Regulation 2006/320 - Temporary scheme for the restructuring of the sugar industry in the EC and amending Regulation (EC) No 1290/2005 on the financing of the common agricultural policy - Main contents
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Council Regulation (EC) No 320/2006 of 20 February 2006 establishing a temporary scheme for the restructuring of the sugar industry in the Community and amending Regulation (EC) No 1290/2005 on the financing of the common agricultural policyLegal instrument | Regulation |
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Number legal act | Regulation 2006/320 |
Original proposal | COM(2005)263 ![]() |
CELEX number i | 32006R0320 |
Document | 20-02-2006 |
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Publication in Official Journal | 13-12-2008; Special edition in Croatian: Chapter 03 Volume 068,Special edition in Romanian: Chapter 03 Volume 070,OJ L 58, 28.2.2006,OJ L 335M , 13.12.2008,Special edition in Bulgarian: Chapter 03 Volume 070 |
Effect | 03-03-2006; Entry into force Date pub. + 3 See Art 15 01-07-2006; Partial application See Art 15 |
End of validity | 13-12-2015; Repealed by 32015R2284 |
28.2.2006 |
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Official Journal of the European Union |
L 58/42 |
COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 320/2006
of 20 February 2006
establishing a temporary scheme for the restructuring of the sugar industry in the Community and amending Regulation (EC) No 1290/2005 on the financing of the common agricultural policy
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 36 and the third subparagraph of Article 37(2) thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Having regard to the Opinion from the European Parliament (1),
Having regard to the Opinion from the European Economic and Social Committee (2),
Whereas:
(1) |
Due to developments within the Community and at international level, the sugar industry in the Community is faced with structural problems which could seriously put at stake the competitiveness and even the viability of the industry as a whole. These problems cannot be addressed effectively by using the market management instruments as provided for in the common market organisation for sugar. To bring the Community system of sugar production and trading in line with international requirements and ensure its competitiveness in the future it is necessary to launch a profound restructuring process leading to a significant reduction of unprofitable production capacity in the Community. To this end, as a precondition for the implementation of a functioning new common market organisation for sugar a separate and autonomous temporary scheme for the restructuring of the sugar industry in the Community should be established. Under this scheme quotas should be reduced in a manner that takes account of the legitimate interests of the sugar industry, sugar beet, cane and chicory growers and consumers in the Community. |
(2) |
A temporary restructuring fund should be set up in order to finance the restructuring measures for the Community sugar industry. For reasons of sound financial management the fund should form part of the Guarantee Section of the EAGGF and thus be governed by the procedures and mechanisms of Council Regulation (EC) No 1258/1999 of 17 May 1999 on the financing of the common agricultural policy (3) and, as from 1 January 2007, of the European Agricultural Guarantee Fund set up by Council Regulation (EC) No 1290/2005 of 21 June 2005 on the financing of the common agricultural policy (4). |
(3) |
Owing to the fact that outermost regions are currently the object of development programmes aimed at improving their competitiveness in raw sugar production and also produce raw cane sugar in competition with third countries, which are not subject to the temporary restructuring amount, undertakings in the outermost regions should not fall under the scope of this Regulation. |
(4) |
The restructuring measures provided for by this Regulation should be financed by raising temporary amounts from those sugar, isoglucose and inulin syrup producers which will eventually benefit from the restructuring process. As this amount falls outside the scope of the charges traditionally known in the framework of the common market organisation for sugar, the proceeds resulting from its collection should be considered as ‘assigned revenue’ as provided for by Council Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1605/2002 of 25 June 2002 on the Financial Regulation applicable to the general budget of the European Communities (5). |
(5) |
An important economic incentive for sugar undertakings with the lowest productivity to give up their quota production in the form of an adequate restructuring aid should be introduced. To this effect, a restructuring aid should be set up that creates an incentive to abandon sugar quota production and renounce the quotas concerned, at the same time allowing to take into due account the respect of social and... |
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