Council Regulation (EC) No 508/2007 of 7 May 2007 opening tariff quotas for imports into Bulgaria and Romania of raw cane sugar for supply to refineries in the marketing years 2006/2007, 2007/2008 and 2008/2009
Date: 2007-05-07
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: Bulgaria, Romania, cane sugar, import, sugar refining, tariff quota

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(Acts adopted under the EC Treaty/Euratom Treaty whose publication is obligatory)

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REGULATIONS

COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 508/2007

of 7 May 2007

opening tariff quotas for imports into Bulgaria and Romania of raw cane sugar for supply to
refineries in the marketing years 2006/2007, 2007/2008 and 2008/2009

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

(2)

The full-time refiners in Bulgaria and Romania rely to a
large extent on imports of raw cane sugar from tradi-
tional suppliers in certain third countries.

Having regard to the Treaty
Community, and in particular Article 37(2) thereof,

establishing the European

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,

Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament,

(3)

In order to avoid disruption of the supply of raw cane
sugar for full-time refiners in Bulgaria and Romania, it is
considered necessary to open tariff quotas for imports of
such sugar into those Member States from third countries
for a period covering those marketing years for which
traditional supply needs have been distributed among
Member States.

Whereas:

(1)

Article 29(1) of Council Regulation (EC) No 318/2006 of
20 February 2006 on the common organisation of the
markets in the sugar sector (1) fixes the traditional supply
need for sugar for refining for the Community. This
provision has been amended by Council Regulation
(EC) No 2011/2006 of 19 December 2006 adapting
Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003 establishing common
rules for direct support schemes under the common
agricultural policy and establishing certain support
schemes for farmers, Regulation (EC) No 318/2006 on
the common organisation of the markets in the sugar
sector and Regulation (EC) No 320/2006 establishing a
temporary scheme for the restructuring of
the sugar
industry in the Community, by reason of the accession
of Bulgaria and Romania to the European Union (2), in
the distribution during the
for
order
marketing
and
2006/2007,
2008/2009 of a traditional supply need of 198 748
tonnes for Bulgaria and 329 636 tonnes for Romania.

to provide
years

2007/2008

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

last amended by
Commission Regulation (EC) No 247/2007 (OJ L 69, 9.3.2007,
p. 3).

(2) OJ L 384, 29.12.2006, p. 1.

(4)

Import licences issued under the tariff quotas opened by
this Regulation should be reserved for approved full-time
refiners in Bulgaria and Romania.

(5)

that

The amount of the import duty applicable to imports
under
the tariff quotas opened by this Regulation
should be fixed at a level which ensures fair competition
in the Community sugar market, but which is not prohi-
bitive for imports into Bulgaria and Romania. Taking
these tariff quotas
into account
imports under
could be carried out
is
therefore appropriate to fix the level of import duty at
EUR 98 per tonne, which is the same level as fixed for
CXL concessions sugar under Article 24 of Commission
Regulation (EC) No 950/2006 of 28 June 2006 laying
down detailed rules of application for the 2006/2007,
2007/2008 and 2008/2009 marketing years for the
import and refining of sugar products under certain
tariff quotas and preferential agreements (3).

from any third country it

(3) OJ L 178, 1.7.2006, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation

(EC) No 371/2007 (OJ L 92, 3.4.2007, p. 6).

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(6)

(7)

The monitoring and management of the tariff quotas
opened by this Regulation may require at a later stage
the adjustment of the criteria laid down for the content
of import licence applications and import licences.
In
order to ensure that the necessary adjustments can be
made in order to take account of changing market
conditions, the Commission should be empowered to
amend Article 3(3) of this Regulation,

The measures necessary for the implementation of this
Regulation should be
adopted in accordance with
Council Decision 1999/468/EC of 28 June 1999 laying
down the procedures for the exercise of implementing
powers conferred on the Commission (1),

The duty of EUR 98 per tonne provided for in paragraphs
3.
1 and 2 shall apply to standard quality raw sugar as defined in
Annex I, point III, to Regulation (EC) No 318/2006.

Where the polarimetric reading of
the imported raw sugar
departs from 96 degrees, the duty of EUR 98 per tonne shall
be increased or reduced, as appropriate, by 0,14 % per tenth of
a degree difference established.

4.
Quantities imported under the tariff quotas provided for
in paragraphs 1 and 2 shall bear the order numbers shown in
Annex I.

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Opening of tariff quotas for the import of raw cane sugar
for refining

For the marketing year 2006/2007, tariff quotas for a
1.
for the
total of 396 288 tonnes in white sugar equivalent
import from any third country of raw cane sugar for refining
falling within CN code 1701 11 10 shall be opened at a duty of
EUR 98 per tonne.

Article 2

Application of Regulation (EC) No 950/2006

The rules on import licences and traditional supply needs laid
down in Regulation (EC) No 950/2006 shall apply to the
imports of sugar under the tariff quotas opened by this Regu-
lation, save as otherwise provided for in Article 3 of this Regu-
lation.

Article 3

Import licences

The quantity to be imported shall be distributed as follows:

1.
Import licence applications for the quantities referred to in
Article 1 shall be submitted to the competent authorities of
Bulgaria and Romania as appropriate.

— Bulgaria: 149 061 tonnes,

— Romania: 247 227 tonnes.

For

each of

2.
the marketing years 2007/2008 and
tariff quotas for a total of 528 384 tonnes in
2008/2009,
white sugar equivalent for the import from any third country
of
refining falling within CN code
1701 11 10 shall be opened at a duty of EUR 98 per tonne.

raw cane sugar

for

2.
Import licence applications may be submitted only by full-
time refiners which are established on the territory of Bulgaria
and Romania and which are approved in accordance with
Article 17 of Regulation (EC) No 318/2006.

Import licence applications and licences shall contain the

3.
following entries:

The quantities to be imported shall for each marketing year be
distributed as follows:

(a)

in boxes 17 and 18: the quantities of raw sugar, in white
sugar equivalent, which may not exceed the quantities for
Bulgaria and Romania respectively indicated in Article 1(1)
and (2);

— Bulgaria: 198 748 tonnes,

— Romania: 329 636 tonnes.

(b) in box 20: the marketing year to which they relate and at

least one of the entries listed in part A of Annex II;

(1) OJ L 184, 17.7.1999, p. 23. Decision as amended by Decision

2006/512/EC (OJ L 200, 22.7.2006, p. 11).

(c)

in box 24 (in the case of licences): at least one of the entries
listed in part B of Annex II.

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Import licences issued under this Regulation shall be valid
4.
only for imports into the Member State in which they are
issued.

2. Where reference is made to this paragraph, Articles 4 and
7 of Decision 1999/468/EC shall apply.

They shall be valid until the end of the marketing year for
which they are issued.

In accordance with the procedure referred to in Article
5.
4(2), the Commission may, if necessary, amend the provisions
of paragraph 3 of this Article.

Article 4

Management Committee for Sugar

The Commission shall be assisted by the Management

1.
Committee for Sugar.

The period laid down in Article 4(3) of Decision

3.
1999/468/EC shall be set at one month.

Article 5

Entry into force

This Regulation shall enter into force on the seventh 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, 7 May 2007.

For the Council
The President

H. SEEHOFER

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ANNEX I

Order numbers

Import quota for imports into

Bulgaria

Romania

Order number

09.4365

09.4366

A. Entries referred to in Article 3(3)(b):

ANNEX II

— in Bulgarian: Преференциална сурова захар, предназначена за рафиниране, внесена съгласно член 1 от Регламент (ЕО)
№ 508/2007. Пореден номер на квотата (да бъде вписан съгласно Приложение I)

— in Spanish:

Azúcar en bruto preferencial para refinar, importado de acuerdo con el artículo 1, del Reglamento (CE)
no 508/2007. Número de orden (insértese con arreglo al anexo I)

— in Czech:

Preferenční surový cukr určený k rafinaci, dovezený podle čl. 1 nařízení (ES) č. 508/2007. Pořadové
číslo (vloží se pořadové číslo podle přílohy I)

— in Danish:

— in German:

— in Estonian:

Præferenceråsukker til raffinering,
nr. 508/2007. Løbenummer (løbenummer indsættes ifølge bilag I)

importeret

i overensstemmelse med artikel 1 i

forordning (EF)

Präferenzrohzucker zur Raffination, eingeführt gemäß Artikel 1 der Verordnung (EG) Nr. 508/2007.
Laufende Nummer (Nummer gemäß Anhang I einzusetzen)

Sooduskorra alusel määruse (EÜ) nr 508/2007 artikli 1 kohaselt imporditav rafineerimiseks ettenähtud
toorsuhkur. Seerianumber … (märgitakse vastavalt I lisale)

— in Greek:

Προτιμησιακή ακατέργαστη ζάχαρη για ραφινάρισμα που εισάγεται σύμφωνα με το άρθρο 1 του κανονισμού
(ΕΚ) αριθ. 508/2007. Αύξων αριθμός (αύξων αριθμός που παρεμβάλλεται σύμφωνα με το παράρτημα Ι)

— in English:

Preferential
No 508/2007. Order No (insert order number as referred to in Annex I)

raw sugar

refining,

imported in accordance with Article 1 of Regulation (EC)

for

— in French:

Sucre brut préférentiel destiné au raffinage, importé conformément à l’article 1er du règlement (CE)
no 508/2007. Numéro d’ordre (numéro d’ordre à insérer conformément à l’annexe I)

— in Italian:

Zucchero greggio preferenziale destinato alla raffinazione, importato conformemente all’articolo 1 del
regolamento (CE) n. 508/2007. Numero d’ordine (inserire in base all’allegato I)

— in Latvian:

Rafinēšanai paredzēts preferences jēlcukurs, kas ievests saskaņā ar Regulas (EK) Nr. 508/2007 1. pantu.
Kārtas Nr. (kārtas numuru ieraksta saskaņā ar I pielikumu)

— in Lithuanian: Rafinuoti skirtas žaliavinis cukrus, lengvatinėmis sąlygomis įvežtas pagal Reglamento (EB) Nr. 508/2007

1 straipsnį. Eilės numeris (eilės numeris įrašomas pagal I priedą)

— in Hungarian: Finomításra szánt preferenciális nyerscukor az 508/2007/EK rendelet 1. cikkével összhangban

importálva. Tételszám (az I. mellékletnek megfelelő tételszámot kell beilleszteni)

— in Maltese:

Zokkor preferenzjali mhux maħdum għar-raffinar,
Nru 508/2007. Nru. tas-Serje (daħħal in-numru tas-serje kif imsemmi fl-Anness I)

importat skond l-Artikolu 1 tar-Regolament (KE)

— in Dutch:

Preferentiële ruwe suiker voor raffinage,
nr. 508/2007. Volgnummer (het volgnummer invullen in overeenstemming met bijlage I)

ingevoerd overeenkomstig artikel 1 van Verordening (EG)

— in Polish:

Preferencyjny cukier surowy do rafinacji, przywieziony zgodnie z art. 1 rozporządzenia (WE)
nr 508/2007. Nr porządkowy (zgodnie z załącznikiem I)

— in Portuguese: Açúcar bruto preferencial para refinação,

importado em conformidade com o artigo 1.o do Regu-
lamento (CE) n.o 508/2007. Número de ordem (número de ordem a inserir de acordo com o anexo I)

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— in Romanian: Zahăr brut preferențial destinat rafinării, importat în conformitate cu articolul 1 din Regulamentul (CE)

nr. 508/2007. Nr. de serie (numărul de serie se va introduce conform anexei I)

— in Slovak:

Preferenčný surový cukor určený na rafináciu dovezený v súlade s článkom 1 nariadenia (ES)
č. 508/2007. Poradové číslo (poradové číslo treba vložiť v súlade s prílohou I)

— in Slovenian:

Preferenčni surovi sladkor za prečiščevanje, uvožen v skladu s členom 1 Uredbe (ES) št. 508/2007.
Zaporedna št. (zaporedna številka se vnese v skladu s Prilogo I)

— in Finnish:

— in Swedish:

Etuuskohteluun oikeutettu, puhdistettavaksi tarkoitettu raakasokeri, tuotu asetuksen (EY) N:o 508/2007
1 artiklan mukaisesti. Järjestysnumero (lisätään liitteessä I esitetty järjestysnumero)

Förmånsråsocker för raffinering importerat i enlighet med artikel 1 i förordning (EG) nr 508/2007.
Löpnummer (löpnummer skall anges enligt bilaga I)

B. Entries referred to in Article 3(3)(c):

— in Bulgarian: Внос при мито от 98 EUR за тон сурова захар със стандартно качество съгласно член 1 от Регламент (ЕО)
№ 508/2007. Пореден номер на квотата (да бъде вписан съгласно Приложение I)

— in Spanish:

Importación sujeta a un derecho de 98 EUR por tonelada de azúcar en bruto de la calidad tipo en
aplicación del artículo 1 del Reglamento (CE) no 508/2007. Número de orden (insértese con arreglo al
anexo I)

— in Czech:

Dovezeno s celní sazbou ve výši 98 EUR za tunu surového cukru standardní jakosti podle čl. 1 nařízení
(ES) č. 508/2007. Pořadové číslo (vloží se pořadové číslo podle přílohy I)

— in Danish:

— in German:

— in Estonian:

Import til en told på 98 EUR pr. ton råsukker af standardkvalitet i overensstemmelse med artikel 1 i
forordning (EF) nr. 508/2007. Løbenummer (løbenummer indsættes ifølge bilag I)

Einfuhr zum Zollsatz von 98 EUR je Tonne Rohzucker der Standardqualität gemäß Artikel 1 der
Verordnung (EG) Nr. 508/2007. Laufende Nummer (Nummer gemäß Anhang I einzusetzen)

Vastavalt määruse (EÜ) nr 508/2007 artikli 1 tollimaksumääraga 98 eurot tonni kohta imporditud
standardkvaliteediga toorsuhkur. Seerianumber … (märgitakse vastavalt I lisale)

— in Greek:

Δασμός 98 ευρώ ανά τόνο ακατέργαστης ζάχαρης ποιοτικού τύπου σύμφωνα με το άρθρο 1 του κανονισμού
(ΕΚ) αριθ. 508/2007. Αύξων αριθμός (αύξων αριθμός που παρεμβάλλεται σύμφωνα με το παράρτημα Ι)

— in English:

Import at a duty of EUR 98 per tonne of standard-quality raw sugar in accordance with Article 1 of
Regulation (EC) No 508/2007. Order No (insert order number as referred to in Annex I)

— in French:

Importation à droit de 98 EUR par tonne de sucre brut de la qualité type en application de l’article 1er
du règlement (CE) no 508/2007. Numéro d’ordre (numéro d’ordre à insérer conformément à l’annexe I)

— in Italian:

Importazione a un dazio di 98 EUR/t di zucchero greggio della qualità tipo conformemente all’articolo
1 del regolamento (CE) n. 508/2007. Numero d’ordine (inserire in base all’allegato I)

— in Latvian:

Regulas (EK) Nr. 508/2007 1. panta definētā standarta kvalitātes jēlcukura ievešana, piemērojot nodokļa
likmi EUR 98 par tonnu. Kārtas Nr. (kārtas numuru ieraksta saskaņā ar I pielikumu)

— in Lithuanian: Standartinės kokybės žaliavinio cukraus importas pagal Reglamento (EB) Nr. 508/2007 1 straipsnį

taikant 98 EUR už toną importo muitą. Eilės numeris (eilės numeris įrašomas pagal I priedą)

— in Hungarian: Standard minőségű nyerscukor 98 euro/tonna vámtételen történő importja az 508/2007/EK rendelet

1. cikkével összhangban. Tételszám (az I. mellékletnek megfelelő tételszámot kell beilleszteni)

— in Maltese:

Importazzjoni ta’ zokkor mhux maħdum ta’ kwalità standard bid-dazju ta’ EUR 98 għal kull tunnellata
skond l-Artikolu 1 tar-Regolament (KE) Nru 508/2007. Nru ta’ l-ordni (in-numru ta’ l-ordni jiddaħħal
skond l-Anness I)

— in Dutch:

Invoer tegen een recht van 98 euro per ton ruwe suiker van de standaardkwaliteit overeenkomstig
artikel 1 van Verordening (EG) nr. 508/2007. Volgnummer (het volgnummer invullen in overeen-
stemming met bijlage I)

— in Polish:

Przywóz po stawce celnej 98 EUR za tonę cukru surowego o standardowej jakości zgodnie z art. 1
rozporządzenia (WE) nr 508/2007. Nr porządkowy (zgodnie z załącznikiem I)

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— in Portuguese:

Importação com direito de 98 EUR por tonelada de açúcar bruto da qualidade-tipo, em aplicação do
artigo 1.o do Regulamento (CE) n.o 508/2007. Número de ordem (número de ordem a inserir de
acordo com o anexo I)

— in Romanian:

Importat la o taxă de 98 EUR per tona de zahăr brut de calitate standard în conformitate cu articolul 1
din Regulamentul (CE) nr. 508/2007. Nr. de serie (numărul de serie se va introduce conform anexei I)

— in Slovak:

Dovoz s clom 98 EUR na tonu surového cukru štandardnej kvality v súlade s článkom 1 nariadenia
(ES) č. 508/2007. Poradové číslo (poradové číslo treba vložiť v súlade s prílohou I)

— in Slovenian: Uvoz po dajatvi 98 EUR na tono surovega sladkorja standardne kakovosti v skladu s členom 1 Uredbe
(ES) št. 508/2007. Zaporedna št. (zaporedna številka se vnese v skladu s Prilogo I)

— in Finnish:

— in Swedish:

Vakiolaatuisen raakasokerin tuonti,
N:o 508/2007 1 artiklan mukaisesti. Järjestysnumero (lisätään liitteessä I esitetty järjestysnumero)

johon sovelletaan 98 euroa tonnilta olevaa tullia asetuksen (EY)

Import till en tullsats av 98 euro per ton råsocker av standardkvalitet med tillämpning av artikel 1 i
förordning (EG) nr 508/2007. Löpnummer (ange löpnummer enligt bilaga I)