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COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1788/81

OF 30 JUNE 1981

FIXING , FOR THE 1981/82 MARKETING YEAR , THE DERIVED INTERVENTION PRICES FOR WHITE SUGAR , THE INTERVENTION PRICE FOR RAW SUGAR , THE MINIMUM PRICES FOR A AND B BEET , THE THRESHOLD PRICES AND THE AMOUNT OF COMPENSATION FOR STORAGE COSTS

THE COUNCIL 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 ( 1 ) , AND IN PARTICULAR ARTICLES 3 ( 5 ) , 5 ( 5 ) , 8 ( 4 ) AND 14 ( 5 ) THEREOF ,

HAVING REGARD TO THE PROPOSAL FROM THE COMMISSION ( 2 ) ,

WHEREAS COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1787/81 OF 30 JUNE 1981 FIXING , FOR THE 1981/82 MARKETING YEAR , THE SUGAR PRICES AND THE STANDARD QUALITY OF BEET ( 3 ) , FIXED THE INTERVENTION PRICE FOR WHITE SUGAR AT 46,95 ECU PER 100 KILOGRAMS ;

WHEREAS ARTICLE 3 ( 5 ) OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1785/81 PROVIDES THAT DERIVED INTERVENTION PRICES FOR WHITE SUGAR SHALL BE FIXED FOR EACH OF THE DEFICIT AREAS ; WHEREAS , FOR SUCH FIXING , IT IS APPROPRIATE THAT ACCOUNT BE TAKEN OF THE REGIONAL VARIATIONS WHICH , GIVEN A NORMAL HARVEST AND FREE MOVEMENT OF SUGAR , MIGHT BE EXPECTED TO OCCUR IN THE PRICE OF SUGAR UNDER NATURAL CONDITIONS OF PRICE FORMATION ON THE MARKET ;

WHEREAS A DEFICIT SUPPLY SITUATION IS TO BE FORESEEN IN THE AREAS OF PRODUCTION IN ITALY , IRELAND AND THE UNITED KINGDOM ;

WHEREAS ARTICLE 3 ( 5 ) OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1785/81 PROVIDES THAT AN INTERVENTION PRICE FOR RAW SUGAR SHALL BE FIXED ; WHEREAS SUCH PRICE SHALL BE ESTABLISHED ON THE BASIS OF THE INTERVENTION PRICE FOR WHITE SUGAR , ACCOUNT BEING TAKEN OF A UNIFORM PROCESSING MARGIN AND A STANDARD YIELD , AS WELL AS TRANSPORT COSTS FOR THE SUPPLY OF RAW SUGAR ;

WHEREAS REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1787/81 FIXED THE BASIC PRICE FOR BEET AT 35,91 ECU PER TONNE ; WHEREAS ARTICLE 5 ( 2 ) OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1785/81 PROVIDES THAT THE MINIMUM PRICE TO BE FIXED FOR A BEET SHALL BE 98 % OF THE BASIC PRICE OF THE BEET AND THE MINIMUM PRICE TO BE FIXED FOR B BEET SHALL IN PRINCIPLE BE 68 % OF THE SAID BASIC PRICE ;

WHEREAS ARTICLE 14 ( 2 ) OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1785/81 PROVIDES THAT THE THRESHOLD PRICE FOR WHITE SUGAR SHALL BE EQUAL TO THE TARGET PRICE , PLUS COSTS , CALCULATED AT A FLAT RATE , OF TRANSPORT FROM THE COMMUNITY AREA HAVING THE LARGEST SURPLUS TO THE MOST DISTANT DEFICIT CONSUMPTION AREA IN THE COMMUNITY , PLUS A FLAT-RATE AMOUNT WHICH TAKES INTO ACCOUNT THE STORAGE LEVY WHICH , FOR 1981/82 , CAN BE ESTIMATED AT 3,55 ECU PER 100 KILOGRAMS OF WHITE SUGAR ; WHEREAS , GIVEN THE STATE OF SUPPLIES WITHIN THE COMMUNITY , ACCOUNT SHOULD BE TAKEN OF TRANSPORT CHARGES BETWEEN THE DEPARTMENTS OF NORTHERN FRANCE AND PALERMO ;

WHEREAS THE THRESHOLD PRICE FOR RAW SUGAR IS TO BE DERIVED FROM THE THRESHOLD PRICE FOR WHITE SUGAR BY REFERENCE TO A PROCESSING MARGIN AND A STANDARD YIELD ;

WHEREAS THE THRESHOLD PRICE FOR MOLASSES SHOULD BE FIXED IN SUCH A WAY THAT THE RECEIPTS FROM SALES OF MOLASSES MAY REACH THE LEVEL OF RECEIPTS OF UNDERTAKINGS TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT IN THE FIXING OF BASIC PRICES FOR BEET ;

WHEREAS ARTICLE 5 OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1358/77 ( 4 ) PROVIDES THAT THE AMOUNT OF REPAYMENT IN THE CONTEXT OF THE COMPENSATION FOR STORAGE COSTS SHALL BE FIXED PER MONTH AND PER UNIT OF WEIGHT , TAKING ACCOUNT OF FINANCING , INSURANCE AND SPECIFIC STORAGE COSTS ,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :

ARTICLE 1

FOR THE DEFICIT AREAS OF THE COMMUNITY THE DERIVED INTERVENTION PRICE FOR WHITE SUGAR SHALL BE FIXED AT , PER 100 KILOGRAMS :

( A ) 48,16 ECU FOR ALL THE AREAS IN THE UNITED KINGDOM ;

( B ) 48,16 ECU FOR ALL THE AREAS IN IRELAND ;

( C ) 48,89 ECU FOR ALL THE AREAS IN ITALY .

ARTICLE 2

THE INTERVENTION PRICE FOR 100 KILOGRAMS OF RAW SUGAR SHALL BE 38,58 ECU .

ARTICLE 3

1 . THE MINIMUM PRICE FOR A BEET SHALL BE 35,19 ECU PER TONNE .

2 . THE MINIMUM PRICE FOR B BEET SHALL BE 24,42 ECU PER TONNE .

ARTICLE 4

THE THRESHOLD PRICE SHALL BE :

( A ) 58,44 ECU PER 100 KILOGRAMS OF WHITE SUGAR ;

( B ) 49,85 ECU PER 100 KILOGRAMS OF RAW SUGAR ;

( C ) 6,51 ECU PER 100 KILOGRAMS OF MOLASSES .

ARTICLE 5

THE AMOUNT OF THE REIMBURSEMENT REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 8 OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1785/81 SHALL BE 0,58 ECU PER MONTH PER 100 KILOGRAMS OF WHITE SUGAR .

ARTICLE 6

THIS REGULATION SHALL ENTER INTO FORCE ON THE DAY OF ITS PUBLICATION IN THE OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES .

IT SHALL APPLY FOR THE 1981/82 MARKETING YEAR .

THIS REGULATION SHALL BE BINDING IN ITS ENTIRETY AND DIRECTLY APPLICABLE IN ALL MEMBER STATES .

DONE AT LUXEMBOURG , 30 JUNE 1981 .

FOR THE COUNCIL

THE PRESIDENT

G . BRAKS

( 1 ) SEE PAGE 4 OF THIS OFFICIAL JOURNAL .

( 2 ) OJ NO C 75 , 3 . 4 . 1981 , P . 12 .

( 3 ) SEE PAGE 35 OF THIS OFFICIAL JOURNAL .

( 4 ) OJ NO L 156 , 25 . 6 . 1977 , P . 4 .