Commission Regulation (EEC) No 56/91 of 9 January 1991 amending Regulation (EEC) No 2670/81 laying down detailed implementing rules in respect of sugar produced in excess of the quota

• Published date: 10 January 1991
• Subject Matter: Sugar
• Official Gazette Publication: Official Journal of the European Communities, L 7, 10 January 1991

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Commission Regulation (EEC) No 56/91 of 9 January 1991 amending Regulation (EEC) No 2670/81 laying down detailed implementing rules in respect of sugar produced in excess of the quota

Official Journal L 007 , 10/01/1991 P. 0025 - 0025
Finnish special edition: Chapter 3 Volume 36 P. 0082
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COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 56/91 of 9 January 1991 amending Regulation (EEC) No 2670/81 laying down detailed implementing rules in respect of sugar produced 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 Regulation (EEC) No 3577/90 (2), and in particular Article 26 (3) thereof,

Whereas Article 2 of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2670/81 (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3892/88 (4), provides that the manufacturer of C sugar established in a Member State may, for the purpose of export, replace his C sugar by a white sugar produced by another manufacturer established on the territory of the same Member State subject to the payment of an amount to neutralize the economic advantage that he can gain from such a substitution; whereas this Article stipulates however that where the C sugar is stored for export in storage facilities located outside the factory, in the Member State of production or in another Member State, together with other sugars produced in particular by another undertaking without it being possible to distinguish physically between them, substitution for the purpose of export is allowed, subject to certain conditions, without such substitution giving rise to the payment of the amount referred to in Article 2 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 2670/81;

Whereas it is possible that C sugar may be exported in the form of small packings by a charitable organization and for the account of the manufacturer of the C sugar; whereas such a case does not constitute a substitution within the meaning of Article 2 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 2670/81 because the physical identity of the product exported is maintained; whereas it is appropriate that no obstacle should be placed in the way of any such action and provision should consequently be made as an exceptional...