NoC34/70 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 2.2.94
OpinionontheproposalforaCouncilRegulation (EEC)amendingRegulation (EEC)
No1785/81onthecommonorganizationofthemarketsinthesugarsector(*)
(94/C34/18)
On2November1993theCouncildecidedtoconsulttheEconomicandSocialCommittee,
underArticles43and198oftheTreatyestablishingtheEuropeanEconomicCommunity,
ontheabovementioned proposal.
TheEconomicandSocialCommitteedecidedtoappointMrCharlesPelletierasRapporteur­
GeneralforitsOpinion.
Atits310thPlenarySession(meetingof24November1993),theEconomicandSocial
CommitteeadoptedthefollowingOpinionbyalargemajority,with1voteagainstand
3abstentions .
Inviewoftheurgencyofthematter,theCommittee
referstoitsOpinionsof25November1992(2)and
28April1993(3)andapprovesthepresentproposalto
maintainthesugarRegulationsubjecttothefollowing
comments .2.3.TheCommissionproposalsetsoutthepractical
arrangements forincorporating inulinsyrupintothe
SugarRegulationinaccordancewiththeconditions
laiddownbyRegulation1548/93.
1.Preliminarycomments3.Generalcomments
1.1.Wide-rangingconsultationswerenotpossiblein
theshortperiodavailabletotheCommitteetoprepare
itsOpinion.3.1.Sinceitsadoptionin1981,theSugarRegulation
hasbeenextendedandadjustedforevershorterperiods.
3.2.Anotherone-yearextensionisproposed.1.2.TheCommitteethereforecallsontheCouncil
toensurethatitisgivensufficienttimetodrawup
detailed,high-qualityOpinionsingoodtimeonthe
proposalsreferredtoit.3.3.Thisshortperiodisunacceptableasitmaintains
aclimateofuncertaintyforproducersandprocessors
andinhibitsdecision-taking ,withregardtoinvestment
inparticular.
2.Introduction
3.4.TheCommitteethereforecallsupontheCouncil
toadoptasufficientlylongperiodasurgedbythe
CommitteeinitsunanimousOpinionof28April1993.2.1.TheCommissionisnotproposingtoreformbut
tomaintainuntilthe1994/95marketingyearthecurrent
arrangements inthesugarandisoglucosesector,in
accordancewithRegulation1548/93amendingRegu­
lation1785/81.
4.Specificcomments
2.2.AsadvocatedbytheEconomicandSocialCom­
mittee,theCouncilhasdecidedtoextendtheprovisions
oftheSugarRegulation,inparticularthequotasystem
andself-financingarrangements ,toinulinsyrup,anew
sweetenerwhichhasrecentlyappearedonthemarket
incompetitionwithsugarandisoglucose,asfrom
1993/94.4.1.Asregardsthedetailsofthearrangementspro­
posedbytheCommission ,theCommitteereferstothe
preliminarycommenttothisOpinionanditsOpinions
of25November1992and28April1993.
4.2.AsregardsthepossibleeffectoftheGATT
negotiationsontheexportarrangements ,theCom­
mitteeconsidersthat,intheeventthatthepresent
SugarRegulationisextendedforalongerperiod,the
Commissioncouldtakesimplemanagementmeasures(1)OJNoC312,18.11.1993,p.10.
(2)OJNoC19,25.1.1993,p.46.
(3)OJNoC161,14.6.1993,p.13.

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tocomplywithanyGATTrestrictions,theeffectsmeasure.Article47ofRegulation1785/81shouldalso
ofwhichwouldonlybegradual;asaprecautionary beamendedtoincludeareferencetoGATT.
DoneatBrussels,24November1993,
TheChairman
oftheEconomicandSocialCommittee
SusanneTIEMANN
OpinionontheproposalforaCouncilRegulation (EEC)amendingRegulation (EEC)
No3013/89onthecommonorganizationofthemarketinsheepmeatandgoatmeatand
RegulationNo3493/90establishingthegeneralrulesforthegrantingofapremiumto
sheepmeatandgoatmeatproducers
(94/C34/19)
On27September1993,theCouncildecidedtoconsulttheEconomicandSocialCommittee,
underArticles43and198oftheTreatyestablishingtheEuropeanEconomicCommunity,
ontheabovementioned proposal.
TheSectionforAgricultureandFisheries,whichwasresponsibleforpreparingtheCom­
mittee'sworkonthesubject,adopteditsOpinionon4November1993.TheRapporteur
wasMrStrauss.
Atits310thPlenarySessionof(meetingof24November1993)theEconomicandSocial
CommitteeadoptedthefollowingOpinionunanimously .
1.2.TheCommission considersthatoneindirect
effectofthissimplificationmaybethatsomeproducers
willchoosetoreduceewenumbersandthatthismay
haveamarginallypositiveeffectonpricesresultingin
aslightreductioninbudgetaryexpenditurewithout
detrimenttoproducersincomes.
1.3.Itisintendedthatthemeasurebecomesoperat­
ivein1994.1.FollowingthereformoftheCommonAgricultural
Policythesystemofindividualreferencequantitieswas
introducedwhichlimitedthenumberofewesqualifying
forpremiumpaymentstothenumberofanimalscarried
inabaseperiod.Withintheindividualreferencequan­
titiesfullpremiawerepaidupto500head(1,000head
intheless-favouredareas)andhalfpremiumforthe
remainder .
1.1.Itisnowproposedtosimplifytheprocedure
byeliminatingtheheadagelimitsandintroducinga
consolidatedreferencequantitysothataproducer
receivesonlyfullpremiumpayments(insteadoffull
andhalf)withoutanyincomechange.2.TheCommitteebelievestheproposaltobesen­
sibleandgivesititsfullsupport.
DoneatBrussels,24November1993.
TheChairman
oftheEconomicandSocialCommittee
SusanneTIEMANN