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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
COM(78)34 final.
Brussels ,30January197°
Proposal fora
COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC)
amendingRegulation (EEC)No3331/74ontheallocation and.
alteration ofthe"basicquotasforsugar
(submitted totheCouncil "bytheCommission )
COK(78)34final.

EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
1.Since1968sugarproductionintheFrenchDepartmentofMartinique hasbeen
declining asaresultofpoorweatherconditions andadecreaseinthearea
plantedwithsugarcaneasattemptsaremadetodiversifythecropsgrown.
Thesamecircumstances obtainintheDepartmentofGuadeloupe,whereproduction
firstdeclinedandthenrecovered,beforestabilizing atalevelbelowthetonnage
producedbefore1968.
Theparticular importanceofthebananainbothdepartments shouldbementioned
inconnectionwiththisdiversification ofcropsgrown.
Production inthetwodepartments hasneverreachedtheamountofthebasic
quotasfortheundertakings established there,despitequotatransfers .The
maximumtransferable amountis5%ofthebasicquotaofeachundertaking .Under
Regulation (EEC)No3331/74MemberStatesmaytransferthisamounttoother
undertakings .
2.IntheDepartmentofReunion,however,theareaundersugarcanehasincreased
andproduction hasregularlyexceededapartofthebasicquotasofthe
undertakings established there.
Inthisdepartmentthereisnopossibility ofdiversifying thecropsgrown.
Productionoftheonlyothermarketable crop,geraniums,isinsteadydeclineand
theoutlookforitispoor,inviewofthemarkettrend.
Thereisthusagenuinecapacityforextendingtheareaundersugarcaneandit
mustbetakenupifthe15000orsocanegrowers,whoworksmallareas,areto
havethechanceofmorereasonable incomes.Theincomesoftheplanterscannot^<s
improved,however,unlessthereisanincreaseinthebasicquotasforthe
undertakings involved.
3-TheCommissionconsidersitrightthereforetoproposethattheCouncilauthorize
theFrenchRepublic,fortheperiod1July1977to30June1980,tomakechanges
inthebasicquotasforundertakings initsoverseasdepartments,subjecttoa
limitof10Xoftheirbasicquotaforthe1976/1977sugarmarketingyear.
ThetotaltransferbetweentheFrenchAntillesandReunionwouldinfact
amounttoroughly15000tonnesofwhitesugarequivalent.

PROPOSAL FORCOUNCILREGULATION (EEC)
amendingRegulation(EEC)No3331/74ontheallocationandalteration
ofthebasicquotasforsugar
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropeanEconomicCommunity,•
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No3330/74of19December1974onthe
commonorganizationofthemarketinsugar(1),aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)
No2560/77(2),andinparticularArticles24(3)and34thereof,
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission,
Whereas,sincethecommonorganizationofthemarketinsugarenteredintoforce,
productionintheFrenchDepartmentsofGuadeloupeandMartiniquehasneverreached
theamountofthebasicquotasallocatedtotheundertakingsestablishedinthese
departments andtheareaundersugarcanehasactuallydeclinedonMartinique;
whereastheproductionoutlookdoesnotindicate ,anychangeinthissituationformost
oftheundertakings concerned;
WhereasintheFrenchDepartmentofReuniontheareagivenovertosugarcanecould
beextended;whereastheonlyalternativecrop,thatofthegeranium,isinsteady
declineandtheoutlookforitispoor;
WhereasinthedepartmentofReunionsugarcaneisgrownbyroughly15000planters
workingsmallareas;whereas,therefore,thepossibilityofextendingtheareas
plantedshouldbetakenupsothattheseplanterscanenjoyamoreequitableincome;
whereastheplanters'incomescannotbeimprovedunlessthebasicquotasofthesugar
undertakingsforwhichtheyproduceareincreased;
Whereas,therefore,itshouldbemadeppssibleforReuniontobeallocateda
partoftheFrenchRepublic'sbasic"3/*1*7whichisassignedbyRegulation(EEC)
No3330/74toitsoverseasDepartments andisnotusedupinGuadeloupeand
Martinique;whereasanincreaseshouldthereforebeauthorizedinthepercentage
(1)0JNoL359,31.12.1974,p.1
(2)OJNoL303,28.11.1977,p.'1

LimituptowhichtheFrenchRepublic maymodifythebasicquotasforthe
undertakings Locatedinitsoverseas Departments ;whereasthiswilLrequire
anamendment ofCouncilRegulation (EEC)No3331/74of19December 1974on
theallocation andalteration ofthebasicquotasforsugar,
HASADOPTED THISREGULATION :
(1)OJNoL359,31.12.1974 ,p.18

-3-
Article 1
Thefollowingparagraph 3isaddedtoArticle2ofRegulation (ESC)1T03331/74:
"3.-^yv;ayofderogation fromthefirst,secondandthirdsub–paragraphs of
Article24(?)ofRegulation (SEC)No3330/74andparagraph 1ofthis
Article,theFrenchRepublic may,undertheplansforrestructuring the
sugar-cane andsugarsectorsinitsOverseasDepartments ,reducethe
basicquotaforeachundertaking established inthesedepartments bya
quantitynotexceeding ,fortheentireperiodfrom1July1977 "to
30JuneI98O,10Joofthebasicquotaapplicable toeachundertaking
duringthe1976/77sugarmarketing year. ./ .basicFurther,forthe1977/78marketing year,thereduction inthe/quotamay
notexceedthedifference betweenthebasicquotaoriginally applicable
forthismarketing yearandtheproduction achievedwithinthisbasic
quota.
TheFrenchRepublicshallallocatetheamendedquotasbeforetheendofthe
marketing yearprecedingthatoftheirapplication .However,forthe
1977/78^'marketingyear,theamendedqufctasshallbeallocatedbeforethe
endofthesaidmarketing year.
Therestructuring plansandtheresultant measuresaffectingthebasic
quotasshallbecommunicated forthwithtotheCommission ..
Article 2
ThisRegulation shallenterintoforceonthedayfollowingitspublication
intheOfficialJournaloftheEuropean Communities .Itshall
applywitheffectfrom1July1977*
ThisRegulation shallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicable in
allMemberotates.
DoneatBrussels , •^'orCouncil

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i.LIGNEBUDGÉTAIRE CONCERNES iChapitre 11duBudget.
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basedanslesecteur dusucre.
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