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( 4 ) OJ NO L 360 , 31 . 12 . 1980 , P ' 17 .

( 5 ) OJ NO L 67 , 14 . 3 . 1973 , P . 12 .

( 6 ) OJ NO L 17 , 24 . 1 . 1979 , P . 7 .

( 7 ) OJ NO L 160 , 26 . 6 . 1980 , P . 16 .

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( 10 ) OJ NO L 166 , 1 . 7 . 1980 , P . 90 .

COMMISSION REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 3358/81

OF 25 NOVEMBER 1981

FIXING THE AMOUNTS OF THE PRODUCTION LEVY IN THE SUGAR SECTOR FOR THE PERIOD 1 JULY 1980 TO 30 JUNE 1981 AND THE AMOUNT PAYABLE BY SUGAR MANUFACTURERS TO THOSE WHO SELL SUGAR BEET

THE COMMISSION 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 ), AND IN PARTICULAR ARTICLE 48 THEREOF ,

WHEREAS THE RULES ON THE SUCCESSIVE SUGAR AND ISOGLUCOSE PRODUCTION SYSTEMS PROVIDE FOR CONTINUITY BETWEEN THE SYSTEM IN EXISTENCE BEFORE 1 JULY 1981 AND THAT IN FORCE AS FROM THAT DATE ; WHEREAS THIS PRINCIPLE IS BROUGHT INTO EFFECT IN PARTICULAR IN THAT , FOR CALCULATING THE PRODUCTION LEVY FOR THE 1981/82 MARKETING YEAR , THE EFFECT OF THE PRODUCTION LEVY FIXED FOR THE 1980/81 YEAR IS TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT ; WHEREAS , ACCORDINGLY , FIXING THE LATTER SHOULD BE CONSIDERED AS A TRANSITIONAL MEASURE BETWEEN THE TWO SYSTEMS ;

WHEREAS , PURSUANT TO ARTICLE 1 OF COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1592/80 ( 2 ), THE CRITERIA LAID DOWN IN ARTICLE 27 ( 2 ) OF COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 3330/74 OF 19 DECEMBER 1974 ON THE COMMON ORGANIZATION OF THE MARKET IN SUGAR ( 3 ), AS LAST AMENDED BY REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 3455/80 ( 4 ), FOR CALCULATING THE SUGAR PRODUCTION LEVY HAVE BEEN MADE APPLICABLE TO THE 1980/81 SUGAR YEAR ;

WHEREAS ARTICLE 7 ( 1 ) OF COMMISSION REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 700/73 OF 12 MARCH 1973 LAYING DOWN CERTAIN DETAILED RULES FOR THE APPLICATION OF THE QUOTA SYSTEM FOR SUGAR ( 5 ), AS LAST AMENDED BY REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 114/79 ( 6 ), LAYS DOWN THAT AN AMOUNT FOR THE SUGAR PRODUCTION LEVY IS TO BE FIXED ANNUALLY BEFORE 1 DECEMBER FOR EACH SUGAR MARKETING YEAR ;

WHEREAS THE RESULT OF THE LEVY CALCULATION YIELDS AN AMOUNT BELOW THE MAXIMUM AMOUNT FIXED BY COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1594/80 ( 7 ) AT 12.98 ECU PER 100 KILOGRAMS OF WHITE SUGAR ;

WHEREAS ARTICLE 27 ( 4 ) OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 3330/74 PROVIDED THAT , WHERE THE AMOUNT OF THE PRODUCTION LEVY WAS LOWER THAN THE MAXIMUM AMOUNT , SUGAR MANUFACTURERS ARE TO BE OBLIGED TO PAY THOSE WHO SELL BEET THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE TWO AMOUNTS , UP TO A PERCENTAGE TO BE DETERMINED ; WHEREAS , PURSUANT TO ARTICLE 6 ( 1 ) OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 700/73 , THE SAID MAXIMUM AMOUNT IS TO BE FIXED AT THE SAME TIME AS THE PRODUCTION LEVY ; WHEREAS , FOR THE 1980/81 SUGAR YEAR , PURSUANT TO ARTICLE 5 OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1594/80 , THE SAID DETERMINATION HAS BEEN FIXED AT 60 % ;

WHEREAS , PURSUANT TO ARTICLE 2 OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1592/80 , THE CRITERIA LAID DOWN BY ARTICLE 9 ( 8 ) OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1111/77 ( 8 ), IN THE TEXT AS AMENDED BY REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 387/81 ( 9 ), FOR CALCULATING THE ISOGLUCOSE PRODUCTION LEVY , HAVE BEEN MADE APPLICABLE TO THE PRODUCTION PERIOD 1 JULY 1980 TO 30 JUNE 1981 ; WHEREAS THOSE CRITERIA PROVIDE THAT , FOR THE SAID PERIOD , THE LEVEL OF THE SAID LEVY IS TO BE EQUAL TO THE PART OF THE SUGAR PRODUCTION LEVY FIXED FOR THE SAME PERIOD AND REMAINING DUE BY SUGAR MANUFACTURERS ; WHEREAS , PURSUANT TO COMMISSION REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1700/80 OF 30 JUNE 1980 LAYING DOWN DETAILED RULES FOR THE APPLICATION OF QUOTAS FOR THE PRODUCTION OF ISOGLUCOSE DURING THE PERIOD 1 JULY 1980 TO 30 JUNE 1981 ( 10 ), THE AMOUNT IS TO BE FIXED AT THE SAME TIME AS THE SUGAR PRODUCTION LEVY APPLICABLE FOR THE 1980/81 SUGAR YEAR ; WHEREAS THE LATTER LEVY AMOUNTS TO 3.407 ECU PER 100 KILOGRAMS ;

WHEREAS THE PART REMAINING PAYABLE BY THE SUGAR MANUFACTURER AMOUNTS TO 1.402 ECU PER 100 KILOGRAMS OF WHITE SUGAR ; WHEREAS , THEREFORE , THE LATTER AMOUNT IS TO BE FIXED FOR 100 KILOGRAMS OF DRY MATTER AS THE FINAL AMOUNT OF THE ISOGLUCOSE PRODUCTION LEVY FOR THE PERIOD 1 JULY 1980 TO 30 JUNE 1981 ;

WHEREAS THE MEASURES PROVIDED FOR IN THIS REGULATION ARE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE OPINION OF THE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE FOR SUGAR ,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :

ARTICLE 1

1 . THE AMOUNT OF THE SUGAR PRODUCTION LEVY FOR THE 1980/81 SUGAR MARKETING YEAR IS HEREBY FIXED AT 3.407 ECU PER 100 KILOGRAMS OF WHITE SUGAR .

2 . THE AMOUNT REFERRED TO IN THE SECOND SUBPARAGRAPH OF ARTICLE 27 ( 4 ) OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 3330/74 IS HEREBY FIXED AT 7.467 ECU PER TONNE OF BEET OF STANDARD QUALITY FOR THE 1980/81 SUGAR MARKETING YEAR .

ARTICLE 2

THE DEFINITIVE AMOUNT OF THE PRODUCTION LEVY ON ISOGLUCOSE , PRODUCED DURING THE PERIOD 1 JULY 1980 TO 30 JUNE 1981 , IS HEREBY FIXED AT 1.402 ECU PER 100 KILOGRAMS OF DRY MATTER .

ARTICLE 3

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

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

DONE AT BRUSSELS , 25 NOVEMBER 1981 .

FOR THE COMMISSION

POUL DALSAGER

MEMBER OF THE COMMISSION