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( c ) Sugar

1 . Council Regulation ( EEC ) No 206/68 of 20 February 1968 ( OJ No L 47 , 23 . 2 . 1968 , p . 1 ) , as last amended by the 1979 Act of Accession ( OJ No L 291 , 19 . 11 . 1979 , p . 17 ) .

Article 5 ( 4 ) is replaced by the following :

" 4 . However , when in Denmark , Greece , Ireland , Portugal , Spain 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 transport costs and shall determine the percentage or the amount thereof . "

The following is added to Article 8a :

" In respect of Spain and Portugal :

- the words " 1967/68 marketing year " referred to in Articles 4 ( 2 ) , 5 ( 2 ) , 6 ( 2 ) and 10 ( 2 ) are replaced by " 1985/86 marketing year " ,

- the words " prior to the 1968/69 marketing year " referred to in Articles 5 ( 3 ) and 8 ( d ) are replaced by " prior to the 1986/87 marketing year " . "

2 . Council Regulation ( EEC ) No 1785/81 of 30 June 1981 ( OJ No L 177 , 1 . 7 . 1981 , p . 4 ) , as last amended by Regulation ( EEC ) No 1482/85 of 23 May 1985 ( OJ No L 151 , 10 . 6 . 1985 , p . 1 ) .

Article 9 ( 4 ) is supplemented by the following :

" However , with regard to the sugar-producing undertaking , situated in the Autonomous Region of the Azores , this undertaking shall be considered to be a refinery within the meaning of this paragraph for refining unrefined beet sugar up to a quantity limit expressed in white sugar equal to the difference between the actual production achieved within the framework of quotas A and B and 20 000 tonnes . "

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

" 1 . Member States shall , under the conditions of this Title , allocate an A quota and a B quota to each sugar-producing undertaking and each isoglucose-producing undertaking established in their territory and which :

- had , during the period 1 July 1980 to 30 June 1981 , a basic quota as defined , as the case may be , in Regulation ( EEC ) No 3330/74 or in Regulation ( EEC ) No 1111/77 , or

- as concerns Greece , produced sugar or isoglucose during the period referred to in the first indent , or

- as concerns Spain and Portugal has produced sugar or isoglucose during the 1985 calendar year .

With regard to Portugal , that country shall allocate , for its mainland region under the conditions of this Title and within the limit of the basic quantities A and B fixed for that region in paragraph 2 , an A quota and a B quota to each undertaking situated in that region which is likely to start up sugar production .

Before such allocation , Portugal may use up to 10 % of the basic quantities A and B , fixed for Portugal in its mainland region , for the benefit of the A and B quotas of the undertaking situated in the autonomous region of the Azores . "

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 :

I . Basic quantities A

Regions * ( a ) Basic quantity A for sugar ( 1 ) * ( b ) Basic quantity A for isoglucose ( 2 ) *

Denmark * 328 000,0 * - *

Germany * 1 990 000,0 * 28 882,0 *

France ( metropolitan ) * 2 530 000,0 * 15 887,0 *

French overseas departments * 466 000,0 * - *

Greece * 290 000,0 * 10 522,0 *

Spain * 960 000,0 * 75 000,0 *

Ireland * 182 000,0 * - *

Italy * 1 320 000,0 * 16 569,0 *

Netherlands * 690 000,0 * 7 426,0 *

Portugal ( mainland ) * 54 545,5 * 8 093,9 *

The autonomous region of the Azores * 9 090,9 * - *

Belgium/Luxembourg Economic Union * 680 000,0 * 56 667,0 *

United Kingdom * 1 040 000,0 * 21 696,0 *

( 1 ) In tonnes of white sugar .

( 2 ) In tonnes of dry matter .

II . Basic quantities B

Regions * ( a ) Basic quantity B for sugar ( 1 ) * ( b ) Basic quantity B for isoglucose ( 2 ) *

Denmark * 96 629,3 * - *

Germany * 612 312,9 * 6 802,0 *

France ( metropolitan ) * 759 232,8 * 4 135,0 *

French overseas departments * 46 600,0 * - *

Greece * 29 000,0 * 2 478,0 *

Spain * 40 000,0 * 8 000,0 *

Ireland * 18 200,0 * - *

Italy * 248 250,0 * 3 902,0 *

Netherlands * 182 000,0 * 1 749,0 *

Portugal ( mainland ) * 5 454,5 * 1 906,1 *

The autonomous region of the Azores * 909,1 * - *

Belgium/Luxembourg Economic Union * 146 000,0 * 15 583,0 *

United Kingdom * 104 000,0 * 5 787,0 *

( 1 ) In tonnes of white sugar .

( 2 ) In tonnes of dry matter . "

The following is added to the second paragraph of Article 24 ( 3 ) :

" ( c ) Spain , the A quota shall be established by dividing the basic quantity A fixed in paragraph 2 ( I ) ( a ) for Spain between the undertakings referred to in the third indent of the first subparagraph of paragraph 1 , taking into account their production rights applicable before 1 January 1986 ;

( d ) Portugal , in its autonomous region of the Azores , the A quota of the sugar-producing undertaking shall be equal to the basic quantity fixed in paragraph 2 ( I ) ( a ) for that region . "

The following is added to Article 24 ( 3 ) :

" As regards the isoglucose-producing undertakings situated in :

( a ) Spain , the A quota shall be established by dividing the basic quantity A fixed in paragraph 2 ( I ) ( b ) for Spain between the undertakings in question on the basis of their respective production attained during the 1983 calendar year ;

( b ) Portugal , the A quota of the isoglucose-producing undertaking in question situated in its mainland region shall be equal to the basic quantity A fixed in paragraph 2 ( I ) ( b ) for that region . "

The following is added to Article 24 ( 4 ) :

" As regards the sugar-producing undertakings situated in :

( a ) Spain , the B quota shall be established by dividing the basic quantity B fixed in paragraph 2 ( II ) ( a ) for Spain between the undertakings in question , taking into account their production rights applicable before 1 January 1986 ;

( b ) Portugal , in its autonomous region of the Azores , the B quota of the sugar-producing undertaking in question shall be equal to the basic quantity B fixed in paragraph 2 ( II ) ( a ) for that region . "

The following is added to Article 24 ( 5 ) :

" As regards the isoglucose-producing undertakings situated in :

( a ) Spain , the B quota shall be established by dividing the basic quantity B fixed in paragraph 2 ( II ) ( b ) for Spain between the undertakings in question on the basis of their respective production attained during the 1983 calendar year ;

( b ) Portugal , the B quota of the isoglucose-producing undertaking in question situated in its mainland region shall be equal to the basic quantity B fixed in paragraph 2 ( II ) ( b ) for that region . "