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COM(73)38final
Proposal fora
REGULATION (EEC)OFTHECOUNCIL
laying down general rules toensure theproper
functioning ofthecommon organization ofthe
market' insugar following theaccession ofthe
new Member States
THECOUNCIL OPTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
Having regard totheTreaty concerning the .Accession ofnew :Member States to
theEuropean Economic Community andtheEuropean Atomic Energy Community
signed atBrussels on22January 1972 ,andinparticular thesecond subparagraph
ofArticle 55(6)andArticle 62(l)oftheAct annexed thereto (hereinafter
called "Act")}
Having regard totheproposal from theCommissions
Whereas Article 56oftheActprovides that appropriate measures maybetaken
with aview toensuring theproper functioning ofthecommon organization of
the market ,inparticular ifthe .refund onexports ofaproduct tothird
countries isless than thecompensatory amount orifnorefund isapplicable }
whereas such asituation islikely toarise inthecase ofsugar }
Whereas the effect ofthe situation under consideration would betocause operators
toexport from United Kingdom territory sugar produced within theCommunity as
originally constituted inorder tobenefit from thecompensatory amount granted
pursuant toArticle 55of "theAct }whereas themost suitable means ofpreventing
theproper functioning ofthecommon organization ofthesugar market from being
disturbed bydeflection intrade istoprovide forthecharge ofacompensatory levy
cnexports ;
Whereas pursuant totheapplication ofProtocol No17annexed totheAct ,sugar
imported into theUnited Kingdom under theCommonwealth Sugar Agreement will
always beavailable ontheUnited Kingdom market atthemarketing pricey irrespective
ofanyfluctuations inwcrld maricet prices }whereas imports from other third countries
arenegligible }
^OJNoL73,27March 1972 ,p5
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Whereas theeffect ofapplying theprovisions ofthefirst subparagraph of
Article 55(6)oftheActwould betomake sugar imports into theUnited Kingdom
from other Members oftheCommunity more expensive than sugar from theexporting
countries covered bytheCommonwealth Sugar Agreement fwhereas therefore in
order toavoid distortion ofcompetition andhaving regard tothelarge amount
ofsugar covered byProtocol No17annexed totheAct fitisessential toinvoke
theprovisions ofthesecond subparapraph ofArticle 55(6)oftheActinrespeot
oftheproducts listed inArticle 1ofCouncil Regulation NoIOO9/67/EEC of
18December 196?onthecommon organisation ofthemarket insugar ,aslast
amended byRegulation (EEC)No,..../ 72
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
OJNo308 ,18December 1967 »p1
OJNo ..

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Article 1
1. If,inrespect oftheproducts listed inArticle 1(a)and (d)ofRegulation
NoIOO9/67/EEC:
-therefund onexports tothird countries isless than thecompensatory amount ,
or
-norefund onexports tothird countries isapplicable ,
theexporting Member State shall charge acompensatory levy onexports ofthe
said products .
2, Thecompensatory amount tobecharged onexports shall beequal :
(a)where thefirst indent ofparagraph 1applies :
-tothedifference between thecompensatory amount applicable ontheday
when theproduct concerned isexported andthe export refund inquestion ,
inthecase ofproducts listed inArticle 1(l)(a )ofRegulation NoIOO9/67/EBC$
-totheresult ofmultiplying thedifference between thebasic compensatory
amount applicable onthedaywhen theproduct concerned isexported and
thebasic amount oftheexport refund inquestion ,bythesucrose content
including other sugar content calculated insucrose ofthe said product ,
inthecase ofproducts listed inArticle 1(l)(d )oftheabovementioned Regulation !
(b)where thesecond indent ofparagraph 1applies :
-tothecompensatory amount applicable onthedaywhen theproduct conccrned
isexported ,inthecase ofproducts listed inArticle 1(l)(a )of
Regulation NoIOO9/67/EBC?
-totheresult ofmultiplying thebasic compensatory amount applicable on
thedaywhen theproduct concerned isexported bythe sucrose content
including other sugar content calculated insucrose ofthesaid product ,
inthecase ofproducts listed inArticle 1(l)(d )oftheabovementioned
Regulation *
3. Anydetailed rules fortheapplication ofthis Regulation shall beadopted
inaccordance with Article 40ofRegulation NoIOO9/67/EEC.

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Article2
ThefirstsubparagraphofArticle55(6)oftheActshallnotapplytosugar.
Article3
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthedayofitspublicationinthe
OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities .
Itshallapplyfrom1February1973*
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentirelyanddirectlyapplicableinall
MemberStates.
DoneatBrussels, 19–
FortheCouncil