Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1443/82 of 8 June 1982 laying down detailed rules for the application of the quota system in the sugar sector

• Published date: 09 June 1982
• Subject Matter: Sugar
• Official Gazette Publication: Official Journal of the European Communities, L 158, 9 June 1982

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Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1443/82 of 8 June 1982 laying down detailed rules for the application of the quota system in the sugar sector

Official Journal L 158 , 09/06/1982 P. 0017 - 0021
Spanish special edition: Chapter 03 Volume 25 P. 0142
Portuguese special edition Chapter 03 Volume 25 P. 0142
Finnish special edition: Chapter 3 Volume 15 P. 0014
Swedish special edition: Chapter 3 Volume 15 P. 0014

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 1443/82

of 8 June 1982

laying down detailed rules for the application of the quota system in the sugar sector

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN

COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1785/81 of 30 June 1981 on the common organization of the markets in the sugar sector (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 606/82 (2), and in particular Articles 27 (3), 28 (7), 29 (5) and 39 thereof,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 206/68 of 20 February 1968 laying down outline provisions for contracts and inter-trade agreements on the purchase of beet (3), as last amended by the Act of Accession of Greece, and in particular Article 11 thereof,

Whereas the recent entry into force of the new quota system established by Regulation (EEC) No 1785/81 requires numerous changes to be made in the existing implementing rules; whereas these changes and those already introduced in connection with Commission Regulation (EEC) No 700/73 of 12 March 1973 laying down certain detailed rules for the application of the quota system for sugar (4), make it desirable to revise that Regulation completely;

Whereas, if the quota system in the sugar sector and the provisions of Articles 26 to 29 of Regulation (EEC) No 1785/81 are to be correctly applied, precise definitions are required of production, by an undertaking, of sugar or of isoglucose and of internal consumption of the Community; whereas all the white sugar, raw sugar, invert sugar and syrups or, as the case may be, isoglucose, actually produced by an undertaking should be treated as production of that undertaking; whereas the provision for allocating part of the production of one undertaking to another undertaking which has produced sugar under a contract to make up work should be restricted to specific cases; whereas, without prejudice to circumstances of force majeure, such cases must be determined in such a way as to avoid financial consequences in the sugar sector;

Whereas the smooth and efficient application of the quota system in the Community requires that the method for recording production of sugar syrups and of isoglucose be laid down;

Whereas, having regard to the data required for their determination, the production levies provided for in Article 28 of Regulation (EEC) No 1785/81 cannot be fixed until after the end of the marketing year; whereas, however, a large part of the export commitments are made in the second half of the said marketing year; whereas, therefore, in order to implement as soon as possible the financial responsibility of producers a payment in advance of levies calculated on the basis of estimates should be made well before the end of the marketing year; whereas, because the major part of the production of B isoglucose does not, in general, take place until the last months of the marketing year, advance payment of the basic production levy only should be required in respect of isoglucose produced before 1 March of the marketing year in question;

Whereas the levies cannot be fixed or collected until information which is as precise as possible, in particular on consumption, is to hand;

Whereas rules should be laid down for payment of an additional price component for beet where the production levy is less than the maximum amount, and provision should also be made for an additional payment taking account, in particular, of the period between the manufacture of sugar and the date of payment of production levies by the manufacturer;

Whereas, to facilitate proper management of the quota system, the necessary time limits for recording production and for communicating relevant data should be laid down, and provision should be made, as necessary, for appropriate control measures by the Member States; whereas the delay in drawing up the rules for application of the quota system means that they cannot be fully applied, notably in respect of certain time limits for fixing and collecting production levies for the 1981/82 marketing year; whereas, therefore, an appropriate...