20.3.93 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoC80/13
Proposaifora
COUNCILREGULATION (EEC)No.../93
of...
fixingthederivedinterventionpricesforwhitesugar,theinterventionpriceforrawsugar,the
minimumpricesforAandBbeet,thethresholdpricesandtheamountofcompensationforstorage
costsforthe1993/94marketingyear
(93/C80/09)
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES ,Regulation (EEC)No1785/81providesthattheminimum
pricetobefixedforAbeetistobe98%ofthebasicprice
forbeetandtheminimumpricetobefixedforBbeetisin
principletobe68%ofthesaidbasicpricenotwithstanding
Article28(5)ofthatRegulation;
WhereasArticle14(2)ofRegulation (EEC)No1785/81
providesthatthethresholdpriceforwhitesugaristobe
equaltothetargetprice,plusthecosts,calculatedataflat
rate,oftransportfromtheCommunityareahavingthe
largestsurplustothemostdistantdeficitareaof
consumptionintheCommunity,plusaflat-rateamount
whichtakesintoaccountthestoragelevy;whereas,given
thestateofsupplieswithintheCommunity,accountshould
betakenoftransportchargesbetweenthedepartmentsof
northernFranceandPalermo;
Whereasthethresholdpriceforrawsugaristobederived
fromthethresholdpriceforwhitesugaraccountbeing
takenofflat-rateamountsforprocessingandastandard
vield;HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No1785/81
of30June1981onthecommonorganizationofthe
marketinthesugarsector(*),aslastamendedby
Regulation (EEC)No3814/92(2),andinparticular
Articles3(5),5(5),8(4)and14(5)thereof,
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission ,
WhereasCouncilRegulation (EEC)No...of...fixing
certainsugarpricesandthestandardqualityofbeetforthe
1993/1994marketingyear(3),fixestheinterventionprice
forwhitesugaratECU53,01/100kgfornon-deficit
areas;
WhereasArticle3(1)ofRegulation (EEC)No1785/81
providesthatderivedinterventionpricesforwhitesugar
aretobefixedforeachdeficitarea;whereas,whenthese
pricesarefixed,accountshouldbetakenoftheregional
variationswhich,givenanormalharvestandfree
movementofsugar,mightbeexpectedtooccurintheprice
ofsugarundernaturalconditionsofpriceformationonthe
market;
Whereasashortsupplysituationistobeforeseeninthe
areasofproductioninIreland,Italy,theUnitedKingdom,
SpainandPortugal;
WhereasArticle3(5)ofRegulation (EEC)No1785/81
providesthataninterventionpriceforrawsugaristobe
fixed;whereasthatpriceshouldbedeterminedusingthe
interventionpriceforwhitesugarasabasis;
WhereasRegulation (EEC)No0000/93fixesthebasic
priceforbeetatECU40/tonne;whereasArticle5(2)ofWhereasthethresholdpriceformolassesmustbefixedin
suchawaythatthereceiptsfromsalesofmolassesmay
reachthelevelofreceiptsofundertakingstakeninto
accountwhenthebasicpriceforbeetisfixed;
WhereasArticle5ofCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
1358/77of20June1977layingdowngeneralrulesfor
offsettingstoragecostsforsugarandrepealingRegulation
(EEC)No750/68(4),aslastamendedbyRegulation
(EEC)No3042/78(-5)providesthattherepaymentinthe
contextofthecompensation forstoragecostsistobefixed
permonthandperunitofweight,takingaccountof
financingcosts,insuranceandspecificstoragecosts;
whereas,asaresultofthemaintenanceofprices,interestof
10%shouldcontinuetobeleviedforfinancingcosts,that
isamonthlysumofECU0,52/100kilogramsofwhite
sugar,
(1)OJNoL177,1.7.1981,p.4.
(2)OJNoL387,31.12.1992,p.7.
(3)Seepage11ofthisOfficialJournal.(4)OJNoL156,25.6.1977,p.4.
(5)OJNoL361,23.12.1978,p.8.

NoC80/14 OfficiaiTournaioftheEurooeanCommumties 20.3.93
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
ForthedeficitareasoftheCommunity,thederived
interventionpriceforwhitesugarshallbe:
(a)ECU54,22/100kgforalltheareasintheUnited
Kingdom;
(b)ECU54,22/100kgforalltheareasinIreland;
(c)ECU54,22/100kgforalltheareasinPortugal;
(d)ECU54,41/100kgforalltheareasinSpain;
(e)ECU54,95/100kgforalltheareasinItaly.2.ExceptwhereArticle28(5)ofRegulation (EEC)No
1785/81isapplied,theminimumpriceforBbeet
applicableintheCommunityshallbeECU27,20/tonne.
Article4
Thethresholdpriceshallbe:
(a)ECU63,90/100kgofwhitesugar;
(b)ECU54,60/100kgofrawsugar;
(c)ECU6,89/100kgofmolasses.
Article5
Thereimbursement referredtoinArticle8ofRegulation
(EEC)No1785/81shallbeECU0,52/100kgwhitesugar
permonth.
Article6
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthethirdday
followingitspublicationintheOfficialJournalofthe
EuropeanCommunities .
Itshallapplyforthe1993/94marketingyear.Article2
TheinterventionpriceforrawsugarshallbeECU
43,94/100kg.
Article3
1.TheminimumpriceforAbeetapplicableinthe
CommunityshallbeECU39,20/tonne.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
Doneat...
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