Commission Regulation (EC) No 1762/2003 of 7 October 2003 fixing the production levies in the sugar sector for the 2002/03 marketing year
Date: 2003-10-07
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: production aid, sugar levy

L 254/4

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

8.10.2003

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1762/2003

of 7 October 2003

fixing the production levies in the sugar sector for the 2002/03 marketing year

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), as amended by Commission Regulation (EC)
No 680/2002 (2), and in particular the first indent of Article
15(8) thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

(3)

Article 8 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 314/2002
of 20 February 2002 laying down detailed rules for the
application of the quota system in the sugar sector (3), as
amended by Regulation (EC) No 1140/2003 (4), provides
that the basic production levy and the B levy together
if required, the coefficient referred to in Article
with,
16(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1260/2001 for sugar,
isoglucose and inulin syrup shall be fixed for each
marketing year before 15 October in respect of the
previous marketing year.

For the 2002/03 marketing year, the estimate of the
loss recorded in accordance with Article 15(1)
overall
and (2) of Regulation (EC) No 1260/2001 requires,
in
accordance with paragraphs 3 and 4 of that Article, the
adoption of 2 % for the basic levy and 19,962 for the B
levy.

The overall loss recorded on the basis of known data
and in accordance with Article 15(1) of Regulation (EC)
No 1260/2001 is covered in its entirety by the receipts
from the basic production levy and the B levy. So there

is no need to fix the coefficient referred to in Article
16(2) of that Regulation for the 2002/03 marketing
year.

(4)

The Management Committee for Sugar has not delivered
an opinion within the time limit set by its chairman,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

The production levies in the sugar sector shall be as follows for
the 2002/03 marketing year:

(a) EUR 12,638 per tonne of white sugar as the basic produc-

tion levy on A sugar and B sugar;

(b) EUR 126,139 per tonne of white sugar as the B levy on B

sugar;

(c) EUR 5,330 per tonne of dry matter as the basic production

levy on A isoglucose and B isoglucose;

(d) EUR 55,093 per tonne of dry matter as the B levy on B

isoglucose;

(e) EUR 12,638 per tonne of dry matter equivalent sugar/
isoglucose as the basic production levy on A inulin syrup
and B inulin syrup;

(f) EUR 126,139 per tonne of dry matter equivalent sugar/

isoglucose as the B levy on B inulin syrup.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publica-
tion in the Official Journal of the European Union.

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

Done at Brussels, 7 October 2003.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 178, 30.6.2001, p. 1.
(2) OJ L 104, 20.4.2002, p. 26.
(3) OJ L 50, 21.2.2002, p. 40.
(4) OJ L 160, 28.6.2003, p. 33.