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( 1 ) OJ NO L 177 , 1 . 7 . 1981 , P . 4 .

( 2 ) OJ NO L 74 , 18 . 3 . 1983 , P . 2 .

( 3 ) OJ NO C 62 , 5 . 3 . 1984 , P . 11 .

( 4 ) SEE PAGE 12 OF THIS OFFICIAL JOURNAL .

( 5 ) OJ NO L 156 , 25 . 6 . 1977 , P . 4 .

COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1106/84 OF 31 MARCH 1984 FIXING FOR THE 1984/85 MARKETING YEAR THE DERIVED INTERVENTION PRICES FOR WHITE SUGAR , THE INTERVENTION PRICE FOR RAW SUGAR , THE MINIMUM PRICES FOR A AND B BEET , THE THRESHOLD PRICES AND THE AMOUNT OF COMPENSATION FOR STORAGE COSTS

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,

HAVING REGARD TO THE TREATY ESTABLISHING THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY ,

HAVING REGARD TO COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1785/81 OF 30 JUNE 1981 ON THE COMMON ORGANIZATION OF THE MARKETS IN THE SUGAR SECTOR ( 1 ) , AS LAST AMENDED BY REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 606/82 ( 2 ) , AND IN PARTICULAR ARTICLES 3 ( 5 ) , 5 ( 5 ) , 8 ( 4 ) AND 14 ( 5 ) THEREOF ,

HAVING REGARD TO THE PROPOSAL FROM THE COMMISSION ( 3 ) ,

WHEREAS COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1105/84 OF 31 MARCH 1984 FIXING FOR THE 1984/85 MARKETING YEAR THE SUGAR PRICES AND THE STANDARD QUALITY OF BEET ( 4 ) FIXED THE INTERVENTION PRICE FOR WHITE SUGAR AT 53,47 ECU PER 100 KILOGRAMS ;

WHEREAS ARTICLE 3 ( 1 ) OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1785/81 PROVIDES THAT DERIVED INTERVENTION PRICES FOR WHITE SUGAR ARE TO BE FIXED FOR EACH OF THE DEFICIT AREAS ; WHEREAS , FOR SUCH FIXING , IT IS APPROPRIATE THAT ACCOUNT BE TAKEN OF THE REGIONAL VARIATIONS WHICH , GIVEN A NORMAL HARVEST AND FREE MOVEMENT OF SUGAR , MIGHT BE EXPECTED TO OCCUR IN THE PRICE OF SUGAR UNDER NATURAL CONDITIONS OF PRICE FORMATION ON THE MARKET ;

WHEREAS A DEFICIT SUPPLY SITUATION IS TO BE FORESEEN IN THE AREAS OF PRODUCTION IN ITALY , IRELAND AND THE UNITED KINGDOM ;

WHEREAS ARTICLE 3 ( 5 ) OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1785/81 PROVIDES THAT AN INTERVENTION PRICE FOR RAW SUGAR SHALL BE FIXED ; WHEREAS SUCH PRICE SHALL BE ESTABLISHED ON THE BASIS OF THE INTERVENTION PRICE FOR WHITE SUGAR , ACCOUNT BEING TAKEN OF A UNIFORM PROCESSING MARGIN AND A STANDARD YIELD , AS WELL AS TRANSPORT COSTS FOR THE SUPPLY OF RAW SUGAR ;

WHEREAS REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1105/84 FIXED THE BASIC PRICE FOR BEET AT 40,89 ECU PER TONNE ; WHEREAS ARTICLE 5 ( 2 ) OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1785/81 PROVIDES THAT THE MINIMUM PRICE TO BE FIXED FOR A BEET SHALL BE 98 % OF THE BASIC PRICE OF THE BEET AND THE MINIMUM PRICE TO BE FIXED FOR B BEET SHALL IN PRINCIPLE BE 68 % OF THE SAID BASIC PRICE ;

WHEREAS ARTICLE 14 ( 2 ) OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1785/81 PROVIDES THAT THE THRESHOLD PRICE FOR WHITE SUGAR SHALL BE EQUAL TO THE TARGET PRICE , PLUS COSTS , CALCULATED AT A FLAT RATE , OF TRANSPORT FROM THE COMMUNITY AREA HAVING THE LARGEST SURPLUS TO THE MOST DISTANT DEFICIT CONSUMPTION AREA IN THE COMMUNITY , PLUS A FLAT-RATE AMOUNT WHICH TAKES INTO ACCOUNT THE STORAGE LEVY WHICH , FOR 1984/85 , CAN BE ESTIMATED A 4,25 ECU PER 100 KILOGRAMS OF WHITE SUGAR ; WHEREAS , GIVEN THE STATE OF SUPPLIES WITHIN THE COMMUNITY , ACCOUNT SHOULD BE TAKEN OF TRANSPORT CHARGES BETWEEN THE DEPARTMENTS OF NORTHERN FRANCE AND PALERMO ;

WHEREAS THE THRESHOLD PRICE FOR RAW SUGAR IS TO BE DERIVED FROM THE THRESHOLD PRICE FOR WHITE SUGAR BY REFERENCE TO A PROCESSING MARGIN AND A STANDARD YIELD ;

WHEREAS THE THRESHOLD PRICE FOR MOLASSES SHOULD BE FIXED IN SUCH A WAY THAT THE RECEIPTS FROM SALES OF MOLASSES MAY REACH THE LEVEL OF RECEIPTS OF UNDERTAKINGS TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT IN THE FIXING OF BASIC PRICES FOR BEET ;

WHEREAS ARTICLE 5 OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1358/77 ( 5 ) PROVIDES THAT THE AMOUNT OF REPAYMENT IN THE CONTEXT OF THE COMPENSATION FOR STORAGE COSTS SHALL BE FIXED PER MONTH AND PER UNIT OF WEIGHT , TAKING ACCOUNT OF FINANCING , INSURANCE AND SPECIFIC STORAGE COSTS ,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :

ARTICLE 1

FOR THE DEFICIT AREAS OF THE COMMUNITY THE DERIVED INTERVENTION PRICE FOR WHITE SUGAR SHALL BE FIXED AT :

( A ) 54,68 ECU PER 100 KILOGRAMS FOR ALL THE AREAS IN THE UNITED KINGDOM ;

( B ) 54,68 ECU PER 100 KILOGRAMS FOR ALL THE AREAS IN IRELAND ;

( C ) 55,41 ECU PER 100 KILOGRAMS FOR ALL THE AREAS IN ITALY .

ARTICLE 2

THE INTERVENTION PRICE FOR RAW SUGAR SHALL BE 44,34 ECU PER 100 KILOGRAMS .

ARTICLE 3

1 . THE MINIMUM PRICE FOR A BEET SHALL BE 40,07 ECU PER TONNE .

2 . SUBJECT TO THE APPLICATION OF ARTICLE 28 OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1785/81 , THE MINIMUM PRICE FOR B BEET SHALL BE 27,81 ECU PER TONNE .

ARTICLE 4

THE THRESHOLD PRICE SHALL BE :

( A ) 66,34 ECU PER 100 KILOGRAMS OF WHITE SUGAR ;

( B ) 56,91 ECU PER 100 KILOGRAMS OF RAW SUGAR ;

( C ) 6,90 ECU PER 100 KILOGRAMS OF MOLASSES .

ARTICLE 5

THE AMOUNT OF THE REIMBURSEMENT REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 8 OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1785/81 SHALL BE 0,53 ECU PER MONTH PER 100 KILOGRAMS OF WHITE SUGAR .

ARTICLE 6

THIS REGULATION SHALL ENTER INTO FORCE ON THE THIRD DAY FOLLOWING ITS PUBLICATION IN THE OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES .

IT SHALL APPLY FOR THE 1984/85 MARKETING YEAR .

THIS REGULATION SHALL BE BINDING IN ITS ENTIRETY AND DIRECTLY APPLICABLE IN ALL MEMBER STATES .

DONE AT BRUSSELS , 31 MARCH 1984 .

FOR THE COUNCIL

THE PRESIDENT

M . ROCARD