VI. Sugar

1. 368 R 0206: Council Regulation (EEC) No 206/68 of 20 February 1968 laying down outline provisions for contracts and inter-trade agreements on the purchase of beet (OJ No L 47, 23.2.1968, p. 1), as last amended by:

- 185 I: Act concerning the conditions of accession and the adjustments to the Treaties - Accession of the Kingdom of Spain and the Portuguese Republic (OJ No L 302, 15.11.1985, p. 23).

(a) Article 5 (4) is replaced by the following:

'4. However, when in Denmark, Spain, Finland, Greece, Ireland, Portugal and the United Kingdom the sugar beet is delivered free of charge at the sugar factory, the contract shall provide for the manufacturer to share in the costs of transport and shall determine the percentage or the amount thereof.`

(b) The following is added to Article 8a:

'In respect of Norway, Austria, Finland and Sweden, the words:

- "1967/68 marketing year" referred to in Articles 4 (2), 5 (2), 6 (2) and 10 (2) shall be replaced by: "1994/95 marketing year",

- "prior to the 1968/69 sugar marketing year" referred to in Articles 5 (3) and 8 (d) is replaced by: "prior to the 1995/96 marketing year." `.

2. 381 R 1785: Council Regulation (EEC) No 1785/81 of 30 June 1981 on the common organization of the markets in the sugar sector (OJ No L 177, 1.7.1981, p. 4), as last amended by:

- 394 R 0133: Council Regulation (EEC) No 133/94 of 24 January 1994 (OJ No L 22, 27.1.1994, p. 7).

(a) The following paragraph is added to Article 16a:

'(2a) For the first year following accession, Finland may import raw sugar from third countries at a reduced levy subject to a maximum limit of 40 000 tonnes.

The provisions of the preceding subparagraph shall be reviewed in the context of the revision of this regulation, to be carried out before the end of the 1994/95 marketing year.`

(b) Article 16a (7), first subparagraph, is replaced by the following:

'7. Applications for the certificates referred to in paragraph 6 shall be submitted to the competent agency in Portugal and Finland and be accompanied by a declaration from a refiner to the effect that the latter undertakes to refine the quantity of raw sugar concerned in Portugal and Finland within six months following the month in which it was imported.`.

(c) In Article 16a (10) the opening words shall be replaced by the following:

'10. Portugal and Finland shall communicate to the Commission:`

(d) The first subparagraph of Article 24 (1) is replaced by the following:

'1. Under the conditions of the present title, the Member States shall allocate an A and B quota to each undertaking producing sugar and to each undertaking producing isoglucose which is established on its territory and has:

- either been provided with an A and B quota during the 1993/94 marketing year,

- or, as regards Austria, Finland and Sweden, has produced sugar or isoglucose during the 1994 calendar year.`.

(e) Article 24 (2) is replaced by the following:

'2. For the allocation of the A and B quotas referred to in paragraph 1 the basic quantities shall be fixed as follows:

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(f) In Article 24 (3) the following is added as the second and third subparagraphs:

'However, as regards sugar producing undertakings established in:

(a) Austria, the A and B quota of the sugar producer shall be equal to the base A and base B quantities respectively laid down in paragraph 2, point I (a) and point II (a) for Austria;

(b) Finland, the A and B quota of the sugar producer shall be equal to the base A and base B quantities respectively laid down in paragraph 2, point I (a) and point II (a) for Finland;

(c) Sweden, the A and B quota of the sugar producer shall be equal to the base A and base B quantities respectively laid down in paragraph 2, point I (a) and point II (a) for Sweden.

As regards the producer of isoglucose established in Finland, its A and B quota shall be equal to the base A and B quantities respectively laid down in paragraph 2 point I (b) and point II (b) for Finland.`