28. 2. 92 Official Journal of the European Communities No L.53/49 COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 476/92 of 27 February 1992 determining for the period 1 March 1992 to 30 June 1992 the quantities of raw sugar produced in the French overseas departments benefiting from the refining aid referred to in Council Regulation (EEC) No 2225/86 and amendlng Regulation (EEC) No 1806/91 . THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, Having regard to 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 Regula- tion (EEC) No 61/92(3),.and in particular Article 9 (6) thereof, Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2225/86 of 15 July 1986 laying down measures for the marketing of sugar produced in the French overseas departments and for the equalization of the price conditions with preferential raw sugar (%), and in particular the second subparagraph of Atrticle 3 (2) thereof, Whereas Article 3 of Regulation (EEC) No 2225/86 provides for the granting of an aid for raw sugar produced in the French overseas departments and refined in a refi- nery situated in the European regions of the Community within the limits of the quantities to be determined accor- ding to the regions of destination in question and separa- tely according to origin ; whereas those quantities must be determined on the basis of a Community supply balance sheet for raw sugar; whereas in a first stage quantities were fixed by Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1806/91 (*) on the basis of a forward estimate covering the period 1 July 1991 to 29 February 1992; Whereas the final production of the French overseas department of Réunion and the quantities available for refining are now known; whereas the latter quantities which may qualify for this refining aid are accordingly to be determined for the remainder of the 1991/92 market ing year; whereas the production of raw sugar in the French overseas departments and the quantities available for refining have been significantly reduced ; whereas, in order to rectify the supplies to the various Community refineries, the quantities determined for the period July 1991 to February 1992 by Regulation (EEC) No 1806/91 should consequently be revised ; Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management: Committee for Sugar, HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : Article 1 The quantities of sugar referred to in Article 3 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 2225/86 shall be fixed for the period 1 March to 30 June 1992 in accordance with Annex I hereto. Article 2 The Annex to Regulation (EEC) No 1806/91 shall be " replaced by the Annex II hereto. Article 3 This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities. It shall apply with effect from 1 March 1992 with the exception of Article 2 which shall apply with effect from 1 July 1991. This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. Done at Brussels, 27 February 1992. () OJ No L 177, 1. 7. 1981, p. 4. () O] No L 6, 11. 1. 1992, p. 19. () OJ No L 194, 17. 7. 1986, p. 7. () OJ No L 165, 27. 6. 1991, p. 12. For the Commission Ray MAC SHARRY Member of the Commission