Commission Regulation (EC) No 229/2002
of 7 February 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(1), and in particular Article 27(5)(a) and (15) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) The rates of the refunds applicable from 1 February 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 189/2002(2).
(2) It follows from applying the rules and criteria contained in Regulation (EC) No 189/2002 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 189/2002 are hereby altered as shown in the Annex hereto.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 8 February 2002.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 7 February 2002.