10.6.85 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL151/3
COUNCILREGULATION (EEC)1483/85
of23May1985
fixing,forthe1985/86marketingyear,thesugarpricesandthestandardqualityofbeet
Gommunityyieldof130kilogramsofwhitesugarpertonne
ofbeetwitha16%sugarcontent;
Whereastheabovementioned costsmaybeestimatedata
flat-rateamountof22,73ECUper100kilogramsofwhite
sugar;whereasthatflat-rateamountismadeupofthesumof
theprocessingmargin,estimatedat20,89ECU,andthe
costsofdeliveringthebeettofactories,estimatedat3,73
ECU,lessaflat-rateamountof1,89ECUrepresenting
factories'receiptsfromthesaleofmolassescalculatedonthe
basisofayieldof38,5kilogramspertonneofbeetprocessed
andanex-factorypriceformolassesof6,40ECUper100
kilogramsofmolasses;
Whereasthestandardqualitychosenforbeetshouldbea
qualitywhichtakesaccountofproductioncharacteristics in
themainbeet-producing areasoftheCommunity;
WhereasArticle46ofRegulation (EEC)No1785/81
authorizesinparticulartheRepublicofItalytogrant,under
certainconditions,adaptationaidtoproducersofsugarbeet
and,wherethecasearises,toproducersofsugar;whereas
theseconditionsprovideinteraliaforthisaidtobemadeona
decreasingscalefortheproductionofsugarobtainedin
northernItaly;whereasthe1984/85marketingyearhas
beencharacterizedbyacrisisalreadywitnessedin1982/83
and1983/84;whereas,thisbeingso,itwouldappear
appropriatetosuspendthereductionoftheaidprovidedfor
thisregionofItaly,THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity,andinparticularArticle43
thereof,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No1785/81of
30June1981onthecommonorganizationofthemarketsin
thesugarsector(J),aslastamendedbyRegulation (EEC)
No1482/85(2),andinparticularArticles2(3),3(4)
and4(3)thereof,
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission (3),
HavingregardtotheopinionoftheEuropean
Parliament (4),
Whereas,whensugarpricesarefixed,accountshouldbe
takenoftheobjectivesofthecommonagriculturalpolicyand
ofthecontributionwhichtheCommunityintendstomaketo
theharmoniousdevelopmentofworldtrade;whereasthe
objectivesofthecommonagriculturalpolicyareinparticular
toensureafairstandardoflivingfortheagricultural
community,toensurethatsuppliesareavailableandthey
reachconsumersatreasonableprices;
Whereas,inordertoattaintheseobjectives,thetargetprice
forsugarmustbefixedatalevelwhich,takingintoaccount
inparticulartheresultantleveloftheinterventionprice,
ensuresafairremuneration forbeetandsugarcane
producerswhileatthesametimerespectingconsumers'
interests,andwhichislikelytomaintainthebalancebetween
thepricesoftheprincipalagriculturalproducts;
Whereas,asaresultofthecharacteristics ofthesugar
market,therisksinvolvedinthistradearerelativelyslight;
whereas,consequently ,whentheinterventionpriceforsugar
isbeingfixed,thedifferencebetweenthetargetpriceandthe
interventionpricemaybefixedatarelativelylowlevel;
Whereasthebasicpriceforbeetmusttakeaccountofthe
interventionpriceandofthecostsofprocessingand
deliveringthebeettofactoriesandbebasedonanestimatedHASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
1.Thetargetpriceforwhitesugarshallbe57,03ECUper
100kilograms.
2.Theinterventionpriceforwhitesugarshallbe54,18
ECUper100kilogramsforthenon-deficitareasofthe
Community .
Article2
HOJNoL177,1.7.1981,p.4.
(2)Seepage1ofthisOfficialJournal.Thebasicpriceforbeetshallbe40,89ECUpertonne
deliveredatthecollectioncentre.(3)OJNoC67,14.3.1985,p.11.
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suspendedforthe1985/86marketingyear.Forthesame
marketingyear,point(a)"ofthesecondsubparagraphof
paragraph2ofthesaidArticleshallapplytotheproduction
ofsugarobtainedinnorthernItalyandconcernedbythe
authorization foraid.Article3
Standardqualitybeetshall:
(a)beofsound,genuineandmerchantablequality;
(b)haveasugarcontentof16%atthereceptionpoint.
Article4
Applicationofpoint(b)ofthesecondsubparagraphof
Article46(2)ofRegulation (EEC)No1785/81shallbeArticle5
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthethirdday
followingitspublicationintheOfficialJournalofthe
EuropeanCommunities .
Itshallapplyforthe1985/86marketingyear.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,23May1985.
FortheCouncil
ThePresident
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