15.10.2004   

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 316/64

(1)

Article 8 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 314/2002 of 20 February 2002 laying down detailed rules for the application of the quota system in the sugar sector (2), provides that the basic production levy and the B levy together with, if required, the coefficient referred to in Article 16(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1260/2001 for sugar, isoglucose and inulin syrup are to be set before 15 October in respect of the previous marketing year.

(2)

For the 2003/04 marketing year, the estimate of the overall loss recorded in accordance with Article 15(1) and (2) of Regulation (EC) No 1260/2001 requires, in accordance with paragraphs 3 and 4 of that Article, the adoption of 2 % for the basic levy and 27,050 % for the B levy.

(3)

The overall loss recorded on the basis of known data and in accordance with Article 15(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1260/2001 is covered in its entirety by the receipts from the basic production levy and the B levy. As a result, there is no need to set the coefficient referred to in Article 16(2) of that Regulation for the 2003/04 marketing year.

(4)

The Management Committee for Sugar has not delivered an opinion within the time limit set by its chairman,

(a)

EUR 12,638 per tonne of white sugar as the basic production levy on A sugar and B sugar;

(b)

EUR 170,929 per tonne of white sugar as the B levy on B sugar;

(c)

EUR 5,330 per tonne of dry matter as the basic production levy on A isoglucose and B isoglucose;

(d)

EUR 73,014 per tonne of dry matter as the B levy on B isoglucose;

(e)

EUR 12,638 per tonne of dry matter sugar/isoglucose equivalent as the basic production levy on A inulin syrup and B inulin syrup;

(f)

EUR 170,929 per tonne of dry matter sugar/isoglucose equivalent as the B levy on B inulin syrup.