2006/776/EC: Commission Decision of 13 November 2006 on the amounts to be charged for the quantities of surplus sugar not eliminated (notified under document number C(2006) 5370)
Date: 2006-11-13
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: EU Member State, common organisation of markets, own resources, sugar, surplus stock

15.11.2006

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Official Journal of the European Union

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COMMISSION DECISION

of 13 November 2006

on the amounts to be charged for the quantities of surplus sugar not eliminated

(notified under document number C(2006) 5370)

(Only the Estonian, Greek, Latvian, Maltese and Slovak texts are authentic)

(2006/776/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

(3)

Having regard to the Treaty
Community,

establishing the European

Having regard to the Treaty of Accession of the Czech Republic,
Estonia, Cyprus, Latvia, Lithuania, Hungary, Malta, Poland,
Slovenia and Slovakia,

(4)

Having regard to the Act of Accession of the Czech Republic,
Estonia, Cyprus, Latvia, Lithuania, Hungary, Malta, Poland,
Slovenia and Slovakia, and in particular Article 41 thereof,

Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 60/2004 of
14 January 2004 laying down transitional measures in the sugar
sector by reason of
the Czech Republic,
the accession of
Estonia, Cyprus, Latvia, Lithuania, Hungary, Malta, Poland,
and in particular Article 7(2)
Slovenia
thereof,

and Slovakia (1),

Whereas:

Commission Regulation (EC) No 832/2005 of 31 May
2005 on the determination of surplus quantities of sugar,
isoglucose and fructose for the Czech Republic, Estonia,
Cyprus,
Poland,
Slovenia and Slovakia (2) determines the quantities of
sugar
considered as being
normal carry-over stock at 1 May 2004 and which
have to be eliminated from the Community market.

Lithuania, Hungary, Malta,

exceeding the quantity

Latvia,

(1)

(2)

By the deadline of 31 March 2006, Cyprus provided
proof of the elimination of 190 tonnes of sugar, Latvia
provided proof of the elimination of 1 743 tonnes of
sugar and Slovakia provided proof of the elimination
of 1 797 tonnes of sugar. Therefore the corresponding
surplus quantities of
these Member States should be
decreased.

been

charged,

provided,

Regarding the quantities for which no proof of elimi-
the Member
nation
States
has
in accordance with
concerned should be
Article 7(2) of Regulation (EC) No 60/2004,
an
amount equal to the quantity not eliminated multiplied
by the highest export refund applicable to white sugar
falling within CN code 1701 99 10 during the period
from 1 May 2004 to 30 November 2005. During this
period the highest export refund amounted to 499,5
EUR/tonne, as fixed by Commission Regulation (EC)
No 1038/2004 of 27 May 2004 fixing the maximum
export refund for white sugar to certain third countries
for the 28th partial invitation to tender issued within the
framework of the standing invitation to tender provided
for in Regulation (EC) No 1290/2003 (3).

(5)

Article 2(1)(a) of Council Decision 2000/597/EC,
Euratom of 29 September 2000 on the system of the
European Communities' own resources (4) lays down that
contributions and other duties provided for within the
framework of the common organisation of the markets
in the sugar sector shall constitute own resources. It is
therefore necessary to set the date of establishment of the
amounts in question within the meaning of Articles 2(2)
and 6(3)(a) of Council Regulation (EC, Euratom) No
1150/2000 of 22 May 2000 implementing Decision
2000/597/EC, Euratom on the system of the Commu-
nities' own resources (5). As Article 7(2) of Regulation
(EC) No 60/2004 provides
the Member States
concerned are to make payments in four stages, four
different dates of establishment should be set.

that

Article 6(2) of Regulation (EC) No 60/2004 sets the
deadline for the elimination of the determined surplus
quantities to 30 November 2005. Article 7(1) of that
Regulation provides that the Member States concerned
are to provide the relevant proof of elimination by
31 March 2006 at the latest.

(6)

The measures provided for
accordance with the opinion of
Committee for Sugar,

in this Decision are in
the Management

(1) OJ L 9, 15.1.2004, p. 8. Regulation as last amended by Regulation

(EC) No 1667/2005 (OJ L 269, 14.10.2005, p. 3).

(2) OJ L 138, 1.6.2005, p. 3.

(3) OJ L 190, 28.5.2004, p. 25.
(4) OJ L 253, 7.10.2000, p. 42.
(5) OJ L 130, 31.5.2000, p. 1. Regulation as amended by Regulation

(EC, Euratom) No 2028/2004 (OJ L 352, 27.11.2004, p. 1).

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HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

In accordance with Article 7(2) of Regulation (EC) No 60/2004,
the following amounts per Member State shall be charged for
the quantities of surplus sugar determined by Regulation (EC)
No 832/2005 for which no adequate proof of elimination has
been provided by 31 March 2006:

— Estonia: EUR 45 686 268,

— Cyprus: EUR 19 991 489,

— Latvia: EUR 4 418 577,

— Malta: EUR 1 224 774,

— Slovakia: EUR 4 209 786.

(a) with regard to the

assigned to the
Community budget by 31 December 2006, the date on
which the present Decision is notified to the Member
States concerned;

amount

to be

(b) with regard to the amounts

to be assigned to the
Community budget by 31 December of the years 2007,
2008 and 2009, 15 October in the relevant year.

Article 3

This Decision is addressed to the Republic of Estonia,
the
Republic of Cyprus, the Republic of Latvia, the Republic of
Malta and the Slovak Republic.

Done at Brussels, 13 November 2006.

Article 2

For the purpose of Articles 2(2) and 6(3)(a) of Regulation (EC,
the
Euratom) No 1150/2000,
Community's entitlement shall be:

the date of establishment of

For the Commission

Mariann FISCHER BOEL
Member of the Commission