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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
COM(81)677 final
Brussels-13November 1981
Proposalfora
COUNCILREGULATION (EEC)
layingdowngeneralrulesfortransfersofquotasinthesugarsector
(submittedtotheCouncilbytheCommission )
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COM(81)677final

EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
Theaimsofthisproposalare:
(a)toadapttheexistinggeneralrulesoftheCouncilgoverningthetransferof
quotassoastoconformtothenewbasicsugarRegulation (EEC)No1785/31
applicable asfrom1July1981;
Cb)tointroduce hewprovisionstotakeaccountoftheexperience gainedinthis
fieldandtocovercasesnotprovidedforintheexistingrules.'
Asregards(a)>theintentionistoextendtoisoglucose thequotatransferarrange­
mentshithertoapplicableonlytosugar-producing undertakings .Thisfollowsfromthe
integration ofisoglucoseintheproduction ,systemforsugarestablished bythenew
basicRegulation . ^
Fortherest,theCommission proposesthattheCouncilshouldextendtocasesof
factoryamalgamations andtransferstheright-hithertoreservedfortransfers
ofundertakings -toallocatethequotasconcernedinproportiontotheabsorbed
production,includingallocationtoanundertaking notinvolvedintheoperation
butwithwhichsomeofthegrowersdirectlyaffecteddecidetoassociatethemselves.
Thisextension wouldcovercasesofthiskindwhichhaveariseninxthepast.Itwould
thusavoidconflictandwouldhelptosafeguardtheinterestsofthegrowers.
ForthesamereasonstheCommission alsoproposesthattheCouncilshouldfillagap
intheexistingrulesbylayingdownprovisionscoveringnotonlythecaseofan
undertaking whichclosesdownbutalsothecaseofafactorywhichclosesdown.
Asinthepast,theallocationofthepartofthequotasconcernedinsuchaclosure
wouldbemadeproratatojtheabsorbedproduction.
Finally,asregardstheparticularsituationintheItalianbeetsectorand
followingtheapproachadoptedbytheCouncilinthenewbasicRegulation under
whichItalymaytransferquotaswithoutlimitationwithintheframeworkofre-
structing,theCommissionproposesthatwithinthesameframeworktheCouncilshould
adoptaless-rigiddefinitionofa"sugar-producing enterprise"thanthatcontained
inRegulation (EEC)No1043/67.

PROPOSAL FOR ACOUNCIL REGULATION (EEC)
t
Laying down general rules fortransfers ofquotas inthe
sugar sector
THECOUNCIL OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES , .
Having regard totheTreaty establishing theEuropean Economic Community ,
Having regard toCouncil Regulation (EEC)No1785 /81of30June 1981 onthe
common organization t®lemarkets inthesugar sector (1),andinparticular
Article 25(4 )thereof ,
Having regard totheproposal from theCommission ,
Whereas Article 25(1)of Regulation (EEC)No1785 /81lays down that Member
States maytransfer Aquotas and Bquotas between undertakings ,taking into
consideration theinterests ofeach oftheparties concerned and inparticular .
those ofsugar beet orsugar cane producers ;whereas Article 25(4 )provides
that general rules are tobeadopted concerning theadjustment ofquotas ,
inparticular intheevent ofanamalgamation ortransfer ofundertakings ;
Whereas Aquotas and Bquotas areaffected following anamalgamation or
transfer ofundertakings ,atransfer byanundertaking ofoneofitsfactories
ortheclosure ofanundertaking orone ofitsfactories ;whereas ,therefore , ,
conditions should belaid down for theadjustment byMember States ofthequotas <
oftheundertakings inquestion ;
Whereas itisessential that theadjustment ofthequotas ofsugar-producing
undertakings should notdamage theinterests ofthesugar beet orsugar cane producers 5
concerned ;whereas theMember States should beauthorized toallocate quotas toundertakinj
other than those directly concerned where some ofthe be.et occane producers .
directly affected byanamalgamation ,transfer orclosure decide toenter
into anassociation with them ; J
Whereas thesedond subparagraph ofArticle 25(2 )ofRegulation (EEC)No1785 /81 ,
authorizes Italy toadjust thequotas ofundertakings without applying the10% j
limit where such transfers aremade onthebasis ofrestructuring plans inthe I
beet ,cane andsugar manufacturing sectors ;whereas inorder tomake imple - >
mentation ofsuch restructuring plans effective ,Italy should beallowed ,subject j
tocertain conditions ,toregard agroup ofundertakings asasugar-producing !
undertaking ;
(1)0JNOL177,1.7.1981 ,p.4

Whereas forcertain operations relating toisoglucose-producing undei–
takings ,rules similar tothose applicable tosugar should belaid down ;
Whereas measures affecting quotas should becommunicated totheCommission
Whereas Council Regulation (EEC )No3331 /74of19December 1974 onthe
allocation andalteration ofthebasic quotas forsugar (1),aslast
amended byRegulation (EEC)No1785 /81,should berepealed ,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
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(1)OJNoL359,31.12.1974 ,p.18

Article 1
Member States sl.all adopt appropriate measures totake account ofthe
interests ofsugar beet andsugar cane producers intheevent
ofallocation ofquotas toasugar-producing undertaking having mor«
than onefactory . J
Article 2
1.Intheevent oftheamalgamation ortransfer ofsugar-producing
y
undertakings and intheevent ofthetransfer ofsugar factories the Aand
Bquotas ,sha 1I,without prejudice toparagraph 2,beadjusted asfollows :
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a)intheevent oftheamalgamation ofsugar-producing undertakings ,
theMember State shall allocate totheundertaking resulting from
theamalgamation anAquota and aBquota equal respectively to
the sum ofthe Aquotas andthe sum oftheBquotas allocated prior
totheamalgamation tothesugar-producing undertakingsconcerned ;
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b)intheevent ofthetransfer ofasugar-producing undertaking ,thefortneproduction ofsugarMember State shall allocate tothetransferee undertaking /the
Aquota andtheBquota oftheundertaking transferred or,if
there ismore than onetransferee undertaking theallocation shall
sugarbemade inproportion tothe/production absorbed byeach ofthem ;
c)intheevent ofthetransfer ofasugar factory ,theMember State
shall reduce the Aquota andthe Bquota oftheundertaking trans­
ferring ownership ofthefactory and shall increase the Aquota and
theBquota ofthesugar-producing undertaking orundertakings pur­
chasing thefactory inquestion bythequantity deducted inpro-'
portion totheproduction absorbed .
2«Where some ofthe sugar beet orcane producers directly
affected byone oftheoperations referred toinparagraph 1enter into
anassociation with asugar-producing undertaking which isnotparty
tothose operations ,theMember State maymake theallocation onthe
basis oftheproduction absorbed bytheundertaking with which they
enter into anassociation .
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3.Intheevent oftheclosure ofasugar-producing undertaking orone
ormore factories ofa,sugar-producing undertaking incircumstances
other than those referred toinparagraph 1,theMember State may
allocate thepart ofthequotas involved insuch closure tooneormore
sugar-producing undertakings inproportion totheproduction absorbed .

Article3
WithoutprejudicetoArticle9,themeasuresaffectingquotasadoptedby
virtueofArticle2maytakeeffectonlyif: . .
(a)theinterestsofthesugarbeetorsugarcaneproducers
concernedaresafeguarded ;
(b)theMemberStateconcernedconsidersthemtobesuchastoimprove
thestructureofthebeet,caneandsugarmanufacturing sectors#and
(c)theyconcernsugar-producing undertakings establishedinthesame
regionwithinthemeaningofArticle24(2)ofRegulation (EEC)No1785/81.
Article4
ForthepurposesoftransfersofquotasinItalyundertherestructuring
plansreferredtointhesecondsubparagraph ofArticle25(2)ofRegu­
lation(EEC)No1785/81,agroupofsugar-producing undertakings having
technical,economicand.structurallinksandjointresponsibility fortheirparticularly inrespectofobligations,/beetgrowers?underCommunity rulesmayberegardedas
asugar-producing undertaking .
>Article 5
Intheeventoftheamalgamation ortransferofisoglucose-producing under­
takings,intheeventofthetransferofanisoglucosefactoryandinthe
eventoftheclosureofanisoglucose-producing undertaking oroneormore
isoglucosefactories,theMemberStatemayallocatethequotasinquestionfor
theproduction ofisoglucose tooneormoreundertakings providedthat
suchallocation .concernsundertakings established inthesameregionwithin
themeaningofArticle24(2)ofRegulation (EEC)Mo1785/81.
_ Article6
ForthepurposesofthisRegulation :
a)"amalgamation ofundertakings "meanstheconsolidation intoasingle
undertaking oftwoormoreundertakings,eachhavingquotas;
b)"transferofanundertaking"means-thetransferofthe,assetsofan
undertaking havingquotastooneormoreundertakings ;
c)"transferofafactory"meansthetransferofownershipofatechnicalunit,
includingalltheplantrequiredtomanufacture theproductinquestion,
tooneormoreundertakings,resultinginthepartialortotalabsorption
oftheproductionoftheundertaking makingthetransfer.

I~ V ''Article7
ThemeasuresreferredtoinArticles 2and5shalltakeeffectwhen
theclosureoftheundertaking orfactory,theamalgamation ortransfer
occurs:
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"a)between 1Julyand31Januaryofthefollowingyear,forthecurrent
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i .marketingyear;
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jb)between1Februaryand30June';ofthesameyear/forthe
i ; • ■
Ifollowingmarketingyear.
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j .Article8.
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|WhereaMemberStateappliesArticle25(2)ofRegulation (EEC)No1785/81,
iitshallallocatethe.adjustedquotasbefore1Marchwithaviewtoapply­
ingtheminthefollowingmarketingyear..
Article9 ,
1.Forthemarketingyears1982/83to1985/86:
(a)measuresaffecting .quotaswhicharecontemplated byaMemberState
pursuanttoArticle25(2)ofRegulation (EEC)No1785/81andAr­
ticles2and5ofthisRegulationshallnottakeeffectuntilthey
havebeencommunicated totheCommission andtheMemberStatehas
adoptedtheappropriate measuresforthecorresponding transferofthe
minimumstockobligations ; -'
€b)MemberStatesshallinformtheCommission,before15MarchoftheAandB
quotaswhichtheyint'endtoadjustinrespecto"fthefollowingmarketing
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yearundertheprovisionsofArticle25(2)ofRegulation (EEC)No1785/81,
2.WhereArticles2and5are .applied,MemberStates
shall/informtheCommission,notlaterthan10daysfollowingexpiryof
theperiodsreferredtoinArticle7,oftheAandBquotaswhich
theyintendtoadjust.
"I». '•.!.Jv.
Article10
Regulation (EEC)No3331/74isherebyrepealed.
Article11
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthethirddayfollowingits
publication inth'eOfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities .
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ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicable
inallMemberStates. ■■»■-
.Doneat FortheCouncil