# L_2016196EN.01004801.xml

| 21.7.2016 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | L 196/48 |
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21.7.2016

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 196/48

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COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2016/1188

of 20 July 2016

suspending submission of applications for import licences under the tariff quotas opened by Regulation (EC) No 891/2009 in the sugar sector

THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,

Having regard to Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 December 2013 establishing a common organisation of the markets in agricultural products and repealing Council Regulations (EEC) No 922/72, (EEC) No 234/79, (EC) No 1037/2001 and (EC) No 1234/2007 (1), and in particular Article 188(1) and (3) thereof,

Whereas:

| (1) | Commission Regulation (EC) No 891/2009 (2) opened annual tariff quotas for imports of sugar products. |
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(1)

Commission Regulation (EC) No 891/2009 (2) opened annual tariff quotas for imports of sugar products.

| (2) | The quantities covered by import licence applications lodged from 1 to 7 July 2016 for the subperiod from 1 to 31 July 2016 are equal to the quantities available under order number 09.4325. Submission of further applications for import licences under this order number should be suspended until the end of the quota period. |
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(2)

The quantities covered by import licence applications lodged from 1 to 7 July 2016 for the subperiod from 1 to 31 July 2016 are equal to the quantities available under order number 09.4325. Submission of further applications for import licences under this order number should be suspended until the end of the quota period.

| (3) | In order to ensure the efficient management of the measure, this Regulation should enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union, |
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(3)

In order to ensure the efficient management of the measure, this Regulation should enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Submission of further applications for import licences under the order numbers indicated in the Annex shall be suspended until the end of the 2015/2016 quota period.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

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

Done at Brussels, 20 July 2016.

For the Commission,

On behalf of the President,

Jerzy PLEWA

Director-General for Agriculture and Rural Development

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(1)  
  OJ L 347, 20.12.2013, p. 671.

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(2)  Commission Regulation (EC) No 891/2009 of 25 September 2009 opening and providing for the administration of certain Community tariff quotas in the sugar sector (OJ L 254, 26.9.2009, p. 82).

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ANNEX

‘CXL concessions sugar’

2015/2016 Quota period

Applications lodged from 1 to 7 July 2016

| Order No | Country | Further applications |
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| 09.4317 | Australia | Suspended |
| 09.4318 | Brazil | — |
| 09.4319 | Cuba | Suspended |
| 09.4320 | Any third country | — |
| 09.4321 | India | Suspended |

Order No

Country

Further applications

09.4317

Australia

Suspended

09.4318

Brazil

—

09.4319

Cuba

Suspended

09.4320

Any third country

—

09.4321

India

Suspended

‘Balkans sugar’

2015/2016 Quota period

Applications lodged from 1 to 7 July 2016

| Order No | Country | Further applications |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 09.4324 | Albania | — |
| 09.4325 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | Suspended |
| 09.4326 | Serbia | — |
| 09.4327 | Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia | — |

Order No

Country

Further applications

09.4324

Albania

—

09.4325

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Suspended

09.4326

Serbia

—

09.4327

Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia

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‘Exceptional import sugar’ and ‘industrial sugar’

2015/2016 Quota period

Applications lodged from 1 to 7 July 2016

| Order No | Type | Further applications |
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| 09.4380 | Exceptional import | — |
| 09.4390 | Industrial sugar | — |

Order No

Type

Further applications

09.4380

Exceptional import

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09.4390

Industrial sugar

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