Commission Regulation (EC) No 778/2009 of 26 August 2009 setting the allocation coefficient for the issuing of import licences applied for from 17 to 21 August 2009 for sugar products under tariff quotas and preferential agreements

• Published date: 27 August 2009
• Official Gazette Publication: Official Journal of the European Union, L 224, 27 August 2009

27.8.2009 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 224/6

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 778/2009

of 26 August 2009

setting the allocation coefficient for the issuing of import licences applied for from 17 to 21 August 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 17 to 21 August 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 09.4351 (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,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Licences shall be issued within the quantitative limits set in the Annex to this Regulation in respect of import licence applications submitted from 17 to 21 August 2009, in accordance with Article 4(2) of Regulation (EC) No 950/2006 and/or Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 508/2007.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.

Done at Brussels, 26 August 2009.

For the Commission

Jean-Luc DEMARTY

Director-General for Agriculture and Rural Development

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(1) OJ L 299, 16.11.2007, p. 1.

(2) OJ L 178, 1.7.2006, p. 1.

(3) OJ L 122, 11.5.2007, p. 1.

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ANNEX

ACP/India Preferential Sugar

Chapter IV of Regulation (EC) No 950/2006

2008/09 marketing year

Order No	Country	Week of 17.8.2009-21.8.2009: percentage of requested quantity to be granted	Limit
09.4331	Barbados	0	Reached
09.4332	Belize	100
09.4333	Côte d’Ivoire	100
09.4334	Republic of the Congo	100
09.4335	Fiji	0	Reached
09.4336	Guyana	100
09.4337	India	0	Reached
09.4338	Jamaica	100
09.4339	Kenya	100
09.4340	Madagascar	0	Reached
09.4341	Malawi	100
09.4342	Mauritius	100
09.4343	Mozambique	100
09.4344	Saint Kitts and Nevis	—
09.4345	Suriname	—
09.4346	Swaziland	100
09.4347	Tanzania	0	Reached
09.4348	Trinidad and Tobago	100
09.4349	Uganda	—
09.4350	Zambia	100
09.4351	Zimbabwe	96,9721	Reached

ACP/India Preferential Sugar

Chapter IV of Regulation (EC) No 950/2006

July-September 2009 marketing year

Order No	Country	Week of 17.8.2009-21.8.2009: percentage of requested quantity to be granted	Limit
09.4331	Barbados	100
09.4332	Belize	100
09.4333	Côte d’Ivoire	100
09.4334	Republic of the Congo	100
09.4335	Fiji	100
09.4336	Guyana	100
09.4337	India	0	Reached
09.4338	Jamaica	100
09.4339	Kenya	100
09.4340	Madagascar	100
09.4341	Malawi	0	Reached
09.4342	Mauritius	100
09.4343	Mozambique	100
09.4344	Saint Kitts and Nevis	—
09.4345	Suriname	—
09.4346	Swaziland	100
09.4347	Tanzania	100
09.4348	Trinidad and Tobago	100
09.4349	Uganda	—
09.4350	Zambia	100
09.4351	Zimbabwe	0	Reached

Complementary sugar

Chapter V of Regulation (EC) No 950/2006

2008/09 marketing year

Order No	Country	Week of 17.8.2009-21.8.2009: percentage of requested quantity to be granted	Limit
09.4315	India	100
09.4316	ACP Protocol signatory countries	100

CXL Concessions Sugar

Chapter VI of Regulation (EC) No 950/2006

2008/09 marketing year

Order No	Country	Week of 17.8.2009-21.8.2009: percentage of requested quantity to be granted	Limit
09.4317	Australia	0	Reached
09.4318	Brazil	0	Reached
09.4319	Cuba	0	Reached
09.4320	Other third countries	0	Reached

Balkans sugar

Chapter VII of Regulation (EC) No 950/2006

2008/09 marketing year

Order No Count

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