Commission Regulation (EC) No 489/2009 of 10 June 2009 setting the allocation coefficient for the issuing of import licences applied for from 1 to 5 June 2009 for sugar products under tariff quotas and preferential agreements

11.6.2009 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 148/7
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 489/2009
of 10 June 2009
setting the allocation coefficient for the issuing of import licences applied for from 1 to 5 June 2009 for sugar products under tariff quotas and preferential agreements
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
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),
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 950/2006 of 28 June 2006 laying down detailed rules of application for the 2006/07, 2007/08 and 2008/09 marketing years for the import and refining of sugar products under certain tariff quotas and preferential agreements (2), and in particular Article 5(3) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Applications for import licences were submitted to the competent authorities in the period from 1 to 5 June 2009 in accordance with Commission Regulation (EC) No 950/2006 and/or 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 2006/07, 2007/08 and 2008/09 (3), for a total quantity equal to or exceeding the quantity available for order number 09.4366 (2008-2009).
(2) In these circumstances, the Commission should establish an allocation coefficient for licences to be issued in proportion to the quantity available and/or inform the Member States that the limit established has been reached,