# COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1281/2004

of 12 July 2004

amending the rates of refunds applicable to certain products from the sugar sector exported in the form of goods not covered by Annex I to the Treaty

## Preamble

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] , and in particular Article 27(5)(a) and (15) thereof,

Whereas:

**(1)** The rates of the refunds applicable from 25 June 2004 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 1167/2004 [^2] .

**(2)** It follows from applying the rules and criteria contained in Regulation (EC) No 1167/2004 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 1167/2004 are hereby altered as shown in the Annex hereto.

## **Article 2**

This Regulation shall enter into force on 13 July 2004.

## Final provisions

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. Done at Brussels, 12 July 2004. *For the Commission* Erkki LIIKANEN *Member of the Commission*

[^1] [OJ L 178, 30.6.2001, p. 1](http://publications.europa.eu/resource/oj/JOL_2001_178_R_TOC) . Regulation as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 39/2004 ( [OJ L 6, 10.1.2004, p. 16](http://publications.europa.eu/resource/oj/JOL_2004_006_R_TOC) ).

[^2] [OJ L 224, 25.6.2004, p. 20](http://publications.europa.eu/resource/oj/JOL_2004_224_R_TOC) .

Rates of refunds applicable from 13 July 2004 to certain products from the sugar sector exported in the form of goods not covered by Annex I to the Treaty

| In case of advance fixing of refunds | Other |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1701 99 10 | White sugar | 43,07 | 43,07 |

[^1]: . Regulation as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 39/2004 ().
[^2]: .