Commission Regulation (EC) No 1978/2001 of 10 October 2001 on opening a tariff quota for raw cane sugar for refining, originating in the least developed countries, for the marketing year 2001/02

Commission Regulation (EC) No 1978/2001
of 10 October 2001
on opening a tariff quota for raw cane sugar for refining, originating in the least developed countries, for the marketing year 2001/02
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
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Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2820/98 of 21 December 1998 applying a multiannual scheme of generalised tariff preferences for the period 1 July 1999 to 31 December 2001(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 416/2001(2), and in particular Article 6(6) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Article 6(5) of Regulation (EC) No 2820/98 lays down that, until Common Customs Tariff duties are entirely suspended, a global tariff quota at zero duty is to be opened for every marketing year for products of tariff subheading 1701 11 10, originating in the least developed countries listed in Annex IV. The initial tariff quota for the marketing year 2001/02 is to be equal to 74185 tonnes, white sugar equivalent, for products of subheading 1701 11 10.
(2) Those provisions have to be implemented within the framework of the common trading system established by Council Regulation (EC) No 1260/2001 of 19 June 2001 on the common organisation of the markets in the sugar sector(3).
(3) The quantities of raw sugar benefiting from the global tariff quota should be imported under conditions which meet the refining needs of the Member States referred to in Article 39(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1260/2001. They should be imported and refined under the fairest possible conditions of competition.
(4) The detailed rules governing the opening and management of the quota should be valid for only one marketing year. They should be reviewed at the end of that period, and rules for a longer period may subsequently be established in the light of the experience gained. The new rules should aim at ensuring that economic benefits arising from the existence of quotas ("quota rent" effect) will accrue to the beneficiary countries and in particular to their agricultural sector.
(5) The provisions concerning the proof of origin set out in Articles 67 to 97 of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93 of 2 July 1993 laying down provisions for the implementation of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92 establishing the Community Customs Code(4), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 993/2001(5), establish the definition of the concept of originating products to be used for the purposes of generalised tariff preferences.
(6) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Generalised Preferences Committee,