Council Regulation (EC) No 318/2006 of 20 February 2006 on the common organisation of the markets in the sugar sector (repealed) (c. 318)

TITLE IV GENERAL, TRANSITIONAL AND FINAL PROVISIONS

CHAPTER 1 General provisions

Article 41 Amendment to Regulation (EC) No 247/2006

Regulation (EC) No 247/2006 is hereby amended as follows:

1)

The following paragraph shall be added to Article 16:

‘3. France may grant national aid for the sugar sector in the French outermost regions, of up to EUR 60 million for the marketing year 2005/2006 and up to EUR 90 million for the marketing years 2006/2007 onwards.

Articles 87, 88 and 89 of the Treaty shall not apply to the aid referred to in this paragraph.

France shall inform the Commission within 30 days of the end of each marketing year of the amount of aid actually granted.’;

2)

Article 23(2) shall be replaced by the following:

‘2. The Community shall finance the measures provided for in Titles II and III of this Regulation up to an annual maximum as follows:

(million EUR)
	Financial year 2007	Financial year 2008	Financial year 2009	Financial year 2010 and further
French overseas departments	126,6	133,5	140,3	143,9
Azores and Madeira	77,9	78,0	78,1	78,2
Canary Islands	127,3	127,3	127,3	127,3’