Commission Regulation (EC) No 164/2007 of 19 February 2007 fixing the production levies in the sugar sector for the 2005/06 marketing year
Date: 2007-02-19
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: marketing, sugar beet, sugar levy

20.2.2007

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 51/17

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 164/2007

of 19 February 2007

fixing the production levies in the sugar sector for the 2005/06 marketing year

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

(3)

Having regard to the Treaty
Community,

establishing the European

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 the first indent of Article 15(8)
thereof,

The overall loss recorded on the basis of the known data
and pursuant to Article 15(1) and (2) of Regulation (EC)
No 1260/2001 is fully covered by the proceeds from the
basic levy. There is therefore no need to set a B levy or a
coefficient
the
2005/06 marketing year.

an additional

establishing

levy

for

(4)

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

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 318/2006 of 20
February 2006 on the common organisation of the markets in
the sugar sector (2), and in particular Article 44(a) thereof,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

sector (3), which is

Under Article 8 of Commission Regulation (EC) No
314/2002 of 20 February 2002 laying down detailed
the quota system in the
rules for the application of
to continue to apply to
sugar
the basic
production in the 2005/06 marketing year,
production levy and the B levy together with,
if
required, the coefficient referred to in Article 16(2) of
Regulation (EC) No 1260/2001 for sugar,
isoglucose
and inulin syrup are to be fixed before 15 February
2007 in respect of the 2005/06 marketing year.

For the 2005/06 marketing year, the estimate of the
overall
loss recorded in accordance with Article 15(1)
in
and (2) of Regulation (EC) No 1260/2001 requires,
accordance with paragraph 3 of that Article, the adoption
of the amount of 1,0022 % for the basic levy.

The production levies in the sugar sector for the 2005/06
marketing year shall be as follows:

(a) EUR 6,333 per tonne of white sugar as the basic production

levy on A sugar and B sugar;

(b) EUR 2,810 per tonne of dry matter as the basic production

levy on A isoglucose and B isoglucose;

(c) EUR 6,333 per

sugar/isoglucose
tonne of dry matter
equivalent as the basic production levy on A inulin syrup
and B inulin syrup.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following
its publication 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, 19 February 2007.

For the Commission

Mariann FISCHER BOEL
Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 178, 30.6.2001, p. 1. Regulation repealed by Regulation (EC)

No 318/2006.

(2) OJ L 58, 28.2.2006, p. 1. Regulation as

(EC) No 2011/2006 (OJ

last amended by
L 384,

Commission Regulation
29.12.2006, p. 1).

(3) OJ L 50, 21.2.2002, p. 40. Regulation repealed by Regulation (EC)

No 952/2006 (OJ L 178, 1.7.2006, p. 39).