4.1.2002 Official Journal of the European Communities L 2[7 COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 5/2002 of 3 January 2002 amending the rates of the refunds applicable to certain products from the sugar sector exported in the form of goods not covered by Annex I to the Treaty THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1260/2001 of 19 June 2001 on the common organisation of the markets in the sugar sector ('), and in particular Article 27(5)(a) and (15) thereof, Whereas: (1) The rates of the refunds applicable from 1 January 2002 to the products listed in the Annex, exported in the form of goods not covered by Annex I to the Treaty, were fixed by Commission Regulation (EC) No 2578/ 2001 (. 2 It follows from applying the rules and criteria contained in Regulation (EC) No 2578/2001 to the information at present available to the Commission that the export refunds at present applicable should be altered as shown in the Annex hereto, HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: Article 1 The rates of refund fixed by Regulation (EC) No 2578/2001 are hereby altered as shown in the Annex hereto. Article 2 This Regulation shall enter into force on 4 January 2002. This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. Done at Brussels, 3 January 2002. For the Commission Erkki LIIKANEN Member of the Commission ANNEX to the Commission Regulation of 3 January 2002 fixing the rates of the refunds applicable to certain products in the sugar sector exported in the form of goods not covered by Annex I to the Treaty Rate of refund in EUR/100 kg Product In case of advance fixing of Other refunds White sugar: 37,75 37,75 () O] L 178, 30.6.2001, p. 1. () O] L 344, 28.12.2001, p. 66.