Inden den 1. marts giver medlemsstaterne for det foregående produktionsår Kommissionen meddelelse om de mængder sukker, der rent faktisk er blevet raffineret, opdelt efter referencenummer og oprindelsesland og udtrykt i kg tel quel og i hvidt sukker.
Member States shall notify the Commission before 1 March and for the previous marketing year of the quantities of sugar which has actually been refined, broken down by reference number and country of origin and expressed in kilograms ‘tel quel’ weight and in white sugar equivalent.