9.4.74 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL99/15
REGULATION (EEC)No834/74OFTHECOMMISSION
of5April1974
layingdownrequisiteprovisionstopreventthesugarmarketbeingdisturbedas
aresultofthepriceincreaseinthissectorforthe1974/75sugarmarketingyear
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulationNo1009/
67/EEC(1)of18December1967onthecommon
organizationofthemarketinsugar,atlastamended
byRegulation(EEC)No1928/73(2)andinparticular
Articles37(2)and38thereof;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
206/68(3)of20February1968layingdownoutline
provisionsforcontractsandinter-tradeagreementson
thepurchaseofbeet,atlastamendedbytheAct(4),
annexedtotheTreatyconcerningtheAccessionof
newMemberStatestotheEuropeanEconomic
CommunityandtheEuropeanAtomicEnergy
Community ,andinparticularArticle11;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
974/71(5)of12May1971oncertainmeasuresof
conjunctural policytobetakeninagriculture
followingthetemporarywideningofthemarginsof
fluctuation forthecurrenciesofcertainMember
States,atlastamendedbyRegulation (EEC)No
3450/73(6),andinparticularArticle6;
WhereastheCouncilhasdecidedtofixtheinterven­
tionpriceforthe1974/75sugarmarketingyearata
level7%higherthanthepricewhichwasapplicable
duringthe1973/74sugarmarketingyear;whereas
thatincreaseisliabletodisturbthemarketinsugar;
whereasArticle37(2)ofRegulationNo1009/67/EEC
providesthattheprovisionsnecessarytopreventsuch
adisturbancemaybeadoptedinaccordancewiththe
procedurelaiddowninArticle40ofthesaidRegula­
tion;
Whereasitisessentialtoadoptprovisionswhichare
effectiveandyetinvolvenoriskofdistortionof
competitionwithintheCommunityandwithout
requiringtoocomplicatedmeasuresofmanagement
orcontrolatnationallevel;whereasavariationofthe
amountoflevyforoffsettingstoragecostsforaperiod
beforeandafter1July1974canmeettheseobjec­
tives,ifthisvariationresultsinmanufacturers '
incomesfromsugarsalesbeingincreasedsuccessivelyduringthetwoperiodsabovementioned ;whereasthe
amountofthislevyhasbeenfixedforthe1973/74
sugarmarketingyearbyCommission Regulation
(EEC)No1755/73(7)of29June1973;
Whereasatpresentitisconvenientonlytomake
provisionforthevariationfortheperiodbefore1July
1974andtofixthevariationforthesubsequent
periodatthesametimeastheamountsapplicablefor
the1974/75sugarmarketingyearunderthesystemof
offsettingstoragecostsarefixed;
Whereasitisnecessarytopreventfictitioussales,
whichcouldbecontrarytotheobjectivepursued;
Whereasanadequatesolutionmustbeenvisagedfor
refiners,astheyarenotobligedtopaythelevyon
stocksofrawsugar;whereasthisobjectivemaybe
metbythepaymenttothesupplierofthebasic
productofareasonableamountwhich,takinginto
accountareimbursement tothebeetgrower,should
beestablishedonthebasisoftheincreasedvaluesby
arawsugarmanufacturerontheonehandandbya
refineryontheother;whereasitisnecessaryto
provideatthesametimeforthepaymentofan
amountbytherawsugarmanufacturer tothebeet
growerinquestion;
Whereasitisnecessarytoadaptthecommunications
fromMemberStatesandmanufacturers takinginto
accounttheamendmentstothesystemofoffsetting
storagecosts;
WhereastheincreaseinItalyofthepricesofsugar
expressedinItalianliraresultingfromtheexchange
ratetobeappliedfortheItalianlirainthesugar
sectorisappreciablyhigherthantheCommunity
increase;whereasitisabsolutelynecessarytoprevent
disturbancesontheCommunitymarketontheone
handbyprovidingareductionofthemonetary
compensatory amountsforsugarimportedbefore1
Jjuly1974andmarketedforconsumption fromthis
dateandontheotherhandbyrequiringItalytoadopt
nationalmeasuresonitsmarket;whereasthese
nationalmeasuresmustresultintheremovalofany
incentivetoexcessivestockingofsugarbefore1July
1974;whereasitisconvenienttoprovidefora
communication ofthesemeasuresbyadatewhich
permitsfurtherCommunityinterventionifnecessary;(>)OJNo308,18.12.1967,p.1.
(2)OJNoL199,19.7.1973,p.7.
P)OJNoL47,23.2.1968,p.1.
(*)OJNoL73,27.3.1972,p.14.
(*)OJNoL106,12.5.1971,p.1.
(')OJNoL353,22.12.1973,p.25. (7)OJNoL176,30.6.1973,p.73.

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Article4 WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
areinaccordancewiththeOpinionoftheManage­
mentCommitteeforSugar,
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article11.Thecommunications referredtoinArticle1(4)
ofCommissionRegulation (EEC)No1087/69(!)of
11June1969,oncommunications fromMember
Statesconcerningsugar,aslastamendedbyRegula­
tion(EEC)No700/73(2)shallfrom1April1974be
madeasfollows:
(a)thequantitiesforwhichthelevyreferredtoin
Article1(1)istobepaid;
(b)thequantitiesforwhichthelevyreferredtoin
Article1(2)istobepaid;thosequantitiesshallbe
notifiedseparatelyaccordingtowhethertheyrefer
totheleviesunder(a),(b)or(c).
2.Atthesametimeasthecommunication referred
toinArticle10(2)ofRegulation(EEC)No442/70,
themanufacturershallnotifyforthemonthofApril
1974thequantitiesmarketedontheonehandfrom1
to14Aprilandontheotherhandfrom15to30
April.1.BywayofderogationfromRegulation(EEC)No
1755/73,theamountofthelevyreferredtoinArticle
8ofRegulationNo1009/67/EECshall,from15April
1974,befixedat1-35unitsofaccountper100kilo­
grammesofwhitesugar.
2.However,uponanapplicationfromtheperson
concernedandafterhehasprovedthatthesugaris
marketedinaccordancewithArticle9(1)under(a),
(b),(d),(e),(f)or(g)ofRegulation(EEC)No442/70,
theamountreferredtoinparagraph 1shallbe
replacedbythefollowing:
(a)0-80unitsofaccountfrom15April1974;
(b)0-65unitsofaccountduringthemonthofMay
1974;
(c)0-55unitsofaccountduringthemonthofJune
1974.Article5
Onsugarimportedbefore1July1974,.Italyshallnot
grantthemonetarycompensatoryamountapplicable
onthedayofimportationuntilthepersonconcerned
hasprovedthatthesugarinquestionismarketedfor
consumption beforethisdate.Asregardssugar
importedbefore1July1974butmarketedfor
consumption fromthisdate,thiscompensatory
amountshallbereducedby1903Italianliraper100
kilogrammesofwhitesugarandby1619Italianlira
per100kilogrammesofrawsugar.Article2
Article6Enterpriseswhichrefinerawsugarandwhichhavein
stockat00.00hourson1July1974:
—purchasedrawsugarand/or
—whitesugarorsyrups,manufactured froma
purchasedrawsugar,
whichareinfreecirculation,shallpaytothesellersof
therawsugaranamountwhichisequitableby
comparisonwiththeincreaseinthepricesfixedatthe
Communitylevel.Thisamountshallnotbelessthan
1*25unitsofaccountper100kilogrammesofwhite
sugar.
TheMemberStatesshalltakethemeasuresneededto
enforcetheprovisionsreferredtointheprevious
subparagraph .1.Italyshalltakenationalmeasurestoprevent
disturbancesonthemarketresultingfromthe
increaseon1July1974inthepriceofsugar
expressedinItalianlira.Theseprovisionsshallconsist
inparticularofapaymenttobeetgrowersofthe
increasedvalueofstocks.
2.ThemeasuresreferredtoinArticlewhichhave
beenadoptedoraretobeadoptedshallbecommuni­
catedinwritingtotheCommissionbefore5June
1974.
Article3Article7
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceontheday
followingitspublicationintheOfficialJournalof
theEuropeanCommunities .1.Eachmanufacturer ofrawbeetsugarshallpayto
thebeetgrowersapartoftheamountreferredto
Article2,notlessthan0-75unitofaccount.
2.Aninter-tradeagreementmayderogatefromthe
provisionsofparagraph 1.(!)OJNoL140,12.6.1969,p.15.
OOJNoL67,14.3.1973,p.12.

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ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,5April1974.
FortheCommission
ThePresident
Francois-Xavier ORTOLI