19.12.74 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL340/1
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REGULATION (EEC)No3185/74OFTHECOUNCIL
of17December 1974
introducinganexportchargeoncertaingoodscoveredbyRegulation (EEC)No
1059/69
Whereas,inspiteofthesemeasures,therecontinueto
besugarsupplydifficultieswithintheCommunity ;
whereas,therefore,itisappropriate ,withaviewto
strengthening theeffectofthesemeasuresandto
affordingequaltreatmenttoproductsofthevarious
sectors,tosupplementthesemeasuresbyappropriate
provisionsinrespectofthegoodswithahighsugar
contentcoveredbyRegulation (EEC)No1059/69;
Whereasanexportchargemayconstituteasuitable
measure;whereastheperiodofapplicationofthis
chargemustnotexceedtheperiodprovidedforin
Article14(4)ofRegulation (EEC)No1059/69,
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
1059/69(')of28May1969layingdownthetrade
arrangements applicabletocertaingoodsresulting
fromtheprocessingofagriculturalproducts,aslast
amendedbyRegulation (EEC)No1491/73(2),andin
particularArticle14(4)thereof;
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission ;
Whereas,inviewoftheshortfallsituationobtaining
onthesugarmarket,theCommission ,inapplication
ofArticle16ofCouncilRegulation 1009/67/EEC(3)
of18December1967,onthecommonorganization
ofthemarketinsugar,aslastamendedbyRegulation
(EEC)No2476/74("•),fixedaspecialexportlevyon
whitesugarandrawsugar;
Whereasithasalsoprovednecessarytomakeprovi­
sioninRegulation (EEC)No1603/74(5)fortheimpo­
sitionofanexportchargeoncertaincereal,rice,and
milk-basedproductsandinRegulation (EEC)No
2980/74(6)fortheimpositionofanexportchargeon
certainproductsprocessedfromfruitandvegetables
andcontainingaddedsugar;
Whereas,inaddition,theCommunityhasmadeprovi­
sioninCouncilRegulation (EEC)No2931/74(7)of
18November1974ontheintroductionofasubsidy
onimportsofwhiteandrawsugarforsugarimports
tobefinancedoutofCommunityfundsinorderto
stabilizemarkets,assuretheavailabilityofsupplies
andensurethatsuppliesreachconsumersatreaso­
nableprices;Artilli1
1.ExportsfromtheCommunitytothirdcountries
ofgoodscoveredbyRegulation (EEC)No1059/69
fallingwithinoneofthecategoriesreferredtoin
Article9(2)oftheTreatyshallbeliabletoanexport
chargeiftheirsucrosecontent(includinginvertsugar
expressedassucrose)isatleast35%byweight.
2.Thischargeshallalsobeleviedonallexported
goodsnotfallingwithinoneofthecategoriesreferred
toinArticle9(2)oftheTreaty,ifatleastoneofthe
componentsonwhichthecalculationofthechargeis
basedfallswithinoneofthesecategories .
3.However,thechargereferredtoinparagraph I
shallnotapplytogoodswhichareliabletoanexport
taxinpursuanceofRegulation (EEC)No334S/73(s),
asamendedbyRegulation (liEC)No344/74(").(')OJNoL141,12.6.1969,p.1.
(-')OJNoL151,7.6.1973,p.1.
')O)No30S,IS.12.1967,p.1.
4)O')NoL264,1.10.1974,p.70.
3)O'JNoL172,27.6.1974,p.9.
•>)OJNoL3IS,26.1I.1974,p.2.
7)O'jNoL31I,22.1I.1974,p.S.(8)OJNoL342,13.12.1973,p.16.
OOJNoL40,12.2.1974,p.6.

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Article2
1.DetailedrulesfortheapplicationofthisRegula­
tionshallbeadoptedbytheCommission .
2.Theamountoftheexportchargereferredtoin
Article 1shallbefixedtakingintoaccountinparti­
cularthenatureofthegoodsandtheirsucrose
content,themovementofpricesandtheeconomic
considerations relatingtotheapplicationofthe
charge.
3.TheCommission shalladoptthemeasures
providedforunderthisArticleafterconsultingthe
MemberStates.Thesemeasuresshallbeforthwithcommunicated to
theCouncil.
TheCouncil,actingbyaqualifiedmajority,maytake
adifferentdecisionwithinonemonthofthedateof
suchcommunication .
Article3
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon23
December1974.
Itshallapplyuptoandincluding22June1975.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,17December1974.
FortheCouncil
ThePresident
M.DURAFOUR