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REGULATION (EEC)No659/75OFTHECOUNCIL
of4March1975
fixingsugarpricesandthestandardqualityofbeetforthe1975/76marketingyear
Whereastheminimumpriceforbeetmusttake
accountoftheinterventionpriceandofthecostsof
processinganddeliveringthebeettofactoriesand
bebasedonanestimatedCommunityyieldof130kg
ofwhitesugarpermetrictonofbeetwitha16%
sugarcontent;
Whereastheabovestandardcostsmaybeestimated
at12-95unitsofaccountper100kgofwhitesugar;
whereasthatstandardamountismadeupofthesum
oftheprocessingmargin,estimatedat11-71unitsof
account,andthecostsofdeliveringthebeetto
factories,estimatedat2-07unitsofaccount,lessa
standardamountof0-83unitofaccountrepresenting
factories'receiptsfromthesaleofmolassescalculated
onthebasisofayieldof38-5kgpermetrictonof
processedbeetandanex-factorypriceof2-80units
ofaccountper100kgofmolasses;
Whereasthestandardqualitychosenforbeetshould
beaqualitywhichtakesaccountofproduction
characteristics inthemainbeetproducingareasof
theCommunity ,THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingthe
EuropeanEconomicCommunity ,andinparticular
Article43thereof;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)
No3330/74(1)of19December1974onthecommon
organizationofthemarketinsugar,andinparticular
Articles2(2),3(5)and4(3)thereof;
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission ;
HavingregardtotheOpinionoftheEuropean
Parliament;
HavingregardtotheOpinionoftheEconomicand
SocialCommittee ;
Whereas,whensugarpricesarebeingfixed,account
shouldbetakenoftheobjectivesofthecommon
agriculturalpolicyandofthecontributionwhichthe
Communitywishestomaketowardstheharmonious
developmentofworldtrade;whereastheobjectives
ofthecommonagriculturalpolicyareinparticular
toensureafairstandardoflivingfortheagricultural
Community,toensurethatsuppliesareavailableand
thattheyreachconsumersatreasonableprices;
Whereas,toattaintheseobjectives,thetargetprice
forsugarmustbefixedatalevelwhich,takinginto
accountinparticulartheresultantlevelofthe
interventionprice,ensuresafairremuneration for
beetandsugarcaneproducerswhileatthesametime
respectingconsumers'interests,andwhichissuchas
tomaintainabalancebetweenthepricesofthe
principalagriculturalproducts;
Whereasasaresultofthecharacteristics ofthe
sugarmarkettherisksinvolvedinthistradeare
relativelyslight;whereas,consequently ,whenthe
interventionpriceforsugarisbeingfixed,the
differencebetweenthetargetpriceandthe
interventionpricemaybefixedatarelativelylow
level;HASADOPTED THISREGULATION :
Article1
ThisRegulationshallapplyforthe1975/76sugar
marketingyear.
Article2
1.Thetargetpriceforwhitesugarshallbe32-05
unitsofaccountper100kg.
2.Theinterventionpriceforwhitesugarshallbe
30-45unitsofaccountper100kg.
3.Theareahavingthelargestsurplusconsistsof
thefollowingFrenchdepartments :Aisne,Oise,
Somme. (x)OJNoL359,31.12.1974,p.1.

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Article3
Theminimumpriceforbeetfortheareareferredto
inArticle2(3)shallbe22-75unitsofaccountper
metrictondeliveredatthecollectioncentre.Article4
Standardqualitybeetshallpresentthefollowing
characteristics :
(a)itshallbesound,fairandofmarketablequality;
(b)itshallhaveasugarcontentof16%atthetime
ofitsreception.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,4March1975.
FortheCouncil
ThePresident
M.A.CLINTON