2002/99/EC: Commission Decision of 6 February 2002 laying down detailed rules for applying the flat-rate reimbursement of the storage costs for C sugar granted by Finland for the 2001/2002 to 2005/2006 marketing years (notified under document number C(2002) 395)

Commission Decision
of 6 February 2002
laying down detailed rules for applying the flat-rate reimbursement of the storage costs for C sugar granted by Finland for the 2001/2002 to 2005/2006 marketing years
(notified under document number C(2002) 395)
(Only the Finnish and Swedish texts are authentic)
(2002/99/EC)
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), and in particular Article 46(5) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Article 46(5) of Regulation (EC) No 1260/2001 authorises Finland to grant, for the 2001/2002 to 2005/2006 marketing years, a flat-rate reimbursement of storage costs for C sugar carried over in accordance with Article 14 of that Regulation. The information provided by the Finnish authorities, particularly as regards the real costs of storage, allow detailed rules of application to be laid down for paying this reimbursement. Based on this information, the maximum amount of the reimbursement should be fixed at a level below the actual costs and the various possible times at which the flat-rate reimbursement can be made during the compulsory storage period should also be set.
(2) In order to ensure that the provisions of this Decision are properly applied, Finland should be obliged to adopt appropriate measures and to inform the Commission thereof.
(3) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Sugar,