CELEX: 31992R2534
Language: en
Date: 1992-09-01
Title: Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2534/92 of 31 August 1992 fixing the export refunds on syrups and certain other sugar products exported in the natural state

1 . 9. 92                                 Official Journal of the European Communities                               No L 254/31
                                        COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 2534/92
                                                        of 31 August 1992
                    fixing the export refunds on syrups and certain other sugar products exported in
                                                         the natural state
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,                          rules for the production refund on sugar used in the
                                                                     chemical industry Q, to the products listed in the Annex
                                                                     to the last mentioned Regulation ;
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Economic Community,
                                                                     Whereas the basic amount of the refund on the other
                                                                     products listed in Article 1 ( 1 ) (d) of Regulation (EEC) No
                                                                     1785/81 exported in the natural state must be equal to
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1785/81                 one-hundredth of an amount which takes account, on the
of 30 June 1981 on the common organization of the                    one hand, of the difference between the intervention
 markets in the sugar sector ('), as last amended by Regula­         price for white sugar for the Community areas without
 tion (EEC) No 61 /92 (2), and in particular Article 19 (4)          deficit for the month for which the basic amount is fixed
 thereof,                                                            and quotations or prices for white sugar on the world
                                                                     market and, on the other, of the need to establish a
                                                                     balance between the use of Community basic products in
                                                                     the manufacture of processed goods for export to third
Whereas Article 19 of Regulation (EEC) No 1785/81                    countries and the use of third country products brought
 provides that the difference between quotations or prices           in under inward processing arrangements ;
 on the world market for the products listed in Article 1
 (1 ) (d) of that Regulation and prices for those products
 within the Community may be covered by an export
 refund ;
                                                                     Whereas the application of the basic amount may be
                                                                     limited to some of the products listed in Article 1 ( 1 ) (d)
                                                                     of Regulation (EEC) No 1785/81 ;
 Whereas Article 8 of Council Regulation (EEC) No
 766/68 of 18 June 1968 laying down general rules for
 granting export refunds on sugar (3), as last amended by
 Regulation (EEC) No 1489/76 (4), provides that the export
 refund on 100 kilograms of the products listed in Article           Whereas Article 19 of Regulation (EEC) No 1785/81
  1 (1 ) (d) of Regulation (EEC) No 1785/81 is equal to the           makes provision for setting refunds for export in the
 basic amount multiplied by the sucrose content, includ­              natural state of products referred to in Article 1 (1 ) (f) and
 ing, where appropriate, other sugars expressed as sucrose ;         (g) of that Regulation ; whereas the refund must be fixed
 whereas the sucrose content of the product in question is            per 100 kilograms of dry matter, taking account of the
 determined in accordance with Article 13 of Commission              export refund for products falling within CN code
 Regulation (EEC) No 394/70 of 2 March 1970 on detailed               1702 30 91 and for products referred to in Article 1 ( 1 ) (d)
 rules for granting export refunds on sugar (*), as last             of Regulation (EEC) No 1785/81 and of the economic
 amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1 684/92 (6) ;                       aspects of the intended exports ; whereas the refund is to
                                                                      be granted only for products complying with the condi­
                                                                      tions in Article 3 of Commission Regulation (EEC) No
                                                                      1469/77 of 30 June 1977 laying down rules for applying
                                                                      the levy and the refund in respect of isoglucose and
 Whereas Article 7 of Regulation (EEC) No 766/68                      amending Regulation (EEC) No 192/75 (8), as amended by
 provides that the basic amount of the refund on sorbose              Regulation (EEC) No 1714/88 (9) ;
 exported in the natural state must be equal to the basic
 amount of the refund less one-hundredth of the produc­
 tion refund applicable, pursuant to Council Regulation
 (EEC) No 1400/78 of 20 June 1978 laying down general
                                                                      Whereas, if the refund system is to operate normally,
 (')  OJ   No  L 177, 1 . 7. 1981 , p. 4.                             refunds should be calculated on the following basis :
 (2)  OJ   No  L 6, 11 . 1 . 1992, p. 19.
 (3)  OJ   No  L 143, 25. 6. 1968, p. 6.
 0    OJ   No  L 167, 26. 6. 1976, p. 13.                             0 OJ No L 170, 27. 6. 1978 , p. 9.
 0    OJ   No  L 50, 4. 3. 1970, p. 1 .                               (8) OJ No L 162, 1 . 7. 1977, p. 9.
 (Ó OJ No L 176, 30. 6. 1992, p. 31 .                                 0 OJ No L 152, 18 . 6. 1988, p. 23 .
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— in the case of currencies which are maintained in rela­          Serbia and Montenegro ; whereas this prohibition does
    tion to each other at any given moment within a band           not apply to certain situations as given in the limitative
    of 2,25 % , a rate of exchange based on their central          enumeration laid down in Articles 2 and 3 ; whereas this
    rate, multiplied by the corrective factor provided for in      should be taken into account when refunds are fixed ;
    the last subparagraph of Article 3 (1 ) of Council Regu­
    lation (EEC) No 1676/85 ('), as last amended by Regu­          Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are
    lation (EEC) No 2205/90 (2),                                   in accordance with the opinion of the Management
                                                                   Committee for Sugar,
— for the other currencies, an exchange rate based on an
    average of the ecu rates published in the Official
    Journal of the European Communities, C series, over
    a period to be determined, multiplied by the coeffi­           HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
    cient referred to in the preceding indent ;
Whereas the refunds referred to above must be fixed every                                      Article 1
month ; whereas they may be altered in the intervening
period ;                                                           The export refunds on the products listed in Article 1 (1)
                                                                   (d), (f) and (g) of Regulation (EEC) No 1785/81 , exported
Whereas application of these quotas results in fixing               in the natural state, shall be set our in the Annex hereto.
refunds for the products in question at the levels given in
the Annex to this Regulation ;
                                                                                               Article 2
Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 1432/92 (3), as
amended by Regulation (EEC) No 201 5/92 (4), prohibits             This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 September
trade between the Community and the Republics of                    1992.
                   This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
                   States .
                   Done at Brussels, 31 August 1992.
                                                                              For the Commission
                                                                               Ray MAC SHARRY
                                                                          Member of the Commission
o   OJ  No  L  164,  24. 6. 1985, p. 1 .
0   OJ  No  L  201 , 31 . 7. 1990, p. 9.
0   OJ  No  L  151 , 3. 6. 1992, p. 4.
(4) OJ  No  L  205,  22. 7. 1992, p. 2.
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                                                                  ANNEX
          to the Commission Regulation of 31 August 1992 fixing the export refunds on syrups and
                              certain other sugar products exported in the natural state
                                                                                                                           (ECU)
                                                    Basic amount per percentage point
                        Product code
                                                           of sucrose content and           Amount of refund per 100 kg
                                                     per 100 kg net of the product                  of dry matter (2)(3)
                                                               in question (') (3)
                      1702 40 10 100                                                                       41,79
                      1702 60 10 000                                                                       41,79
                      1702 60 90 000                               0,4179
                      1702 90 30 000                                                                       41,79
                       1702 90 60 000                              0,4179
                      1702 90 71 000                               0,4179
                       1702 90 90 900                              0,4179
                      2106 90 30 000                                                                       41,79
                      2106 90 59 000                               0,4179
          (') The basic amount is not applicable to syrups which are less than 85 % pure (Regulation (EEC) No 394/70).
               Sucrose content is determined in accordance with Article 13 of Regulation (EEC) No 394/70.
           (2) Applicable only to products referred to in Article 3 of Regulation (EEC) No 1469/77.
           (3) Refunds for exports to the Republics of Serbia and Montenegro may only be granted for humanitarian aid
               supplied by charitable organizations fulfilling the conditions laid down in Article 2 (a) and Article 3 of Council
               Regulation (EEC) No 1432/92.
           NB : The product codes and the footnotes are defined in amended Commission Regulation (EEC)
                   No 3846/87.