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COMMISSION CETHEEUROÏEAN COMMUNITIES
COM(75)120 final
Brussels ,19March 1975
PROPOSAL FORACOUNCIL REGULATION (SEC)
amending Regulation (EEC)No191/75
asregards the subsidized importation ofsugar
(submitted totheCouncil bytheCommission )
COK(75 )120final

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1.Pursuant toRegulation (ESC)Ho191/75of21January 1975 theCouncil
hasprovided forthesubsidized imports ofanquantity of200.000 tonnes
ofsugar inaddition tothe200.000 tonnes already provided forby
Régulation (ESC)HO2931/74.
When theformer Regulation wasadopted theCouncil ,permitted further
100,000 tonnes tobeimported later inaccordance with therules of
application to "bedetermined .
2.Despite theinterruption oftheinvitations totender during oneweek in
order torevise thedifferent systems ,theinvitation totender hasattributed
on12 .Marclj 1975 outofthe200.000 tonnes atotal quantity of112.800
tonnes which isdistributed asfollows :
-Italy :56.800
-United Kingdom :13»900
-Belgium î-
-TheNetherlands :9«5°0
m
-Ireland :-
-Germany :32.620
-France :-
Theweighted average ofthegranted subsidy forthese quantities amounts
to24,295 "units ofaccount per100kilograns .Maintaining this rhythm the
additional quantity will certainly beentirely attributed bythepartial
invitations totender envisaged for18and26March .
3.Thesituation oftheregions with thelargest deficits isextremely
critioal atthis time oftheyear .Theneeds tomeet theenvisaged
deficit inthedeficit regions canbeestimated asfollows inrespect
ofthe60days following 12March :
-Italy 157.000 tonnes
-United Kingdom 67.000tonnes
-TheMetherlands 7»000tonnes .
Byvirtue ofthese conditions andtheexperience gained theCommission
proposes that theremaining 100.000 tonnes should beadded tofill up
theadditional quantity of300.000 tonnes without modifying theimport
conditions .

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4»Inrespectofthefinancialconsequences theCommissionproposal
statedintheDocumentCOM(75)9finalof10January1975concerned
anadditional'quantityof300.000tonnes.TheCouncilpreferredto
dividethequantityintotwoparts:200.000tonnesto"beimported
atonceand100.000tonnestobedecideduponlater.
FromaCommissionpointofviewthetotalcostsofthequantities
inquestionwillnot,accordingtothepossiblepredictions ,exceed
theestimations laiddowninthedocumentmentionedabove.

PROPOSALPOR-ACOUNCILRE3ULATION(EEC)
amendingRegulation(EEC)No191/75asregardsthe
subsidizedimportationofsugar
THECOUNCILOPTESEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishing theEuropeanEconomicCommunity;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulationNo1009/67/SEO^of18December1967on
theoommonorganization ofthemarketinsugar,aslastamendedbyRegulation
(EEC)HO2476/74^1^dinparticularArticle16(3)thereof;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No608/72^of-23March1972laying
downrulestobeappliedincasesofconsiderable pricerisesontheworld
sugarmarket,andinparticularArticle2thereof;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No293l/74^of18November1974on
theintroduction ofasubsidyonimportsofwhiteandrawsugar,andinpaj>-
ticularArticle2(3)thereof;
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission;.
WhereasArticle2ofRegulation(EEC)No293l/74limitedsubsidizedimports
duringthefirststageto200000metrictons;whereasthesameArticleprovides
thattheCouncilshalldecideuponlaterstagesinthelightofexperienceand
oftheeffectiveness ofthatmeasure;
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WhereasCouncilRegulation(EEC)NO191/75of20January1975providesfor
thesubsidizedimportationofanadditionalquantityof200000metrictonsof
sugar;
WhereaspresentestimatesofCommunitysugarsuppliesindicateashortfallfor
thecomingweeks,particularlyincertainregionsOftheCommunity;whereas,in
thesecircumstances provisionsshouldbemadeforthesubsidizedimportationof
afurther100000metrictonsofsugar;
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
1)OJNo308,18.12.1967,P*1
2)OJNoL264,1.10.1974,P.70
3)OJNoL75,28.3.1972,p.5
4)OJNoL311,22.ll.i974,P.8
5)OJNoL20,25.1.1975,P.39

Article1
ThetextofArticle1ofRegulation(EEC)Ho191/75isreplaced "bythe
following!
ThequantityspecifiedlaArfcJU&e ,2(2)ofRegulation(EEC)No2931/74is
herebyincreased "by300000metrictons.
Article2
Article4(l)ofRegulation(EEC)No191/75isreplaced "bythefollowing:
"1»Importsqualifyingforasubsidy "byvirtuebftheincreasespecified
rinArticle1may"belimitedwhollyorinparttothedeficitregions
oftheCommunity"•
.Article3
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthedayfollowingitspublication
Ç.
intheOfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddireotlyapplicablein
allMemberStates.
DoneatBrussels,
FortheCouncil