Commission Regulation (EC) No 1089/2008 of 5 November 2008 amending Regulation (EC) No 1832/2006 laying down transitional measures in the sugar sector by reason of the accession of Bulgaria and Romania
Date: 2008-11-05
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Bulgaria, Romania, accession to the European Union, agricultural market, agricultural surplus

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1089/2008

of 5 November 2008

amending Regulation (EC) No 1832/2006 laying down transitional measures in the sugar sector by
reason of the accession of Bulgaria and Romania

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Having regard to the Treaty of Accession of Bulgaria and
Romania,

Regulation (EC) No 1832/2006 is amended as follows:

Article 1

Having regard to the Act of Accession of Bulgaria and Romania,
and in particular Article 41 and Article 21 thereof
in
conjunction with point 4 of Section 3(a) of Annex V thereto,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

(5)

Section 2 of Chapter II of Commission Regulation (EC)
No 1832/2006 (1) lays down provisions dealing with the
determination and elimination of surplus quantities of
sugar present in Bulgaria and Romania at the date of
their accession to the European Union. In particular it
sets deadlines for the determination of the surplus sugar
quantities, for their elimination and for the proofs of
elimination to be provided for by identified operators
and/or Bulgaria and Romania.
It also fixes reference
periods to be used in the calculation of charges for
Bulgaria and Romania if
surplus quantities are not
eliminated.

Due to delays in obtaining the necessary information on
the surplus quantities in Bulgaria and Romania, as well as
the time required for thorough analysis of that infor­
mation and
States
concerned, it has not been possible for the Commission
to determine the surplus quantities of sugar by 31 July
2007, as set out for by Article 9(1) of Regulation (EC)
No 1832/2006.

discussion with

the Member

In order to ensure that Section 2 of Chapter II may be
properly applied, the deadlines need to be prolonged.

Regulation (EC) No 1832/2006 should therefore be
amended accordingly.

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

(1) OJ L 354, 14.12.2006, p. 8.

1.

in Article 9(1), ‘31 July 2007’ is replaced by ‘31 December
2008’;

2. Article 11 is amended as follows:

(a)

in paragraph 1,
‘30 September 2009’;

‘30 April 2008’

is

replaced by

(b) paragraph 3 is amended as follows:

(i) ‘30 April 2008’ is replaced by ‘30 September 2009’;

(ii) ‘31 December 2008’ is replaced by ‘31 May 2010’;

3. Article 12 is amended as follows:

(a)

in paragraph 1,
‘31 December 2009’;

‘31 July 2008’

is

replaced by

(b) in the fourth subparagraph of paragraph 2,
2008’ is replaced by ‘30 September 2009’;

‘30 April

4. Article 13 is amended as follows:

(a)

in paragraph 1,
‘31 January 2010’;

‘31 August 2008’

is

replaced by

(b) paragraph 2 is amended as follows:

(i) in the first subparagraph, ‘30 April 2008’ is replaced

by ‘30 September 2009’;

(ii) in the second subparagraph, ‘31 December 2008’ is

replaced by ‘31 May 2010’;

(iii) in the third subparagraph,

replaced by ‘31 March 2010’.

‘31 October 2008’

is

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

Article 2

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

Done at Brussels, 5 November 2008.

For the Commission

Mariann FISCHER BOEL
Member of the Commission