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Article 1 Opening of tariff quotas for the import of raw cane sugar for refining

United Kingdom

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1.

For the marketing year 2006/2007, tariff quotas for a total of 396 288 tonnes in white sugar equivalent for the import from any third country of raw cane sugar for refining falling within CN code 1701 11 10 shall be opened at a duty of EUR 98 per tonne.

The quantity to be imported shall be distributed as follows:

  • Bulgaria: 149 061 tonnes,

  • Romania: 247 227 tonnes.

2.

For each of the marketing years 2007/2008 and 2008/2009, tariff quotas for a total of 528 384 tonnes in white sugar equivalent for the import from any third country of raw cane sugar for refining falling within CN code 1701 11 10 shall be opened at a duty of EUR 98 per tonne.

The quantities to be imported shall for each marketing year be distributed as follows:

  • Bulgaria: 198 748 tonnes,

  • Romania: 329 636 tonnes.

3.

The duty of EUR 98 per tonne provided for in paragraphs 1 and 2 shall apply to standard quality raw sugar as defined in Annex I, point III, to Regulation (EC) No 318/2006.

Where the polarimetric reading of the imported raw sugar departs from 96 degrees, the duty of EUR 98 per tonne shall be increased or reduced, as appropriate, by 0,14 % per tenth of a degree difference established.

4.

Quantities imported under the tariff quotas provided for in paragraphs 1 and 2 shall bear the order numbers shown in Annex I.