Commission Regulation (EC) No 2225/2002 of 13 December 2002 amending Regulation (EC) No 21/2002 establishing the supply balances and Community aid for the outermost regions under Council Regulations (EC) No 1452/2001, (EC) No 1453/2001 and (EC) No 1454/2001 as regards the sugar sector for Madeira and the rice sector for the Canary Islands
Date: 2002-12-13
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Azores, Canary Islands, EU aid, Madeira, peripheral region, rice, sugar, supply, supply balance sheet

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2225/2002

of 13 December 2002

amending Regulation (EC) No 21/2002 establishing the supply balances and Community aid for the
outermost regions under Council Regulations (EC) No 1452/2001, (EC) No 1453/2001 and (EC) No
1454/2001 as regards the sugar sector for Madeira and the rice sector for the Canary Islands

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1453/2001 of 28
June 2001 introducing specific measures for certain agricultural
products for the Azores and Madeira and repealing Regulation
(EEC) No 1600/92 (Poseima) (1), and in particular Article 3(6)
thereof,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1454/2001 of 28
June 2001 introducing specific measures for certain agricultural
products for the Canary Islands and repealing Regulation (EEC)
No 1601/92 (Poseican) (2), as last amended by Commission
Regulation (EC) No 1922/2002 (3), and in particular Article
3(6) thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

Commission Regulation (EC) No 21/2002 (4), as last
amended by Regulation (EC) No 2205/2002 (5), estab-
lishes the forecast supply balances and Community aid
for the outermost regions under Council Regulations
(EC) No 1452/2001 (6), (EC) No 1453/2001 and (EC) No
1454/2001.

The forecast supply balance for sugar per calendar year
provides for an annual quantity of 6 200 tonnes for
Madeira and 6 500 tonnes for the Azores. Information
provided by the Portuguese authorities, in particular the
figures on licences already issued and consignments of
soft drinks to the Azores, suggests that the quantity of

6 200 tonnes may be insufficient
to cover Madeiras
licence needs. The quantity should therefore be increased
to 6 800 tonnes.

The forecast supply balance for rice per calendar year
provides for an annual quantity of 13 000 tonnes for
the Canary Islands. Information provided by the Spanish
authorities shows that this quantity of 13 000 tonnes
will be insufficient to cover the rice requirements of the
Canary Islands. The quantity should therefore be
increased to 13 700 tonnes.

The measures provided for in this Regulation are in
accordance with the opinion of
the Management
Committees for sugar and cereals,

(3)

(4)

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Regulation (EC) No 21/2002 is amended as follows:

1.

2.

in Annex II — ‘MADEIRA — THE AZORES’ — Part 6 is
replaced by the table in Annex I to this Regulation;

in Annex III — ‘CANARY ISLANDS’ — Part 2 is replaced by
the table in Annex II to this Regulation.

Article 2

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

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

Done at Brussels, 13 December 2002.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 198, 21.7.2001, p. 26.
(2) OJ L 198, 21.7.2001, p. 45.
(3) OJ L 293, 29.10.2002, p. 11.
(4) OJ L 8, 11.1.2002, p. 15.
(5) OJ L 337, 13.12.2002, p. 15.
(6) OJ L 198, 21.7.2001, p. 11.

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ANNEX I

‘Part 6

Sugar

F o r e c a s t s u p p l y b a l a n c e a n d C o m m u n i t y a i d f o r t h e s u p p l y o f C o m m u n i t y p r o d u c t s p e r c a l e n d a r
y e a r

MADEIRA

Description

CN code

Quantity
(tonnes of white sugar)

Aid
(EUR/100 kg)

Sugar

1701 and 1702 (except glucose and
isoglucose)

6 800

(1)

(1) For white sugar the amount of aid is equal to the most recent maximum export refund fixed for white sugar under the standing
invitations to tender for the export of white sugar. Where two standing invitations to tender are issued simultaneously, the maximum to
take into consideration is that most recently fixed for the standing invitation to tender for export in the forthcoming marketing year. The
aid for raw sugar is equal to 92 % of that applicable to white sugar. If the raw sugar dispatched produces a yield different from 92 %, the
amount of aid shall be adjusted by applying Annex I to Council Regulation (EC) No 1260/2001 (OJ L 178, 30.6.2001, p. 1).
For sucrose syrups the amount of aid is equal to one hundredth of the amount applicable to white sugar for each percentage point of
sucrose content per 100 kilograms net of syrup. Article 7(3) of Regulation (EC) No 1260/2001 shall not apply.

AZORES

Description

CN code

Quantity
(tonnes of white sugar)

Aid
(EUR/100 kg)

Raw beet sugar

1701 12 10

6 500

(1)

(1) 92 % of the most recent maximum export refund fixed for white sugar under the standing invitations to tender for the export of white
sugar. Where two standing invitations to tender are issued simultaneously, the maximum to take into consideration is that most recently
fixed for the standing invitation to tender for export in the forthcoming marketing year. If the raw sugar dispatched produces a yield
different from 92 %, the amount of aid shall be adjusted by applying Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 1260/2001.
Article 7(3) of Regulation (EC) No 1260/2001 shall not apply.’

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ANNEX II

‘Part 2

Rice

F o r e c a s t s u p p l y b a l a n c e a n d C o m m u n i t y a i d f o r t h e s u p p l y o f C o m m u n i t y p r o d u c t s p e r c a l e n d a r
y e a r

Description

CN code

Rice

Broken rice

1006 30

1006 40

Quantity
(tonnes)

13 700

1 600

Aid
(EUR/tonne)

(1)

(2)

(1) The amount of aid is equal to the most recent refund applicable to products in the rice sector supplied under Community and national

food aid measures.

(2) The amount of aid for broken rice is equal to 22 % of the amount applicable to wholly milled rice.’