Commission Regulation (EC) No 1410/2002 of 1 August 2002 concerning aid for the processing of sugar cane into sugar syrup or agricultural rum on Madeira

Commission Regulation (EC) No 1410/2002
of 1 August 2002
concerning aid for the processing of sugar cane into sugar syrup or agricultural rum on Madeira
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1453/2001 of 28 June 2001 introducing specific measures for certain agricultural products for the Azores and Madeira and repealing Regulation (EEC) No 1600/92 (Poseima)(1), and in particular Article 19 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Article 18 of Regulation (EC) No 1453/2001 provides that Community aid is to be granted for the direct processing of sugar cane produced on Madeira into sugar syrup or agricultural rum as defined in Article 1(4)(a)(2) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1576/89 of 29 May 1989 laying down general rules on the definition, description and presentation of spirit drinks(2), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 3378/94 of the European Parliament and of the Council(3).
(2) This aid is paid on condition that the sugar-cane producer is paid a minimum price, up to a maximum annual quantity of 2500 hectolitres of agricultural rum at 71,8Â° or, in the case of sugar syrup, a maximum annual quantity of 250 tonnes. The aid is calculated in such as way that the ratio between the two aid amounts takes account of the quantities of raw material used. In the interests of clarity the amounts for rum should be expressed as pure alcohol.
(3) A minimum price should be fixed for sugar cane intended for the manufacture of sugar syrup or rum which takes account of the consultations held by the Government of the Autonomous Region of Madeira with sugar-cane producers and the businesses processing the cane into syrup and rum.
(4) To facilitate application of the annual processing limits, this Regulation should apply from the beginning of the 2002 calendar year.
(5) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the Management Committee for Sugar,