CELEX: 32000R2894
Language: en
Date: 2000-12-29 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EC) No 2894/2000 of 29 December 2000 fixing the production refund for white sugar used in the chemical industry

30.12.2000              EN                     Official Journal of the European Communities                                       L 336/25
                                          COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2894/2000
                                                          of 29 December 2000
                           fixing the production refund for white sugar used in the chemical industry
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,                                      lishing the production refund; whereas Article 1 of
                                                                                 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
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2038/1999 of 13                      October, 1 January and 1 April. The application of the
September 1999 on the common organization of the markets                         abovementioned method entails fixing the production
in the sugar sector (1), as amended by Regulation (EC) No                        refund as stated in Article 1 for the period referred to
1527/2000 (2), and in particular Article 9(6) thereof,                           therein.
Whereas:                                                                  (4)    The amendment of the definition of white sugar and raw
                                                                                 sugar referred to in Article 1(2)(a) and (b) of Regulation
(1)     Pursuant to Article 9(3) of Regulation (EC) No 2038/                     (EC) No 2038/1999 has the consequence that flavoured
        1999 it may be decided to grant production refunds on                    sugars or sugars containing added colouring agents or
        the products listed in Article 1(1)(a) and (f) and on the                other substances are no longer considered as falling
        syrups listed in Article 1(1)(d) thereof which are in one                within these definitions but are to be considered as
        of the situations referred to in Article 9(2) of the Treaty              ‘other sugars’. Article 1 of Regulation (EEC) No 1010/86
        and which are used in the manufacture of certain prod-                   provides for these sugars to be eligible as basic products
        ucts of the chemical industry.                                           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 (3), as last amended by Commission Regulation            (5)    The measures provided for in this Regulation are in
        (EC) No 1888/2000 (4), establishes the framework within                  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. Articles 5, 6           HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
        and 7 of Regulation (EEC) No 1010/86 provide that the
        production refund granted for raw sugar, sucrose syrups                                         Article 1
        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 EUR 34,206 for the quarter 1 January to 31
(3)     Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1729/78 of 24 July                 March 2001.
        1978 laying down detailed rules of application in
        respect of the production refund for sugar used in the                                          Article 2
        chemical industry (5), as last amended by Regulation (EC)
        No 1148/98, specifies the method to be used for estab-            This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 January 2001.
                       This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
                       Done at Brussels, 29 December 2000.
                                                                                       For the Commission
                                                                                         Franz FISCHLER
                                                                                   Member of the Commission
(1) OJ L  252, 25.9.1999, p. 1.
(2) OJ L  175, 14.7.2000, p. 59.
(3) OJ L  94, 9.4.1986, p. 9.
(4) OJ L  227, 7.9.2000, p. 15.
(5) OJ L  201, 25.7.1978, p. 26.