Introductory text
United Kingdom
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1308/2011
of 14 December 2011
fixing allocation coefficient, rejecting further applications and closing the period for submitting applications for available quantities of out-of-quota sugar to be sold on the Union market at reduced surplus levy during marketing year 2011/2012
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 of 22 October 2007 establishing a common organisation of agricultural markets and on specific provisions for certain agricultural products (Single CMO Regulation)f1,
Having regard to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1240/2011 of 30 November 2011 laying down exceptional measures as regards the release of out-of-quota sugar and isoglucose on the Union market at reduced surplus levy during marketing year 2011/2012f2, and in particular Article 5 thereof,
Whereas:
(1)
The quantities covered by certificate applications for out-of-quota sugar submitted from 4 December 2011 to 7 December 2011 and notified to the Commission exceed the limit set in Article 1 of Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1240/2011.
(2)
Therefore, in accordance with Article 5 of Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1240/2011, it is necessary to fix an allocation coefficient, which the Member States shall apply to the quantities covered by each notified certificate application, to close the periods for submitting the applications.
(3)
In order to act before the issuing of certificates applied for, this Regulation should enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union,
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