3. 4. 89 Official Journal of the European Communities No C 82/13 
Proposal for a 
COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No ... 
of... 
fixing, for the 1989/90 marketing year, the derived intervention prices for white sugar, the 
intervention price for raw sugar, the minimum prices for A and B beet, the threshold prices, 
the amount of compensation for storage costs and the prices to be applied in Spain and 
Portugal 
(89/C 82/11) 
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, 
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European 
Economic Community, 
Having regard to the Act of Accession of Spain and 
Portugal and in particular Articles 89(1) and 234(2) thereof, 
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1785/81 of 
30 June 1981 on the common organization of the markets 
in the sugar sector (!), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) 
No ... (2), and in particular Articles 3(5), 5(5), 8(4) and 
14(5) thereof, 
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission, Whereas Regulation (EEC) No ... fixed the basic price for 
beet at 38,85 ecus per tonne; whereas Article 5(2) of 
Regulation (EEC) No 1785/81 provides that the minimum 
price to be fixed for A beet shall be 98 % of the basic price 
of the beet and the minimum price to be fixed for B beet 
shall in principle be 68 % of the said basic price without 
prejudice to Article 28(5) of that Regulation; 
Whereas Article 14(2) of Regulation (EEC) No 1785/81 
provides that the threshold price for white sugar shall be 
equal to the target price, plus costs, calculated at a flat rate, 
of transport from the Community area having the largest 
surplus to the most distant deficit consumption area in the 
Community, plus a flat-rate amount which takes into 
account the storage levy; whereas, given the state of 
supplies within the Community, account should be taken of 
transport charges between the departments of northern 
France and Palermo; 
Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No ... of ... fixing, for 
the 1989/90 marketing year, certain sugar prices and the 
standard quality of beet (3), fixed the intervention price for 
white sugar at 51,47 ecus per 100 kilograms; Whereas the threshold price for raw sugar is to be derived 
from the threshold price for white sugar by reference to a 
processing margin and a standard yield; 
Whereas Article 3(1) of Regulation (EEC) No 1785/81 
provides that derived intervention prices for white sugar 
are to be fixed for each of the deficit areas; whereas, for 
such fixing, it is appropriate that account be taken of the 
regional variations which, given a normal harvest and free 
movement of sugar, might be expected to occur in the price 
of sugar under natural conditions of price formation on the 
market; 
Whereas a deficit supply situation is to be foreseen in the 
areas of production in Italy, Ireland and the United 
Kingdom; Whereas the threshold price for molasses should be fixed in 
such a way that the receipts from sales of molasses may 
reach the level of receipts of undertakings taken into 
account in the fixing of basic prices for beet; 
Whereas Article 5 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1358/ 
77 (4) provides that the amount of repayment in the context 
of the compensation for storage costs shall be fixed per 
month and per unit of weight, taking account of financing, 
insurance and specific storage costs; 
Whereas Article 3(5) of Regulation (EEC) No 1785/81 
provides that an intervention price for raw sugar shall be 
fixed; whereas such price should be established on the basis 
of the intervention price for white sugar; Whereas, when fixing the prices to be applied in Spain and 
Portugal, the prices fixed for those Member States for the 
1986/87 marketing year should be aligned with the 
common prices in accordance with Articles 70 and 238 of 
the Act of Accession, 
(!) OJ No L 177, 1. 7. 1981, p. 4. 
(2) OJ No L ... 
(3) See page 12 of this Official Journal. (4) OJ No L 156, 25. 6. 1977, p. 4. 
No C 82/14 Official Journal of the European Communities 3. 4. 89 
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: 
Article 1 
For the deficit areas of the Community other than Portugal, 
the derived intervention price for white sugar shall be fixed 
at, per 100 kilograms: 
(a) 52,68 ecus for all the areas in the United Kingdom; 
(b) 52,68 ecus for all the areas in Ireland; 
(c) 53,41 ecus for all the areas in Italy. 
Article 2 
The intervention price for 100 kilograms of raw sugar shall 
be 42,67 ecus. 
Article 3 
1. The minimum price for A beet applicable in the 
Community with the exception of Spain and Portugal shall 
be 38,07 ecus per tonne. 
2. Without prejudice to the application of Article 28(5) of 
Regulation (EEC) No 1785/81 the minimum price for B 
beet applicable in the Community with the exception of 
Spain and Portugal shall be 26,42 ecus per tonne. 
Article 4 
1. The sugar prices to be applied in Spain and Portugal 
shall be as follows: 
(a) Spain: 
(i) the intervention price for white sugar shall be 
59,64 ecus per 100 kilograms; 
(ii) the prices for beet shall be: 
— 45,58 ecus per tonne for the basic price, 
— 44,80 ecus per tonne for the minimum price for A 
beet, 
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety 
Done at... — 33,15 ecus per tonne for the minimum price for B 
beet subject to the application of Article 28(5) of 
Regulation (EEC) No 1785/81. 
(b) Portugal: 
(i) the intervention price for white sugar shall be 
50,12 ecus per 100 kilograms; 
(ii) the prices for beet shall be: 
— 41,53 ecus per tonne for the basic price, 
— 40,75 ecus per tonne for the minimum price for A 
beet, 
— 29,10 ecus per tonne for the minimum price for B 
beet subject to the application of Article 28(5) of 
Regulation (EEC) No 1785/81. 
2. The beet prices referred to in paragraph 1 shall be for 
delivery at the collection centre and shall apply to beet of 
standard quality as defined in Article 3 of Regulation 
(EEC) No ... 
Article 5 
The threshold price shall be: 
(a) 63,01 ecus per 100 kilograms of white sugar; 
(b) 53,91 ecus per 100 kilograms of raw sugar; 
(c) 6,90 ecus per 100 kilograms of molasses. 
Article 6 
The amount of the reimbursement referred to in Article 8 of 
Regulation (EEC) No 1785/81 shall be 0,47 ecus per month 
per 100 kilograms of white sugar. 
Article 7 
This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day 
following its publication in the Official Journal of the 
European Communities. 
It shall apply for the 1989/90 marketing year. 
and directly applicable in all Member States. 
For the Council