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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEEN COMMUNIÏ1E5
COM(75)193 final
Brussels ,30April 1975 ,
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PROPOSAL FOEAREGULATION (EEC )OPTHECOUNCIL
ontheimposition intheevent ofsugar supply difficulties >
within theCommunity ofanexport charge oncertain goods .
notcovered "byAnnex IIoftheTreaty establishing theEuro­
pean Economic Community containing sucrose
(submitted totheCouncil "bytheCommission )
COM(75 )193final

EmAI&ïORY JEMDRâKDUM
ParsuanttoCouncilRegulation(EEC;lib3l85jtheCommission
introduced,asfrmm23December1974»achargec:itheexportofcertain
processedproductscontainingsucrose,inviewoftheshortageofsugar
intheCommunity,,Thismeasurewas"basedonArticle14of.Regulation
(EEC)N°1059/69?therebylimitingitsdurationtosixmonths*
InoriertoallowtheCommissiontotakesuchmeasureswithan
unlimiteddurationwhennecessary,theaimofthisregulationistocreate
agenerallegal"oasisfortheintroduction ofchargesontheexportof
su^&rintheformofgoodsnotcoveredbyAnnexIIoftheTreaty,.The
draftregulationincludesthecriteriato'betakenintoconsideration add
theprocedureto"befollowedwhenthe^echargesareintroduced.,
Itishopedthattheregulationmightbeappliedasfrom23Juna
1975*whichisthedateofexpiringofthechargecurrentlyinforce*

PRQPOSALPORAEEGULATIC.Y(ESC)QFTIíSC00SCIL
ontheimprygirt.icrrintheeventofsixgarsiipp^ydifficulties
withinthe-SoEtfuniiyofanesrxii'tchargecmcertaingoods
notcoveredbyAnnexIXof-the'RroatyestablishingtheEuro­
peanEconomicConcfunitycontainingsuo^se»•
THECOUNCIL07THEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishing theEuropeanEoonomicCommunity
andiiparticularArticle235thereof;
I
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission;
HavingregardtotheOpinionoftheEuropeanI&rliament ;
Wherea3tpursuanttothesecondsubparagraphofArticle16(l)ofCouncil
RegulationNoIOO9/67/EEC(l)of18December19&7cnthecommonorganization
ofthemarketinsugar,aslastamended "byRegulation(ESC)NO2476/74(2),
provisionmaybemadeforaspeciallevyto"bechargedonexportsofsugar
intheeventofCommunitysugarsupplydifficulties j
Wliereasadditionalmeasuresmay"bea,£optod "bytheCommissioninpursuanceof
CouncilRegulations(EEC)NO1603/74(3)and(EEC)No2980/74(4)onthe
exportofcertaincereal,rice,milk,fruitandvegetable^based products
containingaddedsugar,andofArticle9&1ofRegulation(EEC)No1059/69
(5),aslastamended "byRegulation(EEC)NO/75(6),inrespectofthe
exportofcertaingoodsonthegroundsofthsirhighsacrosecontentandof
theniRautpwhichtheymaybeput;
(1)CJNo306,1801201997,P.1
(2)OJNoL254,1.10.1974,P.70
(3)OJNoL172,27«6«1974,p.9
(4)OJNoL318,23.11el974,p.2
(5>OJNoL141,12.6»X969,p#1
(6)OJNo•©a/e••

Whereas ,inspite ofsuch measures ,sugar supply difficulties may cor.tinue
toexist intheCommunity }whereas awider basis should therefore becreated
forimposing anexport charge ongoods notcovered byAnnex IIoftheTreaty
which have ahigh Bucrose content ,when abnormally high exports ofsuch goods
have been notedf x^hereas ,because ofthepossible urgency ofsuch measures ,
thetask ofadopting them should beentrusted ,subject tocertain conditions ,
totheCommission ,
HAS ADOPTE !)TKIS REGULATION ?
Article 1
1. Where alevy isintroduced onthe export ofwhite sugar ,the Commis­
sion maydecide inaccordance with theprocedure laid down inArticle 2,and
without prejudice totheprovisions ofArticle Ja.ofRegulation (EEC)Kb
1059/69,toimpose anexport charge ongoods outside Annex IIoftheTreaty
containing more than 35 byweight ofsucrose (including invert sugar cal­
culated assucrose ).
2. Theamount ofthe export charge shall befixed byreference inparti­
cular 16s
-theneed toassure theavailability ofsupplies ofsugar
within theCommunity }
-theprices ofwhite sugar within theCommunity andthose
obtaining ontheworld ma-rket ;
-thenature ofthegoods concerned andtheleval ofexports of
such goods tothird' countries 5
-tha sticrose content ofthegoods ;
-theeconomic andsocial implications ofapplying thesaid charge .
3. Detailed rules fortheapplication ofthis Regu?cation shall be •
adopted bythe Commissions

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Article2
TheCommissionshalladoptthemeasuresprovidedforinArticle1
afterconsultingtheMemberStates,
Thesemeasuresshallbeconununioated vathoutdolaytotheCouncil.
TheCouncil,acting "byaqualifiedmajority,maytakeadifferent
decisionwithinonemonthofthedateofsuchcommunication ,
Article3
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceontliedayfollowingits
publicationintheOfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities.
ThisRegulationshall"be"bindinginitsentiretyanddirectly
applicableinallMemberStates,
DoneatBrussels, FortheCouncil
TheRiesadent