Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1248/2014 of 20 November 2014 amending Implementing Regulation (EU) No 776/2014 fixing the quantitative limit for the exports of out-of-quota sugar until the end of the 2014/2015 marketing year and repealing Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1061/2014
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1248/2014of 20 November 2014amending Implementing Regulation (EU) No 776/2014 fixing the quantitative limit for the exports of out-of-quota sugar until the end of the 2014/2015 marketing year and repealing Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1061/2014THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,Having regard to Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 December 2013 establishing a common organisation of the markets in agricultural products and repealing Council Regulations (EEC) No 922/72, (EEC) No 234/79, (EC) No 1037/2001 and (EC) No 1234/2007OJ L 347, 20.12.2013, p. 671., and in particular Article 139(2) and point (g) of the first paragraph of Article 144 thereof,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 point (d) of the first subparagraph of Article 139(1) of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013, the sugar or isoglucose produced during a marketing year in excess of the quota referred to in Article 136 of that Regulation may be exported only within a quantitative limit to be fixed by the Commission.(2)Detailed implementing rules for out-of-quota exports, in particular concerning the issue of export licences, are laid down by Regulation (EC) No 951/2006.(3)For the 2014/2015 marketing year it was initially estimated that fixing the quantitative limit at 650000 tonnes, in white sugar equivalent, for out-of-quota sugar exports would correspond to the market demand. Such a limit was set by Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 776/2014Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 776/2014 of 16 July 2014 fixing the quantitative limit for exports of out-of-quota sugar and isoglucose until the end of the 2014/2015 marketing year (OJ L 210, 17.7.2014, p. 11).. However, according to most recent estimates, the production of out-of-quota sugar is expected to reach 6200000 tonnes. Additional market outlets for out-of-quota sugar should therefore be ensured.(4)Taking into account that the WTO ceiling for exports in the 2014/2015 marketing year has not been fully used, it is appropriate to increase the export quantitative limit of out-of-quota sugar by 700000 tonnes, so as to provide additional business opportunities for the Union producers of sugar.(5)Regulation (EU) No 776/2014 should be amended accordingly.(6)To allow the lodging of applications for out-of-quota sugar export licences, the suspension of the lodging of applications provided for in Article 1(3) of Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1061/2014Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1061/2014 of 8 October 2014 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 (OJ L 293, 9.10.2014, p. 24). should be abolished. As Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1061/2014 has exhausted its effects, it is appropriate to repeal it.(7)The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee for the Common Organisation of the Agricultural Markets,HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: