31982R2397

2. 9 . 82 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 256/9

COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 2397/82 of 1 September 1982 fixing the export refunds on white sugar and raw sugar exported in the natural state

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN sugar (*), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No COMMUNITIES, 1467/77 Q ; whereas the refund thus calculated for aromatized sugars or for sugars with colouring added must apply to their sucrose content and, accordingly, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, be fixed per 1 % of the said content ;

Whereas the world market situation or the specific Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No requirements of certain markets may make it necessary 1785/81 of 30 June 1981 on the common organization to vary the refund for sugar according to destination ; of the markets in the sugar sector ('), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 606/82 (2), and in particular Whereas, in special cases, the amount of the refund point (a) of the first subparagraph of Article 19 (4) may be fixed by other legal instruments ; thereof, Whereas, if the refund system is to operate normally, refunds should be calculated on the following basis : Having regard to the opinion of the Monetary — in the case of currencies which are maintained in Committee, relation to each other at any given moment within a band of 2-25 % , a rate of exchange based on Whereas Article 19 of Regulation (EEC) No 1785/81 their central rate, provides that the difference between quotations or — for other currencies, an exchange rate based on the prices on the world market for the products listed in arithmetic mean of the spot market rates of each of Article 1 ( 1 ) (a) of that Regulation and prices for those these currencies recorded for a given period in products within the Community may be covered by an relation to the Community currencies referred to export refund ; in the previous indent ;

Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 766/68 of 18 Whereas the refund must be fixed every two weeks ; June 1968 laying down general rules for granting whereas it may be altered in the intervening period ; export refunds on sugar (3), as last amended by Regula­ Whereas it follows from applying the rules set out tion (EEC) No 1489/76 (4), provides that when refunds on white and raw sugar, undenatured and exported in above to the present situation on the market in sugar 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 Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation the same Article provides that the economic aspect of are in accordance with the opinion of the Management the proposed exports should also be taken into Committee for Sugar, account ;

Whereas the refund on raw sugar must be fixed in HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : respect of the standard quality ; whereas the latter is defined in Article 1 of Council Regulation (EEC) No Article 1 431 /68 of 9 April 1968 determining the standard quality for raw sugar and fixing the Community fron­ The export refunds on the products listed in Article 1 tier crossing point for calculating cif prices for ( 1 ) (a) of Regulation (EEC) No 1785/81 undenatured sugar (*) ; whereas, furthermore, this refund should be and exported in the natural state, shall be as set out in fixed in accordance with Article 5 (2) of Regulation the Annex hereto . (EEC) No 766/68 ; whereas candy sugar is defined in Commission Regulation (EEC) No 394/70 of 2 March Article 2 1970 on detailed rules for granting export refunds on This Regulation shall enter into force on 2 September (') OJ No L 177, 1 . 7 . 1981 , p. 4. 1982. (2) OJ No L 74, 18 . 3 . 1982, p. 1 . (3) OJ No L 143, 25. 6. 1968 , p. 6. (4) OJ No L 167, 26. 6. 1976, p . 13 . Is) OJ No L 50, 4. 3 . 1970, p. 1 . 0 OJ No L 89 , 10 . 4. 1968 , p. 3 . O OJ No L 162, 1 . 7. 1977, p. 6.

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

Done at Brussels, 1 September 1982. For the Commission Poul DALSAGER Member of the Commission

ANNEX

to the Commission Regulation of 1 September 1982 fixing the export refunds on white sugar and raw sugar exported in the natural state (ECU) Amount of refund CCT heading Description per percentage point of No sucrose content and per 100 kg per 100 kg net of the product in question

17.01 Beet sugar and cane sugar, solid : A. White sugar ; flavoured or coloured sugar : (I) White sugar : (a) Candy sugar 36-20 (b) Other 36-85 (II) Flavoured or coloured sugar 0-3620 B. Raw sugar : II . Other : (a) Candy sugar 33-30 (») (b) Other raw sugar 33-66 (')

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