Commission Regulation (EC) No 924/2008 of 19 September 2008 fixing the quantitative limit for the exports of out-of-quota sugar and isoglucose until the end of the 2008/09 marketing year
Date: 2008-09-19
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: export, export licence, isoglucose, quantitative restriction, sugar

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 924/2008

of 19 September 2008

fixing the quantitative limit for the exports of out-of-quota sugar and isoglucose until the end of the
2008/09 marketing year

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

(5)

Having regard to the Treaty
Community,

establishing the European

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 of
22 October 2007 establishing a common organisation of agri­
cultural markets and on specific provisions for certain agri­
cultural products (Single CMO Regulation) (1), and in particular
Article 61, first subparagraph, point (d)
in conjunction with
Article 4 thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

According to Article 61, first subparagraph, point (d) of
Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007, the sugar or isoglucose
produced in excess of the quota referred to in Article 7
of
that Regulation may be exported only within the
quantitative limit to be fixed.

Detailed implementing rules for out-of-quota exports, in
particular concerning the issue of export licences are laid
down by Commission Regulation (EC) No 951/2006 (2).
However,
the quantitative limit should be fixed per
marketing year in view of the possible opportunities on
the export markets.

sugar

certain Community producers of

For
and
isoglucose, exports from the Community represent an
their economic activities and they
important part of
have
the
traditional markets
established
Community. Exports of sugar and isoglucose to those
markets could be economically viable also without
granting export refunds. To that end it is necessary to
for out-of-quota sugar and
fix a quantitative limit
the Community producers
isoglucose exports so that
concerned may continue to supply their
traditional
markets.

outside

For the 2008/09 marketing year it
fixing the quantitative limit at 650 000 tonnes,
white sugar equivalent,
and 50 000 tonnes,
isoglucose would correspond to the market demand.

is estimated that
in
for out-of-quota sugar exports
for out-of-quota

in dry matter,

(1) OJ L 299, 16.11.2007, p. 1.
(2) OJ L 178, 1.7.2006, p. 24.

import

Community exports to certain close destinations and to
third countries granting Community products a prefer­
treatment are currently in a particular
ential
favorable competitive position. Furthermore, in order to
minimise the risk of fraud and to prevent any abuse
associated with the re-import or reintroduction into the
Community of out-of-quota sugar or isoglucose certain
close destinations should be excluded from the eligible
destinations.

(6)

(7)

In view of the estimated lower risks for eventual frauds
regarding isoglucose due to the nature of the product,
those countries of the Western Balkans whose authorities
have to issue an export certificate for the confirmation of
the origin of the sugar or isoglucose products to be
exported to the Community, should be exempted from
this exclusion.

The measures provided for in this Regulation are in
accordance with the opinion of
the Management
Committee for the Common Organisation of Agricultural
Markets,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Fixing the quantitative limit for out-of-quota sugar exports

1.
For the 2008/09 marketing year, running from 1 October
2008 to 30 September 2009, the quantitative limit referred to
in Article 61, first subparagraph, point (d) of Regulation (EC)
No 1234/2007 shall be 650 000 tonnes for exports without
refund of out-of-quota white sugar falling within CN code
1701 99.

Exports within the quantitative limit fixed in paragraph 1

2.
shall be allowed for all destinations excluding:

(a)

third countries: Andorra, Liechtenstein,
the Holy See
(Vatican City State), San Marino, Croatia, Bosnia and Herze­
govina, Montenegro, Albania, the former Yugoslav Republic
of Macedonia and Serbia, as well as Kosovo under UNSC
Resolution 1244/99;

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(b) territories of Member States not

forming part of

the
customs territory of the Community: the Faeroe Islands,
the communes of
Greenland, Helgoland, Ceuta, Melilla,
the
Livigno and Campione d'Italia, and the areas of
the
in which the Government of
Republic of Cyprus
Republic of Cyprus does not exercise effective control;

(b) territories of Member States not

forming part of

the
customs territory of the Community: the Faeroe Islands,
the communes of
Greenland, Helgoland, Ceuta, Melilla,
the
Livigno and Campione d'Italia, and the areas of
the
in which the Government of
Republic of Cyprus
Republic of Cyprus does not exercise effective control;

(c) European territories for whose external relations a Member
the customs

forming part of

State is responsible, not
territory of the Community: Gibraltar.

(c) European territories for whose external relations a Member
the customs

forming part of

State is
territory of the Community: Gibraltar.

responsible not

Article 2

Fixing the quantitative limit for out-of-quota isoglucose
exports

1.
For the 2008/09 marketing year, running from 1 October
2008 to 30 September 2009, the quantitative limit referred to
in Article 61, first subparagraph, point (d) of Regulation (EC)
No 1234/2007 shall be 50 000 tonnes,
for
refund of out-of-quota isoglucose falling
exports without
within CN codes 1702 40 10, 1702 60 10 and 1702 90 30.

in dry matter,

Exports of the products referred to in paragraph 1 shall
3.
only be allowed where they comply with the conditions laid
down in Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 951/2006.

Article 3

Entry into force

Exports within the quantitative limit fixed in paragraph 1

2.
shall be allowed for all destinations excluding:

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

(a)

third countries: Andorra, Liechtenstein,
the Holy See
(Vatican City State), San Marino, Bosnia and Herzegovina,
Montenegro, Albania and the former Yugoslav Republic of
Macedonia;

It shall apply from 1 October 2008.

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

Done at Brussels, 19 September 2008.

For the Commission

Mariann FISCHER BOEL
Member of the Commission