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REGULATION (EEC)No2485/69OFTHECOUNCIL
of9December1969
amendingRegulationNo1009/67/EEConthecommonorganisationofthemarketin
sugar
describedinparagraphs1and2ofthatArticleshall
alsoapplytorawbeetsugaruntil31December1969;
whereas,however,giventheeconomicsituationof
thatbranchofproduction,itseemsappropriateto
extendtheperiodofapplicationofthatsystemto30
June1973;
WhereastheprovisionsofArticle5ofRegulationNo
1009/67/EEChaveprovedtooinflexibletobe
appliedinallareasoftheCommunity;
WhereasapplicationoftheprovisionsofArticle27
(4)ofRegulationNo1009/67/EEChasgivenriseto
difficulties;whereasthesedifficultiescouldbe
eliminatedbyintroducingasystemwhichwould
involvetheobligationtopaytheminimumpricefor
beetoutsidethebasicquotainrespectofbeet
processedintosugarcoveredbyArticle30(1)(b)of
RegulationNo1009/67/EECandbymaking
provisionatthesametimeforacorrectiontobe
madewherethefinalamountoftheproductionlevy
islowerthanthemaximumamountofthatlevy;
whereasArticles5and27ofthatRegulationshould
beamendedaccordingly ;THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingthe
EuropeanEconomicCommunity,andinparticular
Article43thereof;
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission ;
HavingregardtotheOpinionoftheEuropean
Parliament;
WhereasCouncilRegulationNo1009/67/EEC1of18
December1967onthecommonorganisationofthe
marketinsugar,aslastamendedbyRegulation
(EEC)No2463/69,2laysdownprovisionsfor
productsfallingwithintariffheadingNo12.04;
whereasthattariffheadingincludesslicedsugarbeet,
whichconsequentlybenefitsfromthesystemlaid
downinthatRegulationandinparticularfromthe
commonsystemoftradewiththirdcountries,from
theremovalofallobstaclestothefreemovementof
goodswithintheCommunityandfromCommunity
aidarrangements ;whereascertainproductsfalling
withintariffheadingNo23.03(namelybeetpulp,
bagasseandotherwasteofsugarmanufacture )are
notcoveredbyacommonorganisation ofthe
marketalthoughtheydoappearinAnnexIItothe
Treaty;whereas,therefore,inordertopreventthese
productsbeingtreatedanydifferentlyatCommunity
leveltheyshouldbeincludedinthecommon
organisationofthemarket;whereas,however,in
viewoftheeconomicimportanceoftheseproducts,it
seemsadequatetomakeprovisionforthepossibility
ofintroducingimportandexportlicences;whereas,
moreover,inviewofthelowsugarcontentofthe
productsinquestion,thereisnoneedtoreplacethe
dutiesoftheCommonCustomsTariffbythelevies
providedforotherproductsofthesugarsector;
WhereasArticle9(3)ofRegulationNo
1009/67/EECprovidesthattheinterventionsystemHASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
Thefollowingsubheadingshallbeaddedtothe
TableinArticle1(1)pfRegulationNo
1009/67/EEC:
'(e)ex23.03Beetpulp,bagasseandotherwaste
ofsugarmanufacture'.
Article2
1OJNo308,18.12.1967,p.1. ThefollowingshallbesubstitutedforArticle5of
RegulationNo1009/67/EEC:2OJNoL312,12.12.1969,p.3.

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Article5 '1.SubjecttotheprovisionsofArticle29(1)
andprovisionsadoptedpursuanttoArticle32(3),
sugarmanufacturers buyingbeet:
(a)suitableforprocessingintosugarand
(b)intendedforprocessingintosugarThefollowingshallbesubstitutedforArticle14(1)
ofRegulationNo1009/67/EEC:
'Alevyshallbechargedonimportsofthe
productslistedinArticle1(1)(a),(b),(c)and
(d).ThedutiesoftheCommonCustomsTariff
shallapplytoimportsoftheproductslistedin
Article1(1)(e).'
Article6shallberequiredtopayatleastaminimum
price,adjustedbypriceincreasesorreductionsto
allowfordeviationsfromthestandardquality.
2.Theminimumpricereferredtoinparagraph
1shallcorrespondto:
(a)theminimumpriceforbeetinthecaseofbeet
tobeprocessedintothesugarcoveredby
Article30(1)(a);
(b)theminimumpriceforbeetoutsidethebasic
quotainthecaseofbeettobeprocessedinto
thesugarcoveredbyArticle30(1)(b).
3.Detailedrulesfortheapplicationofthis
Articlemaybeadoptedandthepriceincreases
andreductionsfixedinaccordancewiththe
procedurelaiddowninArticle40.'Thefollowingparagraphs4to7shallbesubstituted
forparagraphs4and5ofArticle27ofRegulation
No1009/67/EEC:
'4.Iftheamountoftheproductionlevyis
lowerthanthemaximumamountreferredtoin
paragraph3,sugarmanufacturers shallbe
requiredtopaybeetsellers,inrespectofeach100
kilogrammes ofsugarproduced,thedifference
betweenthemaximumamountoftheproduction
levyandthefinalamountofthislevy,uptoa
percentagewhichhasstilltobedetermined .
Theamounttobepaidpermetrictonofbeet
shallbefixedforthestandardquality.Theprice
increasesandreductionsreferredtoinArticle5
shallapplytothisamount.Article3
1.Thedate30June1973shallbesubstitutedfor
31December1969inArticle9(3)ofRegulationNo
1009/67/EEC.
2.Thedate1July1973shallbesubstitutedfor
1January1970inArticle9(4)ofRegulationNo
1009/67/EEC.5.Sugarmanufacturers mayrequirecane
sellerstoreimbursetheproductionlevyinrespect
ofaquantityofcanecorresponding tothe
quantityofsugaronwhichtheproductionlevyis.
charged,uptoapercentagestilltobedetermined .
Article4
6.MemberStatesshallsatisfythemselveson
thebasisofinformationsuppliedbysugar
manufacturers that:1.Thereference'paragraph1(a),(b),(c)and(d)'
shallbesubstitutedfor'paragraphVinthefirst
subparagraph ofArticle11(1)ofRegulationNo
1009/67/EEC.
(a)paymentforbeetand
(b)thes\imofthereimbursements madebycane
sellerstomanufacturers areinconformity
withtherelevantCommunityprovisions.2.ThefollowingshallbesubstitutedforArticle
11(2)ofRegulationNo1009/67/EEC:
'ThesystemdescribedinthisArticlemaybe
extendedtotheproductslistedinArticle
1(1)(e)inaccordancewiththeprocedurelaid
downinArticle40.Theperiodofvalidityof
licencesandotherdetailedrulesforthe
applicationofthisArticle,whichmayincludea
timelimitfortheissueoflicences,shallbe
adoptedinaccordancewiththesameprocedure.'7.Detailedrulesfortheapplicationofthis
Articleshallbeadoptedandtheamountreferred
tointhesecondsubparagraphofparagraph4
fixedinaccordancewiththeprocedurelaiddown
inArticle40.'

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Article7 Article9
Thefollowingshallbesubstitutedforthesecond
indentofArticle28ofRegulationNo1009/67/EEC:
'thepercentagesreferredtoinArticle27(4)and
(5).'1.ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthe
thirddayfollowingitspublicationintheOfficial
JournaloftheEuropeanCommunities .
Article8
Thewords'inArticle5(2)(b)'shallbesubstituted
for'inArticle27(4)'inArticle30(2)ofRegulation
No1009/67/EEC.2.Articles2,6,7and8ofthisRegulationshall
applyfromthe1970/71marketingyear.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,9December1969.
FortheCouncil
ThePresident
P.LARDINOIS