CELEX: 31999R1535
Language: en
Date: 1999-07-13 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EC) No 1535/1999 of 13 July 1999 fixing the export refunds on white sugar and raw sugar exported in its unaltered state

L 178/22               EN                      Official Journal of the European Communities                                    14. 7. 1999
                                           COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1535/1999
                                                             of 13 July 1999
                   fixing the export refunds on white sugar and raw sugar exported in its unaltered state
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,                                    for the grant of export refunds in the sugar sector (5);
                                                                               whereas the refund thus calculated for sugar containing
                                                                               added flavouring or colouring matter must apply to their
                                                                               sucrose content and, accordingly, be fixed per 1 % of the
                                                                               said content;
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,                                                                (4) Whereas the world market situation or the specific require-
                                                                               ments of certain markets may make it necessary to vary
                                                                               the refund for sugar according to destination;
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1785/81 of 1                 (5) Whereas, in special cases, the amount of the refund may be
June 1981 on the common organization of the markets in the                     fixed by other legal instruments;
sugar sector (1), as last amended by Commission Regulation
(EC) No 1148/98 (2), and in particular point (a) of the first
subparagraph of Article 19 (4) thereof,                                   (6) Whereas the refund must be fixed every two weeks;
                                                                               whereas it may be altered in the intervening period;
                                                                          (7) Whereas it follows from applying the rules set out above
                                                                               to the present situation on the market in sugar and in
(1) Whereas Article 19 of Regulation (EEC) No 1785/81                          particular to quotations or prices for sugar within the
     provides that the difference between quotations or prices                 Community and on the world market that the refund
     on the world market for the products listed in Article 1 (1)              should be as set out in the Annex hereto;
     (a) of that Regulation and prices for those products within
     the Community may be covered by an export refund;
                                                                          (8) Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are
                                                                               in accordance with the opinion of the Management
                                                                               Committee for Cereals,
(2) Whereas Regulation (EEC) No 1785/81 provides that when
     refunds on white and raw sugar, undenatured and exported
     in its unaltered state, are being fixed account 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           HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
     the same Article provides that the economic aspect of the
     proposed exports should also be taken into account;
                                                                                                       Article 1
(3) Whereas the refund on raw sugar must be fixed in respect
     of the standard quality; whereas the latter is defined in            The export refunds on the products listed in Article 1 (1) (a) of
     Article 1 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 431/68 of 9                 Regulation (EEC) No 1785/81, undenatured and exported in
     April 1968 determining the standard quality for raw sugar            the natural state, are hereby fixed to the amounts shown in the
     and fixing the Community frontier crossing point for                 Annex hereto.
     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)
     of Regulation (EEC) No 1785/81; whereas candy sugar is
     defined in Commission Regulation (EC) No 2135/95 of 7                                             Article 2
     September 1995 laying down detailed rules of application
(1) OJ  L 177, 1.7.1981, p. 4.                                            This Regulation shall enter into force on 14 July 1999.
(2) OJ  L 159, 3.6.1998, p. 38.
(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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                   This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
                   Done at Brussels, 13 July 1999.
                                                                                                 For the Commission
                                                                                                     Franz FISCHLER
                                                                                            Member of the Commission
                                                                         ANNEX
            to the Commission Regulation of 13 July 1999 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                                 42,32     ( 1)
                                      1701 11 90 9910                                 42,29     ( 1)
                                      1701 11 90 9950                                           (2)
                                      1701 12 90 9100                                 42,32     ( 1)
                                      1701 12 90 9910                                 42,29     ( 1)
                                      1701 12 90 9950                                           (2)
                                                                            — EUR/1 % of sucrose × 100 kg —
                                      1701 91 00 9000                                   0,4600
                                                                                   — EUR/100 kg —
                                      1701 99 10 9100                                 46,00
                                      1701 99 10 9910                                 45,97
                                      1701 99 10 9950                                 45,97
                                                                            — EUR/1 % of sucrose × 100 kg —
                                      1701 99 90 9100                                   0,4600
                            ( ) 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 17a
                                (4) of Regulation (EEC) No 1785/81.
                            (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).