Fixing suspended by Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2689/85 (OJ No L 255,
                         26. 9. 1985, p. 12), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3251 /85 (OJ No L 309,
                         21 . 11 . 1985, p. 14).