Date: 2022-06-24Category: Not ApplicableState: Union GovernmentCountry: Europe
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/980 of 23 June 2022 amending Implementing Regulation (EU) No 75/2013 as regards the additional import duties in the sugar sector
Issued by European Commission
· Directorate-General for Agriculture and Rural Development
Executive Summary:
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/980 amends Implementing Regulation (EU) No 75/2013, extending the period during which additional import duties are not applied to specific sugar products. This extension is until 30 September 2027. The regulation addresses market conditions and aims to avoid disrupting the Union market with disproportionate import duties. It takes effect on 1 October 2022.
Key Points / Main Content:
Extension of Suspension:
* Extends the non-application of additional import duties for certain sugar products until 30 September 2027.
* Amends Article 1 of Implementing Regulation (EU) No 75/2013, replacing the original date of 30 September 2022.
Market Considerations:
* Imports of sugar products are unlikely to disturb the Union market.
* Additional import duties should not be imposed if their effects would be disproportionate to the intended objective.
Effective Date:
* The regulation comes into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
* It applies from 1 October 2022.
Impact Analysis:
European Commission:
* Impact: Responsible for implementing and enforcing the amended regulation.
* Action Required: Ensure the amended regulation is properly integrated into relevant trade policies and procedures.
Union Sugar Market Stakeholders (Producers, Importers, Traders):
* Impact: Benefits from the continued suspension of additional import duties on specific sugar products, providing market stability.
* Action Required: Take note of the extended period of non-application of additional import duties when planning import/export activities.
Member States:
* Impact: Directly affected by the regulation, which is binding in its entirety.
* Action Required: Implement the regulation and ensure its direct applicability within their respective jurisdictions.
Key Entities Referenced
European Union: A political and economic union of member states located primarily in Europe.
European Commission: An institution of the European Union, responsible for proposing legislation, implementing decisions, upholding the EU treaties and managing the day-to-day business of the EU.
Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union: One of the primary treaties of the European Union, outlining the scope of the EU's powers.
Regulation EU No 1308/2013: A regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a common organisation of the markets in agricultural products.
Commission Implementing Regulation EU No 75/2013: Commission Implementing Regulation derogating from Regulation EC No 951/2006 as regards the application of representative prices and additional import duties for certain products in the sugar sector
Commission Regulation EC No 951/2006: Commission Regulation laying down detailed rules for the implementation of Council Regulation EC No 318/2006 as regards trade with third countries in the sugar sector
Brussels: The de facto capital city of the European Union, located in Belgium.
Ursula VON DER LEYEN: The President of the European Commission.
24.6.2022 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 167/91
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2022/980
of 23 June 2022
amending Implementing Regulation (EU) No 75/2013 as regards the additional import duties in the
sugar sector
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 December 2013
establishing a common organisation of the markets in agricultural products and repealing Council Regulations (EEC)
No 922/72, (EEC) No 234/79, (EC) No 1037/2001 and (EC) No 1234/2007(1), and in particular Article 182(4) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Article 36 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 951/2006(2) provides for additional import duties for certain
products in the sugar sector.
(2) In view of the market conditions and forecast prevailing at the time, Commission Implementing Regulation (EU)
No 75/2013(3) provided that the additional import duties are not to apply to several sugar products until
30 September 2015. As the prevailing market conditions did not substantially change following that date,
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1278/2014(4)extended that period until 30 September 2017and
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/1409(5)further extended it until 30 September 2022.
(3) According to Article 182(2) of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013, additional import duties are not to be imposed
where the imports are unlikely to disturb the Union market, or where the effects would be disproportionate to the
intended objective. Taking into account the fundamentals of the world and the Union sugar markets, the imports of
sugar products subject to the import duty provided for in the Common Customs Tariff will remain unlikely to
disturb the Union market. Consequently, no additional duties should apply to those imports, unless the market
situation changes significantly.
(4) Therefore, the period during which additional import duties are not to apply to several sugar products, provided for
in Article 1 of Implementing Regulation (EU) No 75/2013, should be extended.
(5) Implementing Regulation (EU) No 75/2013 should therefore be amended accordingly.
(6) In the interest of legal certainty, this Regulation should apply from the day following that of the expiry of the period
provided for in Article 1 of Implementing Regulation (EU) No 75/2013.
(7) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee for the Common
Organisation of the Agricultural Markets,
(1) OJ L 347, 20.12.2013, p. 671.
(2) Commission Regulation (EC) No 951/2006 of 30 June 2006 laying down detailed rules for the implementation of Council Regulation
(EC) No 318/2006 as regards trade with third countries in the sugar sector (OJ L 178, 1.7.2006, p. 24).
(3) Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 75/2013 of 25 January 2013 derogating from Regulation (EC) No 951/2006 as
regards the application of representative prices and additional import duties for certain products in the sugar sector and repealing
Implementing Regulation (EU) No 892/2012 fixing the representative prices and additional import duties for certain products in the
sugar sector for the 2012/2013 marketing year (OJ L 26, 26.1.2013, p. 19).
(4) Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1278/2014 of 1 December 2014 amending Regulations (EC) No 967/2006, (EC)
No 828/2009, (EC) No 891/2009 and Implementing Regulation (EU) No 75/2013 (OJ L 346, 2.12.2014, p. 26).
(5) Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/1409 of 1 August 2017 amending Implementing Regulation (EU) No 75/2013 and
Regulation (EC) No 951/2006 as regards the additional import duties in the sugar sector and the calculation of the sucrose content of
isoglucose and certain syrups (OJ L 201, 2.8.2017, p. 21).L 167/92 EN Official Journal of the European Union 24.6.2022
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
In Article 1 of Implementing Regulation (EU) No 75/2013, the date ‘30 September 2022’ is replaced by ‘30 September
2027’.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European
Union.
It shall apply from 1 October 2022.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 23 June 2022.
For the Commission
The President
Ursula VON DER LEYEN