CELEX: 51993PC0036(09)
Language: en
Date: 1993-02-09
Title: Proposal for a COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) fixing the derived intervention prices for white sugar, the intervention price for raw sugar, the minimum prices for A and B beet, the threshold prices and the amount of compensation for storage costs for the 1993/94 marketing year

20 . 3 . 93                                     Official Journal of the European Communities                                     No C 80 / 13
                                                                   Proposai for a
                                                 COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) No . . ./ 93
                                                                        of . . .
                 fixing the derived intervention prices for white sugar, the intervention price for raw sugar, the
                 minimum prices for A and B beet, the threshold prices and the amount of compensation for storage
                                                      costs for the 1993 / 94 marketing year
                                                                   ( 93 / C 80 / 09 )
  THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,                                      Regulation ( EEC) No 1785 / 81 provides that the minimum
                                                                                 price to be fixed for A beet is to be 98 % of the basic price
                                                                                 for beet and the minimum price to be fixed for B beet is in
                                                                                 principle to be 68 % of the said basic price notwithstanding
  Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European                          Article 28 ( 5 ) of that Regulation ;
  Economic Community ,
  Having regard to Council Regulation ( EEC ) No 1785 / 81                       Whereas Article 14 ( 2 ) of Regulation ( EEC ) No 1785 / 81
  of 30 June 1981 on the common organization of the                              provides that the threshold price for white sugar is to be
  market in the sugar sector (*), as last amended by                             equal to the target price , plus the costs, calculated at a flat
  Regulation ( EEC ) No 3814 / 92 ( 2 ), and in particular                       rate , of transport from the Community area having the
 Articles 3 ( 5 ), 5 ( 5 ), 8 ( 4 ) and 14 ( 5 ) thereof,                        largest surplus to the most distant deficit area of
                                                                                 consumption in the Community , plus a flat-rate amount
 Having regard to the proposal from the Commission ,                             which takes into account the storage levy ; whereas , given
                                                                                 the state of supplies within the Community , account should
                                                                                 be taken of transport charges between the departments of
 Whereas Council Regulation ( EEC ) No . . . of . . . fixing                     northern France and Palermo ;
 certain sugar prices and the standard quality of beet for the
  1993 / 1994 marketing year ( 3 ), fixes the intervention price
 for white sugar at ECU 53,01 / 100 kg for non-deficit
                                                                                Whereas the threshold price for raw sugar is to be derived
 areas ;
                                                                                 from the threshold price for white sugar account being
                                                                                taken of flat-rate amounts for processing and a standard
 Whereas Article 3 ( 1 ) of Regulation ( EEC ) No 1785 / 81                     vield ;
 provides that derived intervention prices for white sugar
 are to be fixed for each deficit area ; whereas , when these
 prices are fixed , account should be taken of the regional
 variations which , given a normal harvest and free                             Whereas the threshold price for molasses must be fixed in
 movement of sugar , might be expected to occur in the price                    such a way that the receipts from sales of molasses may
 of sugar under natural conditions of price formation on the                    reach the level of receipts of undertakings taken into
 market ;                                                                       account when the basic price for beet is fixed ;
 Whereas a short supply situation is to be foreseen in the
 areas of production in Ireland , Italy , the United Kingdom ,                 Whereas Article 5 of Council Regulation ( EEC ) No
 Spain and Portugal ;                                                           1358 / 77 of 20 June 1977 laying down general rules for
                                                                                offsetting storage costs for sugar and repealing Regulation
                                                                                ( EEC ) No 750 / 68 (4 ), as last amended by Regulation
 Whereas Article 3(5 ) of Regulation ( EEC ) No 1785 / 81                       ( EEC) No 3042 / 78 (-5 ) provides that the repayment in the
 provides that an intervention price for raw sugar is to be                     context of the compensation for storage costs is to be fixed
 fixed ; whereas that price should be determined using the                     per month and per unit of weight , taking account of
 intervention price for white sugar as a basis ;                               financing costs , insurance and specific storage costs ;
                                                                               whereas , as a result of the maintenance of prices , interest of
                                                                                10 % should continue to be levied for financing costs , that
Whereas Regulation ( EEC ) No 0000 / 93 fixes the basic                        is a monthly sum of ECU 0,52 / 100 kilograms of white
price for beet at ECU 40 / tonne; whereas Article 5 ( 2 ) of                   sugar ,
( 1 ) OJ No L 177 , 1 . 7 . 1981 , p . 4 .
( 2) OJ No L 387 , 31 . 12 . 1992 , p . 7 .                                    ( 4) OJ No L 1 56 , 25 . 6 . 1977 , p . 4 .
( 3 ) See page 11 of this Official Journal .                                   ( 5 ) OJ No L 361 , 23 . 12 . 1978 , p . 8 .
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HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :                                       2 . Except where Article 28 ( 5 ) of Regulation ( EEC) No
                                                                     1785 / 81 is applied , the minimum price for B beet
                                                                    applicable in the Community shall be ECU 27 ,20 / tonne .
                          Article 1
                                                                                               Article 4
For the deficit areas of the Community , the derived
intervention price for white sugar shall be :
                                                                    The threshold price shall be :
( a ) ECU 54,22 / 100 kg for all the areas in the United
      Kingdom ;                                                     (a ) ECU 63,90 / 100 kg of white sugar;
( b ) ECU 54,22 / 100 kg for all the areas in Ireland ;             ( b ) ECU 54,60 / 100 kg of raw sugar ;
( c) ECU 54,22 / 100 kg for all the  areas in Portugal ;            (c ) ECU 6,89 / 100 kg of molasses .
( d ) ECU 54,41 / 100 kg for all the areas in Spain ;
                                                                                              Article 5
( e ) ECU 54,95 / 100 kg for all the areas in Italy .
                                                                    The reimbursement referred to in Article 8 of Regulation
                                                                    ( EEC ) No 1785 / 81 shall be ECU 0,52 / 100 kg white sugar
                          Article 2                                 per month .
The intervention price for raw sugar shall be ECU
43,94 / 100 kg .                                                                              Article 6
                                                                   This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day
                          Article 3                                following its publication in the Official Journal of the
                                                                   European Communities .
1 . The minimum price for A beet applicable in the
Community shall be ECU 39,20 / tonne .                             It shall apply for the 1993 / 94 marketing year.
                 This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
                 States .
                 Done at . . .
                                                                                         For the Council