Commission Regulation (EC) No 868/2006 of 14 June 2006 on granting of import licences for cane sugar for the purposes of certain tariff quotas and preferential agreements
Commission Regulation (EC) No 868/2006of 14 June 2006on granting of import licences for cane sugar for the purposes of certain 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 1260/2001 of 19 June 2001 on the common organisation of the markets in the sugar sectorOJ L 178, 30.6.2001, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 987/2005 (OJ L 167, 29.6.2005, p. 12).,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1095/96 of 18 June 1996 on the implementation of the concessions set out in Schedule CXL drawn up in the wake of the conclusion of the GATT XXIV.6 negotiationsOJ L 146, 20.6.1996, p. 1.,Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1159/2003 of 30 June 2003 laying down detailed rules of application for the 2003/04, 2004/05 and 2005/06 marketing years for the import of cane sugar under certain tariff quotas and preferential agreements and amending Regulations (EC) No 1464/95 and (EC) No 779/96OJ L 162, 1.7.2003, p. 25. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 568/2005 (OJ L 97, 15.4.2005, p. 9)., and in particular Article 5(4) thereof,Whereas:(1)Article 9 of Regulation (EC) No 1159/2003 lays down detailed rules on determining the delivery obligations at zero duty for products falling within CN code 1701 expressed as white sugar equivalent for imports originating in countries which are parties to the ACP Protocol and the India Agreement.(2)Commission Regulation (EC) No 863/2006 of 13 June 2006 adjusting the quantities of the delivery obligations for sugar cane to be imported under the ACP Protocol and the India Agreement for the 2005/06 delivery periodOJ L 160, 14.6.2006, p. 14. adjusted the delivery obligation for Belize, Fiji, Kenya, Malawi, Mauritius and Swaziland, higher than all the import licence applications submitted to date for the 2005/06 delivery period.(3)Under these circumstances, and in the interests of clarity, it should be indicated that the limits concerned have not been reached,HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1In the case of import licence applications presented from 5 to 9 June 2006 in line with Article 5(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1159/2003 licences shall be issued for the quantities indicated in the Annex to this Regulation.
Article 2This Regulation shall enter into force on 15 June 2006.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.Done at Brussels, 14 June 2006.For the CommissionJ. L. DemartyDirector-General for Agriculture and Rural DevelopmentANNEXACP-INDIA preferential sugarTitle II of Regulation (EC) No 1159/2003
2005/06 marketing year
CountryWeek of 5.-9.6.2006: percentage of requested quantity to be grantedLimit
Barbados100
Belize0
Congo100
Fiji0
Guyana100
India0reached
Côte d'Ivoire100
Jamaica100
Kenya0
Madagascar100
Malawi0
Mauritius0
Mozambique100
Saint Kitts and Nevis0reached
Swaziland0
Tanzania100
Trinidad and Tobago100
Zambia100
Zimbabwe100
2006/07 marketing year
CountryWeek of 5.-9.6.2006: percentage of requested quantity to be grantedLimit
Barbados—
Belize100
Congo—
Fiji100
Guyana—
India100
Côte d'Ivoire—
Jamaica—
Kenya100
Madagascar—
Malawi100
Mauritius100
Mozambique—
Saint Kitts and Nevis—
Swaziland100
Tanzania—
Trinidad and Tobago—
Zambia—
Zimbabwe—
Special preferential sugarTitle III of Regulation (EC) No 1159/20032005/06 marketing year
CountryWeek of 5.-9.6.2006: percentage of requested quantity to be grantedLimit
India0reached
ACP100
CXL concessions sugarTitle IV of Regulation (EC) No 1159/20032005/06 marketing year
CountryWeek of 5.-9.6.2006: percentage of requested quantity to be grantedLimit
Brazil0reached
Cuba100
Other third countries0reached