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Proposal for a 
COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No ... 
of . . . 
fixing 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 for the 1990/91 marketing year 
(90/C 49/16) 
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 1069/89 (2), and in particular Articles 3 (5), 5 (5), 8 (4) 
and 14 (5) thereof, 
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission, 
Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No . . . of . . fixing, for 
the 1990/91 marketing year, certain sugar prices and the 
standard quality of beet (3), fixes the intervention price for 
white sugar at ECU 53,10 per 100 kilograms for non-decifit 
areas; 
Whereas Article 3 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 1785/81 
provides that derived intervention prices for white sugar are 
to be fixed for each deficit area; whereas, when these prices 
are fixed, account should 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 short supply situation is to be foreseen in the areas 
of production in Ireland, Italy and the United Kingdom; 
Whereas Article 3 (5) of Regulation (EEC) No 1785/81 
provides that an intervention price for raw sugar is to be 
fixed; whereas that price should be determined using the 
intervention price for white sugar as a basis; 
Whereas Regulation (EEC) No . . . fixes the basic price for 
beet at ECU 40,07 per tonne; whereas Article 5 (2) of 
Regulation (EEC) No 1785/81 provides that the minimum 
price to be fixed for A beet is to be 98 % of the basic price for 
the beet and the minimum price to be fixed for B beet is in 
(>) OJNoL 177, 1. 7. 1981, p. 4. 
(2) OJNoL 114,27. 4. 1989, p. 1. 
(3) See page . . of this Official Journal. principle to 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 is to be equal 
to the target price, plus the costs, calculated at a flat rate, of 
transport from the Community area having the largest 
surplus to the most distant deficit area of consumption 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 to transport 
charges between the departments of northern France and 
Palermo; 
Whereas the threshold price for raw sugar is to be derived 
from the threshold price for white sugar account being taken 
of flat-rate amounts for processing and a standard yield; 
Whereas the threshold price for molasses must be fixed in 
such a way that the receipts from sales of molasses may reach 
the level of receipts of undertakings taken into account when 
the basic prices for beet are fixed; 
Whereas Article 5 of Council Regulation (EEC) 
No 1358/77 (4) provides that the repayment in the context 
of the compensation for storage costs is to be fixed per month 
and per unit of weight, taking account of financing costs 
subject to interest of 9 % and insurance and specific storage 
costs; 
Whereas, when the prices to be applied in Spain and Portugal 
are fixed, 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, 
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: 
(a) ECU 54,31 per 100 kilograms for all the areas in the 
United Kingdom; 
(4) OJ No L 156, 25. 6. 1977, p. 4. 
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(b) ECU 54,31 per 100 kilograms for all the areas in 
Ireland; 
(c) ECU 55,04 per 100 kilograms for all the areas in 
Italy. 
Article 2 
The intervention price of raw sugar shall be ECU 44,02 per 
100 kilograms. 
Article 3 
1. The minimum price for A beet applicable in the 
Community with the exception of Spain and Portugal shall be 
ECU 39,27 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 ECU 27,25 per tonne. 
Article 4 
1. The sugar prices to be applied in Spain and Portugal 
shall be as follows: 
(a) Spain: 
(aa) the intervention price for white sugar shall be ECU 
61,70 per 100 kilograms; 
(bb) the prices for beet shall be: 
— ECU 47,16 per tonne for the basic price, 
— ECU 46,36 per tonne for the minimum price 
for A beet, 
— ECU 34,34 per tonne for the minimum price 
for B beet, except where Article 28 (5) of 
Regulation (EEC) No 1785/81 is applied; (b) Portugal: 
(aa) the intervention price for white sugar shall be 
ECU 52,56 per 100 kilograms; 
(bb) the prices for beet shall be: 
— ECU 42,90 per tonne for the basic 
price, 
— ECU 42,10 per tonne for the minimum 
price for A beet; 
— ECU 30,08 per tonne for the minimum 
price for B beet, except where Article 28 
(5) of Regulation (EEC) No 1785/81 is 
applied. 
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) ECU 64,50 per 100 kilograms of white sugar; 
(b) ECU 55,15 per 100 kilograms of raw sugar; 
(c) ECU 6,90 per 100 kilograms of molasses. 
Article 6 
The reimbursement referred to in Article 8 of Regulation 
(EEC) No 1785/81 shall be ECU 0,48 per 100 kilograms of 
white sugar per month. 
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 1990/91 marketing year. 
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member 
States. 
Done at Brussels, . . . 
For the Council