Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3491/92 of 2 December 1992 concerning the grant in the Azores of flat-rate aid for the production of sugar-beet and special aid for the processing of sugar-beet into white sugar

COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 3491/92  of 2 December 1992  concerning the grant in the Azores of flat-rate aid for the production of sugarbeet and special aid for the processing of sugarbeet into white sugar
THE COMMISSION OF THE  EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
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Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1600/92 of 15 June 1992 concerning specific measures for the Azores and Madeira relating to certain agricultural products (1), and in particular Article 25 (3) thereof,
Having regard to Regulation (EEC) No 1676/85 of 11 June 1985 on the value of the unit of account and the conversion rates to be applied for the purposes of the common agricultural policy (2), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2205/90 (3), and in  particular Article 12 thereof,
Whereas Article 25 of Regulation (EEC) No 1600/92 provides for the grant, subject to certain conditions, of aid at a flat rate per hectare for the development of sugarbeet production in the Azores and special aid for the processing into white sugar of  sugarbeet harvested in the Azores;
Whereas, in order to ensure that the aid is effective, conditions should be laid down for their application, in particular the minimum conditions for their grant together with the administrative formalities to be completed for that purpose;
Whereas provision should be made in respect of aid paid without due entitlement;
Whereas Regulation (EEC) No 1600/92 entered into force on 1 July 1992; whereas since Portugal has already applied the criteria and conditions laid down in this Regulation in respect of the 1992/93 marketing year, the Regulation should be made applicable  with effect from that year;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Sugar,