Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 542/2013 of 13 June 2013 on the minimum customs duty for sugar to be fixed in response to the fourth partial invitation to tender within the tendering procedure opened by Implementing Regulation (EU) No 36/2013
Date: 2013-06-13
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: cane sugar, common organisation of markets, customs duties, import (EU), invitation to tender, white sugar








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14.6.2013   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 162/7








            COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 542/2013
of 13 June 2013
         
on the minimum customs duty for sugar to be fixed in response to the fourth partial invitation to tender within the tendering procedure opened by Implementing Regulation (EU) No 36/2013


THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,


Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 of 22 October 2007 establishing a common organisation of agricultural markets and on specific provisions for certain agricultural products (Single CMO Regulation) (1), and in particular Article 186, in conjunction with Article 4 thereof,

Whereas:







(1)


Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 36/2013 (2) opened a standing invitation to tender for the 2012/2013 marketing year for imports of sugar of CN codes 1701 14 10  and 1701 99 10  at a reduced customs duty.












(2)


In accordance with Article 6 of Implementing Regulation (EU) No 36/2013, the Commission is to decide, in the light of the tenders received in response to a partial invitation to tender, either to fix a minimum customs duty or not to fix a minimum customs duty per eight digit CN code.












(3)


On the basis of the tenders received for the fourth partial invitation to tender, a minimum customs duty should be fixed for sugar falling within CN codes 1701 14 10  and 1701 99 10 .












(4)


In order to give a rapid signal to the market and to ensure efficient management of the measure, this Regulation should enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.












(5)


The Management Committee for the Common Organisation of Agricultural Markets has not delivered an opinion within the time limit set by its Chair,





HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:



Article 1
For the fourth partial invitation to tender within the tendering procedure opened by Implementing Regulation (EU) No 36/2013, in respect of which the time limit for the submission of tenders expired on 12 June 2013, a minimum customs duty has been fixed as set out in the Annex to this Regulation for sugar falling within CN codes 1701 14 10  and 1701 99 10 .


Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of 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, 13 June 2013.


For the Commission, On behalf of the President,
Jerzy PLEWA
            

Director-General for Agriculture and Rural Development






(1)  
            OJ L 299, 16.11.2007, p. 1.

(2)  
            OJ L 16, 19.1.2013, p. 7.




ANNEX

Minimum customs duties







(EUR/tonne)




Eight digit CN code


Minimum customs duty




1


2




1701 14 10 


141,10 




1701 99 10 


161,00 










(—)


no minimum customs duty fixed (all offers rejected)










(X)


no offers