Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2177/92 of 30 July 1992 laying down detailed rules for the application of the specific supply arrangements for the Azores, Madeira and the Canary Islands with regard to sugar and amending Regulation (EEC) No 2670/81
Modified by
Commission Regulation (EEC) No 821/93of 5 April 1993amending Regulation (EEC) No 2177/92 laying down detailed rules for the application of the specific supply arrangements for the Azores, Madeira and the Canary Islands with regard to sugar, 31993R0821, April 6, 1993
Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1713/93of 30 June 1993establishing special detailed rules for applying the agricultural conversion rate in the sugar sector, 31993R1713, July 1, 1993
Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1788/93of 30 June 1993amending Regulation (EEC) No 2177/92 laying down detailed rules for the application of the specific supply arrangements for the Azores, Madeira and the Canary Islands with regard to sugar, 31993R1788, July 6, 1993
Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2932/93of 25 October 1993amending Regulation (EEC) No 2177/92 laying down detailed rules for the application of the specific supply arrangements for the Azores, Madeira and the Canary Islands with regard to sugar, 31993R2932, October 26, 1993
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1443/94of 23 June 1994establishing the forecast supply balance for 1994/95 for the Azores, Madeira and the Canary Islands with regard to sugar, provided by Council Regulations (EEC) No 1600/92 and (EEC) No 1601/92, 31994R1443, June 24, 1994
Commission Regulation (EC) No 2926/94of 30 November 1994amending Regulation (EEC) No 2177/92 laying down detailed rules for the application of the specific supply arrangements for the Azores, Madeira and the Canary Islands with regard to sugar and Regulation (EEC) No 1713/93 as regards the agricultural conversion rates in the sugar sector, 31994R2926, December 1, 1994
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1714/95of 13 July 1995establishing the forecast supply balance for 1995/96 for the Azores, Madeira and the Canary Islands with regard to sugar, provided by Council Regulations (EEC) No 1600/92 and (EEC) No 1601/92, 31995R1714, July 14, 1995
Commission Regulation (EC) No 260/96of 12 February 1996amending the Regulations in the sugar sector fixing, before 1 February 1995, certain amounts whose value in ecus was adapted as a consequence of abolishing the corrective factor for agricultural conversion rates, 31996R0260, February 13, 1996
Commission Regulation (EC) No 439/96of 11 March 1996amending Regulation (EEC) No 2177/92 with regard to the 1995/1996 forecast supply balance for sugar for the Azores, 31996R0439, March 12, 1996
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1159/96of 26 June 1996establishing the forecast supply balance for 1996/97 for the Azores, Madeira and the Canary Islands with regard to sugar, provided by Council Regulations (EEC) No 1600/92 and (EEC) No 1601/92, 31996R1159, June 27, 1996
Council Regulation (EC) No 1103/97of 17 June 1997on certain provisions relating to the introduction of the euro, 31997R1103, June 19, 1997
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1270/97of 1 July 1997establishing the forecast supply balance for the Azores and Madeira for the period 1 July to 31 December 1997 and the Canary Islands for the period 1 July 1997 to 30 June 1998 with regard to sugar, provided by Council Regulations (EEC) No 1600/92 and (EEC) No 1601/92, 31997R1270, July 2, 1997
Commission Regulation (EC) No 2431/97of 8 December 1997replacing the Annex to Regulation (EEC) No 2177/92 concerning the forecast supply balance for sugar for the Azores and Madeira for the period 1 July 1997 to 30 June 1998 as provided for in Council Regulation (EEC) No 1600/92, 31997R2431, December 9, 1997
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1321/98of 25 June 1998establishing the forecast supply balance for 1998/99 for the Azores, Madeira and the Canary Islands with regard to sugar, provided by Council Regulations (EEC) No 1600/92 and (EEC) No 1601/92Commission Regulation (EC) No 1080/1999of 26 May 1999revising the provisional supply balance in sugar for the Azores, Madeira and the Canary Islands for the 1998/99 marketing year provided for in Council Regulations (EEC) Nos 1600/92 and 1601/92, 31998R132131999R1080, June 26, 1998
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1080/1999of 26 May 1999revising the provisional supply balance in sugar for the Azores, Madeira and the Canary Islands for the 1998/99 marketing year provided for in Council Regulations (EEC) Nos 1600/92 and 1601/92, 31999R1080, May 27, 1999
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1434/1999of 30 June 1999establishing the sugar forecast supply balance for the 1999/2000 marketing year for the Azores, Madeira and the Canary Islands provided for in Council Regulations (EEC) No 1600/92 and (EEC) No 1601/92, 31999R1434, July 1, 1999
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1481/2000of 6 July 2000establishing the sugar forecast supply balance for 2000/01 for the Azores, Madeira and the Canary Islands provided for in Council Regulations (EEC) No 1600/92 and (EEC) No 1601/92, 32000R1481, July 7, 2000
Commission Regulation (EC) No 21/2002of 28 December 2001establishing the supply balances and Community aid for the outermost regions under Council Regulations (EC) No 1452/2001, (EC) No 1453/2001 and (EC) No 1454/2001, 32002R0021, January 11, 2002
Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2177/92of 30 July 1992laying down detailed rules for the application of the specific supply arrangements for the Azores, Madeira and the Canary Islands with regard to sugar and amending Regulation (EEC) No 2670/81THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1600/92 of 15 June 1992 concerning specific measures for the Azores and Madeira relating to certain agricultural productsOJ No L 173, 27. 6. 1992, p. 1., and in particular Article 10 thereof,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1601/92 of 15 June 1992 concerning specific measures for the Canary Islands with regard to certain agricultural productsOJ No L 173, 27. 6. 1992, p. 13., and in particular Articles 3 (4) and 7 (2) thereof,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1676/85 of 11 June 1985 on the value of the unit of account and the conversion rates to be applied for the purposes of the common agricultural policyOJ No L 164, 24. 6. 1985, p. 1., as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2205/90OJ No L 201, 31. 7. 1990, p. 9., and in particular Article 12 thereof,Whereas common detailed rules for implementation of the specific arrangements for the supply of certain agricultural products to the Azores and Madeira are laid down by Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1696/92OJ No L 179, 1. 7. 1992, p. 6. and whereas common detailed rules for implementation of the specific arrangements for the supply of certain agricultural products to the Canary Islands are laid down by Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1695/92OJ No L 179, 1. 7. 1992, p. 1.;Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3719/88OJ No L 331, 2. 12. 1988, p. 1., as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 92/91OJ No L 11, 16. 1. 1991, p. 11., lays down in particular detailed rules for the application of the system of import licences; whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2630/81OJ No L 258, 11. 9. 1981, p. 16., as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1170/92OJ No L 122, 7. 5. 1992, p. 27., lays down special detailed rules for the sugar sector in that connection; whereas those common and special detailed rules apply to imports of sugar under the specific supply arrangements for the regions in question;Whereas, for each region concerned, the quantity eligible, for the marketing year in question, for exemption from the import levy or for Community aid under the specific supply arrangements provided for in Article 3 of Regulation (EEC) No 1600/92 and Article 3 of Regulation (EEC) No 1601/92 respectively should be fixed on the basis of estimates;Whereas, in line with the objectives set by the abovementioned specific supply arrangements, provision should be made for granting a Community aid representing the refund required for exporting sugar or sugar syrups to the regions in question, without discrimination between them;Whereas the main objective of the specific supply arrangements for the regions in question is to ensure coverage of their requirements on terms equivalent, for the end user, to the advantage resulting from exemption from import duties on products from third countries; whereas supplies of sugar from other regions of the Community are ensured by virtue of Community aid; whereas therefore the possibility of granting production refunds provided for in Article 9 (3) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1785/81OJ No L 177, 1. 7. 1981, p. 4., as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 61/92OJ No L 6, 11. 1. 1992, p. 19., designed in particular to put Community processors on the same footing as regards supplied as those on the world market, is not justified in this case;Whereas, for the sake of sound management of the supply arrangements, a sufficient security should be fixed and appropriate conditions laid down for its release;Whereas, to keep as close as possible to the provisions on export refunds for sugar, it should be laid down that if, following a change in the prices fixed in ecus at the time of transition from one marketing year to the next, an adjustment is made to export refunds, the amount of the aid is also to be adjusted accordingly for products on which, if they were exported to third countries, the among of the refund would be adjusted;Whereas, for the purposes of conversion into pesetas or escudos of the amounts of aids, the rate to be applied should be the agricultural conversion rate in force on the day on which the application for an aid certificate is submitted so that not only the amount of the aid in ecus but also that expressed in national currency is fixed in advance;Whereas the specific supply arrangements for the Canary Islands provided for in Article 3 of Regulation (EEC) No 1601/92 lay down that the arrangements are to be implemented in such a way as to take account in particular of traditional trade flows with the rest of the Community;Whereas such trade flows exist in the case of deliveries of white C sugar and raw C sugar within the meaning of Article 24 (1a) of Regulation (EEC) No 1785/81; whereas, to safeguard that type of trade with the Canary Islands, Madeira and the Azores, it should be specified in Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2670/81 of 14 September 1981 laying down detailed implementing rules in respect of sugar production in excess of the quotaOJ No L 262, 16. 9. 1981, p. 14., as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3559/91OJ No L 336, 7. 12. 1991, p. 26., that white C sugar and raw C sugar imported into these regions under the import levy exemption scheme is to be regarded as having been exported to third countries within the meaning of Article 26 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 1785/81;Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Sugar,HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 11.For the purposes of application to the sugar sector of the supply arrangements provided for in Article 3 of Regulation (EEC) No 1600/92 and Article 3 of Regulation (EEC) No 1601/92 respectively, the quantities of sugar which qualify for the Community aid referred to in Articles 2, 3 and 4 of this Regulation or which qualify for exemption from the import levy provided for in Article 3 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 1600/92 and Article 3 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 1601/92 respectively, shall be for the marketing year in question and by region, as set out in the Annex hereto.2.Article 9 (3) of Regulation (EEC) No 1785/81 shall not apply to white sugar, raw sugar and sucrose syrups qualifying for the Community aid scheme or for exemption from the exemption from the import levy referred to in paragraph 1.3.The C sugar referred to in Article 24 (1a) of Regulation (EEC) No 1785/81 exported in accordance with the relevant provisions of Regulation (EEC) No 2670/81 and imported for consumption into the Canary Islands and Madeira in the form of white sugar falling within CN code 1701 or into the Azores in the form of raw sugar falling within CN code 17011210 shall qualify, subject to the conditions laid down in this Regulation, for exemption from the import levy within the limit of the corresponding quantity fixed in the Annex hereto.4.The quantities specified in the Annex hereto may be reduced or increased during the marketing year in the light, in particular, of trends in consumption and stocks.Article 21.White sugar of Community origin produced under quotas within the meaning of Article 24 (1a) of Regulation (EEC) No 1785/81 which is sent to Madeira and the Canary Islands for consumption in those regions shall qualify, upon application to be submitted in accordance with Article 4 of, as appropriate, Regulation (EEC) No 1600/92 or Regulation (EEC) No 1601/92, for the supply aid referred to in paragraph 2 of this Article.However, in respect of the consignments to Madeira referred to in the first subparagraph, these may also, and under the same conditions, comprise white sugar in free circulation in other regions of the Community.2.The amount of the supply aid applicable on the day on which the application is submitted shall be equal, per 100 kilograms of white sugar, to the latest maximum amount of the export refund fixed for white sugar under the standing invitation to tender for export of white sugar. Where two standing invitations to tenderare in progress simultaneously, the maximum amount to be taken into consideration shall be that fixed most recently in connection with the standing invitation to tender issued for export for the following marketing year.Article 31.Raw sugar of Community origin produced under The quotas within the meaning of Article 24 (1a) of Regulation (EEC) No 1785/81 and falling within CN code ex17011210 sent to the Azores for refining and consumption in that region shall qualify, upon application to be submitted in accordance with Article 4 of Regulation (EEC) No 1600/92, for the supply aid referred to in paragraph 2 of this Article.2.The amount of the supply aid applicable on the day on which the application is submitted shall be, per 100 kilogrames of raw sugar, 92 % of the maximum amount referred to in Article 2 (2) of this Regulation.3.If the yield of the raw sugar sent is not 92 %, the amount of the aid shall be adjusted by appliying Article 5 (3) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 766/68OJ No L 143, 25. 6. 1968, p. 6..Article 41.Sucrose syrups falling within CN codes 17026090, 17029060, 17029071 or 17029090 produced under quotas within the meaning of Article 24 (1a) of Regulation (EEC) No 1785/81 which are sent to Madeira and the Canary Islands shall qualify, non upon application to be submitted in accordance with Article 4 of, as appropriate, Regulation (EEC) No 1600/92 or of Regulation (EEC) No 1601/92, for the supply aid referred to in paragraph 2 of this Article.2.The amount of the supply aid applicable on the day on which the application is submitted shall be equal, per 1 % of sucrose content and per 100 kilograms net of the syrup in question, to one hundreth of the maximum amount in question referred to in Article 2 (2) of this Regulation.Article 51.the security in respect of the aid certificate shall be ECU 5,4 per 100 kilograms of sugar expressed in terms of white sugar.2.Save in the case of force majeure, the security shall be released:(a)where proof has been furnished within the time limit set that at least 95 % of the quantity specified on the certificate has been used;(b)for the quantity for which the competent authority has not accepted the application by reason of application of Article 5 of, as appropriate, Regulation (EEC) No 1695/92 or of Regulation (EEC) No 1696/92.The security or the part of the security which is not released shall be forfeited.3.In the case of force majeure the competent authorities of the Member State concerned shall adopt the measures which they deem appropriate in the circumstances invoked by the party concerned.4.The aid certificate shall be valid from the date of actuel issue until the end of the fifth month following that date but may not extend beyond 30 June immediately following the date of actual issued. However, if the actual issue occurs in the month of June, the period of validity shall run until the end of the fifth month thereafter.5.The above paragraphs shall not apply in respect of the Canary Islands.Article 6Where export refunds on white sugar or unprocessed raw sugar or sucrose syrups referred to in Article 4 (1) are adjusted pursuant to Article 12 of Regulation (EEC) No 766/68, the amounts of the supply aid shall also be adjusted to the same extent as the refund on export to third countries for the same product.Article 7Where one of the products qualifying for supply aid is sent from mainland Spain to the Canary Islands, Madeira or the Azores, the amount of the aid in question shall be increased by the latest accession compensatory amount fixed by Commission Regulation (EEC) No 581/86OJ No L 57, 1. 3. 1986, p. 27. for the product in question.Article 8The supply aid shall be converted into pesetas or escudos using the agricultural conversion rate in force for the national currency concerned on the date on which the aid certificate application is submitted.Article 9The following paragraph la shall be inserted in Article 1 of Regulation (EEC) No 2670/81:"1a.Notwithstanding paragraph 1 (a), (b) and (d), where C sugar is improted into the Canary Islands or into Madeira in the form of white sugar falling within CN code 1701 or into the Azores in the form of raw sugar falling within CN code 17011210 under the scheme of exemption from import levies provided for in Article 3 of Regulation (EEC) No 1600/92 or Article 3 of Regulation (EEC) No 1601/92, it shall be regarded as being exported to a third country within the meaning of Article 26 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 1785/81 and originating in that third country for the purposes of the application of the said scheme."Article 10This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.It shall apply from 1 July 1992.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.ANNEX
Quantities of sugar expressed in terms of tonnes of white sugar referred to in Article 1 of Regulation (EEC) No 2177/92 for the 2000/01 marketing year