Order of the Court (Sixth Chamber) of 6 October 2008 – Société Roquette Frères v Direction générale des douanes et droits indirects and Recette principale de Gennevilliers de la direction générale des douanes et droits indirects

(Case C‑466/06)

Article 104(3) of the Rules of Procedure – Common organisation of the markets in the sugar sector – Isoglucose – Setting of basic quantities for the allocation of production quotas – Isoglucose produced as an intermediate product – Article 24(2) of Regulation (EEC) No 1785/81 – Article 27(3) of Regulation (EC) No 2038/1999 – Article 1 of Regulation (EC) No 2073/2000 –Article 11(2) of Regulation (EC) N0 1260/2001 – Article 1 of Regulation (EC) No 1745/2002 – Article 1 of Regulation (EC) No 1739/2003 – Production levies – Detailed rules for the application of the quota system – Account taken of the quantities of sugar in processed products – Determination of the exportable surplus – Determination of average loss

Agriculture – Common organisation of the markets – Sugar – Isoglucose – Production quotas (Council Regulations No 1785/81, Art. 24(2), No 2038/1999, Arts 27(3) and 33(1)(c), and No 1260/2001, Arts 11(2) and 15(1)(c); Commission Regulations No 1443/82, as amended by Regulations No 392/94, Art. 5(5), first para., No 2073/2000, Art. 1, and No 314/2002, as amended by Commission Regulation No 1140/2003, Art. 6(4)), No 1745/2002, Art. 1, and No 1739/2003, Art. 1) (see paras 44-45, 51-53, 56-60, operative part 1-2)

Re:

Reference for a preliminary ruling – Tribunal de Grande Instance de Nanterre – Validity of Article 24(2) of Regulation (EEC) No 1785/81, Article 27(3) of Regulation (EC) No 2038/1999, Article 1 of Regulation (EC) No 2073/2000, Article 1(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1745/2002 and Article 1 of Regulation (EC) No 1739/2003 – Common organisation of the markets in the sugar sector – Isoglucose production quotas – (Non) inclusion of isoglucose used as an intermediate product – Validity of Regulation (EEC) No 1443/82 and Regulation (EC) No 314/2002 – Method of calculating levies due in respect of isoglucose production.

Operative part

1. Consideration of the first question referred has disclosed no factor of such a kind as to affect the validity of Article 24(2) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1785/81 of 30 June 1981 on the common organization of the markets in the sugar sector, Article 27(3) of Council Regulation (EC) No 2038/1999 of 13 September 1999 on the common organisation of the markets in the sugar sector, Article 1 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 2073/2000 of 29 September 2000 reducing, for the 2000/2001 marketing year, the guaranteed quantity under the production quotas scheme for the sugar sector and the presumed maximum supply needs of sugar refineries under the preferential import arrangements, Article 11(2) of Council Regulation (EC) No 1260/2001 of 19 June 2001 on the common organisation of the markets in the sugar sector, Article 1 Commission Regulation (EC) No 1745/2002 of 30 September 2002 reducing, for the 2002/2003 marketing year, the guaranteed quantity under the production quotas scheme for the sugar sector and the presumed maximum supply needs of sugar refineries under the preferential import arrangements or Article 1 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1739/2003 of 30 September 2003 reducing, for the 2003/2004 marketing year, the guaranteed quantity under the production quotas for the sugar sector and the presumed maximum supply needs of sugar refineries under preferential imports.