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REGULATION (EEC) No 10/74 OF THE COMMISSION of 2 January 1974 fixing the refunds on white sugar and raw sugar exported in the natural state

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN Whereas the world market situation or the specific COMMUNITIES, requirements of certain markets may make it neces­ sary to vary the refund for sugar according to destina­ tion ; Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community ; Whereas, in special cases, the amount of the refund Having regard to Council Regulation No 1009/ may be fixed by other legal means ; 67/ EEC ( 1 ) of 18 December 1967 on the common organization of the market in sugar, as last amended Whereas, if the refund system is to operate normally, by Regulation (EEC) No 1928/73 (2), and in particular refunds should be calculated on the following basis : the first sentence of the last subparagraph of Article 1 7 (2) thereof ; — in the case of currencies which are maintained in relation to each other, at any given moment, Having regard to the Opinion of the Monetary within a band of 2-25 % , a rate of exchange based Committee ; on their effective parity ;

— for other currencies an exchange rate based on the Whereas Article 17 of Regulation No 1009/67/EEC arithmetic mean of the spot market rates of each provides that the difference between quotations or of these currencies recorded for a given period, in prices on the world market for the products listed in relation to the Community currencies referred to Article 1 ( 1 ) (a) of that Regulation and prices for those in the previous subparagraph ; products within the Community may be covered by an export refund ; Whereas the refund must be fixed every two weeks ; whereas it may be altered in the intervening period ; Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 766/68 (3) of 18 June 1968 laying down general rules for granting export refunds on sugar, as last amended by Regula­ Whereas it follows from applying these rules to the tion (EEC) No 881 /73 (4), provides that when refunds present situation on the market in sugar and in parti­ on white and raw sugar, undenatured and exported in cular to quotations or prices for sugar within the the natural state, are being fixed account must be Community and on the world market that the refund should be fixed at the amounts shown in the Annex taken of the situation on the Community and world markets in sugar and in particular of the price andcost to this Regulation ; factors set out in Article 3 of that Regulation ; whereas the same Article provides that the economic aspect of Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation the proposed exports should also be taken into are in accordance with the Opinion of the Manage­ account ; ment Committee for Sugar,

Whereas the refund on raw sugar must be fixed in respect of the standard quality ; whereas the latter is defined in Article 1 of Council Regulation (EEC) No HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : 431 /68 (5) of 9 April 1968 determining the standard quality for raw sugar and fixing the Community fron­ tier crossing point for calculating cif prices for sugar ; Article 1

Whereas, furthermore, this refund should be fixed in The refunds on the products listed in Article 1 ( 1 ) (a) accordance with Article 5 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No of Regulation No 1009/67/EEC, undenatured and 766/68 ; whereas candy sugar is defined in Commis­ exported in the natural state, are hereby fixed at the sion Regulation (EEC) No 394/70 (6) of 2 March 1970 amounts shown in the Annex . on detailed rules for granting export refunds on sugar ;

(!) OJ No 308 , 18 . 12. 1967, p. 1 . (2 ) OJ No L 199, 19 . 7. 1973, p. 7. Article 2 (3) OJ No L 143 , 25. 6. 1968 , p. 6. (4) OJ No L 86, 31 . 3 . 1973, p. 30 . (5) OJ No L 89, 10 . 4. 1968 , p . 3 . This Regulation shall enter into force on 3 January (6) OJ No L 50, 4. 3 . 1970, p . 1 . 1974 .

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

Done at Brussels, 2 January 1974. For the Commission P. J. LARDINOIS Member of the Commission

ANNEX

to the Commission Regulation of 2 January 1974 fixing the refunds on white sugar and raw sugar exported in the natural state (u.a.HOO 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 OH

— (b) Other raw sugar

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