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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
COM(77)230final
Brussels,31May1977
Proposalfora
COUNCILREGULATION(EEC)
layingdowngeneralrulesforoffsetting
storagecostsforsugar
(submittedtotheCouncilbytheCommission)
COM(77)230final

EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
CouncilRegulation(EEC)Wo750/68of18June1968^layingdown
generalrulesforoffsettingstoragecostsforsugar^hasbeen
thesubjectofseveralamendmentsinthepast.Moreover,these
rulesmusthenceforthcoverpreferential sugar.Consequently ,this
proposalaimsatprovidinganewversionoftheserules.

Proposalfora
COUNCILREGULATION (EEC)
layingdowngeneralrulesforoffsettingstoragecosts
forsugarsaidrepealingRegulation(EEC)No750/68
THECOUNCILOPTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropeanEconomicCommunity,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No3330/74of19December1974onthe
commonorganisationofthemarketinsugar(l),aslastamendedbyRegulation
(EEC)No/77(2),andinparticularArticle8(2)(a)thereof,
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission,
WhereasCouncilRegulation(EEC)No750/68of18June1968layingdowngeneral
rulesforoffsettingstoragecostsforsugar(3)»aslastamendedbyRegulation
(EEC)NoI52/7I(4)1hasbeenamendedonseveraloccasions?whereas,moreover,
thesegeneralrulesmustbeextendedtocoverpreferential sugarwitheffect
fromthe1977/78sugarmarketingyear}whereas,therefore,itisappropriate
toadoptanewversionofthesegeneralrules!
WhereasArticle8(l)ofRegulation(EEC)No3330/74providesforthereimburse­
mentataflatrateofstoragecostsforcertainsugars}
Whereasthisflatratereimbursement isfinancedbylevies}whereas,therefore,
theprincipletobeobservedwhentheamountsoftheseleviesisbeingfixed
shouldbethattotalreimbursements madeshouldbeequaltototalleviescharged}
Whereasthisreimbursement systemisconfinedtosugarmanufactured frombeetor
caneharvestedintheCommunity,ontheonehand,andtopreferential sugar,onthe
other}whereascontrolisneededtoensurethatthisruleisobserved }
Whereasintervention agenciesusuallyfinditnecessarytoholdinstorethesugar
whichtheyhaveboughtinandshouldthereforebeentitledtoreimbursement }whereas
however,giventhespecialpositionofintervention agencies,theperiodforwhich
areimbursement isgrantedshouldbelimited}
1)O.J.NoL359,31.12.1974 »p.l
2)O.J.NoL
3)O.J.NoL137,21.6.1968,p,4
4)O.J,NoL22,28.1.1971 »P-l

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Whereas reimbursement cannot "begranted unless some measure ofcontrol
ispossible }whereas ,therefore ,warehouses must beoffioially approved }
whereas ,forthis reason ,reimbursements should normally bemade bythe
Member State inwhose territory thesugar isstored }
Whereas thecalculation ofthereimbursements should bebased onperiods
forwhich the movement' ofstocks can bechecked }
Whereas particular measures maybeneeded todeal with thespecial situation
ofsugar intransit atthebeginning ofamonth }whereas such measures should
beadopted inthesame wayastherules required fortheapplication ofthis
Regulation ,namely •inaccordance with theprocedure laid down in
Article 36ofRegulation (EEC)No333^/741
Whereas thepurpose ofthereimbursement istooffset storage costs necessarily
incurred }whereas ,therefore ,when the amount ofthereimbursement isbeing
fixed themain charges included instorage costs must betaken into account }
Whereas effective control ofmanufacturing canbest be
exercised when thesugar isbeing disposed offwhereas ,therefore ,thelevy
should becollected from theproducer atthetime ofdisposal }
WVioreas alevy should beoollected atthetime ofimportation inthecase of
preferential sugar which isdisposed ofinthenatural state ,andatthetime
ofrefining inthecase ofother preferential sugar ;
Whereas ,since some time must elapse before theexact amount ofthelevies
canbeestablished ,these amounts must therefore bebased onforecasts which
must beadjusted inthelight ofresults forprevious marketing years ,
HASADOPTED THIS REGULATION :

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Artiç]Ls 1
Reimbursement shall bemade within aspecified period ,inprinciple bythe
Member State onwhose territory thesugar orthesyrups referred tointhe
first andsecond subparagraphs ofArticle 8(l)ofRegulation (EEC)No3330/?4 ^
isheld instore .
Article P
1•Reimbursement shall bemade to!
(a)anysugar manufacturer towhom abasic quota hasbeen allocated !
(b)anysugar refiner }
(c)anymanufacturer ofpowdered ,lump orcandy sugar whohasbeen approved
bytheMember State onwhose territory heisestablished }
(d)anyspecialised sugar trader whohasbeen approved bytheMember State
onwhose territory heisestablished }
(e)anyintervention agency ,
provided that they aretheowners ofthesugar or,asthecase maybe,of
thesyrups ,held instore atthebeginning oftheperiod referred toin
Article 4(2).
2.Approval shall begranted subject tocertain conditions .
3.However ,where sugar which hasbeen thesubject ofintervention measures
isheld instore byanintervention agency reimbursement shall belimited
toaspecified maximum period .
ArU?ls
1.Reimbursement shall bemade inrespect of
–undenatured white andraw sugar and syrups produced within
themaximum quota ,
-white andrawpreferential sugar
stored inawarehouse approved bytheMember State inwhose territory
the warehouse issituated .
Approval shall begranted oncertain conditions .
2.Inspecial circumstances special provisions maybeadopted inaccordance
with theprocedure laiddown inArticle 36ofRegulation (EEC)No333^/74
todeal with sugar intransit atthebeginning oftheperiod referred to
inArticleA(2).

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Articls4
1.Thecalculationof"thereimbursements shallbebasedonmonthlyreturns
ofquantitiesinstore.
2.Thequantitytobetakenintoaccountforanyonemonthshallbeequal
tothearithmeticmeanofthequantitiesheldinstoreatthebeginning
andattheendofthemonthinquestion.
3.Forpaymentofthereimbursement rawsugarandsyrupshallbeconverted
intoawhitesugarequivalent onthebasisofyieldorsugarcontent.
Thereimbursement ofstoragecostsforsyrupsmaybelimitedtoacertain
period.
Vtigls'î
Theamountofthereimbursement shallbefixedjgrmonthandperunitofweight,
insuranceandspecificstoragecostsbeingtakenintoconsideration .
Article6
1.Thelevytobechargedinthecasereferredtounder(a)ofthethird
subparagraphofArticle8(l)ofRegulation(EEC)No333^/74BhallbeBOfixed
that,foranysugarmarketingyear,theestimatedtotalofthelevies
shallbeequaltotheestimatedtotalofthereimbursements referredtoin
thefirstsubparagraphofArticle8(l)thereof.
2.When,foranysugarmarketingyear,thetotaloftheleviescollectedis
notequaltothetotalofthereimbursements made,thedifferenceshall
becarriedforwardtoasubsequentsugarmarketingyear.
3.Theamountofthelevyperunitofweightshallbecalculatedasfollows:
totalestimatedreimbursements forthesugarmarketingyearinquestionshall
beincreasedordecreased,asthecasemaybe,bytheamountscarriedforward
under paragraph2.Theresultshallbedividedbytheestimated
quantityofsugarwhichwillbedisposedofduringthatmarketingyearand
producedwithinthemaximumquotas.
4.TheMemberStateshallcollectthelevyfromeachsugarmanufacturer inrespect
ofthewhiteandrawsugarandofthesyrups,referredtounder(a)
ofthethirdsubparagraphofArticle8(l)ofRegulation(EEC)No3330/74,
producedanddisposedofwithinhismaximumquota.Nevertheless ,thelevy
shallnotbecollectedwhenthewhiteorrawsugarisboughtinbyaninter­
ventionagency.

Article7
1.Thelevyto"becollectedinthecasesreferredtounder(b)and(c)of
thethirdsubparagraphofArticle8(L)ofRegulation(EEC)NO3330/74
shallbesofixedthat,foranysugarmarketingyear,theestimatedtotal
oftheleviesshallbeequaltotheestimatedtotalofthereimbursements
referredtointhesecondsubparagraphofArticle8(l)ofthesaneRegulation.
2.When,foranysugarmarketingyear,thetotaloftheleviescollectedisnot
equaltothetotalofthereimbursements made,thedifferenceshallbecarried
forwardtoasubsequentsugarmarketingyear.
3.Theamountofthelevyperunitofweightshallbecalculatedasfollows:
totalestimatedreimbursements forthesugarmarketingyearinquestion
shallbeincreasedordecreased,asthecasemaybe,bytheamountscarried
forwardpursuanttoparagraph2.Theresultshallbedividedbytheestimated
quantitiesofsugarwhichwillbeimportedorrefinedduringthesameperiod.
4.TheMemberStateshallcollectthelevyfrom
-eachimporterofpreferential sugarwhichisdisposedofinits
naturalstate,
-eachrefinerofpreferential sugar.
Article8
Regulation(EEC)UQ75O/68isherebyrepealedwitheffectfrom30June1977•
Article9
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthethirddayfollowingits
publicationintheOfficialJourn.iloftheEuropeanCommunities .
Itshallapplywitheffectfrom1July1977*
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicable
inallMemberStates.
Doneat FortheCouncil