31982R0111

21 . 1 . 82 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 15/ 11

COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 111 /82 of 20 January 1982 fixing the export 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 necessary to vary the refund for sugar according to destination ; Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, Whereas, in special cases, the amount of the refund may be fixed by other legal instruments ; Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1785/81 of 30 June 1981 on the common organization Whereas, if the refund system is to operate normally, of the markets in the sugar sector ('), and in particular refunds should be calculated on the following basis : point (a) of the first subparagraph of Article 19 (4) thereof, — in the case of currencies which are maintained in relation to each other at any given moment within Having regard to the opinion of the Monetary a band of 2-25 % , a rate of exchange based on Committee, their central rate, Whereas Article 19 of Regulation (EEC) No 1785/81 — for other currencies, an exchange rate based on the provides that the difference between quotations or arithmetic mean of the spot market rates of each of prices on the world market for the products listed in these currencies recorded for a given period in Article 1 ( 1 ) (a) of that Regulation and prices for those relation to the Community currencies referred to products within the Community may be covered by an in the previous indent ; export refund ; Whereas the refund must be fixed every two weeks ; Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 766/68 of 18 whereas it may be altered in the intervening period ; June 1968 laying down general rules for granting export refunds on sugar (2), as last amended by Regula­ Whereas it follows from applying the rules set out tion (EEC) No 1 489/76 (3), provides that when refunds above to the present situation on the market in sugar on white and raw sugar, undenatured and exported in and in particular to quotations or prices for sugar the natural state, are being fixed account must be within the Community and on the world market that taken of the situation on the Community and world the refund should be as set out in the Annex hereto ; markets in sugar and in particular of the price and cost 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 Management account ; 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 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 (4) ; whereas, furthermore, this refund should be Article 1 fixed in accordance with Article 5 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 766/68 ; whereas candy sugar is defined in The export refunds on the products listed in Article 1 Commission Regulation (EEC) No 394/70 of 2 March ( 1 ) (a) of Regulation (EEC) No 1785/81 undenatured 1970 on detailed rules for granting export refunds on and exported in the natural state, shall be as set out in sugar (*), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No the Annex hereto . 1467/77 (6);

(') OJ No L 177, 1 . 7 . 1981 , p . 4 . t2) OJ No L 143 , 25 . 6 . 1968 , p . 6 . Article 2 3 OJ No L 167, 26 . 6 . 1976 , p . 13 . (4) OJ No L 89 , 10 . 4 . 1968 , p . 3 . 0 OJ No L 50 , 4. 3 . 1970 , p . 1 . This Regulation shall enter into force on 21 January 6) OJ No L 162, 1 . 7 . 1977, p . 6 . 1982 .

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

Done at Brussels, 20 January 1982.

For the Commission Poul DALSAGER Member of the Commission

ANNEX

to the Commission Regulation of 20 January 1982 fixing the export refunds on white sugar and raw sugar exported in the natural state (ECU/100 kg) CCT heading Description Refund No

17.01 Beet sugar and cane sugar, solid : A. White sugar ; flavoured or coloured sugar : (I) White sugar (a) Candy sugar 21-67 (b) Other 20-80 (II) Flavoured or coloured sugar obtained from : (a) White sugar 21-67 (b) Raw sugar 19-94 (■)

B. Raw sugar : II . Other : (a) Candy sugar 19-94 (') (b) Other raw sugar 17-50 (')

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