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Official Journal of the European Union
12.1.2013
REGULATIONS
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 13/2013
of 11 January 2013
amending Implementing Regulation (EU) No 394/2012 fixing the quantitative limit for the exports
of out-of-quota sugar until the end of the 2012/2013 marketing year and repealing Implementing
Regulation (EU) No 931/2012
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
is appropriate to increase the export quantitative limit of
out-of-quota sugar by 700 000 tonnes, so as to provide
additional business opportunities for the Union
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European
producers of sugar. In order that Union producers of
Union,
out-of-quota sugar can exploit market opportunities on
their export markets it is appropriate to make available
the increased quantities as from 14 January 2013.
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 of
22 October 2007 establishing a common organisation of agri
cultural markets and on specific provisions for certain agri
cultural products (Single CMO Regulation) (
(5) Implementing
Regulation
(EU)
No
394/2012
should
be

1 ), and in particular
point (d) of the first paragraph of Article 61 in conjunction
amended accordingly.
with Article 4 thereof,
(6) To
allow
the
lodging
of
applications
for
out-of-quota
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 951/2006 of
sugar export licences, the suspension of the lodging of
30 June 2006 laying down detailed rules for the implemen
applications provided for in Article 1(3) of Commission
tation of Council Regulation (EC) No 318/2006 as regards
Implementing Regulation (EU) No 931/2012 of
trade with third countries in the sugar sector ( 2 ), and in
10 October 2012 fixing an acceptance percentage for
particular Article 7e in conjunction with Article 9(1) thereof,
the issuing of export licences, rejecting export-licence
applications and suspending the lodging of export-
licence applications for out-of-quota sugar ( 4 ) should be
Whereas:
abolished. As Implementing Regulation (EU) No
931/2012 has exhausted its effects, it is appropriate to
repeal it.
(1) According
to
Article
61,
first
paragraph,
point
(d)
of
Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007, the sugar and isoglucose
produced during a marketing year in excess of the quota
(7) The
measures
provided
for
in
this
Regulation
are
in
referred to in Article 56 of that Regulation may be
accordance with the opinion of the Management
exported only within the quantitative limit to be fixed.
Committee for the Common Organisation of Agricultural
Markets,
(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.
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
(3) For
the
2012/2013
marketing
year
it
was
initially
Article 1
estimated that fixing the quantitative limit at 650 000
tonnes, in white sugar equivalent, for out-of-quota
Article 1(1) of Implementing Regulation (EU) No 394/2012 is
sugar exports would correspond to the market demand.
replaced by the following:
Such a limit was set by Commission Implementing Regu
lation (EU) No 394/2012 ( 3 ). However, according to
most recent estimates the production of out-of-quota
‘1. For the 2012/2013 marketing year, the quantitative
sugar is expected to reach a substantial level of
limit referred to in Article 61, first subparagraph, point (d)
5 300 000 tonnes. Additional market outlets for out-of-
of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 shall be 1 350 000 tonnes
quota sugar should therefore be ensured.
for exports without refund of out-of-quota white sugar falling
within CN code 1701 99.’
(4) Taking
into
account
that
the
WTO
ceiling
for
exports
in
the 2012/2013 marketing year has not been fully used, it
Article 2
Implementing Regulation (EU) No 931/2012 is repealed.
( 1 ) OJ L 299, 16.11.2007, p. 1.
( 2 ) OJ L 178, 1.7.2006, p. 24.
( 3 ) OJ L 123, 9.5.2012, p. 30.
( 4 ) OJ L 277, 11.10.2012, p. 7.

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12.1.2013 Official
Journal
of
the
European
Union
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Article 3
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the
European Union.
It shall apply from 14 January 2013.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 11 January 2013.
For the Commission
The President
José Manuel BARROSO

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