Commission Regulation (EC) No 2815/1999 of 30 December 1999 fixing the production refund for white sugar used in the chemical industry
L 340/94 EN Official Journal of the European Communities 31. 12. 1999 COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2815/1999 of 30 December 1999 fixing the production refund for white sugar used in the chemical industry THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2038/1999 of 13 September 1999 on the common organization of the markets in the sugar sector (1), and in particular Article 9(6) thereof, (1) Whereas pursuant to Article 9(3) of Regulation (EC) No 2038/1999 it may be decided to grant production refunds on the products listed in Article 1(1)(a) and (f) and on the syrups listed in Article 1(1)(d) thereof which are in one of the situations referred to in Article 9(2) of the Treaty and which are used in the manufacture of certain products of the chemical industry; (2) Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 1010/86 of 25 March 1986 laying down general rules for the produc- tion refund on certain sugar products used in the chem- ical industry (2), as last amended by Commission Regula- tion (EC) No 1148/98 (3), establishes the framework within which the production refunds may be determined and lists the chemical products of which the manufac- ture makes it possible to grant a production refund for the basic products used in their manufacture; whereas Articles 5, 6 and 7 of Regulation (EEC) No 1010/86 provide that the production refund granted for raw sugar, sucrose syrups and unprocessed isoglucose shall be derived from the refund fixed for white sugar according to a method of calculation peculiar to each of these basic products; (3) Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1729/78 of 24 July 1978 laying down detailed rules of application in respect of the production refund for sugar used in the chemical industry (4), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1148/98, specifies the method to be used for estab- lishing the production refund; whereas Article 1 of Regulation (EEC) No 1729/78 provides that the produc- tion refund for white sugar shall be fixed at three- monthly intervals for the periods beginning 1 July, 1 October, 1 January and 1 April; whereas the application of fixing the production refund as stated in Article 1 for the period referred to therein; the abovementioned method entails sugars flavoured sugars or (4) Whereas the amendment of the definition of white sugar and raw sugar referred to in Article 1(2)(a) and (b) of Regulation (EC) No 2038/1999 has the consequence that containing added colouring agents or other substances are no longer considered as falling within these definitions but are to be considered as ‘other sugars’; whereas Article 1 of Regulation (EEC) No 1010/86 provides for these sugars to be eligible as basic products to the production refund; whereas a method of calculation based on their sucrose content should be laid down for establishing the produc- tion refund applicable to these products; (5) Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Sugar, HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: Article 1 The production refund per 100 kilograms of white sugar referred to in Article 4 of Regulation (EEC) No 1010/86 is hereby fixed at EUR 45,716 for the quarter 1 January to 31 March 2000. This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 January 2000. Article 2 This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. Done at Brussels, 30 December 1999. For the Commission Margot WALLSTRÖM Member of the Commission (1) OJ L 252, 25. 9. 1999, p. 1. (2) OJ L 94, 9. 4. 1986, p. 9. (3) OJ L 159, 3. 6. 1998, p. 38. (4) OJ L 201, 25. 7. 1978, p. 26