2002/99/EC: Commission Decision of 6 February 2002 laying down detailed rules for applying the flat-rate reimbursement of the storage costs for C sugar granted by Finland for the 2001/2002 to 2005/2006 marketing years (notified under document number C(2002) 395)
Date: 2002-02-06
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Finland, redemption, storage cost, sugar

L 37/16

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

7.2.2002

COMMISSION DECISION

of 6 February 2002

laying down detailed rules for applying the flat-rate reimbursement of the storage costs for C sugar
granted by Finland for the 2001/2002 to 2005/2006 marketing years

(notified under document number C(2002) 395)

(Only the Finnish and Swedish texts are authentic)

(2002/99/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1260/2001 of 19
June 2001 on the common organisation of the markets in the
sugar sector (1), and in particular Article 46(5) thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

(3)

Article 46(5) of Regulation (EC) No 1260/2001 author-
ises Finland to grant, for the 2001/2002 to 2005/2006
marketing years, a flat-rate reimbursement of storage
costs for C sugar carried over in accordance with Article
14 of that Regulation. The information provided by the
Finnish authorities, particularly as regards the real costs
of storage, allow detailed rules of application to be laid
down for paying this reimbursement. Based on this
information, the maximum amount of the reimburse-
ment should be fixed at a level below the actual costs
and the various possible times at which the flat-rate
reimbursement can be made during the compulsory
storage period should also be set.

In order to ensure that the provisions of this Decision
are properly applied, Finland should be obliged to adopt
appropriate measures and to inform the Commission
thereof.

The measures provided for in this Regulation are in
the Management
accordance with the opinion of
Committee for Sugar,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

For

the 2001/2002 to 2005/2006 marketing years
1.
Finland is authorised to grant the sugar manufacturer estab-
in accordance with the terms of this
lished on its territory,

Decision, the flat-rate reimbursement provided for in Article
46(5) of Regulation (EC) No 1260/2001.

2.
The reimbursement referred to in paragraph 1 shall be
granted only for the quantity of C sugar carried over to the
following marketing year in accordance with Article 14 of
Regulation (EC) No 1260/2001.

3.
The maximum amount of the reimbursement referred to
in paragraph 1 shall be EUR 0,33 per 100 kg of white sugar
per month.

The reimbursement shall be paid for each month that the
4.
sugar remains in storage until the 12 consecutive months of
the compulsory storage referred to in Article 14(2) of Regula-
tion (EC) No 1260/2001 have passed.

The reimbursement referred to in the preceding subparagraph
may be paid, where appropriate, in a single instalment. In this
case payment shall occur only after the first six months of
compulsory storage.

Article 2

1.
Finland shall take all the necessary steps to conduct the
checks required for the proper operation of the scheme for the
flat-rate reimbursement of storage costs provided for in this
Decision.

2.
Finland shall notify the Commission in March of the
steps taken to apply this Decision in the preceding storage
period.

This Decision is addressed to the Republic of Finland.

Article 3

Done at Brussels, 6 February 2002.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 178, 30.6.2001, p. 1.