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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
COM(79)289final
Brussels,4June1979
Proposalfora
COUNCILREGULATION (EEC)
fixing,forthe1979/80sugarmarketingyear,thedifferential charge
tobeleviedonrawpreferential sugarandthedifferential amountto
begrantedinrespectofrawcanesugarfromtheFrenchoverseas
departments
N..--/N .A\ AN/.>'VJ
(submitted -totheCouncilbytheCommission)
V;.<l
COM(79)289final
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EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
I.Prnr>ORPdCmwrMIRPfln1a-Honti-xinrr.fortheJ3Z9/&)enmrarmp.rVp-Hnflr
yp,^r.fh*different ,1p/1chp..r/raapplicabletorawpreferential swar
^<frftrpnt1alamounttoapplytorawcsnesugarproducedin
.thaFronchflyrrflpafldepartmenta
Thebasicsugarregulationprovidesthatwherethemarginnecessary
fortherefiningofrawpreferential sugarexceedstherawbeet,sugar
refiningmargintakenintoaccountinthedetermination oftherelevant
Communitypricesthenadifferential chargeshallbemadeonrawpre–
ferentialBUgarwhenitisrefinedin,a"mixed"refinery.Asthiswill
bethecasein-1979/80thisproposalisforthepurposeoffixing
thesaidcharge.
Thebasicregulationalsoprovidesthatanamountequaltothecharge
referredtoaboveshallbegrantedfortherawsugarwhichisproduced
intheFrenchoverseasdepartmentsandrefinedinapurerefinery,and
thisisalsoprovidedforinthisproposal.

Proposal for a
COUNCIL REGULATION
fixing ,forthe1979/80sugar marketing year ,thedifferential charge
tobelevied onrawpreferential sugar andthedifferential amount to
begranted inrespect ofrawoane sugar from the ,French overseas
departments '
THIS COUNCIL OPTHE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES -
Having regard totheTreaty establishing theEuropean Economic Community ,"
Having regard toCouncil Regualtion (EEC)NO3330/74of19December 1974
onthecommon organization ofthemarket insugar 1(l),aslast amended by
Regulation (EEC)No1396/78(2)» inparticular Articles 9(5)and
'47 (l)thereof ,
Having regard totheproposal from theCommission ,
Whereas Article 46(l)ofRegulation (EEC)NO3330/74provides that where there
isadifference between ,ontheonehand ,therawsugar refining margin
:used todetermine theintervention andthreshold prices forrawsugar and ,
ontheother hand ,themargin necessary fortherefining ofrawpreferential
sugar ,adifferential charge tobemade onthelatter sugar shall befixed
forthe sugar marketing year .'.1question ; ,
Whereas thebulk oftherawpreferential sugar cannot berefined unless use
ismade oftherefineries define *,inArt.icle 9(7)ofRegulation (EEC)
No3330/74;whereas themargin required fortherefining ofthesaid sugar
insuch refineries isgreater ,acnrding totheinformation atpresent to
hand ,than that taken into accoun when determining theintervention and
threshold prices forrawsugar foithe1979/80sugar marketing year ;whereas
adifferential charge should thernore befixed forthat year ;whereas the
amount thereof maybefixed ataflvt rate of2.04 Ecuofsugar expressed
aswhite sugar ,taking into accoun certain differences inthecosts concerned ;
Whereas Article 46(2)(b)ofRegulVion (EEC)NO3330/74makes provision for
thenon-application ofwhole orpar :ofthedifferential charge
i ' ' 1
toanyrawpreferential sugr which isimported into regions ofthe
Community andrefined there inapr>uction unit other than arefinery as
defined inArticle 9(7)ofthat Reflation ;whereas ,having regard to
(1)OJNoL359 ,31.12.1974 ,p.l
(2)OJNoL170 ,27.6.1978 ,p.l

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thetraditional patterns ofsupplies ofthesaid sugar t?>Ireland ,a
maximum quantity of30000tonnes ofthat sugar ,expressed inwhite value ,
refined inthat region inthe1978/79sugar marketing year wasexempted from
thedifferential charge ;whereas ,forthesame reasons ,that exemption should
becontinued inrespect ofIreland forthe1979/80sugar marketing year ;
Whereas thesecond subparagraph ofArticle 9(3)ofRegulation (EEC)
No.3330/74provides ,inparticular ,that where adifferential charge has
been fixed ,adifferential amount equal tothat charge shall begranted
inrespect oftherawsugar produced intheFrench overseas departments ,
refined inarefinery defined inparagraph 7ofthat Article and'situated
intheCommunity ;whereas that amount should therefore befixed at2,04 Ecu
per100kilograms ofwhite sugar ,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
' ■ Article 1
This Regulation shall apply tothe1979/80sugar marketing year .
Article2
The differential charge provided forinArticle 46(l)ofRegulation (EEC)
No3330/74shall be 2.04 Ecuper100kilograms ofsugar expressed
inwhite value byreference toarawsugar yield calculated bydoubling the
degree ofpolarization ofthat sugar anddeducting 100therefrom .However ,
this charge shall notapply torawpreferential sugar refined during
the1979/80sugar marketing year inIreland subject toamaximum of30000
tonnes ofsugar expressed inwhite value . '
•Article 3
Thedifferential amount provided forinthesecond subparagraph ofArticle 9(3)
ofRegulation (EEC)NO3330/74s/.allbe 2-04 Ecuper100kilograms
ofwhite sugar .
Article 4
This Regulation shall enter i.to force on1July 1979 *
This Regulation shall bebinding :.iitsentirety anddirectly applicable
inall Member States .
Done atLuxembourg , FortheCouncil

FINANCIAL STATEMENT
Date 17.5.1979
1.BUDGET HEADING :Chap .11(sugar receipts )and
heading 6414 (measures FOD-sugar )APPR06IATI0NS
2.TITLE :Proposal ofCouncil Regulation fixing forthe1979/80sugar marketing
year thedifferential charge tobelevied onrawpreferential sugar and -
thedifferential amount tobegranted inrespect ofrawcane sugar from theFrenchoverseas departments
3.LEGAL BASIS :Articles 9and47ofCouncil Regulation (EEC)No3330/74
AIMSOFPROJECT :Tocharge alevy onrawpreferential sugar refined inasugarfactory andtogrant asimilar amount torawsugar from FODinorder toavoid
distorsions ofcompetition .
5.FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS
S.O EXPENDITURE ,
»CHARGED TOTHEECBUDGET MEUA
^INTERVENTIONS )
5.1 RECEIPTS
-OWN RESOURCES OFTHE EC
.(LEVIES /.. -"■ *PERIOD OF12MONTHS
5,7
p.m.CURRENT FINANCIAL YEAR
("9 >
2,3
p.m .FOLLOWING M^ANCIAL YEAR
3,4
p.m .
5.0.1 ESTIMATED EXPENDITURE
5.1.1 ESTIMATED RECEIPTSMeasure linjited tothemarketing year1979/80
5.2 METHOD OFCALCULATION300*000 *fcx20,43 Ecu/t=6,13mBou =5?7niSua
charges ;negligible quantities
I6.0 CAN THE PROJECT BE
t·Μ·η·ηΜΜ·Μ·Μ···ΜΜ····
FINANCED FROM APPROBIATIONS ENTI ,'EDINTHE RELEVANT CHAPTER OFTHE CURFIENT BUDGET ? I
YES/4TO-I
I6.1 CAN THE PROJECT BEFINANCED BYTRANSFER BETWEEN CHAF'-RS OFTHE CURRENT BUDGET ?
■o.e ISASUPPLEMENTARY BUDGET BENECESSARY ?
YES /N0
CWILL FUTURE BUDGET APPROBIATIONS BENECESSARY ?
ves/NO
OBSERVATIONS ™iepresent measure isnot <ranewnature ;itwasprovided for
bythebasic Regulation (EEC)No3330/74 hasbeen applied inallmarketing
years since theProtocol no3onACP-sugr annexed totheLome-Convention
entered into force .