26.2.73 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL53/59
REGULATION (EEC)No473/73OFTHECOMMISSION
of31January1973
authorizingtheUnitedKingdomtograntanaidasatransitionalmeasureforsugartobe
consumedinitsterritory
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,Article2
1.For100kilogrammes ofwhitesugar,theaid
referredtoinArticle1(1)maynotexceedthefollow­
ingamount:
—3-21unitsofaccountduringtheperiodfrom
1February1973to28February1973;
—2-14unitsofaccountduringtheperiodfrom
1March1973to30April1973;
—1-07unitsofaccountduringtheperiodfrom
1May1973to30June1973.
2.Rawsugarshallbeexpressedaswhitesugarin
accordancewiththeprovisionsofArticle1ofCouncil
Regulation (EEC)No431/68(3)of9April1968
determiningthestandardqualityforrawsugarand
fixingtheCommunityfrontiercrossingpointfor
calculatingcifpricesinthesugarsector.HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ;
HavingregardtotheTreaty(x)concerningthe
AccessionofnewMemberStatestotheEuropean
EconomicCommunityandtheEuropeanAtomic
EnergyCommunity,signedatBrusselson22January
1972,andinparticularArticle63(1)oftheAct(2)
annexedthereto;
Whereastheupwardmovementofsugarprices
causedtheUnitedKingdomtointroduceasystemof
consumersubsidiesinMarch1972toneutralizethe
effectsofsuchmovementatthattime;whereasthe
suddenabolitionofthissystemon1February1973
wouldbeboundtocreateappreciabledifficultiesin
thissectoroftheeconomy;whereastransitional
measuresshouldaccordinglybeadoptedforthe
phasing-outoftheBritishconsumersubsidiesin
threestages;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
areinaccordancewiththeOpinionoftheManage­
mentCommitteeforSugar;
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :Article3
ForthepurposesofthisRegulation ,saleforcon­
sumptionmeans:
(a)forsugarmanufactured intheUnitedKingdom:
—whenitleavesthemanufacturer'swarehouse,
provideditisnotsoldtotheintervention
agency;or
—thesaleofsugarbytheinterventionagency;
(b)forrawsugarimportedintotheUnitedKingdom
forrefining,thetimewhenitistransferredfrom
thebondedwarehousetotherefinery;
(c)forsugarimportedintotheUnitedKingdomfor
apurposeotherthanthatindicatedunder(b)
above,theputtingofthissugarintofreecirculation
initsterritory;Article1
1.Until30June1973theUnitedKingdommaygrant
adegressivenationalaid*forsugar,inthenaturalstate
orintheformoftheproductsreferredtointhe
Annex,whichismarketedinitsterritoryforhuman
consumption .
2.Theaidreferredtoinparagraph1shallbegranted
regardlessoftheoriginoftheproduct.
(*)OJNoL73,27.3.1972,p.5
(2)OJNoL73,27.3.1972,p.14. (3)OJNoL89,10.4.1968,p.3.

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grantingofexportrestitutionsforsugar,inthe
caseofproductscoveredbyRegulationNo
1009/67/EEC(2);
—theprovisionsconcerningexportresultingfrom
Regulation (EEC)No804/68(3),(EEC)No
865/68(4),and(EEC)No2682/72(5),inthecase
ofproductsorgoodscontainingsugarcoveredby
theseRegulations .(d)forsugarimportedintotheUnitedKingdomin
theformoftheproductsreferredtointheAnnex,
theputtingofsuchsugarintofreecirculationin
itsterritory.
Article4
1."WheresugarisexportedorsenttootherMember
Statesinitsnaturalstateorintheformoftheprocessed
productsreferredtointheAnnex,anamountequal
tothatspecifiedinArticle2(1)shallbeleviedfor
theperiodinquestionduringwhichthesugaris
exported.
2.ForthegrantingoftheaidreferredtoinArticle1
(1)andforthecollectionoftheamountindicatedin
paragraph1thefollowingprovisionsshallapplyfor
thepurposeofdeterminingthesucrosecontentofthe
productsreferredtointheAnnexincluding,where
applicable,thecontentofothersugarsexpressedin
termsofsucrose:
—theprovisionsofArticle13ofCommission
Regulation (EEC)No394/70(*)of2March1970
concerningthemethodsofapplicationfortheArticle5
1.ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceontheday
ofitspublicationintheOfficialJournalofthe
EuropeanCommunities .
2.TheprovisionsofArticle4ofthisRegulation
shallapplyfromthethirddayfollowingitspublication
intheOfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities .
3.TheprovisionsoftheotherarticlesofthisRegu­
lationshallapplyfrom1February1973.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,31January1973.
FortheCommission
ThePresident ,
Francois-Xavier ORTOLI
ANNEX
I.ListofproductscoveredbyRegulationNo1009/67/EECtowhichtheprovisionsofArticle1
ofthisRegulationapply.
CCT
headingNoDescriptionofgoods
17.02
DtoFOthersugars(butnotincludinglactoseandglucose);sugarsyrups
(butnotincludinglactoseandglucosesyrups);artificialhoney
(whetherornotmixedwithnaturalhoney);caramel
17.05
CFlavouredorcolouredsugars(butnotincludinglactoseandglucose)
andsyrup(butnotincludinglactoseandglucosesyrups)butnot
includingfruitjuicescontainingaddedsugarinanyproportion
(2)OJNo308,18.12.1967,p.1.
(*)OJNoL148,28.6.1969,p.13.
(4)OJNoL153,1.7.1968,p.8.
(x)OJNoL50,4.3.1970,p.1. (5)OJNoL289,27.12.1972,p.13.

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II.ListofproductsandgoodscoveredbyRegulationNo804/68/EECtowhichtheprovisions
ofArticle1ofthisRegulationapply.
CCT
headingNoDescriptionofgoods
04.02 Milkandcream,preserved,concentratedorsweetened :
B.Containingaddedsugar(butexcludingproductswithlessthan
20%sugarcontent)
III.ListofproductsorgoodscoveredbyRegulation (EEC)No865/68/EECtowhichthepro­
visionsofArticle1ofthisRegulationapply.
CCT
headingNoDescriptionofgoods
20.04 Fruit,fruit-peelandpartsofplants,preservedbysugar(drained,
glaceorcrystallized ):
B.Other(butexcludingproductswithlessthan30%totalsugar
content)
20.05 Jams,fruitjellies,marmalades ,fruitpureeandfruitpastes,being
cookedpreparations ,whetherornotcontainingaddedsugar(but
excludingproductswithlessthan30%totalsugarcontent)
IV.ListofproductsorgoodscoveredbyRegulation (EEC)No2682/72towhichtheprovisions
ofArticle1ofthisRegulationapplybutexcludingproductsorgoodswithlessthan25%
sugarcontent.
CCT
headingNoDescriptionofgoods
17.04 Sugarconfectionery ,notcontainingcocoa:
B.Chewinggum
C.Whitechocolate
D.Other
ex18.06 Chocolateandotherfoodpreparationscontainingcocoa
ex19.08 Pastry,biscuits,cakesandotherfinebakers'wares,whetherornot
containingcocoainanyproportion
ex21.07 Foodpreparationsnotelsewherespecifiedorincluded:
F.Other
22.09 Ethylalcohol,undenatured ,ofastrengthoflessthan80°;spirits,
liqueursandotherspirituousbeverages;compoundalcoholicpre­
parations (knownas'concentratedextracts')forthemanufacture
ofbeverages :
C.Spirituousbeverages