31973R1459

31 . 5 . 73 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 144/85

REGULATION (EEC) No 1459/73 OF THE COMMISSION of 30 May 1973 altering the refunds on white sugar and raw sugar exported in the natural state

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN rate of these currencies and, in the case of the US COMMUNITIES, dollar, on the change in parity announced on 13 Feb­ ruary 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 1371 /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 The refunds on the products listed in Article 1 ( 1 ) Whereas the refunds on white sugar and raw sugar ( a) of Regulation No 1009/67/EEC, undenatured exported in the natural state were fixed by Regula­ and exported in the natural state, as fixed in the tion ( EEC ) No 1371 /73 (3) ; Annex to Regulation ( EEC) No 1371 /73 , are hereby altered as shown in the Annex to this Regulation. Whereas, if the refund system is to operate normally, refunds should be calculated on the basis of an ex­ Article 2 change rate which is based, in the case of currencies which are floating or whose central rate differs from This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 June the official parity, on the effective rate or the central 1973 .

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

Done at Brussels, 30 May 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 . {») OJ No L 137, 24 . 5 . 1973 , p. 12.

No L 144/86 Official Journal of the European Communities 31 . 5 . 73

ANNEX

to the Commission Regulation of 30 May 1973 altering the refunds on white sugar and raw sugar exported in the natural state

(u.a./100 kg) CCT heading Description of goods Refund No

17.01 Beet sugar and cane sugar, solid :

B. Undenatured : I. White sugar

II. Raw sugar : (a) Candy sugar 1·21 (») (b) Other raw sugar

(') Applicable to raw sugar with a yield of 92 % ; if the yield is other than 92 %>, the refund applicable is cal­ culated in accordance with the provisions of Article 5 (3) of Regulation (EEC) No 766/68 .