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) and in particular Article 64(2) and Article 187, in conjunction with Article 4 thereof,
Whereas:
(1)
Article 9(3) of Commission Regulation (EU) No 222/2011 provides that if the remaining quantities of out of quota sugar or isoglucose of a producer are less than the quantities for which that producer applied for under that Regulation, the producer has to pay an amount of EUR 500/tonne on that difference.
(2)
In case an allocation coefficient is fixed pursuant to Article 5(a) of Regulation (EU) No 222/2011, producers will inevitably obtain less then they applied for. In that case, it is appropriate to apply the rule laid down in Article 9(3) only to quantities for which certificates have been actually issued to such producers.
(3)
Regulation (EU) No 222/2011 should therefore be amended accordingly.
(4)
The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for the Common Organisation of Agricultural Markets,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: