COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2031/2006
of 22 December 2006
adapting several regulations concerning the sugar market by reason of the accession of Bulgaria and Romania to the European Union
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty of Accession of Bulgaria and Romania, and in particular Article 4(3) thereof,
Having regard to the Act of Accession of Bulgaria and Romania, and in particular Article 56 thereof,
Whereas:
(1)
Certain technical amendments are necessary in several Commission Regulations of the common organisation of the sugar market in order to carry out the adaptations necessary by reason of accession of Bulgaria and Romania to the European Union.
(2)
Commission Regulation (EC) No 192/2002 of 31 January 2002 laying down detailed rules for issuing import licences for sugar and sugar and cocoa mixtures with ACP/OCT or EC/OCT cumulation of origin (1), contains certain entries in all the languages of the Member States. The entries in Bulgarian and Romanian should be included.
(3)
Commission Regulation (EC) No 950/2006 of 28 June 2006 laying down detailed rules of application for the 2006/2007, 2007/2008 and 2008/2009 marketing years for the import and refining of sugar products under certain tariff quotas and preferential agreements (2) contains certain entries in all the languages of the Member States. The entries in Bulgarian and Romanian should be included.
(4)
Commission Regulation (EC) No 951/2006 of 30 June 2006 laying down detailed rules for the implementation of Council Regulation (EC) No 318/2006 as regards trade with third countries in the sugar sector (3), contains certain entries in all the languages of the Member States. The entries in Bulgarian and Romanian should be included.
(5)
Regulations (EC) No 192/2002, (EC) No 950/2006 and (EC) No 951/2006 should therefore be amended accordingly,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
Regulation (EC) No 192/2002 is amended as follows:
1.
In Article 4, point (c) is replaced by the following:
‘(c)
in section 20 of the licence, one of the entries listed in Annex II.’
2.
The Annex becomes Annex I.
3.
The text in the Annex to this Regulation is added as Annex II.
Article 2
Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 950/2006 is replaced by the text in Annex II to this Regulation.
Article 3
Regulation (EC) No 951/2006 is amended as follows:
1.
In Article 6, paragraphs 2 and 3 are replaced by the following:
‘2. Section 20 of the licence application and of the licence shall contain one of the entries listed in Part A of the Annex.
3. The export licence shall be issued for the quantity entered on the relevant statement of award of tender. Section 22 of the licence shall indicate the rate of the export refund, as stated in that statement, expressed in EUR. It shall contain one of the entries listed in Part B of the Annex.’
2.
Article 7 is replaced by the following:
‘Article 7
Export licence for sugar, isoglucose or inulin syrup without refund
Where sugar, isoglucose or inulin syrup in free circulation in the Community market and not considered as “out-of-quota” is to be exported without refund, section 22 of the licence application and of the licence shall contain one of the entries listed in Part C of the Annex, according to the product in question as the case may be.’
3.
In Article 14(3), the first subparagraph is replaced by the following:
‘Section 20 of the application for an export licence and of the export licence for white sugar, and of the application for an import licence and of the import licence for raw sugar, shall contain one of the entries listed in Part D of the Annex.’
4.
The Annex I is replaced by the text in Annex III to this Regulation.
Article 4
This Regulation shall enter into force subject to the and on the date of the entry into force of the Treaty of Accession of Bulgaria and Romania.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 22 December 2006.