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10.4.68 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoC33/1
COUNCILRESOLUTION
of5April1968
ontheconditionsofsupplyofagriculturalrawmaterialsusedinthechemicalindustry
than29.04CII,appropriatemeasuresshallbe
takenimmediately .
(d)TheCouncilagreestore-examinethesituationat
thestartof1971andtodecidethenuponthesub­
sequentarrangements forproductionrefundson
productslistedunder(a)onthebasisof:
-thequantityofsugarusedintheindustry,THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES ,
I.HASAGREEDASFOLLOWS:
l.(a)Themaximumamountoftheproductionrefund
onsugartobeusedinthemanufactureofthefol­
lowingproductsshallbesodeterminedthatthe
deliverypriceforsugartotheproducerindustries
•concernedshall,until31January1972,ineach
MemberStatebe13-30unitsofaccountper100
•<g:-technicalguidelines,
-thefinancialincidenceofthemeasuresenvis­
aged,■ ex17.02DSorbose
29.04CIIMannitol,sorbitol -competitionfromsyntheticproducts,
-thecompetitivepositionofthemdustriespro­
cessingtheproductsinquestion.
(e)TheMemberStatesshall,atthebeginningofeach
year,supplytheCommissionwiththefollowing
informationregardingthepreviousyear:
-thequantitiesofsorbitolproducedwithindica­
tionoforigin(sugaroramylaceousproducts),
-thequantitiesofmannitolandsorbitolimported
andexported.
OnthebasisofthesefigurestheCommissionshall,
atthebeginningofeachyear,submittotheCoun­
cilareporttogetherwithanyconclusionsitmay
havereached.
2.Thedeliverypricedeterminedasinparagraph 1(a)
shallbeadjustediftheworldpriceforsugarbecomes
establishedatalevelwhichprecludestheoperationof
normalcompetitionbetweenchemicalproductsin
questionwhicharemanufactured intheCommunity
andidenticalorsimilarproductswhichareimported
orexported.ex29.16Mannitolorsorbitolesters,glyceric
acid,glycollicacid,saccharonic
acid,isosaccharonic acid,heptaric
acidandtheirsaltsandesters
ex29.35SAnhydriccompoundsofmannitolor
sorbitol(suchassorbitans),exclud­
ingmaltolandisomaltol
ex29.43BSurboseanditssaltsandesters,
methylglusosides
38.19QIIFoundrycorebindersbasedonsyn­
theticresins
ex38.19QIVSorbitolcrackingproducts
(b)Thesuspensionat9%oftherateformingthefixed
componentprovidedforinthesecondparagraph
cfArticle2ofCouncilRegulation(EEC)No422/
681of5April1968shall,inthecaseofsorbitol
containingmannitolinaproportionofmorethan
2%,calculatedonthesorbitolcontent,belimited
totheperiodduringwhichthevariablecomponent
iscalculatedonthebasisofadeliverypricefor
sugarof13unitsofaccountormoreper100kg.
(c)Shouldtheimplementation ofthenewimportar­
rangementsforsorbitolandmannitolbeadversely
affectedbydeflectionoftraderesultingfromim­
portsofthoseproductsinotherformsorunder
headingsoftheCommonCustomsTariffotherPenicillinfallingwithinsubheadingNo29.44Ashall
notbeincludedinthelistofproductsofdualorigin.
Forthisproducttheamountoftheproductionrefunds
shallbesubjecttothegeneralarrangementsapplicable
toproductsderivedfromsugar.
Thisamountshallbefixedonthebasisofanequivalence
ratioof15-3kgofsugarto1kgofpenicillin. 1OJNoL88,9.4.1968,p.2.

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4.(a)Thefollowingproductsshallbeexcludedfromthe
arrangements ,applicablefrom1July1968,to
productionrefundsonthesugarusedintheir
manufacture :
ex17.02DFructosegraph4(a)shall,witheffectfrom1May1968,be
includedinAnnexBtoCouncilRegulationNo
120/67/EECof13June1967.
6.(a)Thesystemofproductionrefundstothechemical
industry,applicablefrom1July1968,pursuantto
Article9(6)ofCouncilRegulationNo1009/67/
EECof18December1967,shallbebasedonthe
principleslaiddowninRegulationNo215/67/
EECandshallbedesignedtostabilizethedelivery
pricecalculatedinaccordancewiththatRegula­
tion.
(b)Theprocedureadoptedfortheproductsmentioned
inthisResolutionshallbeembodiedintheregula­
tionsgoverningproductionrefundsonindustrial
sugar,whichshallapplyfrom1July1968.29.16AVGluconicacidanditssaltsandes­
ters
ex29.35SIsoascorbicacid,itssalts,estersand
otherderivatives
29.38Provitaminsandvitamins,naturalor
reproducedbysynthesis(including
naturalconcentrates),derivatives
thereofusedprimarilyasvitamins,
andintermixturesoftheforegoing,
whetherornotinanysolvent
29.40
ex29.44
ex39.02Enzymes
Antibiotics,otherthanpenicillin
Adhesivesbasedonresinemulsions
andbasedonsodiumsilicateemul­
sionsII.CONFIRMS :
ThesolutionenvisagedbytheCommissioninitspropos­
al,quotedinCouncilDocumentR/78/68(AGRI25),
onmolassesproductsincludingglutamicacidbut
excludinggluconicacid,theratioofsaccharosetomo­
lassesbeingtakenas48%.
III.CALLSUPONTHECOMMISSION :ex39.06BOtherhighpolymers,artificialresins
andartificialplasticmaterials
(b)PursuanttoCouncilRegulationNo215/67/EEC
of27June1967,theproductionrefundonsugar
whichisatpresentlaiddownfortheseproducts,
shallbenil,until30June1968,whenthatRegula­
tionexpires.
5.(a)Totheextentnecessarytopermitexportsofsugar,
maize,orofproductsprocessedfrommaizeorof
similarproductsintheformofthechemicalprod­
uctslistedinparagraph 1(a),appropriatemeas­
uresshallbetakentocoverthedifferencebetween
thepricesatwhichthechemicalindustriesobtain
theirsuppliesoftheserawmaterialswithinthe
Communityandpricesontheworldmarket.
Thecostsincurredbysuchmeasuresshallbeac­
ceptedbytheGuaranteeSectionoftheEAGGF.
(b)ProductsfallingwithinsubheadingsNos29.16A
V.ex39.02andex39.06Bofthelistgiveninpara­1.Tosubmit,assoonaspossible,aproposalforfixing
onaCommunitybasistheequivalenceratiosforthe
productsmentionedinRegulationNo215/67/EEC.
Theseequivalenceratiosshallbefixedwheretechni­
callypossible.
2.Toseek,before30June1968,asolutioninrespectof
levulose,avoidingdistortionofcompetitionbetween
thefoodindustriesusingthatproductandthoseusing
sugaratthedomesticmarketprice.TheMember
Statesundertakemeanwhiletograntproductionre­
fundsonlevuloseonlyonconditionthattheproductis
notusedinthefoodindustries,exceptfordieteticpur­
poses.
3.Tostudythecaseoftranslucentsoaps(subheading
Noex34.01).