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REGULATION (EEC)No238/73OFTHECOUNCIL
of31January1973
amendingRegulation (EEC)No795/72fixingforthe1972/73marketingyearthe
derivedinterventionpricesforwhitesugar,theinterventionpricesforrawbeetsugar
andtheminimumpricesforbeetinrespectofthenewMemberStates
withinthebasicquota,accountshouldbetakenof
thesamefactorswhichcontributedtowardsthe
calculationoftheminimumpricesfixedforthearea
havingthehighestsurplusandasconcernsbeet
wiithoutthebasicquotanoencouragement should
beofferedtoproducerswithrelativelyhighproduc­
tioncosts;
WhereasCouncilRegulation (EEC)No795/72(4)
of17April1972fixedforthe1972/73marketing
yearthederivedinterventionpricesforwhitesugar,
theinterventionpricesforrawbeetsugarandthe
minimumpricesforbeetinrespectofthenewMem­
berStatesapplicableintheCommunityasoriginally
constituted ;whereasasaresultoftheenlargement
oftheCommunitythatRegulationshouldbesupple­
mentedbythedetermination oftheaforesaidprices
inrespectofthenewMemberStates;
WhereasArticle51(2)oftheActprovidesforthe
factthatbeforethefirstmovetowardspricealign­
ment,thepricestobeappliedineachnewMember
Stateshallbefixedinaccordancewiththerules
providedforinthecommonorganizationofthe
marketinthesectorinquestionatalevelwhich
allowsproducersinthatsectortoobtainreturns
equivalenttothoseobtainedundertheprevious
nationalsystem;whereasparagraph3ofthesame
Articleprovides,however,thatinrespectofthe
UnitedKingdominparticularthosepricesshallbe
fixedatalevelsuchthattheapplicationofthe
Communityrulesresultsinalevelofmarketprices
comparablewiththelevelrecordedintheMember
Stateconcernedduringarepresentative periodpre­
cedingtheimplementation oftheCommunityrules;
whereas,inrespectofsugar,pursuanttoArticles
51(1)and81oftheAct,theseprovisionsshallapply
tothederivedinterventionpriceforwhitesugar,
theinterventionpriceforrawsugarandthemini­
mumpriceforbeet;THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuro­
peanEconomicCommunity ;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
1009/67/EEC(')of18December1967onthecom­
monorganizationofthemarketinsugaraslast
amendedbytheAct(2)concerningtheConditions
ofAccessionandtheAdjustmentstotheTreaties,
andinparticularArticles3(6),4(4),9(7)and28
thereof;
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission ;
WhereasCouncilRegulation (EEC)No794/72(s)of
17April1972fixingforthe1972/73marketing
year,thesugarprices,thestandardqualityofbeet
andthecoefficientforcalculatingthemaximum
quotafixedtheinterventionpriceforwhitesugar
at23'34unitsofaccountper100kilogrammesfor
theCommunityareahavingthelargestsurplus;
WhereasArticle3(2)ofRegulationNo1009/67/
EECprovidesforderivedinterventionpricestobe
fixedforotherareas,accountbeingtakenofthe
regionalvariations,whichgivenanormalharvest
andfreemovementofsugar,mightbeexpectedto
occurinthepriceofsugarundernaturalconditions
ofpriceformation;
WhereasArticle9(7)ofRegulationNo1009/67/
EECprovidesforthedetermination ofintervention
pricesforrawbeetsugar;whereastheseprices
shouldbederivedforthepricesofwhitesugar,
accountbeingtakenofaprocessingmargin,ofa
flatrateyieldandcostsofconveyingsupplies;
WhereasArticle4(1)ofthatRegulationprovides
forthedetermination ofminimumpricesforbeet
withinandwithoutthebasicquotaforeverysugar
beetproductionareainrespectofwhichaninter­
ventionpricehasbeenfixed;whereasasconcerns
thedetermination ofaminimumpriceforbeetHASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
ThetextofArticle2ofRegulation (EEC)No795/72
shallbereplacedbythefollowing:
(')OJNo308,18.12.1967,p.1.
(*)OJNoL73,27.3.1972,p.14.
(»)OJNoL94,21.4.1972,p.2. (*)OJNoL94,21,4.1972,p.4.

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loadedontothemeansoftransportchosenby
thebuyer.
2.ThederivedinterventionpricefortheFrench
overseasdepartmentsforrawsugarreferredto
inArticle3(4)ofRegulationNo1009/67/EEC
shallbe20·01unitsofaccountper100kg.'
Article3'Fortheregionsotherthanthatreferredtoin
Article2(3)ofRegulation (EEC)No794/72,the
derivedinterventionpricefor100kgofwhite
sugarshallbe:
(a)24·84unitsofaccountforallregionsofItaly;
(b)23·01unitsofaccountfortheFrenchover­
seasdepartments ;
(c)23·34unitsofaccountfortheotherregions
oftheCommunityasoriginallyconstituted ;
(d)23·34unitsofaccountforallregionsofDen­
mark;
(e)21·06unitsofaccountforallregionsofIre­
land;
(f)18·96unitsofaccountforallregionsofthe
UnitedKingdom.'
Article2ThetextofArticle4ofRegulation (EEC)No795/72
shallbereplacedbythefollowing:
'1.Theminimumpriceforbeetshallbe,per
metricton:
(a)19·63unitsofaccountfortheregionsreferred
toinArticle2(a);
(b)17·68unitsofaccountfortheregionsreferred
toinArticle2(c)and(d);
(c)15·95unitsofaccountfortheregionsreferred
toinArticle2(e);
(d)14·29unitsofaccountfortheregionsreferred
toinArticle2(f).
2.Theminimumpriceforbeetoutsidethe
basicquotashallbe,permetricton:
(a)10·40unitsofaccountfortheareahaving
thelargestsurplusdeterminedinArticle2(3)
ofRegulation(EEC)No794/72andforthe
areasreferredtoinArticle2(c);
(b)12·35unitsofaccountfortheregionsreferred
toinArticle2(a).'ThetextofArticle3ofRegulation (EEC)No795/72
shallbereplacedbythefollowing:
'1.Theinterventionpricefor100kgofraw
beetsugarshallbe:
(a)19·85unitsofaccountfortheCommunity
areahavingthelargestsurplusandtheregions
referredtoinArticle2(c)and(d);
(b)21·23unitsofaccountfortheregionsreferred
toinArticle2(a);
(c)17·90unitsofaccountfortheregionsreferred
toinArticle2(e);
(d)14·79unitsofaccountfortheregionsreferred
toinArticle2(f).
Thisinterventionpriceshallbevalidforraw
sugarofstandardquality,unpacked,ex-factory,Article4
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceontheday
ofitspublicationintheOfficialJournaloftheEuro­
peanCommunities .
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,31January1973.
FortheCouncil
ThePresident
A.LAVENS