Commission Regulation (EC) No 1045/2009 of 4 November 2009 amending Regulation (EC) No 958/2009 fixing an acceptance percentage for the issuing of export licences, rejecting export licence applications and suspending the lodging of export licence applications for out-of-quota sugar
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1045/2009of 4 November 2009amending Regulation (EC) No 958/2009 fixing an acceptance percentage for the issuing of export licences, rejecting export licence applications and suspending the lodging of export licence applications for out-of-quota sugarTHE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 of 22 October 2007 establishing a common organisation of agricultural markets and on specific provisions for certain agricultural products (Single CMO Regulation)OJ L 299, 16.11.2007, p. 1.,Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 951/2006 of 30 June 2006 laying down detailed rules for the implementation of Council Regulation (EC) No 318/2006 as regards trade with third countries in the sugar sectorOJ L 178, 1.7.2006, p. 24., and in particular Article 7e in conjunction with Article 9(1) thereof,Whereas:(1)According to Article 61, first subparagraph, point (d) of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007, the sugar produced during a marketing year in excess of the quota referred to in Article 56 of that Regulation may be exported only within the quantitative limit to be fixed.(2)Commission Regulation (EC) No 274/2009 of 2 April 2009 fixing the quantitative limit for the exports of out-of-quota sugar and isoglucose until the end of the 2009/2010 marketing yearOJ L 91, 3.4.2009, p. 16. has fixed the quantitative limit at 650000 tonnes.(3)The quantities of sugar covered by applications for export licences exceeded that quantitative limit. Therefore Commission Regulation (EC) No 958/2009OJ L 270, 15.10.2009, p. 5. suspended the lodging of applications for out-of-quota sugar export licences for the period 19 October 2009 to 30 September 2010.(4)By amendment of Regulation (EC) No 274/2009, introduced by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1044/2009See page 5 of this Official Journal., the quantitative limit for the exports of out-of-quota sugar in respect of marketing year 2009/2010 was increased by 700000 tonnes.(5)As the quantitative limit in respect of marketing year 2009/2010 is increased the lodging of applications should once again be possible.(6)Regulation (EC) No 958/2009 should therefore be amended accordingly,HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: