Sugar
Article 15
1. During the period established in Article 204(2) and (3) of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007, the non-quota production referred to in Article 61 of that Regulation shall be exempt from import duties subject to the forecast supply balance referred to in Article 9 of this Regulation in respect of: (a) sugar brought for consumption to Madeira or the Canary Islands in the form of white sugar falling within CN code 1701 ; (b) sugar refined and consumed in the Azores in the form of raw sugar falling within CN code 1701 12 10 (raw beet sugar). 2. In the Azores, for the purpose of refining, the quantities referred to in paragraph 1 may be supplemented, subject to the limit of the forecast supply balance, by raw sugar falling within CN code 1701 11 10 (raw cane sugar). When determining the Azores’ raw sugar requirements, account shall be taken of the development of local production of sugar beet. The quantities covered by the supply arrangements shall be determined so as to ensure that the total volume of sugar refined in the Azores each year does not exceed 10 000 tonnes.