31973R0525

No L 50/42 Official Journal of the European Communities 23 . 2 . 73

REGULATION (EEC) No 525/73 OF THE COMMISSION of 22 February 1973 altering the refunds on molasses, syrups and certain other sugar products exported in the natural state

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN dollar, on the change in parity announced on 13 COMMUNITIES, February 1973 ;

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the Euro­ Whereas it follows from applying the rules, criteria pean Economic Community ; and other provisions contained in Regulation (EEC) No 258/73 to the information at present available Having regard to Council Regulation No to the Commission that the export refunds at pre­ 1009/67/EEC ( 1) of 18 December 1967 on the com­ sent in force should be altered as shown in the mon organization of the market in sugar, as last Annex to this Regulation : amended by Regulation ( EEC ) No 174/73 ( 2), and in particular the second sentence of the sixth sub­ paragraph of Article 17 (2) thereof ; HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : Having regard to the Opinion of the Monetary Committee ; Article 1 Whereas the refunds on molasses, syrups and certain other sugar products were fixed by Regulation The basic amount of the refund on the products (EEC) No 258/73 (3 ) as amended by Regulation (EEC) listed in Article 1 ( 1 ) (c ) and (d ) of Regulation No No 287/73 ( 4 ) ; 1009/67/EEC, exported in the natural state, is here­ by altered to the amounts shown in the Annex to Whereas, if the levy is to operate normally, levies this Regulation . should be calculated on the basis of an exchange rate which is based, in the case of currencies which Article 2 are floating or whose central rate differs from the official parity, on the effective rate or the central This Regulation shall enter into force on 23 February rate of these currencies and, in the case of the US 1973 .

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States .

Done at Brussels , 22 February 1973 . For the Commission P.J. LARDINOIS Member of the Commission

(*) OJ No 308 , 18 . 12. 1967, p. 1 . (*) OJ No L 25 , 30. 1 . 1973 , p. 1 . (s) OJ No L 30, 1 . 2 . 1973 , p. 36 . {*) OJ No I. 32 , 2 . 2 . 1973 , p. 22 .

23 . 2 . 73 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 50/43

ANNEX

to the Commission Regulation of 22 February 1973 altering the refunds on molasses , syrups and certain other sugar products exported in the natural state

(u.a.1100 kg)

Basic amount CCT heading per percentage No Description of goods point of sucrose content (*)

17.02 Other sugars ; sugar syrups ; artificial honey (whether or not mixed with natural honey) ; caramel : ex D. Other sugars and syrups5 excluding sorbose 0-0240

E. Artificial honey (whether or not mixed with natural honey) 0-0240 ex F. Caramel made from sugar falling within heading No 17.01 0-0240

17.05 Flavoured or coloured sugars, syrups and molasses, but not including fruit juices containing added sugar in any proportion : ex C. Other, excluding flavoured or coloured molasses 0-0240

# Refund 17.03 Molasses, whether or not decolourised —

(*) 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.