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18.12.67 OFFICIALJOURNALOFTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES No308/1
REGULATION No1009/67/EECOFTHECOUNCIL
of18December1967
onthecommonorganisationofthemarketinsugar
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuro­
peanEconomicCommunity,andinparticularArticles
42,43and227thereof;
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission ;
HavingregardtotheOpinionoftheEuropeanPar­
liament1;
Whereastheoperationanddevelopmentofthecom­
monmarketinagriculturalproductsmustbeac­
companiedbytheestablishmentofacommonagri­
culturalpolicytoincludeinparticularacommon
organisationoftheagriculturalmarkets,whichmay
takevariousforms,dependingontheproduct
concerned;
Whereas,toensurethatthenecessaryguaranteesin
respectofemploymentandstandardsoflivingare
maintainedforCommunitygrowersofsugarbeetand
sugarcane,provisionshouldbemadeformeasures
tostabilisethesugarmarket;whereastothisenda
targetpriceandaninterventionpriceforwhitesugar
shouldbefixedeachyearfortheCommunityarea
havingthelargestsurplus;whereasderivedinter­
ventionpricesshouldbefixedeachyearforother
Communityareas,accountbeingtakenofregional
pricevariationsarisingundernaturalconditionsof
priceformationonthemarketwithanormalharvest
andoftheprocessingstage;whereastheobjective
referredtoabovecouldbeattainedbymaking
provisionforbuying-inbyinterventionagenciesat
theinterventionprices;whereasmoreoverdenaturing
premiumsforsugarrenderedunfitforhumancon­
sumptioncombinedwithanequalisationsystemfor
storagecostsforsugarproducedfromrawmaterials
(includingmolasses)ofCommunityorigincould
servethesamepurpose;
Whereasitisnecessarytoensurethattheregulation
ofthesugarmarketinfluencessugarbeetandsugarcaneproduction ;whereasforthisreasonitisadvis­
abletofixminimumpriceswhichmustberespected
whensugarmanufacturers buybeet,tolaydown
basicCommunityprovisionsgoverningcontractual
relationshipsbetweenbuyersandsellersofbeet,and
toadoptappropriateprovisionstothisendforsugar
caneproducers;
WhereasthecreationofasingleCommunitymarket
forsugarinvolves,apartfromasinglepricesystem,
theintroductionofasingletradingsystemattheex­
ternalfrontiersoftheCommunity ;whereasatrading
systemincludingleviesandexportrefunds,combined
withinterventionmeasures,alsoservestostabilise
theCommunitymarket,inparticularbypreventing
pricefluctuationsontheworldmarketfromaffecting
pricesrulingwithintheCommunity ;whereaspro­
visionshouldthereforebemadeforthechargingofa
levyonimportsfromthirdcountriesandthepay­
mentofarefundonexportstothosesamecountries
whichwould,ineithercase,coverthedifferencebe­
tweenpricesrulinginsideandoutsidetheCom­
munityiftheworldmarketpriceislowerthanthe
Communityprice;whereas,wherethereverseistrue,
provisionshouldbemadefortheintroductionofcor­
respondingmachinery;
Whereas,inadditiontothesystemdescribedabove
andtotheextentnecessaryforitsproperworking,
provisionshouldbemadeforregulatingor,whenthe
situationonthemarketsorequires,prohibitingthe
useof'inwardprocessingarrangements';whereasitis
alsodesirablethatrefundsshouldbesofixedthat
Communitybasicproductsusedbytheprocessingin­
dustryintheCommunitywithaviewtoexportare
notplacedatadisadvantagebyinwardprocessingar­
rangementswhichmightinducethatindustrytogive
preferencetobasicproductsimportedfromthird
countries;whereastheintroductionofthesinglemar­
ketinsugarnecessitatesCommunitycontrolofthe
inwardprocessingtrade;
Whereasitmustbemadepossibleforthecompetent
authoritiestokeepaconstantwatchontrademove­
mentstoenablethemtoassessmarkettrendsand, 1OJNo103,2.6.1967,p.2092/67.

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thegrantingofcertainaids;whereas,therefore,the
provisionsoftheTreatywhichallowtheassessment
ofaidsgrantedbyMemberStatesandtheprohibition
ofthosewhichareincompatiblewiththecommon
marketshouldbemadetoapplytosugar;
Whereas,however,beetandsugarproductioninItaly
isrendereddifficultbyclimaticconditionsand,inthe
caseofbeetproduction,bytheadditionalproblems
presentedbytheapplicationofmodernproduction
methods;whereasprovisionshouldbemadefor
grantingtemporarysubsidiestoboththeseactivities;
WhereasRegulationNo44/67/EEC,1asamendedby
RegulationNo219/67/EEC,2introducedcertain
measuresforacommonorganisationofthemarketin
sugarforthe1967/68marketingyear;whereasthe
transitiontothesystemestablishedbythisRegula­
tionmustbeeffectedassmoothlyaspossible;whereas
tothisendcertaintransitionalmeasuresmayprove
necessary;whereasthesameneedmayariseateach
change-overfromonemarketingyeartothenext;
whereasprovisionmustthereforebemadeforthe
possibilityofadoptingappropriatemeasures;
Whereasinterventionisessentialifthesugarpriceis
tobeguaranteed;whereas,inviewofthespecialim­
portanceofsugarproductionfortheeconomyofthe
Frenchoverseasdepartments ,provisionsconcerning
theGuaranteeSectionoftheEuropeanAgricultural
GuidanceandGuaranteeFundmustbemadetoap­
plytothesedepartments ;
Whereasthecommonorganisationofthemarketin
sugarmusttakeappropriateaccount,atthesame
time,oftheobjectivessetoutinArticles39and110
oftheTreaty;
Whereas,inordertofacilitateimplementation ofthe
proposedmeasures,aprocedureshouldbeprovided
forestablishingcloseco-operationbetweenMember
StatesandtheCommissionwithinaManagement
Committee ;whereappropriate,toapplysuchprovisionsofthis
Regulationasprovenecessary;whereastothisend
provisionshouldbemadefortheissueofimportand
exportlicencesconditionalonthelodgingofade­
positguaranteeingthatthetransactionforwhichthe
licencehasbeenrequestedwillbeeffected;
Whereasthelevysystemmakesitpossibletodispense
withallotherprotectivemeasuresattheexternal
frontiersoftheCommunity ;whereas,however,the
commonpriceandlevymachinerymay,inexceptional
circumstances ,provedefective;whereas,insuch
cases,soasnottoleavetheCommunitymarketwith­
outdefenceagainstdisturbanceswhichmayarise
therefromaftertheimportbarrierswhichexistedpre­
viouslyhavebeenremoved,theCommunityshould
beenabledtotakeallnecessarymeasureswithoutde­
lay;
Whereastheestablishmentofasinglemarketinsugar
involvestheremovalattheinternalfrontiersofthe
Communityofallobstaclestothefreemovementof
thegoodsinquestion;
WhereasCommunitysugarproductionhasoftenex­
ceededconsumption inrecentyearsandwhereasthe
worldmarketsituationischaracterised bytheexis­
tenceoflargesurpluses;whereasitisthereforeadvis­
able,foratransitionalperiod,tomakeprovisionfor
measurestolimitproductionandpromoteregional
specialisation ;
Whereasthisaimcouldbeachievedbyallocatingto
eachfactoryorundertakingintheCommunitywhich
processesbeetormolassesintosugarabasicquota
forwhichapriceandsalesguaranteewouldbegiven
bytheCommunityandbylimitingorwithdrawing
thisguaranteeforquantitiesmanufactured overand
abovethebasicquota,dependingonwhetherornot
theyexceedacertainceiling;
Whereas,ifitistobesuccessful,thelimitationof
sugarproductionmustleadtoalimitationofsugar
beetandsugarcaneproduction;whereastothisend
specialprovisionsondeliverycontractsshouldbe
adopted,dealinginparticularwiththedifferentiation
ofbeetprices;whereas,non-differentiation ofthese
pricescanonlybeacceptablewhereprovisionis
madeforafurtherlimitationoftheguarantee;
Whereas,inordertopreventsowingontoolargea
scale,itisadvisabletoallowforthepossibilityof
carryingpartofonemarketingyear'sproductionfor­
wardtothefollowingmarketingyear,tobetreated
aspartofthatyear'sproduction;HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
1.Thecommonorganisationofthemarketin
sugarshallcompriseapriceandtradingsystemand
coverthefollowingproducts:
Whereastheestablishment ofasinglemarketbased
onacommonpricesystemwouldbejeopardisedby1OJNo40,3.3.1967,p.597/67.
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Article3CCT
heading
NoDescriptionofgoods
(a)17.01Beetsugarandcanesugar,solid
(b)12.04Sugarbeet,wholeorsliced,fresh,dried
orpowdered;sugarcane
(c)17.03Molasses,whetherornotdecolourised
(d)ex17.02Othersugars(butnotincludinglactose
andglucose);sugarsyrups(butnotin­
cludinglactosesyrupandglucosesyrup);
artificialhoney(whetherornotmixed
withnaturalhoney);caramel
ex17.05Flavouredorcolouredsugars(butnot
includinglactoseandglucose),syrups
(butnotincludinglactosesyrupand
glucosesyrup)andmolasses,butnot
includingfruitjuicescontainingadded
sugarinanyproportion
2.ForthepurposesofthisRegulation :1.Aninterventionpriceforwhitesugarshallbe
fixedeachyearfortheCommunityareahavingthe
largestsurplus.
2.Derivedinterventionpricesshallbefixedfor
otherareas,accountbeingtakenoftheregionalvari­
ationswhich,givenanormalharvestandfreemove­
mentofsugar,mightbeexpectedtooccurinthe
priceofsugarundernaturalconditionsofpricefor­
mation.
3.Theinterventionpricesreferredtoinpara­
graphs1and2shallbevalidforwhitesugarofthe
standardqualitytowhichthetargetpriceapplies,un­
packed,ex-factory,loadedintothemeansoftrans­
portchosenbythepurchaser.
4.ThederivedinterventionpricesforFrenchover­
seasdepartmentsshall,however,bevalidforsugar
f.o.b.andstowedaboardaseagoingvesselattheport
ofembarkation .
Forthesedepartments ,interventionpricesshallalso
befixedforrawsugarofastandardquality.These
shallbederivedfromtheinterventionpricesfor
whitesugarfixedforthosedepartments ,allowance
beingmadeforauniformprocessingmarginanda
standardyield.
5.Theinterventionpricefortheareahavingthe
largestsurplusshallbefixedatthesametimeasthe
targetpriceinaccordancewiththeprocedurelaid
downinArticle43(2)oftheTreaty.
6.TheCouncil,actinginaccordancewiththe
votingprocedurelaiddowninArticle43(2)ofthe
TreatyonaproposalfromtheCommission ,shallde­
termine:
—thestandardqualityforrawsugarand,before1
Augustofeachyearforthefollowingmarketing
year,-
—theareasreferredtoinparagraph2andthede­
rivedinterventionpricesvalidfortheseareas.—'whitesugar'meanssugarfallingwithinheading
No17.01oftheCommonCustomsTariffcon­
taining,inthedrystate,99-5%ormorebyweight
ofsucrosedeterminedbythepolarimetric
method;
—'rawsugar'meanssugarfallingwithinheading
No17.01oftheCommonCustomsTariffcon­
taining,inthedrystate,lessthan99-5%byweight "
ofsucrosedeterminedbythepolarimetric
method.
TITLEI
Prices
Article2
Article41.Atargetpriceforwhitesugarshallbefixed
eachyearfortheCommunityareahavingthelargest
surplus.Thistargetpriceshallbevalidforwhite
sugarofastandardquality,unpacked,ex-factory,
loadedontothemeansoftransportch'osenbythe
purchaser.
2.Before1Augustofeachyearthetargetpricefor
themarketingyearbeginningon1Julyofthefollow­
ingcalendaryearshallbefixedinaccordancewith
theprocedurelaiddowninArticle43(2)ofthe
Treaty.
Thesameprocedureshallbefollowedtodetermine :
—thestandardqualityforwhitesugarand,atthe
sametimeasthetargetprice,
—theCommunityareahavingthelargestsurplus.1.Eachyear,foreachbeet-sugar-producing area
forwhichaninterventionpriceisfixed:
—aminimumpriceforbeetshallbefixedinaccord­
ancewiththeprovisionsofparagraphs2,3and4;
—aminimumpriceforbeetoutsidethebasicquota
shallbefixedinaccordancewithArticle28.
Thesepricesshallapplytoaspecifieddeliverystage
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Article7 2.Whentheminimumpriceforbeetisbeinges­
tablished,theinterventionpriceforwhitesugarinthe
areainquestionandfixedvaluesfortheCommunity
representing :
—theprocessingmargin;1.Conditionsforpurchasingsugarcaneshallbe
governedbyagreementswithinthetradebetween
canegrowersandsugarmanufacturers .
2.Wherenoagreementswithinthetradeexist,
conditionsofpurchase,andinparticularthemini­
mumproportionoftheinterventionpriceforcane
sugartobepaidbysugarmanufacturers tosellersof
sugarcane,shallbedeterminedinaccordancewith
theprocedurelaiddowninArticle40.—theyield;
—factories'orundertakings'receiptsfromsalesof
molasses;and,
—whereappropriate,costsincurredindelivering
beettofactories
shallbetakenintoaccount.
Article8
3.Atthesametimeasthetargetpriceisfixed,
—theminimumpriceforbeetreferredtointhefirst
indentofparagraph1fortheCommunityarea
havingthelargestsurplusshallbefixed,and
—thedeliverystageandstandardqualityforbeet
shallbedetermined
inaccordancewiththeprocedurelaiddownin
Article43(2)oftheTreaty.
4.TheCouncil,actinginaccordancewiththe
votingprocedurelaiddowninArticle43(2)ofthe
TreatyonaproposalfromtheCommission ,shallfix
theminimumpriceforbeetreferredtointhefirstin­
dentofparagraph1forotherareasatthesametime
asthederivedinterventionprices.1.SubjecttotheprovisionsofArticle32(2),
storagecostsforwhitesugarandrawsugar,manu­
facturedfrombeetorcaneharvestedintheCom­
munity,shallbereimbursedataflatratebythe
MemberStates.
MemberStatesshallchargealevyoneachsugar
manufacturerperunitofweightofsugarproduced.
Theamountofthereimbursement shallbethesame
forthewholeCommunity .Thesameruleshallapply
tothelevy.
2.TheCouncil,actinginaccordancewiththe
votingprocedurelaiddowninArticle43(2)ofthe
TreatyonaproposalfromtheCommission,shall
adoptrulesfortheapplicationofparagraph1.
3.Theamountofthereimbursement andthelevy
shallbefixedeachyearinaccordancewiththepro­
cedurelaiddowninArticle40.Otherrulesforthe
<applicationofthisArticleshallbeadoptedinaccord­
ancewiththesameprocedure.Article5
Article91.SubjecttotheprovisionsofArticle27(4),
Article29(1)andprovisionsadoptedpursuantto
Article32(3),sugarmanufacturers buyingbeetfor
processingintosugarshallberequiredtopayatleast
theminimumpriceforsugarbeet,adjustedbyprice
increasesorreductionstoallowfordeviationsfrom
thestandardquality.
2.Thepriceincreasesandreductionsshallbefixed
inaccordancewiththeprocedurelaiddownin
Article40.
Article61.Throughoutthemarketingyearintervention
agenciesdesignatedbysugar-producing Member
Statesshallberequired,underconditionstobelaid
downinaccordancewithparagraphs7and8,tobuy
inwhitesugarandrawcanesugarofferedtothem
whichhasbeenmanufactured frombeetorcanehar­
vestedintheCommunity .
Interventionagenciesshallbuyinattheintervention
pricevalidfortheareainwhichthesugarislocated
atthetimeofpurchase.Ifthequalityofthesugar
deviatesfromthestandardqualityforwhichthein­
terventionpricewasfixed,thatpriceshallbead­
justedbymeansofpriceincreasesandreductions .
2.Interventionagenciesmaygrantdenaturingpre­
miumsforsugarrenderedunfitforhumanconsump­
tion.TheCouncil,actinginaccordancewiththevoting
procedurelaiddowninArticle43(2)oftheTreaty
onaproposalfromtheCommission ,shalladoptout­
lineprovisionsdealinginparticularwithgeneralcon­
ditionsgoverningpurchasing,delivery,receptionand
paymenttowhichagreementswithinthetradeat
Community,regionalorlocallevelandcontracts
concludedbetweenbuyersandsellersofbeetmust
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—onthebasisofpricesontheworldmarket,ifitis
exportedtothirdcountriesinthenaturalstateor
followingprocessingintotheproductslistedin
AnnexIItotheTreatyorintothegoodslistedin
theAnnextothisRegulation..
2.TheCouncil,actinginaccordancewiththe
votingprocedurelaiddowninArticle43(2)ofthe
TreatyonaproposalfromtheCommission ,shall
adoptgeneralrulesforthesaleofproductswhich
havebeensubjecttointerventionmeasures.
3.DetailedrulesfortheapplicationofthisArticle
shallbeadoptedinaccordancewiththeprocedure
laiddowninArticle40.
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Tradewiththirdcountries
Article113.Until31December1969,theinterventionsys­
temdescribedinparagraphs1and2shallalsoapply
torawbeetsugar.
4.From1January1970,specialmeasuresmaybe
takenforrawbeetsugarshouldanabnormalsituation
arise.
5.Shoulddifficultiesariseinmarketingsugarpro­
ducedintheFrenchoverseasdepartments ,appropri­
atemeasuresshallbetaken.
6.Aproductionrefundshallbegrantedonthe
productslistedinArticle1(1)(a),andthesyrups
listedinArticle1(1)(d)containingsucrose,usedin
themanufactureofcertainproductsofthechemical
industry.
7.TheCouncil,actinginaccordancewiththe
votingprocedurelaiddowninArticle43(2)ofthe
TreatyonaproposalfromtheCommission ,shall
determine :
—generalrulesfortheapplicationoftheabove
paragraphs ;
—interventionpricesforrawbeetsugar;
—theproductsofthechemicalindustryreferredto
inparagraph6.
8.DetailedrulesfortheapplicationofthisArticle
shallbeadoptedinaccordancewiththeprocedure
laiddowninArticle40andshalldealinparticular
with:
—theminimumqualityandquantityrequirements
onintervention ;
—thescalesofpriceincreasesadreductionsappli­
cableonintervention ;
—proceduresandconditionsfortaking-overbyin­
terventionagencies;
—conditionsforgrantingdenaturingpremiumsand
theamountofsuchpremiums;
—conditionsforgrantingtheproductionrefundand
theamountofsuchrefund.1.ImportsorexportsintooroutoftheCom­
munityoftheproductslistedinArticle1(1)shallbe
madeconditionalonthesubmissionofanimportor
exportlicenceissuedbyMemberStatestoanyappli­
cantirrespectiveoftheplaceofhisestablishment in
theCommunity .
Suchlicencesshallbevalidforatransactioneffected
withintheCommunityonorafteradatetobefixed
bytheCouncil,actinginaccordancewiththevoting
procedurelaiddowninArticle43(2)oftheTreaty
onaproposalfromtheCommission ,butnotlater
than1August1969.Untilthatdate,suchlicences
shallbevalidonlyforatransactioneffectedinthe
MemberStatewhichissuedthem.
Theissueofsuchlicencesshallbeconditionalonthe
lodgingofadepositguaranteeingthatimportationor
exportationiseffectedduringtheperiodofvalidity
ofthelicence;thisdepbsitshallbeforfeitedinwhole
orinpartifthetransactionisnoteffected,orisonly
partiallyeffectedwithinthatperiod.
2.Theperiodofvalidityoflicencesandotherde­
tailedrulesfortheapplicationofthisArticle,which
mayincludeatimelimitfortheissueoflicences,
shallTseadoptedinaccordancewiththeprocedure
laiddowninArticle40.Article10
Article121.Interventionagenciesmayonlysellsugaronthe
domesticmarketatapricewhichishigherthanthe
interventionprice.
Theymayhoweverbeauthorisedtosellsugar:
—atalowerpricewhenithasbeenrenderedunfit
forhumanconsumption ; '1.EachyearaCommunitythresholdpriceshallbe
fixedforwhitesugar,rawsugarandmolasses.
2.Thethresholdpriceforwhitesugarshallbethe
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Article14 havingthelargestsurplusplustransportcharges,cal­
culatedataflatrate,fromthatareatothemostdis­
tantdeficitareaintheCommunity .Itshallapplyto
thesamestandardqualityasthetargetprice.
3.Thethresholdpriceforrawsugarshallbede­
rivedfromthethresholdpriceforwhitesugar,astan­
dardprocessingmarginandastandardyieldbeing
takenintoaccount.
Itshallapplytothesamestandardqualityasthein­
terventionpricesforrawsugar.
4.Thethresholdpriceformolassesshallbeso
fixedthatreceiptsforsalesofmolassesmayreachthe
leveloffactories'andundertakings'receiptswhich
aretakenintoaccountpursuanttoArticle4when
minimumpricesforbeetarebeingfixed.Itshallap­
plytoastandardquality.
5.TheCouncil,actinginaccordancewiththe
,votingprocedurelaiddowninArticle43(2)ofthe
TreatyonaproposalfromtheCommission ,shallfix
thethresholdpricesatthesametimeasthederived
interventionprices.
6.Thestandardqualityformolassesshallbede­
terminedinaccordancewiththeprocedurelaiddown
inArticle40.1.Alevyshallbechargedonimportsoftheprod­
uctslistedinArticle1(1).
2.Thelevyonwhitesugar,rawsugarandmolas­
sesshallbeequaltothethresholdpricelessthec.i.f.'
price.
3.Thelevyonrawsugarshall,wherenecessary,
beadjustedaccordingtotheyield.Thelevyonwhite
sugarshallbechargedonimportsofrawsugarfor
purposesotherthanrefiningifthatlevyishigher
thanthelevyapplicabletorawsugar.Ifthelevyon
whitesugarishigherthanthelevyonrawsugar,raw
sugarforrefiningshallbesubjecttocustomscontrol
ortoanadministrative inspectionofferingequivalent
guarantees .
4.ThelevyontheproductslistedinArticle
1(1)(b)shallbecalculatedatastandardrateonthe
basisofthesucrosecontentofeachoftheseproducts
andthelevyonwhitesugar.
Forpurposesotherthanthemanufactureofsugar,
partialexemptionfromtheimportlevymaybeal­
lowedasatemporarymeasureinspecialinstancesin
accordancewiththeprocedurelaiddowninArticle
40.
5.ThelevyontheproductslistedinArticle
1(1)(d)shallbecalculated,whereappropriate,ata
standardrateonthebasisofthesucrosecontent(in­
cludingothersugarsexpressedassucrose)ofthe
productconcernedandthelevyonwhitesugar.
Theleviesapplicabletomaplesugarandmaplesyrup
fallingwithinheadingNo17.02oftheCommonCus­
tomsTariffshall,however,belimitedtotheamount
resultingfromapplicationoftherateofdutybound
withinGATT.
6.DetailedrulesfortheapplicationofthisArticle,
includingthemarginswithinwhichvariationsinthe
factorsusedforcalculatingthelevydonotrequire
anyalterationofthelevy,shallbeadoptedinaccord­
ancewiththeprocedurelaiddowninArticle40.
7.TheleviesreferredtointhisArticleshallbe
fixedbytheCommission .Article13
1.Ac.i.f.priceshallbecalculatedforaCom­
munityfrontiercrossingpointforwhitesugar,raw
sugarandmolasses.Thispriceshallbecalculatedon
thebasisofthemostfavourablepurchasingoppor­
tunitiesforeachproductontheworldmarket,based
onquotationsorpricesonthatmarket,correctedto
allowforanydeviationsfromthestandardquality
forwhichthethresholdpriceisfixed.
2.Wherefreequotationsontheworldmarketare
notadeterminingfactorfortheofferpriceandwhere
thatpriceislowerthanworldmarketprices,aspecial
c.i.f.pricecalculatedonthebasisoftheofferprice
shallbesubstituted,solelyinrespectoftheimports
inquestion,forthec.i.f.price.
3.TheCouncil,actinginaccordancewiththe
votingprocedurelaiddowninArticle43(2)ofthe
TreatyonaproposalfromtheCommission ,shallde­
terminethefrontiercrossingpoint.
4.Detailedrulesforcalculatingthec.i.f.prices
shallbeadoptedinaccordancewiththeprocedure
laiddowninArticle40.Thecorrectiveamountsre­
ferredtoinparagraph1shallbefixedinaccordance
withthesameprocedure.Article15
1.Thelevytobechargedshallbethatapplicable
onthedayofimportation .
2.Thelevymay,however,befixedinadvancefor
importsoftheproductslistedinArticle1(1)(a)and
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Article17 Inthateventthelevyapplicableonthedayonwhich
theapplicationforthelicenceislodged,adjustedon
thebasisofthethresholdpriceinforceonthedayof
importation,shallbeappliedtoimportstobeeffected
duringthevalidityofthelicence,providedthe
partyconcernedsorequestswhenapplyingfortheli­
cence.Apremiumtobeaddedtothelevymaybe
fixedatthesametimeasthelevy.
3.TheCouncil,actinginaccordancewiththe
votingprocedurelaiddowninArticle43(2)ofthe
TreatyonaproposalfromtheCommission ,shall
adoptrulesfortheapplicationofthisArticle;inpar­
ticularitshalldecideupontheconditionsunder
whichadvancefixingmaytakeplaceandtherules
forfixingpremiums.
4.Wheretheconditionsreferredtoinparagraph3
exist,adecisiontoapplythesystemprovidedforin
paragraph2shallbetakeninaccordancewiththe
procedurelaiddowninArticle40.Oncethesecon­
ditionsnolongerexist,thedecisionshallberepealed
inaccordancewiththesameprocedure.
Itmaybedecidedinaccordancewiththesamepro­
ceduretoapplythesystemprovidedforinparagraph
2inwholeorinparttoeachoftheproductslistedin
Article1(1)(d).
5.Thepremiumsshallbefixed,whereappropri­
ate,bytheCommission .1.Totheextentnecessarytoenabletheproducts
listedinArticle1(1)(a),(c)and(d)tobeexported
inthenaturalstate,orintheformofgoodslistedin
theAnnextothisRegulation,onthebasisofquo­
tationsorpricesfortheproductslistedinArticle
1(1)(a)and(c)ontheworldmarket,thedifference
betweenthosequotationsorpricesandpriceswithin
theCommunitymaybecoveredbyanexportrefund.
2.Therefundshallbethesameforthewhole
Community .Itmaybevariedaccordingtouseor
•destination .
Therefundshallbegrantedonapplicationbythe
partyconcerned.
Therefundforrawsugarmaynotexceedtherefund
forwhitesugar.
Whentherefundisbeingfixedparticularaccount
shallbetakenoftheneedtoestablishabalancebe­
tweentheuseofCommunitybasicproductsinthe
manufactureofprocessedgoodsforexporttothird
countriesandtheuseofthirdcountryproducts
broughtinunderinwardprocessingarrangements .
TheCouncil,actinginaccordancewiththevoting
procedurelaiddowninArticle43(2)oftheTreaty
onaproposalfromtheCommission ,shalladopt
generalrulesforgrantingrefunds,forfixingthe
amountofsuchrefunds,andforfixingsuchrefunds
inadvance.
Refundsshallbefixedatregularintervalsinaccord­
ancewiththeprocedurelaiddowninArticle40.
WherenecessarytheCommissionmay,attherequest
ofaMemberStateoronitsowninitiative,alterthe
refundsintheinterveningperiod.
3.TheCouncil,actinginaccordancewiththe
votingprocedurelaiddowninArticle43(2)ofthe
TreatyonaproposalfromtheCommission ,shall
adoptgeneralrulesapplicabletorefundswherethese
areawardedbytender.
4.DetailedrulesfortheapplicationofthisArticle
shallbeadoptedinaccordancewiththeprocedure
laiddowninArticle40.Article16
1.Ifthec.i.f.priceforwhitesugarorrawsugaris
higherthanthethresholdprice,alevyequaltothe
differencebetweenthosepricesshallbechargedon
exportsofthe.productinquestion.Thelevytobe
charged,ifany,shallbethatapplicableonthedayof
exportation .
2.Undertheconditionsdescribedinthefirstsen­
tenceofparagraph1,asubsidymaybegrantedon
importsoftheproductinquestion.
3.TheCouncil,actinginaccordancewiththe
votingprocedurelaiddowninArticle43(2)ofthe
TreatyonaproposalfromtheCommission ,shall
adoptrulesfortheapplicationofparagraphs1and2.
4.Provisionscorresponding tothoseofparagraph
1andtotherulesforitsapplicationmaybeadopted
fortheproductslistedinArticle1(1)(b),(c)and
(d),inaccordancewiththeprocedurelaiddownin
Article40.
5.Theleviesreferredtoinparagraph1,together
withanyleviesresultingfromtheapplicationof
paragraph4,shallbefixedbytheCommission .Article18
1.Provisionmaybemadeforaproductionrefund
onmolassesintendedforthemanufacture ofcertain
productsifthec.i.f.priceformolassesremainscon­
siderablybelowthelevelofthethresholdpricefora
prolongedperiod.
2.Therulesnecessaryfortheapplicationofthis
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ferredtoinparagraph1,shallbeadoptedbythe
Councilactinginaccordancewiththevotingpro­
cedurelaiddowninArticle43(2)oftheTreatyona
proposalfronitheCommission .
Article19cil,actinginaccordancewiththevotingprocedure
laiddowninArticle43(2)oftheTreatyonapro­
posalfromtheCommission,thefollowingshallbe
prohibited :
—thelevyingofanycustomsdutyorchargehaving
equivalenteffect;
—theapplicationofanyquantitativerestrictionor
measurehavingequivalenteffect.
Therestrictionofimportorexportlicencestoa
specifiedcategoryofthoseentitledtoreceivethem
shallbeoneofthemeasuresconsideredashavingef­
fectequivalenttoaquantitativerestriction.
Article211.Totheextentnecessaryfortheproperworking
ofthecommonorganisationofthemarketinsugar,
theCouncil,actinginaccordancewiththevoting
procedurelaiddowninArticle43(2)oftheTreaty
onaproposalfromtheCommission,mayprohibit,in
wholeorinpart,theuseofinwardprocessingar­
rangementsinrespectof:
—theproductslistedinArticle1(1)whicharein­
tendedforthemanufactureoftheproductslisted
inArticle1(1)(d);
—and,inspecialinstances,theproductslistedin
Article1(1)whichareintendedforthemanu­
factureofthegoodslistedintheAnnextothis
Regulation.
2.Communityprovisionstoregulateinwardpro­
cessingtradeintheproductslistedinArticle1(1)
shallbeadoptednotlaterthan1July1968.
3.Rulestobeapplieduntiltheprovisionsmen­
tionedinparagraph2enterintoforceshallbe
adoptedinaccordancewiththeprocedurereferredto
inparagraph1;theyshallapplyinrespectof:
(a)therateofyieldtobetakenwhenthequantityof
Article1(1)productsusedinthemanufactureof
processedgoodsforexportisbeingdetermined ;
(b)thedetermination ,forthepurposeofapplying
thelevy,ofthequantityofproductsusedinthe
manufactureofgoodsputintofreecirculation .
4.ForthepurposeofthisArticle,'inwardpro­
cessingarrangements'meansallthoseprovisionsde­
terminingtheconditionsunderwhichproductsfrom
thirdcountriesareusedwithintheCommunityinthe
manufactureofgoodsforexportandenjoyexemp­
tionfromtheleviesapplicabletothem.1.If,byreasonofimportsorexports,theCom­
munitymarketinoneormoreoftheproductslisted
inArticle1(1)experiencesoristhreatenedwith
seriousdisturbances whichmayendangerthe
objectivessetoutinArticle39oftheTreaty,appro­
priatemeasuresmaybeappliedintradewiththird
countriesuntilsuchdisturbanceorthreatofdusturb­
ancehasceased.
TheCouncil,actinginaccordancewiththevoting
procedurelaiddowninArticle43(2)oftheTreaty
onaproposalfromtheCommission ,shalladoptde­
tailedrulesfortheapplicationofthisparagraphand
definethecasesinwhichandthelimitswithinwhich
MemberStatesmaytakeprotectivemeasures.
2.Ifthesituationmentionedinparagraph1arises,
theCommissionshall,attherequestofaMember
Stateoronitsowninitiative,decideupontheneces­
.sarymeasures;themeasuresshallbecommunicated
totheMemberStatesandshallbeimmediatelyappli­
cable.IftheCommissionreceivesarequestfroma
MemberState,itshalltakeadecisionthereonwithin
twenty-fourhoursfollowingreceiptoftherequest.
3.ThemeasuresdecideduponbytheCommission
maybereferredtotheCouncilbyanyMemberState
withinaperiodofthreeworkingdaysfollowingthe
dayonwhichtheywerecommunicated .TheCouncil
shallmeetwithoutdelay.Itmayamendorrepealthe
measuresinquestioninaccordancewiththevoting
procedurelaiddowninArticle43(2)oftheTreaty.Article20
TITLEIII
Transitionalprovisions
Article221.Thegeneralrulesfortheinterpretation ofthe
CommonCustomsTariffandthespecialrulesforits
applicationshallapplytothetariffclassificationof
productscoveredbythisRegulation;thetariff
nomenclatureresultingfromapplicationofthisRegu­
lationshallbeincorporatedintheCommonCustoms
Tarifffromthedateonwhichthelatterisfullyap­
plied.
2.SaveasotherwiseprovidedinthisRegulationor
wherederogationtherefromisdecidedbytheCoun­1.Articles23to33,andinparticularthepro­
visionsconcerningnationalbasicquantities,theirdis­
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differentiation ,shallberepealedwitheffectfrom1
July1975.
2.Definitivearrangementsapplicablefrom1July
1975shallbeadoptedinaccordancewiththepro­
cedurelaiddowninArticle43(2)oftheTreaty.The
definitivearrangements shallnotinvolveanydis­
criminationbetweenCommunityproducers.2.Untilthe1970/71marketingyearthecoefficient
referredtoinparagraph1shallbe1-35.Thecoef­
ficientmaybeadjusted,inthelightoftheactualtrend
ofproductionandconsumption ,bytheCouncilact­
inginaccordancewiththevotingprocedurelaid
downinArticle43(2)oftheTreatyonaproposal
fromtheCommission .
Thecoefficientforthe1971/72to1974/75marketing
yearsshallbefixedatthesametimeasthetarget
priceinaccordancewiththeprocedurelaiddownin
Article43(2)oftheTreaty,accountbeingtakenof
thetrendofproductionfromthepointofviewof
specialisationandmarketingopportunities .Article23
Article251.MemberStatesshallfixabasicquotaforeach
factoryorforeachundertakingproducingsugaron
theirterritory.Withoutprejudicetoprovisionsadop­
tedpursuanttoparagraph3or4,thisbasicquota
shallbeestablishedbymultiplyingtheaveragean­
nualsugarproductionofthefactoryorundertaking
concernedduringthe1961/62to1965/66marketing
yearsby.acoefficientexpressingtheratioofthe
MemberState'sbasicquantitytotheaverageannual
sugarproductionof.thatStateduringthesame
period.
Thebasicquantitiesshallbe:1.Subjecttotheprovisions ,ofArticle32,andun­
lessa*shortageisfoundtoexistintheCommunity ,
thequantityofsugarproducedinexcessofthemaxi­
mumquotafixedforafactoryorundertakinginany
givenmarketingyearshallnotbedisposedofonthe
internalmarket.
2.TheprovisonsofArticles8,9,16and17shall
notapplytothequantityreferredtoinparagraph1
whichisnotcarriedforwardtothefollowingmarket­
ingyearpursuanttoArticle32.
3.DetailedrulesfortheapplicationofthisArticle
shallbeadoptedinaccordancewiththeprocedure
laiddowninArticle40.Thesedetailedrulesshall
provideinparticularforthelevyingofacharge
wherethequantityreferredtoinparagraph2has
beendisposedofinwholeorinpartontheinternal
market.—forGermany :1750000metrictonsofwhite
sugar;
—forFrance:2400000metrictonsofwhitesugar;
—forItaly:1230000metrictonsofwhitesugar;
—fortheNetherlands :550000metrictonsofwhite
sugar;
—forBLEU:550000metrictonsofwhitesugar.
2.WhenaMemberStatefixesbasicquotasby
undertaking ,itshalltakethenecessarystepstotake
theinterestsofbeetandcanegrowersintoaccount.
3.Generalrulesfortheapplicationofparagraph1
andanyderogationfromtheprovisionsofthatpara­
graphshallbeadoptedbytheCouncilactinginac­
cordancewiththevotingprocedurelaiddownin
Article43(2)oftheTreatyonaproposalfromthe
Commission .
4.Shoulddetailedrulesfortheapplicationofthis
Articleprovenecessary,theyshallbeadoptedinac­
cordancewiththeprocedurelaiddowninArticle40.Article26
1.TheCouncil,actinginaccordancewiththe
votingprocedurelaiddowninArticle43(2)ofthe
TreatyonaproposalfromtheCommission ,shallfix
aguaranteedquantityvalidfortheCommunityatthe
sametimeasthederivedinterventionprices.
2.Thisquantityshallbeequalto105%ofantici­
patedhumanconsumption intheCommunity ,ex­
pressedintermsofwhitesugar,duringthemarketing
yearforwhichtheguaranteedquantityisfixed.
Article24
Article27
1.MemberStatesshallfixamaximumquotafor
thefactoriesortheundertakingsforwhichtheyhave
fixedabasicquota.Thismaximumquotashallbe
determinedbymultiplyingthebasicquotabyacoef­
ficient.1.SubjecttotheprovisionsofArticle32,Member
Statesshallimposeaproductionlevyonmanu­
facturersofsugarwhichisoutsidethebasicquota
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pendingonwhetherthequantitiesofsugartobe
manufactured fromitare•
(a)withinthebasicquota;
(b)outsidethebasicquotabutwithinthemaximum
quota;
(c)outsidethemaximumquota.2.Theproductionlevyshallbecalculatedperunit
ofweightbydividingtotallossesincurredinmarket­
ingthequantityproducedintheCommunityoutside
theguaranteedquantitybythesumofthequanti­
tiesproducedoutsidethebasicquotabyCommunity
factoriesorundertakings .Whenthiscalculationis
beingmadequantitiesoutsidethemaximumquotas
andquantitiescarriedforwardtothenextmarketing
yearpursuanttoArticle32shallbeignored.
Detailedrulesfortheapplicationofthisparagraph
shallbeadoptedinaccordancewiththeprocedure
laiddowninArticle40.
3.Theproductionlevymaynot,however,exceed
amaximumamount.
4.Sugarmanufacturers mayrequiresellersto
reimbursetheproductionlevyinrespectofaquantity
ofbeetorcanecorresponding tothequantityofsugar
onwhichtheproductionlevyischarged,uptoa
percentagewhichmaybevariedaccordingtothe
above-mentioned rawmaterials.Sugarmanufacturers
shallcommunicate totheMemberStateconcerned,
foreachfactoryorundertaking ,thesumofthe
amountsreimbursedtothembybeetorcanesellers.Foreachfactoryorundertaking ,sugarmanufacturers
shallinformtheMemberStatesinwhichthefactory
orundertakingconcernedproducessugarof:
—thequantitiesofbeetreferredtounder(a)for
whichpre-sowingcontractsweresignedandthe
sugarcontentonwhichthesecontractswere
based;
—thecorespondingyieldexpected.
MemberStatesmayrequireadditionalinformationto
besuppliedtothem.
2.BywayofderogationfromArticle27(4)and
Article29(1),anysugarmanufacturerwhohasnot
signedpre-sowingdeliverycontractsforaquantityof
beetequaltothebasicquota,attheminimumprice
forbeetreferredtointhefirstindentofArticle4(1),
shallberequiredtopaythisminimumpriceforall
beetprocessedintosugarinthefactoryorunder­
takingconcerned.
3.TheCouncil,actinginaccordancewiththe
votingprocedurelaiddowninArticle43(2)ofthe
TreatyonaproposalfromtheCommission ,shall
adoptgeneralrulesfortheapplicationofpara­
graph1.
4.DetailedrulesfortheapplicationofthisArticle
shallbeadoptedinaccordancewiththeprocedure
laiddowninArticle40.Asfarasparagraph2iscon­
cerned,theyshalltakethecarry-forward effected
pursuanttoArticle32intoaccount.Article28
TheCouncil,actinginaccordancewiththevoting
procedurelaiddowninArticle43(2)oftheTreaty
onaproposalfromtheCommission,shallfix:
—minimumpricesforbeetoutsidethebasicquota
fortheareasreferredtoinArticle4(1);
—thepercentagereferredtoinArticle27(4);
—themaximumamountoftheproductionlevycal­
culatedinsuchawaythattheminimumprices
forbeetoutsidethebasicquotaarerespected,
atthesametimeasthederivedinterventionprices.
Article29
1.Sugarmanufacturers maybuybeetintendedfor
theproductionofsugarinexcessofthemaximum
quotafixedforthefactoryorundertakingconcerned
atapricewhichislowerthantheminimumprices
forbeetreferredtoinArticle4(1).
2.Theprovisonsofparagraph1shallnotapplyif
theexcessquantitiesofsugararecarriedforwardto
thefollowingmarketingyearpursuanttoArticle32.Article31
1.EachMemberStateshallbefreetodecidethat
theprovisionsofArticle30arenottoapplyonits
territory.
2.EachMemberStateshall,however,befreeto
limitthefieldofapplicationofthedecisionreferred
toinparagraph1tospecificfactoriesorundertakings
subjecttocertainconditionsandinlinewithrulesto
beadoptedbytheCouncilactinginaccordancewith
thevotingprocedurelaiddowninArticle43(2)of
theTreatyonaproposalfromtheCommission .
3.AMemberStatemayonlydecidethatthepro­
visionsofArticle30arenottoapplyforafixedArticle30
1.Incontractsforthedeliveryofbeetforthe
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2.Factoriesorundertakingsmaycarryforward
partoftheirproductiontothefollowingmarketyear
onlyif:
—theyhavenotifiedtheMemberStatesconcerned
before1Februaryofthequantitytobecarried
forward;
—theykeepthequantitycarriedforwardinstore
from1Februaryto31Januaryofthefollowing
year;storagecostsforthisperiodshallnotbere­
fundedundertheprovisionsofArticle8.
3.Provisionsconcerning :
,—paymentforbeetusedtomanufacturethequan­
tityofsugarcarriedforward;
—contributionsbybeetorcanesellerstowardsthe
costofstoringthequantitiescarriedforward;-
—agreementbetweenbeetorcanesellersandsugar
manufacturers asapreconditionforcarryingfor­
ward
shallbeadoptedbytheCouncilactinginaccordance
withthevotingprocedurelaiddowninArticle43(2)
oftheTreatyonaproposalfromtheCommission .
4.DetailedrulesfortheapplicationofthisArticle
shallbeadoptedinaccordancewiththeprocedure
laiddowninArticle40.period.Ifitsodecides,aspecialmaximumquota
calculatedbymultiplyingthebasicquotabyacoef­
ficientvalidfortheperiodshallbefixedforeach
factoryorundertakingconcerned.
Inthisevent,theMemberStatesshallfixthemaxi­
mumquotaforthefactoryorundertakingconcerned
foreachmarketingyearoftheperiodinquestion,
andnotlaterthan30Juneforthecurrentmarketing
year,withouttakingtheprovisionsofArticle24into
account.Thesumofthemaximumquotasforthe
periodinquestionforeachfactoryorundertaking
mustbeequaltothespecialmaximumquotafixed
forthatfactoryorundertaking .
Themaximumquotamaynotbehigherthanthe
maximumquotadeterminedinaccordancewiththe
methodofcalculationdescribedinArticle24(2).
Forthe1968/69marketingyear,themaximumquota
maynotbelowerthanthebasicquota.Themaxi­
mumquotaforthenexttwomarketingyearsmay
notbelowerthanthebasicquotaunlessproduction
islowerthanthebasicquota.
Fortheperiodfrom1July1968to30June1971the
decisionnottoapplytheprovisionsofArticle30
shallbetakenbefore1March1968andthespecial
maximumquotashallbecalculatedbymultiplying
thebasicquotaallocatedtothefactoryorunder­
takingconcernedforthe1968/69marketingyearby
acoefficientof3-5.
4.Fortheperiodorperiodssubsequentto30June
1971theCouncil,actinginaccordancewiththe
votingprocedurelaiddowninArticle43(2)ofthe
1August1970:
—thelengthofeachperiodforwhichadecisionnot
toapplytheprovisionsofArticle30maybe
taken;
—thecoefficienttobeappliedtothebasicquotaal­
locatedtothefactoryorundertakingconcerned,
foramarketingyearstilltobedetermined,inor­
dertocalculateaspecialmaximumquotaforthe
periodinquestion.
5.Generalrulesfortheapplicationofparagraph3
shallbeadopted,ifnecessary,inaccordancewiththe
procedurelaiddowninArticle40.Article33
1.Wherethetonnageofsugarproducedina
MemberStateduringthe1967/68marketingyear
exceedsthequantityreferredtoinArticle7(1)of
RegulationNo44/67/EEC,adjustedinaccordance
withArticle8(3)ofthatRegulation,thisexcessshall
bedistributedbyMemberStatesascarried-forward
productionbetweenfactoriesorundertakingsafter
deductionofthequantitiesofsugarwhichhavebeen
exportedtothirdcountriesinthenaturalstateorin
theformofprocessedproductsandwhichhavenot
benefitedfromanyexportrefund,productionrefund
ordenaturingpremiumwithintheframeworkofa
commonorganisationofthemarkets.
2.Thequantitiestobecarriedforwardshallbe
treatedasproductionwithinthebasicquotaforthe
1968/69marketingyear.Thesumofthesequantities
foreachMemberStateandotherdetailedrulesfor
theapplicationofthisArticleshallbeadoptedinac­
cordancewiththeprocedurelaiddowninArticle40.Article32
Article341.WheretheprovisonsofArticle30apply,each
factoryorundertakingmaycarryforwardthatpart
ofitsproductionwhichisoutsidethebasicquota,up
toamaximumcorresponding to10%ofthebasic
quota,tothefollowingmarketingyeartobetreated
aspartofthatyear'sproduction.
Noproductionmaybecarriedforwardtothe
1975/76marketingyear.1.Duringthe1968/69to1974/75marketingyears,
Italymaygrantadaptationsubsidiestoitsbeetgrow­
ersandtoitsbeetprocessingindustry.Thesesubsi­
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pricelevelsatthechange-overfromonemarketing
yeartothenextmaybeadoptedinaccordancewith
theprocedurelaiddowninArticle40.
Article382.Thesubsidytobeetgrowersmaynotexceed
1-10unitsofaccountpermetrictonofbeetwitha
16%sugarcontentprocessedintosugar.Subsidies
mayonlybegrantedforthequantityofbeetusedto
produceaquantityofwhitesugarwithinthebasic
quota.
3.Thesubsidytothebeetprocessingindustrymay
notexceed1*46unitsofaccount,per100kilo­
grammesofwhitesugarmanufactured frombeet
growninItaly.Itmayonlybegrantedinrespectofa
quantityofwhitesugarwhichiswithinthebasic
quota.MemberStatesandtheCommission shallcommuni­
catetoeachothertheinformationnecessaryforim­
plementingthisRegulation.Rulesforthecommuni­
cationanddistributionofsuchinformationshallbe
adoptedinaccordancewiththeprocedurelaiddown
inArticle40.
Article39
TITLEIV
Generalprovisions
Article351.AManagementCommitteeforSugar(herein­
aftercalledthe'Committee')shallbeestablished,
consistingofrepresentatives ofMemberStatesand
presidedoverbyarepresentativeoftheCommission .
2.WithintheCommitteethevotesofMember
StatesshallbeweightedinaccordancewithArticle
148(2)oftheTreaty.TheChairmanshallnotvote.1.Thefollowingshallbeprohibitedintheinternal
tradeoftheCommunity ;
—thelevyingofanycustomsdutyorchargehaving
equivalenteffect;
—anyquantitativerestrictionormeasurehaving
equivalenteffect;Article40
—recoursetoArticle44oftheTreaty.
2.GoodslistedinArticle1(1)whicharemanu­
facturedorobtainedfromproductstowhichArticle
9(2)andArticle10(1)oftheTreatydonotapply
shallnotbeadmittedtofreecirculationwithinthe
Community .
Article361.WheretheprocedurelaiddowninthisArticleis
tobefollowed,theChairmanshallreferthematterto
theCommitteeeitheronhisowninitiativeoratthe
requestoftherespresentative ofaMemberState.
2.Therepresentative oftheCommissionshallsub­
mitadraftofthemeasurestobetaken.TheCom­
mitteeshalldeliveritsOpiniononsuchmeasures
withinatimelimittobesetbytheChairmanaccord­
ingtotheurgencyofthequestionsunderconsider­
ation.AnOpinionshallbeadoptedbyamajorityof
twelvevotes.
3.TheCommissionshalladoptmeasureswhich
shallapplyimmediately .However,ifthesemeasures
arenotinaccordancewiththeOpinionoftheCom­
mittee,theyshallforthwithbecommunicated bythe
Commission totheCouncil.InthateventtheCom­
missionmaydeferapplicationofthemeasureswhich
ithasadoptedfornotmorethanonemonthfromthe
dateofsuchcommunication .
TheCouncil,actinginaccordancewiththevoting
procedurelaiddowninArticle43(2)oftheTreaty,
maytakeadifferentdecisionwithinonemonth.SaveasotherwiseprovidedinthisRegulation,
Articles92to94oftheTreatyshallapplytothe
productionofandtradeintheproductslistedin
Article1(1).
Article37
1.TheCouncil,actinginaccordancewiththe
votingprocedurelaiddowninArticle43(2)ofthe
TreatyonaproposalfromtheCommission,shall,in
respectofsugarinstockon1July1968.adopt
provisionsconcerningthemeasuresneededtooffset
thedifferencebetweennationalsugarpricesand
pricesvalidfrom1July1968.
2.Therequisiteprovisionstopreventthesugar
marketbeingdisturbedasaresultofanalterationinArticle41
TheCommitteemayconsideranyotherquestionre­
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tiveorattherequestoftherepresentative ofaMem­
berState.Article44
Article42ThisRegulationshallbesoappliedthatappropriate
accountistaken,atthesametime,oftheobjectives
setoutinArticles39and110oftheTreaty.
Attheendofthetransitionalperiod,theCouncil,
actinginaccordancewiththevotingprocedurelaid
downinArticle43(2)oftheTreatyonaproposal
fromtheCommission ,shalldecideinthelightofex­
periencewhethertoretainoramendtheprovisionsof
Article40. >Article45
Article431.Shouldtransitionalmeasuresbenecessaryto
facilitatetransitiontothesystemestablishedbythis
Regulation,inparticulariftheintroductionofthe
newsystemonthedateprovidedforwouldgiverise
tosubstantialdifficulties,suchmeasuresshallbe
adoptedinaccordancewiththeprocedurelaiddown
inArticle40.Theyshallbeapplicableuntil30June
1969atthelatest.
2.Suchmeasuresmay,however,remainapplicable
until30June1970asfarasthemethodofpayment
forbeetinItalyisconcerned.
Article461.RegulationNo251onthefinancingofthecom­
monagriculturalpolicyandtheprovisionsadopted
toimplementthatRegulationshallapplytothemar­
ketsintheproductslistedinArticle1(1)fromthe
dateonwhichthisRegulationbeginstoapply.
2.FromthedateofapplicationofthisRegulation,
Article40(4)oftheTreatyandtheprovisionsadopted
fortheapplicationofthatArticleshall,asfaras
theGuaranteeSectionoftheEuropeanAgricultural
GuidanceandGuaranteeFundisconcerned,applyto
theFrenchoverseasdepartmentsinrespectofthe
marketsintheproductslistedinArticle1(1).
3.ThepremiumprovidedforinArticle15(2)
shallbeconsideredtobealevyinrelationtothird
countrieswithinthemeaningofArticle11(4)of
CouncilRegulationNo130/66/EEC2of26July1966
onthefinancingofthecommonagriculturalpolicy.
4.Financialarrangements concerningthelevies
providedfor-inArticles8(1),25(3)and27shallbe
decideduponbefore31December1967.1.ThisRegualtionshallenterintoforceonthe
thirddayfollowingitspublicationintheOfficial
JournaloftheEuropeanCommunities .
2.Itshallapplyfrom1July1968,withtheex­
ceptionofArticles6,7,23,24,30,31,33,38and45,
whichshallapplyimmediately .
3.RegulationNo44/67/EECandtheprovisions
adoptedinapplicationthereofshallberepealedwith
effectfrom1July1968.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,18December1967.
FortheCouncil
ThePresident
H.HOECHERL
1OJNo30,20.4.1962,p.991/62.
2OJNo165,21.9.1966,p.2965/66.

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ANNEX
CCT
heading
NoDescriptionofgoods
ex17.04 Sugarconfectionery ,notcontainingcocoa:
B.Chewinggum
C.Other
ex18.06 Chocolateandotherfoodpreparationscontainingcocoaandsugar
ex19.02 Preparationsofflour,starchormaltextract,ofakindusedas
infantfoodorfordieteticorculinarypurposes,containinglessthan
50%byweightofcocoa,containingsugar
ex19.08 Pastry,biscuits,cakesandotherfinebakers'wares,whetherornot
containingcocoainanyproportion,containingsugar
ex21.06 Naturalyeasts(activeorinactive)
ex21.07 Foodpreparationsnotelsewherespecifiedorincluded,containing
sugar
ex22.02 Lemonade,flavouredspawatersandflavouredaeratedwaters,and
othernon-alcoholic beverages,containingsugar,notincludingfruit
andvegetablejuicesfallingwithinheadingNo20.07
ex22.09CIIISpirituousbeverages,other,containingsugar
29.04CIIMannitol,sorbitol