14.10.92 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoC265/3
ProposalforaCouncilRegulation(EEC)amendingRegulation(EEC)No1785/81onthe
commonorganizationofthemarketsinthesugarsector
(92/C265/03)
COM(92)403final
(SubmittedbytheCommissionon28September1992)
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity,andinparticularArticle43
thereof,
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission ,andinparticularthePortugueseindustry,onthebasisof
aCommissio.nreportand,ifnecessary,proposalsto
enabletheCouncil,whereappropriate,todecideupon
themeasurestobeapplied;
WhereastheCommunitymustalsodeterminebefore
1January1993theproductionsystemtoapply
throughoutthesectorfrom1July1993;whereasitis
advisable,therefore,inordernottoanticipatethesystem
tobechosen,todetermineatthesametimetherulesfor
futuresupplytoPortugueseandotherCommunity
refineries;
Whereas,inordernottointerruptsuppliestoPortuguese
refinerieswhenthepreferentialschemeinArticle303of
theActofAccessioncomestoanendon31December
1992,thesaidschemeshouldberolledforwardby
includingitsprovisionsinRegulation (EEC)No
1785/81,withtheappropriatechanges,soastocover
theperioduntilthenewproductionsysteminthesugar
sectorcomesintoeffect,HavingregardtotheopinionoftheEuropean
Parliament,
HavingregardtotheopinionoftheEconomicand
SocialCommittee,
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :WhereasArticle303oftheActofAccessionofSpain
andPortugalprovidesforapreferentialsystemforthe
adequatesupplyofrawsugartothePortuguese
refineriesduringaseven-yearperiodfollowing
accession;whereasthisinvolvestheapplicationofa
reducedlevyforimportsofrawsugarfromthird
countriesforthatpurposeandtheuseofavailable
suppliesofrawcaneandbeetsugarharvestedinthe
Communityeligibleunderthearrangementslaiddown
byCouncilRegulation(EEC)No2225/86of15July
1986layingdownmeasuresforthemarketingofsugar
producedintheFrenchoverseasdepartmentsandforthe
equalizationofthepriceconditionswithpreferentialraw
sugar(')andavailablesuppliesofpreferentialrawsugar
asreferredtoinArticle33ofCouncilRegulation(EEC)
No1785/81of30June1981onthecommonorgan­
izationofthemarketsinthesugarsector(2),as
lastamendedbyRegulation (EEC)No61/92(3);
whereastheabovementioned transitionalperiodendson
31December1992;Article1
Regulation(EEC)No1785/81isherebyamendedas
follows:
1.Article9(4c)isreplacedbythefollowing :
'From1January1993to30June1993,anadjustment
aidshallbepaidasaninterventionmeasuretothe
refiningindustryinPortugalonquantitiesofraw
sugarimportedfromthirdcountriespursuanttothe
termsofArticle16a.';
2.thefollowingArticleisadded:
'Article16a
1.From1January1993to30June1993,areduced
levyshallbechargedonrawcanesugaroriginatingin
Coted'lvoire,Malawi,ZimbabweandSwaziland
whichisimportedintomainlandPortugal,uptoa
maximumquantityof37500tonnesofwhite-sugar
equivalent.Whereas,underthetermsoftheDeclarationofthe
EuropeanEconomicCommunityonsuppliestothesugar
refiningindustryinPortugalannexedtotheActof
AccessionofSpainandPortugal,theCommunityis
preparedtoexamine,beforethe.endofthetransitional
period,thewholeoftheCommunityrefiningindustry
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2.Where,duringtheperiodreferredtoin
paragraph 1,theCommunity'sforwardrawsugar
supplybalanceindicatesthattherawsugaravailableis
insufficienttoensureadequatesuppliestothe
Portugueserefiningindustry,Portugalshallbeauth­
orizedtoimportaquantityequivalenttothe
estimatedshortfallfromthirdcountriesatareduced
levyinrespectofthesaidperiod.
3.Thereducedlevyreferredtoinparagraph 1
shallbeequalto:
(a)theinterventionpriceforrawsugarreferredtoin
Article3(2)inforceatthetimeofimportation,
less
(b)anamountequaltotheaveragespotpriceforraw
sugarquotedontheLondonStockExchange
delivered,whereappropriate,tothecifstageover
thefirst20daysofthemonthpreceedingthe
monthforwhichthelevyisfixed.
4.Wherethepolarizationoftheimportedraw
sugardeviatesfrom96°,thelevyshallbeincreasedor
decreased,asthecasemaybe,by0,14%foreach
one-tenthofadegreebywhichitdeviates.
5.EachmonththeCommission shallfixthe
reducedlevyforthefollowingmonth.Thelevytobe
collectedshallbethatapplicableonthedayof
importation .
6.Certificatesfortheimportofrawsugarunder
thesystemprovidedforinthisArticleshallbevalid
fromtheirdateofissueuntiltheendoftheperiod
referredtoinparagraph 1.
7.Applicationsforthecertificatesreferredtoin
paragraph6shallbesubmittedtothecompetent
agencyinPortugalandbeaccompanied bya
declarationfromarefinertotheeffectthatthelatter
undertakestorefinethequantityofrawsugar
concernedinPortugalinthesixmonthsfollowing
importation .Wherethesugarconcernedisnotrefinedwithinthe
prescribedtimelimit,theimportershallpayasum
equaltothedifferencebetweenthethresholdprice
andtheinterventionpriceforrawsugarwhichis
applicableatthetimeofimportationofthesugar.
8.Applicationsforcertificatesandthecertificates
themselvesshallincludeinbox12thefollowingentry:
"Rawsugaroriginatingin...(nameofthecountry
orcountriesreferredtoinparagraph 1)importedat
reducedlevypursuanttoArticle16aofRegulation
(EEC)No1785/81".
9.Thesecurityrelatingtocertificatesasreferredto
inparag^ph2shallbeECU0,25per100kilograms
netweightofsugar.
10.PortugalshallreporttotheCommission :
(a)everymonthinrespectoftheprecedingmonth:
—thequantityofrawsugarbyweightforwhich
importcertificatesasreferredtoinpara­
graph6havebeenissued,
—thequantityofrawsugarbyweightactually
importedundercertificatesasreferredtoin
paragraph6;
(b)everyquarterthequantityofrawsugarbyweight
andinwhite-sugarequivalentrefinedduringthe
quarterpriortothequarterinwhichthereportis
made.
11.DetailedrulesfortheapplicationofthisArticle
andinparticularthequantities,natureand,where
appropriate,theoriginoftherawsugarswhichmay
beimportedpursuanttothisArticleshallbeadopted
inaccordancewiththeprocedurelaiddownin
Article41.'
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1January1993.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyand
directlyapplicableinallMemberStates.