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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
COM(79)294final.
Brussels-7June1979
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Proposalfora
COUNCILREGULATION (EEC)
amendingRegulation (EEC)No3331/74ontheallocationand
alterationofthebasicquotasforsugar
(submittedtotheCouncilbytheCommission)
COM(79)294final.

i ' EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
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1.Duetothespecialconditions ontheonehandinthedepartments cf
IGuadeloupe andMartinique andontheotherhandinthedepartmentof
!Reunion,theCouncilauthorized byitsRegulation (EEC)No298/78the
FrenchRepublictoreduce,inrespectofthe1977/78,1978/79and1979/80
marketingyears,thebasicquotasofthesugarundertakings established in
theFrenchOverseasDepartments by10%inadditiontothenorma],"margin
ofmanouvre"of5%.
Afteruseofthatauthorization theproductioninGuadeloupe and
Martiniqueisstillfarfromtheamountofbasicquotassoadjusted.
Thereasonsforthisarethesameasthoseforwardedinthebeginning
of1978i.e.difficultclimaticconditions,declineofareasplanted
withsugarcanetogetherwithareorientation ofcrops/
2.Ontheotherhand,thesugareconomyofReunioncontinuestofollowatrend
differentfromthatoftheAntillesasitischaracterized byacome-back
ofcanecropsinareaspreviouslyindecline,byimprovementofyields j
andconsequently byarisingproduction.Moreover,almostnopossibility !
existsastodiversification ofcropsandtheonlyalternative cropfor■■
sale,thatofthegeranium,i sfacedwithverypoorprospectsasit
continuestodeclineandthemarketevolutionisbad. ;
3.TheCommisionestimatesthatunderthesecircumstances itisjustified
toproposetheCounciltoauthorizetheFrenchRepublictoreallocate,
inrespectofthelastmarketingyearunderthepresentquotaregime
:I
(1979/80)andwithinthelimitof25000tonnesofsugarexpressedinwhite
value,thebasicquotasofsugarundertakings established intheFrench
■I
OverseasDepartments byafurtherpercentageofmaximum15%byreference,
totheirbasicquotaapplicableforthesugarmarketingyear1978/79.,'_j
The25'000tonnes-limit withinwhichpossibletransferofquotascould
( <
bemadebetweentheFrenchAntillesandReunionguaranteesquotasfor,;
theundertakings oftheAntilleswhichcorrespondtotheirforecasted •;
production1979/80. 1' !
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Proposalfora
COUNCILREGULATION (EEC)
amendingRegulation (EEC)No3331/74ontheallocation and
alterationofthebasicquotasforsugar
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES,.
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishing theEuropeanEconomicCommunity,
Having'regardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No3330/74of19December1974
onthecommonorganization ofthemarketinsugar(1),as*lastamendedby
Regulation (EEC)No1396/78(2),andinparticularArticle24(3)thereof,
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission.
v
Whereastheargumentsleadingtotheauthorization totheFrenchRepublic
underRegulation (EEC)No3331/74ontheallocation andalterationofthe
basicquotasforsugar(3),asamendedbyRegulation (EEC)No298/78(4),
toreduce,subjecttoacertainlimit,thebasicquotasallocatedtounder­
takingsestablished intheFrenchOverseasDepartments infavourofother
sugarundertakings established in/theSamedepartments arestillvalid;
whereas,evenafterthatauthorization hasbeenapplied,productionin,the
departments ofMartinique andGuadeloupestillremainswellbelowthelevel
•ι , . ;
ofthebasicquotasthereadjusted,whileatthesametimeinthedepartment
ofReunionareaswithsugarcanecouldstillbeextendedandtheonly
alternative crop,thegeranium,continuestodecline;
Whereas,consequently,theFrenchRepublicshouldbeauthorizedtomakea
furtherreductionof15%inthequotasallocatedtotheundertakings cif
theFrehchOverseasDepartments forthe1978/79marketingyearwithaview
toincreasing thoseallocatedtoundertakings ofReunionforthe1979/80
marketingyear;
t * ' T•^'
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
1)0JNóL359,31.12.1974,p.1
2)0JNoL170,27.6.1978,p.1
3)0JNoL359,31.12.1974,p.18
4)0JNoL45,16.2.1978,p.1

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Article 1
InArticle2(3)ofRegulation (EEC)No3331/74,anewsubparagraph as
followsisinsertedafterthefirstsubparagraph :
"However,forthe1979/80sugarmarketingyear,theFrenchRepublic
mayfurthertotheabovementioned 10%reducethebasicquotaofthe
saidundertakings byanamountnotexceeding15%ofthebasicquota
allocatedtoeaohofthemforthe1978/79sugarmarketingyear,and
subjecttoamaximumof25000tonnesofsugar,expressedinwhitevalue,
foralltheundertakings together."
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthedayofitspublication in
theOfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicable
inallMemberStates.
DoneatLuxembourg, 1;FortheCouncil

FINANCIAL STATEMENT
eate!18.5.1979
1.BUDGET HEADING :Chapter 11 APPROBATIONS
2.TITLE :Proposal forCouncil Regulation (EEC)amending Regulation (EEC)No3331/7^
ontheallocation andalteration ofthebasic quotas for sugar
3.LEGAL BASIS :Article24(3)ofRegulation (EEC)No3330/74
•T.AIMS OFPROJECT JrpQ UPTH9"margin ofmanoeuvre "allowing theFrench Republic
toreallocate quotas ofundertakings established intheFrench Overseas Depart­
ments
I5.FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS PERIOD 0F12(I0NTHS CURRENT FINANCIAL YEAR
)FOLLOWING JINANCIAL TEAR I
■ EWFEMPITIWC Γ
I (mfuiiPi /tHTcnycHTiOHg )
5.1 RECEIPTS
.-OWN RESOURCES OFTHE EC
CLEVIES /eU3T9HS OUTIEB ) il' –2,8mEua –1,2mEua »1,6mEua
»
5.0.1 ESTIMATED EXPENDITURE I I I . I
5.1.1 ESTIMATED RECEIPTS I I I I
5.2METHOD OFCALCULATION
PRODUCTION LEVY 12,15 ECU/LOOKG}QUANTITY INVOLVED OF25-000 TONNEA BECOMING
"AM-SUGAR INSTEAD OF"B"-SUGAR #1979/80SUGAR MARKETING YEARS '
25.000 X121,5 =3,04 MECU «2,8MEUA
6.0 CAN THE PROJECT BEFINANCED FROM APPROBATIONS ENTERED INTHERELEVANT CHAPTER OFTHECURRENT BUDGET ?
1) YES/NO
■ . Η Η
6.1 CAN THEPROJECT BEFINANCED BYTRANSFER BETWEEN CHAPTERS OFTHE CURRENT BUDGET ?ΚΜΟ
6.2 ISASUPPLEMENTARY BUDGET BENECESSARY ?
R * N N
6.3 WILL FUTURE BUDGET APPROBATIONS BENECESSARY 7N0
OBSERVATIONS : '
l)This measure wasnotforeseen when the budget wasestablished .
However ,thelower receipt need*nosupplement tothebudget .