30. 12. 94 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 341/39 COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 3300/94 of 21 December 1994 laying down transitional measures in the sugar sector following the accession of Austria, Finland and Sweden THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, Having regard to the Act of Accession of Norway, Austria, Finland and Sweden, hereinafter referred to as the ‘Act’, and in particular Article 149 (1) thereof, Whereas the Act and therefore the Community rules introduced for the production and trade in agricultural products apply from 1 January 1995; whereas, accord- ingly, the production arrangements laid down in par- ticular in Council Regulation (EEC) No 1785/81 of 30 June 1981 on the common organization of the markets in the sugar sector ('), as last amended by the Act (3, will not be applicable until that date, that is to say during the course of the 1994/95 marketing year; whereas transi- tional measures within the meaning of Article 149 (1) of the Act are required in order to enable Austria, Finland and Sweden to change over, from 1 January 1995 from the production arrangements in force in Austria, Finland and Sweden to those laid down in Regulation (EEC) No 1785/81 ; Whereas in order to ensure the best possible application of the production and self-financing arrangements parti- cular to the sugar sector, the conditions applicable to the quantities likely to form part of the normal carry-over stocks should be determined from the moment the acces- sion of the new Member States takes place; Whereas, for the 1994/95 marketing year, the entire sugar output of Austria, Finland and Sweden was produced under national arrangements and much of the sugar they produced was disposed of before 1 January 1995; whereas, accordingly, retroactive action on delivery contracts concluded in respect of that production between sugar beet or cane producers and sugar manufacturers must be ruled out; whereas there are grounds therefore, for not applying the provisions on self-financing laid down in Articles 28 and 28a of Regulation (EEC) No 1785/81 to sugar produced before 1 July 1995 ; whereas, in the case of the production of isoglucose in Finland, the normal carry-over stocks as at 1 January 1995 are not very large, since production tends to be steady and in keeping with demand ; whereas, for the purposes of ensuring the () O] No L 177, 1. 7. 1981, p. 4. () O] No C 241, 29. 8. 1994, p. 21. same treatment for isoglucose and sugar, the said Articles 28 and 28a should not apply to isoglucose produced before 1 July 1995, the date on which the new 1995/96 marketing year begins ; Whereas, for the period 1 January to 30 June 1995, Austria, Finland and Sweden have already produced their sugar in respect of the quotas for the 1994/95 marketing year and whereas demand during that period must be met from normal carry-over stocks; whereas, in the case of isoglucose production, taking into account the characte- ristics described above and in order to avoid jeopardizing one of the main objectives of the quota system, namely achieving a certain balance in the Community between production and outlets, provision should be made for satisfying demand in Austria, Finland and Sweden during the period 1 January to 30 June 1995 on the basis of the quantities produced during that period ; whereas the basic quantities of A and B isoglucose applicable in Finland during the period from 1 January to 30 June 1995 should be limited to the quantities corresponding to the share of the Community’s average recorded production before accession during the months between January and June, reference being made to the basic annual quantities for Finland ; Whereas the non-application of the self-financing arrangements covered by Articles 28 and 28a of Regula- tion (EEC) No 1785/81 to sugar and isoglucose in respect of production during the period from 1 January to 30 June 1995 in Austria, Pinland and Sweden means that the export refund arrangements referred to in Article 19 of Regulation (EEC) No 1785/81 and the production refund arangements referred to in Article 9 (3) of that same Regulation should not apply to sugar and isoglucose in the said Member States during that period ; Whereas Article 16a (2a) of Regulation (EEC) No 1785/81 lays down that a specified quantity of raw sugar may be imported at a reduced levy into Finland ; whereas it is necessary to specify the relevant conditions of application and in particular those relating to the granting of an adjustment aid to the refining industry in Finland corres- ponding to the aid arrangements foreseen for Portugal ; Whereas pursuant to Article 145 (2) of the Act, normal carry-over stocks shall be defined for each product on the basis of criteria and objectives peculiar to each common market organization ; whereas the stock of sugar and isoglucose in free circulation in Austria, Finland and