31991R0401

21 . 2. 91 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 48 / 15

COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 401 /91 of 20 February 1991 fixing the maximum export refund for white sugar for the 42nd partial invitation to tender issued within the framework of the standing invitation to tender provided for in Regulation (EEC) No 983/90

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, tender, the provisions set out in Article 1 should be adopted ; Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1785/81 in accordance with the opinion of the Management of 30 June 1981 on the common organization of the Committee for Sugar, markets in the sugar sector ('), as last amended by Regu­ lation (EEC) No 305/91 (2), and in particular the first sub­ paragraph of Article 19 (4) (b) thereof, HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 983/90 of 19 April 1990 on a standing invitation to tender to deter­ mine levies and/or refunds on exports of white sugar (3), as Article 1 amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2786/90 (4), requires partial invitations to tender to be issued for the export of this sugar ; For the 42nd partial invitation to tender for white sugar issued pursuant to amended Regulation (EEC) No 983/90 Whereas, pursuant to Article 9 (1 ) of Regulation (EEC) No the maximum amount of the export refund is fixed at 983/90, a maximum export refund shall be fixed, as the ECU 41,292 per 100 kilograms. case may be, account being taken in particular of the state and foreseeable development of the Community and world markets in sugar, for the partial invitation to tender Article 2 in question ;

Whereas, following an examination of the tenders This Regulation shall enter into force on 21 February submitted in response to the 42nd partial invitation to 1991 .

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

Done at Brussels, 20 February 1991 . For the Commission Ray MAC SHARRY Member of the Commission

(') OJ No L 177, 1 . 7. 1981 , p. 4. (2) OJ No L 37, 9 . 2. 1991 , p. 1 . (3) OJ No L 100, 20 . 4. 1990, p. 9 . (4) OJ No L 265, 28 . 9. 1990, p. 15.