Commission Regulation (EC) No 995/2002 of 11 June 2002 amending Regulations (EC) No 1464/95 and (EC) No 779/96 as regards special rules for import licences applicable to preferential imports of sugar originating in certain western Balkan countries

• CELEX: Regulation (EC) No 995/2002
• Articles: 3

Article 1

Article 7 of Regulation (EC) No 1464/95 is replaced by the following: "Article 7

1. In respect of preferential sugar to be imported into the Community in accordance with Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2782/76(10), the licence application and the licence shall contain:

- in Section 20 at least one of the following indications:

- azúcar preferencial [Reglamento (CEE) n° 2782/76]

- præferencesukker (forordning (EØF) nr. 2782/76)

- Präferenzzucker (Verordnung (EWG) Nr. 2782/76)

- προτιμησιακή ζάχαρη [κανονισμός (EOK) αριθ. 2782/76]

- preferential sugar (Regulation (EEC) No 2782/76)

- sucre préférentiel [règlement (CEE) n° 2782/76]

- zucchero preferenziale [regolamento (CEE) n. 2782/76]

- preferentiële suiker (Verordening (EEG) nr. 2782/76)

- açúcar preferencial [Regulamento (CEE) n.o 2782/76]

- etuuskohtelun alainen sokeri (asetus (ETY) N:o 2782/76)

- förmånssocker (förordning (EEG) nr 2782/76),

- in Section 8 the name of the country of origin of the product.

The issue of an import licence shall make it obligatory to import in accordance with Regulation (EEC) No 2782/76 from the country specified in the licence.

2. In respect of sugar, sugar syrup, isoglucose and insulin syrup as referred to in Article 1(1)(a), (d), (f), (g) and (h) of Regulation (EC) No 1260/2001 to be imported into the Community in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 2007/2000, the licence application and the licence shall contain:

- in Section 20 at least one of the following indications:

- Reglamento (CE) n° 2007/2000

- forordning (EF) nr. 2007/2000

- Verordnung (EG) Nr. 2007/2000

- κανονισμός (EK) αριθ. 2007/2000

- Regulation (EC) No 2007/2000

- règlement (CE) n° 2007/2000

- regolamento (CE) n. 2007/2000

- Verordening (EG) nr. 2007/2000

- Regulamento (CE) n.o 2007/2000

- asetus (EY) N:o 2007/2000

- förordning (EG) nr 2007/2000,

- in Section 8 the name of the country of origin of the product.

The issue of an import licence shall make it obligatory to import in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 2007/2000 from the country specified in the licence.

3. In respect of sugar, sugar syrup, isoglucose and insulin syrup as referred to in Article 1(1)(a), (d), (f), (g) and (h) of Regulation (EC) No 1260/2001 to be imported into the Community in accordance with Decision 2001/330/EC, the licence application and the licence shall contain:

- in Section 20 at least one of the following indications:

- Decisión 2001/330/CE del Consejo

- Rådets afgørelse 2001/330/EF

- Beschluss 2001/330/EG des Rates

- Απόφαση 2001/330/ΕΚ του Συμβουλίου

- Council Decision 2001/330/EC

- décision 2001/330/CE du Conseil

- decisione 2001/330/CE del Consiglio

- Besluit 2001/330/EG van de Raad

- Decisão 2001/330/CE do Conselho

- Neuvoston päätös 2001/330/EY

- Rådets Beslut 2001/330/EG,

- in Section 8 the name of the country of origin of the product.

The issue of an import licence shall make it obligatory to import in accordance with Decision 2001/330/EC from the country specified in the licence.

4. In respect of sugar, sugar syrup, isoglucose and insulin syrup as referred to in Article 1(1)(a), (d), (f), (g) and (h) of Regulation (EC) No 1260/2001 to be imported into the Community in accordance with Decision 2001/868/EC, the licence application and the licence shall contain:

- in Section 20 at least one of the following indications:

- Decisión 2001/868/CE del Consejo

- Rådets afgørelse 2001/868/EF

- Beschluss 2001/868/EG des Rates

- Απόφαση 2001/868/ΕΚ του Συμβουλίου

- Council Decision 2001/868/EC

- décision 2001/868/CE du Conseil

- decisione 2001/868/CE del Consiglio

- Besluit 2001/868/EG van de Raad

- Decisão 2001/868/CE do Conselho

- Neuvoston päätös 2001/868/EY

- Rådets Beslut 2001/868/EG,

- in Section 8 the name of the country of origin of the product.

The issue of an import licence shall make it obligatory to import in accordance with Decision 2001/868/EC from the country specified in the licence."

Article 2

Article 8 of Regulation (EC) No 779/96 is replaced by the following: "Article 8

1. With regard to imports of preferential sugar within the meaning of Article 35 of Regulation (EC) No 1260/2001, each Member State shall:

(1) notify to the Commission not later than the end of each calendar month in respect of the preceding calendar month, the tel quel quantities of sugar, broken down by Member State of origin, for which licences have been issued in accordance with Regulation (EEC) No 2782/76;

(2) forward to the Commission, no later than the end of each calendar month in respect of the preceding calendar month:

(a) copies of the relevant EUR 1 movement certificates;

(b) copies of the vouchers referred to in Article 7(2) of Regulation (EEC) No 2782/76;

(c) where appropriate, copies of the declaration referred to in the second subparagraph of Article 1(3) of Regulation (EEC) No 2782/76.

The documents referred to at (a) and (b) shall include, in addition to the information listed in Articles 6 and 7 of Regulation (EEC) No 2782/76, the degree of polarisation, calculated to six decimal places, of each quantity imported;

(3) notify to the Commission, no later than the end of October of every year, the summary list of the licences and vouchers referred to in Articles 6 and 7 of Regulation (EEC) No 2782/76, showing:

(a) the total quantity of white sugar, in tonnes;

(b) the total quantity of tel quel raw sugar, in tonnes;

(c) the tel quel quantity of raw sugar in tonnes intended for direct consumption,

actually imported within the meaning of Regulation (EEC) No 2782/76 into the Member State in question during the delivery period ending on 30 June of the same calendar year.

Separate particulars shall be furnished in respect of each State of origin.

2. With regard to preferential imports within the meaning of Regulation (EC) No 2007/2000 and Decisions 2001/330/EC and 2001/868/EC, each Member State shall notify the Commission each week in respect of the previous week of the tel quel quantities of white sugar, raw sugar, sugar syrup, isoglucose and insulin syrup for which import licences have actually been issued.

Separate notifications shall be made in respect of the various Regulations and Decisions applicable to the products in question and in respect of each Member State of origin."

Article 3

This Regulation shall enter into force on the seventh day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.

Done at Brussels, 11 June 2002.

For the Commission

Franz Fischler

Member of the Commission

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