Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3559/91 of 6 December 1991 amending Regulation (EEC) No 2670/81 laying down detailed implementing rules in respect of sugar production in excess of the quota

• Published date: 07 December 1991
• Subject Matter: Sugar
• Official Gazette Publication: Official Journal of the European Communities, L 336, 7 December 1991

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Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3559/91 of 6 December 1991 amending Regulation (EEC) No 2670/81 laying down detailed implementing rules in respect of sugar production in excess of the quota

Official Journal L 336 , 07/12/1991 P. 0026 - 0027
Finnish special edition: Chapter 3 Volume 39 P. 0192
Swedish special edition: Chapter 3 Volume 39 P. 0192

COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 3559/91 of 6 December 1991 amending Regulation (EEC) No 2670/81 laying down detailed implementing rules in respect of sugar production in excess of the quota

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 Commission Regulation (EEC) No 464/91 (2), and in particular Article 26 (3) thereof,

Whereas Article 26 of Regulation (EEC) No 1785/81 provides that C sugar and C isoglucose may not be disposed of on the Community's internal market and must be exported in the natural state before 1 January following the end of the marketing year in question; whereas that Article also provides for an amount to be levied on C sugar and C isoglucose which has not been proved at a date to be determined to have been exported in the natural state within the time limit laid down;

Whereas, however, Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2670/81 of 14 September 1981 laying down detailed implementing rules in respect of sugar production in excess of the quota (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 56/91 (4), provides that manufacturers of C sugar or of C isoglucose established in the territory of a Member State may on export replace their C sugar by another white sugar in the natural state or replace their C isoglucose by another isoglucose produced by another manufacturer established in the territory of the same Member State provided that the manufacturer making the replacement pays a flat-rate amount of ECU 1,25 per 100 kilograms of white sugar or per 100 kilograms of dry matter;

Whereas the payment of that amount is intended to offset any advantage which may arise from such replacement, in particular from the viewpoint of transport costs; whereas the abovementioned flat-rate amount was established several years ago and since then transport conditions and methods have developed...