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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
COM(77)141final
Brussels,13April1977
Modification tothe
ProposalforaregulationamendingRegulation(EEC)No3330/74
onthecommonorganizationofthemarketinsugar(Doc.COM(77)100final,VolumeII
COM(77)100final,VolumeII,p.35)
Modification tothe
-Proposalforaregulationonthegrantingofaconsumersubsidy
for"butter:(Doc.COM(77)100final,VolumeII,p.116)
(submittedtotheCouncil "bytheCommission
pursuanttothesecondparagraphofArticle
149oftheEECTreaty.)
COM(77)141final

I.EXPLANATORY ME!'OMTTDU?4
1.Su/rarsector
(a)Article 9oftheCommission proposal totheCouncil laying down
common provisions inrespect ofisoglucose (seeDoc.R/360/77Agri I07/FIN
76add1of25February 1977f P*38)imposes alevy ontheproduction of
isoglucose toensure that producers share thecost oftheconsequences of
such production forthesugar sector .Thebasic sugar regulation
((EEC)lTo 3330/74)also provides foralevy ontheproduction ofsugar
toensure that sugar andbeet producers share thecosts ofdisposing of
surpluses inthis sector .Ittherefore appears justified toprovide that
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when theproduction levy onsugar iscalculated therevenue obtained from
thelevy ontheproduction ofisoglucose istaken into account andtoamend
inconsequence Article 27ofRegulation (EEC)No3330/74*
(b)Thebasic sugar regulation (Article 38)allows Italy togrant national
adjustment aid,'mainly .because oftheunfavourable climatic conditions for
beet production .Forthe1976/77sugar year themaximum amount ofaidwas
raieed from 5*9 to9*9units ofaccount pertonne ofbeet andwas
granted inrespect of1330000tonnes ofwhite sugar .For the saiae reasons
asbefore ,this measure should beadopted forthe1977/78sugar year and •
made appli&able to140000tonnes ofwhite sugar ,representing amaximum
total amount of106 620 000units ofaccount .
2.Milk sector
Initsproposal foraregulation onthegranting ofasubsidy forbutter
consumption theCommission authorized theMember -States togrant final
consumers abutter subsidy .This subsidy would notexceed 50u.a .per
100kgandwould bepartly financed bytheEAGGF .
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However ,this systea needs adjustment inthecase oftheUnited Kingdom .
Butter consumption hc>sfallen considerably inthat Kmember State andthis
trend could beaccentuated bytheincrease intheprice ofbutter following
theprice alignment scheduled totake place during the1977/78milkyear .
Ittherefore appears appropriate tolaydown Dpecial financing provisions
forthat Member State toassist itingranting thesubsidy andtostipulate
atthis stage that tl^ose special arrangements aretoapply until 31December
1978 sothat they maybealigned progressively wontheCommunity arrangements
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Thenropor-alr ,madepursuant toArticle 149 (2)oftheTreaty are
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designed tofstoilit -atea^rcercent inthoCouncil on3.11natter -
theannual price proposals atpresent ,before it.

II.AMENDMENTS TOTHE PROPOSALS
A.Proposal foraregulation amending Regulation (EEC)No3330/74onthe
qommon organization ofthemarket insugar (Doc.CCM(77 )100final ,Volume
II,P.35).
1.Diefollowing reoitals areadded attheend :
Whereas Article 27ofCouncil Regulation (EEC)No3330/74of19December 1974
?onthecommon organization ofthemarket insugar faslast amended by -
Regulation (EEC)No3138/76^,provides thatthesugar production levyisto
calculated "byreference tothetotal losses incurred inmarketing the
quantity ofsugar produced intheCommunity inexcess oftheguaranteed
quantity ,reduced "bytherevenue from export levies ;
Whereas theproduction levy onisoglucose provided forinArticle 9of
Council Regulation (EEC)No /77of laying down
4common provisions inrespect ofisoglucose isbased ontheneed for
isoglucose producers toshare thecost oftheconsequences oftheir
production forthesugar sector inasmuch asthesubstitution ofisoglucose
forsugar makes itinevitable ,inview oftheCommunity sugar surplus ,for
corresponding quantities ofsugar tobeexported tonon-member countries ;
whereas therevenue from theproduction levy onisoglucose should therefore
besetagainst these marketing losses ;
Whereas Articl'e 38(2a )ofRegulation (EEC)No3330/74raised from 5*9to9*9
units ofaccount theamount oftheadjustment aidprovided forinparagraph 1 .
ofthat Article which Italy isauthorized togrant during the1976/77sugar year
whereas thelatter amount applies toaquantity ofwhite sugar corresponding
toItaly 'sbasic quantity increased by100000tonnes ofwhite sugar ;
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Whereas thereasons which ledtothis measure still apply and itistherefore
necessary toadopt itagain forthe1977/1978 sugar year ,adjusting ittothe
newproduction prospects inItaly byproviding that theamount of9*9units
ofaocount istoapply tothebasic quantity increased by170000tonnes
ofwhite sugar representing ,ifactual production amounts to1400000tonnes
ofwhite sugar ,atotal sumof106620000units ofaccount ;whereas if
production exceeds 1400000tonnes theItalian Republic should beauthorixed
togrant thesaid SUBbyapportioning itevenly totheentire quantity ,
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2*Thefollowing Articles areadded totheproposal :

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Article3a
ThefirstindentofthethirdsubparagraphofArticle27(2)ofRegulation
(EEC)No3330/74isamendedtoreadasfollows:
"-thetotallossesmentionedinthatsubparagraphshallbereducedby
theamountoftheexportleviesandbytheproductionlevyasprovided
forinArticle9ofRegulation(EEC)No/TJimposedonisoglucose
producedduringthesugaryearinquestion;".
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Article4a
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Article38(2a)ofRegulation(EEC)No3330/74isamendedtoreadas
follows:
"2a-Notwithstanding paragraphs1and2,duringthe1977/78sugaryearthe
•amountreferredtointhefirstsubparagraph ofparagraph 1shallbe9*9
.unitsofaccount,aportionofwhichmayhegrantedtotheprocessing
industry.Hiisamountshallapplytothequantityofwhitesugarreferred
tointhesecondsubparagraph ofparagraph1increasedby170000tonnes
ofwhitesugar.
However,ifactualproductionexceeds1400000tonnesofwhitesugarthe
ItalianRepublicmaygrantamaximumof106620000unitsofaccount,to
beallocateduniformlybyunitofweightoftheproductinquestion
actuallyproducedonitsterritoryduringthe1977/78sugaryear".
B.Proposalforaregulationonthegrantingofaconsumersubsidyfor
butter:(Doc.C0M(77)l00fined.Volume.II,p.116)
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1.Thefollowingrecitalisaddedattheend:
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"WhereasbutterconsumptionintheUnitedKingdomhasfallenappreciably ;
whereasthistrendmaybeaccentuated bytheincreaseintheprice.ofbutter
followingthepricealignmentduetotakeplaceduringthe1977/78milk
year;whereasthereshouldthereforebeprovisionforspecialfinancing .
arrangements forthatMemberStatetoassistitingrantingthesubsidy;
whereasthesespecialarrangements shouldapplyuntil31December1978
sothattheymaybe(alignedprogressively ontheCommunityarrangements
forfinancingthesubsidy". .

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2.ThefollowingsubparagraphisaddedtoArticle3(l):
"However,asregardsthesubsidygranted "bytheUnitedKingdomuntil
31December1978*Communityfinancingshallamount:
(a)duringtheperiodfrom1Mayto31December1977s
-inrespectofthatportionofthesubsidynotexceeding30unitsof
accountper100kilograms:to100$,
-inrespectofthatportionofthesubsidyinexcessof30unitsof
aocountper100kilograms:to25$;
(b)duringtheperiodfrom1Januaryto31March1978s
-inrespectofthatportionofthesubsidynotexceeding25unitsof
accountper100kilograms:to100$,.
-inrespectofthatportionofthesubsidyinexcessof25unitsof
account^>er100.kilograms:to25$;
(c)duringtheperiodfrom1.Aprilto31December1978'
ataleveldeterminedsubsequently inaccordancewiththeprocedure
laiddowninArticle43(2)oftheTreaty".
III."In'Article4thedate"1April1977"isreplacedby"1May1977"»