With a view to ensuring a sufficient and balanced supply of sugar to the Union market, until the end of the 2016/2017 marketing year for sugar on 30 September 2017, notwithstanding Article 142 of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013, the Commission may, for the quantity and time necessary, apply temporarily by means of implementing acts a surplus levy on out-of-quota production referred to in point (e) of Article 139(1) of that Regulation.

The Commission shall fix the amount of such levy by means of implementing acts.

The implementing acts referred to in this Article shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 15(2) of this Regulation.