Commission Regulation (EC) No 1460/2003 of 18 August 2003 setting for the 2003/2004 to 2005/2006 marketing years rules of application for Council Regulation (EC) No 1260/2001 as regards the presumed maximum raw sugar supply needs of refineries

Commission Regulation (EC) No 1460/2003
of 18 August 2003
setting for the 2003/2004 to 2005/2006 marketing years rules of application for Council Regulation (EC) No 1260/2001 as regards the presumed maximum raw sugar supply needs of refineries
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
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), as amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 680/2002(2), and in particular Article 39(6) and the second paragraph of Article 41 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Article 39 of Regulation (EC) No 1260/2001 contains provisions on adequacy of supply to Community refineries as defined in the fourth subparagraph of Article 7(4) of that Regulation; these include the measures applicable when the presumed maximum needs of refineries are exceeded.
(2) So that the provisions relating to the presumed maximum needs set in Article 39(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1260/2001 can be respected it is necessary to stipulate the action to be taken by Member States to record the relevant data and send it to the Commission.
(3) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Sugar,