CELEX: 51973PC0857
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Date: 1973-06-04
Title: PROPOSAL FOR REGULATION (EEC) OF THE COUNCIL fixing for the 1973/74 sugar marketing year the derived intervention prices, the intervention prices for raw beet sugar, the minimum prices for beet, the threshold prices, the guaranteed quantity, the maximum amount of the production levy and the special maximum quota (submitted to the Council by the Commission)

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 ---pagebreak--- COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
                                                            COM(73 ) 857 final
                                                            Brussels , 4 June 1973
                   PROPOSAL FOR REGULATION (EEC ) OF THE COUNCIL
     fixing for the 1973/74 sugar marketing year the derived intervention
    prices , the intervention prices for raw "beet sugar , the minimum prices
     for beet , the threshold prices , the guaranteed quantity, the maximum
            amount of the production levy and the special maximum quota
                   ( submitted to the Council by the Commission)
  COM(73 ) 357 final
 ---pagebreak---                                       Proposal for
                           REGULATION (nnc)OF THE COUNCIL   :
     fixing for the 1973/74 sugar marketing year the derived intervention
     prices , the intervention prices for raw beet sugar , the minimum prices
     for beet , the threshold prices , the guaranteed quantity , the maximum
     amount of the production levy and the special maximum quota
 THE COUNCIL OP THE 'EUROPEAN1 COMMUNITIES ,
 Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community ,
 Having regard to the Treaty concerning the; Accession of now Ilember States
 to the European Economic Community and to the European Atomic Energy
 Community , and in particular Article 52 ( 3 ) first subparagraph of the .
 Act annexed thereto f
 Having regard to Council Regulation (feC ) No 1009/67/SEC of 13 December 1967
 on the common organization of the market in sugar , as last amended by
Regulation (EEC) No 1014/73^ and- in particular Articles 3 (6)» 4 (4) *
 9 (7 ), 12 (5 ), 26 (1 ), 28 and 31 (4). thereof 5 .
 Having regard to the proposal froiii the Commission ;
Having regcxd to the Opinion of the European Pari ianont
Whereas Council Regulation (EEC ) No                  - of
 fixing the sugar prices , the standard quality . of beet and tlie coefficient
for calculating the maximum quota for . the 1973/74^sugar marketing year fixed
the intervention price for white sugar at 23*57 units of account per 100
kilogrammes for the Community area having the largest surplus ;
Whereas Article 3 ( 2 ) of Regulation No IOO9/67/BEC provides . for derived
 intervention prices to be fixed for other areas , account being taken of
the regional variations which , given a normal harvest and free movement
 of sugar , might be expected" to occur in the price of sugar under natural
 conditions of price foriiiationj
IJhereas in view of the quotas fixed in the production areas in Germesny, .
the Netherlands , Belgium , Denmark and France , a balanced or surplus supply
 1 ) 0J.No 73 , 27.3.1972 , p. 5  '
 2 ) OJ No 308 , 18.12.1967 , p.l                 - ;
 3 ) OJ No L 106 , 20.4.1973 , p.l
 4 ) OJ No L                                                      .          'V . ;
 ---pagebreak---   situation can "be anticipated } whereas ,: -with the exception of the French
1 overseas departments , the . e:»*£actory prices in the areas mentioned will
  in the main be equal to the prices in the Community area having the
  largest surplus ;
  Whereas sugar production in Italy , with relatively high production costs ,
  will probably not appreciably exceed the basic quantity fixed } whereas a
  deficit of about 400 . 000 metric tons: to be covered by - the production of
  the Community surplus areas should be taken into account }
  Whereas , in these circumstances , the level of market prices in Italy will
  be determined by the. offer prices of sugar from Community surplus areas }
  whereas the derived intervention price for Italy may be fixed at 25*28 unit
  of account per 100 kilogrammes , account being taken on the one hand of the
  intervention price applicable in the north of France plus the . marketing
  costs for deliveries to the north of Italy , and on the other hand , of the
  disposal costs of the: Italian sugar industry}
  Whereas there is a considerable surplus in the production of raw sugar
  in the French overseas departments } whereas the most favourable . potential
  outlets for this sugar within the Community are in the south of France and
  in Italy j where the sugar , after being refined , may be sold directly }
  whereas , on the basis of the foreseeable market prices in the deficit areas
  of Italy , which will probably' be 0.53 units of . account per 100 kilogrammes
  above the derived intervention rpice in Italy , and taking account of the
  transport costs between the overseas departments, and these areas , the
  derived intervention prices for those departments should be fixed at
  23.24 units of account per 100 kilogrammes of white sugarj
  Whereas Article 3 (4 ) of Regulation No IOO9/67/EISC provides for the fixing
  of the intervention price for raw sugar for those departments to be derived
  from the intervention price for white sugar fixed for those departments ,
  allowance being made , for a uniform processing margin and a standard yield } ■
  whereas , on the basis of available information , the refining costs may be
  estimated at 1.88 units of account per 100 kilogrammes of raw sugar , of
  which probably 0.60 units of account can be covered by the higher price
  likely to be obtained from the better quality in comparison with the p?ice
  for the standard quality } wheroas , moreover , pursuant to the definition
  of standard quality for raw sugar laid down by Regulation (EEC ) NO 43l/o8^,
  a yield of 92 fo should be used }
  57ÔJ No 1 89 , IO . 4.I968 , p. 3
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 I'Jhereas Article 9 (7 ) of Regulation IIo 1009/67/ EEC provides for the
 det errninat ion of intervention prices for raw beet sugar ; whereas these
 prices should he derived from the intervention price for white sugar ,
 account being taken of the factors already mentioned for fixing the
 intervention price for raw sugar in the French overseas departments , and
the forwarding costs for supplying raw sugar , estimated at a standard
rate of O.5O units of account per 100 kilogrammes $
I-Jhereas the minimum prices for sugar beet referred to in the first indent
of Article 4 (l ) of Regulation No IOO9/67/SEC must be determined for the
areas other than that having the largest surplus on the basis of the
intervention prices for white sugar applicable in those areas , account
being taken of the amounts used when fixing the minimum price for beet
for the. area having the largest surplus , for the processing margin ,
the yield , the receipts froi:; molasses and the delivery costs of the beetj
Whereas in Ireland and in the United Kingdom the prices of white sugar ,
raw beet sugar , and the minimum prices for beet for the 1973/1974 marketing
year , fixed from and at the same time the common prices shall be aligned •
with those prices , in accordance to in Article 52 (2 ) ( a) of the Act
above-mentioned $ whereas meanwhile considering that the correspondent
amendings of prices for the United Kingdom would be disturb the process
of integration to the Community , . it is desirable to apply , for this
Member State , the derogation provided to in paragraph ( 3 ) of the Article
in questions
Whereas , to promote specialization in beet cultivation , and taking account
of the foreseeable state of supplies in the Community , the minimum prices
for beet outside the basic quota referred to in the second indent of
Article 4 (l ) of Regulation No 1009/67/ESC should be fixed in such a way
that they no longer encourage producers with relatively high production
costs , but are only of interest to the most rational undertakings operating
under the most favourable conditions ?
whereas at he time of fixing the percentages referred to in Article 27 (4 )
and (5 ) of Regulation ITo 1009/67/SEC and the maximum amount of the production
levy referred to in /irticle 23 of that Regulation , account should be taken ,
bearing in mind the aims of the quota system , on the one hand of the difference
between the minimum price for beet and the minimum price for beet outside
the basic quota , and in the other hand of the fixed costs of the sugar industry
estimated at about 45 '1° of the processing margins
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Uhereas , under Article 12 ( 2) of Regulation No 1009/ 67/SEC , the throhsold
price for white sugar should he the same as the target price for the
Community area having the largest surplus plus transport costs , cal -
ciliated at a flat rate , from that area to the most distant deficit area
in the Community? whereas , given the state of supplies within the
Community , account should be taken of the transport costs between the
departments of northern France and Palermo , the main port of importation
in Sicily ?
Uhereas the threshold price for raw sugar should be derived from the
threshold price for white sugar , a standard processing margin and a standard
yield, being taken into account ? whereas the same criteria as are used in the
derivation of the intervention price for raw sugar should be applied ?
Whereas the threshold price for molasses should bo so fixed that the receipts
from sales of molasses may reach the level of factories' receipts which are
taken into account when minimum prices for beet are being fixed ?
Uhereas under Article 26 of Regulation No 1009/67/SSC , the guaranteed
quantity should be equal to the anticipated human consumption for the
1973/74 sugar marketing year after deduction of sugar which i3 imported
in the United Kingdom under Protocol No 17 of the Act above-mentionned ?
whereas the marketed quantity for the human consumption may be estimated
to 9.600.000 metric tons and whereas the imports from the countries and
territories referred to in the Commonwealth Sugar Agreement amount to
1.675*000 metric tons 5
Whereas is provided to in Article 31 (4 ) of Regulation No 1009/67/330
that for the period or periods subsequent to 30 June 1971 the Council
shall decidesthe length of each period for which a decision not to apply
                                                                    ».
the provisions of Article 30 of this Regulation may be taken , the coefficient
to bo used for calculating the special maximum quota cM the basic quota
to which it is applied this coefficient ?
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION
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                                       Article 1
The provisions of this Regulation shall apply for the 1973/ 74 sugar
marketing year .
                                       Article 2
For the regions other than this referred to in Article 2 {?>) of
Regulation (ESC ) No            /73 » the . derived, intervention . price for
100 kilogrammes of white sugar shall "be :                                      ,
(a)    25.28    units  of account for  all   Eegions of Italy3
(b )   23*24    units  of account for  tae   French overseas departments !
(c )   21.65    units  of account for  all   regions of Ireland ?
(d )   19.30    units  of account for  all   regions of the United Kingdom !
(e)    23»57    units  of account for  the   other regions of the Community .
                                       Article 3
1 . Tho intervention price for 100 kilogrammes of raw "beet sugar shall
     be J
     ( a) 20.05 units of account for the Community area having the largest
           surplus and the regions referred to in Article 2 ( e )|
     (b ) 21.62 units of account for the regions referred to in Article 2 (a)f
      , s                                the                                    , s
     ( c ) I0 . 4I units of account for regions referred to in Article 2 ^ c ;|
     (d ) 15.69 units of account for regions referred to in Article 2(d).
     This intervention price shall be valid for raw sugar of standard
     quality , unpacked , ex-factory , loaded onto the means of transport
     chosen by the buyer .                                               ■    ■
2 . The derived intervention price for the French overseas departments
     for the raw sugar referred to in Article 3 (4 ) of Regulation
    No IOO9/67 /EEC shall bo 20,20 units of account per 100 kilogrammes *
                                       Article 4
1 . Tne minimum price for beet shall be , per metric ton :
     ( a)  20.08   units  of account  for   the regions referred to in Article 2 (a)j
     (b )  I6.4O   units  of account  for   the regions referred to in Article 2 ( c)j
     (c)   14.94   units  of account  for   regions referred to in Article 2 (d)j
     (d )  17.86   "units of account  for   the regions reforred to in Article 2 ( e ).
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          2 . The minimum prico for beet outside the basic quota shall "be , per
               metric ton :     .
                (a) 10.50 units of account for the area having the largest surplus
                      determined in Article 2 ( 3 ) of Regulation (EEC ) No ...*./73 and
                      for the regions referred to in Article 2 ( a) and ( e)j
                (b ) 12.72 units of account for the regions referred to in
                      Article 2 (a ).
               The threshold prico shall be :                           ' N
                ( a ) 27.60 units of account per 100 - kilogrammes for white sugarj
                (b ) 24.21 units of account per 100 kilogrammes for raw sugar ?
                ( c ) 3.20 units of account per 100 kilogrammes for molasses .
                                  1
                                                Article 6
               The guarantedd quantity referred to in Article 26 (l ) of Regulation
               No 1009/67/lHEC shall be 7«925»000 metric tons of white sugar .
                                                Article 7
               1 « The percentages referred to in Article 27 (4 ) end (5 ) of Regulation
                     No IOO9/67/SEG shall be 60.00 .
               2 . The maximum amount of the production levy referred to in Article 28
                     of Regulation No IOO9/67/BEC shall be 9*46" units of account per
                     100 kilogrammes' of white sugar ;
                                             Article 8
               la The decision referred to in first indent of Article 31 (4 ) of
                     Regulation No 1009/67/lEC may be taken for the period from 1 July 197
                     to 30 June 1975 * For this period this decision shall be taken before
                     1 July 1973 .          ' •
               2 . The coefficient referred to in second indent of Article 31 (4 )
                     Regulation No 1009/67/ EKC amounts to 2.30 , for the period referred
                     to in (l ). This coefficient shall apply to the basic quota in force
                     for the 1973/1974 sugar marketing year .
                                             Article 9
             . his Regulation shall enter into force on the third, day following its
             T
              publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities .
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Eembo]
States .
Done at Brussels ,                                              For the Council