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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
COM(77)232 final
Brussels,31May1977
Proposalfora
COUNCILREGULATION (EEC)
fixing,forthe1977/78sugarmarketingyear,the
differential chargetobeleviedonrawpreferential
sugarandthedifferential amounttobegrantedIn
respectofrawcanesugarfromtheFrenchoverseas
departments
Proposalfora
COUNCILREGULATION (EEC)
layingdown,forthe1977/78sugarmarketingyear,
measurestofacilitatethedisposalofsugarproduced
intheFrenchoverseasdepartments .
(submittedtotheCouncilbytheCommission)
C0M(77)232final

EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
,Vv:
Proposed Council Regulation filing .forthe 1977/78sugar marketing '
year ,the differential charge applicable toraw preferential sugar
and the differential amount toapply toraw cane sugar produced in
the French overseas departments
Thebasic sugar regulation provides that where the margin necessary
for therefining ofraw preferential sugar exceeds the raw "beet sugar
refining margin taken into account inthe determination ofthe relevant
Community prices then adifferential charge shall bemade onraw pre­
ferential sugar when itisrefined ina"mixed "refinery .Asthis will
bethecase in1977/78»this proposal isforthepurpose offixing
the said charge .
Thebasic regulation also provides that anamount equal tothe charge
referred toabove shall begranted for the raw sugar which isproduced
inthe French overseas departments andrefined inapure refinery ,and
this isalso provided for inthis proposal .

Proposal for a
COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC)
fixing ,forthe 1977/78sugar marketing year ,thedifferential charge
tobelevied onraw preferential sugar andthedifferential amount to
begranted inrespect ofraw cane sugar from the French overseas
departments»*
THE COUNCIL OPTHE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
Having regard totheTreaty establishing the European Economic Community ,
Having regard toCouncil Regulation (EEC)NO333^/74of19December 1974 onthe
common organisation ofthemarket insugar (l),aslast amended byRegulation (EEC)
No /77(2),andinparticular Articles 9(5)and47(l)thereof ,
Having regard tothe proposal from the Commission ,
Whereas Article 46(l)ofRegulation (EEC)No3330/74provides that where there is
adifference between ,onthe one hand ,the raw sugar refining margin used todetermine
the intervention andthreshold prices for raw sugar and,onthe other ,the margin
necessary forthe refining ofraw preferential sugar ,adifferential charge tobemade
onthelatter sugar shall befixed for the sugar marketing year inquestion !
Whereas thebulk ofthe rawpreferential sugar cannot berefined unless useismade ofthe
refineries defined inArticle 9(7)ofRegulation (EEC)No3330/74$whereas themargin
required fortherefining ofthesaid sugar insuch refineries isgreater ,according to
the information atpresent tohand ,than that taken into account when determining the
intervention andthreshold prices forrawsugar forthe1977/78sugar marketing yearj
whereas adifferential charge should therefore befixed forthat year ;whereas the amount
thereof may befixed ataflat rate ofI.64units ofaccount per 100kilograirs ofsugar
expressed aswhite sugar ,taking into account certain differences inthe costs involved ;
Whereas Article 46(2)(b)ofRegulation (EEC)No3330/74makes provision forthenon-
application ofthe whole ofthedifferential charge ,orpart ofthat charge ,toany
rawpreferential sugar which isimported into regions ofthe Community andrefined
there inaproduction unit other than arefinery asdefined inArticle 9(7)ofthat
Regulation }whereas ,having regard tothetraditional patterns ofsupplies ofthesaid
sugar toIreland ,amaximum quantity of30000 ofthat sugar ,expressed
1)O.J. NoL359,31.12.1974 »p.l
2)O.J. NoL

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aswhite sugar ,refined inthat region inthe 1976/77marketing year *was \
exempted from thedifferential charge ?whereas ,for the same reasons ,that
exemption should becontinued inrespect ofIreland forthe1977/78sugar
marketing year J
Whereas thesecond subparagraph ofArticle 9(3)ofRegulation (EEC)
No3330/74provides ,inparticular ,that where adifferential charge has
been fixed ,adifferential amount equal tothat charge shall begranted in
respect ofthe raw sugar produced inthe French overseas departments and
refined inarefinery defined inparagraph 7ofthat Article andsituated
inthe Community )whereas that amount should therefore befixed at1,64 units
ofaccount per 100 kilograir ofwhite sugar ,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
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Micie 1
This Regulation shall apply tothe 1977/78sugar marketing year .
Articlg 2
Thedifferential charge provided forinArticle 46(l)ofRegulation
(EEC)No3330/74shall "be I.64units ofaccount per100kilograms
ofsugar expressed aswhite sugar byreference toaraw sugar yield calculated
bydoubling thedegree ofpolarisation ofthat sugar anddeducting 100there -
from .Nevertheless ,this charge shall not apply torawpreferential sugar
refined during the1977/78sugar marketing year inIreland uptoamaximum
quantity of30000 tbr>nca ofsugar expressed aswhite sugar .
Thedifferential amount provided forinthe second subparagraph of
Article 9(3)ofRegulation (EEC)No3330/74shall be 1.64 units
ofaccount per 100kilogram * ofwhite sugar .
Mici34
This Regulation shall enter into force on1July 1977 *
This Regulation shall bebinding initsentirety anddirectly applicable
inall Member States .
Done at p°r "theCouncil
*v The President

FICHE FINANCIERE
Date 16.5.77
1.Hgna budgétaire concernée :Art.110 (recettes sitcre )etposte 6414 (mesures sucre D0::>
•I« 1
Z,IntttnM del'action îProposition derèglement £luConseil fixant pourlacampasne . !aucrière 1977/1973lacotisation différentielle àpercevoir surlesucre préféren –!•jtiel "brut etlemontcvnt différentiel àaccorder ausucre brut decanne des DOU t''
francais .
3,BaieJuridique îArticles $et47duR.3330/74duConseil
4#.Objectifs de1action :percevoir unecotisation surlesucre préférentiel "brut et
octroyer cemême montant ausucre "brut des DOII POUR éviter desdistorsions de
concurrence entre les raffineries concernées .
5.0' Coût del'action pendant lacampagne cxcerclce encours (77îexcerclce suivant (7p.)
I 3lacharge duBudget delaCE4»92mue 2,08 nue 2.84muc
I àlacharge desadnlnlstr ,nationales
alacharge d*autres secteurs nationaux
5,1 Echéancier plurl annuel année ,.... année • année ..«..
mesure limitée àlacanrpame 1977/78
5.2 Iode decalcul300.000 tx16,4 uc/t»4»92mue
6.1 Financement possible parcrédits Inscrits auchapitre concerné dansleftidget encours d1exécution
oui Xnpïï
:ο©ιχχχχχχ:€αχχΛΡΒί
6.3 Nécessité d'unBudget supplénentalre JOÎXXXnon
6.4 Crédits SInscrire danslesbudgets futurs' non
Obseratlons :

EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
.Proposed Counr.il Regulation laving down ,for the 1977/78sugar
marketing year ,measures tofacilitate the disposal ofsugar
produced inthe French overseas departments
Because ofthedifficulties indisposing ofthe raw sugar produced
intheFrench overseas departments inEuropean regions ofthe
Community ,measures designed tofacilitate itsdisposal have applied
since 1February 1973 when the Community began toimport ofsugar
covered "bythe Commonwealth Sugar Agreement .These measures ,appli­
cable inprinciple onasugar marketing year basis ,consist ofthe
granting ,under certain conditions ,ofCommunity aidfortherefining
ofthis sugar .
Thequantity ofsugar refined ineach sugar marketing year has been
ofthe order of300 000 tonnes .
Thedifficulties recognised bythe Community inthe past continue
toexist ,andthe Commission therefore thinks itappropriate to
propose that similar facilitating measures should beadopted for
the1977/78sugar marketing year .These should consist ofaCommunity
refining subsidy which will asfar aspossible assist thedisposal
ofthis sugar within the Community andincrease itstrade flow ,
irrespective ofthe place ofrefining andthetechnical nature of
the refineries concerned .
Such subsidy should beestablished onthebasis ofthevalue of
the raw sugar delivered atthe place ofrefining ,theoutlets after
processing ,thenecessary refining margin for sugar refined ina
"pure"refinery ,andthedifferential amount fixed forthe1977/78
sugar marketing year .Onthis basis itisappropriate toprovide
asubsidy of1.33 units ofaccount per100kilogrammes ofsugar
expressed aswhite sugar .

Proposal fora
COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC)
laying down ,forthe1977/79sugar marketing year ,measures to
facilitate thedisposal ofsugar produced intheFrench overseas
departments
TOECOUNCIL OPTOEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
Having regard totheTreaty establishing theEuropean Economic Community , :
i
Having regard toCouncil Regulation (EEC)NO3330/74of19December 1974
onthecommon organization ofthemarket insugar (l),aslast amended by
Regulation (EEC)NO /77.(2),andinparticular Article 9(5)thereof ,
Having regard totheproposal from theCommission ,
Whereas Article 9(3)ofRegulation (EEC)No3330/74provides that appro­
priate measures aretobetaken intheevent ofdifficulties arising inthe
disposal ofsugar produced intheFrench overseas departments ;whereas the
existence ofsuch difficulties hasbeen recognized inthepast andappropriate
Community measures have already been taken ;whereas thes difficulties still remain ;
Whereas theeconomic relationship between theFrench overseas departments and
theEuropean regions oftheCommunity requires that thebulk ofthesugar
from theFrench overseas departments should bedisposed ofinthose regions ;
Whereas asubsidy should begranted fortherefining ofthesugar concerned
toensure that these quantities aredisposed ofinthose regions ;whereas the
amount ofthesubsidy should bedetermined onthebasis ofthevalue ofthe
raws^gar delivered attheplace ofrefining ,theoulets after processing ,
thenecessary refining margin forsugar refined inarefinery asdefined in
Article 9(7)ofRegulation (EEC)No3330/74andthedifferential amount fixed
byCouncil Regulation (EEC)NO /77of 1977 fixing ,forthe
1977/78sugar marketing year ,thedifferential charge tobelevied onraw
preferential sugar andthedifferential amount tobegranted inrespect ofraw
cane sugar from theFrench overseas departments (3)»
HASADOPTED THIS REGULATION !
(1)OJNoL359,31.12.1974 ,p.l.
(2)OJNo
(3)OJNo

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Article 1
This Regulation shall apply forthe1977/78sugar marketing year#
Article 2
1*Within themaximum quota asubsidy shall begranted for raw
sugar produced intheFrench overseas departments andrefined
inthe Community#
2*Thesubsidy referred toinparagraph 1shall belf33units of
account per 100kilogram ^ ofsugar expressed aswhite sugar *
Article 3
This Regulation shall enter into force on1July 1977 *
This Regulation shall bebinding initsentirety anddirectly
applicable inallMember States# '
Done at For the Council

FICHE FINANCIERE:1 M
OUBData 16,5,1977 ;
1,Ligne budgétaire concernée :Poste 6414 (mesures sucre DOIî)
2. del'aetfon :Proposition derèglement *duConseil arrêtant pour la .campagne '
sucrière j1977/1978desmesures destinées àfaciliter l'écoulement dessucres
,produits dansle3 DOMfrançais .
3. : Art.9Ç5 duR.3330/74duConseil
Objectifs del'action :pour assurer l'éoouleraent de300„000 tdesucre DOMdans les
régions communautai roadéficitaires ensucre ilestnécessaire d'octroyer une
subvention pour leraffinage dusucre encause
5.0' Coût del'action pendant laeacpagne •xcerclce encour*(77)excerclca suivant (78)
alacharge dbBidget delaCE
àlacharge desadalnlstr .nationales3,99 mue 1,66 mue 2,33 mue
alacharge <fautres secteurs nationaux
5.1 Echéancier plurl annuel année ,.,.« année ««•«,« année ,
mesure limitée àlacampagne 1977/78
5.2 Bode decalcul
300.000 X13,30 uc/t=3.99 Mue
6,1 Finançaient possible parcrédits Inscrits auchapitre concerné dansleSbdget encours d*exécution
?imJc non
^caxmxxxxxfcix
6,3 Nécessité d'unBidget supplémentaire - XôfitXXX «on
6,»Crédits IInscrire danslesbudgets futurs' non
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