Commission Regulation (EC) No 170/2003

of 30 January 2003

amending the export refunds on syrups and certain other sugar sector products exported in the natural state

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(1), as amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 680/2002(2), and in particular the third indent of Article 27(5) thereof,

Whereas:

(1) The refunds on syrups and certain other sugar products were fixed by Commission Regulation (EC) No 2390/2002(3).

(2) It follows from applying the rules, criteria and other provisions contained in Regulation (EC) No 2390/2002 to the information at present available to the Commission that the export refunds at present in force should be altered as shown in the Annex hereto,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

The refunds to be granted on the products listed in Article 1(1)(d), (f) and (g) of Regulation (EC) No 1260/2001, exported in the natural state, as fixed in the Annex to Regulation (EC) No 2390/2002 are hereby altered to the amounts shown in the Annex hereto.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 31 January 2003.

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

Done at Brussels, 30 January 2003.

For the Commission

Franz Fischler

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 178, 30.6.2001, p. 1.

(2) OJ L 104, 20.4.2002, p. 26.

(3) OJ L 358, 31.12.2002, p. 136.

ANNEX

to the Commission Regulation of 30 January 2003 altering the export refunds on syrups and certain other sugar products exported in the natural state

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NB:

The product codes and the "A" series destination codes are set out in Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3846/87 (OJ L 366, 24.12.1987, p. 1) as amended.

The numeric destination codes are set out in Commission Regulation (EC) No 2020/2001 (OJ L 273, 16.10.2001, p. 6).