CELEX: 31999R1428
Language: en
Date: 1999-06-30 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EC) No 1428/1999 of 30 June 1999 fixing the production refund for white sugar used in the chemical industry

L 166/44              EN                 Official Journal of the European Communities                                 1. 7. 1999
                                  COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1428/1999
                                                       of 30 June 1999
                   fixing the production refund for white sugar used in the chemical industry
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,                         lation (EEC) No 1729/78 provides that the production
                                                                    refund for white sugar shall be fixed at three-monthly
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European               intervals for the periods beginning 1 July, 1 October, 1
Community,                                                          January and 1 April; whereas the application of the
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1785/81                abovementioned method entails fixing the production
of 30 June 1981 on the common organization of the                   refund as stated in Article 1 for the period referred to
markets in the sugar sector (1), as last amended by Regula-         therein;
tion (EC) No 1599/96 (2), and in particular Article 9 (6)
                                                                    Whereas the amendment of the definition of white sugar
thereof,
                                                                    and raw sugar referred to in Article 1 (2) (a) and (b) of
Whereas pursuant to Article 9 (3) of Regulation (EEC) No            Regulation (EEC) No 1785/81 has the consequence that
1785/81 it may be decided to grant production refunds on            flavoured sugars or sugars containing added colouring
the products listed in Article 1 (1) (a) and (f) and on the         agents or other substances are no longer considered as
syrups listed in Article 1 (1) (d) thereof which are in one         falling within these definitions but are to be considered as
of the situations referred to in Article 9 (2) of the Treaty        ‘other sugars'; whereas Article 1 of Regulation (EEC) No
and which are used in the manufacture of certain prod-              1010/86 provides for these sugars to be eligible as basic
ucts of the chemical industry;                                      products to the production refund; whereas a method of
                                                                    calculation based on their sucrose content should be laid
Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 1010/86 of 25                   down for establishing the production refund applicable to
March 1986 laying down general rules for the production             these products;
refund on certain sugar products used in the chemical
industry (3), as last amended by Commission Regulation              Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are
(EC) No 1148/98 (2), establishes the framework within               in 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; whereas Articles          HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
5, 6 and 7 of Regulation (EEC) No 1010/86 provide that
the production refund granted for raw sugar, sucrose
syrups and unprocessed isoglucose shall be derived from                                       Article 1
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
Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1729/78 of                   hereby fixed at EUR 46,738 for the quarter 1 July to 30
24 July 1978 laying down detailed rules of application in           September 1999.
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 Regu-           This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 July 1999.
                  This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
                  States.
                  Done at Brussels, 30 June 1999.
                                                                               For the Commission
                                                                                  Franz FISCHLER
                                                                           Member of the Commission
(1) OJ L 177, 1.7.1981, p. 4.
(2) OJ L 159, 3.6.1998, p. 38.
(3) OJ L 94, 9.4.1986, p. 9.
(4) OJ L 201, 25.7.1978, p. 26.