11.10.2001 Official Journal of the European Communities L 270/9 COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1978/2001 of 10 October 2001 on opening a tariff quota for raw cane sugar for refining, originating in the least developed countries, for the marketing year 2001/02 THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2820/98 of 21 December 1998 applying a multiannual scheme of generalised tariff preferences for the period 1 July 1999 to 31 December 2001 (*), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 416/2001 (?), and in particular Article 6(6) thereof, Whereas: (1)  Article 6(5) of Regulation (EC) No 2820/98 lays down that, until Common Customs Tariff duties are entirely suspended, a global tariff quota at zero duty is to be opened for every marketing year for products of tariff subheading 1701 11 10, originating in the least devel- oped countries listed in Annex IV. The initial tariff quota for the marketing year 2001/02 is to be equal to 74 185 tonnes, white sugar equivalent, for products of subheading 1701 11 10. (2)  Those provisions have to be implemented within the framework of the common trading system established by Council Regulation (EC) No 1260/2001 of 19 June 2001 on the common organisation of the markets in the sugar sector (3). (3)  The quantities of raw sugar benefiting from the global tariff quota should be imported under conditions which meet the refining needs of the Member States referred to in Article 39(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1260/2001. They should be imported and refined under the fairest possible conditions of competition. (4)  The detailed rules governing the opening and manage- ment of the quota should be valid for only one marketing year. They should be reviewed at the end of that period, and rules for a longer period may subse- quently be established in the light of the experience gained. The new rules should aim at ensuring that economic benefits arising from the existence of quotas (‘quota rent’ effect) will accrue to the beneficiary coun- tries and in particular to their agricultural sector. (5)  The provisions concerning the proof of origin set out in Atrticles 67 to 97 of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2454[93 of 2 July 1993 laying down provisions for the implementation of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2913/ 92 establishing the Community Customs Code (%), as last 1 () O] L 357, 30.12.1998, p. 1. () O] L 60, 1.3.2001, p. 43. () O] L 178, 30.6.2001, p. 1. () O] L 253, 11.10.1993, p. 1. amended by Regulation (EC) No 993/2001 (%), establish the definition of the concept of originating products to be used for the purposes of generalised tariff preferences. (6)  The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Generalised Prefer- ences Committee, HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: Article 1 This Regulation lays down the rules for opening and managing the tariff quota for raw cane sugar for refining referred to in Article 6(5) of Regulation (EC) No 2820/98, for the marketing year 2001/02. Article 2 A global tariff quota of 74 185 tonnes of products of CN code 1701 11 10, expressed as white sugar equivalent, is opened for imports originating in the least developed countries listed in Annex IV to Regulation (EC) No 2820/98. The quota shall bear the order No 09.4650. All common customs tariff duties, as well as any additional duties referred to in Article 24 of Regulation (EC) No 1260/ 2001, on imports under that quota are suspended. The quota shall be open until 30 June 2002. Article 3 1. A minimum purchase price of EUR 49,68 per 100 kg of standard quality raw sugar (cif, free out of European ports of the Community) shall apply to imports under the quota referred to in Article 2. 2. Where the polarisation of the imported raw sugar devi- ates from 96 degrees, the minimum price shall be increased or decreased, as the case may be, by 0,14 % for each one tenth of a degree of deviation. Atrticle 4 1. Imports under the quota referred to in Article 2 shall require an import licence. 2. Import licences shall be issued by the Member States referred to in Article 39(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1260/2001 for the refineries referred to in Article 7(4) of that Regulation. () O] L 141, 28.5.2001, p. 1.