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REGULATION (EEC)No260/75OFTHECOMMISSION
of31January1975
layingdowndetailedrulesforthegrantofapremiumfortheproductionof
sugarfrommolasses
two-thirdsofthebasicquotaforthe1974/75sugar
marketingyear—inrespectofliquidsugarasdefined
inparagraph3hereof,producedbetween1February
and30September1975undertheconditionsspeci­
fiedintheprecedingsubparagraph ,byanyunder­
takingoperatingforitsownaccount,aplant,
producingsugarfrommolassesinrespectofwhicha
premiumisgrantedunderthatsubparagraph .
2.Ifthesugarreferredtoinparagraph 1doesnot
formpartofaquotathegrantofthepremiumshall
beconditionalonthegivingby.theapplicantofan
undertakinginwritingtosellontheinternalmarket
oftheCommunitythequantityofsugarinrespectof
whichthepremiumisappliedfor.
InsuchcasesthechargereferredtoinArticle25(3)of
RegulationNo1009/67/EECshallnotbeleviedand
Article16(1)ofthatRegulationshallapply.
3.ForthepurposesofthisRegulation'liquidsugar'
meansasyrupproducedfromsugarbeetand
containing98%ormorebydryweightofsucrose,
includinginvertsugarconvertedintosucrose.THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulationNo1009/
67/EEC(*)of18December1967onthecommon
organizationofthemarketinsugar,aslastamended
byRegulation (EEC)No2476/74(2),andinparticular
Articles25(3)and38thereof;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
3330/74P)of19December1974onthecommon
organizationofthemarketinsugar,andinparticular
Article10(2)thereof;
WhereasCouncilRegulation (EEC)No175/75(4)of
21January1975onspecialinterventionmeasuresfor
sugarallowsmeasuresofsupporttobeprovideduntil
30September1975inordertomaketheproduction
ofsugarfrommolassescompetitive ;
Whereasthegrantofapremiumof12unitsof
accountper100kilogrammes ofsugarexpressedas
whitesugarisameasureofsupportsufficienttomake
theproductionofsugarfrommolassesaviable
activity;whereassuchotherprovisionsshouldbe
adoptedasarenecessaryinordertoputthemeasure
intooperation;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
areinaccordancewiththeOpinionoftheManage­
mentCommitteeforSugar,Article2
1.ThepremiumprovidedforinArticle1shallin
respectofwhitesugarbe12unitsofaccountper100
kilogrammes ofsugarexpressedaswhitesugar.
2.Thepremiumon100kilogrammes ofrawsugar
shallbeequaltoorie-hundredth ofthepremiumfor
whitesugar,multipliedbytheyieldoftherawsugar
inquestionascalculatedinaccordancewithArticle1
ofRegulation (EEC)No431/68(5).
3.Thepremiumon100kilogrammes ofliquid
sugarshallbeequaltoone-hundredth ofthepremium
forwhitesugar,multipliedbythesucrosecontentof
theliquidsugarinquestion.HASADOPTED THISREGULATION :
Articlc1
1.Subjectasprovidedinparagraph2hereof,a
premiumshallbegrantedfortheextractioninplants
producingsugarfrommolassesofsolidwhiteandraw
sugarfrommolasseswhicharelessthan76%pure
andinfreecirculationintheCommunity .
Suchapremiumshallalsobegranted—asto
amountsproducedoverandaboveanamountequaltoArticle3
ForthepurposesofthisRegulation'plantproducing
sugarfrommolasses'meansatechnicalunitusinga
processbywhichnotless*than40%ofthesucrose
contentofthemolassesisextractedassugar.(')OJNo308,18.12.1967,p.1.
(2)OJNoL264,1.10.1974,p.70.
(3)OJNoL359,31.12.1975,p.1.h)OJNoL20,25.1.1975,p.2. (5)OJNoL89,10.4.1968,p.3.

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(a)before28February1975,particularsoftheunder­
takingsoperatingplantsproducingsugarfrom
molassesbeingplantsrecognizedbysuchStatesas
satisfyingthedefinitionlaiddowninArticle3and
particularsofplantssorecognizedafterthatdate
shallbecommunicated subsequently ;
(b)everymonth,inrespectoftheprecedingmonth,
particularsofthequantitiesofsugarinrespectof
whichtheproofreferredtoinArticle4(2)has
beenfurnished .Article4
1.Thepremiumshallbegrantedonwrittenappli­
cationtothecompetentauthorityoftheMember
Stateconcernedinwhichextractiontakesplace.
2.Thepremiumshallbepaidonlywhenproofhas
beenfurnishedthatthesugarhasbeenproduced
undertheconditionsspecifiedinArticle1.Payment
shallbemadewithinfourweeksfollowingthedayon
whichsuchproofisfurnished.
Article5
MemberStatesshalladoptallmeasuresnecessaryto
ensurethattheoperationofthisRegulationisprop­
erlysupervised .
Article6
MemberStatesshallcommunicate totheCommis­
sion:Article7
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1February
1975.Itshallapplyinrespectofsugarproduced
between 1Februaryand30September1975.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,31January1975.
FortheCommission
P.J.LARDINOIS
MemberoftheCommission