6.12.77 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL312/5
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No2680/77
of5December 1977
amendingRegulation (EEC)No834/74layingdownrequisiteprovisionsto
preventthesugarmarketbeingdisturbedasaresultofthepriceincreaseinthis
sectorforthe1974/75sugarmarketingyear
Whereas,initsjudgmentof30October1975inCase
23/75,theCourtofJusticeoftheEuropeanCommuni­
tiesruledthatArticle6ofRegulation (EEC)No
834/74wasinvalid;whereastheCourtconsidered
that,whilebeinglegallyentitledtoadoptaprovision
imposingapecuniarychargeonholdersofsugar
stocksinaMemberStatefollowingachangeinthe
commonpricesandofthosepricesexpressedin
nationalcurrenciesonthechangeoverfromonesugar
marketingyeartothenext,theCommissionshouldit
selfdeterminetheessentialbasicrules;whereasthese
rulesshouldindicatetheclassesoftradersubjectto
thechargesandthebasesforcalculatingitand
containadefinitionoftheconceptof'excessive
stocking'accordingtotheclassesoftraderconcerned
andthesizeoftheundertakings ;
Whereasitisthereforenecessarytofillthelegal
vacuumtherebycreatedsoastoavoiddiscriminating
againstholdersofsugarwhosuppliedtheItalian
marketnormallybefore1July1974;whereasthe
provisionthathasbeeninvalidatedshould,therefore,
beentirelyreplacedbyanotherthattakesaccountof
thejudgmentoftheCourtwhileretainingtheessen­
tialcharacteristics oftheoriginalmeasure;THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
3330/74of19December1974onthecommonorgani­
zationofthemarketinsugar(J),aslastamendedby
Regulation(EEC)No3138/76(2),andinparticular
Article33thereof,
Whereas,whenfixingtheinterventionpriceforthe
1974/75sugarmarketingyear,theCouncildecidedon
alevel7%higherthanthepricewhichapplied
duringtheprecedingsugarmarketingyear;whereas,
furthermore ,inItalythepriceofsugarexpressedin
Italianliraincreasedverysharplyby37%asaresult
oftheincreaseintheinterventionpriceandanew
exchangeratefortheItalianlirainthesugarsector;
whereasthesupplysituationontheCommunity
marketandontheItalianmarketinparticularwas
seriouslythreatenedbythesugarshortageduringthe
1973/74marketingyear;whereastopreventdistur­
bancesonthemarketofthatMemberStatespecial
measureshadtobetakentodiscouragetradersfrom
holdingsugarandstockingitinexcessivequantities
before1July1974;whereasinthesecircumstances it
wasnecessarytorecordallquantitiesofsugarin
excessof500kgheldinstockbysuchtraderson1
July1974;
Whereasonthebasisoftheaboveconsiderations the
Commission ,inArticle6ofCommissionRegulation
(EEC)No834/74of5April1974layingdownrequi­
siteprovisionstopreventthesugarmarketbeing
disturbedasaresultofthepriceincreaseinthissector
forthe1974/75sugarmarketingyear(3),aslast
amendedbyRegulation(EEC)No2106/74(4),made
provisionforItalytotakecertainnationalmeasuresto
preventmarketdisturbancesresultingfromthe
increase,on1July1974,inthepriceofsugar
expressedinItalianlira;whereaspursuanttothat
provisionItalylaiddownthatallthoseholdingstocks
ofsugarinexcessof500kgon1July1974should
payacharge;Whereasthisprovisioncanbeintroducedunder
Article33ofRegulation(EEC)No3330/74;whereas
thisArticlewhichprovidesforthepossibilityof
adoptingrequisiteprovisionstopreventthesugar
marketbeingdisturbedasaresultofanalterationin
pricelevelsatthechangeoverfromonemarketing
yeartothenext,reproducesexactlythetermsof
Article37(2)ofRegulationNo1009/67/EECof18
December1967onthecommonorganizationofthe
marketinsugar(5),underwhichtheinvalidated
measurewasadopted;
Whereastheamountofthechargeleviedonsugar
holdersshouldcoverthedifferencebetweenconsumer
pricesinItalyonthechangeoverfromthe1973/74to
the1974/75sugarmarketingyear;whereas,however,
whenfixingtheamountofthechargetobeleviedon
sugarmanufacturers ,accountmustbetakenofthe
impactoftheothermeasureslaiddowninRegulation
(EEC)No834/75whichthiscategoryoftradershadto
bear;(>)OJNoL359,31.12.1975,p.1.
(2)OJNoL354,24.12.1976,p.1.
(J)OJNoL99,9.4.1974,p.15.
(4)OJNoL218,9.8.1974,p.53. (5)OJNo308,18.12.1967,p.1.

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hourson1July1974held,foranyreason
whatsoever,whitesugar,rawsugarorsugarsyrups
inexcessof500kg,ortowhomoneofthese
productswasbeingtransportedinItalyatthat
time.
Italyshallrecordthequantitiesconcernedonthe
basisofdeclarationstobemadebytheparties
concernedbeforeadatetobedeterminedbythat
MemberState.
3.Italy,shallfixtheamountofthecharge
referredtoinparagraph 1sothatitdoesnot
exceedthedifferencebetweentheconsumer
prices,expressedinItalianlira,applyingonthe
marketofthatMemberStateattheendofthe
1973/74sugarmarketingyearandatthebegin­
ningofthe1974/75sugarmarketingyear.
4.Thechargereferredtoinparagraph 1shall
beleviedonallquantitiesrecordedpursuantto
theprovisionsofparagraph2,excludingworking
stocks.
Workingstocksshallbethatquantityofsugar
heldbyindustrialuserswhichisnecessaryforfour
weeks'activityin1974;thereferenceperiodtobe
takenforthatpurposeshallbedeterminedonthe
basisofthetypeandseasonalnatureoftheactivity
ofeachoftheseindustries .
5.Italyshalladopttherequisitemeasuresfor
theapplicationofthisArticleandshallnotifythe
Commissionthereofinwritingwithoutdelay.'
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthethirdday
followingitspublicationintheOfficialJournalof
theEuropeanCommunities .
Itshallapplywitheffectfrom10April1974.Whereascertainindustrialusersofsugarneedtohave
asufficientstocktocontinuenormalactivity;whereas
suchastockcannotbetermedexcessive;whereasthe
sizeofsuchastockwilldifferaccordingtothetypeor
seasonalnatureoftheactivityofeachundertaking
concerned;whereas,however,inthesupplysituation
outlinedaboveitisreasonabletoconsiderthat,to
maintainnormalactivity,industrialusersrequiresuffi­
cientstockstosustainthatactivityatthattimeofthe
yearforfourweeks;
WhereasitisnecessarytoprovidethatItalycanadopt
everynationalmeasurefortheapplicationofthis
Regulationparticularlyinrelationtoreimbursements
ofsumsthathavebeencollectedinexcesspursuantto
theexemptionfromthechargeonworkingstocks
providedforbythisRegulation ;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
areinaccordancewiththeopinionofthe.Manage­
mentCommitteeforSugar,
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
Article6ofRegulation(EEC)No834/74isamended
toreadasfollows:
•Article6
1.Inordertoregularizetheeconomicsituation
threatenedbydisturbancesontheItalianmarket
causedbytheincrease,on1July1974,ofthe
priceofsugarexpressedinItalianlira,Italyshall
levyachargeonsugarstockstobepaidbyall
holdersofsugarasdefinedbelowandshalldistri­
butetheproceedsfromthischargetosugarbeet
growers.
2.Withinthemeaningofparagraph'1aholder
ofsugarshallbeanypersonwho,inItalyat00
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,5December1977.
FortheCommission
FinnGUNDELACH
Vice-President