18 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities
27.1.69 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL20/1
REGULATION (EEC)No142/69OFTHECOMMISSION
of25January1969
layingdowncertaindetailedrulesfortheapplicationofthequotasystemforsugar
WhereastheproductionlevyprovidedforinArticle
27ofRegulationNo1009/67/EECcanonlybe
calculatedaftertheendofthemarketingyear
concerned;whereasthesugarinquestionislargely
disposedofduringthemarketingyearinwhichitis
produced;whereasprovisionshouldthereforebe
madefortheproductionlevytobepaidduringthe
marketingyearinwhichitisproducedwithintime
limitswhichwouldbethesameforthewhole
Community ;whereasaprovisionalamountofthe
levymustbefixedtothisend;
WhereasitisreasonablethattheCommunityshould
bearthelossesinvolvedindisposalunderthemost
favourableconditionssincetheCommunityisalready
responsibleforallexpensesincurredindisposingof
quantitiesproducedinexcessofdomestic
consumption uptotheleveloftheguaranteed
quantity;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
areinaccordancewiththeOpinionofthe
ManagementCommitteeforSugar;THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COM­
MUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingthe
EuropeanEconomicCommunity ;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulationNo
1009/67/EEC1of18December1967onthecommon
organisationofthemarketinsugar,asamendedby
Regulation (EEC)No2100/68,2andinparticular
Articles25(3),27(5),32(4)and38thereof;
Whereasiftheprovisionsrelatingtothequotasystem
forsugar,andinparticularArticles25,27and32,are
tobecorrectlyapplied,'thesugarproductionofa
factoryorundertaking'mustbepreciselydefined;
whereasallthewhitesugar,rawsugar,invertsugar
andsyrupsexpressedaswhitesugaractually
producedinafactoryorundertakingshouldbe
treatedastheproductionofthefactoryor
undertakingconcerned;whereas,intheinterestsof
limitingsugarproduction,thepossibilityofallocating
partofoneundertaking'sproductiontoanother
undertakingwhichhashadthatsugarproduced
underacontracttomakeupworkfrommaterial
suppliedshouldberestrictedtospecificcases;
whereasthesecasesmustbedeterminedinsucha
wayastoavoidincreasingtheCommunity'sfinancial
burdeninthesugarsector;whereas,despitethis
generalrule,provisionshouldbemadeforthesame
allocationincasesofforcemajeure;whereas,in
ordertoensureequaltreatmentofthemanufacturers
concernedwithintheCommunity ,theapplicationof
suchcasesshouldbedecidedinaccordancewiththe
procedurelaiddowninArticle40ofRegulationNo
1009/67/EEC;
Whereas,tomakeitpossibleinparticulartoapply
theprovisionsrelatingtotheproductionlevy,
provisionalanddefinitiveproductionfiguresshould
beestablished ;HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
1.ForthepurposesofArticle25,27and32of
RegulationNo1009/67/EEC,'sugarproduction'
meansthetotalquantity,expressedaswhitesugar,
of:
(a)whitesugar;
(b)rawsugar;
(c)invertsugar;
(d)—sucroseorinvertsugarsyrupswhichareat
least70%pureandareproducedfromsugar
beet,
—sucroseorinvertsugarsyrupswhichareat
least75%pureandareproducedfromsugar
cane,
1OJNo308,18.12.1967,p.1.
2OJNoL309,24.12.1968,p.4. hereinaftercalled'syrups'.

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2.Thefollowingshallhoweverbeexcludedwhen
thequantityreferredtoinparagraph1isbeing
calculated :
(a)quantitiesofwhitesugarproducedfrom:
—rawsugaror
—svrups
whichwerenotproducedinthefactoryor
undertakingwhichmanufactured suchwhite
sugar;
(b)quantitiesofwhitesugarproducedfrom:
—rawsugaror
—syrups(b)onthebasisofyielddeterminedinaccordance
withArticle1ofCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
431/681of9April1968determiningthestandard
qualityforrawsugarandfixingtheCommunity
frontiercrossingpointforcalculatingc.i.f.prices
forsugar,inthecaseofrawsugarproduction;
(c)multipliedbythecoefficient1,inthecaseof
invertsugarproduction ;
(d)onthebasisofextractablesugarcontent
determinedinaccordancewiththeprovisionsof
thesecondsubparagraph ofparagraph4ofthis
Article,inthecaseofsyrupsproducedpriorto
thecrystallisingstage;
(e)onthebasisoftheircontentexpressedinsucrose
inaccordancewithArticle10ofCommission
Regulation (EEC)No839/682of28June1968
ondetailedrulesfortheapplicationofexport
refundsonsugar,inthecaseofsyrupswhichare
notproducedpriortothecrystallisingstage.
4.Purityofsyrupsshallbecalculatedbydividing
thetotalsugarcontentbythecontentofextractable
sugar.
Theextractablecontentshallbecalculatedby
subtractingthedifferencebetweenthedrymatter-
contentandthepolarimetricreadingforthatsyrup,
multipliedby1-70,fromthepolarimetricreadingfor
thesyrupinquestion.
Drymattercontentshallbedeterminedinaccordance
withtheareometricmethod.
Article2whichwerenotproducedduringthemarketing
yearinwhichwhitesugarwasmanufactured ;
(c)quantitiesofrawsugarproducedfromsyrups
whichwerenotproducedinthefactoryor
undertakingwhichmanufactured suchraw
sugar;
(d)quantitiesofrawsugarproducedfromsyrups
whichwerenotproducedduringthemarketing
yearinwhichsuchrawsugarwasmanufactured ;
(e)quantitiesofrawsugarprocessedintowhite
sugarduringthemarketingyearinquestionby
thefactoryorundertakingwhichproducedsuch
rawsugar;
(f)quantitiesofinvertsugarandsyrupsprocessed
intoalcoholorrum;
(g)quantitiesofsyrupsprocessedintosugarorinvert
sugarduringthemarketingyearinquestionby
thefactoryorundertakingwhichproducedsuch
syrups;
(h)quantitiesofs>rupsintreacleformandthoseto
beprocessedinto'RinseAppelstroop';
(i)quantitiesofsugar,invertsugarandsyrups
producedunderinwardprocessingarrangements ;
(j)quantitiesofinvertsugarproducedfromsyrups
whichwerenotproducedbythefactoryor
undertakingwhichmanufactured suchinvert
sugar;
(k)quantitiesofirvertsugarproducedfromsyrups
whichwerenotproducedduringthemarketing
yearinwhichsuchinvertsugarwas
manufactured .
3.Productionshallbeexpressedintermsofwhite
sugar:
(a)differencesinqualitybeingdisregarded,inthe
caseofwhitesugarproduction;1.Between15and31Januaryofeachyeareach
MemberStateshallestablishprovisionalsugar
productionfiguresforthecurrentmarketingyearfor
eachfactoryandundertakingsituatedonitsterritory.
FortheFrenchdepartments ofGuadeloupe and
Martiniquethesedatesshallbereplacedby15and30
April.
2.Before15SeptemberofeachyeareachMember
Stateshallestablishdefinitivefiguresforsugar
productionintheprecedingmarketingyearasat
midnighton30Juneforeachfactoryorundertaking
situatedonitsterritory.
3.Wheretheproductionfiguresestablished
pursuanttoparagraph2arelowerthanthose
establishedpursuanttoparagraph1,thequantity
carriedforwardpursuanttoArticle32ofRegulation
No1009/67/EECshallbeadjustedbytheMember
Stateconcernedattherequestoftheindividual
1OJNoL89,10.4.1968,p.3.
2OJNoL151,30.6.1968,p.47.

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marketingyearineachMemberStateinaccordance
withthecriteriausedbythatMemberStateatthe
timeofcalculatingtheaverageannualsugar
productionofthefactoriesorundertakingsreferred
toinArticle23ofRegulationNo1009/67/EEC.manufacturer withinthelimitsofthedifference
recorded.Thisadjustmentwillberetroactivetothe
dateonwhichthestorageperiodreferredtointhat
Articlebegan.
4.Wheretheproductionfiguresestablished
pursuanttoparagraph2differfromthoseestablished
pursuanttoparagraph 1,andwherethe
manufacturer haspaidorshouldhavepaida
productionlevyinrespectofthatdifference,the
MemberStateshallmakearetroactiveadjustmentto
thequantitiessubjecttotheproductionlevy.Article4
Article31.Before1Januaryeachyearaprovisional
amountoftheproductionlevyshallbefixedforthat
year.Itshallbefixedbefore1March1969forthe
1968/69marketingyear.
2.^Theprovisionalamountoftheproductionlevy
shallbecalculatedfortherelevantmarketingyearon
thebasisof:
(a)estimatedsugarproductionintheCommunity,
(b)estimatedproductioninexcessofthemaximum
quotas,
(c)anestimateofquantitiesproducedwithinthe
maximumquotastobecarriedforwardtothe
followingmarketingyear,
(d)theguaranteedquantity,
(e)thesumofthebasicquotas,
(f)astandardamountperunitofweightto
compensateforlossesincurredindisposingof
sugarproducedinexcessoftheguaranteed
quantity.
Article51.ForthepurposesofArticles25,27and32of
RegulationNo1009/67/EEC,'thesugarproduction
ofafactoryorundertaking'meansthequantityof
sugaractuallymanufacturedbythatfactoryorbythe
factoryorfactoriesofthatundertakingasthecase
maybe.
2.If,however,thetwomanufacturers inquestion
makeawrittenapplicationtotheMemberState
concerned,thequantityofsugarproducedbyan
undertaking (hereinaftercalled'theprocessor')under
acontracttomakeupworkfrommaterialssupplied
shallbetreatedaspartoftheproductionofthe
undertaking (hereinaftercalled'theprincipal')which
hadthesugarproducedunderthatcontract:
(a)where,forreasonsofforcemajeure,thebeet,
caneormolasseshastobeprocessedintosugar
inanundertakingotherthanthatofthe
principal;or
(b)wheretheproccessor'stotalsugarproductionis
lowerthanhisbasicquota;or
(c)wheretheprocessor'stotalsugarproductionis
higherthanhisbasicquotabutlowerthanhis
maximumquotaandwheretheprincipal'stotal
sugarproductionishigherthanthebasicquota;
or
(d)wheretheprocessor'stotalsugarproductionand
theprincipal'stotalsugarproductionarehigher
thantheirrespectivemaximumquotas.
3.Anysugarmanufacturerwishingtoinvokethe
provisionsofparagraph2(a)shallimmediately
notifytheMemberStateconcernedgivingthe
informationnecessaryinsupportofhisapplication .
TheMemberStateshallchecksuchinformation .The
MemberStateshallimmediately transmitthe
informationsuppliedbythemanufacturer andthe
resultsofitsinquiriestotheCommission .
4.Bywayofderogationfromtheprovisionsof
paragraphs1to3,theproductionofafactoryor
undertakingshallbecalculatedforthe1968/691.MemberStatesshallcollectfromeachsugar
manufacturer whoseproductionisinexcessofhis
basicquotainrespectofthatpartofhisproduction
inexcessofhisbasicquotabutwithinhismaximum
quotawhichisnotcarriedforwardpursuantto
Article32ofRegulationNo1009/67/EEC:
(a)before1Apriloftherelevantmarketingyear,the
provisionalamountoftheproductionlevy
multipliedby0-4;
(b)beforethefollowing15May,theprovisional
amountoftheproductionlevymultipliedby0-3;
(c)beforethefollowing1July,theprovisional
amountoftheproductionlevymultipliedby0-3.
2.Thefollowingdatesshallhoweverbe
substitutedinrespectofmanufacturers intheFrench
departmentsofGuadeloupeandMartinique :
(a)1Octobershallbesubstitutedfor1April;
(b)15Novembershallbesubstitutedfor15May;
(c)1Januaryshallbesubstitutedfor1July.

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3.Wherethefinalamountoftheproductionlevy
differsfromtheprovisionalamount,MemberStates
shallcollectorrefundthedifferencebeforetheendof
thesecondmonthfollowingtheentryintoforceof
theRegulationwhichfixesthefinalamountofthe
productionlevy.
4.Wherethemaximumquotaisfixedpursuantto
theprovisionsofArticle31ofRegulationNo
1009/67/EEClaterthan1Apriloftherelevant
marketingyear,thatportionoftheproductionlevy
collectedpursuanttoparagraph1ofthisArticleon
productionwhich,byreasonoftheMemberState's
decisionexceedsthemaximumquota,shallbe
immediatelvreimbursedbythatMemberState.—theguaranteedquantityvalidforthat
marketingyear,
—quantitiesproducedinexcessofthe
maximumquotas,
—quantitieswithinthemaximumquotacarried
forwardpursuanttoArticle32ofRegulation
No1009/67/EEC;and
(b)astandardamountperunitofweightto
compensatelossesincurredindisposingofthat
sugar.
Thisstandardamountshallbecalculatedonthe
basisofaweightedaverageoflossesincurredin
disposingofsugarduringthatmarketingyear;
lossesincurredindisposing,underthemost
favourableconditions,ofaquantityequaltothe
differencebetweentheguaranteedquantityand
thequantitydisposedofforhumanconsumption
withintheCommunityduringthesame
marketingyearshallbeexcluded.Article6
1.Thefinalamountoftheproductionlevyvalid
foragivenmarketingyearshallbefixedbefore1
Januaryofthefollowingmarketingyear.
2.Overalllossesincurredindisposingofthe
quantityproducedintheCommunityinexcessofthe
guarantedquantityshallbecalculatedonthebasis
of:
(a)totalsugarproductionintheCommunityduring
themarketingyearinquestion,expressedas
whitesugar,minus:Article7
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceontheday
followingitspublicationintheOfficialJournalofthe
EuropeanCommunities .
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,25January1969.
FortheCommission
ThePresident
JeanREY