31985R3355

No L 321 /20 30 . 11 . 85 Official Journal of the European Communities

COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 3355/85 of 29 November 1985 fixing the export refunds on syrups and certain other sugar products exported in the natural state

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, rules for the production refund on sugar used in the chemical industry f), to the products listed in the Annex to the last mentioned Regulation ; Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, Whereas the basic amount of the refund on the other products listed in Article 1 (1 ) (d) of Regulation (EEC) No 1785/81 exported in the natural state must be equal to Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1785/81 one-hundredth of an amount which takes account, on the of 30 June 1981 on the common organization of the one hand, of the difference between the intervention markets in the sugar sector ('), as last amended by Regula­ price for white sugar for the Community areas without deficit for the month for which the basic amount is fixed tion (EEC) No 1482/8S (2), and in particular Article 19 (4) thereof, and quotations or prices for white sugar on the world market and, on the other, of the need to establish a balance between the use of Community basic products in the manufacture of processed goods for export to third Having regard to the opinion of the Monetary Committee, countries and the use of third country products brought in under inward processing arrangements ;

Whereas Article 19 of Regulation (EEC) No 1785/81 Whereas the application of the basic amount may be provides that the difference between quotations or prices limited to some of the products listed in Article 1 (1 ) (d) on the world market for the products listed in Article 1 of Regulation (EEC) No 1785/81 ; (1 ) (d) of that Regulation and prices for those products within the Community may be covered by an export refund ; Whereas Article 19 of Regulation (EEC) No 1785/81 makes provision for setting refunds for export in the natural state of products referred to in Article 1 (1 ) (f) and Whereas Article 8 of Council Regulation (EEC) No (g) of that Regulation ; whereas the refund must be fixed 766/68 of 18 June 1968 laying down general rules for per 100 kilograms of dry matter, taking account of the granting export refunds on sugar (3), as last amended by export refund for products within subheading 17.02 B II Regulation (EEC) No 1489/76 (4), provides that the export a) of the Common Customs Tariff and for products refund on 100 kilograms of the products listed in Article referred to in Article 1 (1 ) (d) of Regulation (EEC) No 1 (1 ) (d) of Regulation (EEC) No 1785/81 is equal to the 1785/81 and of the economic aspects of the intended basic amount multiplied by the sucrose content, inclu­ exports ; whereas the refund is to be granted only for ding, where appropriate, other sugars expressed as products complying with the conditions in Article 3 of sucrose ; whereas the sucrose content of the product in Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1469/77 of 30 June question is determined in accordance with Article 13 of 1977 laying down rules for applying the levy and the Commission Regulation (EEC) No 394/70 of 2 March refund in respect of isoglucose and amending Regulation 1970 on detailed rules for granting export refunds on (EEC) No 192/75 (8) ; sugar (*), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1467/77 (<); Whereas, if the refund system is to operate normally, refunds should be calculated on the following basis : Whereas Article 7. of Regulation (EEC) No 766/68 provides that the basic amount of the refund on sorbose — in the case of currencies which are maintained in rela­ exported in the natural state must be equal to the basic tion to each other at any given moment within a band amount of the refund less one-hundredth of the produc­ of 2,25 % , a rate of exchange based on their central tion refund applicable, pursuant to Council Regulation rate, multiplied by the coefficient provided for in (EEC) No 1400/78 of 20 June 1978 laying down general Article 2b (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 974/71 (9), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 855/84 (10), (') OJ No L 177, 1 . 7. 1981 , p. 4. (2) OJ No L 151 , 10 . 6 . 1985, p. 1 . O OJ No L 143, 25. 6. 1968 , p. 6 . O OJ No L 170, 27. 6 . 1978 , p. 9 . 0 OJ No L 167, 26 . 6. 1976, p. 13 . (8) OJ No L 162, 1 . 7. 1977, p. 9 . O OJ No L 50, 4. 3 . 1970, p. 1 . O OJ No L 106, 12. 5 . 1971 , p . 1 . M OJ No L 162, 1 . 7. 1977, p. 6. H OJ No L 90, 1 . 4. 1984, p. 1 .

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— for other currencies, an exchange rate based on the Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are arithmetic mean of the spot market rates of each of in accordance with the opinion of the Management these currencies recorded over a given period in rela­ Committee for Sugar, tion to the Community currencies referred to in the previous indent, and the aforesaid coefficient ; HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :

Article 1 Whereas the refunds referred to above must be fixed every The export refunds on the products listed in Article 1 (1 ) month ; whereas they may be altered in the intervening (d), (f) and (g) of Regulation (EEC) No 1785/81 , exported period ; in the natural state, shall be as set out in the Annex hereto .

Article 2 Whereas application of these quotas results in fixing refunds for the products in question at the levels given in This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 December 1985 . the Annex to this Regulation ;

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

Done at Brussels, 29 November 1985 .

For the Commission Frans ANDRIESSEN Vice-President

No L 321 /22 30 . 11 . 85 Official Journal of the European Communities

ANNEX

to the Commission Regulation of 29 November 1985 fixing the export refunds on syrups and certain other sugar products exported in the natural state

(ECU) Basic amount CCT per percentage point Amount of refund of sucrose content heading Description per 100 kg No and per 100 kg net of dry matter ^ of the product in question (')

17.02 Other sugars in solid form ; sugar syrups, not containing added flavou­ ring or colouring matter ; artificial honey, whether or not mixed with natural honey ; caramel : D. Other sugars and syrups (other than lactose, glucose and malto­ dextrine) : I. Isoglucose 40,18 ex II. Other, excluding sorbose 0,4018

— E. Artificial honey, whether or not mixed with natural honey 0,4018 F. I. Caramelized sugar and molasses containing, in the dry state, 50 % — or more by weight of sucrose 0,4018

21.07 Food preparations not elsewhere specified or included : F. Flavoured or coloured sugar syrups : III. Isoglucose 40,18 IV. Other (other than lactose, glucose and malto-dextrine syrups) 0,4018

(') The basic amount is not applicable to syrups which are less than 85 % pure (Regulation (EEC) No 394/70). Sucrose content is deter­ mined in accordance with Article 13 of Regulation (EEC) No 394/70 . (2) Applicable only to products referred to in Article 3 of Regulation (EEC) No 1469/77.