CELEX: 31974R0342
Language: en
Date: 1974-02-11 00:00:00
Title: Regulation (EEC) No 342/74 of the Commission of 11 February 1974 amending Regulation (EEC) No 475/73 concerning the detailed arrangements for the import of sugar under the Commonwealth Sugar Agreement

12 . 2 . 74                             Official Journal of the European Communities                             No L 40/3
                            REGULATION (EEC) No 342/74 OF THE COMMISSION
                                                     of 11 February 1974
             amending Regulation (EEC) No 475/73 concerning the detailed arrangements
                     for the import of sugar under the Commonwealth Sugar Agreement
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN                                     HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
COMMUNITIES,
                                                                                              Article 1
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Economic Community ;                                               The following Article 4a shall be inserted into
                                                                   Commission Regulation (EEC) No 475/73 (2) of 31
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No                       January 1973 concerning the detailed arrangements
242/73 (*) of 31 January 1973 laying down general                  for the import of sugar under the Commonwealth
rules for the implementation of the arrangements for               Sugar Agreement :
importing sugar into the United Kingdom within the                       'Article 4a
terms of the Commonwealth Sugar Agreement, and in
particular Article 9 thereof ;                                          In order to establish the special levy applicable to
                                                                        sugar imported within the terms of the Common­
Whereas freight rates in general and especially the                     wealth Sugar Agreement, for the period from 1
rates from the Caribbean Area to Europe have for                        January 1974 to 28 February 1975, a weighted
some time shown a notable increase ; whereas this                       average shall be calculated for each importer of :
increase has for some origins resulted in a price                       (a) the agreed purchase prices on a cif-basis appli­
increase for sugar imported into the United Kingdom                          cable to the imports realized during the period
within the terms of the Commonwealth Sugar Agree­                            mentioned,
ment above the level of the fixed marketing price ;
                                                                        (b) the marketing prices concerned.'
whereas it is necessary to take the appropriate
measures in order to guarantee the import of this
                                                                                              Article 2
sugar in equalizing especially the prices applicable to
different origins ;                                                This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation               publication in the Official Journal of the European
                                                                   Communities.
are in accordance with the Opinion of the Manage­
ment Committee for Sugar,                                          It shall apply from 1 January 1974.
              This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
              States .
              Done at Brussels, 11 February 1974.
                                                                               For the Commission
                                                                                   The President
                                                                              Francois-Xavier ORTOLI
(') OJ No L 29 , 1 . 2 . 1973, p . 23 .                            (2 ) OJ No L 53, 26. 2. 1973, p . 64.