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REPORTFROMTIE
COMMISSION TOTHECOUNCIL
concerning "thedevelopment ofproduction ontradein
sorbitolandmannitol1971-1973(partIparagraph1(e)
oftheCouncilResolutionof5April1968)
COÏ!(75)270final

EXPLAMATQRY IO-IORAlUUil
InaccordancewiththeCouncilResolutionof5Aprili960theattaoheddo­
cumentisaproposalforthefourthreportontheproductionofandtrade
insorbitolandmannitol.
Sincenoreportwaspreparedforthetwoprecedingyearsthisproposal
coverstheperiod1971-*1973.
Thereportalsoincludesfiguresfortheperiodsince1968fromwhich
yearthetradearrangementsintroducedinRegulationI6O/66/EECwereapplied
forsorbitolandmannitol.

Η
ThaCouncil'sResolutionof5Aprili960concerningthesupplysituation
forbasioagricultural productsusedinthechemicalindustrystatesin
partIparagraph1(e)thattheMemberStatesshallatthebeginning ■ofeach
yearfurnishstatisticsfortheprecedingyearasfollows:
–thequantityofsorbitolproducedjwithanindicationofits
origin(sugarorstarchproducts)'!
–thequantityofmannitolandsorbitolimportedandexported.
ThesameparagraphrequirestheCommissiontopresenttotheCouncilareport
'.;basedonthisinformationwithanyoomraentitmayhave. 1
: *• :
Thedelayinpresenting :thisreporttotheCouncilisduetothefactthatthe
.;Commissiondidnot-possesstheinformation .collectedfromtheMemberStatesuntil
theendofOctober1974*
IItshouldbenotedthatthemarketorganizationlaiddowninCouncilRegular-
1
tionNoI6O/66/EECof27Ootober1966(l)hasbeenappliedinrespectofsorbitol
andmannitolasfrom19May1968pursuanttoCouncilRegulation(ESC)NO422/68
of5April1968(2)atthesametimethattheproductionrefundgrantedonsugar
usedinthechemicalindustryformanufacturing theseproductswaslimitedtothe/betweendifference/-theinterventionpriceofsugarper100kgand13.30U.A.pursuantto
theCouncilRegulation(EEC)NO428/68of8April1968(3).
Asareportwasnotmadefortheyear1971"thefiguresforthatyearareincluded
inthepresentreportaswellasthedevelopments sinoe1968..
IX •The-information ontheCommunity 1sproductionofsorbitolandmannitolduring
-theyears1968–1973reportedbytheMemberStatesissummarizedinthefollowingta-j-le.
(1)QÏNo195,28.10.1966,p.3361/66
(2)OJNoL88,9.4.1968,p.2
(3)QJilo1G8,«.4.1968,p.13

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PRODUCTION OPSORBITOLAEDMAMITOL
1968-1973
(tonnes)
EEC(Six)""I
19681969*
1970}197119721973
7
Sorbitolofwhiohs
–basedonstarches(4)
–"basedonsugar(4)40.282
34*043 ;
6.240
> 146.281
38.286
•7-99569.695
57«669
12.02685,846
72.957
12.88971.967
55.729
/
16.23884.419
65.680-
18.739
Sorbitolbasedonsugaras
apercentageofthetotal
production 15%17%.I.17%15%23%.•22%
Ï-Iaimitol j
11 ;
l951
| !1.216\
!1.541j
i
MHMMMMMN14409
11.7562.258
Thedatagivenshow-thatthedevelopmentintheproductionofsorbitolre­
cordedduringtheyears1968–'70contimedinthefollowingyears.
Thecomparatively largequantityindicatedfortheyear1971isduetoan
exceptionaloutputbasedonstarch(otherthanmaize)inonaoftheMemberStates.
Upto1972theproductionofsorbitolbasedonsugarincreasedsteadilyto23$
,ofthetotalproduction.Thepercentagestabilizedon1973.
1
./..•.Asregardsthe.productioninthenewMemberStates,oneican,intheabsence
ofexactstatisticsonlyobservethatitisabout10$oftheCommunity^production
andismainlybasedonstarches. -
TheCommunity'sproduction(six)indicatedabovefortheyears1971*^73has,
(4)ExpressedinasolutionwithlOfoofdrymatter. /fortheyears1971*-73has,
*»•
•/-

-recruiredtheuseofthefollowingquantitiesof"basicproducts!
i
I MilI■IIII
Λ·■
Tonnes 1971 "1972 1973
Sugar
Starohes(5)10•666
89.77813.286
90.65615.488
132*559
Theproductionofinannitoihascloselyfollowedtheproductionofsorbitol
"basedonsugar. ■
HI.Thetradeinsorbitolandmannitolisanalysedinthefollowingtables.
Sorbitol
tonnes
ESC(Six)1958
I196919701971I
1972 <1973
IImports13.517]
i16®944,M– ^
16.160]5.640!6.371 17.976I
JExports16.2172co36325.48630.040l38ai3j47.472Ι
Netexports 2.700i
9*419]9.32624.40031.742 ι39.496
Netexportsasaper­
centageofproduction 71°<I
20%I\
13i'■30%44%47'%
|EECconsumption I37.582
I 136,85?j6O.369!61.446<
33.854j44.923
./.
(5)Equivalenttomaizeconvertedattherateofs100kgotherstarches
maize. ...161kg

Kannitol
tonnes
EEC(Six)19681969197019711572ri'iiiiiiw*––
/■
1973
Imports
Exports ...*?.i«6oi
1.665304
67711.7
694y»■■■'■■-
863
1,012r–
1.135
1.249 ;
, ,
Netexports .
Notexportsasa
percentageofpro­
ductions*
*>
"?i.°4
51°'
I473_
31$..577.
40$...,149•
9$––™ï
1.14.-
.5%-
' Γ
EECconsumption T?*■*11'Ρ1 1 1
1.152|1.068
? 1I832
i...1.607
I2.144
Forsorbitolonenoticesdearlytheincreaseinthetradeoverthewhole
Tperiodexoeptfortheimportsforwhichtherehasbeenadecreasebecause .-
•manufacture wasstartedinoneoftheMemberStates*
v . 6
Eventhoughtheinformationreceiveddoesnotdistinguish betweenintra-.
;Communitytradeandtradewiththirdcountriesonecannoticebyobservingthe
netexportsabigincreaseintheCommunity'sproductioncomparedwithCommunity
.consumption..-.... ••.
Duringrecentyearstheproductionofmannitolhasjustbeenabletokeep
upwiththeconsumption#
IV,Thestatisticsandtheanalysispresentedabovejustifydrawingtheoonolusion
that,theconditionsgiventotheohemioalindustrywithregardtotheproductionof
sorbitolandmannitolhasallowedapositiveandstabledevelopmentintheproduc­
tionofandtradeintheseproduots.
Especiallyasfarassorbitolisconcernedtheconditionshavemadepossible
agrowingexporttothirdcountries. r