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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES
COM(73)353final
Brussels,6March1973
Proposalfora
REGULATION(EEC)OFTHECOUNCIL
onthetreatmenttobeaccordedtoimportsofaspecific
quantityofrawsugaroriginatingintheAssociatedAfri­
canStatesandMadagascar
(SubmittedtotheCouncilbytheCommission)
COM(73)353final

W767/73-E
Explanatory Memorandum
1.Atitsmeetingon10October1972inLuxembourg,theCouncilofthe
EuropeanCommunities (theSix),asapreliminarytothe13thsession•
oftheEEC/AASMAssociationCouncil,agreedtoafavourableexamination
ofthepossibility ofacoordingspecialtreatmenttoimportsofa
limitedquantityofrawsugaroriginatingintheAASM.
2.TheattacheddraftRegulationgiveslegalformtothisagreement.
TheCommissionproposestoreducetheimportleviesonrawsugar
originatingintheAASM"by1.00u.a./lOOkginrespectof8000metric
tonsayear.Thispreferencewouldnothowever "beextendedtoimports
ofsugaroriginatinginMauritiussincethosearecoveredbyProtocolNo1
totheAgreementconcerningtheaccessionofMauritiustotheYaounde'
ConventionforaslongastheConventionremainsinforce.
Thisspecialtreatmentwouldbeaccordedtorawsugaroriginatinginthe
AASMuntil31January1975.
TheAASMhavenethithertoexportedrawsugartotheCommunityfor
consumption .
3.ThecostofaccordingthespecialtreatmentproposedbytheCommunity
canbeestimatedatabout80000u.a,ayear.
4.Toobviatethepossibilityofquantitiesinexcessof8000metric
tonsperannumbeingofferedtotheCommunity,notablybythesubstitution
ofsugarfromothersources,adequatesafeguardsmustbeprovidedwithin
theframeworkoftheimplementing provisionsthatwillhavetobe
adopted.
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VI/767/73-E
Proposal fora
REGULATION (EEC) OPTHE COUNCIL
onthetreatment to "beaccorded toimports ofaspecific
quantity ofrawsugar originating intheAssociated African
States andIla&agascar
THECOUNCIL OPTHEEUROPEAN COIEIUHITIES ,
)
Having regard totheTreaty establishing theEuropean Economic Community ,
and inparticular Article 43thereof ;
Having regard totheproposal from theCommission ;
Having regard totheOpinion oftheEuropean Parliament ^^;
Whereas theConvention ofAssociation between theEuropean Economic
Community andtheAssociated African States andMadagascar ,signed at
2)Yaounde on29July 1969 ,contains special provisions foragricultural
products which come under a -common organization ofthemarket ;
Whereas theproblem ofsugar originating inMaurit iushasbeen settled by
provisions ofProtocol No 1totheAgreement concerning theaccession of
Mauritius totheYaounde Convention ^;
Whereas Council Regulation NoIOO9/67/EECof18December 19&7on "the
common organization ofthemarket insugar aslast amended by
Regulation (EEC)NO174/73 introduced asystem oflevies which made
itpossible todispense with allother protective measures atthefrontier ;
Whereas ,inview oftheundertaking given bytheCommunity totheAssociated
African States andMadagascar on10October 1972 inLuxembourg ,thelevy on
imports ofrawsugar originating inthesaid States should bereduced in
respect ofalimited quantity ;whereas this reduction must nothave the
effect ofdisturbing thenormal price levels onCommunity markets ;whereas
(2^0JNoL282,28December 1970 ,p.2.
(^OJNo(4'0JNoL308,18Deceriber 1967 ,p.1=
NoL25,30January 1973 ,P-1.

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provisionsshould "thereforebe'madeforthepossibilityofdetailed
rulesfortheapplicationofthismeasurebeingadopted;
YfhereastheAssociatedStateshavebeenconsulted :

-2- VI/767/73-E
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
Article 1
1.Thelevy applicable toimports ofrawsugar originating inthe
Associated African States andMadagascar ,excluding Mauritius ,is
reduced by1.00 u.a./kginrespect ofaquantity notexceeding 4000metric
tons for 1973 ^ndnotexceeding $000metric tons fortheperiod
1January 1974to31January 1975 *
2.Detailed rules fortheapplication oftheabove provision shall "be
adopted inaccordance with theprocedure laid down inArticle 40of
Regulation HoIOO9/67/EEC.
Article 2
Inthelight ofexperience gained from theapplication ofArticle 1,1
theCommission shall decide whether the import treatment introduced "by
this Regulation should "beimproved .
TheCommission shall ,where appropriate ,submit aproposal tothe
Council which shall act inaccordance with theprocedure laid down in
Article 43(2 )oftheTreaty .
Article 3
This Regulation shall enter into force on 1July 1973 and shall apply
until 31January 1975-
This Regulation shall "bebinding initsentirety anddirectly applicable
inall Member States .
Done at
For the Council
The President