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NoL137/4 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 21.6.68
REGULATION (EEC)No750/68OFTHECOUNCIL
of18June1968
layingdowngeneralrulesforoffsettingstoragecostsfor7sugar
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingthe
EuropeanEconomicCommunity ;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulationNo1009/67/
EEC1of18December1967onthecommonorganisa­
tionofthemarketinsugar,andinparticularArticle8
(2)thereof;
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission ;
WhereasArticle8(1)ofRegulationNo1009/67/EEC
providesforthereimsbursement ataflatrateof
storagecostsforcertainsugars;whereas,pursuant
toArticle25ofthatRegulation,thesesugarsmust
havebeenproducedwithinthemaximumquota;
Whereasthisflat-ratereimbursement isfinancedby
alevychargedonmanufacturers ;whereas,therefore,
theprincipletobeobservedwhentheamountofthis
levyisbeingfixedshouldbethattotalreimburse­
mentsmadeshouldequaltotalleviescharged;
Whereasthereimbursement systemisconfinedto
sugarsmanufactured frombeetorcaneharvested
withintheCommunity ;whereascontrolisneededto
ensurethatthisruleisobserved;whereasinthe
sugartradesugarisnormallyheldinstorebymanu­
facturers;whereasforthisreasonreimbursement
shouldasageneralruleberestrictedtomanufac­
turerswhoaretheownersofthesugarheldinstore;
Whereas,however,insomeMemberStatessugaris
heldinstorebypersonsengagedincertainrelated
tradeswhichareassimilatedtomanufacturing by
thoseMemberStatesforthepurposesofthereim­
bursement;whereasthesepersonscannottherefore
beexcludedfromentitlementtothereimbursement ;
Whereasinterventionagenciesusuallyfinditnecess­
arytoholdinstorethesugarwhichtheyhave
bought-inandshouldthereforebeentitledtoreim­
bursementonthesametermsasmanufacturers ;whereas,giventhespecialpositionofintervention
agencies,theperiodforwhichareimbursement is
grantedshouldhoweverbelimited;
Whereasreimbursement cannotbegrantedunless
somemeasureofcontrolispossible;whereasware­
housesmustthereforebeofficiallyapproved;whereas
forthisreasonreimbursements shouldbemadeby
theMemberStateonwhoseterritorythesugaris
heldinstore;
Whereascalculationofthereimbursement shouldbe
basedonperiodsforwhichthemovementofstocks
canbechecked;
Whereasspecialmeasuresmaybeneededtodeal
withthespecialsituationofsugarintransitatthe
beginningofamonth;whereassuchmeasuresshould
beadoptedinthesamewayastherulesrequiredfor
theapplicationofthisRegulation,thatistosay,in
accordancewiththeprocedurelaiddowninArticle
40ofRegulationNo1009/67/EEC;
Whereasthepurposeofthereimbursement isto
offsetstoragecostsnecessarilyincurred;whereas,
therefore,whentheamountofthereimbursement is
beingfixedthemainchargesincludedinstorage
costsmustbetakenintoaccount;
Whereaseffectivecontrolofmanufacturing canbest
beexercisedwhenthesugarisbeingdisposedof;
whereasthelevyshouldthereforebecollectedfrom
themanufacturer atthisstage;whereas,for
administrative reasons,provisionshouldbemadefor
thelevytobecollectedbetweenthedateofdisposal
andtheendofthefollowingmonth;
Whereassincesometimemustelapsebeforethe
exactamountofthelevycanbeestablished,this
amountmustthereforebebasedonforecastswhich
mustbeadjustedinthelightofresultsforprevious
marketingyears;
Whereasfrom1July1968interventionagencieswill
berequiredtobuyinsugarofferedtothemby
manufacturers ;whereasthereimbursement ofstorage
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awarehouseapprovedbytheMemberStateon
whoseterritorythewarehouseissituated.
Inspecialcircumstances specialprovisionsmaybe
adoptedinaccordancewiththeprocedurelaiddown
inArticle40ofRegulationNo1009/67/EECtodeal
withsugarintransitatthebeginningoftheperiod
referredtoinArticle4(2).
2.Approvalshallbegrantedundercertaincon­
ditions.needforinterventionbuying;whereasreimburse­
mentshouldthereforebeextendedtoquantitiesof
sugarinfreecirculationheldinstorebymanu­
facturerson1July1968;whereas,forthepurposes
ofthisRegulation,thesequantitiesshouldberegar­
dedashavingbeenproducedwithinthemaximum
quotaforthe1968/69marketingyear;whereas,
therefore,thelevyapplicabletothatmarketingyear
shouldbecollectedfromthosemanufacturers when
thesequantitiesaredisposedof;
WhereastheintroductionoftheCommunitysystem
tooffsetstoragecostswillinevitablyhavecertain
repercussions sincesomeMemberStatesdonot
operatesuchasystematpresent;whereasprovision
mustthereforebemadeforatransitionalperiodin
respectofreimbursements topersonsotherthan
manufacturers ;Article4
1.Calculationofthereimbursement shallbebased
onmonthlyreturnsforquantitiesinstore.
2.Thequantitytobetakenintoaccountforany
onemonthshallbeequaltotheaveragequantities
ofsugarheldinstoreatthebeginningandatthe
endofthemonthinquestion.
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1Article5
Theamountofthereimbursement shallbefixed
permonthandperunitofweight,insuranceand
specificstoragecostsbeingtakenintoconsideration .Reimbursement shallbemadewithinaspecified
periodbytheMemberStateonwhoseterritorythe
sugarisheldinstore.
Article2 Article6
1.Thelevyshallbesofixedthat,inanyonemarket­
ingyear,anticipatedtotalleviesareequaltoantici­
patedtotalreimbursements .
2.Ifinanyonemarketingyeartotalleviescollected
donotequaltotalreimbursements made,thediffer­
enceshallbecarriedforwardtoasubsequentmarket­
ingyear.1.Reimbursement shallbemadeto:
(a)anysugarmanufacturer towhomabasicquota
hasbeenallocated;
(b)anysugarrefiner;
(c)anymanufacturer ofpowdered,lumporcandy
sugarwhohasbeenapprovedbytheMember
Stateonwhoseterritoryheisestablished;
(d)anyspecialisedsugartraderwhohasbeenap­
provedbytheMemberStateonwhoseterritoryhe
isestablished;Article7
TheMemberStateshallcollectthelevyfromeach
sugarmanufacturer inrespectofthequantitiesof
whiteandrawsugarproducedwithinhismaximum
quota.(e)anyinterventionagency
Article8providedthattheyaretheownersofthesugarheld
instoreatthebeginningoftheperiodreferredto
inArticle4(2).
2.Approvalshallbegrantedsubjecttocertaincon­
ditions.
3.However,wheresugarwhichhasbeenthe
subjectofinterventionmeasuresisheldinstoreby
aninterventionagency,reimbursement shallbe
limitedtoaspecifiedmaximumperiod.Thelevyshallbedueonadatedeterminedbythe
MemberStateconcerned,withintheperiodbetween
thedateonwhichthesugarinquestionisdisposed
ofandtheendofthemonthfollowingthatofdis­
posal.
Article9
Article3Theamountofthelevyperunitofweightshallbe
calculatedasfollows:
totalanticipatedreimbursements fortherelevant
marketingyearshallbeincreasedordecreasedas
thecasemaybebytheamountscarriedforward
pursuanttoArticle6(2).Theresultshallbedivided1.Reimbursement shallonlybemadeinrespectof
quantitiesofnon-denatured whiteandrawsugar
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bytheanticipatedquantityofsugarwhichwillbe
disposedofduringthatmarketingyearandproduced
withinthemaximumquotas.ducedwithinthemaximumquotaforthe1968/69
marketingyear.
However,thisRegulationshallnotapplytoquan­
titiesofsugarwhich,pursuanttoCommunitypro­
visions,areundercustomscontrol,orareunder­
goinganadministrative inspectionofferingan
equivalentguarantee,on1July1968.Article10
Article111.Bywayofderogationfromtheprovisionsof
Article2,until30September1968reimbursement
shallonlybemadetosugarmanufacturers whohave
beenallocatedabasicquota.
2.ForthepurposesofArticles3,7and9,quantities
ofsugarmanufactured frombeetorcaneharvested
withintheCommunityandheldinstoreon1July
1968bymanufacturers whohavebeenallocateda
basicquotashallberegardedashavingbeenpro­ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthethird
dayfollowingitspublicationintheOfficialJournal
oftheEuropeanCommunities .
Itshallapplyfrom1July1968.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,18June1968.
FortheCouncil
The?resident
E.FAURE