Commission Regulation (EC) No 43/2003 of 23 December 2002 laying down detailed rules for applying Council Regulations (EC) No 1452/2001, (EC) No 1453/2001 and (EC) No 1454/2001 as regards aid for the local production of crop products in the outermost regions of the European Union (repealed) (c. 43)

TITLE II U.K. PRODUCTION AID

CHAPTER III U.K. Transport of sugar cane in the French overseas departments

Article 17 U.K.

1. Aid as provided for in Article 16 of Regulation (EC) No 1452/2001 for the transport of sugar cane from the edge of the field where it is harvested to the reception centres shall be paid on the terms set out in this chapter to producers delivering their cane directly to reception centres.

2. To be eligible for transport aid, the cane must be intended for the production of sugar or rum.

3. The aid shall be paid for the transport of cane of sound and fair merchantable quality.

4. ‘Reception centre’ means the weighing centre or the factory itself, where delivery is direct to the latter, be it a sugar refinery or a distillery.