7.6.2002 Official Journal of the European Communities L 149/1 | (Acts whose publication is obligatory) COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 962/2002 of 27 May 2002 amending Regulation (EC) No 1868/94 establishing a quota system in relation to the production of potato starch THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Articles 36 and 37 thereof, Having regard to the proposal from the Commission ('), Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (%), Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social Committee (%), Whereas: (1)  Article 2(3) of Regulation (EC) No 1868/94 (%) fixes the potato starch quotas for producer Member States for the 2000/2001 and 2001/2002 marketing years. (2)  Under Article 3(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1868/94 the quota is to be allocated between producer Member States at three-yearly intervals on the basis of the report from the Commission to the Council. The quotas currently fixed for the 2001/2002 marketing year should therefore be extended for three years. (3)  The Commission reserves the right to make other appro- priate legislative proposals for the potato starch system in the light of the ongoing evaluation of the sector. (4)  Producer Member States should allocate their quotas for a period of three years between all potato starch manu- facturers on the basis of the quotas adopted for the 2001/02 marketing year. (5)  Quantities used in excess of the subquotas available in the 2001/2002 marketing year must be deducted for the 2002/2003 marketing year in accordance with Article 6(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1868/94. () O] C 51 E, 26.2.2002, p. 368. (*) Opinion delivered on 15 May 2002 (not yet published in the Official Journal). () O] C 80, 3.4.2002, p. 46. (*) OJ L 197, 30.7.1994, p. 4. Regulation as last amended by Regu- lation (EC) No 1252/1999 (O L 160, 26.6.1999, p. 15). () O] L 181, 1.7.1992, (6)  The amendment of Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 (°) by Council Regulation (EC) No 1253/1999 (%) involved changes to the payment terminology in Article 8; this Regulation should therefore be brought into line with that terminology, HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: Article 1 Regulation (EC) No 186894 is hereby amended as follows: 1. Article 2 shall be replaced by the following: ‘Article 2 1. The potato starch producer Member States listed below are hereby allocated the following quotas for the 2002/2003, 20032004 and 2004/2005 marketing years: (tonnes) Denmark 168 215 Germany 656 298 Spain 1943 France 265 354 Netherlands 507 403 Austria 47 691 Finland 53178 Sweden 62066 Total 1762148 . 21. Regulation as last amended by Regu- lation (EC) No 16662000 (O] L 193, 29.7.2000, p. 1). () OJ L 160, 26.6.1999, p. 18.