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COMMISSION OJ?THEEUROIEANCOMMUMÏIE3
COM(74)382Final
Brussels,21March1974
AMENDMENTS TOTHEPROPOSALS
FROMTHECOMMISSION TOTHECOUNCIL
concerning "thelovelofthemaximumquotaapplicabletosugarduring
the1974/75marketingyear
I.AmendmenttotheproposalforaRegulation (EEC)oftheCouncil
amendingRegulationNoIOO9/67/EEConthecommonorganizationof
themarketinrugar(Doc.COM(74)30Final,partX).
II.AmendmenttotheproposalforaReflation (EEC)oftheCouncil
fixingforthe1974/75marketingyearsugarprices,thestandard
qualityofbeetandthecoefficientforcalculating themaximum
quota(Doc.COM(74)30Final,partVII).
III.AmendmenttotheproposalforaRe;rul?tion (EEC)oftheCouncil
fixingforthe1974/75sugarmarketingyearderivedintervention
prices,intervention pricesforrawbeetsugar,minimumpricesfor
beet,thresholdprices,the.guaranteedquantityandthemaximum
amountoftheproductionlevy(Doc.C0M(74)30Final,partVIII).
(presentedbytheCommissiontotheCouncilpursuanttothesecond
paragraphofArticle149oftheEECTreaty).
C0M(74)382Final

EXPLANATORY MEMQRAKDOM
1
.TheCommission hasproposed totheCouncil that themaximum quota for
the1974/75sugar marketing year "befixed at1.35i°ofthebasic quota .
TheCommission hadmade this proposal onthebasis ofassumptions of
normal output from present areas under beet ,imports ofatleast
1.4million metric tons from associated States andthefact that sugar
produced inexcess ofthemaximum' quota ("C"sugar )could always be
brought within theCommunity arrangements ifneed be.
Inthemeantime ,newfactors have arisen .Inthefirst place ,world
market prices arepresently farhigher than Community prices (theexport
2levy isalready 30u.a./100kgs )sothat if"MC"'sugar were to'be
brought within theCommunity arrangements theassociated requests for
compensation from producers would beconsiderable
Further , thenegotiations onsugar imports from certain developing
countries have notyetbegun between theCommunity andthecountries
concerned , ■1
Ifthemaximum quota were tobefixed at135%»then tosecure itssugar
supplies inthecase ofa"normal harvest theCommunity would require total
imports of1.28 million metric tons andinthecase ofalowharvest ,
total imports of1.54 million metric tons .
Inpaying regard tothese exceptional circumstances theCommission considers
itmust adapt itsinitial proposal byincreasing -thelevel ofthemaximum
quota from 135 i°"to145$>•
Seeproposal foraregulation oftheCouncil fixing for -the1974/75
marketing year .sugar prices ,thp-standard quality ofbeet andthe
coefficient forcalculating themaximum quota .
2- . . '-Theintervention' price being 23*57 u.a .per 100kgs .

II.Article24(2)ofRegulationNo1009/67/®£»asamended "bytheActof
Accession^,providesthatthemaximumquotafortheUnitedKingdomshall
hefixedat100$ofthebasicquotafortheperioduntiltheendof
the1974/75sugarmarketingyear.
Havingregardtotheexceptionalcircumstances whichareinducingthe
Commissiontoamenditsproposalregardingthelevelofthemaximum
quotat>yraisingitfrom135to145,!°(seel)>itwouldappear
.justifiedtoincreasethemaximumquotaapplicabletotheUnited
Kingdomforthe1974/75marketingyearbythesameproportion,vizfrom
100to110fo,
III.Thefixingofamaximumquotadifferenttothebasicquotainthe
UnitedKingdomnecessitates thefixingofamaximumpriceforbeet
producedinexcessofthebasicquota;Article4(2)oftheproposalfor
aregulationoftheCouncilfixingforthe1974/75sugarmarketingyear
derivedintervention prices,intervention pricesforrawbeetsugar,
minimumpricesforbeet,thresholdprices,theguaranteedquantityand
themaximumamountoftheproductionlevy,shouldthereforebeamended
tothiseffect. ■:
IV.Finally,theincreaseinthemaximumquotaof135$to145f3implies
onefinalchangeintheCommunityrules,vizinthelevelofthespecial
maximumquota,fixedforproducersapplyingthecompoundpricesystem
(theNetherlandsandBelgium)at230$forthetwosugarmarketingyears
1973A4and1974A5-
Undertheseconditionsthespecialmaximumquotashould,bechanged
from230$to235,:
ActofAccession,AnnexI,II,B),h),l)(OJNoL73»27March1972,P
^Article8(2)ofRegulation(EEC)No1637/73(OJNoL165,22June1973

AmendmenttotheproposalforaRegulation(EEC)oftheCouncil
amendingRegulationNoIOO9/67/EEConthecommonorganizationofthe
marketinsugar(Doc.C0M(74)30final,partX).
Thisproposalshouldbeamendedasfollows:
1.Thefollowingrecitalshouldbeaddedafterthefinalrecital
"WhereastheCommunity 1ssugarsupplysituationhascausedthe
maximumquotatobeincreasedfromitstraditionallevel,fixed
sincethe1968/69sugarmarketingyearat135%ofthebasicquota,
tothelevelfixedforthe1974/75marketingyearof.145•-
whereasthesecircumstances warrantthefixingofamaximumquota
applicabletotheUnitedKingdomequalto110foofthebasicquota;"
2.InsertthefollowingsubparagraphinArticle2(a).
InArticle24(2)ofRegulationNoIOO9/67/EECthethirdsubparagraphis
replacedbythefollowing:
"However,thecoefficienttobeappliedtotheUnitedKingdomin
determiningthemaximumquotashallbefixedat:
(i)1.0fortheperioduntiltheendofthe1973/74sugarmarketing
year;and
(ii)1&10forthe1974/75sugarmarketingyear."

..é...k ' f>
H.AmendmenttotheproposalforaRegulation (EEC)oftheCouncil
fixingforthe1974/75marketingyearsugar-prices,'thestandard
qualityofbeetandthecoefficientforcalculatingthemaximum
-quota(Doc.COM(74)30final,partVII).
Thisproposalshould "beamendedasfollows:
1.Thefinalrecitalisreplaced "bythefollowingrecital:
"Whereas,havingregard,ontheonehand,toproductiontrendsseen
intermsofspecialization and,ontheotherhand,toCommunity
sugarsuppliesandmarketingpossibilities themaximumquotas
referredtoinArticle24ofRegulationlTo1009/67/EECshould
"befixedat145$of"thebasicquotas:
2.InArticle4"thefigurew1.35"isreplacedbythatof1#45»

III.AmendmenttotheproposalforaRegulation (EEC)oftheCouncilfixing,
forthe1974/75sugarmarketingyear,derivedinterventionprices,
interventionpricesforrawbeetsugar,minimumpricesfor"beet,.
thresholdprices,theguaranteedquantityandthemaximumamountof
theproductionlevy(Doc.CCM(74)30final,partVII).
Thisproposalshould "beamendedasfollows:
1.Thefollowingrecitalsshouldbeaddedafterthefinalrecital:
"WhereastheCommunity^sugarsupplysituationhascausedthe
maximumquotatobeincreasedfromthistraditionallevel,fixed
sincethe1968/69sugarmarketingyearat135$of"thebasicquota,
tothelevelfixedforthe1974/75marketingyearof145
•Whereas,thesecircumstances warrantanincreaseinthespecial
maximumquotafixedforthe1973/74and1974/75marketingyears
at230$byArticle8(2)ofCouncilRegulation(EEC)No1637/73of
18June1973fixingforthe1973/74sugarmarketingyearderived
interventionprices,interventionpricesforrawbeetsugar,
maximumpricesforbeet,thresholdpricesoftheguaranteed
quantity,themaximumamountoftheproductionlevyandthe
specialmaximumquota;
Whereas,sinceamaximumquotahasbeenfixedfortheUnitedKingdom
at110ioofthebasicquota,amaximumpricemustbefixed
inrespectofthisMemberStateforbeetproducedinexcessofthe
basicquota;"
50JNoL165,23June1973,p.1

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Article8shouldTieaddedasfollows* "J
"Article8 ■»:
Thecoefficientreferredto,inthesecondindentofArticle31(4)of
RegulationKb1009/67/EEC,fixedfortheperiodfrom1July1973to
30June1975at2,30T^yArticle8(2)ofRegulation(EEC)no1637/73»
isamendedto2»35
Article4(2)(a)isreplaced'bythefollowing:
wa)10.82unitsofaccountfortheareahavingthelargestsurplus,
asspecifiedinArticle2(3)ofRegulation(EEC)Uo.«.«..../74»and
fortheregionsreferredtoinArticle2(c)(d)and(e).M.