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of19June2001
onthecommonorganisationofthemarketsinthesugarsector
(OJL178,30.6.2001,p.1)
Amendedby:
OfficialJournal
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►M1CommissionRegulation(EC)No680/2002of19April2002 L104 26 20.4.2002
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COUNCILREGULATION(EC)No1260/2001
of19June2001
onthecommonorganisationofthemarketsinthesugarsector
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEANUNION,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropeanCommunity,and
inparticularArticles36and37thereof,
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission(1),
HavingregardtotheopinionoftheEuropeanParliament(2),
Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social
Committee(3),
Whereas:
(1)In order to work properly, the common agricultural policy
requires a common organisation of the markets in the sugarsector covering, in particular, sugar and isoglucose and►
C1inulin◄syrup,whichareliquidsubstitutesforsugar.
(2)In order to achieve the objectives of the common agricultural
policy, and in particular to ensure that Community growers of
sugarbeetandsugarcanecontinuetobenefitfromthenecessaryguaranteesinrespectofemploymentandstandardsofliving,themarket in sugar should be stabilised. This objective can beattained by allowing intervention agencies to buy in sugar. For
this purpose, an intervention price for white sugar should be
fixedforareashavingnodeficit,aswellasaninterventionpricefor raw sugar, and, every year for each of the deficit areas, aderived intervention price for white sugar and, if necessary, forrawsugar.Theinterventionpricemustbefixedatalevelwhichwill ensure a fair income for sugar-beet and sugar-cane produ-
cers while taking account of the interests of consumers. Such
price guarantees for sugar also benefit sugar syrups, isoglucoseand►
C1inulin◄syrup, the prices of which are based on
sugar prices. In view of the financial perspective and thebudgetary rules adopted by the European Council in Berlin inMarch 1999, the support prices in the sugar sector should be
fixedforthewholedurationofthenewarrangements.
(3)The intervention price must be fixed for standard qualities of
white sugarand raw sugarwhich shouldbe defined. Suchstan-dardqualitiesshouldbeaveragequalitiesrepresentativeofsugarproduced in the Community and should be determined on thebasisofcriteriausedbythesugartrade.Itmustalsobepossible
toreviewthestandardqualitiestotakeaccount,inparticular,of
commercial requirements and developments in analysis techni-ques.
(4)The geographical situation of the French overseas departmentscalls for appropriate measures for the sugar produced in thosedepartments.
(5)Soasnottointerferewiththepricesreferredtoabove,interven-tion agencies must sell sugar at a price higher than the
intervention price unless it is to be exported either without
furtherprocessingorintheformofprocessedproducts,orusedasanimalfeed.Oneconsequenceofthisruleisthatsugarcannotbemade available tocharitable organisations foruseforhumanconsumption in the Community. It should nevertheless be
possible to dispose of sugar in this fashion through individual
emergency aid operations intended to ensure the availability ofsupplies and thus representing at the same time a humanitarian2001R1260—EN—01.01.2002—001.001—2
(1) OJC29E,30.1.2001,p.315.
(2) Opinion delivered on 13 March 2001 (not yet published in the Official
Journal).
(3) OJC116,20.4.2001,p.113.
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operation. Such operations are effective only if rapidly imple-
mented. The most appropriate procedure should therefore beusedinsuchinstances.
(6)Like starch products, sugar is a commodity which can be usedbythechemicalindustryforthemanufactureofsimilarproducts.A harmonious development of the use of such commoditiesshould be ensured. A systemof production refunds should be
adoptedwhichmakesitpossibletoexpandsugaroutletsbeyond
traditional quantities; to that end, it should henceforth bepossible to make the products in question available to thatindustryatareducedprice.
(7)These rules should ensure fair treatment for both manufacturersand producers of the basic products. In addition to the basicpricederivedfromtheinterventionpriceforwhitesugar,under-takings'receiptsfromsalesofmolasses,whichcanbeestimatedatEUR7,61per100kgderivedfromthepriceofmolassesesti-mated at EUR 8,21 per 100 kg, as well as the cost incurred in
processing and delivering beet to factories, and on the basis of
ayieldwhichfortheCommunitycanbeestimatedat130kgofwhite sugar per tonne of standard-quality beet, minimum pricesshouldthereforebefixedforAbeetintendedforprocessingintoAsugarandforBbeetintended forprocessingintoBsugar,to
bepaidbysugarmanufacturersbuyingbeet.
(8)Specificinstrumentsareneededtoensureafairbalanceofrights
andobligationsbetweenmanufacturersandgrowers,inparticularstandard Community provisions should be laid down to govern
the contractual relations between buyers and sellers of beet and
adequatemeasuresadoptedforthesamepurposeforsugarcane.Theprovisionsrelatingtothenormaldurationandstaggeringofdeliveries,collectioncentresandtransportcosts,receptionpointsandthe taking ofsamples,the return ofpulporthepayment ofequivalent compensation and time limits for advance payments
all affect the actual price of beet received by the seller. The
diversity of natural, economic and technical situations makes itverydifficulttohaveuniformpurchasetermsforbeetthroughoutthe Community. Agreements within the trade exist betweenmanufacturersormanufacturers'organisationsandplanters'orga-nisations. Framework provisions should simply define the
minimum guarantees required by both beet planters and the
industrytoensurethesmoothfunctioningofthesugareconomyand the possibility of derogating fromsom e rules referred to inAnnexIIIshouldbekeptforagreementswithinthetrade.
(9)The reasons which have hitherto led the Community to adopt aproduction quota systemfor sugar, isoglucose and►
C1inulin◄syrup currently remain valid. However, that
systemhasbeenadjustedtotakeaccountofrecentdevelopmentsin production, to provide the Community with the instruments
necessarytoensure,inafairyetefficientway,thattheproducers
themselvesmeetinfullthecostofdisposingofthesurplusesofCommunity production over consumption and to comply withthe Community's obligations under the Agreements resultingfromtheUruguayRoundofmultilateraltradenegotiations,here-inafter referred to as ‘GATT’, approved by Decision 94/800/
EC(
1).
(10)TheagreementonagricultureconcludedundertheGATTagree-
ments (hereinafter referred to as ‘the Agreement’) in particularrequires the Community to gradually reduce its export support
for agricultural products and in particular for sugar under guar-
antee of production quotas. The Agreement provides for exportsupport to be reduced, in terms of both the quantities coveredand the level of the subsidies involved, over a transitionalperiod.Asafirststepinadjustingtheguarantees,thedifferencerecorded for a given marketing year between the Community's2001R1260—EN—01.01.2002—001.001—3
(1) OJL336,23.12.1994,p.1.
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exportable volume andthe amount set in the Agreement should
be apportioned between sugar, isoglucose and ►C1inulin◄
syrup according to the percentages which the quotas of each
represent in the total quota set for all three products for the
Community.However,suchasystemshouldapplyforalimitedperiod only and should be regarded as transitional. In view, inparticular, of the financial perspective and the budgetary rulesadopted by the European Council in Berlin in March 1999 and
the need to take account of the progress of negotiations under
the WTO, the quota systemshouldbe m aintained for the 2001/2002to2005/2006marketingyears.
(11)The common organisation of the markets in the sugar sector isbased, firstly, on the principle that producers should bear fullfinancial responsibility for the losses incurred each marketingyearfromdisposingofthatpartofCommunityproductionunder
quotawhichissurplustotheCommunity'sinternalconsumption
and, secondly, on a differentiation of price guarantees fordisposalreflectingtheproductionquotaallocatedtoeachunder-taking.Asugarproductionquotaisallocatedtoeachundertakingonthebasisofitsactualproductionduringaparticularreference
period.
(12)Since commitments to reduce export support were implementedduring the transitional period, the basic quantities of sugar and
isoglucose and the quotas for ►
C1inulin◄syrup should be
keptat their present levels, butit mustbe possibleforthe rele-vant guarantees to be adjusted as necessary to enable theCommunity to comply with its commitments under the Agree-
ment, while taking account of the fundamental factors affecting
thesituationofitssugarsector.Thesector'ssystemofself-finan-cing throughproduction levies and the production quota regimeshouldbemaintained.
(13)The producers shouldthus continue to assumefinancial respon-sibility by paying a basic production levy charged on allproduction of Aand B sugar, which is however limited to 2 %
of the intervention price for white sugar, and a B levy charged
on the production of B sugar up to a limit of 37,5 % of thatprice. In certain circumstances, producers of isoglucose and►
C1inulin◄syrup also pay a proportion of those contribu-
tions. Capping the levies in the manner described above meansthat in some marketing years sugar production is not fully self-
financing.Anadditionallevyshouldbechargedinthosecases.
(14)Intheinterestsofequaltreatment,theadditionallevyshouldbe
calculated for each undertaking on the basis of its share in therevenue generated by the production levies which it has paidforthemarketingyearinquestion.AcoefficientshouldthereforebefixedfortheCommunityasawholerepresentingtheratioforthatmarketingyearbetweenthetotallossrecordedandthetotal
revenue generated by the production levies concerned. It is
necessary to specify the conditions under which beet and canesellers are to contribute to eliminating the outstanding loss forthemarketingyearconcerned.
(15)In any given marketing year, the consumption, production,importation, stock and carryover levels, and the average loss
likelytobeborneundertheself-financingscheme,maybesuch
that the production quotas allocated to each undertaking in thesugarsectorresultinanexportvolumeexceedingthatsetintheAgreement.Theguaranteeslinkedtothequotasshouldthereforebe adjusted each marketing year so that the Community canmeetitscommitments.
(16)The breakdown between sugar, isoglucose and ►C1inulin◄
syrup should be followed by a further breakdown between the
Member States to take account of the guarantees linked to thequotasassignedtoproducingundertakingsineachMemberStatesothat those guarantees can be adjusted in a way that doesnotaffect the existing balance of quotas and burden-sharing. AreductioncoefficientfortheAandBguaranteesshouldtherefore2001R1260—EN—01.01.2002—001.001—4
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be fixed for each Member State based on the maximum contri-
butions pertaining to those guarantees. Each Member Stateconcerned should then make an allocation among undertakings
which takes account of the guarantees arising for each under-
takingfromitsownquotas.
(17)TheAandBquotasareaffected,followingamergerortransferof undertakings, the transfer by an undertaking of one of itsfactories or the cessation of activities of an undertaking or ofone of its factories. The conditions for adjustment by theMember States of the quotas of the undertakings in question
should be established while ensuring that changes to the quotas
ofsugar-producingundertakingsarenotdetrimentaltotheinter-estsofthebeetproducersorcaneproducersconcerned.
(18)Giventheneedtoallowforacertainstructuraladjustmentoftheprocessing industry and of beet and cane growing during theperiod in which these quotas are to be applied, Member Statesshould be allowed to alter the quotas of undertakings by amaximumof10%.However,inviewoftheparticular situation
of the sugar sector in Spain, Italy and the French overseas
departments, this limit should not be applied in those regionswhilerestructuringplansarebeingimplemented.
(19)Since allocating production quotas to undertakings is a way ofensuringthatproducersarepaidCommunitypricesandhaveanoutlet for their production, the interests of all the partiesconcerned, in particular beet and cane producers, should be
taken into consideration when quotas are transferred inside
productionregions.
(20)To expand the outlets for sugar and isoglucose on the Commu-nity's internal market, it should be possible to put all sugar orisoglucose intended for manufacture in the Community ofproducts other than foodstuffs out of production, within themeaningofthequotasystem,underconditionstobelaiddown.
(21)A Community market for sugar as for isoglucose and►
C1inulin◄syrup requires a common trading system at the
externalfrontiersoftheCommunity.Atradingsystemincluding
import levies and export refunds will stabilise the Community
market,inparticular,bypreventingpricesinsidetheCommunityfrombeingaffectedbypricefluctuationsontheworldmarket.Alevyshouldthereforebechargedonimportsfromthirdcountriesandarefundpaidonexportstosuchcountriestocompensatefor
the difference between prices on the sugar market inside and
outside the Community when world market prices are lowerthantheCommunityprices,andtoprovideacertainmeasureofprotectionfortheCommunityindustryprocessingisoglucoseand►
C1inulin◄syrup.
(22)Toensurethatthesetradingarrangementscanfunctionproperly,
it must be possible to regulate or prohibit the use of inward-processing arrangements when the situation on the market so
requires.
(23)ShouldashortageontheworldmarketresultinhigherpricesontheworldmarketthanintheCommunity,orshouldallorpartof
the Community be unable to obtain normal supplies, it must bepossibletoact ingoodtime toavoid asituation whereregionalsurplusesareexported tothirdcountries whilean abnormal risein Community prices makes it impossible to continue to supply
consumersatreasonableprices.
(24)The competent authorities must be in a position to constantlymonitormovements intrade withthirdcountriessoastoassess
trendsandapplysuchofthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegu-lation as may prove necessary. To this end, there should be asystemof im port and export licences, to be issued only after asecurity has been lodged to ensure that the operation coveredbyalicenceapplicationisactuallycarriedout.2001R1260—EN—01.01.2002—001.001—5
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(25)Thesystemofcustomsdutiesmakesitpossibletodispensewith
all other forms of protection at the external frontiers of the
Community. However, in exceptional circumstances the pricesand customs duties machinery could break down. So as not toleave the Community market unprotected against disturbanceswhich may ensue in such cases, the Community shouldbe ableto take whatever measures are necessary without delay. Such
measures must comply with the Community's obligations under
theGATTAgreements.Moreover,inordertoavertproblemsofsupplytotheCommunitymarket,itmustbepossibletosuspendcustomsdutiesoncertainsugarproducts.
(26)TheCommunityhasmadeanoverallexaminationofitsrefiningindustry.Thisexaminationhasshownthatifasteadierandmore
evenflowofsuppliestorefineriesthroughouttheCommunityis
to be achieved, a clear estimate is needed of the traditionalpresumed maximum requirements ofrawsugarforrefining intowhite sugar in each of the Member States concerned, namelyFinland,France,PortugalandtheUnitedKingdom,usingobjec-tive reference data and taking into account the quantities of
sugar going for direct consumption recorded for the 1994/1995
marketingyear.Aspecialpreferential arrangement foraccesstotheCommunitymarketshouldthereforebeintroduced,allowingtherefiningindustrytoimportonspecialtermscertainquantitiesofrawcanesugaroriginatingintheACPStatespartytoProtocol
No3toAnnexIVtotheACP-ECPartnershipAgreementandin
IndiaandotherStatesunderagreementswiththoseStates.Thosequantities are to be determined within the limits of the tradi-tional presumed maximum requirements referred to above onthe basis of forecast supply balances once all available rawcane and beet sugar of Community origin and preferential raw
sugar and raw sugar originating in countries benefiting from
tariffquotasundertradeconcessionsgrantedbytheCommunityhave been refined. In order to counterbalance the Community'scommitments to reduce export support, the quantities importedto cover the traditional requirements of the refining industry
shouldbereduced.
(27)UnderArticle1ofthesaidProtocolandArticle1oftheAgree-
ment between the European Economic Community and theRepublic of India on cane sugar, these preferential importarrangementsmustbeimplementedwithintheframeworkofthecommonorganisationofthemarketinsugar.
(28)It is necessary to create the means for ensuring that raw cane
sugar imported under the said preferential arrangements is
refinedunderthefairestpossibleconditionsofcompetition.
(29)Sugarrefiningisanimportantactivitybothatworldlevelandinthe Community, particularly in refineries converting raw sugarinto white sugar. Froma technical point of view, refining turnssugar cane into high-quality products that can meet market
requirements. Moreover, these refineries are located in areas of
high consumption. The Community's port-related refiningindustry is therefore a valuable complement to the beet-proces-sing industry, especially in Finland, mainland Portugal, theUnitedKingdomandsouthernandwesternFrance.
(30)Examination of supplies to port refineries throughout the
Community,suggeststhatspecialpriorityaccessshouldbegiven
torawcanesugaroriginatingintheACPStatespartytoProtocolNo3andIndia,underspecialagreementsnegotiatedbetweentheCommunityandthecountriesreferredtoinProtocolNo3and/orother countries and based on an estimate of the Community'srequirements once all available raw cane and beet sugar in the
Community, preferential rawsugarandrawsugaroriginating in
countries benefiting fromtariff quotas under trade concessionsgrantedbytheCommunityhavebeenrefined.
(31)Until the 2000/2001 marketing year, the refining industryreceived Community adjustment aid for refining preferentialraw cane sugar and raw sugar fromcane and beet harvested in2001R1260—EN—01.01.2002—001.001—6
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the Community. In the light of experience, this aid should
continue and provision should be made for it to be adjusted totakeaccountofeconomictrendsinthesugarsector,particularly
manufacturingandrefiningmargins.
(32)Some transitional measures may prove necessary and this need
may arise at each changeover from one marketing year to thenext or during a single marketing year. It should therefore bepossibletoadopttheappropriatemeasures.
(33)To facilitate implementation of this Regulation, a procedure is
needed for close cooperation between Member States and the
CommissionwithinaManagementCommitteeforSugar.
(34)Owing to its specific characteristics and the size of agriculturalholdings, the beet industry in the south of Italy faces persistentdifficulties. Beet growing in that area is essential in order to
regenerate soils with a particularly high level of clay and thus
to avoid a return to single-crop farming; Italy should thereforebeauthorisedtograntthesouthernregionsnationalaidoverthenext five marketing years in respect of the same amount andunderthesameconditionsasforthe2000/2001marketingyear.Sugar cane production in Spain is encountering specific
problems in keeping up with other crops; to enable this parti-
cular production to be maintained, Spain should be authorisedto grant national aid for sugar cane production over the nextfive marketing years in respect of the same amount and underthe same conditions as for the 2000/2001 marketing year. Beet
production in Portugal, having regard to the fact that this is a
new industry, faces persistent difficulties; sugar beet producersneed to be encouraged to increase production in view of thesedifficulties; Portugal should therefore be authorised to grantnational aid for beet production over the next five marketingyearsinrespect ofthe same amount andunderthesame condi-
tions as for the 2000/2001 marketing year. Climatic conditions
make it very difficult to grow beet in Finland, which leads toconsiderable variability in production; consequently, Finlandshould be authorised to grant a flat-rate reimbursement ofstorage costs forcarried-over C sugarand the detailed rules forsuchreimbursementshouldbedetermined.
(35)In order to take account of environmental objectives, MemberStates should draw up and implement suitable environmentalmeasures they consider to be appropriate concerning the use ofagricultural land for the production of the products referred toin Article 1. In future, Member States may introduce measures
to promote production in accordance with objective environ-
mental criteria and remind producers of the need to complywith the legislation in force. The Member States mustsubmit areport onthe impact ofnational environmental measures ontheagriculturalproductionsectorofthesugarsector.
(36)Under Article 2 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1258/1999 of
17 May 1999 on the financing of the common agricultural
policy(1), the expenses incurred by the Member States in
meeting obligations arising from the application of this Regula-tionaretobebornebytheCommunity.
(37)The measures necessary for the implementation of this Regula-tion should be adopted in accordance with Council Decision
1999/468/EC of 28 June 1999 laying down the procedures for
theexercise ofimplementing powersconferred onthe Commis-sion(
2).
(38)Thesupportarrangements introduced bythisRegulation replacethe arrangements provided for by Council Regulation (EC) No2038/1999 of 13 September 1999 on the common organisation2001R1260—EN—01.01.2002—001.001—7
(1) OJL160,26.6.1999,p.103.
(2) OJL184,17.7.1999,p.23.
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of the markets in the sugar sector(1), which must be repealed
along with Regulations (EEC) No 206/68(2), (EEC) No 431/
68(3), (EEC) No 447/68(4), (EEC) No 2049/69(5), (EEC) No
793/72(6), (EEC) No 741/75(7), (EEC) No 1358/77(8), (EEC)
No 1789/81(9), (EEC) No 193/82(10), (EEC) No 1010/86(11)
and(EEC)No2225/86(12)laying downthe general rulesforits
implementation.
(39)Regulation (EC) No 2038/1999 provided for a systemforcompensating storage costs. Since the regime to be introducedby this Regulation does not include such a system, transitionalprovisionsshouldbeadoptedtoeasethetransitionfromtheold
systemto the new one. To that end, firstly, the balance of the
oldcompensationsystemforstoragecostsshouldbecharged,ifnegative,orcredited,ifpositive,tothesystemforfinancingthedisposal of surplus Community production in the sugar sectorand, secondly, the date of disposal for the purposes of payingthe storage levy for sugar in storage at the date of entry into
application of this Regulation should be deemed to be the last
dayofthe2000/2001marketingyear.
(40)Itshouldbepossibletoadopttransitional rulestoeasethetran-
sition fromthe regim e provided for by Regulation (EC) No
2038/1999 to the new arrangements introduced by this Regula-tion,
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION:
Article 1
Scopeanddefinitions
1. The common organisation of the markets in the sugar sector
establishedbythisRegulationshallcoverthefollowingproducts:2001R1260—EN—01.01.2002—001.001—8
(1) OJL252,25.9.1999,p.1.
(2) Council Regulation (EEC) No 206/68 of 20 February 1968 laying down
outline provisions for contracts and inter-trade agreements on the purchase
ofbeet(OJL47,23.2.1968,p.1).
(3) CouncilRegulation(EEC)No431/68of9April1968determiningthestan-
dardqualityforrawsugarandfixingtheCommunityfrontiercrossingpoint
forcalculatingcifpricesforsugar(OJL89,10.4.1968,p.3).
(4) CouncilRegulation (EEC)No447/68of9April1968layingdowngeneral
rulesforinterventionbuyingofsugar(OJL91,12.4.1968,p.5).Regulation
aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)No1359/77(OJL156,25.6.1977,p.
7).
(5) Council Regulation (EEC) No 2049/69 of 17 October 1969 laying down
general rules on the denaturing of sugar for animal feed (OJ L 263,
21.10.1969,p.1).
(6) Council Regulation (EEC) No793/72 of 17 April 1972fixing the standard
qualityforwhitesugar(OJL94,21.4.1972,p.1).
(7) Council Regulation (EEC) No 741/75 of 18 March 1975 laying down
specialrulesforthepurchaseofsugarbeet(OJL74,22.3.1975,p.2).
(8) CouncilRegulation(EEC)No1358/77of20June1977layingdowngeneral
rules for offsetting storage costs for sugar and repealing Regulation (EEC)
No750/68(OJL156,25.6.1977,p.4).
(9) CouncilRegulation(EEC)No1789/81of30June1981layingdowngeneral
rules concerning the system of minimum stocks in the sugar sector (OJ L
177, 1.7.1981, p. 39). Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No
725/97(OJL108,25.4.1997,p.13).
(10) Council Regulation (EEC) No 193/82 of 26 January 1982 laying down
general rules for transfers of quotas in the sugar sector (OJ L 21,
29.1.1982,p.3).
(11) Council Regulation (EEC) No 1010/86 of 25 March 1986 laying down
general rules for the production refund on certain sugar products used inthechemicalindustry(OJL94,9.4.1986,p.9).
(
12) Council Regulation (EEC) No 2225/86 of 15 July 1986 laying down
measures for the marketing of sugar produced in the French overseas
departments andfortheequalisation oftheprice conditionswithpreferen-
tialrawsugar(OJL194,17.7.1986,p.7).
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CNCode Description
(a) 1701 Cane or beet sugar and chemically pure sucrose, in solid
form
(b) 121291 Sugarbeet
12129200 Sugarcane
(c) 1703 Molassesresultingfromtheextractionorrefiningofsugar
(d) 170220 Maplesugarandmaplesyrup
17026095
17029099Othersugarsinsolidformandsugarsyrups,notcontaining
added flavouring or colouring matter, but not including
lactose,glucose,maltodextrineandisoglucose
17029060 Artificialhoney,whetherornotmixedwithnaturalhoney
17029071 Caramelcontaining50%ormorebyweightofsucrosein
thedrymatter
21069059 Flavouredorcolouredsugarsyrups,otherthanisoglucose,
lactose,glucoseandmaltodextrinesyrups
(e) 230320 Beetpulp,bagasseandotherwasteofsugarmanufacture(f) 17023010
17024010
17026010
17029030Isoglucose
(g) 21069030 Flavouredorcolouredisoglucosesyrups
(h) 17026080
17029080►
C1Inulin◄syrup
2. ForthepurposesofthisRegulation:
(a) ‘white sugars’ means sugars, not flavoured or coloured or
containinganyotheraddedsubstances,containing,inthedrystate,
99,5 % or more by weight of sucrose, determined by the polari-
metricmethod;
(b) ‘rawsugars’meanssugars,notflavouredorcolouredorcontaining
anyother added substances, containing, in the drystate, lessthan99,5 % by weight of sucrose, determined by the polarimetricmethod;
(c) ‘isoglucose’meanstheproductobtainedfromglucoseoritspoly-
mers with a content by weight in the dry state of at least 10 %
fructose;
(d) ‘►
C1inulin◄syrup’meanstheimmediateproductobtainedby
hydrolysis of ►C1inulin◄or oligofructoses, containing in the
drystateatleast10%fructoseinfreeformorassucrose;
(e) ‘A sugar’ and ‘A isoglucose’ means any quantity of sugar or
isoglucoseproductionattributedtoaspecificmarketingyearunder
theAquotaoftheundertakingconcerned;
(f) ‘B sugar’ and ‘B isoglucose’ means any quantity of sugar or
isoglucose production attributed to a specific marketing year in
excess of the A quota but within the sumof the A and B quotasoftheundertakingconcerned;
(g) ‘C sugar’ and ‘C isoglucose’ means any quantity of sugar or
isoglucoseproductionattributedtoaspecificmarketingyeareitheroverandabovethesumoftheAandBquotasoftheundertakingconcernedorbyanundertakingwhichhasnoquota;
(h) ‘Abeet’meansallbeetprocessedintoAsugar;
(i) ‘Bbeet’meansallbeetprocessedintoBsugar;2001R1260—EN—01.01.2002—001.001—9
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(j) ‘A►C1inulin◄syrup’meansanyquantityof ►C1inulin◄
syrupproduction,expressedassugar/isoglucose equivalent, attrib-uted to a specific marketing year under the A quota of the
undertakingconcerned;
(k) ‘B►
C1inulin◄syrup’meansanyquantity of ►C1inulin◄
syrupproduction,expressedassugar/isoglucose equivalent, attrib-
uted to a specific marketing year in excess of the A quota butwithin the sumof the A and B quotas of the undertakingconcerned;
(l) ‘C►
C1inulin◄syrup’meansanyquantity of ►C1inulin◄
syrupproduction,expressedassugar/isoglucose equivalent, attrib-utedtoaspecificmarketingyeareitheroverandabovethesumof
theAandBquotasoftheundertakingconcernedorbyanunder-
takingwhichhasnoquota;
(m) forall the products listed in paragraph 1,‘marketing year’ means
the period beginning on 1 July and ending on 30 June of thefollowingyear.
TITLEI
INTERNALMARKET
CHAPTER1
Prices
Article 2
1. Forthe2001/2002to2005/2006marketingyears,forwhitesugar:
(a) theinterventionpriceshallbeEUR63,19/100kg,
(b) aderivedinterventionpriceshallbefixedeachyearforeachofthe
deficitareas.
2. Forthe2001/2002to2005/2006marketingyears,theintervention
priceforrawsugarshallbeEUR52,37/100kg.
Whereitisnecessarytomarketrawsugarproducedinadeficitarea,a
derivedinterventionpricemaybefixedforsuchsugar.
3. The intervention prices referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2 shall
applytounpackedsugar,ex-factory,loadedontoameansoftransport
chosenbythepurchaser.
They shall be valid for white sugar and raw sugar of the standard
qualitydescribedinAnnexI.
4. Acting in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article
42(2), the Commission shall fix derived intervention prices for whitesugareachyear,andforrawsugarwhennecessary.
Derivedinterventionpricesshallbefixedtakingaccountofthecostsof
transportingsugarfromsurplusareastodeficitareas.
The Commission may amend Annex I in accordance with the same
procedure.
Article 3
1. Forthe2001/2002to2005/2006marketing years,thebasicprice
forbeetofthestandardqualityshallbeEUR47,67pertonnedeliveredtothecollectioncentre.
ThestandardqualityforbeetshallbeasdescribedinAnnexII.
2. The Commission may amend Annex II in accordance with the
procedurereferredtoinArticle42(2).
Article 4
1. Forthe2001/2002to2005/2006marketingyears:
(a) theminimumpriceforAbeetshallbeEUR46,72pertonne;2001R1260—EN—01.01.2002—001.001—10
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(b) subject to Article 15(5), the minimum price for B beet shall be
EUR32,42pertonne.
2. Forareasforwhichaderivedinterventionpriceisfixedforwhite
sugar,theminimumpricesforAbeetandBbeetshallbeincreasedbyan amount equal to the difference between the derived interventionprice for the area concerned and the intervention price, such amountbeingadjustedbythecoefficient1.30.
Article 5
1. WithoutprejudicetoArticle21andtheprovisionsadoptedunder
Article14,sugarmanufacturersbuyingbeet:
(a) suitableforprocessingintosugar,
and
(b) intendedforprocessingintosugar,
shall be required to pay at least a minimum price, adjusted by price
increases or reductions to allow for deviations fromthe standard
quality.
2. Theminimumpricereferredtoinparagraph1shallcorrespond:
(a) innon-deficitareas,to:
— the minimum price for A beet, in the case of beet to be
processedintoAsugar,
— the minimum price for B beet, in the case of beet to be
processedintoBsugar;
(b) indeficitareas:
— the minimum price for A beet adjusted in accordance with
Article4(2),inthecaseofbeettobeprocessedintoAsugar,
— the minimum price for B beet adjusted in accordance with
Article4(2),inthecaseofbeettobeprocessedintoBsugar.
3. Detailed rules for applying this Article, as well as the price
increases and reductions, shall be adopted in accordance with theprocedurereferredtoinArticle42(2).
Article 6
1. Agreements within the trade and contracts concluded between
buyersandsellersofbeetmustconformtothestandardprovisionsset
out in Annex III hereto, in particular as regards the conditionsgoverningthepurchase,delivery,takingoverandpaymentofbeet.
2. Thetermsforbuyingsugarcaneshallbegovernedbyagreements
within the trade concluded between Community sugar-cane producers
andCommunitysugarmanufacturers.
Thetermsforbuyingtheagriculturalrawmaterialsforthemanufacture
of►
C1inulin◄syrup shall be governed by agreements within the
trade between Community growers of those raw materials and►
C1inulin◄syrupproducers.
3. Ifnecessary,detailed rulesforapplyingparagraphs1and2shall
be adopted in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article
42(2).
4. If no agreements within the trade exist, the Member State
concerned may take the necessary steps under this Regulation toprotecttheinterestsofthepartiesconcerned.
The Member State concerned shall inform the Commission without
delayofmeasurestakenunderthefirstsubparagraph.
Article 7
1. Throughout the marketing year, and subject to conditions to be
determined in accordance with paragraphs 5 and 6, the interventionagency designated by each sugar-producing Member State shall be2001R1260—EN—01.01.2002—001.001—11
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required to buy in any white and raw sugar produced under quota
offered to it which has been manufactured from beet and caneharvested in the Community, provided a storage contract has first
beenconcluded between theseller andtheintervention agencyforthe
sugarconcerned.
Intervention agencies shall buy in at the intervention price or the
derived intervention price, as the case may be, valid for the area inwhich the sugar is located at the time of buying in. If the quality ofthe sugar differs fromthe standard quality for which the interventionprice was fixed, then this price shall be increased or reduced accord-
ingly.
2. Itmaybedecidedtograntpremiumsforsugarinoneofthesitua-
tionsreferredtoinArticle23(2)oftheTreatywhichisrenderedunfit
forhumanconsumption.
3. It has been decided to grant production refunds on the products
listed in Article 1(1)(a) and (f) and on the syrups listed in Article
1(1)(d), and on chemically pure fructose (levulose) falling within CNCode 17025000 as an intermediate product, where these fall withinoneofthesituations referred toinArticle 23(2)oftheTreaty andareusedtomanufacturecertainproductsofthechemicalindustry.
The refund shall be fixed taking account in particular of the costs
arising from the use of imported sugar which the chemical industry
wouldhavetobearintheeventofsupplyontheworldmarket.
4. Flat-rate Community aid shall be granted forthe disposal, in the
European regions of the Community, of sugar produced in the French
overseasdepartments.Thisaidshallconcern:
— therefininginrefineriesintheEuropeanregionsoftheCommunity
ofsugarproducedinthesedepartments,inparticularinaccordancewiththeiryield;
— thetransportofsugarproducedintheFrenchoverseasdepartments
to the European regions of the Community and where appropriate,itsstorageinthesedepartments;
the flat-rate amounts for the transport costs from each department to
theEuropeanregionsoftheCommunityshallincludeinparticular:
— a flat-rate amount representing the transport costs ex-factory to
FOB;
— a flat-rate amount representingthe shipping costsfrom FOBto cif
ship's hold European ports of the Community and the insurancecostsinvolved.
If the supply of refineries so requires, raw sugar manufactured from
beetharvestedintheCommunitymayqualifyformeasuresasreferred
tointhefirstsubparagraph.
For the purposes of this Article, ‘refinery’ means a production unit
whose sole activity consists in refining either raw sugar or syrups
producedpriortothecrystallisingstage.
5. DetailedrulesforapplyingthisArticleshallbeadoptedinaccor-
dance with the procedure referred to in Article 42(2), covering in
particular:
— theminimumqualityandquantityrequirementsforintervention,
— thepriceincreasesandreductionsapplicableonintervention,
— theproceduresandrequirementsfortakingoverbytheintervention
agencies,
— the conditions for granting premiums and the amounts of such
premiums,
— the conditions for granting production refunds and the amounts of
suchrefunds,
— the possibility, if necessary, of limiting the granting of production
refunds for levulose to an overall quantity of that product, to be
determinedfortheCommunity,
— the possibility of granting production refunds for the products
referredtoinArticle1(1)(h),2001R1260—EN—01.01.2002—001.001—12
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— themeasuresreferredtoinparagraph4.
Article 8
WhereArticle31isappliedtohelpensuresuppliestotheCommunity
or one of its regions, the Commission shall adopt special interventionmeasuresinaccordancewiththeprocedurereferredtoinArticle42(2).
Such measures may not result in Community sugar manufacturers
beingobligedtosellsugartointerventionagencies.
Article 9
1. Intervention agencies may sell sugar only at a price which is
higherthantheinterventionprice.
Itmay, however, bedecided that interventionagencies may sell sugar
at a price equal to or lower than the intervention price if the sugar isintended:
— foruseasanimalfeed,or
— forexport,eitherwithoutfurtherprocessingorafterprocessinginto
theproductslistedinAnnexItotheTreatyorintothegoodslisted
inAnnexVtothisRegulation.
2. However, notwithstanding paragraph 1, it may be decided that
intervention agencies are to make unprocessed sugar held by themavailable, for human consumption on the internal market of theCommunity, to charitable organisations — recognised by the MemberStateconcernedorbytheCommissionincaseswhereaMemberStatehasnotrecognisedanysuchorganisations—atapricewhichislower
than the intervention price, or free of charge, for free distribution as
partofindividualemergencyaidoperations.
3. Detailed rules for applying this Article and decisions to make
sugaravailable underparagraph2shallbeadoptedinaccordance withtheprocedurereferredtoinArticle42(2).
CHAPTER2
Quotas
Article 10
1. Chapter 2 shall apply to the 2001/2002 to 2005/2006 marketing
years.
2. ThebasicquantitiesfortheproductionofAandBsugar,isoglu-
coseand ►C1inulin◄syrupshallbethosefixedinArticle11(2).
3. The guarantees for the disposal of sugar, isoglucose and
►C1inulin◄syrup produced under quota may be reduced for one
or more marketing years in order to comply with the Community'scommitments under the Agricultural Agreement concluded under
Article300(2)oftheTreaty.
4. Forthepurposesofapplyingparagraph3,theguaranteedquantity
under quotas shall be fixed before 1 October for each marketing yearon the basis of forecasts relating to production, imports, consumption,storage, carryovers, the exportable balance and the average losslikelytobebornebytheself-financingschemewithinthemeaningofArticle
15(1)(d). If these forecasts show that the exportable balance for the
marketing year in question is greater than the maximum laid down inthe Agreement, then the guaranteed quantity shall be reduced by thedifference in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article42(2). This difference shall be split between sugar, isoglucose and►
C1inulin◄syrup according to the percentage represented by the
sum of each product's A and B quotas for the entire Community. It
shall then be further broken down by Member State and by productbyapplyingtherelevantcoefficientassetoutinthetablebelow:2001R1260—EN—01.01.2002—001.001—13
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Coefficientapplicabletosugarexpressed
aswhitesugarCoefficientapplicabletoisoglucosein
drymatterCoefficientapplicableto ►C1inulin◄
syrupassugar/isoglucoseequivalent
Asugar Bsugar Aisoglucose BisoglucoseA►C1inulin◄
syrupB►C1inulin◄
syrup
BLEU(1) 0,046201 0,009920 0,225547 0,062024 0,556265 0,130955
Denmark 0,027206 0,008015 — — — —
Germany 0,224812 0,069174 0,104246 0,024551 — —
Greece 0,012352 0,001235 0,037978 0,008944 — —
Spain 0,026459 0,001102 0,166138 0,017721 — —
France(metropolitan)(2) 0,213231 0,063239 0,061081 0,015898 0,058922 0,013847
Frenchoverseasdepts.(2) 0,019298 0,002063 — — — —
Ireland 0,007752 0,000775 — — — —
Italy 0,082491 0,015514 0,059803 0,014083 — —
Netherlands 0,053393 0,014083 0,026804 0,006313 0,194365 0,045646
Portugal(mainland) 0,002323 0,000232 0,029213 0,006880 — —
Portugal (the autonomous
regionoftheAzores)0,000387 0,000039 — — — —
UnitedKingdom0,044297 0,004430 0,084713 0,022596 — —
Austria 0,022673 0,005292 — — — —
Sweden 0,014327 0,001433 — — — —
Finland 0,005683 0,000568 0,023151 0,002316 — —
(1) Belgo-LuxembourgEconomicunion.
(2) UnderthesecondsubparagraphofArticle12(3)▼B2001R1260—EN—01.01.2002—001.001—14
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5. The Member State shall then allocate the difference corre-
sponding to it among the producer undertakings established in itsterritory on the basis of the ratio between their A and B quotas for
theproductinquestionandthebasicquantityAandthebasicquantity
BfortheMemberStateforthatproduct.
Sugar,isoglucoseand ►
C1inulin◄syrupproducedinexcessofthe
quantity guaranteed shall be treated as C sugar, C isoglucose and C►
C1inulin◄syrup.
6. DetailedrulesforapplyingthisArticle,inparticularforreducing
the guaranteed quantity and, where applicable, adjusting that quantity
with a view to fixing the guaranteed quantity for the following
marketing year, shall be adopted in accordance with the procedurereferredtoinArticle42(2).
Article 11
1. UnderthetermsofthisChapter,theMemberStatesshallallocate
an A and B quota to each undertaking producing sugar, each under-taking producing isoglucose and each undertaking producing►
C1inulin◄syrupestablishedinitsterritoryandprovidedwithan
AandBquotaduringthe2000/2001marketingyear.
2. For the purposes of allocating the Aand B quotas referred to in
paragraph1,thebasicquantitiesshallbefixedasfollows:
1.BasicquantitiesA
Regions(a)BasicquantityA
forsugar(1)(b)BasicquantityA
forisoglucose(2)(c)BasicquantityA
for►C1inulin◄
syrup(3)
Denmark 325000,0 — —
Germany 2612913,3 28643,3 —
Greece 288638,0 10435,0 —
Spain 957082,4 74619,6 —
France(metropolitan) 2506487,4 15747,1 19847,1
Frenchoverseasdepartments 463872,0 — —Ireland 181145,2 — —
Italy 1310903,9 16432,1 —
Netherlands 684112,4 7364,6 65519,4
Austria 314028,9 — —
Portugal(mainland) 63380,2 8027,0 —
The autonomous region of the
Azores9048,2 — —
Finland 132806,3 10792,0 —
Sweden 334784,2 — —
Belgium/Luxembourg
EconomicUnion674905,5 56150,6 174218,6
UnitedKingdom1035115,4 21502,0 —
(1) Intonnesofwhitesugar.
(2) Intonnesofdrymatter.
(3) Intonnesofdrymatterwhitesugar/isoglucoseequivalent.
2.BasicquantitiesB
Regions(a)BasicquantityB
forsugar(1)(b)BasicquantityB
forisoglucose(2)(c)BasicquantityB
for►C1inulin◄
syrup(3)
Denmark 95745,5 — —
Germany 803982,2 6745,5 —
Greece 28863,8 2457,5 —2001R1260—EN—01.01.2002—001.001—15
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Regions(a)BasicquantityB
forsugar(1)(b)BasicquantityB
forisoglucose(2)(c)BasicquantityB
for►C1inulin◄
syrup(3)
Spain 39878,5 7959,4 —
France 752259,5 4098,6 4674,2
Franceoverseasdepartments 46372,5 — —
Ireland 18114,5 — —
Italy 246539,3 3869,8 —
Netherlands 180447,1 1734,5 15430,5
Austria 73297,5 — —
Portugal(mainland) 6338,0 1890,3 —
The autonomous region of the
Azores904,8 — —
Finland 13280,4 1079,7 —
Sweden 33478,0 — —
Belgium/Luxembourg
EconomicUnion144906,1 15441,0 41028,2
UnitedKingdom103511,5 5735,3 —
(1) Intonnesofwhitesugar.
(2) Intonnesofdrymatter.
(3) Intonnesofdrymatterwhitesugar/isoglucoseequivalent.
3. WithoutprejudicetoArticle10(3),(4),(5)and(6)andArticle12,
the A and B quotas of undertakings producing sugar, undertakingsproducing isoglucose and undertakings producing ►
C1inulin◄
syrupshallbethoseassignedbytheMemberStatesforthe2000/2001
marketing year before application of Article 26(5) of Regulation (EC)
No2038/1999,adjustedaccordingtothebasicquantitiesfixedinpara-graph2inaccordancewiththeprocedurelaiddowninArticle10(5).
4. Detailed rules for implementing this Article shall be adopted, as
theneedarises,inaccordancewiththeprocedurereferredtoinArticle42(2).
Article 12
1. Member States may transfer A and B quotas between undertak-
ings in accordance with this Article and taking into consideration the
interests of each of the parties concerned, particularly sugar beet and
caneproducers.
Thefirstsubparagraphshallnotapplyto ►
C1inulin◄syrup.
2. Member States may reduce the A and B quotas of each sugar-
producingundertakingorisoglucose-producingundertakingestablished
intheirterritoriesbynomorethan10%oftheAquotaortheBquota,
asthecasemaybe,fixedforeachundertakingunderArticle11.
The10%limit referredtointhefirstsubparagraphshallnotapplyin
Italy,SpainandtheFrenchoverseasdepartmentsincaseswherequotasare transferred under restructuring plans in the beet, cane and sugarsectors in the region concerned and to the extent necessary to permitsuchplanstobeimplemented.
Restructuring plans and the ensuing measures affecting the A and B
quotasshallbecommunicatedtotheCommissionwithoutdelay.
3. ThequantitiesofAquotasandBquotasthuswithdrawnshallbe
allocated by the Member States to one or more other undertakings,whether or not in possession of a quota, situated in the same region,within the meaning of Article 11(2), as the undertakings from which
thosequantitieswerewithdrawn.
Nevertheless, France may reduce the A quotas of undertakings estab-
lished in its overseas departments, as fixed under Article 11, by not2001R1260—EN—01.01.2002—001.001—16
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morethan30000tonnesofwhitesugarandmayreallocatethequanti-
ties thus withdrawn to one or more other undertakings established inmetropolitan France.TheAquotaofeach undertakingconcerned may
not be less after reduction than the average quantity of sugar it
produced under its quota as recorded in each of the 1977/1978, 1978/1979and1979/1980marketingyears.
4. Annex IV lays down detailed rules on adjusting quotas in the
eventofmergersandtransfersofundertakings.
5. DetailedrulesforapplyingthisArticleshallbeadoptedinaccor-
dancewiththeprocedurereferredtoinArticle42(2).
Article 13
1. CsugarnotcarriedforwardunderArticle14,CisoglucoseandC
►
C1inulin◄syrup may not be disposed of on the Community's
internalmarketandmustbeexportedwithoutfurtherprocessingbefore
1Januaryfollowingtheendofthemarketingyearconcerned.
Articles 7, 27 and 33 shall not apply to C sugar, C isoglucose and C
►C1inulin◄syrup.
2. Exceptionally, and to the extent necessary to guarantee the
Community's sugar supplies, it may be decided that Article 33 shallapply to C sugar. In that event, it shall be decided at the same timethat the entire quantity of C sugar concerned may be definitivelydisposedofontheinternal marketwithouttheamountprovidedforin
paragraph3ofthisArticlebeinglevied.
3. DetailedrulesforapplyingthisArticleshallbeadoptedinaccor-
dancewiththeprocedurereferredtoinArticle42(2).
These rules shall provide in particular for a charge to be levied on C
sugar,CisoglucoseandC ►
C1inulin◄syrupasreferredtoinpara-
graph 1 for which no proof has been supplied, by a date to bedetermined,thatithasbeenexportedwithoutfurtherprocessingwithinthetimelaiddown.
Article 14
1. Each undertaking may decide to carry forward all or part of the
sugarithasproducedinexcessofitsquotatothenextmarketingyearto be treated as part of that year's production. That decision shall be
irrevocable.
Eachundertakingmaydecidetocarryforwardallorpartofitsproduc-
tion of A sugar and B sugar which has become C sugar afterapplication of Article 10(3), (4), (5) and (6) to the next marketing
yeartobetreatedaspartofthatyear'sproduction.Thatdecisionshall
also be irrevocable. Furthermore, it shall not be subject to any limitthatmaybelaiddownunderparagraph4ofthisArticle.
2. Undertakings which take the decision referred to in paragraph 1
shall:
— informthe Mem ber State concerned, before 1 February, of the
quantityorquantitiesofsugarbeingcarriedforward,and
— undertake to store such quantity or quantities for a period of 12
consecutivemonthsfromadatetobedetermined.
However, the date of 1 February referred to in the first indent of the
firstsubparagraphshallbereplaced:
(a) for undertakings established in Spain, by 15 April in the case of
beet-sugar production and 20 June in the case of cane-sugarproduction;
(b) for undertakings established in the United Kingdom, by 15
February.
(c) forundertakingsestablishedintheFrenchoverseasdepartmentsof
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If an undertaking's definitive production in the marketing year
concernedwaslessthantheestimate madewhenthedecisiontocarryforward was taken, then the quantity carried forward may be adjusted
retroactivelybefore1Augustofthefollowingmarketingyear.
3. Should a natural disaster such as drought or flooding strike a
Community region, it may be decided, in accordance with the proce-dure referred to in Article 42(2), to reduce the period of compulsorystorage referred to in the second indent of the first subparagraph ofparagraph 2 for a quantity of sugar sufficient to ensure the normal
supplyoftheaffectedregion.
4. Detailed rules for applying this Article, which may restrict the
quantities of sugarwhich may be carried forward, shall be adopted in
accordancewiththeprocedurereferredtoinArticle42(2).
Theserulesshallprovide,inparticular,forachargetobeleviedonany
sugarfromthequantitytobestoredunderthesecondindentofthefirstsubparagraph of paragraph 2 which is disposed of during the compul-sorystorageperiod.
Article 15
1. Before the end of each marketing year, the following shall be
recorded:
(a) aforecastoftheproductionofAandBsugar,AandBisoglucose
and A and B ►
C1inulin◄syrup attributable to the marketing
yearconcerned;
(b) a forecast of the quantities of sugar, isoglucose and
►C1inulin◄syrup disposed of for consumption within the
Communityduringthemarketingyearconcerned;
(c) theexportablesurplusobtainedbysubtractingthequantityreferred
toin(b)fromthequantityreferredtoin(a);
(d) an estimate of the average loss or revenue per tonne of sugar for
exportobligationstobefulfilledduringthecurrentmarketingyear.
This average loss or revenue shall be equal to the difference
betweenthetotalamountofrefundsandthetotalamountofleviesonthetotaltonnageofexportobligationsinquestion;
(e) anestimateofoveralllossorrevenue,obtainedbymultiplyingthe
surplusreferredtoin(c)bytheaveragelossorrevenuereferredto
in(d).
2. Before the end of the 2005/2006 marketing year and without
prejudice to Article 10(3), (4), (5) and (6), the following shall berecorded cumulatively for the 2001/2002 to 2005/2006 marketingyears:
(a) the exportable surplus established on the basis of the definitive
production of A and B sugar, A and B isoglucose and A and B►
C1inulin◄syrupandthe definitive quantity ofsugar,isoglu-
coseand ►C1inulin◄syrupdisposedofforconsumptionwithin
theCommunity;
(b) the average loss or revenue per tonne of sugar resulting fromthe
total export obligations concerned, calculated using the method
describedinthesecondsubparagraphofparagraph1(d)above;
(c) the overall loss or revenue, obtained by multiplying the surplus
referredtoin(a)bytheaveragelossorrevenuereferredtoin(b);
(d) the sumtotal of the basic production levies and the B levies
charged.
The estimate of overall loss or revenue referred to in paragraph 1(e)
shallbeadjustedbythedifference between theamountsreferredtoin(c)and(d).
3. Without prejudice to Article 18(1), should the figures recorded
under paragraph 1and adjusted under paragraph 2result in a foresee-able overall loss, then that loss shall be divided by the estimatedproduction of A and B sugar, A and B isoglucose and A and B2001R1260—EN—01.01.2002—001.001—18
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►C1inulin◄syrup attributable to the current marketing year. The
resulting amount shallbecharged tomanufacturers asabasic produc-tionlevyontheirproductionofAandBsugar,AandBisoglucoseand
AandB ►
C1inulin◄syrup.
However,thislevyshallnotexceed:
— forsugar,2%oftheinterventionpriceforwhitesugar,
— for►C1inulin◄syrup,expressedassugar/isoglucoseequivalent
byapplying a coefficient of 1,9,the maximum amount payable onwhitesugar,and
— for isoglucose, the share of the basic production levy borne by
sugarmanufacturers.
4. Should the maximum permitted basic production levy not fully
covertheoveralllossreferredtointhefirstsubparagraphofparagraph
3,thebalancenotcoveredshallbedividedbytheestimatedproductionof B sugar, B isoglucose and B ►
C1inulin◄syrup attributable to
themarketing yearinquestion.TheresultingamountshallbechargedtomanufacturersasaBlevyontheirproductionofBsugar,Bisoglu-coseandB ►
C1inulin◄syrup.
However,subjecttoparagraph5,thislevyshallnotexceed:
— forBsugar,30%oftheinterventionpriceforwhitesugar,
— forB ►C1inulin◄syrup,expressedassugar/isoglucoseequiva-
lentbyapplyingacoefficientof1,9,themaximumamountpayable
onBwhitesugar,and
— forBisoglucose,theshareoftheBlevybornebysugarmanufac-
turers.
5. Where the figures recorded under paragraph 1 suggest that the
foreseeable overall loss for the current marketing year is unlikely tobe covered by the expected proceeds fromthe levies because of the
ceilings on the basic production levy and the B levy fixed in para-
graphs 3 and 4, then the maximum percentage referred to in the firstindentofparagraph4shallbeadjustedtotheextentnecessarytocovertheoverallloss,withoutexceeding37,5%.
Therevisedmaximumpercentage fortheBlevyshallbefixedforthe
currentmarketingyearbefore15September.TheminimumpriceforB
beetreferredtoinArticle4(1)(b)shallbeadjustedaccordingly.
6. All the losses resulting fromthe grant of production refunds
under Article 7(3) shall be taken into account when calculating theoveralllossreferredtoinparagraph1(e).
7. The levies referred to in this Article shall be collected by the
MemberStates.
8. DetailedrulesforapplyingthisArticleshallbeadoptedinaccor-
dancewiththeprocedurereferredtoinArticle42(2),andshallcoverinparticular:
— theamountsoftheleviestobecollected,
— therevisedmaximumpercentagefortheBlevy,— theadjustedminimumpriceforBbeetcorrespondingtotherevised
maximumpercentagefortheBlevy.
Article 16
1. Where the overall loss recorded for a particular marketing year
under Article 15(1) and (2) is not fully covered by the proceeds fromthe production levies for that marketing year after application ofArticle15(3),(4)and(5),anadditionallevyshallbechargedtomanu-facturers, without prejudice to Article 4, to cover the outstandingbalanceoftheoverallloss.
2. Theadditionallevyshallbedeterminedforeachsugar-producing
undertaking, each isoglucose-producing undertaking and each►
C1inulin◄syrup-producing undertaking by multiplying the total
sumdue fromthe undertaking by way of production levies for themarketingyearconcernedbyacoefficienttobedetermined.Thatcoef-2001R1260—EN—01.01.2002—001.001—19
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ficient shall be the ratio for the entire Community, reduced by 1,
between the overall loss recorded under Article 15(1) and (2) for themarketing year concerned and the proceeds from the basic production
levies and B levies due fromm anufacturers of sugar, isoglucose and
►
C1inulin◄syrup,respectively,forthatmarketingyear.
3. Themanufacturersconcernedshallpaytheadditionallevybefore
15Decemberfollowingthemarketingyearforwhichitisdue.
Sugar manufacturers may recover part of the additional levy thus
chargedtothemfromsellersofCommunity-produced cane orbeet,asthe case may be. The amount thus recovered may not exceed themaximumamountcontributedbythebeetandcanesellerstowardsthebasicproductionlevyandtheBlevy,providedforinArticle15,forthe
marketing year in question multiplied by the coefficient referred to in
paragraph2ofthisArticle.
Theamount referred tointhesecond subparagraph shallberecovered
onbeetdelivered duringthemarketingyearinquestion.However,thepartiesconcernedmayagreethattherefundshallberecoveredonbeet
deliveredduringthefollowingmarketingyear.
4. Theproceedsfromtheadditional levyreferred toinparagraph1
of this Article shall be included for the purposes of the informationrecordedunderArticle15(2).
5. Detailed rules for applying this Article, in particular the coeffi-
cient referred to in paragraph 2, shall be adopted in accordance withtheprocedurereferredtoinArticle42(2).
Article 17
1. Manufacturers of ►
C1inulin◄syrup may recover part of the
basicproductionlevies,Bleviesandadditionallevieschargedtothem
from the sellers of the agricultural raw material used to manufacturesuch►
C1inulin◄syrup. The amount thus recovered may not
exceed the amount borne by the beet growers for the marketing yearconcerned; it shall be fixed by agreements within the trade or by
contracts on the basis of the purchase price of the agricultural raw
materialdeliveredforthemanufactureof ►
C1inulin◄syrupduring
themarketingyearinquestion.
2. Detailedrulesforapplyingparagraph1shallbeadoptedasneces-
sary,inaccordancewiththeprocedurereferredtoinArticle42(2).
Article 18
1. If, after Articles 15 and 16 have been applied to the 2000/2001
marketing year, it is found that the actual overall loss for thatmarketingyear:
(a) isnotfullycoveredbytheproceedsoftheproductionlevyand,if
applicable, the additional levy, the resulting financial burden shallbe added to the estimate of overall loss referred to in Article15(1)(e)forthemarketingyearconcerned;
(b) islessthantheproceedsoftheproductionleviesand,ifapplicable,
theadditional levy,the difference shallbededucted fromtheesti-mateofoveralllossoraddedtotheestimateofoverallrevenue,asthecasemaybe,resultingfromapplyingArticles15and16tothe
marketingyearconcerned.
2. When the basic production levy is lower than the maximum
amount referred to in Article 15(3) or when the B levy is lower thanthe maximum amount referred to in Article 14(4), adjusted, wherenecessary, in accordance with Article 15(4),sugarmanufacturers shall
berequiredtopaythebeetsellers60%ofthedifference betweenthe
maximum amount of the levy concerned and the amount actuallycharged.
Theamounttobepaidpertonneofbeetshallbefixedforthestandard
quality.2001R1260—EN—01.01.2002—001.001—20
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The price increases and reductions referred to in Article 5 shall apply
tothisamount.
3. Community sugar manufacturers may recover 60 % of the levy
concernedfromthesellersofcaneproducedintheCommunityonthe
quantityofsugarforwhichthelevywascharged.
4. MemberStatesshallensurefromtheinformationprovidedbythe
sugar manufacturers that the payment for the beet complies with therelevantCommunityrules.
5. DetailedrulesforapplyingthisArticleshallbeadoptedinaccor-
dancewiththeprocedurereferredtoinArticle42(2).
Article 19
1. Incontractsforthedeliveryofbeetforthemanufactureofsugar,
adistinctionshallbemadeaccordingtowhetherthequantitiesofsugartobemanufacturedfromthebeetare:
(a) Asugar,
(b) Bsugar,
(c) sugarotherthanAandBsugar.
Eachsugar-manufacturing undertakingshallprovidetheMemberState
inwhichitproducessugarwiththefollowinginformation:
— the quantities of beet referred to at (a) for which they have
concluded pre-sowing contracts and the sugar content on which
thosecontractsarebased,and
— thecorrespondingestimatedyield.
TheMemberStatesmayrequireadditionalinformation.2. Notwithstanding Article 5(2)(b), sugar manufacturers who have
not signed pre-sowing delivery contracts for a quantity of beet equaltotheir Aquota atthe minimum price forAbeet shall berequired to
payatleastthisminimumpriceforallthebeettheyprocessintosugar.
3. Agreementswithinthetrademayderogatefromparagraphs1and
2providedtheMemberStateconcernedagrees.
4. The general rules for applying this Article are set out in Annex
III.
5. Detailed rules for applying this Article and, if necessary, the
criteria to be applied by manufacturers when allocating among beet
sellers the quantities of beet to be covered by pre-sowing contractswithin the meaning of paragraph 1 shall be adopted in accordancewiththeprocedurereferredtoinArticle42(2).
Article 20
1. Itmaybedecidedthatsugarorisoglucoseusedforthemanufac-
tureofcertainproductsshallnotbeconsideredasproductionwithinthe
meaningofthisChapter.
2. Detailed rules for applying this Article, in particular the excep-
tions referred to in paragraph 1, shall be adopted in accordance withtheprocedurereferredtoinArticle42(2).
Article 21
1. Sugarmanufacturers maybuybeet withwhichtomanufacture C
sugar or the sugar referred to in Article 20 at a price lower than the
minimumpricesforbeetfixedinArticle4(1).
2. For the quantity of beet purchased corresponding to the quantity
ofsugar:
— disposedofontheinternalmarketunderArticle13(3),or
— carriedforwardtothefollowingmarketingyearunderArticle14,2001R1260—EN—01.01.2002—001.001—21
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thesugarmanufacturers concerned shall,whereappropriate, adjustthe
purchase price so that it is at least equal to the minimum price for Abeet.
3. DetailedrulesforapplyingthisArticleshallbeadoptedasneces-
saryinaccordancewiththeprocedurereferredtoinArticle42(2).
TITLEII
TRADEWITHTHIRDCOUNTRIES
CHAPTER1
General rules
Article 22
1. Imports into and exports from the Community of any of the
products listed in Article 1(1)(a),(b),(c),(d),(f),(g) and (h) shall besubjecttopresentationofanimportorexportlicence.
TheMemberStatesshallissuelicencestoallapplicants,irrespectiveof
wheretheyareestablishedintheCommunityandwithoutprejudicetomeasurestakentoapplyArticles26and27,andArticle6(5)ofRegu-lation(EC)No2820/98(
1).
Import and export licences shall be valid throughout the Community.
Suchlicencesshallbeissuedprovidedasecurityislodgedtoguaranteethat the products are imported or exported during the term of validityof the licence; except in cases of force majeure, the security shall beforfeit in whole or in part if import or export is not carried out, or is
carriedoutonlypartially,withinthatperiod.
2. InaccordancewiththeprocedurereferredtoinArticle42(2):
(a) the arrangements provided for in paragraph 1 may be extended to
covertheproductslistedinArticle1(1)(e);
(b) detailed rules shall be adopted for applying this Article, including
in particular the termof validity of licences and, if necessary, atimelimitfortheissueoflicences.
Article 23
1. UnlessthisRegulationprovidesotherwise,theratesofdutyinthe
commoncustomstariffshallapplytotheproductslistedinArticle1.
2. Notwithstanding paragraph 1, to ensure that the Community
marketisadequatelysuppliedwithrawsugarforrefiningfallingwithinCNcodes17011110and17011210molassesfallingwithinCNcode1703 by means of imports from third countries, the Commission may
suspend in whole or in part the application of import duties on these
products and lay down the detailed rules for any such suspension inaccordancewiththeprocedurelaiddowninArticle42(2).
Suspension may apply during periods when the price on the world
marketplustheimportdutyinthecommoncustomstariff:
— ishigherthantheintervention pricefortheproduct,inthecaseof
rawsugar,
— inthecaseofmolasses,ishigherthanthepriceofmolassesusedto
calculaterevenuefromsalesofmolassesbysugarmanufacturersforthe purposes of fixing the basic price for beet for the marketing
yearconcerned.
Article 24
1. In order to prevent or counteract any adverse effects on the
Community market causedbyimportsofcertain agricultural products,importsofoneormoreofsuchproductsattherateofdutylaiddown2001R1260—EN—01.01.2002—001.001—22
(1) OJL 357, 30.12.1998. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No
416/2001(OJL60,1.3.2001,p.43).
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in the common customs tariff shall be subject to payment of an addi-
tional import duty if the conditions in Article 5 of the Agreement onAgriculture concluded under Article 300 of the Treaty in the frame-
workoftheUruguayRoundofmultilateral tradenegotiationsaremet,
unless such imports are unlikely to disturb the Community market, orwheretheeffectswouldbedisproportionatetotheintendedobjective.
2. The trigger prices below which an additional duty may be
imposed shall be those forwarded by the Community to the World
TradeOrganisation.
Thetriggervolumeswhichmustbeexceededinorderforanadditional
import duty to be imposed shall be determined in particular on the
basis of imports into the Community during the three years preceding
theyearinwhichtheadverseeffectsreferredtoinparagraph1ariseorarelikelytoarise.
3. Theimportpricestobetakenintoconsideration forimposingan
additional import duty shall be determined on the basis of the cif
importpricesoftheconsignmentconcerned.
The cif import prices shall be checked for this purpose against the
representative prices for the product in question on the world marketorontheCommunityimportmarketfortheproduct.
4. The Commission shall adopt detailed rules for applying this
Article in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 42(2).Suchdetailedrulesshallspecifyinparticular:
(a) the products to which additional import duties may be applied
underthetermsofArticle5oftheAgreementonAgriculture;
(b) the other trigger criteria necessary to ensure that paragraph 1 is
correctlyappliedinaccordancewithArticle5ofthatAgreement.
Article 25
Formolasses:
— theworldmarketpricereferredtoinArticle23(2),and
and
— therepresentativepricereferredtoinArticle24(3),
shallapplytoastandardquality.
The standard quality may be laid down in accordance with the proce-
durereferredtoinArticle42(2).
Article 26
1. Tariff quotas for the products listed in Article 1 resulting from
agreements concluded in the framework of the Uruguay Round of
multilateral trade negotiations shall be opened and administered underdetailed rules adopted in accordance with the procedure referred to inArticle42(2).
2. Quotas shall be administered by one or more of the following
methods:
— a method based on the chronological order in which applications
arelodged(‘firstcome,firstserved’),
— a method of distribution in proportion to the quantities requested
when the applications are lodged (the ‘simultaneous examination’method),
— a method whereby traditional trade patterns are taken into account
(the‘traditional/newarrivals’method).
Otherappropriatemethodsmaybeadopted.Theymustavoidanydiscriminationbetweentheimportersconcerned.
3. Whichever administration method is adopted shall give due
weight to the Community's supply requirements and the need to safe-guard market equilibrium, but may also draw on methods used toadminister quotasinthe pastsuchasthosereferred toinparagraph 1,2001R1260—EN—01.01.2002—001.001—23
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without prejudice to the rights arising fromagreem ents concluded in
theframeworkoftheUruguayRoundnegotiations.
4. The detailed rules referred to in paragraph 1 shall provide for
annual quotas, if necessary suitably staggered over the year, shallspecify the administrative method to be used and, where appropriate,shallinclude:
(a) guarantees covering the nature, provenance and origin of the
product,
(b) recognition of the document used for verifying the guarantees
referredtoin(a),and
(c) the conditions under which import licences are issued and their
termofvalidity.
Article 27
1. To the extent necessary to enable the products listed in Article
1(1)(a),(c) and (d) to be exported without further processing or in theformofgoodslistedinAnnexV,onthebasisofworldmarketquota-
tionsorpricesinthecaseofproductslistedinArticle1(1)(a),(c)and
(d), and within the limits resulting from agreements concluded inaccordance with Article 300 of the Treaty, the difference betweensuchquotationsorpricesandpricesintheCommunitymaybecoveredbyexportrefunds.
Theexportrefundforrawsugarmaynotexceedthatgrantedforwhite
sugar.
2. Provision may be made for export refunds to be granted on the
products listed in Article 1(1)(f), (g) and (h) and exported withoutfurtherprocessingorintheformofgoodslistedinAnnexV.
The amount of the refund per 100 kg of dry matter shall be fixed
takingparticularaccountof:
(a) therefundapplicabletoexportsofproductsfallingwithinCNcode
17023091,
(b) the refund applicable to exports of the products listed in Article
1(1)(d),
(c) theeconomicaspectsoftheplannedexports.
3. Refunds on the products listed in Article 1 exported in the form
ofgoodslistedinAnnexVmaynotbehigherthanthoseapplicabletothesameproductsexportedwithoutfurtherprocessing.
4. The method adopted for allocating the quantities which may be
exportedwitharefundshallbetheonewhich:
(a) is most suited to the type of product and market situation
concerned,allowingthemostefficientpossibleuseoftheresources
available in view of the efficiency and structure of Communityexportsbutwithoutdiscriminating between large andsmallexpor-ters;
(b) is least cumbersome administratively for exporters without
neglectingadministrativerequirements;
(c) doesnotdiscriminatebetweenexporters.
5. Refunds shall be the same for the whole Community. They may
vary according to destination, wherethe worldmarket situation orthespecificrequirementsofcertainmarketsmakethisnecessary.
Refundsshallbefixedinaccordance withtheprocedurereferredtoin
Article42(2).Refundsmaybefixed:
(a) atregularintervals;
(b) by tendering procedure for products for which that procedure has
beenusedinthepast.2001R1260—EN—01.01.2002—001.001—24
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Refundsfixedatregularintervalsmay,wherenecessary,beadjustedin
theintervening periodbytheCommissionattherequestofaMemberStateoronitsowninitiative.
Tenders submitted inresponsetoaninvitation shallnotbeconsidered
unlessasecurityislodged.Exceptincasesofforcemajeure,thesecu-ritiesshallbeforfeitinwholeorinpartiftenderershavenotfulfilled,or have only partially fulfilled, their obligations under the tenderingprocedure.
InthecaseofundenaturedproductslistedinArticle1(1)(a),(c)and(d)
exported without further processing, Articles 28, 29 and 30 shall also
apply.
6. When fixingthe amount oftherefund, account shall betaken in
particular of the need to strike a balance between the use of Commu-nitybasicproductsforexportasprocessedgoodstothirdcountriesandthe use of products fromthese countries adm itted for inward proces-sing.
7. Refundsshallbegrantedontheproductsreferredtoinparagraph
1 exported without further processing only on application and on
presentationoftherelevantexportlicence.
8. The refund applicable to exports of products listed in Article 1
exportedwithoutfurtherprocessingshallbethatapplicableonthedaythe licence application is lodged and, in the case of a differentiatedrefund,thatapplicableonthesameday:
(a) forthedestinationindicatedonthelicence,
or
(b) fortheactualdestination,ifitdiffersfromthedestinationindicated
onthelicence. Inthat casetheamountapplicable maynotexceedtheamountapplicabletothedestinationindicatedonthelicence.
Appropriate measuresmaybetaken toprevent abuseoftheflexibility
providedforinthisparagraph.
9. Paragraphs 7 and 8 may be extended to cover products listed in
Article1andexportedintheformofgoodslistedinAnnexVinaccor-dance with the procedure laid down in Article 16 of Regulation (EC)No3448/93.
10. Paragraphs7and8maybewaivedinthecaseofproductslisted
in Article 1 on which refunds are paid under food-aid operations, in
accordancewiththeprocedurereferredtoinArticle42(2).
11. Therefundshallbepaiduponproofthat:
— theproductshavebeenexportedfromtheCommunity,
and
— inthecaseofadifferentiatedrefund,theproductshavereachedthe
destinationindicatedonthelicenceoranotherdestinationforwhicha refund has been fixed, without prejudice to point (b) in the firstsubparagraphofparagraph 8.Exceptions maybemade tothisrulein accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 42(2),provided conditions are laid down which offer equivalent guaran-
tees.
Additional rules may be laid down in accordance with the procedure
referredtoinArticle42(2).
12. Norefund shall begranted onundenatured products asreferred
toinArticle 1(1)(a)exported withoutfurther processingunless,asthecasemaybe,theyhavebeen:
(a) obtained fromsugar beet or sugar cane harvested within the
Community,
(b) importedintotheCommunityunderArticle35,
(c) obtainedfromoneoftheproductsimportedunderArticle35.
13. Norefund shall begranted onundenatured products asreferred
toinArticle1(c)and(d)exportedwithoutfurtherprocessingwhichare2001R1260—EN—01.01.2002—001.001—25
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notofCommunity originorwhichhavenotbeenobtainedfromsugar
imported into the Community under paragraph 12(b) or from theproductsreferredtoinparagraph12(c).
14. Compliance with the restrictions on volume resulting from
agreementsconcludedunderArticle300oftheTreatyshallbeensuredby means of export licences issued for the reference periods provided
forinsuchagreementsandapplyingtotheproductsconcerned.
15. The detailed rules for applying this Article, including the
arrangementsforredistributingunallocatedorunusedexportablequan-
titiesandforamendingAnnexV,shallbeadoptedinaccordance with
the procedure referred to inArticle 42(2). However,the detailed rulesfor applying paragraph 6 in the case of products as referred to inArticle 1 exported in the formof goods listed in Annex V shall beadopted in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 16 ofRegulation(EC)No3448/93.
Article 28
1. This Article shall apply to the fixing of refunds on undenatured
products as referred to in Article 1(1)(a) exported without further
processing.
2. Where refunds for products as referred to in Article 1(1)(a) are
fixedatregularintervals:
(a) therefundsshallbefixedeverytwoweeks.
However,suchfixing may bediscontinued inaccordance with the
procedurereferredtoinArticle 42(2)ifitisfoundthatnosurplussugar is available in the Community for export at world market
prices.Inthatevent,norefundshallbegranted;
(b) when fixing the refund, account shall be taken of the situation on
the Community and world markets in sugar, and in particular thefollowing:
— the intervention price for white sugar for the Community area
with the largest surplus or the intervention price for raw sugarfor the Community area which is considered to be representa-
tivefortheexportationofsuchsugar,
— thecostsoftransportingsugarfromtheareasreferredtointhe
firstindenttoportsorotherpointsofexportintheCommunity,
— trade expenses and any transhipment, transport and packaging
chargesincurredinmarketingsugarontheworldmarket,
— quotationsorpricesrecordedforsugarontheworldmarket,— theeconomicaspectoftheproposedexportsand
— limitsresultingfromagreementsconcludedunderArticle300of
theTreaty.
3. WheretherefundfortheproductsreferredtoinArticle1(1)(a)is
fixedbytenderingprocedure:
(a) the purpose of the tender shall be to determine the amount of the
refund;
(b) thecompetentauthoritiesoftheMemberStatesshallinvitetenders
in accordance with an instrument legally binding in all Member
States. This instrument shall lay down the terms of the tendering
procedure,whichmustguaranteeequalaccessforallpersonsestab-lishedwithintheCommunity;
(c) the terms of the tendering procedure shall include a time limit for
thesubmissionoftenders.Withinthreeworkingdaysfollowingtheexpiry of the time limit, the maximum amount of the refund to
whichthetendering procedure relates shallbefixedinaccordance
with the procedure referred to in Article 42(2) in the light of thetenders received. When calculating the maximum amount, accountshallbetakenofthesupplysituationandpriceswithintheCommu-nity,pricesandpotentialoutletsontheworldmarketandthecostsincurredinexportingsugar.2001R1260—EN—01.01.2002—001.001—26
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A maximum tonnage may be fixed in accordance with the same
procedure;
(d) where exports can be effected with a refund which is lower than
that which would result fromtaking account of the difference
between prices within the Community and prices on the worldmarketandwhereexportsareforaspecificdestination,thecompe-tent authorities of the Member States may be required to issue aspecialinvitationtotenderstipulating:
— that tenders may be submitted at any time until the tendering
procedureisterminated,and
— a maximum amount of the refund, calculated in the light of
requirementsfortheexportsinquestion;
(e) iftheamountoftherefundofferedinatender:
— exceeds the maximum fixed, the competent authorities of the
MemberStatesshallrejectthattender,
— does not exceed the maximum, those authorities shall fix the
refund at an amount equal to the refund offered in the tenderconcerned.
4. Inthecaseofrawsugar:
(a) therefundshallbefixedforthestandardqualitydefinedinAnnex
I;
(b) refundsfixedatregularintervalsunderparagraph2(a):
— maynotexceed92%oftherefundforwhitesugarforthesame
period. However, this limit shall not apply to refunds to befixedforcandysugar,
— shallbemultiplied, foreach exportingoperation concerned, by
a conversion factor obtained by dividing the yield of the rawsugarexported,calculatedinaccordancewithAnnexI,by92;
(c) themaximumamountasprovidedforinparagraph3(c)fixedunder
a tendering procedure may not exceed 92 % of the maximum
amount fixed at the same time for white sugar under that para-graph.
Article 29
1. The refund on undenatured products as listed in Article 1(1)(c)
exported without further processing shall be fixed each month taking
accountof:
(a) the price of molasses used to calculate revenue from sales of
molassesbysugarmanufacturersforthepurposeoffixingthebasic
priceforbeetforthemarketingyearconcerned;
(b) pricesandpotentialoutletsformolassesontheCommunitymarket;
(c) quotations or prices recorded for molasses on the world market,
and
(d) theeconomicaspectoftheproposedexports.
However,fixingatregularintervalsmaybediscontinuedinaccordance
with the procedure referred to in Article 42(2) if it is found that no
surplusmolassesisavailablewithintheCommunityforexportatworld
marketprices.Inthisevent,norefundshallbegranted.
2. In special circumstances the amount of the refund may be fixed
bytenderingprocedureforspecificquantitiesandspecificareasoftheCommunity. Thepurposeofthetenderingprocedureshallbetodeter-minetheamountoftherefund.
Thecompetent authoritiesoftheMemberStatesconcernedshallorga-
niseatenderingprocedureunderanauthorisationlayingdowntherulesto be followed, which must guarantee equal access for all personsestablishedwithintheCommunity.2001R1260—EN—01.01.2002—001.001—27
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Article 30
1. The basic amount of the refund shall be fixed each month for
undenatured products as listed in Article 1(1)(d) exported without
furtherprocessing.However,fixingatregularintervalsmaybediscon-
tinued inaccordance withtheprocedure referred toinArticle 42(2)iftheregularfixingoftherefundonwhitesugarwithoutfurtherproces-singissuspended.Inthisevent,norefundshallbegranted.
2. The basic amount of the refund on the products referred to in
paragraph 1, with the exception of sorbose, shall be equal to one-
hundredthofanamountobtainedbytakingaccountof:
(a) thedifferencebetweentheinterventionpriceforwhitesugarforthe
Community area with the largest surplus for the month for whichthe basic amount is fixed, and the quotations or prices for whitesugarrecordedontheworldmarket;
(b) theneedtostrikeabalancebetween:
— the use of Community basic products in the manufacture of
processedgoodsforexporttothirdcountries,and
— the use of third-country products brought in under inward-
processingarrangements.
3. In the case of sorbose, the basic amount of the refund shall be
equal to the basic amount of the refund less one-hundredth of the
productionrefundinforce.
4. Applicationofthebasicamountoftherefundmayberestrictedto
specificproductslistedinArticle1(1)(d).
Article 31
Totheextentnecessaryfortheproperfunctioningofthecommonorga-
nisation ofthemarkets inthe sugarsector,theCommissionmayfullyorpartially prohibittheuseofinward-processingarrangements forthe
products listed in Article 1(1) in accordance with the procedure
referredtoinArticle42(2).
Article 32
1. Thegeneralrulesforinterpretingthecombinednomenclatureand
thespecialrulesforitsapplicationshallapplytothetariffclassificationof products covered by this Regulation; the tariff nomenclatureresulting fromapplying this Regulation shall be included in thecommoncustomstariff.
2. Save as otherwise provided for in this Regulation or by a rule
adopted pursuant thereto, the following shall be prohibited in tradewiththirdcountries:
(a) the levying of any charge having equivalent effect to a customs
duty;
(b) the application of any quantitative restriction or measure having
equivalenteffect.
Article 33
1. Where the price ofsugaronthe worldmarket ishigher than the
intervention price, an export levy may be applied to the sugarconcerned.Suchalevyshallbecompulsorywhenthecifpriceofwhiteorrawsugarishigherthantheinterventionpriceplus10%.
Theexportlevymaybedeterminedbytenderingprocedure.Otherwise,
thelevytobechargedshallbethatapplicableonthedayofexport.
2. Wherethecifpriceofwhiteorrawsugarishigherthantheinter-
ventionpriceplus10%,theCouncilmaydecide,actingonaproposalfrom the Commission in accordance with the voting procedure laiddown in Article 37(2) of the Treaty, to grant an import subsidy fortheproductinquestion.2001R1260—EN—01.01.2002—001.001—28
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Where it is established that supplies available within the Community
arenotsufficientto:
(a) meetrequirementswithintheCommunity
or
(b) meet the requirements of a major consumption region in the
Community,
thentheCouncil shalldecide, acting onaproposalfromtheCommis-
sioninaccordancewiththevotingprocedurelaiddowninArticle37(2)
oftheTreaty,togranttheimportsubsidyandlaydownrulesforimple-
menting it. Those rules shall determine in particular the quantity ofwhite or raw sugar to be covered by the subsidy, the duration of thesubsidyand,whereappropriate,theimportingregions.
3. The following shall be laid down in accordance with the proce-
durereferredtoinArticle42(2):
(a) thecifpricesreferredtoinparagraphs1and2,
(b) exportleviesfixedbytenderingprocedure,
(c) theotherdetailedrulesforapplyingthisArticle.
In the case of the products referred to in Article 1(1)(b),(c),(d),(f),(g)
and (h), provisions similar to those in paragraphs 1 and 2 may beadoptedinaccordancewiththeprocedurereferredtoinArticle42(2).
4. The amounts, other than those referred to in paragraph 3,
resulting fromthe application of this Article shall be fixed by theCommission.
Article 34
1. Ifimportsorexportscreateorthreatentocreateaseriousdistur-
banceontheCommunitymarketinoneormoreoftheproductslistedinArticle1whichislikelytojeopardisetheachievementoftheobjec-tivessetoutinArticle 33oftheTreaty, appropriate measures maybeappliedintradewiththirdcountriesuntilsuchdisturbanceorthreatof
disturbancehasceased.
The Council, acting in accordance with the procedure laid down in
Article 37(2) of the Treaty, shall adopt the general rules for imple-
menting this paragraph and shall define the cases and limits within
whichtheMemberStatesmaytakeprotectivemeasures.
2. Shouldthesituationreferredtoinparagraph1arise,theCommis-
sionshalldecideuponthenecessarymeasures,eitherattherequestofa
MemberStateoronitsowninitiative;theMemberStatesshallbenoti-
fied of the measures, which shall be immediately applicable. TheCommissionshalltakeadecisiononanyrequestfromaMemberStatewithinthreeworkingdaysofreceivingit.
3. Measures decided upon by the Commission may be referred to
the Council by any Member State within three working days of theday on which they were notified. The Council shall meet withoutdelay. Acting by a qualified majority, it may amend or repeal themeasuresinquestion.
4. ThisArticleshallbeappliedincompliancewiththeCommunity's
obligations resulting fromagreem ents concluded under Article 300(2)oftheTreaty.
CHAPTER2
Preferential importarrangements
Article 35
Articles 36, 37 and 38 shall apply to cane sugar, hereinafter called
‘preferential sugar’, falling within CN code 1701, originating in theStateslistedinAnnexVIandimportedintotheCommunityunder:
(a) Protocol3toAnnexIVtotheACP-ECPartnershipAgreement;2001R1260—EN—01.01.2002—001.001—29
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(b) the Agreement on sugar cane between the European Community
andtheRepublicofIndia.
Article 36
Where the quality ofpreferential sugarimported under Article 35and
purchased by intervention agencies or other agents appointed by the
Community deviates from the standard quality, the guaranteed prices
shallbeadjustedbymeansofpriceincreasesandreductions.
Article 37
1. Noimportdutyshallapplytoimportsofpreferentialsugarunder
Article35.
2. Preferentialsugarshallenjoynoderogationsfromtheprohibitions
referredtoinArticle32(2).
Article 38
1. Forthe 2001/2002to2005/2006marketing years,adjustment aid
shall be granted as an intervention measure to the industry refiningpreferential raw cane sugar imported into the Community for thatpurposeunderArticle35.
2. Theaidreferredtoinparagraph1maybegrantedonlyforquan-
tities eligible under Article 35, which are refined into white sugar atrefineriesasreferredtoinArticle7(4).Theaidforproducingthewhitesugar concerned shall be EUR 0,10 per 100 kilograms, expressed inwhitesugar.
3. Duringtheperiodspecifiedinparagraph1,additionalbasicaidof
EUR 0,10 per 100 kilograms, expressed as white sugar, shall begrantedtoenablerefineries asreferredtoinArticle 7(4)torefinerawcane sugar produced in the French overseas departments, with a view
torestoringthepricebalancebetweenthatsugarandpreferentialsugar.
4. Theadjustmentaidandtheadditionalaidmaybeadjustedtotake
account of economic trends in the sugar sector, particularly manufac-
turingandrefiningmargins.
5. UnderthesecondsubparagraphofArticle7(4)andontermstobe
determined, the aid scheme provided for in paragraphs 1 to 3 of thisArticle may be extended to raw sugar produced from beet harvested
intheCommunityandrefinedinrefineriesasreferredtoinArticle7.
6. Detailed rules for applying this Article, in particular the adjust-
ments referred to in paragraph 4, shall be adopted in accordance with
theprocedurereferredtoinArticle42(2).
Article 39
1. Duringtheperiod referred toinArticle 38(1),in ordertoensure
adequate supplies to Community refineries as referred to in Article
7(4), a reduced rate of duty, hereinafter called ‘special duty’, shall beleviedonimportsofrawcanesugar,hereinaftercalled‘specialprefer-ential sugar’, originating in the States referred to in Article 35 andother States with whomagreem ents have been concluded, and subject
totheconditionslaiddowntherein,inparticulartheminimumpurchase
pricetobepaidbyrefiners.
2. For the purposes of paragraph 1 and without prejudice to para-
graph 5, the presumed maximum supply needs per marketing year,
expressedinwhitesugar,oftherefiningindustriesin:
(a)Finland shallbe59925tonnes,
(b)metropolitanFrance, shallbe296627tonnes,(c)mainlandPortugal, shallbe291633tonnes,(d)theUnitedKingdomshallbe1128581tonnes.
3. Withoutprejudicetoparagraph5,thequantitiesofrawcanesugar
and raw beet sugar harvested in the Community available to the2001R1260—EN—01.01.2002—001.001—30
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refining industry, with or without distinction of origin, shall be deter-
mined on the basis of an exhaustive Community forecast supplybalance for raw sugar for each marketing year or part of a marketing
year.Thisbalancemayberevisedduringthemarketingyear.
Forthepurposesofdeterminingthesequantities,thequantitiesofsugar
fromthe French overseas departm ents and preferential sugar intended
for direct consumption to be included in each balance shall be thosedetermined for the 1994/1995 marketing year, less forecast localconsumption in the French overseas departments during the marketingyearconcerned.Ifthebalanceshowsthattheamountsavailablewillbe
insufficienttomeetthemaximumneedslaiddowninparagraph2,the
necessary measures shall be laid down to enable the Member Statesconcerned to import the shortfall as special preferential sugar underthe arrangements for imports at a special rate of duty provided for intheagreementsreferredtoinparagraph1.
4. Exceptincasesof force majeure,wherethepresumedmaximum
needsforaMemberStateaslaiddowninparagraph2orafterrevisionunder paragraph 5 are exceeded, an amount corresponding to the full
rateofdutyinforceforthemarketingyearconcernedshallbecharged
onaquantityequivalenttotheexcess,increasedbytheaidreferredtoin Article 38 and, where appropriate, by the highest additional rate ofdutyrecordedduringthatmarketingyear.
However,inthecaseofpreferentialrawsugarandwhereareviewhas
been carried out under paragraph 5, the quantities in excess of therevised presumed maximum needs, within the limit of the quantitieslaiddowninparagraph2,maybesoldtointerventionagenciesonthe
terms stipulated in Article 36 if they cannot be marketed in the
Community.
5. Where Article 10(3), (4), (5) and (6) apply, the sumof the
presumed maximum needs referred to in paragraph 2 of this Articleshallbereducedforthemarketingyearconcernedbyaquantityequalto the sumof the special preferential sugars needed to cover thepresumed maximum needs determined under paragraph 3 of thisArticle, and reduced bythe same percentage reduction as wasapplied
tothesumofthebasicquantitiesAforCommunitysugarunderArticle
10(5).
Thisreductioninthemaximumneedsshallbeapportionedbetweenthe
MemberStatesconcernedtoreflecttheratiobetweenthequantityfixedforeachinparagraph2andthesumofthequantitiesfixedinthatpara-graph.
6. Detailed rules for applying this Article, in particular for imple-
menting and administering the agreements referred to in paragraph 1,shallbeadoptedinaccordancewiththeprocedurereferredtoinArticle42(2).
TITLEIII
GENERALPROVISIONS
Article 40
Anymeasuresneededtopreventthemarketinsugarbeingdisturbedby
changes in price levels at the changeover fromone m arketing year to
the next or during a single marketing year may be adopted in accor-
dancewiththeprocedurereferredtoinArticle42(2).
Article 41
Member States and the Commission shall communicate to each other
theinformationnecessaryforimplementingthisRegulation.
Rules for the communication and dissemination of such information
shallbeadoptedinaccordancewiththeprocedurereferredtoinArticle42(2).2001R1260—EN—01.01.2002—001.001—31
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Article 42
1. The Commission shall be assisted by a Management Committee
forSugar(hereinafterreferredtoas‘theCommittee’).
2. WherereferenceismadetothisArticle,Articles4and7ofDeci-
sion1999/468/ECshallapply.TheperiodlaiddowninArticle4(3)of
Decision1999/468/ECshallbesetatonemonth.
3. TheCommitteeshalladoptitsrulesofprocedure.
Article 43
The Committee may consider any other question referred to it by its
chaironhisorherowninitiativeorattherequestoftherepresentativeofaMemberState.
Article 44
Goodslisted inArticle 1(1)which are manufactured orobtained from
productsnotcoveredbyArticle23(2)andArticle24oftheTreatyshall
notbeadmittedtofreecirculationwithintheCommunity.
Article 45
Save as otherwise provided in this Regulation, Articles 87, 88 and 89
oftheTreatyshallapplytotheproductionofandtradeintheproducts
listedinArticle1(1).
Article 46
1. Italy shall be authorised to grant adjustment aid, which may not
exceed EUR 5,43 per 100 kilogrammes of white sugar to sugar beet
producersand,whereappropriate,tosugarproducersfortheproduction
of the corresponding quantity of sugar effected within the A and Bquotas of each sugar-producing undertaking, in the following regions:Abruzzi, Molise, Apulia, Sardinia, Campania, Basilicata, Calabria andSicily.
2. However, where this is necessitated by exceptional requirements
connected with the sugar industry restructuring plans under way in
these regions, Italy may, according to the marketing year in question,
adjusttheaidreferredtoinparagraph1.Intheapplication ofArticles87,88and89oftheTreaty, theCommissionshallinparticular deter-minewhethersuchaidisinconformitywiththerestructuringplans.
3. Spainshallbeauthorisedtograntadjustmentaid,whichmaynot
exceed EUR 7,25 per 100 kilogrammes of white sugar to sugar caneproducers located in its territory for the production of the corre-
spondingquantityofsugareffectedwithintheAandBquotasofeach
undertakingproducingsugarfromcane.
4. Portugal shall be authorised to grant adjustment aid. Which may
not exceed EUR 3,11 per 100 kilograms of white sugar to sugar beetproducers located in its mainland territory for the production of thecorrespondingquantityofsugareffectedwithintheAandBquotasofeachsugar-producingundertaking.
5. Finland shall be authorised to grant a flat-rate reimbursement of
storage costs for C sugar carried over in accordance with Article 14.
ThedetailedrulesforimplementingthisparagraphshallbeadoptedinaccordancewiththeprocedurereferredtoinArticle42(2).
6. The Member States concerned shall submit to the Commission
the measures taken for each marketing year pursuant to paragraphs 1to5.
7. This Article shall apply for the marketing years 2001/2002 to
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Article 47
1. Whereagricultural activity withinthescopeofthisRegulationis
concerned,MemberStatesshalladopttheenvironmentalmeasurestheyconsider to be appropriate in view of the situation of the agriculturallandusedandwhichreflectthepotentialenvironmentaleffectsofthoseactivities. Suchmeasuresshallbelaiddowninaccordance withenvir-onmentalrequirementstakingaccountofthetopographicalandsoiland
climate conditions in the areas in question, the management of irriga-
tion water and rotation systems and cultivation methods likely toimprove the environment. If necessary, Member States shall, whilerespecting Articles 87, 88 and 89 of the Treaty, support agriculturalproducers in the sugar sector by means of research programmes
intended to develop more environment-friendly cultivation methods,
and by means of the publication of the results of such researchprogrammes.
2. Member Statesshall laydownsuitable penalties proportionate to
the gravity of the environmental consequences of failure to comply
withtheenvironmentalrequirementsreferredtoinparagraph1.
3. MemberStatesshallsubmittotheCommission,by30June2002,
areportontheenvironmentalsituationofagriculturalproductioninthesugar sector and the impact of national measures adopted under para-
graphs1and2.
TITLEIV
TRANSITIONALANDFINALPROVISIONS
Article 48
Thebalanceremainingfromthecompensationsystemforstoragecosts
applied during the 2000/2001 marketing year under Regulation (EC)No 2038/1999 shall be charged, if negative, or credited, if positive,under the systemreferred to in Articles 15 and 16 of this Regulation
forthe2001/2002marketingyear.
Inthecaseofsugarinstorageat30June2001underthecompensation
systemforstorage costsprovided forin Regulation (EC) No2038/99,thedateofdisposalforthepurposesofcollectingthestoragelevyshall
be30June2001.
Article 49
Regulations(EC)No2038/1999,(EEC)No206/68,(EEC)No431/68,
(EEC) No 447/68, (EEC) No 2049/69, (EEC) No 793/72, (EEC) No
741/75, (EEC) No 1358/77, (EEC) No 1789/81, (EEC) No 193/82,
(EEC)No1010/86and(EEC)No2225/86areherebyrepealed.
References to Regulations (EC) No 2038/1999, (EEC) No 206/68,
(EEC)No431/68,(EEC)No793/72,(EEC)No741/75and(EEC)No
193/82 shallbe understoodasreferences tothisRegulation andare to
bereadinconjunctionwiththecorrelationtableinAnnexVII.
Article 50
1. TheCommissionmayadoptanytransitionalmeasuresrequiredto
ensure a smooth changeover from the arrangements in force for the
2000/2001 marketing year to those introduced by this Regulation inaccordance with the procedure referred to in Article 42(2). SuchmeasuresmayderogatefromthisRegulation.
2. On the basis of Commission studies on the market situation, all
aspects of the quota system, prices, relations within the trade and ananalysis of the increase in competition resulting from the EuropeanUnion's international commitments, the Commission shall submit areport at the beginning of 2003, together with any appropriate propo-sals.2001R1260—EN—01.01.2002—001.001—33
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Article 51
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthedayfollowingitspublica-
tioninthe Official Journal of the European Communities .
Itshallapplyfromthe2001/2002marketingyear.
ThisRegulation shallbebindinginitsentirety anddirectly applicable
inallMemberStates.2001R1260—EN—01.01.2002—001.001—34
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ANNEX I
PointI
STANDARDQUALITYFORWHITESUGAR
1. Whitesugarofthestandardqualityshallhavethefollowingcharacteristics:
(a) be of sound, genuine and merchantable quality; dry, in homogeneous
granulatedcrystals,free-flowing,
(b) minimumpolarisation99,7º,
(c) maximummoisturecontent0,06%,
(d) maximuminvertsugarcontent:0,04%,
(e) the number of points determined under paragraph 2 shall not exceed a
totalof22,nor:
— 15fortheashcontent,
— 9forthecolourtype,determinedusingthemethodoftheBrunswick
Institute of Agricultural Technology, hereinafter called the ‘Bruns-
wickmethod’,
— 6 for the colouring of the solution, determined using the method of
the International Commission for Uniform Methods of Sugar
Analysis,hereinaftercalledthe‘ICUMSAmethod’.
2. Onepointshallcorrespondto:
(a) 0,0018 % of ash content determined using the ICUMSA method at 28º
Brix,
(b) 0,5unitsofcolourtypedeterminedusingtheBrunswickmethod,
(c) 7,5 units of colouring of the solution determined using the ICUMSA
method.
3. The methods for determining the factors referred to in paragraph 1 shall be
thoseusedfordeterminingthosefactorsundertheinterventionmeasures.
PointII
STANDARDQUALITYFORRAWSUGAR
1. Rawsugarofthestandardqualityshallbesugarwithayieldof92%.
2. The yield of raw beet sugar shall be calculated by subtracting fromthe
degreeofpolarisationofthatsugar:
(a) itspercentageashcontentmultipliedbyfour,
(b) itspercentageinvertsugarcontentmultipliedbytwo,
(c) thenumber1.
3. Theyieldofrawcanesugarshallbecalculated bysubtracting100fromthe
degreeofpolarisationofthatsugarmultipliedbytwo.2001R1260—EN—01.01.2002—001.001—35
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ANNEX II
STANDARDQUALITYFORSUGARBEET
Standardqualitybeetshall:
(a) beofsoundandfairmerchantablequality;
(b) haveasugarcontentof16%atthereceptionpoint.2001R1260—EN—01.01.2002—001.001—36
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ANNEX III
PURCHASETERMSFORBEET
PointI
ForthepurposesofthisAnnex:
1. ContractingPartiesmeans:
(a) sugarmanufacturers,hereinaftercalled‘manufacturers’,
(b) beetsellers,hereinaftercalled‘sellers’;
2. contractmeansacontractconcludedbetweenasellerandamanufacturerfor
thedeliveryofbeetforthemanufactureofsugar;
3. agreementwithinthetrademeans:
(a) an agreement concluded at Community level, prior to the conclusion of
anycontract,betweenagroupofnationalmanufacturers'organisationson
theonehandandagroupofnationalsellers'organisationsontheother;
(b) anagreementconcluded,priortotheconclusionofanycontract,between
manufacturers or a manufacturers' organisation recognised by the
Member State concerned on the one hand and a sellers' association
recognisedbytheMemberStateconcernedontheother;
(c) the law on companies and the law on cooperatives, in so far as they
governthe delivery ofsugarbeet bythe share holdersor members of a
companyorcooperativemanufacturingsugar;
(d) intheabsenceofanyagreementasreferredtoin(a)or(b),thearrange-
ments existing before the conclusion of any contract between
manufacturersandsellers,providedthesellersacceptingthearrangement
supplyatleast60%ofthetotalbeetboughtbythemanufacturerforthe
manufactureofsugarinoneormorefactories.
PointII
1. Contractsshallbemadeinwritingforaspecifiedquantityofbeet.
2. Contracts shall specify whether an additional quantity of beet may be
supplied,andunderwhatterms.
PointIII
1. ThisPointshallapplyonlywhereArticle19ofthisRegulationapplies.
2. Contractsshallindicatethepurchasepricesforthequantitiesofbeetreferred
tointhefirstpartofArticle19(1)ofthisRegulation.Inthecaseofthequan-
titiesreferredtoat(a)and(b)ofArticle19(1),thosepricesmaynotbelower
than the minimum price for beet referred to in Article 4 of this Regulation
applicableintheproductionareaconcerned.
3. Contractsshalllaydownafixedsugarcontentforbeet.Theyshallincludea
conversion scale showing the different sugar contents and factors for
converting the quantities of beet supplied into quantities corresponding to
thesugarcontentshowninthecontract.
The scale shall be based on the yields corresponding to the different sugar
contents.
4. Whereasellerhassignedacontractwithamanufacturerforthedeliveryof
beetasreferredtointhefirstpartofArticle19(1)ofthisRegulationandin
(a) thereof, all deliveries by that seller, converted under paragraph 3 above,
shallbeconsideredtobedeliverieswithinthemeaningofthefirstpartofthe
abovementioned Article 19(1) and (a) thereof up to the quantity of beet
specifiedinthecontract.
5. Manufacturers producing a quantity of sugar lower than their basic quota
frombeet for which they have signed pre-sowing delivery contracts under
the first part of Article 19(1) and (a) thereof shall distribute the quantity of
beet corresponding to any additional production up to the amount of their
basic quota among the sellers with whom they have signed pre-sowing
deliverycontractswithinthemeaningofthefirstpartoftheabovementioned
Article19(1)and(a)and(b)thereof.
Agreementswithinthetrademayderogatefromthisprovision.
6. In no case may a manufacturer require a seller to reimburse the production
levy for beet delivered by the seller under a contract concluded under the
firstpartofArticle19(1)ofthisRegulationand(a)thereof.2001R1260—EN—01.01.2002—001.001—37
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PointIV
1. Contracts shall contain provisions concerning the staggering and normal
durationofbeetdeliveries.
2. Such provisions shall be those applicable during the 2000/2001 marketing
year,takingaccountofthelevelofactualproduction;agreementswithinthe
trademayderogatetherefrom.
PointV
1. Contractsshallprovideforbeetcollectioncentres.2. Wheresellersandmanufacturershavealreadysignedacontractforthe2000/
2001 marketing year, the collection centres agreed upon by them for deliv-
eries during that marketing year shall remain in operation; agreements
withinthetrademayderogatefromthisprovision.
3. Contractsshallprovidethattransportcostsfromthecollectioncentresareto
be borne by the manufacturer subject to special agreements based on local
rulesorusagesinoperationbeforethe2001/2002marketingyear.
4. However, in Denmark, Spain, Finland, Greece, Ireland, Portugal and the
United Kingdom, where beet is delivered free-at-factory, contracts shall
require manufacturers to contribute to transport costs and shall stipulate the
percentageoramounts.
PointVI
1. Contractsshallprovideforreceptionpointsforbeet.2. Wheresellersandmanufacturershavealreadysignedacontractforthe2000/
2001marketingyear,thereceptionpointsagreeduponbythemfordeliveries
during that marketing year shall remain in operation; agreements within the
trademayderogatefromthisprovision.
PointVII
1. Contracts shall provide for the sugar content to be determined using the
polarimetric method. A sample of the beet shall be drawn at the time of
reception.
2. Agreementswithinthetrademayprovideforsamplestobedrawnatanother
stage.
In such cases, the contract shall provide for a correction to compensate for
any dropinthe sugarcontent between the reception and thedrawing ofthe
sample.
PointVIII
Contractsshallprovideforgrossweight,tareandsugarcontenttobedetermined
usingoneofthefollowingprocedures:
(a) jointly,bythemanufacturerandthebeetproducers'tradeorganisation,ifan
agreementwithinthetradesoprovides;
(b) bythemanufacturer,underthesupervisionofthebeetproducers'tradeorga-
nisation;
(c) by the manufacturer, under the supervision of an expert recognised by the
MemberStateconcerned,providedthesellerdefraysthecoststhereof;
(d) bythemanufacturer, iflocal rulesorusagesinforcebefore the2000/2001
marketingyearsoprovide.
PointIX
1. Contractsshallprovideforanadditionalpricetobepaidtothesellerwhere:
(a) there is an increase in the price for beet at the changeover fromone
marketingyeartothenext,and
(b) theincreaseintheinterventionpriceforsugarresultingfromtheincrease
inthepriceforbeetisnotmadesubjecttoalevyforstocksheldatthe
timeofthechangeover.
Theadditionalpriceshallbecalculatedper100kilogramsofwhitesugarby
multiplying the increase referred to in the first subparagraph under (b) by a
coefficientequaltotheratioof
— the quantities of sugar produced within the A and B quota not carried
forwardunderArticle14ofthisRegulationinstockatthetimeoftransi-
tion2001R1260—EN—01.01.2002—001.001—38
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and
— the quantities of sugar produced by manufacturer during the previous
marketing year within their maximum quota not carried forward under
Article14ofthisRegulation.
2. Agreementswithinthetrademayderogatefromparagraph1.
Contractsshallmentionthepossibilityofsuchderogation.
PointX
1. Contractsshallrequiremanufacturerstodooneormoreofthefollowingfor
thewholequantityofbeetdelivered;whenpartsofthatquantityaresubject
to different treatment, the contract shall impose more than one suchobliga-
tion:
(a) toreturnthefreshpulpfromthetonnageofbeetdeliveredfreeofcharge
totheseller,exfactory;
(b) toreturnpartofthatpulpdriedordriedandmolassed,freeofchargeto
theseller,exfactory;
(c) toreturnthepulp,dried,totheseller,exfactory;inthiscase,themanu-
facturermayrequirethesellertopaythedryingcosts;
(d) topaythesellercompensationwhichtakesaccountofthepossibilitiesof
sellingthepulpconcerned.
2. Agreementswithinthetrademayprovideforpulptobedeliveredatastage
otherthanthatreferredtoinparagraph1(a),(b)and(c).
PointXI
1. Contractsshallfixthetimelimitsforanyadvancepaymentsandforpayment
ofthepurchasepriceforbeet.
2. Such time limits shall be those valid during the 2000/2001 marketing year;
agreementswithinthetrademayderogatefromthisprovision.
PointXII
Where contracts lay down rules covering matters which are dealt with in this
Annex, or where they contain provisions governing other matters, their provi-
sionsandeffectsmustnotconflictwiththisAnnex.
PointXIII
1. AgreementswithinthetradeasdescribedinPointI(3)(b)shallcontainarbi-
trationclauses.
2. WhereagreementswithinthetradeatCommunity,regionalorlocallevellay
down rules covering matters which are dealt with in this Regulation, or
where they contain provisions governing other matters, their provisions and
effectsmustnotconflictwiththisAnnex.
3. Suchagreementsmaylaydown,inparticular:
(a) rulesonthedistributiontosellersofquantities ofbeetwhichthemanu-
facturer decides to buy prior to sowing, for the manufacture of sugar
withinthelimitsofthebasicquota;
(b) rulesondistributionasreferredtoinPointIII(5);
(c) theconversionscalereferredtoinPointIII(3);
(d) rules on the choice and supply of seeds of the varieties of beet to be
produced;
(e) theminimumsugarcontentofbeettobedelivered;
(f) arequirement forconsultationbetween themanufacturer andthesellers'
representativesbeforethestartingdateofbeetdeliveriesisfixed;
(g) thepaymentofpremiumstosellersforearlyorlatedeliveries;(h) detailsof:
— thepartofthepulpreferredtoinPointX(1)(b),
— thecostsreferredtoinPointX(1)(c),
— thecompensationreferredtoinPointX(1)(d);
(i) theremovalofpulpbytheseller;(j) rulesonhowanydifferencebetweentheinterventionpriceandtheactual
sellingpriceofthesugaristobeallocatedbetweenthemanufacturerand
sellers.2001R1260—EN—01.01.2002—001.001—39
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PointXIV
Wherethereisnosetagreementwithinthetradeastohowthequantitiesofbeet
intended for the manufacture of sugar within the basic quota limits which the
manufacturerofferstobuybeforesowingshouldbeallocatedamongthesellers,
theMemberStateconcernedmayitselflaydownrulesforsuchallocation.
Theserulesmayalsogranttotraditionalsellersofbeettocooperativesdelivery
rightsother than thosewhichthey wouldenjoy ifthey belonged tosuchcoop-
eratives.2001R1260—EN—01.01.2002—001.001—40
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ANNEX IV
DETAILEDRULESONTRANSFERSOFQUOTASBETWEENFIRMS
PointI
Member States shall adopt such measures as they deem necessary to take
accountoftheinterestsofsugarbeetandcaneproducerswhenquotasareallo-
catedtoasugar-producingundertakingwhichhasmorethanonefactory.
PointII
1. Without prejudice to paragraph 2, in the event of the merger or transfer of
sugar-producingundertakingsorthetransferofsugarfactories,theAandB
quotasshallbeadjustedasfollows:
(a) intheeventofthemergerofsugar-producingundertakings,theMember
States shall allocate to the undertaking resulting fromthe m erger an A
quota and a B quota equal respectively to the sumof the A quotas and
thesumoftheBquotasallocatedpriortothemergertothesugar-produ-
cingundertakingsconcerned;
(b) in the event of the transfer of a sugar-producing undertaking, the
Member State shall allocate the A quota and the B quota of the trans-
ferred undertaking to the transferee undertaking for the production of
sugaror,ifthereismorethanonetransferee undertaking,theallocation
shallbemadeinproportiontothesugarproductionabsorbedbyeachof
them;
(c) in the event of the transfer of a sugar factory, the Member State shall
reduce the A quota and the B quota of the undertaking transferring
ownershipofthefactoryandshallincreasetheAquotaandtheBquota
of the sugar-producing undertaking or undertakings purchasing the
factoryinquestionbythequantitydeductedinproportiontotheproduc-
tionabsorbed.
2. Whereanumberofthesugar-beetorcaneproducersdirectlyaffectedbyone
oftheoperationsreferredtoinparagraph1expresslyshowtheirwillingness
to supply their beet or cane to a sugar-producing undertaking which is not
partytothoseoperations,theMemberStatemaymaketheallocation onthe
basisoftheproductionabsorbedbytheundertakingtowhichtheyintendto
supplytheirbeetorcane.
3. Intheeventofclosure,incircumstancesotherthanthosereferredtoinpara-
graph1,of:
(a) asugar-producingundertaking,
(b) oneormorefactoriesofasugar-producingundertaking,
the Member State may allocate the part of the quotas involved in such
closuretooneormoresugar-producingundertakings.
Alsointhecasereferredtoin(b)intheprecedingsubparagraph,wheresome
of the producers concerned expressly show their willingness to supply their
beetorcanetoagivensugar-producingundertaking,theMemberStatemay
allocate the proportion of the quotas corresponding to the beet or cane
concerned to the undertaking which they intend to supply with those
products.
4. Where the derogation referred to in Article 19(3) of this Regulation is
invoked, the Member State concerned may require the beet producers and
sugar manufacturers concerned by that derogation to include in their agree-
ments within the trade special clauses enabling the Member State to apply
paragraphs2and3,whereapplicable.
5. Intheeventoftheleaseofafactorybelongingtoasugar-producingunder-
taking,theMemberStatemayreducethequotasoftheundertakingoffering
thefactoryforrentandallocatetheportionbywhichthequotawasreduced
totheundertakingwhichrentsthefactoryinordertoproducesugarinit.
Iftheleaseisterminatedduringtheperiodofthreemarketingyearsreferred
toinPointV(d),theadjustmentofquotasundertheprecedingsubparagraphshallbecancelledretroactivelybytheMemberStateasatthedateonwhich
thelease tookeffect. However,iftheleaseisterminated byreasonofforce
majeure,theMemberStateshallnotbeboundtocanceltheadjustment.
6. Where a sugar-producing undertaking can no longer ensure that it meets its
obligations under Community regulations towards the sugar-beet or cane
producers concerned, and where that situation has been ascertained by the
competentauthoritiesoftheMemberStateconcerned,thelattermayallocate2001R1260—EN—01.01.2002—001.001—41
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for one or more marketing years the part of the quotas involved to one or
moresugar-producingundertakingsinproportiontotheproductionabsorbed.
7. WhereaMemberStategrantsasugar-producingundertakingpriceandoutlet
guarantees for processing sugar beet into ethyl alcohol, the Member State
may, in agreement with that undertaking and the beet producers concerned,
allocate all or part of the sugar-production quotas to one or more other
undertakingsforoneormoremarketingyears.
PointIII
Intheeventofthemergerortransferofisoglucose-producingundertakings,the
transferofanisoglucose-producingfactoryortheclosureofoneormoreisoglu-
cose-producing undertakings or one or more factories belonging to such an
undertaking,theMemberStatemayallocatethequotasinvolvedfortheproduc-
tionofisoglucosetooneormoreotherundertakings,whetherornottheyhavea
productionquota.
PointIV
ThemeasurestakenpursuanttoPointsIIandIIImaytakeeffectonlyif:
(a) theinterestsofeachofthepartiesconcernedaretakenintoconsideration
and
(b) the Member State concerned considers that they are likely to improve the
structureofthebeet,caneandsugar-manufacturingsectors
and
(c) they concern undertakings established in the same region within the
meaningofArticle11(2)ofthisRegulation.
PointV
ForthepurposesofthisAnnex:
(a) ‘mergerofundertakings’meanstheconsolidationoftwoormoreundertak-
ingsintoasingleundertaking;
(b) ‘transferofanundertaking’meansthetransferorabsorptionoftheassetsof
anundertakinghavingquotastooneormoreundertakings;
(c) ‘transfer of a factory’ means the transfer of ownership of a technical unit,
including all the plant required to manufacture the product concerned, to
oneormore undertakings,resultinginthepartial ortotalabsorption ofthe
productionoftheundertakingmakingthetransfer;
(d) ‘lease of a factory’ means the leasehold contract of a technical unit
including all the plant required for the manufacture of sugar, with a view
to its operation, concluded for a period of at least three consecutive
marketingyears,whichthepartiesagreenottoterminate beforetheendof
the third marketing year, with an undertaking which is established in the
sameregion,withinthemeaningofArticle11(2)ofthisRegulation,asthe
factory concerned, if, after the lease takes effect, the undertaking which
rents the factory can be considered a solely sugar-producing undertaking
foritsentireproduction.
PointVI
ThemeasuresreferredtoinPointsIIandIIIshalltakeeffect whentheclosure
oftheundertakingorfactory,themergerortransferoccurs:
(a) between1Julyand31Januaryofthefollowingyear,forthemarketingyear
currentduringthatperiod;
(b) between 1 February and 30 June of the same year, for the marketing year
followingthatperiod.
PointVII
WhereaMemberStateappliesArticle12(2)ofthisRegulation,itshallallocate
the adjusted quotas before 1 March with a view to applying themin the
followingmarketingyear.
PointVIII
Where Points II and III are applied, Member States shall inform the Commis-
sion of the adjusted A and B quotas not later than 15 days after expiry of the
periodsreferredtoinPointVI.2001R1260—EN—01.01.2002—001.001—42
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PointIX
Forthe purposesof transfers of quotasin Italy, Spainand the French overseas
departmentsunderrestructuringplansasreferredtointhesecondsubparagraph
of Article 12(2) of this Regulation, a group of sugar-producing undertakings
having technical, economic and structural links and jointly and severally liable
for their obligations under Community rules, particularly in respect of beet or
canegrowers,mayberegardedasasugar-producingundertaking.2001R1260—EN—01.01.2002—001.001—43
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ANNEX V
CNCode Description
ex 0403 Buttermilk,curdledmilkandcream,yoghurt,kephirand
otherfermentedoracidifiedmilkandcream,whetheror
not concentrated or containing added sugar or other
sweetening matter or flavoured or containing added
fruit,nutsorcocoa:
040310 –Yoghurt;04031051to
04031099Flavouredorcontainingaddedfruit,nutsorcocoa
040390 –Other;
04039071to
04039099––Flavouredorcontainingaddedfruit,nutsorcocoa
ex 0710 – Vegetables (uncooked or cooked by steaming or by
boilinginwater),frozen:
07104000 –Sweetcorn
ex 0711 – Vegetables provisionally preserved (for example, by
sulphur dioxide gas, in brine, in sulphur water or in
otherpreservativesolutions),butunsuitableinthatstate
forimmediateconsumption:
071190 –Othervegetables;mixturesofvegetables:
––Vegetables:
07119030 –Sweetcorn
17025000 Chemicallypurefructose
ex 1704 Sugar confectionery (including white chocolate), not
containingcocoa,exceptliquoriceextractofsubheading
No17049010
1806 Chocolateandotherfoodpreparationscontainingcocoa
ex 1901 Malt extract; foodpreparations offlour,meal, starch or
malt extract, not containing cocoa or containing less
than 40 % by weight of cocoa calculated on a totally
defatted basis, not elsewhere specified or included;
food preparations of goods of heading Nos 0401 to
0404,not containing cocoa or containing lessthan 5 %
byweightofcocoacalculatedonatotallydefattedbasis,
notelsewherespecifiedorincluded:
19011000 –Preparationsforinfantuse,putupforretailsale
19012000 – Mixes and doughs for the preparations of bakers'
waresofheadingNo1905
190190 –Other:
––Other:
19019099 –––Other
ex 1902 Pasta, whether or not cooked or stuffed (with meat or
other substances) or otherwise prepared, such as
spaghetti, macaroni, noodles, lasagne, gnocchi, ravioli,
cannelloni;couscous,whetherornotprepared:
190220 – Stuffed pasta, (whether or not cooked or otherwise
prepared):
––Other
19022091 –––Cooked
19022099 –––Other
190230 –Otherpasta
190240 –Couscous:
19024090 ––Other2001R1260—EN—01.01.2002—001.001—44
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CNCode Description
1904 Prepared foods obtained by the swelling or roasting of
cereals or cereal products (for example, cornflakes);
cereals(otherthanmaize(corn))ingrainformorinthe
formofflakesorotherworkedgrains(except flourand
meal),pre-cooked,orotherwiseprepared,notelsewhere
specifiedorincluded:
ex 1905 Bread, pastry, cakes, biscuits and other bakers' wares,
whether or not containing cocoa; communion wafers,
empty cachets of a kind suitable for pharmaceutical
use,sealingwafers,ricepaperandsimilarproducts:
19051000 –Crispbread
190520 –Gingerbreadandthelike
–Sweetbiscuits;wafflesandwafers:
190531 ––Sweetbiscuits
190532 ––Wafflesandwafers
190540 –Rusks,toastedbreadandsimilartoastedproducts
190590 –Other:
––Other:
19059040 – – – Waffles and wafers with a water content
exceeding10%
19059045 –––Biscuits
19059055 –––Extrudedorexpandedproducts,savouryorsalted
19059060 ––––Withaddedsweeteningmatter
19059090 ––––Other
ex 2001 Vegetables, fruit, nuts and other edible parts of plants,
preparedorpreservedbyvinegaroraceticacid:
200190 –Other:
20019030 ––Sweetcorn( Zea mays var. saccharata )
20019040 – – Yams, sweet potatoes and similar edible parts of
plantscontaining5%ormorebyweightofstarch
ex 2004 Other vegetables prepared or preserved otherwise than
byvinegaroraceticacid,frozen,otherthanproductsof
headingNo2006):
200410 –Potatoes:
––Other:
20041091 –––Intheformofflour,mealorflakes
200490 –Othervegetablesandmixturesofvegetables:
20049010 ––Sweetcorn( Zea mays var. saccharata )
ex 2005 Other vegetables prepared or preserved otherwise than
byvinegaroraceticacid,notfrozen,otherthanproducts
ofheadingNo2006):
200520 –Potatoes:
20052010 ––Intheformofflour,mealorflakes
20058000 –Sweetcorn( Zea mays var. Saccharata )
ex 2101 Extracts, essences and concentrates of coffee, tea or
maté and preparations witha basisofthese products or
withabasisofcoffee, tea ormaté; roastedchicory and
other roasted coffee substitutes, and extracts, essences
andconcentratesthereof:
– Extracts, essences and concentrates of coffee and
preparations with a basis of these extracts, essences or
concentratesorwithabasisofcoffee:
––Preparationswithabasisoftheseextracts,essences
orconcentratesorwithabasisofcoffee:
21011298 –––Other:2001R1260—EN—01.01.2002—001.001—45
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CNCode Description
– Extracts, essences and concentrates, of tea or maté,
andpreparationswithabasisoftheseextracts,essences
orconcentrates,orwithabasisofteaormaté:
––Preparations
21012098 –––Other
– Roasted chicory and other roasted coffee substitutes,
andextracts,essencesandconcentratesthereof:
––Roastedchicoryandotherroastedcoffeesubstitutes:
21013019 –––Other
– – Extracts, essences and concentrates of roasted
chicoryandotherroastedcoffeesubstitutes:
21013099 –––Other
ex 2102 Yeasts (active or inactive); other single-cell micro-
organisms, dead (but not including vaccines of heading
No3002);preparedbakingpowders:
210210 –Activeyeasts:
––Bakers'yeast:
21021031 –––Dried
21021039 –––Other
210500 Ice creamand other edible ice, whether or not
containingcocoa:
ex 2106 Foodpreparationsnotelsewherespecifiedorincluded:
210690 –Other:
21069010 ––Cheesefondues
––Other:
21069092 –––––Containing no milk fats, sucrose, isoglucose,
glucose or starch or containing, by weight, less than
1,5%milkfat,5%sucroseorisoglucose,5%glucose
orstarch
21069098 –––––Other
2202 Waters, including mineral waters and aerated waters,
containing added sugar or other sweetening matter or
flavoured, and other non-alcoholic beverages, not
includingfruitorvegetablejuicesofheadingNo2009
2205 Vermouthandotherwineoffreshgrapesflavouredwith
plantsoraromaticsubstances:
ex 2208 Undenatured ethyl alcohol of an alcoholic strength by
volumeoflessthan80%vol.;spirits,liqueursandother
spirituousbeverages:
220820 – Spirits obtained by distilling grape wine or grape
marc:
22085091to
22085099Geneva
220870 Liqueursandcordials:
22089041to
22089078–Otherspiritsandspirituousbeverages:
29054300 Mannitol
290544 D-glucitol(sorbitol)
ex 3302 Mixtures of odoriferous substances and mixtures
(including alcoholic solutions) with a basis of one or
more of these substances, of a kind used as raw mate-
rials in industry; other preparations based on
odoriferoussubstances,ofakindusedforthemanufac-
tureofbeverages:
330210 –Ofakindusedinthefoodordrinkindustries:
––Ofakindusedinthedrinkindustries:2001R1260—EN—01.01.2002—001.001—46
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CNCode Description
–––Preparationscontainingallflavouringagentschar-
acterisingabeverage:
– – – – – Other (of an actual alcoholic strengh by
volumenotexceeding0,5%):
33021029 Other
exChapter38 Miscellaneouschemicalproducts:
382460 Sorbitolotherthanthatofsubheading2905442001R1260—EN—01.01.2002—001.001—47
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ANNEX VI
STATES, COUNTRIES AND TERRITORIES REFERRED TO IN
ARTICLE35
Barbados
Belize
Côted'Ivoire
FijiGuyanaMauritius
India
JamaicaKenyaMadagascar
Malawi
UgandaDemocraticRepublicoftheCongo
SaintKittsandNevis—Anguilla
SurinameSwazilandTanzania
TrinidadandTobago
ZambiaZimbabwe2001R1260—EN—01.01.2002—001.001—48
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ANNEX VII
CORRELATIONTABLE
Regulation(EC)No2038/1999 ThisRegulation
Article1 Article1
Article2(1) Article1(2)(m)
Article2(2)and(3) DeletedArticle3 Article2Article4 Article3
Article5 Article4
Article6 Article5Article7 Article6Article8 Deleted
Article9 Article7
Article10 Article8Article11 Article9Article12 DeletedArticle13 Article22
Article14 Article23
Article15 Article24Article16 Article25Article17 Article26
Article18 Article27
Article19 Article28Article20 Article29Article21 Article30
1stindentofArticle22(1) Article31
Article22(2)and(3) DeletedArticle23 Article32Article24 Article33
Article25 Article34
Article26(1) Article10(1)Article26(2) Article11(3)Article26(3) Article10(2)Article26(4) Article11(3)2001R1260—EN—01.01.2002—001.001—49
▼B
Regulation(EC)No2038/1999 ThisRegulation
1stsubparagraphofArticle26(5) Article10(3)
2ndsubparagraphofArticle26(5) Article10(4)3rdsubparagraphofArticle26(5) Article10(5)
5thsubparagraphofArticle26(5) Article10(6)
Article26(6) Deleted1stindentofArticle27(1) Article11(1)Article27(2) Deleted
Article27(3) Article11(2)
Article27(4) DeletedArticle27(5) DeletedArticle27(6) Article11(4)
Article28 Deleted
Article29 DeletedArticle30 Article12Article31 Article13Article32 Article14
Article33 Article15
Article34 Article16Article35 Article17Article36 Article18
Article37 Article19
Article38 Article20Article39 Article21Article40 Article35
Article41 Article36
Article42 Article37Article43 Article38Article44 Article39
Article45 Article40
Article46 Article41Article47 Article42(1)Article48 Article42(2)and(3)Article49 Article432001R1260—EN—01.01.2002—001.001—50
▼B
Regulation(EC)No2038/1999 ThisRegulation
Article50 Article44
Article51 Article45Article52 Deleted
Article53 Article46
Article54 DeletedArticle55 Article49Article56 Article51
Regulation(EEC)No793/72 ThisRegulation
Article1 AnnexI,PointIRegulation(EEC)No431/68 ThisRegulationArticle1 AnnexI,PointII
Regulation(EEC)No206/68 ThisRegulation
Article1 AnnexIII,PointIArticle2 AnnexIII,PointIIArticle3 AnnexIII,PointIIIArticle4 AnnexIII,PointIV
Article5 AnnexIII,PointV
Article6(1) AnnexIII,PointVIArticle6(2) DeletedArticle7 AnnexIII,PointVII
Article8 AnnexIII,PointVIII
Article8a DeletedArticle8b AnnexIII,PointIXArticle9 AnnexIII,PointX
Article10 AnnexIII,PointXI
Article11 DeletedArticle12 AnnexIII,PointXIIArticle13 AnnexIII,PointXIII
Regulation(EEC)No741/75 ThisRegulation
Article1 AnnexIII,PointXIVRegulation(EEC)No193/82 ThisRegulationArticle1 AnnexIV,PointIArticle2 AnnexIV,PointII2001R1260—EN—01.01.2002—001.001—51
▼B
Regulation(EC)No2038/1999 ThisRegulation
Article3 AnnexIV,PointIII
Article4 AnnexIV,PointIVArticle5 AnnexIV,PointV
Article6 AnnexIV,PointVI
Article7 AnnexIV,PointVIIArticle8 AnnexIV,PointVIIIArticle9 AnnexIV,PointIX
AnnexI AnnexV
AnnexII AnnexVIAnnexIII AnnexVII2001R1260—EN—01.01.2002—001.001—52